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Milwaukee Bucks take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a preseason opener SaturdaySee photos from the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Memphis Grizzlies preseason opener Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
Giannis Antetokounmpo enjoyed Saturday's preseason vs. the Grizzlies by having Skittles and popcorn from the benchGiannis Antetokounmpo was living his best life\u00a0during the Bucks' preseason game last night.
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Grayson Allen - Scores 15 pointsAllen scored 15 points (6-14 FG, 3-6 3Pt) in 18 minutes against the Grizzlies on Friday, adding five rebounds, one assist and a steal.
ImpactAllen opened the game strong, scoring eight points in the first quarter on 3-of-5 shooting, including a 29-foot three pointer off an assist from Jrue Holiday The shooting guard also added three rebounds in the quarter. Allen was more quiet in the second half, though he did knock down two more three-pointers in the third quarter before sitting for all of the fourth.
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David Roddy - Records 18 pointsRoddy scored 18 points (5-12 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 6-6 FT) in Saturday's win over the Bucks to go along with five rebounds and two steals.
ImpactAfter hitting a three pointer on his first shot of the game in the first quarter, Roddy would finish just 1-for-4 in the first half. However, the 6-foot-5 guard made his presence known in the second half, scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter on 2-of-4 shooting, including a clutch two-pointer to put the Grizzlies up 103-101 with 1:05 left in the game. Roddy also made all six of his free throw attempts in the quarter.
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Jordan Nwora - Scores game-high 21 pointsNwora scored 21 points (7-15 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 5-7 FT) with eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in 28 minutes against the Grizzlies on Saturday.
ImpactNwora got after it early in the Bucks' loss to the Grizzlies on Saturday night, scoring a game-high 21 points and also tying Santi Aldama with a game-high eight rebounds (three offensive). After missing his first two shots of the game, the 24-year-old forward went on to put up 11 points in the first half on 5-of-8 shooting before going just 2-of-7 through the final two quarters. He was also charged with three of his four fouls in the second half while turning it over four times in the game.
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Santi Aldama - Scores 13, grabs eight boardsAldama scored 13 points (6-13 FG, 1-4 3Pt) with eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal in 29 minutes versus the Bucks on Saturday.
ImpactAldama scored Memphis' first points of the game on a 27-foot three pointer in the first quarter, shortly after blocking a Bobby Portis' alley-oop layup attempt. The big man scored five of his 13 total points in the quarter to go along with two assists and the block. The only downside to Aldama's performance came in the form of four fouls, three of which were called against him in the first half.
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Kenneth Lofton Jr. - Goes for 17Lofton scored 17 points (6-8 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-5 FT) with five rebounds, three assists and one steal in 24 minutes against the Bucks on Saturday night. He also had four turnovers.
ImpactLofton entered the game a little more than halfway through the first quarter and hit his first shot attempt, a 27-foot three pointer following an assist from Jacob Gilyard.The rookie forward would then do most of his damage from short range for the remainder of the game, going 4-of-4 from the paint while making all three of his free throws in the fourth quarter. It was a solid start for the undrafted rookie out of Louisiana Tech.
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