Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Loss To Toronto Raptors

A Quiet, But Impressive Night For Giannis

Similar to his performance against the Wizards a couple of nights ago, it was a tale of two halves for Giannis Antetokounmpo last night.

As the Bucks were looking for any answers once the Raptors were first starting to break away, Giannis was largely nowhere to be found for the first half, only offering 6 points, 3 boards and 4 assists. That all changed coming out of halftime with the Bucks finally starting to make it a game and Giannis being the driving force behind it.

Playing all of the third quarter, Giannis scored 15 points and more importantly, did his damage no matter the situation. He initiated scores by causing disruptions defensively, made it to the free-throw line (and not causing any free-throw violations) and even flexed his muscles by stretching the floor a bit, hitting shots from the mid-range area (not three-point makes to add to that, unfortunately).

In total, finishing the night with 30 points (his fourth 30-point game of the year, for those wondering) eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and ZERO (!) turnovers only adds to the growing list of exceptional performances from Giannis this year.

Sure, it didn’t do much to make a dent in the end, but in the grand scheme of things, it was nice to see Giannis noticeably rebound as the game went on after getting off on the wrong foot.