Nets still view Giannis Antetokounmpo as the ultimate prize

Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Brooklyn Nets Nets Target De’Aaron Fox, but Giannis Remains the Dream sportando.basketball/en/brooklyn-ne… – 3:25 AM

Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed John Stockton in scoring for No. 52 all-time.
Also: Dennis Schroeder moved ahead of GILBERT ARENAS for No. 318. – 2:25 AM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
FINAL: Blazers 125, Bucks 112
– Antetokounmpo 39pts/12reb/5ast
– Lillard 20pts/3reb/6ast
– Lopez 11pts/3reb/3ast
– Trent 11pts/4reb/3ast
The Bucks are now 26-19 on the season. They play next on Friday in San Antonio. – 12:27 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
DominAyton tonight:
21 PTS
14 REB
Three straight wins against Giannis. pic.x.com/ozxfNrw9aC – 12:25 AM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
That’s at least the second time Deandre Ayton has gotten away with just grabbing Giannis Antetokoumpo to keep him from helping at the rim. – 12:16 AM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Might be a wrap here in Portland. Blazers up, 108-92, with 9:11 left.
The Bucks haven’t been able to get stops defensively. And the Bucks just haven’t been able to find anything offensively tonight, outside of Giannis Antetokounmpo attacking the rim. – 12:05 AM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After three quarters, the Blazers lead, 97-89.
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the Bucks with 35pts/10reb/4ast in 30 minutes. Damian Lillard has 16pts/4ast in 30 minutes as well.
The next few minutes are normally when Antetokounmpo sits. Big moment here. – 11:56 PM

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Love Giannis getting an offensive foul for the off-arm push off on Camara. And it leads to an Avdija and-one right at the end of the quarter when the Bucks could have taken the last shot. – 11:54 PM

Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Bucks have just looked too small, too slow to the ball, too stagnant offensively since that early second quarter lead. Aside from the odd Giannis or AJax finish they need someone to come in with a pulse. – 11:44 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold
Giannis just throwing garbage at the rim and hoping it gets recycled – 11:42 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the Bucks lead, 36-31.
With that o-board and putback, Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 16 points, four rebounds and two assists in the first quarter. Ryan Rollins added five points off the bench. – 10:36 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Okay, Pat Connaughton.
I see you getting hit in the face and then dishing out a dime to Giannis Antetokounmpo. – 10:32 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The Bucks are going with a smallball look again tonight in the first quarter with Brook Lopez off the floor.
Going to be watching how Giannis Antetokounmpo does on the defensive end as the lone big. – 10:23 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
It’s absurd how easy Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo make it look sometimes. – 10:21 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo sees the mismatch and throws a lob to Brook Lopez for the game’s first points.
Away we go in Portland… – 10:07 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
My Uber driver in Portland tonight told me that he drove Giannis earlier today and Giannis wasn’t gonna play tonight because he was hurt. This is why I never use Uber drivers as injury sources. – 10:06 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Number of 40-20 games since Anthony Davis came into the league:
5: AD
3: Antetokounmpo, Embiid, Cousins
1: Jokic, Doncic, Towns, Wembanyama
Moses Malone has the most since the merger (7), and Shaq 4. – 7:26 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Here is the Bucks’ injury report in Portland:
Out:
AJ Green (Left Quad Strain)
Bobby Portis Jr. (personal reasons)
Johnson, Robbins (G League)
Tyler Smith (illness)
Probable:
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Right Patella Tendinopathy)
Khris Middleton (Bilateral Ankle Injury Management) – 4:02 PM