![]() "And I want to keep getting better and keep working on my game, and it's going to be some nights that I'm going to make zero and it'll be nights I'll make five, but I've got to keep shooting because that's what my team wants me to do."īucks coach Mike Budenholzer lauded Antetokounmpo as "very rare, very special" after his latest performance for his 3-point improvement, even after winning MVP. It doesn't matter for me if I made one, two or five, I just want to be better," Antetokounmpo said. He winked after drilling his final trey near the left wing at 9 minutes, 7 seconds in the fourth quarter. He shot 29% on 3s in October and November.Īll five of Antetokounmpo's 3s came from 27-plus feet, the most 27-footers in a game by a Bucks player over the past 20 seasons. Including his 5-of-8 performance from beyond the arc Thursday night, Antetokounmpo is 13-for-23 from 27-plus feet in eight games this month after going 13-for-59 in his previous 92 games since the start of last season, according to ESPN Stats & Information.Īntetokounmpo is shooting 45% on 3-pointers in December. "I'm not supposed to go against these two beasts, so I'm just happy that I'm here and happy that I'm going through the process, and I always want to be better, do better for my team, and that's what gives me joy." ![]() I wasn't supposed to be here," he continued. "You feel like, 'OK, what else?' But at the end of the day, I realize and my family realizes that I'm not supposed to be here." When you win MVP and you win 60 games, it's hard," Antetokounmpo explained in the arena hallway after his 34-point, 11-rebound, 7-assist performance. "I think the most important thing is to try to stay humble. The reigning MVP dressed quickly and then darted to the kids' room of Fiserv Forum for a family meeting with brothers Thanasis, Kostas and Alex - plus their mom and Giannis' pregnant girlfriend - almost forgetting his media obligations, before reflecting on the moment. MILWAUKEE - After knocking down a career-best five 3-pointers Thursday night to help take down the Lakers 111-104 and lead the Bucks to the NBA's best record at 25-4, Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't bask in glory.
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