NBA Playoffs: Serge Ibaka dunks all over Giannis Antetokounmpo
Serge Ibaka showed OKC why they should never have traded him with a nasty slam all over Giannis Antetokounmpo.
In an Eastern Conference matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors, we have the pleasure of watching some absolute freaks go at it.
Just one minute and fifty-four seconds into the first quarter, Norman Powell swung the ball to Serge Ibaka who then pump-faked and blew by Thon Maker, took a dribble, and dunked it all over Giannis Antetokounmpo, sending the crowd into a frenzy.
Happens to the best Giannis pic.twitter.com/sPb1C6WJS5
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) April 24, 2017
That is a 6-foot-10 man with a 7-foot-3 wingspan forcing a 7-footer to close out on him from beyond the arc and then going at a guy that is 6-foot-11 and has a 7-foot wingspan. Absolutely insane.
This series is all tied up at two apiece but the Bucks have struggled early in this game. They already had six turnovers in the first quarter just one game after they turned the ball over 20 times in their loss on Saturday. This can happen to a young team that has very young and has little playoff experience.
Head coach Jason Kidd needs to step up and run some sets to get his team some easy buckets or be quicker to call a timeout to calm his young guys down. He simply has been out-coached after Dwane Casey has had time to adjust his rotations to counter what Kidd has thrown at him.
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The Bucks weren’t supposed to be this far along in the rebuild, gunning for the 6th seed and pushing the Raptors to five games. If they are going to pull this game out, they are going to need to cut down on the turnovers and Antetokounmpo is going to need to take over.