After the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Cup trophy with a 97-81 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night in Las Vegas, they celebrated, but not too much. The Bucks enjoyed the moment, but kept the champagne on ice at the recommendation of assistant coach Darvin Ham.

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was named MVP of the NBA Cup with 26 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists, made it clear to his team that this success was important for the team, but emphasized Eric Nehm from The athlete the need for the organization to keep its eye on the prize, echoing an iconic statement from the late Kobe Bryant.

Whether it was intentional or not, the phrase “Job’s not done” is a reference to a quote from Bryant at a press conference during the 2009 NBA Finals, when the Los Angeles Lakers star was asked why he wasn’t happy with one to maintain a 2-0 lead in the championship round.

From Antetokounmpo’s perspective, it’s easy to understand why he doesn’t want this team to rise too high after winning the NBA Cup. Milwaukee started the season 2-8 and had such big problems at times that Antetokounmpo even questioned his team’s competitive will.

But the team’s focus was as sharp as a turnaround during the NBA Cup tournament, and while Antetokounmpo implored the team to celebrate its success, he also urged them to maintain focus.

“We just have to stay humble and keep improving,” Antetokounmpo said. “We have a lot of basketball ahead of us. We play Cleveland on Friday. Very, very good team.”

“They will wait for us. At the moment the excitement is at an all-time high. We have to break them down, be humble. When we leave here tomorrow, we’ll go back to the gym, hook up and hopefully we can win against the Cavs.”