Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Bronny James scored a season-high 17 points in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. ESPN BET offered a preseason prop on the over/under on James' total points for the season. The line closed at 49.5. With his 17-point performance, James now has 50 points on the season.

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Milwaukee Bucks (at home) in California. They were playing without most of their top players and lost by a score of 118-89. The one positive was that the young players got a lot of time on the court.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 118-89. Gary Trent Jr. had 23 points off the bench, Kyle Kuzma added 20 and the Bucks swept the season series with two comfortable wins eight days apart.