Wednesday’s victory by the Milwaukee Bucks was clearly very cathartic for franchise player Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo detonated for 59 points against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday to lead his team to a 127-120 win in overtime. Despite trailing by as many as 18 at one point

The two-time MVP Antetokounmpo finished with a truly freaky final stat line of 59 points on 21/34 shooting to go along with 14 rebounds, seven assists, two steals, and three blocks.

Antetokounmpo also got a bit choked up during his postgame interview upon hearing loud MVP chants from the Milwaukee crowd.

“At the end of the day nobody said it’s going to be easy.. I remember the year we won a chip we didn’t start the season very well but at the end of the day we never gave up.. No matter who plays, we never give up.”

The Bucks had very a difficult start to the NBA season, losing eight of their first 10 games. That led to chatter that Antetokounmpo might even possibly be available for trade. Antetokounmpo himself had been very frustrated with his team’s performance as well, recently even snapping at a reporter after a blowout loss.