Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the San Antonio Spurs on the road on Saturday evening.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks picked up their second win of the season on Saturday evening in San Antonio against the Spurs. 

The Bucks had beaten the Brooklyn Nets in blowout fashion in their first game of the season on Tuesday evening, but on Thursday they got absolutely destroyed by the Heat in Miami. 

Saturday evening was a good bounce back win for them. 

The final score was 121-111 and the Bucks improved to 2-1, while the Spurs fell to 1-2. 

Antetokounmpo played 30 minutes and had 21 points, eight rebounds and eight assists on the night. 

The Bucks were led by Khris Middleton who had a game-high 28 points. 

Over on the Spurs side, they were led by Doug McDermott, who's in his first year with the team and he had 25 points 

After the game, the two-time MVP Antetokounmpo posted a photo to Twitter, and his tweet can be seen embedded below. 

The caption said: "You can only control your effort and your attitude."

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