Giannis' 37 Powers Bucks; Porter Sprains Ankle

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and added five assists in 27 minutes as the Milwaukee Bucks never trailed in a 133-120 season-opening win over the Washington Wizards. He had been listed with a back issue on the injury report but was cleared to play. Kevin Porter Jr. scored 10 before exiting late in the first quarter with a sprained left ankle; Doc Rivers called it a "pretty bad sprain" and said Porter will have an MRI. Khris Middleton scored 23 in his return to Milwaukee and received standing ovations, while Gary Trent Jr. (17) and Myles Turner (11 points, eight rebounds, five assists) also contributed. The Bucks made 18 of 44 from three-point range and used a 12-2 fourth-quarter run — including 10 straight points from Antetokounmpo — to seal the victory.