Damian Lillard, Bucks Dominate New-Look 76ers in Season Opener

At the start of his second season with the Milwaukee Bucks, eight-time All-Star point guard Damian Lillard finally looked like his Portland Trail Blazers-era All-NBA self.

The 6-foot-2 vet led Milwaukee to a dominant 124-109 blowout victory of the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, on the road at Wells Fargo Center. Granted, Philadelphia was playing without All-Stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, who are so injury-prone they appear to have decided to get a head start this year by missing what would have been the first-ballot Hall of Famers' regular season debut as teammates.

Still, Lillard won his matchup against fellow All-Star point guard Tyrese Maxey quite handily, scoring 30 points on 9-of-19 shooting from the floor (6-of-12 from long range) and 6-of-7 from the charity stripe, while also grabbing nine rebounds, dishing out six assists (against three turnovers), and notching a game-most +19 plus-minus on the night.

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