By the Numbers: Bucks star Giannis Antetokonmpo drops historic 30-20 game

Benyam Kidane

By the Numbers: Bucks star Giannis Antetokonmpo drops historic 30-20 game image

Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to solidify his status as the most dominant player in the NBA, with another historic performance. 

In the Milwaukee Bucks 117-108 win over the Orlando Magic, he stuffed the stat sheet with 32 points, 20 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals on 8-of-16 from the field and 15-of-23 at the free-throw line. 

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Let's dive into some of the numbers behind Giannis' historic night. 

62: Years since anyone put up these numbers

While there's been plenty of 30-20 games over the years, Antetokounmpo's performance stands out due to the sheer efficiency of his production. 

He becomes the first player to record 30 points, 20 rebounds and five assists in less than 35 minutes, becoming the first player to do so since Willie Naulls in 1959.

3: Giannis' career 30-20 games

With his third career 30-20 game, Antetokounmpo is now eighth among active players in 30-20 games, however, none of them achieved the feat in the short space of time he was able to tonight. 

RANK PLAYER 30-20 GAMES
1.  DeMarcus Cousins 10
2.  Dwight Howard 8
3.  Kevin Love 7
4. Anthony Davis 6
5.  Karl-Anthony Towns 5
6. = Andre Drummond 4
6. = LaMarcus Aldridge 4
8.  Giannis Antetokounmpo 3

15: Made free throws

The number that leaps out of the box score is the free throws made for Antetokounmpo with 15. 

Once seen as a big weakness in his game, Antetokounmpo a career 71.6 percent free-throw shooter has made big improvements at the line in recent seasons, notably hitting 17-of-19 in his 50-point performance in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals.

His 15 made free throws tonight is the 12th time in his career that he's hit 15+ free throws in a regular season game, four shy of his career-high which he has achieved twice against the Sacramento Kings (2021) and Philadelphia 76ers (2019).

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Benyam Kidane

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Benyam Kidane is a senior NBA editor and has been covering the league for The Sporting News since 2016. In his spare time you can find him watching Allen Iverson highlights on repeat.