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Jalen Duren had just captured the offensive rebound and thought he could crush the circle to bring his team back to 4 points with less than a minute to play but the ball escaped him, visibly under pressure from Giannis antetokounmpo which protected the circle.
A few possessions later, the same Bucks leader was flying to counter Malik Beasley … on his 3-point shot. A rare gesture followed by a “shimmy” roomer to which His former teammate has tasted little. « He really does everything. And this is what is so special at home », Comment Doc Rivers At the end of the victory of his Bucks, synonymous with 5th place assured.
For the Milwaukee technician, this kind of sequence illustrates the fact that his player has fully found possession of his means since his calf contracture which had deprived him of All-Star Game last February.
« You know, the players in good shape make a first effort, then make the second. When they are tired, they do the first, then it's over. This is not what he did tonight. He has not spared his efforts », Insists the coach by seeing the still royal statistical line of his show: 32 points (11/22 on shots), 15 assists and 11 rebounds for 46 evaluation.
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All, in 38 minutes of play for the giant who has been running at 12 passes on average for 5 games, a data too little highlighted according to his coach. The latter, compared to his playing time, seems comfortable at the idea of using it more. This season, he played 34 minutes on average, one less than last year. Knowing that before that, he had chained five seasons within 33 minutes on average.
« We feel that he can play 40 minutes if necessary. We don't want it. We rather want 38 than 40. This is how we have raised it in power. He feels comfortable. And tonight, I went to see him to tell him that I had two time-around. 'If you want one, ask it'. He told me it was going “Reports Rivers.
There is no doubt that the coach will shoot a maximum of his star player in playoffs, especially if Damian Lillard is not able to return. In 2021, the year of the title, Giannis Antetokounmpo played 38 minutes per game.
| Giannis antetokounmpo | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2013-14 | MIL | 77 | 25 | 41.4 | 34.7 | 68.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 2014-15 | MIL | 81 | 31 | 49.1 | 15.9 | 74.1 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 2015-16 | MIL | 80 | 35 | 50.6 | 25.7 | 72.4 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| 2016-17 ☆ | MIL | 80 | 36 | 52.1 | 27.2 | 77.0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 22.9 |
| 2017-18 ☆ | MIL | 75 | 37 | 52.9 | 30.7 | 76.0 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 26.9 |
| 2018-19 ★ | MIL | 72 | 33 | 57.8 | 25.6 | 72.9 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 27.7 |
| 2019-20 ★ | MIL | 63 | 30 | 55.3 | 30.4 | 63.3 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| 2020-21 ☆ | MIL | 61 | 33 | 56.9 | 30.3 | 68.5 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 28.1 |
| 2021-22 ☆ | MIL | 67 | 33 | 55.3 | 29.3 | 72.2 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 29.9 |
| 2022-23 ☆ | MIL | 63 | 32 | 55.3 | 27.5 | 64.5 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 31.1 |
| 2023-24 ☆ | MIL | 73 | 35 | 61.1 | 27.4 | 65.7 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 30.4 |
| 2024-25 ☆ | MIL | 67 | 34 | 60.1 | 22.2 | 61.7 | 2.2 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 30.4 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
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