Antetokounmpo looked fresh in the early going, throwing down three massive dunks to get the road crowd cheering for him. 16 at Chicago) and a bruised right quadriceps (Feb. He left his last two regular season games early with injuries, first with a sprained right wrist (Feb. It seems strange, but the Bucks’ MVP candidate had not played a full game since Feb. Watch Video: Giannis Antetokounmpo on returning to play after injuries Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to full speed Five Bucks reached double figures in scoring and they dominated in the paint, outscoring Brooklyn 62-44 in that area. The victory moved the Bucks to 44-17 overall and the Nets dropped to 34-27. that's the cool part about this team is we've got a lot of great basketball players but the mental side of taking it stride and being good at learning through adversity is what I think will pay off in the end." Look at tonight, two minutes left they cut the lead to 13 and it got a little, in theory, dicey, and then got some great shots, hit some great open looks and all of a sudden it's back up to 18 and it's nothing to worry about. "One of the reasons we did such a great job on that 18-game win streak a few years back was that's what we did and we had guys that were hungry to play the Bucks brand of basketball that weren't just starters, weren't just the rotational guys, it was the guys after that. The halftime message in particular was about focusing in on the 24 minutes left, "It wasn't hey, let's keep the streak going – it was what is happening this game, how do we do our best at wining each game," Connaughton said. Pat Connaughton agreed, noting how the team had to come from several double-digit deficits to beat the Nets. So I think that gives us confidence going forward." If some lineups don't work we can try a different way, different lineup, different style of basketball and we can figure out a way to win and match up with most of the teams out here. "So I mean, when you look at the big picture you think about the guys we have on this team, any lineup we throw out there we have a chance to win. "It's great to be on a winning streak like this, to be winning 15 games in a row with so many guys in and out of the lineup, different guys stepping up in different parts of the game and closing the game, it's been huge," Middleton said after the Nets win. So if ripping off so many games in a row doesn't mean much now, what can it mean in the bigger picture? Being able to be a team that win 15 in a row, it’s a great feeling, but it doesn’t matter.” But at the end of the day it’s a better story when from these 15 games you’re able to build good habits. I can still tell my kids and my grandkids that we won 18 in a row. "Now at the end of the day, that year did we win a championship? We didn’t. We were a younger team, never been in that position before, so obviously we were very happy about it. “First of all we’ve never been a part of that before – it’s hard not to be excited about it, not to oh, this month we didn’t lose a game," Antetokounmpo said Tuesday night. Several members of the current Bucks core was part of the franchise's second-longest win streak, which was also 18 games in the 2019-20 season.Īfter the win over Phoenix on Sunday, Middleton said that the 2019-20 team got into the streak but now – while they are enjoying each win – they're not as focused on the extended run of success. It is not only the longest streak in the league this season, but also the most consecutive victories in the NBA since Phoenix peeled off 18 straight last season. It is the fourth longest win streak in franchise history. NEW YORK – The streak continues, as the Milwaukee Bucks won their 15th straight game 118-104 over the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center Tuesday night in New York. Watch Video: Khris Middleton talks about the Bucks' 15-game winning streak
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