Deprived of Damian Lillard, injured in the calf, the Bucks took several minutes to enter the game in Indiana. Giannis Antetokounmpo therefore woke up its troops with 18 points in the second quarter. He hit the nail on the head in the third, with 20 more units.
Finally, the Greek will conclude with 8 points in the last act, as in the first, for a total of 54 points, 19/25 in shooting and 16/18 in free throws. His best performance of the season obviously, by far, even though he had started the current exercise slowly (24.4 points on average before this match).
“I had legs. I felt strong, I felt like I could attack the angles like I did in the past,” he explains for the JS Online. “I’ve been feeling like this for three matches. I’m finding my rhythm again, so I’m happy about that. »
He paid for his enormous effort
The MVP of the 2021 Finals attacked the circle a lot, sometimes passing between the doors of the saloon, taking advantage of a screen, like a Dwyane Wade from the good old days. With his penetrations he got some whistles. Myles Turner and his teammates suffered more than enough to try to contain him.
“He was dominant,” notes Khris Middleton. “No one was able to defend on him in this game. Either he scored a layup, or a dunk, or he got fouled. He smelled blood and insisted. We needed that. He was excellent at attacking the rim, knowing when to do it, or seeing two-man shots and giving passes. He had a great match. »
He only missed the victory and above all reducing the lost balls (8 in total). Giannis Antetokounmpo especially wasted two important possessions in the final seconds. The first is a completely missed pass towards Brook Lopez. The second, he makes the difference on a “spin move” but does not shoot straight away. Bennedict Mathurin steals the ball from his hands.
“I wasn’t careful with these two possessions”assumes the double MVP. “I should have shot, which I didn’t. I was exhausted and they won the match. So my 54 points don’t count since we didn’t win this match. »
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2013-14 | MIL | 77 | 25 | 41.4 | 34.7 | 68.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 2014-15 | MIL | 81 | 31 | 49.1 | 15.9 | 74.1 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 12.7 |
| 2015-16 | MIL | 80 | 35 | 50.6 | 25.7 | 72.4 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| 2016-17 | MIL | 80 | 36 | 52.1 | 27.2 | 77.0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 22.9 |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 75 | 37 | 52.9 | 30.7 | 76.0 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 26.9 |
| 2018-19 ★ | MIL | 72 | 33 | 57.8 | 25.6 | 72.9 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 27.7 |
| 2019-20 ★ | MIL | 63 | 30 | 55.3 | 30.4 | 63.3 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 29.5 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 61 | 33 | 56.9 | 30.3 | 68.5 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 28.2 |
| 2021-22 | MIL | 67 | 33 | 55.3 | 29.3 | 72.2 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 29.9 |
| 2022-23 | MIL | 63 | 32 | 55.3 | 27.5 | 64.5 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 31.1 |
| 2023-24 | MIL | 7 | 31 | 52.5 | 26.3 | 62.5 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| Total | 726 | 33 | 53.7 | 28.7 | 70.7 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 22.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
