Giannis Antetokounmpo slowly and surely became the dominant force everyone expected, and now there is no stopping him

Some in the NBA world saw Giannis Antetokounmpo's performance in a 111-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday as a passing-of-the-torch moment.
Facing LeBron James (and Anthony Davis), Antetokounmpo dropped 34 points on 11-of-19 shooting, 11 rebound…