The Milwaukee Bucks have now gotten themselves back to the .500 mark (4-4), blowing out the Detroit Pistons by a score of 117-89.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak and coach Mike Budenholzer said postgame that it was a must-needed win.
“We really needed this one tonight,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “We talked about setting the tone on both ends of the floor, and I thought we did that. Obviously, Giannis was a big part of that, but we saw a lot of other guys stepping up.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points on nine of 16 shooting from the field. He hit three out of seven from the three-point line. He grabbed eight rebounds and dished out nine assists as well. Giannis knew he had to step up a bit to lead the Bucks to a much needed win. He responded sarcastically to their predicament postgame . However, he knows the Bucks need to step things up a bit.
“Thank God we won a game,” Antetokounmpo said with a grin. “I was worried we were going to start tanking for the No. 1 pick.”
More Bucks Contributions
- Pat Connaughton scored 16 points and grabbed three rebounds.
- Jordan Nwora scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out three assists off of the bench.
- Bobby Portis scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds off of the bench.
- Justin Robinson scored 11 points, grabbed three rebounds, and four assists off of the bench.
The Milwaukee Bucks next game is against the New York Knicks. The game will be in Milwaukee at the Fiserv Forum on Friday, 11/5. Tip-off is at 7:30 pm Eastern/ 6:30 pm Central.
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