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… Lillard's Bucks debut Thursday night played out exactly as the team had envisioned. He scored 39 points -- a record for points in a first game with the franchise -- including the team's final 11 points in the fourth quarter to help Milwaukee seal a 118-117 season-opening victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Lillard scored 39 points and the Milwaukee Bucks regrouped after blowing a 19-point lead…

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Heat waste almost all of 19-point lead, scramble to hold off Pistons 103-102

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Milwaukee trailed 104-102 with four minutes remaining when Lillard took over. He scored 14 points over the final four minutes, nearly matching the Sixers' output (15 points) by himself.
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Consider Lillard's performance down the stretch Thursday night compared to the fourth quarter of Milwaukee's Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat that ended last season for the Bucks, when the entire team combined for 16 points in the fourth quarter.