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Milwaukee is in desperate need of victories, and they must do whatever it takes to secure them.

What it took on Wednesday was a monster 59-point game from Giannis Antetokounmpo and surviving a wild ending to regulation, allowing the Bucks to win in overtime.

Antetokounmpo took on the added scoring load with Damian Lillard still out — especially scoring in the clutch — with his best outing of the season, scoring 59 total and taking charge in overtime.

59 POINTS for @Giannis_An34

21-34 FGM
5-5 in OT
14 REB
7 AST
2 STL
3 BLK

Most points in the NBA this season! pic.twitter.com/gLNgmQWZ6W

— NBA (@NBA) November 14, 2024

How this game got to overtime was wild. It started with a crazy broken play that included a Cade Cunningham pass while sitting, and it ended with a Pistons 3-pointer to tie the game.

Pistons tied it on a WILD play pic.twitter.com/Q7iFSp2psP

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 14, 2024

After Taurean Prince missed a 3-pointer to win it for the Bucks, the Pistons got the ball back with 1.2 seconds remaining and their own chance. The night before Detroit, in a similar situation, ran a rip screen that led to a Jalen Duran alley-oop at the rim that tied the game

(then Erik Spoelstra called a timeout the Heat didn’t have, a technical foul, and the Pistons won on a free throw

Pistons try the inbounds lob to win the game and they miss, but Giannis was called for a foul

Ron Holland II went to the line and missed BOTH free throws. Pistons-Bucks go to overtime.pic.twitter.com/CFZC5zZ45b

— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) November 14, 2024

That sent it to overtime, where Antetokounmpo and the Bucks took charge and got the win.

The Bucks will take the win any way it comes.