Booker's foul troubleīoth fan bases have plenty to gripe about when it came to Devin Booker's whistle.
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Middleton did a teensy bit more when it counted, and now, this series is tied at 2-2. Those same defenses took everything away from their teammates in Game 4, and it came down to these two superstars stepping up and carrying their offenses afterward. Unless you're named Michael Jordan, great defenses make your life more difficult. Middleton scored only 11 points in Game 2. Middleton and Booker have both been derided for their inconsistency at points this postseason. He turned a six-point deficit into a six-point win in the fourth quarter. When Phoenix's incredible defense took away all of their team-based actions, Middleton stepped into pick-and-roll jumpers that could not be denied. With Booker relegated to the bench due to foul trouble, Middleton scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting. At that point, it looked as if the night belonged to him. They then combined for 21 in the second before Booker erupted for a staggering 18 in the third without missing a shot. Neither was particularly impressive in a first quarter that included only 43 total points. If the game they played tonight is any indication, Middleton and Booker are headed down that same path. The first six were all obvious Hall of Famers. Those are the four sets of opposing players in NBA history to both score 40 points in an NBA Finals games. There was an error processing your subscription. Here are three takeaways from Milwaukee's Game 4 win. With the win, the Bucks carry all the momentum into Game 5 in Phoenix on Saturday night as this is now, essentially, a best-of-three series. In the end, Booker's offensive explosion wasn't enough to overcome the Bucks as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton combined for 66 points to lead the charge for Milwaukee and, ultimately, help them even this series. He was also involved in one of the most controversial plays of the night as he appeared to foul Jrue Holiday late in the fourth quarter, a foul that would have been his sixth of the game, which the officials seemingly disregarded. ĭevin Booker was phenomenal for the Suns as he finished with a game-high 42 points and made NBA history along the way as well. The forward made the playoffs for 16 straight seasons from 2004/05 to 2019/20 and leads the way in NBA history with 7,491 points scored in NBA playoff games.The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns treated fans to the most exciting matchup of the NBA Finals to this point in Game 4 as the Bucks ultimately came out on top with a 109-103 hard-fought win at Fiserv Forum Wednesday night. These awards come as no surprise to NBA fans as LeBron always seems to hit another level in the playoffs. In fact, LeBron James became the first player to win the award with three different franchises - he won the trophy twice with Miami Heat, once with the Cleveland Cavaliers, before his 2020 triumph with the Lakers. This was the fourth time that he had picked up the prestigious award, placing him just behind Michael Jordan in the list of players with the most NBA Finals MVP awards. The Lakers' victory was in no small part down to the heroics on LeBron James, who picked up the MVP award for his performances in the Finals. The 2020 championship for the Los Angeles Lakers marked the franchise's first NBA Finals win in a decade.
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The Finals in that year had an average TV rating on 11.6, in comparison to the rating of 4.0 achieved by the 2020 Finals. The 2015 NBA Finals between The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers achieved the highest TV ratings in recent years. The Lakers emerged victorious in the best-of-seven playoff, marking the franchise’s record-equalling 17th championship. The championship series was contested between Miami Heat, champions of the Eastern Conference, and the Los Angeles Lakers, winners of the Western Conference. The 2020 NBA Finals were watched by an average of 7.5 million viewers in the United States.