Twitter reacts to Jrue Holiday's NBA Finals performance, compares him to Eric Bledsoe

Jacob Camenker

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Jrue Holiday's offensive performance during the first two games of the 2021 NBA Finals has left a lot to be desired.

Holiday is averaging 13.5 points per game in the series and hasn't shot well. He is at 31.4 percent from the floor and has made just one of his seven 3-point shot attempts in the two games, both of them Bucks losses.

If Milwaukee fans feel like they have seen performances like this before, it's because they have.

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In the 2021 NBA playoffs, Holiday has put forth shooting splits that are eerily similar to those of Eric Bledsoe. Here's a look at the numbers, via StatMuse.

The Bucks unloaded Bledsoe to get Holiday in a trade with the Pelicans because of Bledsoe's lackluster postseason performances. The hope was that Holiday would be an upgrade. He hasn't lived up to expectations yet — at least on the offensive side.

Throughout Milwaukee's 118-108 Game 2 loss to Phoenix, NBA Twitter poked fun at Holiday's shooting (he finished 7 for 21 on Thursday) and Milwaukee's decision to trade Bledsoe and three unprotected first-round picks for him.

Holiday still has time to change the narrative, and he has been productive on defense. He had a nice block on Deandre Ayton in Game 2, one of his two blocks in the game. He also had two steals.

Still, the Bucks need more out of Holiday on offense, and they need it soon. The Suns lead the series 2-0. The Bucks will host the next two games at Fiserv Forum, Sunday and Wednesday.

Jacob Camenker

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Jacob Camenker first joined The Sporting News as a fantasy football intern in 2018 after his graduation from UMass. He became a full-time employee with TSN in 2021 and now serves as a senior content producer with a particular focus on the NFL. Jacob worked at NBC Sports Boston as a content producer from 2019 to 2021. He is an avid fan of the NFL Draft and ranked 10th in FantasyPros’ Mock Draft Accuracy metric in both 2021 and 2022.