NBA Finals Bucks-Suns: Here's What Twitter Is Saying On Monday Before Game 1

The NBA Finals will begin on Tuesday evening in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers to advance to the NBA Finals, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks to go to the NBA Finals.
Here is what Twitter has been saying on Monday before Game 1.
The 2021 Finals will be the 1st Finals matchup between leading scorers (Giannis Antetokounmpo & Devin Booker) playing on their 1st NBA team since 2010, when Kobe Bryant & Paul Pierce led their teams. pic.twitter.com/Occla74aSg
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 5, 2021
Elevation requires separation! Stay locked in!
— Bobby BP Portis (@BPortistime) July 6, 2021
8* 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 https://t.co/I46NuVGftD
— Jordan Nwora (@JordanNwora) July 6, 2021
The Suns will continue their pursuit of their first NBA championship when they host the Bucks in Game 1 of this year’s NBA Finals as 6-point home favourites on the NBA odds, via @OddsShark.https://t.co/ZVQQASWKUR
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 5, 2021
🏀 NBA FINALS BETTING GUIDE 🏀
— BettingPros (@BettingPros) July 5, 2021
The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns fact off for NBA supremacy; here's @Zakthemonster with his comprehensive betting preview for this unlikely NBA Finals matchup:https://t.co/cfFjt4zd7e
The stage is set for the NBA Finals and one oddsmaker is favoring the Phoenix Suns to win their first title in team history.https://t.co/ahCRR5zTba
— Arizona Sports (@AZSports) July 5, 2021
Who do the sharp bettors like in Game 1 of #NBAFinals? You will be surprised: https://t.co/s5Oni0cfeL
— Chris Sheridan (@sheridanhoops) July 5, 2021
"They love it with a passion."
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 5, 2021
- @DevinBook on the support around the Valley
🗣️ 2021 NBA Finals Media Day! 👇
From the logo!@DevinBook x @CJC9BOSS pic.twitter.com/RHAGpMNf10
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 6, 2021
"Being able to represent myself, my team, this organization, my family, and my state on the biggest stage in basketball is remarkable." pic.twitter.com/MCiCskR2rV
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 5, 2021
"He brings that mental physicality that you need to win the league."
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 6, 2021
PJ getting all the accolades from his teammates. pic.twitter.com/dPOer2BeOQ
Things about to get real 👀 https://t.co/rmO4DYWnby
— Mamadi Diakite (@_mdiakite) July 6, 2021
Giannis is working out at a private gym to determine his status for Game 1 of the Finals, per @JaredSGreenberg
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 5, 2021
He has made “significant progress” with his hyperextended knee
(via @NBATV)pic.twitter.com/SGLS5BSgap
Devin Booker pulled up with the throwback Suns shirt from 1993 🔥
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 5, 2021
The last time PHX went to the Finals pic.twitter.com/ISXB4z9NW0
P.J. Tucker came to practice wearing the @DevinBook x Nike Kobe 1 Protro. Who remembers when they were teammates in Phoenix? 🏆 @NBAKicks pic.twitter.com/lx2ZMNVJt2
— B/R Kicks (@brkicks) July 6, 2021
NBA fans right now pic.twitter.com/i6u7vxlc74
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 6, 2021
Devin Booker with the @Suns 1993 #NBAFinals shirt at media availability… the last trip to the Finals for the franchise.#NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV Game 1: 9:00pm/et TUESDAY on ABC. pic.twitter.com/OkUoP05h7O
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) July 6, 2021
From 2nd round draft pick to helping lead the @Bucks to their first #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV since 1974... learn about Khris Middleton's basketball journey! #ThatsGame
— NBA (@NBA) July 6, 2021
Bucks/Suns Game 1: TUESDAY at 9pm/et on ABC pic.twitter.com/3TNUHjNp1F
The Phoenix Suns are 5.5-point favorites in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, according to FanDuel.
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Ben Stinar is a former beat writer for AllPacers.com. He is a 2021 Hilltop30 Scholarship Fund recipient.