The Milwaukee Bucks, who prevailed 125-112 over the Detroit Pistons, achieved their third victory in an equal number of home games, fourth overall, with Giannis Antitokoumbo raging in his best performance this year. This was the first of the two matches that the teams will play in three days, and in the first the Greek Freak was in a terrible state.
After the Pistons' initial 11-12, the Bucks took the lead, closing the first period at +7, 33-26, and at the beginning of the second period they got a double-digit difference, 38-26, with the guests no closer than them. four points and the halftime to close with the score at 67-56, with Antetokunbo having scored 30 points (11/12 two points, 1/2 three points, 5/5 shots), a performance that is a career record for half time.
The image of the match did not change in the third period, the Bucks widened the difference, with Giannis coping with the dynamic marking of Dubois, having an amazing phase at the end of the twelve minutes with Noora (97-80), the Pistons to reduce to 11 (97-86), but there the Forbes - Holidays to achieve a three-pointer for 103-86 that kept them at a distance and did not lead to… emotions until the final.
A block by Giannis in Dubois, with the score at 118-110 two minutes before the end and his own basket for 120-110 after an offensive rebound at 1:39, were the two phases that finally decided the match.
In 36 minutes of participation, Giannis Antetokounbo scored 43 points (15/18 two points, 2/6 three points, 7/9 shots), with the Greek forward also having 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. For the Bucks, who finished the series with 20+ three-pointers, they had 14/34, Chris Middleton also stood out with 19 points.
Thanasis entered the match in the eighth minute, changing Giannis, he did not play much, saved a shot that was blocked, won a foul, scored the shots and continues in front of Di Jay Wilson in the rotation.
The Pistons could not stop Antetokunbo, were left with one win in seven games, and had Grant and Wright as top scorers, 24 points each.
The Twelve Minutes: 33-26, 67-56, 97-80, 125-112
Bucks (Budenholzer): Middleton 19 (5/6 two points, 2/4 three points, 3/4 shots, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 errors), Giannis Antetokounbo 43 (15/18 two points, 2/6 three points, 7/9 shots , 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 3 errors), Lopez 8 (2 7-pointers, 1 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steal, 5 blocks), DiVincenzo 1 (6/5 8-pointers, 2 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 steals) , Holiday 7 (2/3 two points, 1/1 three points, 6/7 shot, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 8 steals), Portis 10 (2 rebounds), Forbes 11 (3), Augustine 3 (6/2 three points, 2 assists), Thanasis Antetokounbo 2 (2/XNUMX shots), Nuora XNUMX
Pistons (Casey): Bay 9 (1/6 24-pointers), Grand 6 (15/4 10-pointers, 4/3 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 blocks), Plumley 13 (3 rebounds, 4 assists), Ellington 4 (7 / 1 three-pointers, 13 rebounds), Hayes 3 (6), Dubois 13 (3/24 three-pointers), Michael 7 (14), Rose 2 (4/4 two-pointers, 4/2 three-pointers, 8/4 shots, 2 rebounds, 2 assists), Steward XNUMX, McGrouder, Okafor XNUMX, Wright XNUMX