Giannis Antetokounmpo explained what happened to match point and reveals what has really been hurting him for two years

Giannis Antetokounmpo made history with the Milwaukee Bucks’ victory over the Indiana Pacers, setting a career and organizational record with a unique performance of 64 points, while also grabbing 14 rebounds in an exuberant double-double.

The Greek Freak spoke about what happened on the court after the game, explained the match point incident in the final and revealed what has been bothering him for two years.

In detail what Giannis Antetokounmpo said:

“There was never a moment where I thought I would score 64 points. I just played, had phases for myself and my teammates, scored and that was it. I saw each phase individually. Sometimes you start easy, sometimes you end easy. I’ve never thought about a record like this, I’m trying not to put that pressure on myself. The coach told me I was two points away from the organization record, I was impressed, I had never been in that position before.

It’s a great feeling, but at the end of the day it’s already a thing of the past. I hope to have more moments like this in the future. I hope today’s game prepares us for the future because we played hard. The Pacers prepare us with their toughness. They forced us to do a lot of things, games like this will help us in May and June. You saw what happened. My unsportsmanlike conduct at Halliburton, the unsportsmanlike conduct that I suffered, smacked of the playoffs in that game. We didn’t want to lose to Indiana for the third game in a row.

I have no idea if I have match point. I know what the ball I played tonight felt like, and I know there’s a new ball in it. I’ll give it to my mother. I haven’t had a ball since the last final and that hurts me. I’ve never seen what happened tonight, but whatever. I don’t know how, Lillard was fifth in 3-pointers, I shot 64, we had to have the ball. I don’t think it’s fair what happened, but I understand that you want the ball from your first point in the NBA“.