The Milwaukee Bucks won their pool of the NBA In-Season Tournament by defeating the Miami Heat 131-124 on Tuesday night. It was the final game of pool play for both teams. The Bucks finished 4-0 in pool play with a scoring differential of 46.
Milwaukee, of course, was led by their two NBA 75th Anniversary Team players, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. The Greek Freak finished the game with 33 points (11/16 shooting, 1/2 from three, 10/13 from the free throw line), 10 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and one block. Lillard finished with 32 points (9-18 shooting, 4/9 from three, 10/10 from the free throw line), four rebounds, and nine assists.
For Giannis, his performance was his second-consecutive 30-10-5 game, the 108th of his his career. His previous performance against the Portland Trailblazers on Sunday moved him past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most such games in franchise history. Tonight’s performance bumped him up the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Milwaukee Bucks Star Giannis Antetokounmpo Climbs the NBA’s All-Time Scoring List
The 33 points that Giannis scored against the Heat on Tuesday night gave him 16,791 points for his career. This moved him ahead of former three-time All-Star Buck Williams (16,784) for 102nd on the all-time scoring list. Williams played in the NBA for 17 seasons for three different teams (New Jersey Nets, Portland, and the New York Knicks).
The next player Giannis can pass on the NBA all-time scoring list is former two-time All-Star Elton Brand (16,827), who played 17 NBA seasons for the Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, and Atlanta Hawks.
Giannis is just 28 years old and is in his 11th NBA season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Ties NBA Record Held by LeBron James
As mentioned, Giannis had his second-consecutive 30-10-5 game. It was his 108th of his career, which ranks second in NBA history behind LeBron James, who has 126.
However, according to StatMuse, Giannis’ performance on Tuesday night tied a record held by James. By shooting over 50% from the floor, Giannis’ 30-10-5 game was his 95th such performance with at least that high of a shooting percentage.
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