NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the Milwaukee Bucks to victory in the first game after coach Adrian Griffin was fired

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Only Joel Embiid and Luka Doncic are averaging more points per game than Giannis Antetokounmpo this season

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to victory in their first game since firing head coach Adrian Griffin.

Antetokounmpo recorded his seventh triple-double of the season, adding 18 rebounds and 10 assists as the Bucks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-116.

Griffin was fired Tuesday despite a 30-13 record — the second-best record in the NBA.

Griffin succeeded Mike Budenholzer in June after the Bucks, the 2021 NBA champions, were eliminated in the first round of last season's playoffs.

Rivers was fired by the Philadelphia 76ers in May after the team lost in the conference semifinals in each of his three seasons as coach.

In other NBA games on Wednesday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and 10 assists in three quarters as the Oklahoma City Thunder won 140-114 at the San Antonio Spurs.

The Thunder now has a 31-13 record, along with the Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves, who won 118-107 at the Washington Wizards.

Anthony Edwards scored 38 points for the Timberwolves, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 15 of his 27 points in the third quarter.

Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns trailed by 16 points in the second quarter before outscoring the Dallas Mavericks 43-20 in the third quarter, in which Devin Booker scored 22 of his 46 points.

The Suns picked up their seventh straight win, 132-109, as Luka Doncic led host Dallas with 34 points.