The Milwaukee Bucks began their NBA title defense with a Game 1 win against the Chicago Bulls.
The No. 1 Phoenix Suns lead the No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans 51-32 at halftime. The fully-rested Suns blitzed the Pelicans on both sides of the ball, leading by as many as 22 points in the first half. Devin Booker scored 12 points, DeAndre Ayton added 13 and Cam Johnson, a Sixth Man of the Year finalist, had 10 off the bench.
The Bucks also started like they were keyed up on adrenaline. But all that energy soon dissipated and Milwaukee had to fight for a 93-86 victory in a slugfest despite 27 points and 16 rebounds for Giannis Antetokounmpo.The opening adrenaline soon wore off and Milwaukee’s shots started clanging off the rim after going 14 for 26 in the first quarter.The Bucks took a 51-43 lead into the locker room after Antetokounmpo made 1 of 2 from the charity stripe with 0.
The Bucks fought back by scoring the final six points of the third quarter to take a 74-71 advantage. Portis drained a 3-pointer from the left corner and Antetokounmpo converted a three-point play after an acrobatic layup. Vucevic gave Chicago the lead again at 78-77 a few minutes later and Antetokounmpo checked back in. Holiday countered with his first 3-pointer after missing his first three attempts.
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