THE Giannis Antetokounmpo came forward and “cleaned” the Nets in Brooklyn, giving the 11th victory to the Bucks in this year’s NBA championship.
The Bucks are playing full after a long time and showing their true potential. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s team also got through Brooklyn unscathed, beating the Nets 118-113 and improving to 11-10.
Doc Rivers’ team is improving game by game and it’s a given that at the end of the regular season he will comfortably punch his ticket to the playoffs.
However, for the Bucks to beat the Nets, Giannis Antetokounmpo had to make another MVP appearance. The Greek superstar finished the game with 33 points, 14/22 2-pointers, 5/8 shooting, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks in 38 minutes.
The “Greek Freak” declared himself “present” in the crucial final minutes, being impressive in defense and attack, in a game that the Bucks found dark from start to finish.
A 10-0 run in the final minutes of the fourth period was enough for the Bucks to celebrate the double. Apart from Giannis Antetokounmpo, Portis with 23 points and Trent with 20 points were decisive.
At 11-13, the Nets fell, who had an incredible night from Dennis Schroeder with 34 points and 10 assists. The German guard did everything in his power to beat Giannis Antetokounmpo this time, but he didn’t succeed.
The Bucks’ next opponent is the Orlando Magic, in the early hours of Wednesday (11/12 at 02:00) for the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup.
THE DODECALEPTA: 25-27, 52-51, 86-86, 113-118.
BROOKLYN NETS (Jordi Fernandez): Cam Johnson 26 (5/8 2-pointers, 4/8 3-pointers, 4/4 shots), Finney-Smith 9 (3/5 3-pointers, 4 rebounds), Claxton 21 (9/13 2-pointers, 3/3 shots, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks), Kion Johnson 6 (2), Schroeder 34 (9/12 2-pointers, 4/7 3-pointers, 4/5 shots, 3 rebounds, 11 assists), Simmons (3 rebounds, 1 assist), Wilson 3 (1/8 shooting), Milton 6 (2), Watford 4, Sharpe 4.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Doc Rivers): Antetokounmpo 34, Prince, Lopez 3 (3 rebounds), Jackson 6 (2), Lillard 15 (2/7 3-pointers, 9/11 shooting, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 turnovers), Green 6 (2 /2 3-pointers), Portis 23 (4/5 2-pointers, 5/5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Middleton 11 (2/5 2-pointers, 1/3 3-pointers, 4/4 shots, 2 rebounds, 6 assists in 20 minutes), Trent 20 (3/3 2-pointers, 3/7 3-pointers, 5/5 shots) .
Brooklyn Nets team stats: 25/46 2-pointers, 16/35 3-pointers, 15/16 shots, 34 rebounds, 24 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 9 turnovers, 25 fouls.
Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 24/37 2-pointers, 15/31 3-pointers, 25/32 shots, 43 rebounds, 26 assists, 6 steals, 7 blocks, 16 turnovers, 18 fouls.