With the Philadelphia 76ers out of the playoffs following their Round 2 ouster by the Atlanta Hawks, now is the time to watch some former Sixers in the playoffs continue their journey to a title.
In the 2021 NBA finals, there are plenty of connections to the Sixers, seven on the Phoenix Suns, but there is also one on the Milwaukee Bucks who is getting his chance to perform on the finals stage.
Jrue Holiday, who spent his first four seasons with the Sixers and made the All-Star game in 2013, stepped up to the challenge with the Bucks down 0-2 in the series. Milwaukee needed to find another scorer next to Giannis Antetokounmpo and he provided 21 points with nine assists and five assists while knocking down five triples to help the Bucks get it done 120-100 and get on the board in the series.
Jrue Holiday responds with a 20+ point 10+ assist performance including this behind the back DIME to Bobby Portis pic.twitter.com/4AH6sPQRvm
— IKE Bucks Podcast (@IKE_Bucks) July 12, 2021
On Phoenix’s side, they had a tough time as Devin Booker had a rough night. It is also always tough to score when Holiday is harassing you and giving you a tough time out on the floor.
Game 4 of this series is in Milwaukee on Wednesday as the Bucks will look to tie the series.
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