Jrue Holiday had the biggest play of his career in Game 5 of the 2021 NBA Finals when he pulled off the game-sealing steal on Devin Booker. However, for the Milwaukee Bucks guard, he only did half of the work.
According to Holiday, credit should be given to PJ Tucker who made the steal possible. While he was the one who got the ball and Giannis Antetokounmpo finished it off with an epic alley-oop dunk, the moment wouldn't have happened without Tuck.
Simply put, if Tucker wasn't there putting his body on Booker, the Phoenix Suns scorer would not have turned around. Holiday would not have stolen the ball then, and Antetokounmpo's epic slam for the Bucks and the staredown that followed wouldn't be possible.
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Holiday called the steal the biggest play of his career, but he is not taking away anything from Tucker.
“Honestly I feel like I really didn't make the play. Tuck played awesome defense, Book turned it to me so I got the ball, and then Giannis made the play, I just threw it up,” the Bucks star explained, per Malika Andrews of ESPN.
Ahead of the biggest game of his career, Bucks guard Jrue Holiday discusses his monster Game 5 steal, defending Devin Booker and more. Oh, and he has a pretty good “Giannis stare” impression. pic.twitter.com/RjHTFqHdxb
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) July 20, 2021
Jrue Holiday's steal and Giannis Antetokounmpo's dunk are definitely the highlights of the Bucks' Game win, but Jrue is right: PJ Tucker played a big role and deserves acknowledgement for it.
The job is far from over for the Bucks, though. Milwaukee Fans are certainly hoping that just like in the previous outing, Jrue, Giannis, Tucker and Khris Middleton will be able to step up once again to get that Larry O'Brien trophy at home.
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