44 / 14 / 6 in 39 minutes. Giannis is a class act. Giannis is having the quietest title defender season ever. Usually, everyone acknowledges that the returning champions are heavily favored and coveted. Giannis plays to win, and it's evident that one championship isn't enough.
Funny how the Lakers get talked about more than the reigning champs. Not that I care, sometimes that makes the victories sweeter. Just like the last chip 😎
The Lakers are number 11 in the western conference, way outta the playoffs picture,, and they get talked about more than any teams that's in the playoffs contention smh
I have to give the Bucks respect man, they couldn't attract star players but they kept their promise and build a championship team for the freak and they about to win a 2nd chip I love it
Time will tell. I’m not going to get ahead and say they’ll Win a second title. This team is definitely strong and have chemistry which is in the right steps to win games.
*It's quite unfortunate that someone's own greatness may be their own downfall. Giannis is so good that his stats no longer surprise people and gets overlooked.*
I've been loving Giannis since 2015 and his stats still surprise me every time. Not that it matters because my eyes decide whether a player is good or not, but when people discuss Giannis' stats... it's just amazing to me how efficient he is in a short amount of time he is on the floor on average
@@sinful.fx_6065 LeBron can't be the best if he only tries chase down blocks.. gets pushed to play defense by his teammate... Then get that teammate traded because he hurt his feelings...
Thank you Shaq for giving Giannis his very deserved flowers even though giannis is already the best player in the world and has been for the past 3 years
@@mbayadji Dwight was a better help defender than giannis and even better at guarding perimeter players. Giannis has a really good Defensive team. If you know anything about Defense is that the better your team is at it the easier it becomes for you to help. Let me ask you this? In tonight's game who was the best defender?
@@cr5cc The joker is a phenomenal player, but the amount of impact Giannis has on BOTH sides of the ball, and the fact that he’s averaging 30 points with maybe 1 three pointer a game, is a scary sight. Jamal Murray obviously plays a huge role in the Nuggets success and it sucks he’s still not playing, but ultimately if you put Giannis on the Magic, they’re becoming a playoff team. I just don’t see that with the Joker
If he was American it would be a different story. They don't want to give any foreign player any REAL flowers. If they go back to back and this momentum continues over the years with quality recruitment.. Giannis could pose a serious GOAT threat.
@@jaywbell2002 ughhh wtf you smoking? There is absolutely more "closer" than that 🤣 Game winner in the finals would probably suffice...Can't believe I have to even have to fucking say that lmfao "iT D03Sn'T gET m0RE CL0sER tHAN THaTT!" 🙄🤣
I’m a long time nets fan but I’m also a Giannis fan since his second year in the league. I always said that Giannis is better than AD and Embiid. Healthier, faster, stronger. Just more reliable and still improving his game. Really proud of Giannis, that’s what it means to make your own identity in this league. Proving the haters wrong and the world always praising you.
Shaq has such a great perspective of the game. A praise from him to a player is very rare sight to see. Congrats Giannis !! Go get yourself another ring
@@jonathanalvarez8477 clippers with paul george is automatically now a good game for mvp clout. Celtics too and the cavs any more 40 points on this run hes the mvp
@@yahye6119 yea this run might get nasty. If its in dominant fashion and blowouts i dont think he gets its but if its games like this and philly where he takes over in the clutch hell definitely win it.
Jrue was 100 percent correct about the khris foul, sterling slowed down and khris made him earn his points at line. Come playoff time ppl aren't just gonna let u get a dunk that easily. And there's no way that was a flagrant 2, absolute b.s
That's absolutely a flagrant for the danger it can cause but can't blame Middleton there. It's unintentional but if that went bad, people would start hating Middleton for an accident
Giannis is the MVP if we wanna be serious. No flashy names on his team, no hopping from one team to another in search of a ring, no drama, consistent improvement every single year, jump shots and free throws getting better... this guy is a beast already and will become even more beastly in the playoffs and beyond.
Be crazy if we see a finals rematch. I like Phoenix on paper and from what I've seen with their chemistry and perfect role playing, but the Bucks have that "it don't matter who we play in the postseason" mentality, and going into a series with Phoenix they'll have the confidence of "we beat em once, why not again? Let's assert ourselves." Phoenix and CP r coming back with a vengeance though, plus Booker was hurt last time... Who y'all got if it's Bucks Suns in the finals?
Why tf ain’t Giannis get no love. Dude has better stats than jokic and embiid, better team record, more impactful, dpoy favourite and tied for leading leauge in scoring. There is no way he is not mvp
Chris Broussard's explanation as to why he and a lot of the media are not picking Giannis is because he already won it twice and they're trying to protect the supposed legacies of the other players before who won at least three times. Stupid excuse.
2nd GOAT ahead of LeBron, he's like a bigger, taller, stronger version of LeBron with better rebounding and defense and now he's starting to win chips.
