Milwaukee Bucks: It took Cam Thomas 2 games to best what Giannis’ teammates managed to do all year

In his second game with the Milwaukee Bucks, Cam Thomas poured in 34 points in 25 bench minutes to will them over Orlando in a 116-108 victory Wednesday night. Doing so on an efficient 12-20 from the field, 4-6 from distance, and 6-6 at the free-throw line, he gave a desperately needed shot in the arm on a night with Ryan Rollins absent due to plantar fasciitis. 

Some perspective: those 34 points were more than any Buck not named Giannis Antetokounmpo had scored all season.

Cam Thomas shows off signature scoring chops in game 2 as a Buck

Before last night, the Bucks finished with a non-Giannis leading scorer at 30 points or more seven times in 21 games.

Ryan Rollins had 32 twice. Kevin Porter Jr. put up 32 and 30. Kyle Kuzma doubled up at 31. Myles Turner had one such game.

It took Thomas two games in a Bucks jersey to top those performances with a signature night of his own. Against the Magic, no one else had more than Porter’s 18. Thomas was, in short, the reason Milwaukee won the game.