Mi Shen scored 23 points against his old boss! Antetokounmpo scored 37 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists in the opener, 30+10+5 151 times in his career.

In the first game of the 25-26 regular season, the Bucks beat the Wizards 133-120 at home, getting off to a good start. Due to the obvious gap in strength between the two teams, there was no suspense in the game. The Bucks were in the lead almost the entire game, and they all led by more than double digits. The maximum lead was 22 points, and they ended up winning by 13 points.

Antetokounmpo was in excellent form in the opening game. He only played 26 minutes, making 16 of 26 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 4 of 7 free throws. He scored 37 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. He made 2 turnovers and had a plus-minus value of +10. It is worth mentioning that this is the 151st game in Antetokounmpo's career with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. It still ranks third in history, second only to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robertson who played 157 times. Antetokounmpo is only 6 games away from tying these two Bucks legends.

In addition to Antetokounmpo, there are as many as 6 Bucks scoring in double figures today. Trent performed well, playing 24 minutes in the game, making 6 of 12 shots, 5 of 11 three-pointers, and scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. New aid Turner has average touch, but is very comprehensive. In 29 minutes of playing time, he made 4 of 12 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, with a plus-minus of +9.

AJ Green also feels good. He started for 27 minutes, made 4 of 6 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and contributed 11 points and 3 rebounds. Kuzma was quite satisfactory. He played 23 minutes as a substitute and made 5 of 10 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.

For the Wizards, 6 players on the team scored in double figures. Middleton returned to his hometown and performed well against his old team. He started for 28 minutes and 31 seconds, made 9 of 14 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws. He scored a team-high 23 points, as well as 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Sean George performed well, playing 32 minutes, making 7 of 15 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 21 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

Veteran McCollum performed poorly in his Wizards debut. He started 29 minutes and made 4 of 14 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. He only scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, with a plus-minus value of -19, the lowest in the game. The second-place pick, Sarr, performed generally. He played 25 minutes, made 5 of 10 shots, 0 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Whitmore performed well as a substitute in this game. He played 19 minutes, made 6 of 12 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Trey Johnson also had a very impressive performance. He came off the bench for 26 minutes, made 5 of 11 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 turnovers.