In case you were sucked into college football last night, you might have missed the most exciting Bucks game in recent memory. I literately cannot remember a Bucks game this thrilling in my lifetime probably.
The MVP to-be Giannis Antetokounmpo absolutely went off. He stepped to the free throw line with 31 seconds left and the Bucks down one but missed both free throws. Here we go Bucks fans, we’ve been here before. The land of heartbreak. Just when we thought we were escaping it, we get sucked back in. But Giannis didn’t accept defeat and swiped the ball from CJ McCollum on the next possession which led to a dunk of his own, and nabbing the lead back from Portland with 11 seconds remaining. Giannis wasn’t done yet, denying Jusuf Nurkic at the rim, and sealing the victory for Milwaukee and a Mutumbo finger wag to go with it. Marques Johnson had the perfect call for it on Fox Sports Wisconsin, so much so that he tweeted back at me.
Talk about an MVP moment for Giannis and myself. I know it’s very early in the season but the Greek Freak has scored 34 points or more in every game this season. That’s absurd and stat lines Bucks fans have seen since Kareem Abdul-Jabar was a Buck. If the 22 year-old maintains these numbers, he cannot be denied the MVP award.
Tune in for more Giannis highlights when they play the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night in Milwaukee, and more blog posts.
View From The Bench 