With All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, perpetual Sixth Man of the Year also-ran Bobby Portis, former three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, new starting shooti

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 59 points to pace the Milwaukee Bucks to a 127-120 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons.

What it took on Wednesday was a monster 59-point game from Giannis Antetokounmpo and surviving a wild ending to regulation, allowing the Bucks to win in overtime. Antetokounmpo took on the added scoring load with Damian Lillard still out — especially scoring in the clutch — with his best outing of the season,

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 59 points to pace the Milwaukee Bucks to a 127-120 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo finished five points shy of tying his career-high 64-point game against the Indiana Pacers last season.

In a matchup that featured both teams without key players, the Milwaukee Bucks overtook the Detroit Pistons in OT, 127-120 behind 59 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the Bucks+ podcast Bucks In Six Minutes below.

The Detroit Pistons aren’t strangers to dramatic endings. In fact, their last four games have ended with just a two-point deficit. While Wednesday’s matchup included a seven-point difference, in the end,