Sure enough, Chen Xi had barely made it back in front of the three-point line when he turned and saw Giannis charging straight at him with the ball, like a big rig flooring it.
With his speed advantage, Giannis used momentum to attack before Chen could get set. Chen didn't even have time to make an effective defensive move.
Giannis only had to advance with a normal dribble, then angle diagonally before reaching Chen.
With his ridiculous stride length, he could easily get past Chen. (That play this season where Westbrook straight-up grabbed Giannis while he was running was absolutely insane. Most forwards couldn't do that. Westbrook's strength was top-tier for a guard, even by historical standards.)
After getting past Chen, Giannis charged into the paint. His speed had dropped slightly, but his momentum was only growing more threatening.
As he gathered the ball, he stepped into a Euro Step, swaying past Hartenstein, who had come over to help, before reaching the right side of the basket. Then, with a skyward-reaching motion, he sent the ball up.
The ball hit the backboard, then bounced cleanly into the hoop.
4–3.
The sheer visual impact was so outrageous that the home crowd couldn't help blurting out a few curses.
"What the fuck is he??"
Across the entire League, Giannis was pretty much the only player capable of a transition play that absurd...
Under the basket, Hartenstein picked up the ball with a helpless look. He stepped out of bounds and inbounded it, then strode up the court.
On that possession, from one end to the other, he hadn't even made it past his own free-throw line before they scored on a transition play. It was pretty frustrating...
After receiving the ball, Chen Xi brought it up himself again. At the top of