Zach Lowe on the NBA Finals Biggest Battle: Deandre Ayton vs Giannis

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🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Phoenix Suns Center DeAndre Ayton has been arguably the most important big man in the NBA this postseason. ESPN Senior NBA Writer Zach Lowe joins the show to tell us how Ayton has made the journey from #1 pick, to borderline bust, to the key of the Suns defense. On the other side is two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has battled back from a scary knee injury to dominate Game 3. Lowe breaks down how this match up of two big men may just hold the key to the rest of the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Inside bridges to Aiton foul and won.
0:07.0	I mean that ball moved 12 times around the perimeter.
0:10.0	Yannis, middle of the floor, gets around.
0:12.0	One defender lays it in.
0:13.0	He's got 18 points.
0:15.0	Fires to the rolling Aiton, it goes to the cup and scores.
0:18.0	What a debut for Aighton.
0:20.0	Yannis chased down the loose ball. Punch it in and scores. What a debut for Aiton. Yonis chased down the loose ball.
0:22.0	Puts it in and won.
0:24.6	Yonis owning the third quarter.
0:26.8	And the bucks have gone up 16.
0:30.0	For all we've talked about three-pointers and modern basketball,
0:34.9	the 2021 NBA finals are being decided down low, deep in the paint by two
0:41.8	skyscrapers, Janice Andekumbo and Dianne Aden. One in Milwaukee is a frequently maligned superstar,
0:50.7	and the other in Phoenix, was deemed the wrong top pick in a loaded draft, but both are
0:58.2	reaching new heights right before our eyes. Today, ahead of a crucial game four with
1:04.8	the Sun's Up to 1, Zach Lowe takes us inside the building of two big men and where these finals go from here.
1:15.6	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Wednesday, July 14th.
1:20.6	This is ESPN Daily.
1:31.3	Zach Lowe, you are incredibly sweaty right now.
1:33.4	Thank you for joining ESPN Daily.
1:36.6	Right off the exercise bike, I am disgusting and gross,
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