Giannis has that never lose mentality. He was questioned for being soft and a no show in most important moments of his career til he proved he can get a ring on his own and went proving that he's the best in the league
Love giannis game. Love how he will attack the basket and take the last shots even when hes not a great free throw shooter. Hes not afraid to do it unlike lebron.
Give this man the MVP trophy already he deserve it more than others. What should Giannis do in order for you guys "Media People" be convince that he's the MVP. Do backflips while dunking? Maybe?
Giannis got Shaq Diesel crying on national television but I get it. I wanted to shed a tear too after that step back. Giannis is the best player in the league because he’s dominant and durable.
I’m a nets fan and man we not winning anything like this, and idk what fans said we would sweep the bucks. Not with this kind of coaching and choke job. No excuses. Nash playing James Johnson instead of Blake griffin, no offensive sets being run and just full iso with kd. Aldridge not even playing. Kyrie didn’t even get a touch at the ball when he should’ve. We had better paint defense in the previous game. Idc about our talent, if we can’t beat teams like that it does not matter. Coaching staff and no consistency. Something gotta change cause I can’t do this anymore. Shaq is so right when he says here kd and here Kyrie. WHERE IS THE BALL MOVEMENT, I thought we had it and once again we go selfish.
@@velofredo nice try but both his parents are Nigerian. He’s only Greek because he plays in the nba, if he was still cleaning windshields in Athens he would be Nigerian.
Some of the best basketball I've ever watched has been against these two teams in the last couple years. Yeah, I want to see this again in the playoffs.
@@bapexcarti3 Bro he's 6"11 and arguably one of the strongest players ever u have to foul stop dick riding fake theories and watch some of giannis' games
Whats scary about Giannis is that he knows the media ain't showing love to him about being the best player in the NBA and its cool with him because it fuels him to become even better..Shaq is absolutely right bout him not celebrating as much when he passed Kareem's all time scoring points in Bucks history, he wants more..Earthlings should be worried cuz he's coming for another championship
Every single time DWade wants to convince us that embiid is the Mvp. Man come on for once appreciate Giannis. Put giannis in Philly or Denver and the would have a better record. Respect to shaq for always been fair.
@@kalinwang1 why would they? jokic leads the league in every advanced metric. he has the highest PER in history. he plays basically alone. i dont see how giannis could improve that substantially. he may do a similarly good job but to say he would have them at a better record is just first of all hypothetical and second of all probably just not true. absurd statement tbh, since you can not base that on anything.
@@peterpan3022 Giannis leads the league in 4th quarter points and second half points. Not garbage time points like Jokic. Also, defense is half the game. So Giannis is better on both ends of the floor. Denver improves on both ends of the floor. You look under a rock for an advanced stat to justify Jokic and ignore nor all the ones that expose him (he is not good enough). Jason Kidd came to a team that was last place the year before. Kidd replaced Marbury. Both were considered the best pgs. Then Jason Kidd took that nets team to the 1st seed and back-to-back to the nba finals. Jokic has no excuse for being 6th seed. Jokic is just not good enough. Giannis was the only all-star on his team when he won a championship. The next year people view his teammates as great players (truth os Giannis carried them). If Jokic carried his team to the 1st seed or a championship. His teammates would be considered great players as well. Jokic team sucks because they don't win, guess what? Jokic is the leader and conner stone of that team. Replace him with Giannis and it would be the same turn around that Giannis did for the Bucks as an organization.
Milwaukee got the dog sh*t beat outta them last week against my Grizz. They shut Giannis down. The recipe of success against him is double like there's no tomorrow and demand the others to step up and beat you. I think Jrue is the x-factor for them this year because the competition ESPECIALLY in the EAST is more formidable.
@@OFFICIALARTBOI My friend, no disresepct to your Grizzlies, but the Bucks would take care of them in 5 or 6 in a Playoff Series. They aren't there yet
@@SpartanLeonidas1821 no disrespect to you either but that assessment is too copy n paste. I dont comprehend the "they're not there yet argument." I need receipts. If playoff wins is your answer that will come THIS post season. I would like to see Mikwaukee play Memphis because I don't see them outscoring us in a 7 game series because we have assests at every position that offset what Milwaukee can do. Be that as it may, we have to go through Suns and Golden State (potentially) to even reach the realm of a finals possibility. See how articulate my reply is? I'm not one of these halfway born yesterday Griz fans that come around because of Ja. I can't stand bandwagoners.
@@stergiosserres6680 he has a chance and for me to say that, that is saying a lot....Kobe's whole 20 years I argued he couldn't hold a candle to Jordan....LeBron's first 8 in the league I thought he had a chance now I know he's #7.....with Gianni's athleticism and his defensive ability . If he can regularly hit free throws maybe 75% and if he gets close to a 40% 3 point shooter than yeah he totally has a shot. Get some more rings and MVPs and there might be a REAL debate of who's better MJ or Gianni's no more of the LeBron BS!!!!
