Lillard broke the record with 40 points, and the Bucks won five in a row!A triple-double of 16 assists
At 9:30 a.m. Beijing time on the 20th, the new NBA game kicked off, with Dalu sitting at home against the Spurs. Just like the 76ers who played Embiid before, Wembanyama will also miss this game. The Spurs ended their 18-game losing run by beating the Lakers, but that didn't get them back on track. So far, Popovich has built his team around Wembanyama, but the Spurs players are inexperienced and incompetent. Spurs scored just 1068 points, second in the league. And his score is only 1181, ranked seventh from the bottom.
As Lillard gradually adjusts to the team and returns to their front line, the Bucks also have four wins. 19-7, second in the West. This season, Brother Alphabet is still in good shape, and after four games in the regular season, Brother Alphabet has the best score, best rebound, best rebound, and best block in team history. The Bucks have lost just twice in their last 13 playoff games, and this season, Antetokounmpo has averaged 31With 4 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, three-point shooting is still his biggest weakness, and his shooting percentage is only 23%. But against the Pacers, he didn't score a history-high 64 points, which speaks volumes about his strength on the court. The Bucks' Lillard, Lopez, Antetokounmpo, Middleton and Beasley are all starters. The Spurs, for their part, fielded Collins, Vassell, Johnson, Branham and Sochan.
As soon as the first quarter began, Collins made an aerial shot and the Bucks went into an extremely high offensive tempo. Lopez completed a dunk in mid-air and Lillardri scored seven points on a shot from outside the field. And that's not all, the Spurs' offense and defense came to a standstill, with Middleton and Portis shooting two three-pointers each, followed by Lopez, Lillard, Portis, who all scored in the paint zone. The Bucks also had a 23-5 climax, Spurs Vassell dunked the score, and Osman stepped up at this time and scored another 2+1 on the basket to score 6 points. But the Bucks didn't miss their chance, Portis made a three-pointer from the outside, and Lillard's three-pointer also made the battle even more exciting. After the first quarter, the Bucks led the Spurs by 18 points and led their opponents 44-26.
At the beginning of the second quarter, after Sochan made a layup, the Bucks' Portis completed a counterattack from the outside. Then there is the continuous attack of Brother Alphabet and Payne, and the cooperation of Jones and Vassell, which is also very tacit. Johnson scored six straight points and Collins hit two 3-pointers from the perimeter. But the Bucks' Lopez scored four points in a row, while Brother Alphabet scored six points in a row and firmly held the upper hand. In the final stretch of the game, Lillard scored five points in the final stretch of the game, and the Spurs outscored the Spurs by 13 points at halftime 72-59.
Lillard finished with 24 points, three rebounds, one assist and one block on 8-of-11 free throws. 10 shots, 4 shots, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Big Lopez had eight points and one rebound. Middleton had six rebounds and three assists. Portis finished with 17 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals and just seven of his 10 shots. Five points, Payne. For the Spurs, Collins finished with 12, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 5-of-9. Johnson had nine points and three rebounds. Vasseur has eight points. Jones had 12 rebounds and two assists. Osman had eight points and two rebounds.
At the beginning of the first half, Spurs Branham and Johnson scored consecutive points, and Collins continued to score three points from the outside. The Bucks' big Lopez and Antetokounmpo paint area continued to cause trouble, Lillard's three-point shot from the outside, Middleton, Beasley, Connaughton, Jackson, all three-point shots. Although Vassell's three-point shooting was also accurate, he still scored nine points in a row. Collins also scored seven points. That didn't hide their slump, though, as the Bucks outscored the Spurs 22-107 in the third quarter.
In the second half, Payne dribbled the ball to the blue, and the Spurs, led by Sochan and Johnson, tied the score with a 9-0 attack. The Bucks had to make some adjustments, Portis scored six points in a row, and the Big Three, Middleton, Lillard, and the Big Three scored, making the outcome of this game meaningless. In the end, the Bucks defeated the Spurs to claim a 132-119 victory!The Bucks also won five games!
Lillard chipped in 40 points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals and made 14 of 22 shots. In this game, Lillard's personal points exceeded 20,000, and he was the fourth person to exceed 20,000 three-pointers, 5,000+ assists, and more than 2,000 three-point shots. Middleton finished with 17 points, three rebounds and four assists, and made just seven of his 15 attempts. Lopez had 14 rebounds and 5 rebounds. He finished with 11 points, 14 rebounds, 16 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 4-of-12 shooting. Portis had 23 and 10 rebounds. For the Spurs, Johnson had 28 points, 12 rebounds and 9 shots from 13 attempts. Collins had 22 with eight rebounds and two assists. Vassell had 17 points, three rebounds and two assists. Branham 12, 2 rebounds, 3 assists. Jones had 14 rebounds and five assists.