Happy about it record of 64 points who didn’t… expect it to come and didn’t even chase, but upset that he couldn’t get the match ball as a souvenir said John Antetokounmpo after the win over the Pacers. The Greek Freak revealed that he hasn’t even had the ball since the sixth final in 2021, when the Bucks won the championship.
In detail, Giannis Antetokounmpo spoke about:
-the record of 64 points: “There wasn’t a moment when I thought I was going to put up… 64 points. I just played, had phases for me and my teammates, went for the shots and that’s it. I saw each phase separately. Sometimes you start loose, sometimes you end loose. I never thought of such a record, I try not to put such pressure on myself. The coach told me I was two points away from the organization record, I was impressed, I had never been in that position. It’s a great feeling, but at the end of the day it’s already in the past. I hope I will have more moments like this in the future.”
-the importance of the match: “I hope tonight’s match prepares us for the future, because we played hard. The Pacers prepare us with their toughness. They forced us to do a lot of things, matches like these will help us in May and June. You saw what happened, my unsportsmanlike conduct against Haliburton, the unsportsmanlike conduct I received, had the flavor of the playoffs in this match. We didn’t want to lose a third straight game to Indiana.”
– the fact that he did not get the match ball: “I have no idea if I have the match ball, I know the feeling of the ball I played with tonight and I know there is a new ball inside. I wanted to give it to my mother. I haven’t had the ball since the last final and that hurts me. I’ve never seen what happened tonight, but whatever. I don’t know how, Lillard was fifth in 3-pointers, I shot 64, we had to have the ball. I don’t think it’s fair what happened, but I understand that you want the ball from your first point in the NBA. Not many players are in the Top 5 on a list. I’m also chasing him, I’m missing 2,000 three-pointers, of course.”
-Rick Carlisle’s statement that one of the Bucks hit a player in the locker room: “I didn’t see anything like that. I respect what Mr Carlyle said, but I can’t comment on something I haven’t seen.’
Source: Sport Fm
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