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Bucks: Giannis Antetokoumpo's Top Five Games vs the New York Knicks
By Robin Adams November 30, 2022 Updated: November 30, 2022 No Comments3 Mins Read
The Milwaukee Bucks (14-5) have traveled to New York to take on the Knicks (10-11) at 6:30 P.M. CST on Wednesday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo has had a long string of success against the Knicks. As the Bucks look to continue their strong start to the season, let's take a look at the five best games the two-time MVP has had against New York.
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5. January 28, 2022: Bucks 123, Knicks 108
We begin our countdown of Giannis Antetokounmpo's best games against the Knicks with a contest from January of this year. In this particular game, the Bucks dominated the Knicks led by their Big-Three of Giannis, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton. Giannis led the way, of course, with 38 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists. He was 12-19 from the floor (2-6 from three) and made 12 of his 16 free throw attempts.
Holiday added 24 points, five rebounds, and 10 assists. Middleton had 20 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.
4. October 28, 2022: Bucks 119, Knicks 108
This game comes from earlier this season in a win that made the Bucks 4-0. It was a dominant all-around performance from Milwaukee that saw three players notch double-doubles in points and rebounds. Of course, Giannis was the most notable of these as he had a near triple-double. He finished the night with 30 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists.
Bobby Portis had 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench, while Brook Lopez had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
3. December 12, 2021: Bucks 112, Knicks 97
Interestingly, this game and the two preceding it are the last three games that Giannis played against the Knicks. Additionally, this will be the first game mentioned in which Giannis recorded a triple-double. In this particular game, Giannis put up 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. He also had a steal and a block.
This game was also interesting because it was easily the best game Rodney Hood played for the Bucks. He scored 14 points while being a perfect 5-5 (2-2 from three) from the field.
2. March 11, 2021: Bucks 134, Knicks 101
Tell me if you've heard this before? Giannis put up amazing numbers while playing less than 30 minutes in a game. In just 29 minutes of play, the Greek Freak recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Additionally, he was a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line.
Another noteworthy performance in this game was Bryn Forbes scoring 21 points in just 18 minutes off the bench for the Bucks. He was a perfect 7-7 from three.
1. December 21, 2019: Bucks 123, Knicks 102
Now if you think a triple-double in 29 minutes is amazing, then this next Giannis performance has to be considered otherworldly. In just 26 minutes, Giannis had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Not only that, he attempted just 10 field goals. He finished the game 8-10 (2-4 from three) and 4-8 from the free throw line.
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Robin Adams is the co-owner of Wisconsin Sports Heroics. One day, he hopes to have a beard as majestic as Tim Dillard's, be able to tell Dad jokes as well as Giannis, and have perfect eyebrows like Matt LaFleur. Robin's work for WSH has been featured on YardBarker, Bleacher Report, and MSN.
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