Giannis Antetokounmpo’s shadow might be longer than his window. It’s not a literal shadow, might every opposing guard in transition can feel when Antetokounmpo and his extendo-limbs are stretching out behind them. Some still get got despite their best intentions.
Giannis Antetokounmpo spooked Jameer Nelson into passing out of a wide-open layup
And somehow Giannis would have blocked it.
Jameer Nelson made damn sure that wouldn’t happen to him.
Nelson, with anyone else trailing behind him, would have had a wide-open layup. Look at the distance between Antetokounmpo and Nelson at one brief moment in time!
But Nelson would have been blocked — that seems almost certain to me. He had a wide-open layup, and he also had no chance of completing it, which is a paradox that only makes sense when you consider Antetokounmpo’s impossibility. Nelson’s most veteran, savvy move possible was to recognize that his seemingly easy two had almost no chance of working, and to find a better shot that was worth another point, anyway. Darius Miller rewarded him nicely.
Congratulations to Antetokounmpo, a fast break terror who has the entire league spooked, and an even heartier congrats to Nelson, who avoided falling into Antetokounmpo highlight reel and even made a productive play for his team while he was at it.
