After overcoming a 23-point deficit against the Miami Heat on Thursday to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference standings for the second consecutive season, Milwaukee Bucks superstar small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo talked about what the team's “biggest challenge” will be in the playoffs.

Antetokounmpo, who is the heavy favorite to win his second straight MVP award this season — putting him in rare company with some all-time greats — says the Bucks' biggest obstacle moving forward “is ourselves.”

“I think the biggest challenge for us is ourselves,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said, via ESPN.

“How are we going to play? How hard are we going to play? Are we going to play for one another? Are we going to defend hard? Are we going to be able to rebound the ball? Are we going to be able to make the extra effort? Are we going to dive on the floor? It's all about us. It's all about us.”

Behind 33 points from Antetokounmpo and All-Star swingman Khris Middleton, the Bucks came back and defeated the Heat by a final score of 130-116. It's worth mentioning, though, that Miami was playing without its best player, Jimmy Butler, as well as point guard Goran Dragic.

The Bucks are back in action on Saturday against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. It will be interesting to see how Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer handles his starters' minutes in the remaining seeding games and also extracting some measure of revenge after the Mavs handed them one of their few early losses.

Giannis entered Thursday averaging 29.6 points, 13.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists for the Bucks.