Last Friday, Giannis Antetokounmpo snapped the Bucks’ six-game losing streak. Last night, he led them to their first consecutive wins this season. Cade Cunningham’s Pistons pushed the two-time MVP to the brink in an overtime thriller, after building an 18-point lead over the home team early in the third quarter.
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Antetokounmpo rose to the occasion and tallied the highest-scoring game of the 2024-25 season. He had a never-seen-before stat line of 59 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals.
After playing a dominant 44 minutes, the Greek Freak was understandably gassed. But in his exhaustion, Giannis’ emotions became very evident during the post-game interview as he reflected on the uphill battle his team faces.
Fiserv Forum was echoing MVP chants when a teary-eyed Antetokounmpo began, “I’m just proud of my teammates, they never stopped playing hard…For me, as long as you play that way, you always have a chance to win the game.”
“At the end of the day, nobody said it’s going to be easy right? I remember the year we won the championship, we didn’t start the season very well but at the end of the day, we never gave up,” Antetokounmpo shared.
Giannis:
“At the end of the day nobody said it’s going to be easy.. I remember the year we won a chip we didn’t start the season very well but at the end of the day we never gave up.. No matter who plays, we never give up.”
It means so much to him man🥺🔥
pic.twitter.com/dkYRJtB8RL— 🦌💫 (@GiannisWorld) November 14, 2024