Giannis Antetokounmpo made one of the best three plays in the entire 2021 NBA playoffs on Wednesday night. The Greek Freak denied Deandre Ayton at the rim when the Phoenix Suns center was ready to complete an alley-oop.
Just when everybody thought he would make a spectacular play, Giannis told otherwise, getting a big, crucial block for the Milwaukee Bucks. They ended up winning the game, tying the Finals 2-2.
GIANNIS CAME UP CLUTCH 😤
A HUGE block when it mattered https://t.co/ZbyMCj8L1s
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 15, 2021
Giannis' unreal block is even better in #PhantomCam. 🤯#ThatsGame #NBAFinals #FearTheDeer
Game 5: 9:00pm/et Saturday on ABC pic.twitter.com/0DDnR2CYKD
— NBA (@NBA) July 15, 2021
Antetokounmpo’s block was one of the biggest events of the night. Everybody had something to say about it, even his peers. Several NBA stars, media members, and more took to social media to talk about the block, explaining how important it could be for the future of the series.
That block by Giannis might have won them the game
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 15, 2021
The championship* https://t.co/5l9jXGZo28
— spencerdinwiddie.base.eth (@SDinwiddie_25) July 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/andre/status/1415514275645296641
They close this series and that block is legendary! https://t.co/K6Poy5FymO
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) July 15, 2021
That Giannis block up there with LeBron’s chase-down #NBAFinals
— Max Kellerman (@maxkellerman) July 15, 2021
That Giannis block has gotta be up there w Lebrons block from the Finals! And def rootin a 2-2 tie and more drama in this series. Best of 3 now!! #NBAFinals
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) July 15, 2021
giannis somehow blocked this alley-oop to ayton at the rim wtf pic.twitter.com/69WsqZZ554
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) July 15, 2021
That block by Giannis one of the best i ever seen
— Richaun Holmes (@Rich_Holmes22) July 15, 2021
Even members of the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t believe what they just witnessed. Antetokounmpo starred in one of the best moments in NBA Finals history with that incredible block.
"It's, in my opinion, the best block of all time."
—Pat Connaughton on Giannis' block on Deandre Ayton pic.twitter.com/dridZ2Ne8J
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) July 15, 2021
Mike Budenholzer, on Giannis Antetokounmpo's block:
"That's an NBA Finals special moment."
— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) July 15, 2021
After the game, the 2x NBA MVP said he just tried to make a play, admitting he was ready to get dunked on. Fortunately for him and his team, that didn’t happen, and the Bucks secured their second win of the series.
“I thought I was going to get dunked on, to be honest with you.”
Giannis on his game-sealing block in Game 4
(via @NBATV)https://t.co/dyVdv5bU2f
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 15, 2021
Now they’ll try to keep this momentum entering Game 5 in Phoenix. They are heading back to Arizona, hoping to steal the home-court advantage and finish the job in Game 6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6l_Bj381U0
