Giannis Antetokounmpo: 'This is not the Milwaukee Bucks. We gotta guard people'
Jim Owczarski: “We have to take it up a notch. This is not who we are. This is not the Milwaukee Bucks. We gotta guard people.” 🗣Strong stuff from Giannis, Khris and Bobby tonight as #Bucks struggle on both ends of the floor and lose to the #Magic 
Source: Twitter @JimOwczarski
Source: Twitter @JimOwczarski
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Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Giannis regressed notably on 2-pointers last year, but early returns have been encouraging — his finishing at rim (77%, +3%), non-rim paint (46%, +18%), and mid-range (38%, +3%) are all up. Looks notably better on his short hooks/push/flip shots. Fewer fastballs, more touch. – 1:50 AM
Giannis regressed notably on 2-pointers last year, but early returns have been encouraging — his finishing at rim (77%, +3%), non-rim paint (46%, +18%), and mid-range (38%, +3%) are all up. Looks notably better on his short hooks/push/flip shots. Fewer fastballs, more touch. – 1:50 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
The Orlando Magic take down the Milwaukee Bucks in a meeting of the Wagner and Antetokounmpo brothers
Giannis scores 35 points in loss
Porzingis, Schroder, Bogdanovic, and more
Full European recap #EuroWatch #NBASaturdays
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 1:19 AM
The Orlando Magic take down the Milwaukee Bucks in a meeting of the Wagner and Antetokounmpo brothers
Giannis scores 35 points in loss
Porzingis, Schroder, Bogdanovic, and more
Full European recap #EuroWatch #NBASaturdays
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/15… – 1:19 AM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
“We have to take it up a notch. This is not who we are. This is not the Milwaukee Bucks. We gotta guard people.”
🗣Strong stuff from Giannis, Khris and Bobby tonight as #Bucks struggle on both ends of the floor and lose to the #Magic
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 11:07 PM
“We have to take it up a notch. This is not who we are. This is not the Milwaukee Bucks. We gotta guard people.”
🗣Strong stuff from Giannis, Khris and Bobby tonight as #Bucks struggle on both ends of the floor and lose to the #Magic
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 11:07 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Draymond Green tonight has gone 135 percent above the same thing they just kicked Giannis out of a game for, and what they kicked Jaren Jackson Jr. Out of a game for just last night. – 10:19 PM
Draymond Green tonight has gone 135 percent above the same thing they just kicked Giannis out of a game for, and what they kicked Jaren Jackson Jr. Out of a game for just last night. – 10:19 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Nobody physically dominated like Shaq (I never saw Wilt) but Giannis is pretty close pic.twitter.com/8vxjqlIf2S – 9:20 PM
Nobody physically dominated like Shaq (I never saw Wilt) but Giannis is pretty close pic.twitter.com/8vxjqlIf2S – 9:20 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis this season:
In losses — In wins —
32.8 PPG 25.8 PPG
66.7 FG% 51.6 FG%
71.4 FT% 57.8 FT%
statmuse.com/nba/player/gia… – 8:44 PM
Giannis this season:
In losses — In wins —
32.8 PPG 25.8 PPG
66.7 FG% 51.6 FG%
71.4 FT% 57.8 FT%
statmuse.com/nba/player/gia… – 8:44 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis last 2 games:
54 PTS | 12 REB | 19-25 FG | 16-18 FT
35 PTS | 10 REB | 7 AST | 4 STL | 2 BLK
Both games were losses. statmuse.com/nba/player/gia… – 8:35 PM
Giannis last 2 games:
54 PTS | 12 REB | 19-25 FG | 16-18 FT
35 PTS | 10 REB | 7 AST | 4 STL | 2 BLK
Both games were losses. statmuse.com/nba/player/gia… – 8:35 PM
Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Paolo gets mugged, no call. Giannis shoves FWagner, foul on Franz. Okay! – 8:11 PM
Paolo gets mugged, no call. Giannis shoves FWagner, foul on Franz. Okay! – 8:11 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
GIANNIS WITH BACK-TO-BACK DUNKS 😤
(via @Bucks)
pic.twitter.com/Yk75fPBjAr – 7:57 PM
GIANNIS WITH BACK-TO-BACK DUNKS 😤
(via @Bucks)
pic.twitter.com/Yk75fPBjAr – 7:57 PM
Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
The Magic should get to hang a banner for Goga stripping Giannis in the open floor – 7:17 PM
The Magic should get to hang a banner for Goga stripping Giannis in the open floor – 7:17 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Giannis draining 3’s in warmups before taking on the Magic 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7bMck9DeBL – 4:39 PM
Giannis draining 3’s in warmups before taking on the Magic 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7bMck9DeBL – 4:39 PM
More on this storyline
Justin Kubatko: Joel Embiid this season: 31.9 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 5.5 APG. Only four others in NBA history have averaged at least 30p/10r/5a through their first eight games of a season: Giannis Antetokounmpo (2x), Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, DeMarcus Cousins More: open.substack.com/pub/statitudes… pic.twitter.com/fuSXkO1a1L -via Twitter @jkubatko / November 11, 2023
But even one of Antetokounmpo’s greatest regular-season performances wasn’t enough to hold off the Pacers as the Bucks (5-3) ran out of gas short of the finish line. “Obviously, I was tired,” Antetokounmpo said. “Yesterday, I didn’t play a lot of minutes, but what people don’t understand is that it’s not about how many minutes I play in the game; it’s the preparation for the game. It’s shootaround, it’s lifting weights, recovery, pregame shooting, pregame warm-up, then you play the game. Like it’s so much (that goes) into the game. If I play 15 or 35 minutes, it doesn’t make a difference, I still feel tired. “So coming in today, I was extremely tired, but this is our job, we’ve gotta do what we gotta do. Try to compete and give everything we have on the second night of the back-to-back.” -via The Athletic / November 10, 2023