The Kings led the Bucks by a whopping 51 points at halftime, 79–28.
A team scoring just 28 points in the first half had happened before in Finals history.
But no team had ever trailed by 51 at halftime in the Finals.
The Bucks' star, Antetokounmpo, had put up 20 points and 7 rebounds in the first half. To be fair, that was already a solid showing.
If he kept up that pace in the second half, he'd finish with 40-plus points and 10 rebounds.
Anyone who put up a 40-and-10 in the Finals would go down as one of the greats.
But the rest of the Bucks had been completely shut down.
Middleton had been way off his game tonight.
Holiday had already been broken by Wang Yi in the first half and had lost his confidence.
The Kings weren't doubling Antetokounmpo tonight. They were just rotating Capela and TT to wear him down.
At the same time, they were keeping a tight guard on the other Bucks players.
Antetokounmpo could score all he wanted, but the others weren't getting even a single open shot.
After all, no matter how many points Antetokounmpo scored, Wang Yi would score more.
So the other Bucks players felt unprecedented defensive pressure tonight, while Antetokounmpo actually had an easier time of it than he usually did against other teams.
As for the Kings, Wang Yi's offense was simply too ferocious.
He'd made all 18 of his shots in the first half.
He had scored twice as many points as the entire Bucks team.
How were the Bucks supposed to compete with that?
The cries of "Fuck King" from the Bucks' home crowd had completely died away.
One-fifth of the fans had already left early.
It was astonishing to see fans leave before halftime