It solely took Giannis Antetokounmpo 27 minutes and 28 seconds to notch his eighth triple-double of the season Thursday evening. The Milwaukee Bucks wanted his big recreation to make a 17-point comeback in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Antetokounmpo had 20 factors, eight assists and 7 rebounds within the first half alone, ending with 35 factors, 17 rebounds and a career-high 20 assists, shattering his earlier better of 16. Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia, 126-113, to win its second straight recreation and keep even with the Detroit Pistons for fifth place.
That issues lots to the Bucks, who have not overwhelmed any of the highest three Jap Convention groups this season. Ending fifth means they’d play the Indiana Pacers moderately than the New York Knicks, who went 3-0 in opposition to the Bucks this season.
It regarded just like the Bucks may undergo a devastating loss early, because the 76ers jumped out to a 39-22 lead, because of rookie Adem Bona, who scored 12 of his career-high 28 factors within the first quarter.
That is when Antetokounmpo began to take over. Milwaukee went on a 18-0 run, with Antetokounmpo aiding on 5 of the Bucks’ first six baskets. Then he scored the Bucks’ subsequent six factors. The “Greek Freak” completed the second quarter with 12 factors, six assists and 4 rebounds.
Antetokounmpo scored 30+ factors for the sixth straight recreation, very mandatory with Damian Lillard out with blood clots and Bobby Portis suspended. However in his final two video games, Antetokounmpo has had double-digit assists, shelling out 11 in Milwaukee’s win over Phoenix on Tuesday. Consequently, there have been seven Bucks who scored in double figures because the workforce shot 56.1%.
Issues regarded a lot brighter for the Bucks after the primary quarter, particularly with the information that Lillard could return throughout the common season. Based mostly on Thursday evening, Antetokounmpo ought to get him loads of attractiveness.
