Let’s perform a theoretical exercise.
A Warriors-Bucks NBA Finals is well within the realm of possibility. Should the former champions and the defending champions meet, there’s going to be one looming question that will hang over the Warriors’ heads.
How do you contain Giannis Antetokounmpo?
A regular-season matchup is by no means definitively conclusive nor a completely accurate forecast of what a matchup will look like during the Finals. But in the Bucks’ 118-99 drubbing of the Warriors, there were plenty of warning signs and red flags that emerged — almost all of them coming from Antetokounmpo.