On a night where Victor Wembanyama scored 50 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo one-upped him.
He nine-upped to be precise.
The Bucks star posted 59 points to lead Milwaukee to a 127-120 win over the Detroit Pistons. He took over with 11 points in the five-minute overtime session to secure the victory. He had a shot at 60 but chose to dribble out the clock in the final seconds with his Bucks holding a seven-point lead.
The 59 points is the most by a player in the NBA this season. Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and two steals in a monster night to rally the Bucks from an 18-point deficit. The scoring outburst falls short of Antetokounmpo’s career-high 64 that he scored last December in a win over the Indiana Pacers.
