After missing 11-straight games with a sore right knee, Indiana Pacers star shooting guard Victor Oladipo made his much-anticipated return to the basketball court Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks and helped the team defeat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, 113-97.
In 29 minutes of action, Victor Oladipo finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists while shooting 5-of-11 from the field and 1-of-4 from beyond the arc. The All-Star guard told reporters on Thursday that he's feeling great, both physically and mentally.
One day after playing nearly 30 minutes in his first game back from injury, Victor Oladipo says his right knee responded well. “It feels great.”
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) December 13, 2018
With Victor Oladipo back in the fold, the Pacers are once again a dangerous team in the Eastern Conference. Indiana is 18-10 on the season, fourth place in the East. They currently have the best defense in the NBA, as they are only giving up 101.3 points per game. The Pacers went an impressive 7-4 without Oladipo, showing that they are more than a one-man team.
Oladipo is averaging 20.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this season while shooting 44.1 percent from the field, 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 70.6 percent from the free-throw line this season. The reigning Most Improved Player of the Year leads the team in scoring and is second in assists per game behind point guard Darren Collison.
The Pacers take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday and will to extend their winning streak to six games.
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