Video: Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo goes coast-to-coast for dunk

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo went coast-to-coast against the Knicks to turn a block into a breakaway dunk. 
Video: Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo goes coast-to-coast for dunk
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

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Amar'e Stoudemire silently counting down the days until he never has to put on a Knicks uniform again.

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"Please send help."

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Knicks pride in full effect.

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The team appears to be selling more paper bags than jerseys.

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How the Knicks look walking off the court after most games.

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This is not a happy looking bunch.

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Yup, we can't believe how much you're losing by either.

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It's painful for Jeremy Lin to suit up against his old team.

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Owner James Dolan horrified at the mess of a team he helped create.

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Coach Fisher can't even bare to watch his own team play.

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Sometimes Derek Fisher just needs a hug.

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Jason Smith potentially fighting back vomit after watching an atrocious Knicks play.

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Tim Hardaway Jr. had to go to a New York Rangers game to remember what it was like to win.

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Tylenol was a regular part of coach Fisher's daily regimen.

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Steve Kerr can't help but laugh as he thinks about how he almost signed with the Knicks before taking the Warriors' job.

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We feel your pain, Tim.

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You're driving Emmy Rossum crazy.

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Perhaps the lone bright spot in an otherwise dismal season for the Knicks.

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Langston Galloway assuring Knicks fans that they're going to have the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

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"I've made a huge mistake."

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Chin up, coach. There are only a few games left in the season.


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Ben Golliver is a staff writer for SI.com and has covered the NBA for various outlets since 2007. The native Oregonian and Johns Hopkins University graduate currently resides in Los Angeles.