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Bucks<\/a> star Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> has added to his accolades, scoring a career-high 64 points against the Indiana Pacers<\/a> on Wednesday in Milwaukee to set a franchise single-game scoring record.
Antetokounmpo passed Michael Redd\u2019s 57 points scored on Nov. 11, 2006, to set the new mark. The two-time NBA MVP went 20-of-28 from the field and 24-of-32 from the free throw line in the Bucks 140-126 win.
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\u201cHe\u2019s an unstoppable player,\u201d Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said. \u201cYou can\u2019t guard him one-on-one. And we\u2019ve got some really good guys surrounding him, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s all him \u2014 his talent, his ability, his will. He has an incredible will to win and he\u2019ll do whatever it takes to win.
\u201cEvery point he got, he did it the right way. He made the right play. He attacked the rim. It was within our team and that just makes him a unique individual. He could probably do that every night, but he\u2019s a team-first guy and I love the way our team rallied behind him. That\u2019s what made it a special night.\u201d
Antetokounmpo tallied his new career-high in scoring without making a single 3-point field goal, which made him the first player to score 60 points without making a 3 since Shaquille O\u2019Neal in 2000. They are the only two players with such a game in the last 30 years.
And while Antetokounmpo\u2019s record-setting performance would have made it a night to remember, the action continued after the game.
Still words being exchanged after the game has gone final.#FearTheDeer<\/a> #NBA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IttboBCGsb<\/a>
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