It was the Giannis Antetokounmpo show in Milwaukee tonight. The Bucks headed into tonight’s game extremely shorthanded with Damian Lillard and other key players out due to injury. And they were desperately looking for a win after losing eight of their first eleven games. Sure enough, Giannis took matter into his own hands and pulled off this season’s best scoring performance in a hard-fought battle against the Pistons. But amid his scoring outburst, fans were concerned that the Bucks might be wasting the prime years of The Greek Freak’s career.
Yes, he set the tone early and dropped 22 points in the opening quarter. But his teammates were not able to play with the same energy and contributed only two points in the first twelve minutes. Obviously, the Bucks were not able to capitalize despite the dominant start as they got outscored by three points in the first quarter.
And there was also a point when the Bucks were down by 18 points and it looked like they might be heading toward another loss. Fortunately, Giannis never took his foot off the gas and singlehandedly muscled a comeback to force overtime. Then, he scored 11 of his team’s sixteen points in the added minutes and led his team to victory. Sure enough, he finished the night with 59 points. No player has scored more this season.
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But Giannis’ epic performance left the fans demanding more from the Bucks.
NBA World demands Bucks to get some help for “One Man Army” Giannis Antetokounmpo
While the Bucks will celebrate the win tonight, they might have some major issues to worry about. After seeing Giannis do most of the work tonight, comments like “GET HIM SUM HELP OR TRADE HIMMM” and “It took 59 to beat the pistons in overtime 😭 GET HIM SOME HELP” began flooding in. Yes, despite Giannis averaging 30.7 points, his team is struggling to win games. And although he bailed them out tonight with his historic performance, they will need more consistency from the rest of the squad to become legitimate title contenders.
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Meanwhile, one netizen deemed Giannis a “one man army” as he got his team the win despite Dame, Portis and Middleton’s absence. And one fan even claimed, “He deserve better than Milwaukee man.” Sure enough, there have been lot of speculations regarding a potential trade since last summer. And Giannis has also reiterated multiple times that winning is his topmost priority. So, if things do not go well in Milwaukee, he might not hesitate to demand a trade.
Considering that possibility, one netizen speculated, “blud might go to a team like the Heat ifykyk 😂” Well, there have been rumors that Giannis might be eyeing a move to Miami or New York. However, the superstar has made no such confirmations. Moreover, he was really emotional after tonight’s win and praised his teammates, “I’m just proud of my teammates. You know they never stopped playing hard, they kept moving the ball… For me, as long as we play that way, we always have the chance to win a game.” But their consistency has been the main concern so far. Hopefully, tonight’s win will help turn things around.
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