NBA: Coach Doc Rivers Hails 'Amazing' Giannis Antetokounmpo For 'Doing A Lot' Beyond Scoring For Bucks

Doc Rivers lauded the "amazing" Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Milwaukee Bucks star recorded a 40-point triple-double against the Washington Wizards. (More Basketball News)

The Bucks saw off the Wizards 124-114 on Saturday.

Antetokounmpo missed the Bucks' 106-103 NBA Cup victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday due to swelling in his left knee but returned to record his third triple-double in the last six games he has played.

He finished with 42 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for the surging Bucks, who also had Damian Lillard contribute 25 points and 10 assists.

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Reflecting on the Bucks' performance, Rivers said this was a victory that his team can take plenty of lessons from.

He said: "I didn바카라™t think we played a great game. These games are hard, sometimes. We didn바카라™t start the game right.

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"Giannis and Dame down the stretch, really played a two-man game. A lot of good stuff to show our team and for us to keep building.

"[The Wizards] played well, give them credit, they were aggressive.

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