Friday night against the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a pretty typical night, dropping 30 points and 11 rebounds on the Celtics. Nobody can stop that man when he’s going downhill, but Al Horford remains one of the better guys at slowing him down.
Perhaps that’s why Giannis settled for a late 4th quarter 3-point attempt rather than taking the ball into the paint. Heading down to the other side of the court, Horford showed Giannis how it was done and drained a 3-pointer that put the Celtics in command for the rest of the game.
This is just one more example of what makes Al Horford special and made me want to write a general appreciation post about him.