Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose was asked to pick which block was better: Josh Okogie's rejection of Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden or Anthony Tolliver's swat on Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Both blocks were stellar. Okogie blocked Harden on his patented step-back 3-pointer, while Tolliver stuffed Antetokounmpo on a dunk attempt.
Rose says he liked both blocks, but the former MVP is going with Tolliver's rejection on The Greek Freak.
Derrick Rose on which block was better; Josh Okogie's on James Harden or Anthony Tolliver's on Giannis Antetokounmpo: "I love Josh, but I gotta go with my old vet right now. AT with the block on Giannis. It's either you was gonna die doing that play or survive and he survived."
— Ashish Mathur (@amathur25) February 27, 2019
Okogie and Tolliver made plays that people thought were impossible. Literally no one ever blocks Harden on his step-back shot, and if they do, The Beard usually finds a way to draw a foul.
But like Rose said, for Tolliver to even have the courage to contest an Antetokounmpo dunk is pretty impressive. Tolliver may be 33-years-old, but he showed Giannis and the rest of the world he still has some hops left in the tank.
Derrick Rose, Josh Okogie and Anthony Tolliver are trying to help the Timberwolves make the playoffs this season. Minnesota enters their Wednesday matchup against the Atlanta Hawks with a record of 29-31 on the season, which is good for 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
Rose is averaging 18.4 points per game on the season, Okogie is putting up 7.6, and Tolliver is at 4.6.
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