Giannis Antetokounmpo passes Tony Parker in scoring
Jorge Sierra: Giannis Antetokounmpo moved past Tony Parker and Terry Cummings to become No. 57 all-time in scoring. Klay Thompson moved ahead of Derek Harper, Rasheed Wallace and Amare Stoudemire for No. 123. Also: Devin Booker (28) is now ahead of Shawn Kemp, Jimmy Butler and Sam Perkins.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo continues the rise on the all-time scoring list, passes Tony Parker #NBA
Currently 57th, he is projected to enter the 🔝5⃣0⃣ by the end of the season
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… - 8:03 AM
Giannis Antetokounmpo moved past Tony Parker and Terry Cummings to become No. 57 all-time in scoring.
Klay Thompson moved ahead of Derek Harper, Rasheed Wallace and Amare Stoudemire for No. 123.
Also: Devin Booker (28) is now ahead of Shawn Kemp, Jimmy Butler and Sam Perkins. - 4:02 AM
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nbcsports.com/nba/news/antet… - 12:46 AM
🇷🇸 Nikola Jokic nears a triple-double as the Nuggets rally past the Doncic-less Mavericks
🇬🇷 Giannis Antetokounmpo sits on the wrong end of one-way traffic in the Madison Square Garden
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17… - 5:30 PM
FINAL: Knicks 140, Bucks 106
- Antetokounmpo 24pts/13reb/2ast
- Lillard 22pts/3reb/5ast
- Middleton 16pts/5ast
The Bucks are now 20-17 on the season. They play next on Tuesday at home vs. the Kings. - 5:27 PM
Halftime: Knicks 75, Bucks 62
New York looks very happy to not be playing against OKC's defense today. The Knicks shot 56.5% in the first half, including 10-25 from 3, while the Bucks were 4-16.
Jalen Brunson had 27 on 9-15 for NYK while Dame & Giannis combined for 29 for MKE. - 4:10 PM
Half: Knicks 75, Bucks 62
- Lillard 15pts/4reb/4ast
- Antetokounmpo 14pts/6reb
- Middleton 9pts/3ast
Jalen Brunson has 27 points at halftime. Knicks are 10-25 from 3, while the Bucks are only 4-of-16 from deep. - 4:10 PM
After one quarter, the Knicks lead, 36-33.
Giannis Antetokounmpo with 13 points and five rebounds in the first quarter. Damian Lillard added nine points, three rebounds and two assists.
Jalen Brunson with 23 points in the first quarter for the Knicks. - 3:41 PM
"The only way I really know how to go about it is just to try and be myself as best I can." @OrlandoMagic's Paolo Banchero
According to Giannis, that's as "a great player...who can operate at all 3 levels." Or as Doc Rivers put it, he "was unbelievable."
nba.com/magic/news/orl… - 11:52 AM
It hasn't been smooth, exactly, but the #Bucks have come a long way since a 22-point loss at MSG on Nov. 8.
Giannis Antetokounmpo called out his team's competitiveness that night - a look back at how the team found its identity after that. jsonline.com/story/sports/n… - 11:21 AM
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The Heat have two games left on their six-game West Coast trip, both scheduled in Los Angeles after a 3-1 start, before being faced with the prospect of reinstating Butler from suspension. The broader Jimmy Butler trade landscape, however, has remained unchanged for days. Phoenix wants Butler and Butler wants Phoenix — "I've heard they want him bad," one league source says of the Suns — but the obstacles preventing such a swap continue to be considerable. Before Bradley Beal's obsessively discussed no-trade clause can even come into play, Miami and Phoenix need a third team willing to absorb Beal's monster contract to emerge. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 12, 2025
Over and over it has been written and said in recent days, sparked by all the leaguewide discussion regarding Jimmy Butler's future, that: A) Brooklyn is projected to be the only team in the league with maximum salary cap space to spend this summer. And … B) Butler needn't expect the Nets to be a suitor for his services if he goes through with plans to bypass his $52.4 player option with Miami for next season to become a free agent. League sources reiterated to The Stein Line this week that the Nets have no plans to pursue to Butler in free agency. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 12, 2025
So how is the Heat thriving after the turmoil with Butler? “Just rallying around each other, making it about the guys that are here now, the guys that are in this locker room,” guard Tyler Herro said. “We’ve got enough, and that’s all that matters. This is what we wanted to get back on the road, get away from all the chaos and come out here and compete and get back to who we are and get to our identity.” -via Miami Herald / January 12, 2025
Tim Bontemps: Giannis Antetokounmpo, when asked about Milwaukee’s 0-8 record against the Cavs, Celtics and Knicks: “We have to get our stuff together.” That said, Antetokounmpo believes the team has made big strides since the 2-8 start, but said “we have to go out there and do what it takes to win, and today we didn’t.” -via Twitter @TimBontemps / January 12, 2025
Tim Bontemps: Final: Knicks 140, Bucks 106 New York bounces back from Friday's loss at the hands of OKC by obliterating Milwaukee in a Sunday matinee, with Jalen Brunson leading the way with 44 points (including a brief scare with a shoulder issue). Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 for MKE. -via Twitter @TimBontemps / January 12, 2025
“He is a great player. Obviously, he plays at a very, very high level. A guy who can operate at all three levels. Big, can defend ... he does the little things that his team needs to win games. Happy that he is back healthy. Obviously, Orlando is a very, very dangerous team. A young team ... a very, very big team. They can give a lot of teams problems, not just the Milwaukee Bucks. If we have a chance to meet in the playoffs, you have to definitely be very, very locked in and come ready.” – Antetokounmpo on Banchero and the Magic -via NBA.com / January 12, 2025
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