Giannis Antetokounmpo dominates as Bucks advance in NBA Cup

Antetokounmpo shot 10-for-11 from the field and scored 28 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons, 128-107. He had eight assists and seven rebounds, but sat for the fourth quarter after his team led by 20 points after 36 minutes.

The blowout win gave the Bucks first place in East Group B, and advanced them to the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup. It also gave Milwaukee their seventh straight win, and their ninth in their last 10 games. The lone loss was by a single point, after a highly questionable foul call on Antetokounmpo that cost Milwaukee the game.

Leading Milwaukee's surge is the partnership between Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, who scored 27 points in the win. During the win streak, the Greek Freak is averaging 33.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and eight assists while Lillard is scoring 30.3 points and handing out 10.7 assists. Often, those assists are going to each other.

The win means the 4-0 Bucks will host the wild-card Orlando Magic next week in the NBA Cup quarterfinals. But the way Antetokounmpo has been playing, it doesn't matter where, or who, the Bucks play.