You know how they go to the facial close-up in the movies to signal a sudden change in plot? Some look of eye-widening surprise? Some painful cry for help?
They went to a close-up of Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo early in Sunday’s Game 1 against the Miami Heat. He wore a mask of pain. He didn’t get back onto the court. Giannis back against the Heat was the top story of this series.
Instead, Giannis’s back is now.