NBA Finals: Giannis Antetokounmpo is MVP favorite, but Jrue Holiday is the one who swung this series for Bucks
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Holiday took over Game 5 and has made Chris Paul's life miserable over the last four games
Just short of a month before Giannis Antetokounmpo signed his super-max contract, the Milwaukee Bucks traded for Jrue Holiday. Perhaps Giannis was going to sign all along. But Holiday was the move to convince the two-time MVP that the Bucks were serious about winning a championship. Fast forward to the present, and the Bucks are now one win from making that happen, up 3-2 on the Phoenix Suns after falling behind 2-0 in the series. If the Bucks finish this off, Giannis is the certain Finals MVP. Yet it was Holiday who swung this series. After Chris Paul shredded Milwaukee in Game 1, Holiday replaced P.J. Tucker as the main Paul defender. Over the next three games, Paul turned the ball over 15 times, his most over a three-game playoff stretch since 2012, while averaging 17 points -- or roughly half of his Game 1 output. Holiday has made Paul's life hell, picking him up at three-quarters court and bodying him every step of the way. He's fighting over screens like a man squeaking through a cracked doorway, staying attached to Paul to cut off his downhill angle:More Related News
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