Giannis Antetokounmpo has heard the haters. Some people are basically saying Giannis hit a ceiling. It’s annoying but typical, right? Here’s the thing, they all thought Giannis would be a content machine for months talking about where he might go next offseason. He signed a big deal and now they pivoted. Some of it is warranted. But the Greek Freak might be turning a corner. He had a massive day in Milwaukee’s win against Toronto, 115-108. Bucks have now won two straight and starting to look a little more Bucksy

Player of the Game: Giannis Antetokounmpo – As mentioned, it was a great night for the Greek Freak. Remember when Pascal Siakam was a Giannis stopper? Good times. Now, I know Siakam is coming back from injury, but he abused him. He scored 24 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, and nine assists. Another near triple-double for Antetokounmpo. One of the big things we’ve seen the last couple of days is Giannis is not shooting threes. More to come on that later.

Honorable Mention: Khris Middleton – Despite Giannis having a huge game, let’s not forget about what Khris Middleton did last night. He scored 24 points as well. He also pulled down 10 rebounds and seven assists. A case could be made that Middleton had just as good of a night as Antetokounmpo. He hit a couple of big shots late too to close out the Raptors.

What is interesting about the Bucks: This isn’t a right or wrong thing, so, doing a pivot here. Giannis Antetokounmpo might be done shooting three-pointers. Antetokounmpo has shot three total in the last two games. Why might this be? Unsure, but it could be his knowledge that down in the post, he is unstoppable. There are not many players on the other side of the court that can hang with him down there. We’ll see if this trend continues with their two games this weekend.

What went wrong for the Bucks: Third quarter was a nightmare – I get that Toronto is like Michael Myers. They never actually die. But regardless, Milwaukee had a chance to kill them in the third quarter. They gave up two 10 point leads at different points of the quarter. Now, Milwaukee never let Toronto turn the corner, but still, they could have been better there.

Next up: Milwaukee heads to New Orleans to play Zion Williamson and the Pelicans. They’re not good. It is also Jrue Holiday’s first game back, and Milwaukee playing Eric Bledsoe for the first time. The Pelicans seem to beat the bad teams, but the good ones get them.

Charlie.