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Adrian Griffin marvels at Giannis Antetokounmpo's dominating performance

The Greek Freak is on a tear.

Matthew Dugandzic

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Coach Adrian Griffin was visibly in awe after watching Giannis Antetokounmpo turn in another performance that lifted the Milwaukee Bucks to a 142-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.

“Unstoppable. He literally is unstoppable,” said Griffin.

Griffin’s remarks were an apt description of Giannis' recent performance as the Greek Freak recorded a back-to-back 40-point performance that helped the Bucks stretch what is by far their longest winning streak to five.

Scoring at will

Antetokounmpo punished the Wizards with 42 points on a sizzling 20-of-23 shooting night from the field.

Giannis’ 87% shooting clip was the highest in a game by a player with at least 20 attempts since Mike Woodson of the Kansas City Kings went 22 of 24 (91.7%) in a 48-point effort against the Houston Rockets on February 20th, 1983.

The two-time MVP said he just played “random basketball” that enabled him to score at will.

“Left block, right block, transition, rim run, off the dribble. Roll, pop — just play random basketball. I think it's harder to guard, harder for them to load up,” Giannis said.

Antetokounmpo also added 13 rebounds and eight assists. The near triple-double performance came after he put up an equally impressive outing in Milwaukee’s 132-125 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. Against Dallas, Giannis finished with 40 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists.

Nothing has been easy

The seven-time All-Star has already put up seven 30-point games this season, a stellar scoring run that includes two 40-point performances and one 50-point outing.

Giannis has made it a habit to stuff the stat sheet on a nightly basis, but the athletic forward was quick to shoot down the notion that he is doing it with ease.

“I wish it was easy. I wish I could come in and score 42 every game, but it's hard. You've got to work extremely hard to get comfortable, to get in your rhythm, to get to your spot, to playmake for yourself, to playmake for your teammates. It's hard,” Giannis said.

The Milwaukee Bucks prevail over the Washington Wizards

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Matthew Dugandzic
MATTHEW DUGANDZIC

Matthew finished his bachelor's degree in Economics (Management) at the University of Split and got his master's degree in the same field at the University of Zadar. Whether it is playing the game as an undersized 6'3'' power forward or simply watching it, Matthew can't get enough of it. After all, he has been an avid NBA fan since the 2000s. But don't get him wrong, as Matthew still loves the old-school NBA and is a true student of the game. From on-court moments to off-court stuff, whether it's about the stars of modern-day basketball or legends of the game, Matthew covers every category of the NBA world and basketball in general, as long as it makes for an engaging and exciting story.