Giannis
Paul Sancya
Then, despite Antetokoumpo’s return, the Bucks lost two games to the Suns, and we comforted ourselves with the knowledge that the next two games would be in Milwaukee.
The Bucks are not a one-man team – Khris Middleton is on the US Olympic team in Tokyo; Olympian colleague Jrue Holliday, who was taken over by the Bucks this season, demonstrated why he is considered one of the best defensive point guards, if not the best in the league; and Brook Lopez, PJ Tucker, Bobby Portis, and Pat Connaughton all excel at the “hustle plays” in basketball, which are not flashy but necessary to win big games.
Middleton
But the Bucks have a superstar, the 6-foot-11 guy from Greece. Giannis Antetokounmpo does things on a basketball court that other players have done, but all his skill – the combination of things he does on one court – could be unparalleled in basketball history.
These skills were shown to the full in the NBA finals.
We’re still unsure how, at a pivotal moment in the fourth quarter of Game 4, he crossed the track to block Deandre Ayton’s shot.
Then there was his sprint across the field after Holiday stole the Sun’s Devin Booker ball in Game 5. Granted, Holiday had stopped to burn a few more seconds after the clock, but when he saw Giannis slide in the middle of the square, Holiday knew that an alley-oop pass was the way to go for a spectacular dunk, to crown the first victory of a visiting team in the final.
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