Video: Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo goes coast-to-coast for dunk
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo stunned the Knicks and the Madison Square Garden crowd on Friday with an end-to-end, block-to-dunk sequence that is worth re-watching from all angles. Milwaukee went on to pull off the 99-91 road win.
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With a little less than six minutes remaining in the first quarter and the Bucks leading 15-11, Antetokounmpo tracked back on defense as Tim Hardaway Jr. pushed ahead on a fast break. Antetokounmpo blocked Hardaway's wild, spinning attempt at the rim and took off for the races. He used five dribbles, including one behind-the-back dribble to avoid Lance Thomas, to cover the entire length of the court.
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Picking up his dribble near the free-throw line, Antetokounmpo took off from well outside the protected circle and soared in for a stretching right-handed dunk, as Cole Aldrich did his best to stay out of the poster.
[daily_cut.NBA]Thanks goodness Bucks coach Jason Kidd chose not to bench his second-year small forward. Antetokounmpo posted a game-high 23 points and nine rebounds. Khris Middleton added 22 points, seven rebounds and six steals.
Langston Galloway led the Knicks with a team-high 20 points and five rebounds. Thomas added 16 points and two assists.
Milwaukee improved to 39-40 while New York fell to 15-64. Milwaukee is currently the East's sixth seed with a first-round matchup against the Toronto Raptors.
GALLERY: Chronicling the New York Knicks' season of despair
New York Knicks: Season in Despair
Amar'e Stoudemire silently counting down the days until he never has to put on a Knicks uniform again.
"Please send help."
Knicks pride in full effect.
The team appears to be selling more paper bags than jerseys.
How the Knicks look walking off the court after most games.
This is not a happy looking bunch.
Yup, we can't believe how much you're losing by either.
It's painful for Jeremy Lin to suit up against his old team.
Owner James Dolan horrified at the mess of a team he helped create.
Coach Fisher can't even bare to watch his own team play.
Sometimes Derek Fisher just needs a hug.
Jason Smith potentially fighting back vomit after watching an atrocious Knicks play.
Tim Hardaway Jr. had to go to a New York Rangers game to remember what it was like to win.
Tylenol was a regular part of coach Fisher's daily regimen.
Steve Kerr can't help but laugh as he thinks about how he almost signed with the Knicks before taking the Warriors' job.
We feel your pain, Tim.
You're driving Emmy Rossum crazy.
Perhaps the lone bright spot in an otherwise dismal season for the Knicks.
Langston Galloway assuring Knicks fans that they're going to have the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft.
"I've made a huge mistake."
Chin up, coach. There are only a few games left in the season.