Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes the 1st player in 40 years to have this unique achievement
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Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks dominated the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, beating them 118-99 at home. The Warriors have now lost two straight and four of their last five games. The Bucks along similar lines have lost four of their last six. This win, however, would be a shot in the arm for them.
The Bucks never let the Warriors settle in the game and led throughout the game. They ended the first half leading 77-38, with a monstrous 39 point lead. The Warriors could only cut it down to as low as 19 by the end of the game and had to settle for another loss.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo had his 3rd triple-double of the season and the 28th of his career, as he had 30 points, 11 assists, and 12 rebounds. Khris Middleton had 23 points, supported by Bobby Portis‘ efficient 20 and Grayson Allen’s 15 points. Jrue Holiday was missing in action due to NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols.
For the Warriors, Andrew Wiggins led the scoring with 16 points. Stephen Curry had another bad shooting night going 2-6 from the three-point territory. Klay Thompson remained limited to 20 minutes of playtime, in which he scored 11 points. The Warriors are missing Draymond Green who has been out due to calf-tightness for the past three games.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double, in numbers
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a freak of nature and does things that only he can do. For example, making plays for his team being the big man of the team. This ability that Giannis developed back in Greece in his childhood is helping him break some records.
With the triple-double in yesterday’s game against the Warriors, Giannis now is the only player to have multiple 30-point triple-doubles in 30 minutes or less playtime in the last 40 years. Giannis scored a triple-double against the Warriors in 30 minutes.
Before this game, on 24th October 2019, Giannis recorded 30 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists in 28 minutes of playtime against the Houston Rockets. Russell Westbrook holds the record for most triple-doubles in 30 minutes or less with 14 triple-doubles. James Harden has the record for most points in a ‘less than 30-minutes’ triple-double with 43 points.
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