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An incredible match took place in Milwaukee, with the Bucks beating the Pistons (127-120) in overtime and Giannis Antetokounmpo posting the second best performance of his career in scoring with 59 points. Rookie Ron Holland, who missed shots at the end of regular time, was fatal for Detroit.
The second match in two nights was a special situation for the Bucks, who had to make up for even more absences in the early hours of Thursday (14/11). Damian Lillard, Ryan Rollins, Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis were out, but Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez were there to get the job done against the Pistons (127-120).
Milwaukee rose to 4-8 (3-3 home and 1-5 away), which had a bad image in the first half, but fought stubbornly in the second, took advantage of Isaiah Stewart’s unsportsmanlike foul and ejection and hit the gas when the momentum was on his side. However, he needed overtime and luck on his side, as the Pistons won shots almost in stoppage time from a foul charged by Giannis, but Ron Holland was 0/2!
A real trailblazer, the Greek Freak set an NBA season record and the second best scoring performance of his career (59 points, 20/32 2-pointers, 1/2 3-pointers, 16/17 shots in 44 minutes, became the FIRST in history with 50 /10/6/2/3 in one game), big game by Lopez on both sides of the floor, very important help the Bucks got from Torian Prince and Gary Trent. “Last night he went to the practice range and took 1000 shotsDoc Rivers said of the runner-up after the game ended.
The Pistons fell to 5-8 (3-4 at home and 2-4 away), who with new coach JB Bickerstaff are even more remarkable this year. Malik Beasley did things and wonders in scoring on the court he played on last year, Cade Cunningham followed him, but Detroit also had absences. Jaden Ivey, Tim Hardaway, Ashar Thompson and Simone Fontecchio. The Pistons are a very serious team, they approach every game the right way, they scored a lot in the surprise, but when they had the opportunity they threw it in the trash at the hands of rookie Ron Holland (#5 in the Draft).
46-54 racket points, 12-31 surprise points, 21-29 substitute points, 19-14 opponent foul points, 14-15 second chance points (offensive rebounds) for two groups.
The Bucks’ next opponent is the Hornets, Saturday night (11/16) at 10:00 p.m. in Charlotte.
Antetokounmpo’s account
He entered the match with a mid-range shot, knowing that this time he had to do even more than he usually does. Every possession was also a small war, with Duren – Steward constantly fouling him and Giannis making 6/6 shots in the first four minutes. He reached 16 points in the ninth minute, one against everyone, literally as he was the only Bucks player to make a basket in the first period (22 points, 7/10 2-pointers, 8/8 shooting). He returned eight minutes before half-time, he was no longer at the same pace and at the break he saw his team down -13.
In the third period, he had his 1,000th NBA career block, having previously moved into 67th place in NBA history. Towards the end of the twelve minutes, he received a harsh unsportsmanlike tackle from Stewart, who pulled him by the shirt while he was in the air and sent him crashing to the floor. He won the expulsion of the high Pistons, made the shots for 73-79 and from there the counterattack started until the overtake (85-84) by a three-pointer by Lopez.
Made a shot for 96-93, a mid-range shot for 98-93, was unopposed in a rebound, made a foul shot for 103-96, made a shot for 106-106, assisted on Prince’s 3-pointer for 111-108 and in the final he jumped to avoid the Pistons’ lob, was fouled at 1″ and saw Ron Holland go 0/2 to send the game to overtime. He scored at the start of the extra five minutes, assisted on Lopez’s 3-pointer for 116-111, he scored his only 3-pointer of the match to make it 119-111, he did it all in the superlative and in the final he snorted.
- 59 points
- 20/32 two points
- 1/2 three points
- 16/17 shots
- 14 rebounds
- 7 assists
- 2 steals
- 3 blocks
- 3 mistakes
- 1 foul
- 13 earned fouls
- +7 to +/-
- in 44 minutes
THE DECADES: 24-27, 47-60, 85-84, 127-120
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Doc Rivers): Prince 15 (3/8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 3 assists), Antetokounmpo 59, Lopez 29 (4/9 2-pointers, 5/8 3-pointers, 6/8 shots, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 blocks) , Green 3 (1), Wright (4 rebounds, 8 assists), Connaughton 6 (2), Jackson 4, Trent 11 (3/5 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals)
DETROIT PISTONS (JB Bickerstaff): Holland 11 (5/8 2-pointers, 4 rebounds, 2 assists), Harris 10 (2 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks), Duren 9 (3/4 2-pointers, 3/4 shots, 9 rebounds, 6 assists), Beasley 26 (8/16 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 4 assists), Cunningham 35 (8/24 2-pointers, 5/10 3-pointers, 4/4 shots, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 6 turnovers), Stewart 9 (1), Moore 9 (1), Sacher 11 (1), Reed
Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 30/60 2-pointers, 15/35 3-pointers, 22/25 shots, 56 rebounds, 26 assists, 10 steals, 9 blocks, 11 turnovers, 12 fouls
Detroit Pistons team stats: 28/62 2-pointers, 18/38 3-pointers, 10/13 shots, 54 rebounds, 29 assists, 6 steals, 7 blocks, 14 turnovers, 21 fouls
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