Knicks vs. Bucks V (Page 184)

~~~(POV: Ulysses Kennedy)~~~

~~~(Date: October 25th, 2026)~~~

~~~(Location: Fiserv Forum Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)~~~

~~~(Time: 3:59 PM)~~~

Tom calls a timeout, and the score is 48 to 42 in our favor. We've only got a 6-point lead, and we're already almost 2 minutes into the second quarter. He starts drawing up plays and making sure guys know their roles. It's hard not to notice everything is being run through me.

Bring it on.

I'll give Milwaukee a show they'll never forget. There isn't anything on the basketball court that'll stop me tonight. The timeout ends, and the game starts again. I bring the ball down the court.

Instead of running a play, I just dribble and pull up in the face of Giannis. His hands almost reach the ball, but I fade my body back a little. Releasing the shot and knocking down the 3-pointer in his face. The crowd is absolutely quiet.

That makes the score 51 to 42 in our favor. People start to curse at me as they see I'm not going back on defense. I'm picking up Holiday on the inbound. As soon as he gets the ball, I'm locking him up. The inbounder tries to help, but I poke the ball free.

Immediately fading back on the elbow and knocking down another 2-pointer. Making the score 53 to 42, and the lead is now 11 in our favor instead of 6.

Everyone is both frustrated and stunned. More so, seeing I'm about to do the same thing again. And this time, they bring Giannis down to receive the inbound.

I cover him from the inbound to the halfcourt. Making him turn his back and protect the ball from my perfect steal attempts.

"You want me to play for real? Well, here you go, bitch."

As I say this to Giannis, I poke the ball free and leap onto the ground. Beating Giannis to the ball a split second before him. I immediately pass the ball to Brunson, and he starts taking it down the court.

However, Giannis and I get tangled up on the ground. Pulling and shoving each other up and down. As Brunson scores the basket, the whistle is blown, and the game is stopped.

To my surprise, the refs don't give me a technical foul or a foul at all. But at the same time, they don't do it to Giannis either. This is good. Why, you ask?

Because they're letting us play basketball and not soft shit.

The score is now 55 to 42, and we've got a 13-point lead in the last minute of playtime.

~~~(POV: Hannah Fiona)~~~

~~~(Date: October 25th, 2026)~~~

~~~(Location: Apartment, New York)~~~

~~~(Time: 6:01 PM)~~~

"Wow... He's really gotten serious..."

There is something people fail to acknowledge about Ulysses. Even though his offensive arsenal is unbelievable. What makes him complete as a basketball player is his defense. I've come to learn a great deal about the sport my boyfriend loves and plays professionally.

Ellie doesn't say anything in response. Instead, she's holding the pillow tightly as the broadcast announcers continue praising Ulysses.

"When he was a kid, he told me that one day he'd be the one to take care of me. I didn't really know that would be true at the time... Seeing him now... It just takes my breath away..."

She did an amazing job raising him. Taking him when she didn't have to. Raising him as her own.

"Do you think they'll run away with the game?"

For a brief moment of silence, I watch as Ellie tears up. But she dries them before they can fall from her eyes. She wishes she could be there right now. I know she wants to be at every one of his games. And after seeing this, I wouldn't be surprised if she tried.

"No, when Ulysses gets benched again. They'll use the chance to close the score again. Without Ulysses on the court, the Bucks are a better team. Plain and simple."

The Knicks are in for a rough time if this is how they'll have to play for the whole game. But you could say the Bucks have an even harder time having to play from where they're coming from. Always behind. Having to make up points when Ulysses is off the court.

This is already turning out to be a great game.