The Milwaukee Bucks’ unbeaten streak continues as they beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. The Bucks have won their eight games so far and don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Giannis Antetokounmpo led his team and has the second-highest scoring average in the league so far with 32.6 points per game. Rudy Gobert, who leads the league in rebounds per game, notably never scored three points. He did something in the third quarter that left the NBA world tearing him apart on Twitter.
The Bucks beat the Timberwolves by 13 points, the final score being 102-115. Jrue Holiday was the star performer of the night, he scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in his 34 minutes on the court. Antetokounmpo continued his consistent performance and scored 26 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in 34 minutes.
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Rudy Gobert, the 7’1″ French international, leads the league with 13.9 rebounds per game, followed by Antetokounmpo’s 12.9 rebounds.
Fans share their thoughts after Rudy Gobert’s three-point attempt against the Bucks
Gobert decided to go for a three-point shot during the third quarter of the game. When there were 10 seconds left on the shot clock, Gobert fired. But he completely missed the hoop. The commentator can be heard saying, “I don’t know why you’re taking that if you’re Rudy Gobert.”
Shortly after the match, video of Gobert’s failed attempt surfaced on the internet. NBA Center posted the video on Twitter with the caption “Rudy Gobert for 3!” And currently, the video has over a million views, 24,000 likes and 2,000 retweets full of NBA fans mocking Gobert. One of the fans said, “8 draft picks for this guy.”
Rudy Gobert pour 3 ! pic.twitter.com/CAux2wfxwn
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) November 5, 2022
Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
Gobert du center-ville ! pic.twitter.com/ujTZNFviJq
— khris (@khrisronoel) November 5, 2022
giannis has rudy pulling 3s they are so desperate ????????????
— ????ℴ???????????? (@DarkskinAnalyst) November 5, 2022
thought it was him
– mell (@NLABDYF) November 5, 2022
— Justin???? (@Justin28151) November 5, 2022
13th attempt of his career. I would say a lot of them are shots on the buzzer etc.
— JSDSGN (@DidakDT) November 5, 2022
I wonder if he even tried a 3 ever. Practice, pickup, independent workouts, I wonder ????
— Ty ☘️ (@TylerCornellNBA) November 5, 2022
8 draft picks for this guy????????
— Fléau☔️ (@DontHateRah) November 5, 2022
When it comes to three-point shooting, Stephen Curry currently sits in first place with 46 shots so far. But when it comes to three-point percentage, Curry surprisingly isn’t even in the top five, with Josh Green taking the top spot with 61.5 percent.
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