Giannis magic extends Bucks’ NBA winning streak
Nigerian-Greek legend Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points as the Milwaukee Bucks extended their NBA winning streak to five games.
His performance earned the Bucks a 136-118 victory over the Orlando Magic Thursday night.
Antetokounmpo, who had his 11th 30-point game, added 12 rebounds for his 18th double-double.
He then scored 14 of Milwaukee’s first 17 points of the fourth quarter.
He finished with 16 points in the final period.
”For sure, we have a complete team – great guys, great teammates and great talent – and the more we play together, the better we will get,” Antetokounmpo said.
”The sky is the limit for this team, but we’ve got to stay humble and stay hungry.”
Milwaukee swept the four-game season series against the rebuilding Magic and pushed its winning streak against Orlando to 11 games, dating to 2019.
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The Bucks’ only longer active winning streak is a 12-game run against Detroit.
Nine of Milwaukee’s last 11 wins over the Magic have been by double figures, including three routs this season.
The Bucks, who improved to a season-best 11 games over .500, broke open a close game with a 17-5 outburst to close the third quarter.
They next face New Orleans on Sunday.
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