Aussie Bogut helps Bucks rally to win in NBA debut
(AFP)
Updated: 2005-11-03 09:38

"I pencilled that in on my card," Bogut said. "I'm not going to have to handle him single-handedly. We will all have to collapse on him."

Bogut's first NBA points came on a slam dunk 6:04 into the first quarter and his first blocked shot came with 3:34 remaining in the opening period, denying Webber.

Milwaukee's only NBA title came in 1971. The Bucks have not reached the NBA Finals since 1974. They were one game shy of making the 2001 NBA Finals but the 76ers ended their only trip past the first round of the playoffs since 1989.

Bogut was last season's consensus US college Player of the Year, averaging 20.4 points and 12.2 rebounds a game for the University of Utah. He also led Australia to the 2003 World Junior Championship crown in Greece.