The Giannis Rules | How the Raptors out-schemed the Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks struggled on offense in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals. Was it Kawhi Leonard's defensive impact? How did the Raptors defense attack the Greak Freek? I scoured over the film of the series to break down how Toronto developed their own "Giannis Rules" to slow down Milwaukee and its superstar.

Gianni profile:    • Giannis Antetokounmpo analysis | The ...  
Kawhi profile:    • Kawhi Leonard analysis | The scoring ...  

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Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

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