The Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday beat the New Orleans Pelicans by 135 to 111 with a brilliant performance by Giannis Antetokounmp.
Gianniss, after all, scored 50 points and 13 rebounds. He converted an incredible 20 court goals in 26 attempts and ended the night with a 77% success rate. Moreover, there were three accurate three-point balls.
With 50 points, Giannis reached the second game of the season higher than that mark. The first, by the way, was at the beginning of the month, when he also broke his career points record with 55.
The Milwaukee star added 29 points and 10 rebounds in the first half alone. That then helped the Bucks open up a nice 18-point lead going into halftime.
This was Antetokounmpo’s tenth game with at least 40 points of the season and the fifth of his career with more than 50.
The home team still had a good participation from Jrue Holiday with 17 points and six assists. But to the point guard, Brook Lopez also did well with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Khris Middleton, meanwhile, started on the bench for the fourth straight game. The star still has controlled minutes on the court since returning from injury.
The Pelicans meanwhile played without their main stars. Zion Williamson is still recovering from a thigh injury.
Brandon Ingram, who returned after a long spell, was spared. Finally, CJ McCollum has problems with his thumb and was also out of the fight.
Thus, Jose Alvarado was the scorer of the team this Sunday. The point guard had 18 points and distributed six assists.
The starter, Jonas Valanciunas scored 16 points. Trey Murphy, also with 16 points was featured on perimeter balls.
Despite the collective effort of the Pelicans, which had seven players scoring above double digits, the Bucks dominated the duel from the beginning. The hosts, after all, have not lost the lead since they took it over.
