MILWAUKEE -- For the second straight season, the Milwaukee Bucks laid an egg opening the season in front of their home fans, falling 107-96 to the Charlotte Hornets.The problems that plagued Milwaukee in its opener are the same that tortured the Bucks last season: an inability to make 3-pointers and lengthy defensive lapses that allowed opponents to build double-digit leads.Milwaukee made just 3 of 16 3-point attempts and Charlotte shot 45 percent from the field and outrebounded the Bucks 51-46.They came out and pressed us right away and it just got out of rhythm for us, Bucks coach Jason Kidd said. We should have accepted that pressure and moved the ball. Its a lot of good stuff, but theres a lot of work to be done.The only bright spot for the Bucks was the play of forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who hit 13 of 21 shots from the field for 31 points to go along with nine rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes.Giannis was great, Kidd said. We need that for the whole season. He was off the charts, but hes got to get his teammates to join him.It was the third career 30-plus scoring game for Antetokounmpo, who is handling the bulk of Milwaukees ball-handling duties this season.I think we have to do a better job of giving that extra effort, Antetokounmpo said. As Coach (Kidd) said about the 50/50 balls, it went to them and we have to do a better job of rebounding the ball. Theres a lot of things we have to clean up. We are going to work on it, though.Antetokounmpo and the Bucks will try to turn things around Saturday when playing host to the Brooklyn Nets at the Bradley Center.The Nets opened the season with a 122-117 loss Wednesday at Boston but turned things around Friday night with a 103-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Brooklyn.Brook Lopez led the way, scoring 25 points and grabbing five rebounds. Brooklyn also got a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double from Trevor Booker.Nets coach Kenny Atkinson was especially pleased with his teams defense, which held the Pacers to 37.8 percent shooting from the field.Its just nice to see your work pay off, and weve been working a lot on defense, Atkinson said. I said from the beginning of training camp that it was going to be an emphasis -- that the offense was probably going to lag behind the defense. So it was good to see that work pay off.Both teams come into the game relatively healthy. Tony Snell was Milwaukees only player to sit because of injury in the opener; hes still recovering from a sprained left ankle.Randy Foye, battling a mild right hamstring strain, andCaris LeVert, rehabbing a left foot injury, sat out Friday night for Brooklyn.The Bucks have won 11 of the last 15 meetings with the Nets, including a 3-0 sweep last season. 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His Baltimore teammates made sure the abbreviated effort did not go to waste. Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Steve Pearce homered and the Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-0. Chen pitched five strong innings before leaving with a right oblique strain, and the Orioles won for the sixth time in eight games. "In the fifth inning after the last batter, after two strikes, I just had a weird feeling and I just tried to be strong and finish out the inning," Chen said through a translator. Chen (3-3) was breezing through the Twins lineup, allowing no runs and five hits while striking out three in five innings. He has allowed no more than three runs in seven of his eight starts this year. Manager Buck Showalter indicated the left-hander would be re-evaluated Monday. "It could be a cramp, it could be something else. Well take a look and see where were at," he said. "Im going to think good things." Tommy Hunter, Darren ODay, Brian Matusz and Pedro Strop combined for four innings of three-hit relief for Baltimore. "Weve been swinging the bats well the last few days, and it feels good to win a game by a pretty good margin," Davis said. "It takes a little bit of pressure off the bullpen and really lets us enjoy the win." Looking for his fifth straight quality start, Scott Diamond (3-3) struggled all day. In 5 2-3 innings, he allowed nine hits and tied a career high by giving up six earned runs. He walked three after allowing that many free passes in his previous five starts combined. "I definitely left a lot of balls up in the zone today and paid for it," he said. "I was struggling to get a grip on the ball a little bit and it seemed like I was pushing a lot of pitches rather than trying to stay on top of them. I tried to make an adjustment as the game went on and really just continued to struggle." Nick Markakis and Manny Machado began the game with singles. After Jones grounded into a double play, Davis unloaded a 442-foot shot to straightaway centre field. His 11th homer made it 2-0. Chris Snyder had an RBI single in the second, but ended the inning when he was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on a double by Markakis.dddddddddddd Markakis went 2 for 4 and is hitting .519 (27 for 52) against Minnesota since the start of last season. It is the highest average by any major league hitter with at least 40 plate appearances against any opponent in that span. Markakis also had an outfield assist in the second, throwing out Justin Morneau, who tried to stretch a single into right into a double. Jones lined a solo home run to left in the third, with the ball ricocheting off a railing just over the wall and up into the second deck. "Right away (catcher Matt) Wieters wanted to know if he gets credit for where it landed, up top or down below," Showalter said. Baltimore loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, but could only push across one run -- on Davis groundout -- to make it 5-0. Pearce hit a solo homer in the sixth. "Scotty was basically up, couldnt get the ball down. They jumped him early in the count and never let him get into any kind of pattern, and every time he got one up they seemed to make him pay for it," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. Four times in the first five innings, Minnesotas leadoff man singled, but the Twins failed to score. Brian Dozier was caught stealing, Morneau was thrown out by Markakis, Joe Mauer was stranded at first and Trevor Plouffe stuck at second. "Its just one of those games. It happens. Through a 162-game season, youre going to have one of those games where you dont get runners on board and you dont score them," Plouffe said. NOTES: Minnesota was shut out for the second time this season. ... Baltimore recalled LHP Mike Belfiore from Triple-A Norfolk as a corresponding roster move for optioning RHP Steve Johnson to the Tides after Saturday nights game. ... The Twins have allowed 37 first-inning runs, more than double any other inning total. ... Twins SS Pedro Florimon missed his third straight game with a tight right hamstring. ... Minnesotas Pedro Hernandez (1-0) is scheduled to face Chicagos Hector Santiago (1-1) when the Twins and White Sox start a three-game series Monday in Minnesota. ... Baltimores Chris Tillman (3-1) is scheduled to get the ball Tuesday when the Orioles welcome San Diego to Camden Yards. Andrew Cashner (2-2) is the Padres scheduled starter. ' ' '