The ball once again slipped smoothly into the basket.
Chen Xi landed with his body tilted, then let himself fall backward. Only when Grant jogged over did he rise with the help of the other man.
After getting up, he turned toward the fans beside the sideline and made a classic archery gesture in celebration.
At the same time, Giannis on the other side was also affected considerably—mostly in terms of his mentality.
"Almost! Almost again! Why is it always just a little short?! I was just a little short of blocking it!! That went in too?! Is this guy really an Earthling?!! Damn it!"
Bit by bit, negative emotions silently began affecting his mood.
There was no helping it. The better Giannis defended, the more often he encountered chances to stop these ridiculous shots~~
And defending shots like that over and over really could affect one's mentality.
No one could stand failing again and again.
Especially when you had clearly done everything to the utmost, yet still had no choice but to face failure.
On top of that, Giannis had been repeatedly beaten by Chen in game-winning shots, and had even been beaten that way in the Finals...
The Bucks' offensive possession began again.
Lillard quickly dribbled across the center line and reached the frontcourt. After pausing slightly, he lobbed the ball into the low post for Giannis.
Giannis caught the ball and backed down Toppin.
If he had started the attack directly in the low post, Chen Xi would not have had time to communicate with Toppin and switch defensive assignments.
Besides, even if there had been time to switch in the low post, Chen still would have found it difficult to limit Giannis.
So this was not a bad countermeasure.
Holding the ball with both hands, Giannis