While the one-on-one matchup ended up being mostly one-sided (not to mention, new) to be a “rivalry”, the brewing feud between Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe and Boston Celtics' incumbent starting point guard Terry Rozier has been a hot topic throughout the series.

Originating from an innocuous Freudian slip that saw Rozier referring to Bledsoe as “Drew” (the retired New England Patriots quarterback), Bledsoe retaliated by pretending that he doesn't even know who the Celtics guard was. The verbal sparring spilled over to the court as the two guards could clearly be seen dialing it up a notch when matched up, with Rozier getting the better of the veteran.

But when the horn sounded after the Celtics' 112-96 Game 7 demolition of the Bucks (insert “bucks stop here” jokes here), the two approached each other, exchanged pleasantries, and shared a warm hug.

When pressed by ESPN's Chris Forsberg about his apparent feud with Rozier, Bledsoe downplayed the rivalry and offered his sincerest congratulations to the third-year guard.

“I mean, it's the playoffs. What, you expect us to be out there shaking hands, giving out hugs the whole time? S— ain't gonna happen. He had a hell of a series, man. I've got to take my hat off to him.”

The former Kentucky Wildcat also elaborated that it was all in the spirit of the game and the fiery competitive nature of playoff basketball.

“You have two guys that want to win, two chippy guys, two short point guards. If it takes for us to go back and forth, jaw back and forth, battle, push each other, that's part of the game. We talked after the game.”