The Milwaukee Bucks got a dominant win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday Night. Milwaukee improved to 18-16 on the season with a 128-104 win over Toronto. While they have climbed out of the 1-6 hole they started in, they have a lot of work to do to get back to the top of the conference.
Giannis Antetokounmpo will obviously be a center piece of that run. However, in their win over the Raptors, Giannis had to get patched up.
Breaking: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo Undergoes Medical Procedure Amid Win Over Raptors
An injury to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s right pinkie required three stitches on Monday night, but the Milwaukee Bucks star returned to finish with his fourth triple-double of the season:
Antetokounmpo banged his finger on the rim while trying to chase down RJ Barrett‘s fast-break dunk late in the second quarter. He finished with 11 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in a 128-104 road win over the struggling Raptors.
“I’m fine,” Antetokounmpo said afterward. “My finger is kind of numb, but I’m fine. I played the second half. It’s just stitches. I’m not going to overthink it.”
Antetokounmpo is the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers said the cut bothered Antetokounmpo, but not enough for him to leave the game.
“He didn’t want to come out because he felt like he could finish, but it kept bleeding,” Rivers said. “He definitely was effective, but you could see it really hurt his ballhandling a little bit.”
Giannis has been absolutely balling lately. Here is a look at his last five games:
| Date | Team | Opp | Result | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | GmSc | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-04 | MIL | POR | L 102-105 | * | 38 | 14 | 27 | .519 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 21.4 | -3 | |
| 2025-01-02 | MIL | BRK | L 110-113 | * | 37 | 12 | 24 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20.7 | 12 | ||
| 2024-12-31 | MIL | @ | IND | W 120-112 | * | 35 | 11 | 20 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24.7 | 12 | |
| 2024-12-20 | MIL | @ | CLE | L 101-124 | * | 30 | 13 | 22 | .591 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 25.5 | -19 |
| 2024-12-14 | MIL | ATL | W 110-102 | * | 38 | 10 | 15 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | .667 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 36.4 | 3 |
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