Following up his 32-point haul from the Bucks' semi-final success over the Atlanta Hawks, 30-year-old Antetokounmpo notched 26 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists to light up the T-Mobile Arena and clinch the tournament's MVP Award. Damian Lillard also helped himself to 23 points as the Bucks overcame a marginal first-quarter deficit against the Thunder, whose 21 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were ultimately in vain. Significantly superior on the three-pointer count, the Bucks chalked up 17 successful conversions from 40 long-range attempts in Las Vegas, while the Thunder only managed a paltry five from 32.
As the Bucks revelled in ripping the NBA Cup title from the Los Angeles Lakers' grasp, the triumph marked the zenith of a season that began in dreadful fashion for Doc Rivers's men, who lost eight of their first 10 games. Giannis was unstoppable in the #EmiratesNBACup 🤯 ▪️ 30.5 PPG ▪️ 10.
2 RPG ▪️ 7.7 APG ▪️ 2.8 BPG ▪️ 1.
2 SPG ▪️ 66.7 FG% His Bucks are the champs and he takes home MVP honors 👏🏆 pic.twitter.
com/EEvXWavs6w However, across both proper and unofficial matches, the Bucks - whose NBA Cup success does not go down on the official record - have now prevailed in 13 of their last 16 contests, and the significance of silverware was not lost on them. "We have just got to stay humble, keep on improving," ESPN quotes Antetokounmpo as saying. "We have a lot of basketball in front of us.
Right now, the emotion is at an all-time high. We .
