Bucks celebrate title in the In-Season Tournament – ​​Lillard and Antetokounmpo shine!

The Milwaukee Bucks have won the NBA In-Season Tournament and written themselves into the history books! The team around stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard triumphed 97:81 over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the final in Las Vegas. This makes the Bucks the second team, after the LA Lakers, to win this prestigious title since its introduction in 2023 laola1.at reported.

After a hard-fought first half, which the Bucks had previously won 51:50 by just one point, they were able to pull away with 13 points in the third quarter and never relinquished the lead. The Thunder, who entered the finals as the Western Conference leaders with an impressive 20-5 record, were unable to execute their usual shooting style, shooting just 33% from the field while shooting an abysmal 15% from the three-point line, a poor performance. Only star player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored over 20 points, but on a meager 8 of 24 attempts.

A historic evening for Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his night with an impressive triple-double: 26 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists. His outstanding performance not only secured him the title of Finals MVP, but also made him the backbone of his team on that memorable evening. This comes after a mixed start to the season in which the Bucks suffered just two defeats in their last 13 games sports.yahoo.com added. Buck coach Darvin Ham and his team remain undefeated in the NBA Cup participation, which impressively underlines their current upswing in the season.