Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points with a series of thrilling dunks and drives Tuesday as the Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington 123-113 on Tuesday night, snapping the Wizards’ five-game winning streak. The spectacular forward also had 10 rebounds and seven assists to continue arguably the best stretch of his career.
“I want to get in a position … that my game is boring,” Antetokounmpo said. “I just do what I do and people don’t talk about it because it becomes boring — I do it every single night. That’s what I want to do. I want other people to feel like my game is boring. But I don’t get bored. The greats — the best players — never get bored. They go out there and they always give their best any given night.”
Antetokounmpo has at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in each of the last three games he’s played. The two-time MVP sat out a 118-95 loss to the Wizards on Sunday because of a sore left knee.
Giannis put on for Milwaukee.
The #Bucks MVP spoke with @ZoraStephenson after pouring in a career-high 55 points in the win over the Wizards. #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/X6SAro9Ggt
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first player to record back-to-back 40+ point/20+ rebound games since Moses Malone in 1982!
Wizards/Bucks, 8:00 PM ET, NBA TV pic.twitter.com/kzhUlT6bbq
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