Giannis Antetokounmpo posts monster triple-double in win against Sixers

Eric Nehm: – Antetokounmpo 35pts/17reb/20ast – Lopez 17pts/3reb/3blk – Kuzma 16pts/4reb/3ast/3blk – Prince 13pts – Trent 13pts/2reb/3stl – Green 12pts/2reb – Rollins 10pts/2reb The Bucks are now 42-34 on the season, same record as Detroit.
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With a career-high 20 assists, Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded the first 35-point, 15-rebound, 20-assist game in NBA history.
“If you guys are in the right spots, I don’t have to see you, I’m going to find you.”
At @TheAthletic: –

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Giannis EXPLODED for a new career high 2⃣0⃣ assists making NBA history!!! 🤯🇬🇷
35 PTS
17 REB
20 AST
11/18 2PT
1/1 3PT
2 STL –

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Adem Bona says with a smile that he felt he was doing a good job defending Giannis Antetokounmpo… and then he looked at the scoreboard.
“I guess I wasn’t doing as good as I thought I was doing.” –

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NBA this April:
— Ja game-winner
— Jokic 61/10/10 game
— Steph 52/10/8 game
— Giannis 35/17/20 game
It’s only been three days. –

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Per the great @StatsWilliams, Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first player in NBA history to have at least 35 points, 15 rebounds and 20 assists in a game. –

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Giannis this season:
30.4 PPG
11.9 RPG
6.2 APG
1.2 BPG
60.2 FG%
Not in the MVP race. –

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FINAL: Bucks 126, Sixers 113
– Antetokounmpo 35pts/17reb/20ast
– Lopez 17pts/3reb/3blk
– Kuzma 16pts/4reb/3ast/3blk
– Prince 13pts
– Trent 13pts/2reb/3stl
– Green 12pts/2reb
– Rollins 10pts/2reb
The Bucks are now 42-34 on the season, same record as Detroit. –

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Adem Bona had a career night against Giannis Antetokounmpo (who, naturally, had one of the more ridiculous games you will see).
A story on Bona’s excellence, plus what you need to know about Nick Nurse’s pregame comments on Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey:
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And on that goaltend, Giannis Antetokounmpo has his 20th assist of the night.
That is a career-high in assists. It’s the third-most assists in a game in franchise history behind Scott Skiles (24) and Guy Rodgers (21).
Antetokounmpo has 35pts/17reb/20ast on the night. –

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Brook Lopez with the block, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the dish, and Taurean Prince with the dunk.
Bucks up, 114-96, with 5:37 left.
Antetokounmpo has 30pts/16reb/17ast tonight. –

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Active players with a 30/15/15 game:
— Jokic
— Luka
— Russ
— Harden
And now, Giannis Antetokounmpo. –

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Giannis Antetokounmpo is up to 30 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists and the Bucks lead, 109-96, with 6:42 left.
I believe that is the first 30/15/15 triple-double of his career. –

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Heading to the fourth quarter, the Bucks lead, 96-87.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has 24 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists through three quarters.
The Bucks have four more – Lopez (13), Kuzma (13), Trent (13), Rollins (10) – in double digits. –

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Quick 4-0 run for the Sixers after Giannis Antetokounmpo went to the bench and the Bucks lead, 77-75, with 5:47 left in the third quarter.
The Bucks have been +8 with Antetokounmpo on the floor tonight. –

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Kyle Kuzma picks off a pass, tosses it ahead to Giannis Antetokounmpo and then fills the lane to get it back from Antetokounmpo for a dunk.
Bucks up, 73-66, with 8:08 left in the third quarter. –

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Halftime: Bucks 61, Sixers 59.
Predictably, the Bucks stormed back in that second quarter to retake control of the game.
Giannis has 20-7-8.
Bona: 14 points, 7-8 FG
Grimes: 11 points, 6 assists
Jared Butler: 14 points, 3 assists, 3-5 3P –

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Giannis at half.
See the full box score here: –

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Half: Bucks 61, Sixers 59
– Antetokounmpo 20pts/7reb/8ast/2stl
– Lopez 7pts/2reb
– Rollins 7pts
All nine Bucks that have played have scored. –

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Bucks lead, 54-51, with 3:17 left in the second quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo up to 18 points, five rebounds and seven assists in 17 minutes as the Bucks have taken the lead. –

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Brook Lopez has just picked up his third foul of the game with 6:11 left in the second quarter.
This is around when Giannis Antetokounmpo has been coming back in, but typically it’s to join Lopez on the floor, not sub in for him. –

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With Giannis scoring at will against Castleton, the Sixers call an audible and go to zone, with Yabusele captaining the unit. Do not envy Castleton entering this game and having to guard Giannis within hours of signing with the team –

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Really nice manipulation of the defense there by Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Gave a look at Lopez in the post and then snapped the pass to Trent in the corner for a 3. –

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After one: Bucks 25, Sixers 39
Stellar two-way frame from the Sixers that nobody saw coming, led by Adem Bona (12 points, three boards) + Quentin Grimes (three points, six assists). Bona more than held his own defending Giannis Antetokounmpo as well. Sixers led by as many as 17. –

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Couple misses through contact from Giannis Antetokounmpo, including a backrimmed dunk, and the Bucks are down, 33-22, with 2:22 left in the first quarter.
Three turnovers and 9-of-19 shooting thus far for the Bucks. Meanwhile, the 76ers are shooting 66.7% from the field. –

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Adem Bona has 10 points in less than six minutes to open this game. Just going right at Giannis and Brook Lopez –

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After five empty possessions, Giannis Antetokounmpo finishes through the contact from Guerschon Yabusele to get the Bucks on the board tonight.
And away we go in Philadelphia… –

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Adem Bona draws the Giannis Antetokounmpo assignment tonight. –

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Suns coach Mike Budenholzer appreciates hug from Giannis Antetokounmpo after loss to Bucks (w/video) via @azcentral –

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A look at the picture by games played…
1st: Jokic

Shai

Giannis (needs 3 more G, 7 left) Tatum

Mitchell

2nd/3rd mix: Cade

Brunson (needs 4 more G, 6 left) Mobley

Edwards

LeBron (needs 1 more G)… –

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has his 48th 30 point game of the season.
30 point game leaders
1. SGA: 48
2. Giannis: 37
3. Jokic: 28
4. Tatum: 27
5. Booker/Edwards: 23 –

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StatMuse: Giannis vs 76ers: 35 PTS 17 REB 20 AST (career-high) 2 STL 1-1 3P pic.x.com/xlFiTrMlHC -via / April 3, 2025

The Bucks showed a ‘Welcome Back’ picture collage of Budenholzer during a timeout in the first quarter. As the PA announcer acknowledged him and the fans were cheering and clapping, the jumbotron cut to showing Budenholzer coaching his team on the bench. “I didn’t know it,” Budenholzer said after the game about the short tribute. “No, I didn’t hear or see anything.” Antetokounmpo, who saw the picture collage on the jumbotron, thought the Bucks should’ve had a tribute video for Budenholzer. “They had ‘Welcome back Coach Bud,’ said a perplexed Antetokounmpo. A reporter said it’s hard to have a coach tribute video. Antetokounmpo wasn’t buying that. . -via / April 3, 2025