It was one of the better, well-rounded team games the Milwaukee Bucks have played this season, the kind they will need a lot of this postseason.

But it all starts with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Saturday night against Atlanta he went off, scoring 36 points with 16 rebounds and eight assists.

More importantly for the Bucks’ playoff hopes, this was the best Khris Middleton has looked since his return from injury, scoring 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting, with six boards and six assists. Patrick Beverley had a strong night at the point on a night Damian Lillard was out and scored 18, while Brook Lopez had 13 points.

Atlanta wouldn’t go away and made the Bucks work for it, but that’s what Milwaukee needs. The Bucks also need to get healthy, but there are nights like tonight where this team looks like a threat to Boston in the East. Milwaukee just needs to do it consistently.