After winning 126-119 on Saturday evening, led by 34 points of Giannis Antetokunmpo, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Milwaukee Bucks won a series of the season on Pacers. On the heels of the brutal defeat 115-114 with Indiana on Tuesday, courtesy of the four-point game in the last seconds, the victory was a satisfying way to end the regular season list against the bitter rival.
If advice Hold, it will not be the last time the enemies meet this season, waiting for a playoffs with four/five seeds. Bucks improve to 38-28 with winning, extending the advantage by one game over Pacers to the fourth place in the east.
Then Doc Rivers issued questions about many aspects of the game, but also abandoned the Samorodka in the scenic place of Giannis in the MVP race. Despite the next star campaign, the Greek bizarre almost disappeared from the conversation. Honest or not?
MVP trend towards Clearcut’s favorite in SGA
The public consensus reduced the competition to a double game between Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Certainly these two have historical seasons. SGA leads the league at points for the match (32.8) for the best team in the West. JOKIC on average 29-point triple double, and Denver increased in the second half. Both occupy extremely well in advanced indicators, such as net assessment or the difference at the on-off point.
As SGA continues, bookmakers give the Thunder guard about -600 a chance to win. The joker fell to around +400.
Where does Giannis fit? After taking a distant third place for most of the season, he slipped to a draw many times The price of a consensus 50-1.
Much is related to the record and the Bucks in the classification. OKC is 55-12. Denver is 43-25. Cleveland, led by Donavan Mitchell, has 56-10, the best in the league. Jason Tatum and Celtics have 49-19 and favorite titles.
MVP voters tend to place a lot of stocks in the team’s results. In this section, Giannis simply cannot compete.
Another excellent year from Giannis as a bucks continues to push Playoff
Of course, subject to some team performance standards, MVP is to be an individual award. Antokunmpo has already turned out to be worthy twice. This season it has an average of 30.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists, while shooting 60.3% from the field.
Although he sometimes preserved energy in recent seasons, he remains a forceful defender who can reverse the switch at any time. He did not even play well in 2024-25, aside with a veal impression, which finally facilitated the minutes of restriction. On Saturday he logged in 35 minutes on the floor, then neglected at 2:46.
Nevertheless, Shai and Joker are the only considered for MVP. Although this is understandable, taking into account their individual seasons and the strength of their teams, according to one opponent, refusing to recognize Giannis is comical.
“You know what is funny”, rivers he said Reporters: “I talked to one of the best trainers in the league. And he moved it. He said: “As no one is talking about Giannis.”
Understandable or not, it is rather amazing. Few people, except for Bucks fans, vote for an antetokunmpo before the other two. This is not an argument. It is amazing that he is not even recognized in the race.
The elite status did not stop him from an even better level
Rivers remembered the conversation with the coach. “He is”, he Is Doing different things. His assists grew, go on. He plays better. “”
Doc continued: “I mean, I don’t know what the guy must do. I’m not going to campaign, I’m not going to do it. But he is a forgotten guy with what he does for our basketball team. Surely.”
Considered at least 5 best players for most of the decade, Giannis is still working on every aspect of his game. First of all, his absence in MVP discussions testifies to the stunning seasons of SGA and Jokic.
As for his role, he repeatedly emphasized the victory over individual distinctions or attention. His team needs him a well episode and in Play -Offach, where Milwaukee suffered two more exits from the first round.
Theoretically, the deep play -off for Bucks this season can hit Giannis’s reserves. Heated as a regular season award, MVP also contains narrative and gigantic heritage.
More importantly, this team must pristine the disappointment, which has finished the last seasons. More than likely, this task will have to start with the revenge of the first round against the Indian.
One thing that Bucks can count on: awarded or not, Milwaukee will have the best player on the floor in every series of Eastern Conference.
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