If it’s unclear in that header image, buried as he is by the multitude of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s limbs, that’s Raptors centre Marc Gasol getting his shot viciously blocked in last night’s Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bucks won handily, 125-103, and that outcome was never in question. Especially if you saw poor Marc get his shot erased in those opening minutes. Right then, you knew.
That the Raps were annihilated in Game 2 is not all on Gasol. Unlike in the series’ first contest, Toronto’s entire defensive presence felt like it was missing.