The Milwaukee Bucks had misplaced 4 straight video games headed into Friday’s sport in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Giannis Antetokounmpo made positive there would not be a fifth straight loss for the Bucks.
Antetokounmpo scored 43 factors and grabbed 20 rebounds for Milwaukee. That was his second consecutive 40/20 sport. That is the primary time since Moses Malone in 1982 {that a} participant has recorded at the very least 40 factors and 20 rebounds in consecutive video games.
Antetokounmpo additionally dished out 5 assists, whereas taking pictures 14-of-23 from the sector. This was Antetokounmpo’s second time he is file at the very least 40 factors, 20 rebounds and 5 assists, whereas taking pictures at the very least 60% from the ground. He joined Charles Barkley as the one gamers to attain these numbers in a number of video games over the past 45 years. Antetokounmpo can also be considered one of solely seven gamers with a number of such video games in NBA historical past.
