Giannis Antetokounmpoauthor of 55 points, best total of his career, led Milwaukee to victory against Washington (123-113), Tuesday in the NBA where Boston, leader of the Eastern Conference, received a correction at the poorly ranked Oklahoma City (150 -117).
The “Greek Freak” (the Greek monster) remains all-powerful at the very start of the year: after the 45 and 43 pawns passed to Chicago and Minnesota to finish 2022, he has crossed the upper stage of his fifties. allow the Bucks, champions in 2021, to take their revenge on the Wizards who had beaten them dryly on Sunday in his absence (118-95).
Author of a 20/33 on shots (10 rebounds, 7 assists), Antetokounmpo scored 19 points in the 4th quarter, necessary to contain Washington’s attempts to come back (10th), which remained on five victories, at the image of this interception in the hands of Kristaps Porzingis (22 pts, 9 rebounds) two minutes from time, punctuated by an irresistible comeback from the field and a basket with the fault.
“I tried to make the right decisions, to stay aggressive throughout, to do everything for the team to win. I work hard, a lot of people think my game is boring, but I do everything to improve myself“, reacted Antetokounmpo after his show of force.
In the absence of his lieutenant Chris Middletoninjured in the knee, the double MVP (2019, 2020) found in Brook Lopez (21 pts, 12 rbds, 6 counters) precious support inside, Bobby Portis adding 17 points off the bench.
His sizeable offensive performance fueled a prosperous period in this area, the day after the 71 points of Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland), who became the sixth player in history to score as many in a game, and the 54 others in Klay Thompson (Golden State). What already constitute the 14th game of the season with 50 or more points scored by a single player, when there were 19 last year.
