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The Cleveland Cavaliers got the best of the Milwaukee Bucks with a 118-113 victory Sunday, but they did not find a way to keep Giannis Antetokounmpo from continuing to put up historic numbers to start the 2025-26 season.

In the losing effort, Antetokounmpo came up just one assist short of a triple-double with 40 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists but became the third player in NBA history, along with Luka Dončić and Oscar Robertson, to open a season with three games of at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

“I think that’s who he is at his heart,” Bucks guard AJ Green (20 points) said. “He’s that guy that he’s going to

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