"While Antetokounmpo's return to the court Friday night at Madison Square Garden saw him maintain the form he was displaying before he missed the past four games with a groin strain -- putting up 30 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in 28 minutes -- it wasn't enough to prevent the Bucks from losing a seventh straight game, falling 118-109 to the New York Knicks."
""Can I make an excuse that we've played a lot of games and guys are tired and it's a huge load on people? Yeah," Antetokounmpo said. "Can I also make an excuse that's human nature when [ Kevin Porter Jr.] goes down and myself goes down, it's human nature to think that you got to carry a load. ... Maybe it's a scoring load, maybe you got to make plays, maybe you think it is your opportunity to get more s"
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the court at Madison Square Garden, producing 30 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in 28 minutes. The Bucks lost 118-109 to the New York Knicks, extending their losing streak to seven games, the team's longest skid since March 2014. Milwaukee sits at 8-12, 11th in the Eastern Conference and two games out of a play-in spot. Antetokounmpo called for a restored competitive spirit and winning mindset, acknowledged fatigue and injuries, and warned against personal agendas and players shouldering excessive scoring or playmaking loads.
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