NBA Finals: Monty Williams says Suns must be prepared to “do whatever it takes” to force Game 7 in Phoenix

Things started very well for the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals. They won the first two games of the series and looked set to win their first championship in franchise history. However, the series has totaled 180 since those first two games. The Bucks have won three in a row, and now they only have one win of their first title in 50 years. Milwaukee’s last victory came in Game 5 on Sunday night – after the Suns took a 16-point first-half lead.

So, after losing three games in a row and taking a big lead in Game 5, what is coach Monty Williams’ message to his team? Just win a match.

“Well the headroom, the mental stamina, all that, like it boils down to doing it,” Williams said of what he wants to see from his team ahead of Game 6. “We have to win a match to get them back on the plane. That’s all. And you have to have that determination that you’re willing to do whatever it takes to get them back on the plane. So we can call it that. we want, mental toughness, all that. But it’s going to be necessary and our guys are able to do it. This is the first time we’ve been in this position and we can do it. ”

If they want to extend their season and force a decisive seventh game, the Suns will have to help Devin Booker on the offensive end. Booker has done all he can for Phoenix, having scored over 40 points in each of their last two games. However, the Suns lost both of those games because they didn’t get enough production from the rest of the roster.

Specifically, the Suns need more Chris Paul. Paul is a big part of the reason the Suns were able to advance to the final in the first place, but he hasn’t had his best streak so far. He’s only got 40 points overall in the last three games, and he’s struggled to take care of the ball during the series as well. However, given the stakes, it’s safe to assume that Paul will come out focused and motivated for Game 6.

“We knew it wouldn’t be easy,” said Paul after Game 5. “We weren’t expecting it to be. It’s tough. The coach has said it throughout the year: all we want is on the other side of the hard, and it just doesn’t get no more difficult than that. So we have to regroup, learn from this game. But it’s over. We have to prepare for Game 6. “

The Suns appear to be taking the right approach. There’s no point in dwelling on their losses, and they know they can’t win the whole series in one game. So the best thing for them to do is to focus entirely on Game 6 and try to go back to their ways of winning earlier in the series. They’ve been a resilient team all season, and now that resilience is going to be tested like never before. Let’s see how they react.