Giannis Antetokounmpo on song as Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (Morry Gash/AP)

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 47 points as defending NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks won 109-102 against a Los Angeles Lakers side still missing LeBron James.

The Bucks welcomed back Khris Middleton after he sat out eight games with coronavirus while James was out for his eighth match with an abdominal strain.