The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night to record their fourth win in five games. Although it was another difficult contest from beginning to end, Milwaukee, as they had done for the majority of the season, improved their performance in the final stages to defeat Trae Young and company 132-121.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was in a cheerful mood after the game. I guess anybody would have a smile on their face after dropping a 32-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double in a win.

The former back-to-back MVP vocalized just how delighted he is with one particular aspect of his team’s play during this recent run:

“I‘m satisfied right now, to be very honest with you, with guys being on the same page the last eight minutes of the game,” Antetokounmpo said, via Eric Nehm of The Athletic.

“It’s hard to be on the same page for 48 minutes, but at least, like in the last eight minutes, I feel like everybody’s on the same page. So I’m not trying to be greedy here. I wish it was 12 minutes. I wish was 24 minutes, but I’ll take those last eight minutes any time.”

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As always, Giannis is still demanding more from himself and his team. After all, this relentlessness is exactly what makes him such a great player.

As he said, however, Antetokounmpo is very much pleased with the Bucks’ ability to step it up when it matters the most. More often than not, the fourth quarter — or as he put it, the final eight minutes of the game — is the most important stretch for any team.

Milwaukee deserves a ton of credit for being able to take their game to another level in clutch situations, which has resulted in this team being tied for the second-best record in the Eastern Conference at the moment.