Nigerian-born basketball star, Giannis Antetokounmpo (The Greek Freak) enacted another landmark performance in the American league, NBA, as Milwaukee Bucks dumped Chicago Bulls.
Sports247.ng reports that Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and had 17 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe added 19 points, as Milwaukee rallied late to outlast the pesky Bulls 112-99 on Monday night.
Antetokounmpo recorded his 39th double-double of the season in his return after sitting out his fourth game of the season Saturday, against Orlando in Milwaukee.
Due to right knee soreness, The Bucks had their lowest scoring output of the season in that one as their six-game winning streak ended in a 103-83 loss to the Magic.
Milwaukee built a 100-86 lead midway through the fourth quarter against Chicago, but they were almost losing grip.
The Bulls’ 11-0 run late in the quarter cut the advantage to three points with under 3 minutes left, but The Bucks finished the game with a 12-2 spurt to seal the win.
Antetokounmpo said afterwards: ”I think we just trust one another and were playing with a lot of effort.
“Especially defensively, we tried to pick it up in the second half. We were just finding the open man offensively, and we were able to knock down some shots.”
