Giannis Antetokounmpo was out for vengeance when the Milwaukee Bucks met the New York Knicks on Tuesday.

Antetokounmpo finished with 37 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Bucks won 121-111.

The Knicks recorded a 3-0 sweep against the Bucks last season.

And Antetokounmpo acknowledged those results were on his mind.

"They were way better than us last year, and we didn't make it tough for them," Antetokounmpo said.

"It was very easy in my opinion. And as the leader of this team, I remember. I don't forget things.

"I tried to, from early at shootaround, set the tone for the team and tried to remind them, last year, they swept us."

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Antetokounmpo scored 14 of his points during the third quarter as the Bucks wrestled control of the game.

He had been linked with a blockbuster trade to the Knicks during the offseason, with the two teams even entering into brief negotiations, according to ESPN.

 Antetokounmpo, though, has no plans to let the offseason speculation impact his performances, with the Bucks now 3-1 this season.

"What matters right now is we have a game in two days against [the] Golden State [Warriors]," he added.

"Try to stay locked in and get two in a row."

Milwaukee were without Kevin Porter Junior, who has missed a third straight game due to injury. 

"We're not going to rush him because we don't want this to become chronic," coach Doc Rivers said. "It was a bad turn, so we just want to be patient."