{"id":3055,"date":"2022-12-31T06:03:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T06:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/giannis-antetokounmpo-to-make-nba-history-on-friday-night-against-bucks-vs-timberwolves\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T06:03:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T06:03:33","slug":"giannis-antetokounmpo-to-make-nba-history-on-friday-night-against-bucks-vs-timberwolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/giannis-antetokounmpo-to-make-nba-history-on-friday-night-against-bucks-vs-timberwolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Antetokounmpo to make NBA history on Friday night against Bucks vs. Timberwolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>It seems like every night someone breaks or sets a new NBA record, and on Friday night it was Giannis Antetokounmpo&#8217;s turn. <\/p>\n<p>The Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves and won 123-114. Mostly thanks to Yannis for a great night. <\/p>\n<p>With 43 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists, Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee past Minnesota and became only the third player in NBA history to have at least 40 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists in consecutive games. Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor his 1st and Wilt Chamberlain his 5th to accomplish the feat. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>This is the first time since Chamberlain in 1966 that a team had at least 40 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists in consecutive games per release. <\/p>\n<p>In the previous game against the Chicago Bulls, Giannis had 45 points, 22 rebounds and seven assists as his team lost 119-113 in overtime.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>With back-to-back 40-point games to close out 2022, Giannis Antetokounmpo currently ranks third in the league in goals scored (32.1 PPG) and fifth in the league in total points scored (962). <\/p>\n<p>He also ranks for 5th in rebounding (11.8 RPG) and tied for 5th in total rebounding (355) this season.<\/p>\n<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo has once again established himself as one of the greatest talents in the entire world. Early in the season he wouldn&#8217;t be shocked to see his name mentioned in MVP talks alongside Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, and others. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>The Bucks are now 23-12 this season, following Friday night&#8217;s win, and are 2.5 games behind the Eastern Conference leader Boston Celtics. <\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee won&#8217;t play another game until Sunday, January 1 against the Washington Wizards. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"mm-horizontal-rule mm-horizontal-rule--hr1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p>Make sure to catch up on the latest episodes of <strong><em>fast break podcast<\/em><\/strong>    Hosted by Fastbreak itself <strong>Brett Siegel<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>streaming <strong>Apple podcasts<\/strong> When <strong>Spotify<\/strong>, <strong><em>fast break podcast<\/em><\/strong>    takes you inside the league with the latest news, information, rumors, and interviews from those close to the action for all 30 teams. Stay tuned for new episodes every Friday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMifGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNpLmNvbS9mYW5uYXRpb24vbmJhL2Zhc3RicmVhay9uZXdzL2dpYW5uaXMtYW50ZXRva291bm1wby1tYWtlcy1uYmEtaGlzdG9yeS1pbi1idWNrcy10aW1iZXJ3b2x2ZXMtZ2FtZS1vbi1mcmlkYXnSAYEBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2kuY29tL2Zhbm5hdGlvbi9uYmEvZmFzdGJyZWFrLy5hbXAvbmV3cy9naWFubmlzLWFudGV0b2tvdW5tcG8tbWFrZXMtbmJhLWhpc3RvcnktaW4tYnVja3MtdGltYmVyd29sdmVzLWdhbWUtb24tZnJpZGF5?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] It seems like every night someone breaks or sets a new NBA record, and on Friday night it was Giannis Antetokounmpo&#8217;s turn. 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