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Giannis Antetokounmpo achieves scoring milestone in Milwaukee’s blowout win over Philadelphia

Giannis is just the 78th NBA player with 18,000 points.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo cemented his status as one of the league’s elite scorers when he broke into the 18,000-point club in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 119-98 win over the Philadelphia Sixers on Sunday.

By scoring 30 points in the easy win, Giannis became the 78th player in NBA history to score 18,000 points. He achieved the feat by sinking two free throws at the 3:23 mark of the third period.

Giannis continues to pile up points

The two-time MVP, who is Milwaukee’s all-time leading scorer, is just the eighth active player to be in the elite club. Also in the group is Antetokounmpo’s teammate Damian Lillard, who became just the 51st player to score at least 20,000 points earlier this year.

Now with 18,005 career points, Giannis tightened his grip on the Bucks’ all-time scoring list. Milwaukee’s former top scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is far second on the list with 14,211 points.

On pace to making history

The Greek Freak is having a stellar run this season, as he is on track to average 30 points a game for the second straight year. He averaged 31.1 points per outing last season and is good for 30.8 points per contest this year.

Antetokounmpo is also threatening to complete a historic run this season as he is currently shooting a career-best 61.7 percent from the field. If he could sustain his current offensive run, Giannis will become the first player in NBA history to average 30 points a game while shooting 60 percent in an entire season.

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Matthew Dugandzic
MATTHEW DUGANDZIC

Matthew finished his bachelor's degree in Economics (Management) at the University of Split and got his master's degree in the same field at the University of Zadar. Whether it is playing the game as an undersized 6'3'' power forward or simply watching it, Matthew can't get enough of it. After all, he has been an avid NBA fan since the 2000s. But don't get him wrong, as Matthew still loves the old-school NBA and is a true student of the game. From on-court moments to off-court stuff, whether it's about the stars of modern-day basketball or legends of the game, Matthew covers every category of the NBA world and basketball in general, as long as it makes for an engaging and exciting story.