NBA Playoffs Hawks-Bucks: Here's What Twitter Had To Say About Jrue Holiday

Jrue Holiday had a big game for the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Jrue Holiday had 25 points, six rebounds and 13 assists in the Milwaukee Bucks Game 5 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Bucks won the game 123-112. 

Here's what Twitter had to say about Holiday below.

25+ pts & 13+ ast with 2 or fewer TO in Conference Finals

• 2021 Jrue Holiday vs. ATL
• 1990 Kevin Johnson vs. POR pic.twitter.com/hCV6I8nsze

— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) July 2, 2021

Without Giannis, these Bucks stepped up BIG for Milwaukee in Game 5:

Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, PJ Tucker, Bobby Portis and Brook Lopez combined for 111 of the team's 123 points. pic.twitter.com/FjqWvJHNEt

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) July 2, 2021

4 #Bucks starters had 20+ points. What a night for this team without Giannis.

Brook Lopez: 33 pts
Khris Middleton: 26 pts, 13 reb, 8 ast
Jrue Holiday: 25 pts, 13 ast
Bobby Portis: 22 pts

— Lily Zhao (@LilySZhao) July 2, 2021

Khris Middleton & Jrue Holiday combined for 51 points, 19 rebounds, 21 assists, 3 steals, a block, 5-14 (36%) from 3 pic.twitter.com/N11aBq2qwM

— IKE Bucks Podcast (@IKE_Bucks) July 2, 2021

Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez rn pic.twitter.com/5bj6fBVs4q

— SGG Media (@SGG_hq) July 2, 2021

Jrue Holiday is the first player in Bucks history with multiple 25-point, 10-assist games in the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/TPbJrS8RKc

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 2, 2021

#NBA   | Juego 5 | Este

¿No Giannis? No Problem#FearTheDeer  

+20🏀🔥Brook Lopez
+20🏀🔥Jrue Holiday
+20🏀🔥Khris Middleton
+20🏀🔥Bobby Portis Jr #NBAplayoffs | #NBAFinals

📸 @Bucks pic.twitter.com/EqmVvZALBR

— Xavi Sol (@XaviSol_) July 2, 2021

At different points tonight, this has been The Jrue Holiday Game, then The Bobby Portis Game, then The Khris Middleton Game, then the Brook Lopez Game.

Talk about a whole team stepping up with the best guy out...

— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) July 2, 2021

Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, and Bobby Portis. pic.twitter.com/S1j7AAjkZF

— Dylan Callahan (@Dylan_Callahan_) July 2, 2021

Brook Lopez
33 PTS - 7 REB - 4 BLK - 14/18 FG

Bobby Portis
22 PTS - 8 REB - 3 AST - 3 STL

Jrue Holiday
25 PTS - 6 REB - 13 AST - 45% FG

Khris Middleton
26 PTS - 13 REB - 8 AST - 50% FG

Milwaukee is one win away from the NBA Finals 🔥 pic.twitter.com/57pU7ZYfRB

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 2, 2021

Both Trae Young and Giannis Antetokounmpo did not play in Game 5 on Thursday night due to injury.

The Milwaukee Bucks were 4.5-point favorites over the Atlanta Hawks for Game 5 in Milwaukee, according to FanDuel.

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