The Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 112-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks, but that game wasn't always a sure thing. 

The Bucks led 54-38 at the half time at one point led by as much as 23 points after an 11-3 run with just under seven minutes left in the third quarter, but the hawks battled back fiercely, starting with an 11-0 run in the third quarter, to outscore the Bucks 72-58 in the second half.

While they never managed to come back to tie or lead, the Hawks put major pressure on Milwaukee despite the Hawks' own struggling lineup.

"Overall I think we moved the ball well at times, but we can't out ourselves in a position like that," Giannis Antetokounmpo said (via Bucks). "We've gotta get stops. I think we allowed them [Hawks] to believe and get back into the game, which we don't want to do that."

Antetokounmpo stressed how much talent the Hawks have in terms of offensive weapons on their team and that for the Bucks to give them any kind of belief that they could go on a run and come back despite the deficit made things dangerous, as evidenced by the fact that the Hawks turned it into a two point game by the very end. 

Still, despite the stress it''s always good for Milwaukee to get a win, especially considering the recent struggles the team has gone through. Milwaukee has had trouble chaining together wins as of late and beating the Hawks could be the momentum resetter that Milwaukee needs. 

A big part of the Hawks' comeback was the fact that Antetokounmpo was mostly contained. He still led the Bucks with 21 points, still a much lower margin than Antetokounmpo has been accustomed to scoring.

An impressive aspect of the Bucks' win was how efficient they had to be to achieve it. Milwaukee attempted 17 less shots than the Hawks, but made the same amount of baskets, amounting to a 49% field goal percentage. The Bucks also dominated from beyond the arc, shooting 44% to the Hawks' 29%. 

The Bucks will need to keep their momentum up for their next two games as they have a daunting tow-game stretch against both the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder, which will be a major test for a Thunder team that is still struggling to find it;s footing. 

The fact that the Thunder were able to get such a strong lead over the Hawks in the first place is a good sign for their offense, but blowing a lead the way the they did against the Hawks won't be as forgivable against a team like the Nuggets or the Thunder.