Actual, count-in-the-standings NBA basketball games are back! In their first contest, the Milwaukee Bucks prevailed over the Boston Celtics, 119-112.
The Bucks came blazing out from the gate, racking up a double-digit lead in mere minutes. Giannis Antetokounmpo (36 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists) was dunking, Khris Middleton (18 points, 8 assists, 5 boards) had a four-point play, and the Celtics were all sorts of discombobulated. In the second quarter, Boston ratcheted up the intensity (and the contact) and forced a number of turnovers while getting a major boost from the number of foul calls going their way.