LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been two of the league's absolute greatest profiles in recent years. The two are leaders of each of the conference-leading teams in the form of the Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. The two teams may very well be facing each other in May when the NBA playoffs are decided, but tonight was the first meeting of the season.
The Lakers started the strongest and were able to take an early lead through stud shooting. But it was a short-term luck for the LA team already in the first quarter, the Bucks had turned and then had the command game out. Last year's MVP, the league's most valuable player, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points in the match. In addition to the usual stable game around the basket, the Greek also put five three-pointers, which is the career best for the 25-year-old.
The Bucks led the most with 22 points and eventually won with 111-104.