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Breakdown: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo undergoes medical procedures after victory over Raptors

The Milwaukee Bucks posted a dominant victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. Milwaukee improved to 18-16 on the season with a 128-104 victory over Toronto. Even though they’ve climbed out of the 1-6 hole they started in, they have a lot of work ahead of them to get back to the top of the conference.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo will obviously be the centerpiece of this round. However, after the victory over the Raptors, Giannis had to improve.

Breakdown: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo undergoes medical procedures after victory over Raptors

January 6, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) examines his finger against the Toronto Raptors in the third quarter at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s right finger injury required three stitches on Monday night, but the Milwaukee Bucks star returned to action end with his fourth triple-double of the season:

While trying to chase down, Antetokounmpo hit the rim with his toe RJ BarrettQuick dunk made at the end of the second quarter. He finished with 11 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds Away win 128-104 over the struggling Raptors.

“I’m fine,” Antetokounmpo said later. “My finger is a little numb, but I’m fine. I played in the second half. They’re just stitches. I’m not going to think about it too much.”

Antetokounmpo is the NBA’s leading scorer with an average of 31.6 points per game.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers said the cut bothered Antetokounmpo, but not enough for him to miss the game.

“He didn’t want to leave because he felt like he could finish, but he was still bleeding,” Rivers said. “He was definitely effective, but you could see it really hurt his ball-handling a little bit.”

January 6, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) shoots the ball while Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) defends in the third quarter at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images
January 6, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) shoots the ball while Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) defends in the third quarter at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

Giannis has been in a really good situation lately. Here’s a recap of his last five games:

Date Team Against Result GS envoy FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT free trade agreement FT% BALL DRB TRB AST STL BLK COMMUNITY PF PTS GmSc +/-
2025-01-04 THOUSAND BY L 102-105 * 38 14 27 .519 0 1 000 3 4 0.750 2 9 11 2 2 2 4 2 31 21.4 -3
2025-01-02 THOUSAND BRK L 110-113 * 37 12 24 0.500 0 0 3 10 0.300 3 10 13 7 1 3 3 4 27 20.7 12
2024-12-31 THOUSAND @ INDIUM In 120-112 * 35 11 20 0.550 0 0 8 13 .615 2 10 12 5 2 0 2 4 30 24.7 12
2024-12-20 THOUSAND @ C.L.E L 101-124 * 30 13 22 0.591 1 1 1,000 6 10 0.600 2 12 14 3 3 0 5 2 33 25.5 -19
2024-12-14 THOUSAND ATL In 110-102 * 38 10 15 0.667 0 0 12 18 0.667 1 13 14 9 1 4 1 1 32 36.4 3
January 6, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) signals to his teammates against the Toronto Raptors during the second quarter at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images
January 6, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) signals to his teammates against the Toronto Raptors during the second quarter at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

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