There are times when the game is anything but easy to watch. One of those that sticks, where the most common thing is to see a missed shot go through the net. And even with everything, unforgettable nights are made or fall to the next thanks to a certain player. The duel he faced Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks it was John Antetokounmpo which brought the meeting out of oblivion and into the history books.
This was a hard, slow, flawed match, in short, hard to watch. One starring Giannis, the star who shone brightest to leave a formidable one-man show.
12 players had taken one triple-double from 30-20-10 to date Antetokounmpo has become the 13u. And he did it with some outrageous numbers that add to his already excellent situation. The Greek was the axis of the Bucks’ victory in overtime with 104 to 101 in a matchup in which the two teams shot 39.8% and 32.8% from the field.
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The Greek star did it all on a night without Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday and Joe Ingles, adding 30 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists on 7 of 18 field goals (38.9%). That’s how Giannis joined Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, DeMarcus Cousins and David Lee as the only players to sign a match of this type since the absorption of the ABA (1976).
Given the lack of help in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo had to do everything: score, create play, drive, make decisions… And he didn’t go wrong, being instrumental in the overtime win with presence match game winner.
The Greek was determined to decide just seconds from the end. He played a direct block with Brook Lopez and when the entire opposing defense shut down, the 2-time MVP found Grayson Allen opened to score the final three-pointer.
Score, pass, rebound, defense…
Giannis Antetokounmpo was unstoppable to seal the Bucks’ victory in Torontopic.twitter.com/gh1lGz31S2
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The highlight of his game was the losses, 12 in total, the third highest mark in history in a multiple tie.
This is another memorable night of a Antetokounmpo reaching perfection this last week. After matching his career high in scoring (55) against the Wizards and adding 45 and 43 points in two straight games, the Greek extends his incredible form with a duel to remember. That leaves the Bucks at 25-13, just one game out of leading the East and light years away from playing their best game.
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