Not since the Phoenix Suns in 2021 have any team come close to winning the NBA Finals. In the 2021 NBA Finals, the Suns led the Milwaukee Bucks 2-0 before dropping the series 4-2.
For Suns supporters, who still often wonder what might have been in that series, it was an absolutely heartbreaking moment.
Former player Mikal Bridges claimed that the Suns were taking Milwaukee for granted. Bridges said,
“I remember going up 2-0, thought we was good,” “I was like, ‘We about to win the chip’ because especially in the West, especially then, like the West all had tough teams. The East’s really like whatever. We go see Milwaukee. We over here like, ‘Man, it’s light. It’s the East. It’s Milwaukee. I know they got Giannis [Antetokounmpo] and obviously they got hoopers, but I’m like, the West is tougher than the East. We’re like we good.’
“Go up 2-0, we’re literally like, ‘Exactly. This is what we’ve been talking about. It’s the East bro. We’re about to win this.’
“Then they ran off four straight. I couldn’t believe it. I actually couldn’t believe it.”
Here’s the full clip below :
Mikal Bridges confessed that the Phoenix Suns underestimated the Milwaukee Bucks in the finals
“We over here like ‘man it’s light, it’s the east.’”😅
(🎥 @Roommates__Show / https://t.co/xprOcv2MZK) pic.twitter.com/0UwjooIV6B
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) February 16, 2024
