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The Milwaukee Bucks went into Toronto Saturday evening and ended up running away with things in the fourth quarter, winning 97-83. They also kept a Toronto tradition alive, as the Raptors have still never won Game 1 of a playoff series at home. 

Six different Bucks finished in double figures, and Greg Monroe had a very nice night, going for 14 points and 15 rebounds off the bench. Yet it was Giannis Antetokounmpo who stole the show, dropping a playoff career-high 28 points, while grabbing eight rebounds, and handing out three assists. 

Plus, he had all sorts of highlight reel plays, which are just part of the deal with Giannis. When he's on the floor, he's going to do cool things. 

First, he started things off with a driving right-hand dunk, throwing it down despite his momentum carrying him away from the basket. 

Later in the first, he drove right toward the middle of the floor, then went up with his left hand, slamming one home over the defense. 

Early in the second quarter, he kept things up, casually traversing half of the court with just two dribbles, before converting the and-one. 

Antetokounmpo wasn't even close to being done, however, as just a few minutes later he went reverse along the baseline for an emphatic slam. 

A few minutes after that, he drove right through Serge Ibaka, powering down a two-hand slam over the strong defender. 

Late in the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo put the exclamation point on the game, sending DeMar DeRozan packing with an emphatic rejection. He got T'd up for his jubilant reaction, but can you blame him?

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a big-time player now, and this was a big-time performance to stake his team to a 1-0 series lead.