Giannis Antetokounmpo’s perfect gesture should be on a shirt
A collective groan could be heard in Gainbridge Fieldhouse afterwards Giannis Antetokounmpo buried the game-winning jumper as the pickup time expired Milwaukee Bucks past the Indiana Pacers, 117-115, on Monday.
The rivalry has been simmering between the two teams in recent years, and The Bucks avenged their first-round loss to the Pacers in the playoffs consecutively.
Antetokounmpo gave up an elbow to Aaron Nesmith before making a turnover. Isaiah Jackson came to help, but it was too late. The two-time MVP hit the buzzer beater and looked smug as he walked back to their bench.
After the examination confirmed that he was fine, Antetokounmpo put your finger to your lips and told the crowd to be quiet.
Can someone put that on a t-shirt?
The 30-year-old forward once again led the Bucks after finishing with a game-high 33 points and 13 rebounds to go along with five assists and two steals. They improved to 5-2, while the Pacers fell to 1-6.
Antetokounmpo, who shot 14 of 21 from the field, got a lot of help. Six other players scored at least nine points for the Bucks, including Myles Turner, who returned to Indiana for the first time after signing with Milwaukee in the offseason. He had nine points, seven rebounds and a season-high five blocks to boos and jeers.
The Pacers nearly pulled off another miraculous comeback after trailing by 11 points in the final six minutes to tie the game at 115-115 on Nesmith’s layup with 14.6 seconds left.
That’s when Antetokounmpo took matters into his own hands and he carried the Bucks with his cold-blooded bucket to silence the entire Hoosier State.
The Pacers were without players as they played without Tyrese Halliburton, Benedict Maturin, TJ McConnell, Andrew Nembhardt and Obi Taupin, all of whom are out with injuries.
Milwaukee will play the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.
2025-11-04 04:02:00
