In the first game of the post-Adrian Griffin era, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 126-116.
The Bucks didn’t start out slow to begin this one. They quickly jumped out to a nine-point lead, thanks to an immediate impact from Damian Lillard, who scratched out 12 points in the opening frame. Going into the second quarter, Milwaukee had a 32-28 advantage.
Milwaukee maintained their lead throughout the second quarter. Giannis Antetokounmpo started to dial things up, racking up a stat line of 15/7/5 at the break.