After seeing the result of the NBA All-Star Game draft in 2021 earlier this week, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had a simple message: ‘It’s over, me, LeBron, Luka, Jokic and Steph. . ”
His words were prophetic as Team LeBron sailed Sunday night after a 170-150 win over Team Durant in a match that was fairly short. However, there were some memorable moments, including some from the Greek Freak himself, who finished with 35 points and seven rebounds on a perfect 16-out-16 from the field and as the Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP has been designated.
Giannis’ shooting performance was an All-Star record for most shots without a miss. In fact, he doubled the previous point of Hal Greer, who shot 8-out-8 from the field in 1968. Giannis also increased his All-Star points total to 28.8 points per game, which is another record.
“It’s nice,” Giannis said. “It’s fun. I was happy, my teammates had fun. Just being good players is easy to play with.”
One of the most obvious displays of fun and friendship came late in the second quarter, when Giannis drained a fullback 3 and celebrated by jumping with Nikola Jokic of joy as they ran down the track.
These two even had some fun on the bench and displayed their smooth dance steps.
Another great moment came in the third quarter when Giannis controlled the ball on the wing. He broke out a few dribble moves and launched a 3 while the broadcast crew all shouted “NO!” It quickly changed to “YES!” when the ball hits the backboard and hides in the net.
‘Usually [the bank] was closed, but for me it was open, “Giannis joked. It was longer hours. I called ahead so it was open. ‘