Antetokounmpo achieves career first triple-double to help Bucks end Warriors' streak

MILWAUKEE (NBA) - The Golden State Warriors had to lose a game eventually.

Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo had a significant role in making sure it happened.

In his third season in the NBA, Antetokounmpo recorded his first triple-double in a 108-95 Bucks triumph over the Dubs on Saturday night.

The Warriors, who had enjoyed a perfect 24-win start to the season, fell to defeat for the first time.

Antetokounmpo finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

The "Greek Freak's" performance was one of the best of his young career and it came at the right time for Milwaukee, who were looking to spark their season into life.

They improved to 10-15.

Antetokounmpo has had a productive first three seasons with Milwaukee.

The 2.11m small forward is now averaging a career-high 15.7 points per game, up from last year's 12.7ppg.

And he is playing with plenty of flair, just as he did at EuroBasket 2015 when Greece competed in Zagreb and Lille.

With Antetokounmpo making plenty of big plays, they finished fifth and claimed a spot at one of next year's FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs).

Greece hosted the 2008 OQT and claimed a spot at the Beijing Games while four years later, they fell to Nigeria in an 80-79 upset and crashed out of the OQT in Caracas, Venezuela.

Antetokounmpo is fully focused on the Bucks but come this summer, he'll have one thing in mind.

He'll be determined to help Greece win one of the six-team OQTs to clinch a spot in Rio.

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