The two-time league MVP was on an absolute tear in helping Milwaukee reach its first NBA Cup Finals.
Two-time league MVP power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was on an absolute tear in helping his Milwaukee Bucks survive a scrappy Atlanta Hawks squad en route to reaching their first NBA Cup Finals. Milwaukee bested Atlanta with some late two-way play, posting a 110-102 final.
Antetokounmpo scored 32 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field and 12-of-18 shooting from the foul line, grabbed 14 rebounds, dished out nine dimes, blocked four shots, and swiped one steal in 37:54 of action., the eight-time All-NBA honoree surpassed Hall of Famer Bob Lanier to enter the league's all-time top 60 scorers list.
Across 14 seasons , the 6-foot-11 St. Bonaventure product posted stellar averages of 20.1 points on 51.4 percent shooting from the floor and 76.7 percent shooting from the charity stripe, 10.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 1.1 steals across 959 regular season bouts.
Antetokounmpo now has 19,254 total career points. Next up on his list of prolific scorers to lap: three-time Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford, who notched 19,419 total regular season points across a 20-year career.
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