The Doc Rivers regime in Milwaukee didn’t get off to a smashing beginning, as the Bucks went down to the Nuggets 113-107 in a back-and-forth affair at Denver’s Ball Arena. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the visitors with 29 points and 12 boards, but Jamal Murray had little trouble scoring for the defending champs, leading them with 35. Nikola Jokic had a triple-double, of course, with 25/16/12.
Game Summary
A sweet-shooting start by Milwaukee had Denver head coach Michael Malone calling timeout down 17-6 after four and a half minutes. The Bucks then proceeded to get up 26-13 before the script completely flipped as they went ice cold, not scoring a point in the closing 4:25 of the first.