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Giannis Antetokounmpo helps Bucks win eight of last 10 games

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Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 118, Nets 113 – Antetokounmpo 34pts/11reb/4ast – Portis 23pts/5reb – Trent 20pts – Lillard 15pts/6reb/11ast – Middleton 11pts/2reb/6ast (20min) The Bucks are now 12-11 on the season.
Source: Twitter @eric_nehm

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Doc Rivers: “The difference tonight and the Boston game was tonight, we trusted everything. Giannis made a great pass to Bobby for a 3. Dame had the 3, but they were closing out and he swung it to Khris. That’s called trust. That’s how you win games.” – 7:23 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Giannis drops his 14th 30-point game of the season to defeat the Nets 😤 pic.x.com/ac8JGZclCE – 6:07 PM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
The Milwaukee Bucks survive Dennis Schroder to bounce back on the win column
🇬🇷 Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 34 points
➕ Joel Embiid returns
#NBASundays
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… – 6:03 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis last three games:
34 PTS | 11 REB
30 PTS | 11 REB
31 PTS | 11 REB
Leading the NBA in games with exactly 11 rebounds. pic.x.com/4CyejQ2TSe – 6:03 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
FINAL: Bucks 118, Nets 113
– Antetokounmpo 34pts/11reb/4ast
– Portis 23pts/5reb
– Trent 20pts
– Lillard 15pts/6reb/11ast
– Middleton 11pts/2reb/6ast (20min)
The Bucks are now 12-11 on the season. – 6:01 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis today:
34 PTS
11 REB
3 BLK
14-22 FG
Top 5 in PTS and FG% this season. pic.x.com/lH6zs71f4R – 6:00 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The Bucks went zone to close out the third quarter. That helped them get some stops and then Giannis Antetokounmpo got going.
He’s up to 31 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Bucks and Nets tied at 86 after three quarters. – 5:26 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The Bucks were able to even back up at 58 on a Giannis Antetokounmpo dunk in traffic, but another 5-0 run from the Nets and they lead, 63-58, with 8:26 left in the third quarter.
They’re going to have to pick it up at some point to beat the Nets today. – 5:05 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
HALF: Nets 52, Bucks 51
– Antetokounmpo 16pts/7reb/2ast
– Portis 9pts/3reb
– Trent 8pts
– Lillard 7pts/3reb/6ast
The Bucks are going to need to clean things up significantly in the second half to come away with a win today in Brooklyn. Another sloppy performance vs. the Nets. – 4:41 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo just got a 3-second violation and after the play, he appeared to ask his teammates to shoot.
Looked like Damian Lillard, AJ Green and Brook Lopez all might have had a chance to fire off a 3-point attempt. – 4:28 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the Bucks lead, 27-25.
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the way for the Bucks with 11 points and six rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. has also added five points off the bench. – 4:11 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo will have a free throw after this break, but he’s up to 6 points in six minutes tonight.
Sloppy start for the Bucks with foul trouble and then three early turnovers on offense, but they lead, 13-9, with 6:07 left in the first quarter. – 3:54 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Jordi Fernandez on his kids getting more interested in Nets games:
“It’s fun because they’re starting to know all our players, who we play against. Like today, they asked me who we play. I said Milwaukee.”
“They said, ‘Giannis!😱’”
“I felt the same way”
😂😂😂😂 pic.x.com/NSkTMcsnV8 – 3:09 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his 11th 30 point game of the season.
NBA leaders in 30 point games:
Giannis 13
LaMelo 12
Tatum 12
SGA 11
AD 11 – 9:22 PM

More on this storyline

Tim Bontemps: Final: Celtics 111, Bucks 105 Jayson Tatum finishes with 34-10-5 as the Celtics pull out a thrilling game here at home against the Bucks in what felt like a playoff game. Terrific games from both Giannis Antetokounmpo (30-11) and Damian Lillard (31-5-4) for the Bucks. -via Twitter @TimBontemps / December 6, 2024
With the exception of Derrick Rose on the young end (22 years old in 2011) and Michael Jordan on the older end (35 in 1998), most MVPs are won by players between the ages of 25-28. Antetokounmpo won his two at 24 and 25. “At this point in my career, I had the conversation with my brother, I was like, man, it’s crazy to me. I had just come to a realization that I might never win another MVP,” Antetokounmpo told Yahoo Sports. “I’m having better years than the years I won it. But hey, the league is improving, guys are playing very, very well.” -via Yahoo! Sports / December 6, 2024
The Milwaukee Bucks have risen from the dead, and the man who’s rolled away the stone has put them on his back, like he should. Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing like an MVP, an award he won twice in his mid-20s. He and Damian Lillard are forming a chemistry that looks formidable, with Khris Middleton expected to make his season debut Friday after double ankle surgery this offseason. And Antetokounmpo, who turns 30 today, admits he wants a third Most Valuable Player award. “Yeah, that definitely might put tears in my eyes,” Antetokounmpo told Yahoo Sports earlier this week. “I do want to be part of that conversation. It lets me know I was able to help my team, carry my team, solidified [us as a team]. “I’m not gonna lie, it definitely means something to me.” -via Yahoo! Sports / December 6, 2024