Bucks-Suns NBA Finals predictions: Experts slightly favor Phoenix with Giannis Antetokounmpo status up in air

Our experts might be split on who wins it all, but all expect a very competitive 2021 NBA Finals

Back in December, when the 2020-21 NBA season got underway in the midst of an ever-worsening pandemic, and with teams playing to empty arenas, no one really knew how things would play out. What followed was the most unique and challenging seven months of basketball the league has ever seen. And now, finally, we have reached the conclusion. On Tuesday night, the Phoenix Suns will host the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals. This isn't the matchup anyone was expecting, even after the playoff brackets were released. It should be quite competitive, though, and in a season that was filled with unexpected twists and turns, it's a fitting way to close things out. The Suns have never won a title in their 53 years of existence, while the Bucks won their one and only championship back in 1971. Either way, a long title drought will be coming to an end. There's plenty at stake on the individual level as well, with Chris Paul chasing his first ring and Giannis Antetokounmpo looking to come back from a knee injury to do the same.