![]() ![]() It is all designed to get Antetokounmpo to slow down or get rid of the ball.Īnd for the most part, despite Antetokounmpo’s gaudy stat lines, the Magic are doing a good job. ![]() But that little bit of time where Antetokounmpo slows down is enough to change the Bucks’ offense - a group that is completely dependent on rhythm and passing. That is where the Magic have to scramble back and contest. Either bowl through and risk an offensive foul or slow his pace and try to dish out to the perimeter. It is meant to force Antetokounmpo to slow down and make a decision. It forms a literal wall of bodies that makes it even impossible for a player like Antetokounmpo to slither by - something he is very good at even at 6-foot-11. It is a term of art for trying to clog the lane and prevent any direct path to the rim by having players essentially stand together and block the way forward into the lane. The Orlando Magic’s strategy defensively against Anteokounmpo has been to try to wall him. We have to lock the paint down and make them pass out of the paint and get out to their shooters on the wing. The whole team gets to the paint with ease. “You got to create a wall,” Terrence Ross said after the Magic’s Game 1 win.
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