Milwaukee loves it when other people talk about us.

When a national publication, or some other city, talks about our restaurants or bars or art museums or summer festivals we love it. It’s has always been this way as this city has always searched for outside validation of what we all know - Milwaukee is a great place.

This outside world is especially attention-grabbing when something special happens, something like the Milwaukee Bucks surprising victory over the Golden State Warriors, giving the Warriors their first defeat in the first 25 games of the season.

Now, everyone in Milwaukee is excited about this victory. Excited for the Bucks, our team. But most of the national coverage, while positive for the Bucks blame the exhaustion of the Warriors for the results. 

Golden State was at the end of a seven-game road trip and had played a double overtime game against the Celtics in Boston the night before. But these were still the defending NBA champions.

Here’s some excerpts of what the big boys in the media had to say about the game.

Paul Ladewski, San Francisco Chronicle

"The Warriors ... had no answer for Greg Monroe, in particular. The center had his way inside in the final quarter, when he scored 11 of his team-high 28 points.

"The Warriors weren’t beaten by the Bucks as much as injuries and the schedule although some of the players gave credit to the storming defense the Bucks played. 

"'They were everywhere,' said the Warriors’ Draymond Green, who finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. 'We missed a lot of shots that we normally would make, but you have to give them a lot of credit. They were swarming all over the place.'"

Ladewski did took one serious shot at Milwaukee.

"Perhaps the Warriors’ most overlooked accomplishment during the streak was that they gave fans a reason to follow the early NBA season. They did it in sleepy basketball towns such as Milwaukee, whose pro team has struggled for decades."

Diamond Leung, San Jose Mercury News

"The Warriors allowed too many easy baskets to a fired-up Bucks team that entered the game with the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference."

Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle

"A crowd of 18,717 roared in disbelief when Greg Monroe barreled through the lane for a three-point play that gave the Bucks (10-15) a double-digit lead over the Warriors (24-1) with less than three minutes to play.

"Maybe they should have believed in the seemingly impossible. Everything about the Warriors’ magical start to defending their 2015 NBA championship has been mind-boggling.

"The fans refused to sit when the Warriors emptied their bench 1:02 remaining. Stephen Curry stood on the sideline with his hands on his hips, soaking in the pain of the moment as the final horn sounded and confetti fell from the rafters."

Ethan Sherwood Strauss, ESPN

"The Bucks blasted the tired Warriors with energy from the jump. Usually Golden State can rectify a situation with a small ball burst of its own, but this one was different. When Golden State downsized, Greg Monroe beasted. This was where the streak ended, to a standing, roaring crowd at the Bradley Center.

"Giddy Bucks fans at the packed Bradley Center erupted with cheers after the final buzzer. A raucous Bucks cheering section proved prophetic after wearing green '24-1' shirts to the game.

"Added co-owner Marc Lasry in a text to ESPN: 'It was a great win. Everyone knew how important it was. It's great since it gives the players more confidence and tells our fans that we have the potential to be one of the best teams if we play our game.'"

Jeremy Wood, Sports Illustrated

"The Milwaukee Bucks, entering the night at 9–15, played spoiler with a strong team effort behind Greg Monroe’s 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Golden State took its first loss of the season, falling to 24–1 as the longest undefeated start to a season in league history was stopped cold."

Kevin Ding, Bleacher Report

"The main reason they finally lost Saturday night to the Milwaukee Bucks, 108-95, was the schedule. The Warriors had been on the road for two weeks, pushed themselves extraordinarily to win in double overtime in Boston the night before and thus mentally and physically weren't in position to perform to their standard.

"The Warriors get that, which is why they were disappointed but not crushed about losing under the circumstances."

Steve Aschburner, NBA.com (former sportswriter at the old Milwaukee Journal and generally regarded as one of the best NBA writers in the business)

"The Bucks did so much right.

"Center Greg Monroe (28 points, 11 rebounds, five assists) asserted his bigness against the NBA's most dangerous band of smalls.

"What did the Warriors do wrong? Nothing, really, beyond succumbing to the wear and tear of their record-setting start to the season. Golden State still can chase down the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' 72-10 mark, the NBA's all-time best; after 24-1, a 49-8 finish doesn't seem beyond their grasp.

"The Bucks, meanwhile, would be happy just to catch up to their own .500 selves of last season, when they surprised everyone with a 26-game improvement to 41-41 and the No. 6 seed in the East. That team largely has been absent, slippage coming due to unreliable shooting and defensive breakdowns that they mostly avoided Saturday.

"Monroe, the free-agent center from Detroit who chose Milwaukee over New York and Los Angeles, scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, thriving against the champs' bigs and, more impressively, their smalls. So often when Golden State goes to its deadly smaller lineup – the way it did in bumping off Cleveland in the Finals -- opponents feel obliged to match lest they get run-and-gunned out of the gym.

"The Bucks are hopeful that one special night can propel them to better days as they head west for a week (they'll face Golden State again in Oakland on Friday)."

It's easy to get cranked because the national writers didn't give as much credit to the Bucks as they could have. But, truth be told, the Warriors were beat. No team in NBA history has ever won seven straight games on the road.

And in case anyone ever wondered whether it's a new order at the Bucks, I doubt that Herb Kohl ever texted ESPN to brag about his team. I don't think Kohl even has a cell phone.

It's nice to have the national spotlight, even if it's just temporary. But in that game Saturday night, the Bucks proved that they weren't outplayed by the world champions. They proved that they can play with the best team in the league. 

And what's more, I don't really care that much about what those big deal writers say about Milwaukee. I'm plenty proud of that team all by myself, and I'd like it if all of us could take pride in our city without needing the kind of outside validation we so often cry for.