Antetokounmpo paves way for record spikes, Bucks’ epic outburst against Cavaliers

The team with the second-best record in the NBA welcomed the team with the third-best record in the league on Saturday night (November 26). Bucks and Cavaliers met for the second time in a few days, but the result was the same again. Milwaukee prevailed 117-102 thanks to an epic third period (35-10) and the incredible show of Giannis Antetokounmpo looking like a roadster taking Cleveland by storm.

Elafia rose to 13-5 (10-2 home and 3-3 a) with the Greek freak filling out his stats impressively (38 points, 11/17 two-pointers, 2/3 three-pointers, 10/14 shots) . , 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks in 30:58) and follows on from his career high with nine digs! Jevon Carter with 18 points and 5/6 3-pointers, Bobby Portis with 14 points and 8 rebounds followed on a night where Brook Lopez had just eight points but had six blocks in 27:32.

The Cavaliers fell to 12-7 (8-1 home and 4-6 a) who did a better job this time with Brook Lopez but collapsed in the second half while dominating the first. Darius Garland had 7 of 18 shots and just three assists in 38 minutes, Donovan Mitchell made 24 shots for 29 points and from there there wasn’t even one to assist the guard duo. Evan Mobley was 2/12 shooting, Ricky Rubio, Lamar Stevens, Carys LeVert, Kevin Love were all out, and Cleveland lost the game because of his terrible third-period performance that blew it all away.

The Bucks’ next opponent will be Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks in the early hours of Monday morning (November 28 at 3:00 a.m.) at the Fiserv Forum.

Antetokounmpo’s account

He went into match shooting at 0/2 but continued to attack head-on on every opportunity. He wore down the Cavaliers, gave the Bucks a bonus in the seventh minute, scored nine points in the first third, was on the bench long in the second, came back to get the gas back but the Bucks were way behind. In the third quarter, he did the unthinkable to get to 31, gain time and clean up right after the Cavaliers in an overall spectacular performance, doing anything, whenever he wanted, however he wanted, against anyone who tried to get him to restrict.

38 points
9 digs (tied career high)
11/17 two points
2/3 threesome
10/14 shots
9 setbacks
6 assists
2 blocks
3 errors
3 fouls
9 earned fouls
+15 to +/-
at 30:58

40-42 batter points, 22-21 surprise points, 36-37 spare points, 12-19 opponent foul points, 14-14 second chance points (offensive rebounds) in a matchup where the Bucks are 50.6% and the Cavaliers 39 .1 shot %.

The race

When Allen drew two quick fouls on Antetokounmpo and went on the bench in the second minute, the Bucks didn’t take the chance. They took on the role of Chaser (5-12 in 4′), made four errors to give Cleveland seven points for 13-21 in 8′, and the next minute they were -13 after Wade’s 3-pointer for 13 down – 26. It only took a few good plays, some good plays and a good execution from Carter to reduce the deficit from 14 to five at the end of the period when the Bucks had just six points against the Cavaliers’ 14.

And that outburst wasn’t enough to give the home side a boost. Garland made it 28-40 early in the second, Brook Lopez had four blocks midway through the quarter, but the Bucks had little to offer from there. Budenholzer kept Giannis on the bench, Holliday picked up his third foul at 18′ and Mitchell nailed it to 31-47 while the Fiserv forum was frozen. The return of Antetokounmpo made them more dangerous, but the gap was wide and as hard as the Greek freak struggled, the 52-63 half-time result was perfectly fair.

Absent in the first half, Holiday went into the second half with five carries going 57-63 before Antetokounmpo turned the match into a stellar basketball show! He scored in a flurry to make it 69-65, with Carter and Portis going 75-65 in incredible apotheosis and the Cavaliers completely losing control of the game. 23-2 in eight minutes (!) was something not even the most optimistic Bucks fan expected, and by the end of the third Milwaukee had the job and more done in short order. Thanks to his defence, thanks to the energy of his leader, thanks to his determination.

The fourth quarter opened with a Hill three and Giannis’ ninth goal to make it 92-73 before Antetokounmpo scored another three in the 41st minute to make it 98-83. The Cavaliers timed out, Carter’s 3-pointer for 101-83, and any stress whatsoever on the Fiserv Forum pressure dissipated. Milwaukee gave up no rights, took the win comfortably and continues with hopes that it will soon have Chris Middleton in its lineup. Patients Pat Connaughton and Serge Ibaka also did not play against the Cavaliers, as did Joe Ingles, who is continuing his recovery from a knee injury.

THE DODECALPTA: 25-30, 52-63, 87-73, 117-102

MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Mike Budenholzer): Allen 8 (1/6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals in 28:15), Giannis Antetokounmpo 38 (11/17 2-pointers, 2/3 3-pointers, 10/14 Shots, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks in 30:58), Lopez 8 (2/2 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 6 assists), Carter 18 (5/6 3-pointers, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals), Holiday 9 (4/13 shots, 3 rebounds, 5 assists), Portis 14 (2/3 threes, 8 rebounds, 4 assists), Noora 7 (2/8 shots, 5 rebounds), Hill 5 (1) , Matthews 5 (1), Mamoukelashvili 3, Botchamp 2, Green, Thanasis Antetokounmpo

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (JB Bickerstaff): Wade 7 (2 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, 2 assists), Evan Mobley 8 (2/12 shooting, 8 rebounds, 3 steals), Allen 1, Mitchell 29 (6/13 2-pointers, 5 /11 3-pointers, 2/2 shots), Garland 20 (6/13 2-pointers, 1/5 3-pointers, 5/5 shots, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), Okoro 13 (1 3-pointers, 6 /6 shots), Osman 8 (2), Lopez 8, Isaiah Mobley 2, Neto 1, Diakite 5 (1)

Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 27/51 2-pointers, 15/32 3-pointers, 18/25 shots, 55 rebounds, 27 assists, 4 steals, 9 blocks, 13 turnovers, 22 fouls

Cleveland Cavaliers team stats: 22/54 2-pointers, 12/33 3-pointers, 22/26 shots, 50 rebounds, 12 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 9 turnovers, 17 fouls