Milwaukee Bucks of USA star, Giannis Adetokunbo (Antetokoumpo) was on top of his game once again and helped his side romp ahead in the National Basketball Association (NBA) semi-finals.
Megasportsarena.com reports that ‘The Greek Freak’ pulled off a strain of excellent combinations to motivate his teammates, to overcome Kevin Durant’s 49-point epic romp for Brooklyn Nets in Game 5 of the series.
The Nets had two opportunities to send The Bucks home but they now have just one, as they were sloppy in possession and committed four turnovers in the same number of minutes.
Three of them were the fault of James Harden, who bar a brief outburst in the second quarter, looked every bit as though he was playing with one functional hamstring.
Jrue Holiday got going with an early pull-up midrange jumper and then a three as Steve Nash called his first timeout midway through the first quarter.
His response was telling: the ball was quickly moved to the hands of Durant on the block in back-to-back possessions, Khris Middleton under his jersey.
Durant’s effortless jumper and nasty spin move around Middleton for a dunk were followed by a Blake Griffin three-pointer to cap a 7-0 run.
However, Harden stripped Antetokounmpo with those jewel thief hands of his but rather than roaring downcourt for a layup, he simply stopped dead in his tracks and this was not the player we are used to seeing.
Milwaukee ended the first 26-19 to the good, with Jeff Green being served on a plate with fries every time he tried to stay in front of Giannis, at his freakish best throughout. Even if he did treat his free-throws with all the urgency of a glacier.
Middleton and Antetokounmpo join Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal as the only teammates in NBA history to each record 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in the same game twice in a single playoffs’ game.
