The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t lead once in the second half Wednesday night against the New York Knicks—until the clock read 0.0 and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s fadeaway jumper found its mark to give Jason Kidd’s squad a dramatic victory at Madison Square Garden.

In addition to hitting the buzzer-beater, Antetokounmpo scored a team-high 27 points, rounding out his double-double with 13 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and a steal. After his team’s 105-104 win, Coach Kidd reflected on the coming-of-age moment for The Greek Freak.

“Malcolm (Brogdon), being our rookie, we trusted him taking the ball out, and he did a good job, getting the ball to Giannis, then executing the play,” Jason said. “Giannis has a decision, looking for Jet (Jason Terry), looking for the ball on a pin-down. But he made the decision to take the shot. That’s something he has practiced and worked on. For 48 minutes guys kept talking about, ‘We can still win this game.’ It just shows a lot of growth for the group of guys in that locker room.”

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The Bucks have fallen short in several close games early this season, something their young star has taken to heart, as Jason revealed after the game.

“He’s going to play thousands of games, so he’s going to have thousands of opportunities to hit game-winners,” Jason said of Giannis. “He had some early this season that didn’t go down, but tonight, he got to his strength, he took his time, it wasn’t a rushed shot, and he did the rest. It just shows his growth.”

Milwaukee looked solid early on the road. Coming off another nerve-wracking win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Bucks looked poised to build on a big win, taking a 27-25 lead after 12 minutes. But the Knicks tied it up at the half and took over in the third.

Jason’s squad was outscored 35-21 in the third quarter, but they never gave up. Malcolm Brogdon had the offense humming with five assists in the first three minutes of the final period. Jason Terry hit two 3-pointers early in the quarter, and Greg Monroe worked for six straight unanswered points to cut the New York lead to two, 89-87.

“For a young team, to keep fighting, we were down to start the fourth. Jet makes a couple of 3s for us, Moose is great, the bench guys cheering for one another,” J-Kidd said. “Our defense was great down the stretch. We got stops. That’s where we hang our hat, and our defense helped us win the game tonight.”

Despite the vehement comeback, the Bucks never could get over the hump, unable to even the score or take the lead until the very last shot. The Bucks entered the final possession down one, setting the stage for perhaps the biggest moment of Antetokounmpo’s young career.