It was a new coach and 11 new players for the Bucks but it was still the old court for the home opener. The game featured all the typical theatrics of a home opener, with a pulsing bass rattling the arena stands and the Bucks walking individually out of the tunnel with the lights dimmed.īut all that fun was spoiled by the Raptors. Caron Butler, a Wisconsin native playing his first home since being traded to Milwaukee in the off-season, added 12 points and six rebounds.
He had six rebounds, and Amir Johnson added 11 points and eight boards.Įrsan Ilyasova had 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting for Milwaukee, which lost a home opener for the first time since 2008. The Raptors, and DeRozen specifically, took advantage.
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