Despite a poor shooting game from his teammates, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo showed out with a career-high 52 points in Sunday’s loss against the Philadelphia 76ers.
As Philadelphia flirted with a double-digit lead throughout most of the game, the Greek Freak’s Zeus-like effort kept his team within striking distance, as the team waited for one final offensive outburst we’ve been accustomed to seeing this season. Unfortunately, the Bucks were never able to get enough stops and the 76ers held off a somewhat furious fourth-quarter run.
Following in the footsteps of the Utah Jazz and Rudy Gobert, 76ers head coach Brett Brown matched Joel Embiid up with Antetokounmpo for most of the game.