NEW YORK • The Milwaukee Bucks’ star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo just loves scoring against the Brooklyn Nets.
On Friday night, he had a gamehigh 31 points as National Basketball Association (NBA) champions Milwaukee dominated Brooklyn in a 121-109 wire-to-wire victory.
The Bucks spread the scoring around as Antetokounmpo led six players in double-figure scoring, including all five starters in front of a crowd of 17,700 at the Nets’ Barclays Centre.
It was his seventh straight 30-point game against Brooklyn, which is his longest such streak against any opponent.
“There is a lot of excitement in the air when you play Brooklyn,” said Antetokounmpo.
“But I don’t take it personally. I just try to run my own race. Try to help my own team, try to make my own team great. We had wide open shots. We defended and we helped one another. We played well.
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