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How a new focus changed Giannis' game and improved the Bucks' playoff outlook

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Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.8 points, 12.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists on 60.5% shooting.

The Bucks are banking on a healthy season to avoid a third consecutive first -round playoff exit.

He's only attempted 42 3 -pointers in 50 games this season , on pace to average less than one 3 -point attempt per game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo helped Greece qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 16 years .

Greece beat Croatia 80-69 in the final of the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament .

The Bucks star has made six of eight shots from the mid-range this season .

He's averaging more than 30 points per game while attempting less than one 3-pointer per game.

Antetokounmpo is averaging 12.1 made 2 -pointers per game, the most in a season since peak Shaquille O'Neal in 1999-00 with the Los Angeles Lakers .

The Bucks are currently the No.4 seed in the Eastern Conference , fighting to hold off young up-and-coming teams like Indiana and the Detroit Pistons for home court advantage in first round.

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