@@jerodtabb311 Lebron is GREAT but he doesn't deserve to be debated as the GREATEST he is #7 behind Jordan, Magic, Russell, Kareem, Wilt and Shaq the real debate is Lebron or Bird I believe Lebron has had the better career but if I we're building a team I would take Bird over Lebron without hesitation
Giannis is a rarity in todays competitive sports. His unwillingness to bask in boastful reverence is a testament to his character & competitive spirit. He is a standard bearer that force others to evaluate their image & contributions to the sport.
Guys, Giannis is going to win that scoring title + DPOY + MVP if he keeps it up with great performances these last few games. His PPG is at 30.1, Embiid at 30.
30.11 lebron at 30.12 imagine if bucks end up 1st seed giannis gets the scoring title dpoy championship fmvp and those stupid voters that "watch basketball" don't vite him for mvp. Biggest robbery ever.
@@jm_cbr_km I’m a huge Jokic fan and think what he’s doing for Denver is special, but man Giannis is making it hard to vote against him. I think both are ahead of Embiid personally but Giannis edges Jokic for MVP purely because he might win DPOY too. The guy is a genuine cheat code
@@jm_cbr_km yeah his defense really puts him on top but it gets ignored probably because there are a lot of casual fans. I got Giannis, Jokic and Embiid in that order with Luka and Booker at 4th and 5th
@@MM-jc7uv Also for the Embiid case. The media created all that ben Simmons drama and now they are saying " look how unstable were the sixers and embiid curried them to the top of the confrence". That's completely incorrect because anyone with common sense knew that Simmons wasn't going to come back to the sixers. With the same logic lebron should had won in 2018 but didn't happen. Why should be any difference this time.
Giannis continues to show that he is better than kd, giannis is a play maker and continues to play ferociously while kd is continues to solely be a great scorer. I'll take the play maker that can get to the basket with an edge and an intensity that no other player can match.
Will be? Giannis cemented himself as the best after that Chip, always had the stats, the dominance, the defense, the chip solidified all of that. 1. Giannis 2. KD 3. Joked 4. Embiid 5. Luka My top 5 in the league right now
@@davidengvall3902 thank you I just want to emphasize though that there should be a gap between Giannis and KD with the rest of the players. Just because I have Joker, Embiid and Luka at the next 3 spots doesn’t mean they’re close to touching those two boys at the top.
Giannis isn't as advertised as Jordan nor Lebron, but the dude has been tearing the league up for the past few years. Sadly, only a few people appreciate how great he is and how much greater he will be.
I remember back in 2k14 playing as the bucks vs my friends, and subbing in this kid name Giannis Antetokounmpo, and just throwing up threes like taking candy from a baby. Day 1, always loved this dude. Surprised honestly, how far he has come. He is gonna win a few more rings, maybe not this year or next year. But it's his league if he wants it bad enough, and you can tell what the answer is.
Giannis and the Bucks play old school defensive minded team oriented basketball and that’s why it’s going to translate to consistent success in the postseason. Their culture is amazing
Its like a chip off the old block - Spurs. It makes sense to see this type of culture since Mike Budenholzer was an assistant coach behind Greg Popovich. Hope the Bucks can maintain this success.
Giannis Doesn't get the love because he drives n dunk alot ! I Respect him 4 always improving working on his game ! I want 2 c a World team vs usa right now !
@@bapexcarti3 cries for fouls? He literally gets fouled all the time since he just “runs and dunks.” When most your points come in the paints you get fouled because the defense are trying to stop you
That is what happens when there is no offensive sets run. Nash has always done this thing where he just like okay kd and Kyrie take the ball and make something happen instead of making a play to win the game.
He's been the best player for the last couple years. I love jokic and he def deserves his mvp(s), but I'd still rather have giannis on my team because he's so elite on defense as well and his positional versatility is unmatched.
Damn - to me Giannis already is the best in the world. Last year cemented it for me. 2 MVP’s, Finals MVP, DPOY, & potentially a scoring title this season? What more could he do lol
Potential dpoy potential scoring champ potential mvp potential no 1 seed potential back to back finals THIS MAN HAS BEEN ON A TEAR SINCE THE PLAYOFFS LAST YR HE IS SOMETHING SERIOUS AND THE LEAGUE MAY BE BROKEN FRM HIM THEREs no game plan for him‼️‼️‼️
Just wanna say, Jamal Crawford has been great this week. Don’t want to think about Chuck’s departure too much, but I think JC should be in consideration to take his spot. So good!
giannis exemplifies everything good abt a franchise player and has a true WINNER'S MENTALITY not thinking abt his numbers and legacy all the time, WIN as many as you can and everything will take care of itself, his life story should be the one celebrated because of it we see a winner before us who's giving it his all despite skill based limitations on some facets
This makes him and the Bucks exciting! Taking on challenges and achieving success and still getting better. If he becomes the face of the league he will be a great representation. A joy to watch!
If Gianni's goes to train with Hakeem and maybe get coaching from Jordan.. I believe he has a shot at three peating if he stays healthy and develop his team even further
