2024-01-25 03:54:40
Antetokounmpo presented a luxurious three-pointer, and the Bucks ended the Cavaliers’ 8-game winning streak.AFP file photo
After the coaching change, the Bucks showed a new look. Under the leadership of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s luxurious three-pointer, they ended the Cavaliers’ 8-game winning streak with 126-116.
Six Cavaliers scored in double figures, including Donovan Mitchell with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, and Jarrett Allen with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.
Three Bucks scored 24+ points, winning 3 consecutive victories to maintain second place in the Eastern Conference. Antetokounmpo had 35 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists, Damian Lillard had 28 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and Khris Middleton had 24 points and 5 assists. Rebounds and 5 assists.
In the first two encounters this season, both sides achieved one victory each. Doc Rivers took over as the new head coach, and the Bucks took a 9-point lead from the beginning. Lillard contributed 12 points in the first quarter, and the Bucks led 61-51 at halftime. In the third quarter, the team gradually regained its form and widened the point difference, leading 93-79. In the final quarter, the Bucks were in excellent condition. Although the Cavaliers counterattacked and were only 6 points away, Antetokounmpo dunked and Middleton hit a two-pointer. Lillard also made a foul free throw. The Bucks re-expanded their lead and finally ended up with 126. -116 to win.
In this game, Antetokounmpo played 34 minutes and 33 seconds, made 16 of 24 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 35 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 hot shots. This was also the 42nd triple in Antetokounmpo’s career. According to statistics, Antetokounmpo has won the Big Three five times in January, and his previous high was three times in a single month.
Antetokounmpo said about the team’s firing of head coach Adrian Griffin, “We have to move forward, and we have one goal in mind, which is to be the best team we can.”
Lillard made 8 of 21 shots from the field, 2 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 28 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals.
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