As Giannis Antetokounmpo bullied the Bulls defender in Game 3 of their first-round series, Kyle Kuzma jokingly wrote about the difficulties of defending the Greek Freak.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the hardest players in the league to guard. Standing at 6-foot-11, weighing almost 242 pounds, and having a 40-inch vertical, it was damn near impossible to prevent the Greek Freak from scoring buckets at will.
After dominating the first three games of the Bucks-Bulls first-round playoffs series, the 2-time MVP tortured Chicago’s defence for the entire 34:49 minutes he played ball. The reigning Finals MVP put up a solid 32-point, 17-rebound, 7-assist near triple-double performance, leading the defending champions to a 119-95 blowout win to grab a 3-1 series lead.
Giannis was a FORCE in Game 4, scoring 10 of his 11 FGs in the paint 😤@Giannis_An34: 32 PTS, 17 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
The @Bucks lead the series 3-1 #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/KPu4paMmCe
— NBA (@NBA) April 24, 2022
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“It’s annoying as hell guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo”: Kyle Kuzma
While watching Antetokounmpo exhaust the Bulls’ defense, Kyle Kuzma reminisced the harrowing experience of guarding the 27-year-old. Taking it to his Twitter, Kuz wrote how it was “annoying as hell” guarding Giannis as he ran into defenders’ chests every other possession. The Wizards’ forward hilariously wrote:
It’s annoying as hell guarding Giannis he’s going to run into your chest every F’n possession lol
It’s annoying as hell guarding Giannis he’s going to run into your chest every F’n possession lol
— kuz (@kylekuzma) April 24, 2022
It is pretty evident why Kuzma dreads guarding Giannis. In the 8 contests they have played against each other, the Bucks leader has outscored (27.5-16.5), outrebounded (14-8.8), out-assisted (5.3-2.6), and even averaged more blocks (1.5-0.9).
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Averaging 27.5/14.5/7 so far this postseason, Giannis seems to be unstoppable. With Khris Middleton missing out on a significant number of games, it’ll be very interesting how far the in-form Antetokounmpo is able to lead his team in the playoffs.
