It's safe to say Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo played to his strengths in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
If you need any proof, then look no further than the chart on how he accumulated his 41 points in their 120-100 win:
As Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated noted, the Bucks star didn't make a shot outside the five feet range, basically dominating the low-post and the glass on his way to a 14-of-23 shooting from the field. Antetokounmpo is the only player in the last 25 seasons to score at least 30 points without making a shot from outside the aforementioned range in the NBA Finals.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 17 free throw attempts in the contest and made 13, and while many will criticize the discrepancy compared to the Suns, no one can deny how effective the Greek freak played. He put Deandre Ayton into foul trouble and Phoenix just had no answer to him when he goes downhill and attacks the rim with aggressiveness.
For what it's worth, Chris Paul acknowledged their failure to stop Giannis in Game 3 as the Bucks cut the series lead to just 2-1. With that said, CP3 issued a challenge to the Suns to try to build a “wall” around Antetokounmpo in order to stop him.
Whether that wall be strong enough to stop a freak of nature like the Bucks superstar is unknown, but one thing is clear: that wall will have to be stronger than the Great Wall of China to even slow down a rampaging Giannis.
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