After two games of absence and a return ‘resuming automatisms’, Giannis Antetokounmpo put on his overalls to give a recital. It is well known that with the Greek these are not normal matches and Giannis imposed ‘The Greek Freak’ style, which makes him fly, dominate and be a savage on the boards. With 30 points (13/18 TC) and 19 rebounds destroyed some candidates (Oklahoma City Thunder, 118-93) and extended a career which are frankly complicated, to be champions of the Eastern Conference. That ‘banner’ will be the Boston Celtics (10.5 wins), but Milwaukee wants to improve to be the leading voice in the post-season.
Antetokounmpo He left no room for doubt against the Thunder in Milwaukee. Time after time he hit the boards and ran any transition when the game was tight. In the third quarter, he leaned on Lillard and served to throw to his teammates. The triples from Brook López and Malik Beasley hit and Antetokounmpo scored a 2+1 that touched Oklahoma definitively (66-49, 31′). The Wisconsin team would not lower its intensity to achieve its 46th victory (with 25 losses) of the season.
A great performance, which is not at all common. Antetokounmpo was only on the court for 33 minutes, reaching 30 points before half an hour was up on the Fiserv Forum hardwood. There are 28 games in his career with a similar record, the most in NBA history ahead of Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid (on 26 occasions). And although he may not be chosen as MVP, Giannis’s is another season in the absolute elite: he surpasses his two in points MVP of 2019 and 2020 (30.8 points) and has more assists than ever (6.4) and a better success percentage (61.6% TC).
It directly involved blowing up the Thunder, falling out of the lead in the West (49-21 to Denver’s 50-21). They were not up to par, paying for a poor performance by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (12) and only one correct Giddey (19). “It was a good match. Obviously, not with the result we wanted. We wanted it to be more competitive, but you also have to learn the lessons of a season of 82 games,” confessed Mark Daigneault, his coach.
And also extends the race to win the East. Although it will be unlikely to snatch it from Boston. The Celtics are virtual champions, since Milwaukee would only triumph through tiebreakers that do not seem easy given the teams involved.
2024-03-25 08:27:33
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