There weren’t too many positive takeaways from the Milwuakee Bucks’ blwoout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The shorthanded Bucks just didn’t have it on Thursday night as they marked their fifth loss in the last six games.
Second-year guard A.J. Green, however, had a performance to remember as he caught fire in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s lopsided affair.
Milwaukee Bucks’ A.J. Green Sets Twitter on Fire
Green went off against Minnesota on Thursday night, logging a career-high 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting. 21 of his points came from beyond the arc as the 24-year-old went 7-of-8 on his attempts from deep.
Green’s heroics were too little too late, though, with the 6-foot-4 shooting guard torching Minnesota’s second unit with the game already out of hand in the fourth quarter.
Nevertheless, Green was so good in this one that he had the home crowd at the Fiserv Forum chanting his name:
.@Bucks fans erupting with chants of AJ Green! pic.twitter.com/cXasEv2grv
— SUSAN KIM (@SusanKim4) February 9, 2024
Ultimately, the Wolves scored a huge road win, 129-105, but there’s no denying that this was a bit of a coming out party for Green.
The mean streets of Twitter seem to agree:
A career-high night for AJ Green.
🎰: @paysbig pic.twitter.com/8B5mlkB8u0
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) February 9, 2024
AJ GREEN TONIGHT
27 PTS
2 REB
3 AST
9/11 FG (81.8%)
7/8 3FG (87.5%!!!!!!)
2/2 FR
113.6% TS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/gfRlp35Xlj— AJ 🐐🎯 (@GreenFor__3) February 9, 2024
LOOK AT THIS MAN AJ GREEN☄️🔥
pic.twitter.com/DYjaZ3zKDp— ³⁴ (@GiannisWorld) February 5, 2024
The variety in AJ Green’s jump shooting index is beautiful pic.twitter.com/bTYVuoncVS
— Ben Sigwart (@sig_50) February 9, 2024
BUCKS LEGEND AJ GREEN BAAANG pic.twitter.com/M42Nw7gOQg
— 🤍’ (@HeavenlyBuckets) February 5, 2024
Calling my broker and telling him to put the whole portfolio into AJ Green stock. pic.twitter.com/5paoLxrIt0
— Bucksadelphia (@BucksinPhilly) February 9, 2024
AJ GREEN!!! pic.twitter.com/UOKXKBvyLD
— Dan Buhler (@FBuhlersDayOff) February 9, 2024
AJ Green getting double teamed?!?!?! pic.twitter.com/GpNPYT5g8y
— Pale Pete (@Pale_Pete) February 9, 2024
AJ Green has played better defense than Pat/Beas and can shoot as efficient as both if not better in limited mins pic.twitter.com/mfa9xWwhjV
— GiannisMuse 🦌 (@GiannisMuse) February 9, 2024
I guess it’s safe to say that Green made quite an impact with his performance on Thursday night.
What Does the Future Hold for A.J. Green?
Doc Rivers may have just unlocked a new weapon in the former Univeristy of Northern Iowa standout. Green played sparingly under Adrian Griffin’s watch, but he’s now gotten a new lease on life under the new coaching regime.
Rivers has been giving Green a lot of opportunities (relatively, of course) since the one-time NBA champion coach arrived and the young man paid his coach’s trust back with an offensive explosion against Minnesota.
This just proves that Green is more than capable of scoring when called upon, which means that he could get more playing time moving forward — especially in the interim with Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton both out of commission.
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