Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career high 33 points. Jabari Parker added fourteen.
Yes, the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-100, but the outcome of the game is dwarfed by the performances of the Bucks two most important pieces.
As with the Bucks renaissance two years ago, it starts with Giannis Antetokounmpo. The young star shot 12-15 FG (80%) and never blinked despite being matched up against LeBron James.
Giannis spinned, whirled, twirled, and shot (yes…SHOT) himself to a new career high. Any chatter about his smoke and mirrors start to the season should recede into the cacophony of nonsense NBA speculation.