Giannis Antetokounmpo grabs career-high 21 rebounds, Bucks beat Rockets
Milwaukee Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points (8-of-16 field goals, 11-of-14 free throws) with a career-high 21 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers in 36.5 minutes of a 116-109 win against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
What It Means:
It was just the second 20-plus rebound game of Antetokounmpo's career, with the first coming nearly a full year ago, on January 15 of last season. He's also been better about protecting the ball, with 2.6 turnovers over the past five games, down from 4.1 turnovers per game overall. The Bucks play the Wizards in Washington on Friday.
Giannis finished with 59.7 FanDuel points in the win. He's averaging 55.4 FanDuel points per game overall this season.
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