There are players who find it difficult to adapt to a new team. Their importance is not the same, the system is different. And then there is Damian Lillard. The point guard, despite having played his first game in 11 years without the team’s jersey Blazersdemonstrated in the Bucks’ victory against the Sixers (118-117) why he has been a league superstar for more than a decade.
The Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee was ready to welcome one of the best signings the franchise has made in its history. The Sixers, sin Hardenthey were looking to make a splash and take the win on one of the most difficult courts in the NBA.
Giannis y Lillard The baskets began alternating, with Embiid and Maxey, who finished the match with 31 points, responding. The Greek was especially active near the rim and without the ball, something unusual in recent seasons. The new duo played as if they had been sharing the court for years. With him on the court, the fluidity was different. It has been a long time since anything like this has been seen in the Bucks.
The victim was a Chris Middleton that ended up in the background, with only 8 points in 16 minutes.. Good job too Lopez (13) y Portis in the paint (10) from the bench.
On behalf of Philadelphia, Kelly Oubre He uncovered the jar of essences and reaffirmed why he has been one of the best signings of the entire summer. He went on a roll to get the Sixers into the game in the second half. He finished with 27 points and an exceptional 5/6 from three-point range. Good minutes also from a Tobias Harris who has been questioned in recent years.
‘Dame Time’ comes to Milwaukee
Entering the final quarter with the score tight (88-85) is the favorite hobby from Lillard. The point guard, the best in the league in the final moments, enjoyed it like a child. With just over a minute left, and with thirty points already surpassed, he went into his new hobby in the pocket.
Its already classic triple after lateral step, with his own mark in the NBA, he arrived again. For the first time, in more than a decade, with a different shirt. Oubre could only admire the greatness of the player in front of him.
Embiid would finish the match with 24 points and 7 rebounds, leaving irregular sensations on the track. Giannis, with 23 points and 13 reboundswith less ball load and without the pressure of being in charge of creating the game.
The Bucks take the first of the season (118-117), and the new fashionable duo in the NBA works better than expected. Lillard is already a star in Milwaukee. 39 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in his debut support this. He Dame Time has come to Wisconsin to stay.
2023-10-27 04:36:18
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