NBA Finals Preview with Kevin Pelton & Marques Johnson

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4.7 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton preview the NBA Finals. Then, Milwaukee Bucks legend and broadcaster Marques Johnson on the team's journey here, their battles with the 76ers and Celtics in the 1980s, "White Man Can't Jump" and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Low Post is brought to you by Good Year helping you discover the road ahead.
0:04.0	Good Year, more driven.
0:06.0	And now The Low Post.
0:08.0	Welcome to The Low Post Podcast where the finals are here.
0:13.0	It feels like the finals just left, but the finals are back and just like we all thought
0:19.0	eight months ago, the Milwaukee Bucks will be in Phoenix facing the Phoenix Sons.
0:25.0	The same Phoenix Sons who have not played in the playoffs since 2010 in the 2021 NBA finals.
0:33.0	And a matchup that I think is where about to get to is actually quite intriguing.
0:38.0	These have been the two best defensive teams of the playoffs by quite a bit.
0:43.0	Actually, their first and second in defense were the playoffs.
0:45.0	Here are their net ratings and offensive and defensive efficiency for the regular season.
0:50.0	Milwaukee offense 116.5 points per 100 possessions.
0:56.0	That's pretty good.
0:58.0	Phoenix offense 116.3 points per 100 possessions.
1:02.0	Whoa, point two. That's it.
1:04.0	Defense. Milwaukee 110.7 points per 100 possessions allowed.
1:09.0	Phoenix 110.4.
1:12.0	These teams could not be any closer on paper.
1:15.0	I think they bring actually some similarities in terms of schematic flexion.
1:19.0	How they can play defense in one way and then maybe morph into another way.
1:24.0	And hovering over all this obviously is the status of the honest at the Kumpo,
1:29.0	the two time MVP who injures knee in the latter stages of the Hawke series,
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