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Damian Lillard moves up to 40th all-time in scoring

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StatMuse @statmuse
Damian Lillard tonight:
27 PTS
5 AST
5 3P
Helped the Bucks clinch East: Group B. pic.x.com/Oxvjh7HeYz – 9:09 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Bucks have Atlanta tomorrow night on a back-to-back but there’s a decent chance they could go into Friday’s game in Boston riding an eight-game winning streak with Giannis and Dame playing out of their minds. – 9:02 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Heading to the fourth quarter, the Bucks lead, 110-88.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in 28 minutes tonight. Damian Lillard is not far behind with 25 points and 4 assists.
The Bucks have cooled off, but they’re still 19-of-31 from 3 on the night. – 8:54 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Per Bucks PR:
With his 21st point in tonight’s game at Detroit, Damian Lillard has passed Hal Greer (21,586) to move up to No. 40 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. – 8:28 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Damian Lillard hit a 3 on the first possession of the second half. And then Jalen Duren got blocked by Brook Lopez at the rim and then trapped and lost the ball.
He was unhappy. And he got T’d up. – 8:27 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Half: Bucks 78, Pistons 59
– Lillard 18pts/3ast
– Antetokounmpo 11pts/4reb/6ast
– Trent 11pts
– Prince 11pts/2reb/2ast
The Bucks are 15-of-21 from 3 thus far tonight. – 8:10 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
When Lillard is being protected this way by the refs, he’s very difficult to stop. He’s gotten 3 borderline calls dribbling on the perimeter already. – 7:50 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the Bucks lead, 36-31, in Detroit after the Bucks give up a tip-in off a missed free throw at the buzzer.
Damian Lillard leads the Bucks with 12 points, while Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in nine first-quarter minutes. – 7:37 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
First subs for the Bucks tonight are Delon Wright and Bobby Portis, who enter together for Damian Lillard and Brook Lopez. – 7:25 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Damian Lillard hits a stepback jumper over Tim Hardaway Jr.
And away we go in Detroit… – 7:12 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Taurean Prince has hit a league-leading 54.2% from 3.
“He’s figured out ways to space the floor for me and Dame and he knows that there’s gold in the corner and we’re going to find him.” – Giannis Antetokounmpo
On Prince’s consistency, at @TheAthletic:
nytimes.com/athletic/59613… pic.x.com/LKHvQxsKda – 1:53 PM

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Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 128, Pistons 107 – Antetokounmpo 28pts/7reb/8ast (28min) – Lillard 27pts/4reb/5ast (32min) – Trent 16pts/3reb/2ast – Portis 14pts/4reb/3ast – Prince 14pts/2reb/3ast – Green 11pts/3reb The Bucks have won East Group B. And they are 11-9 on the season. -via Twitter @eric_nehm / December 3, 2024
“Dame was awesome,” Rivers said after the game. “Got us going in the first half. We shot, as a team, I think we were 60 percent from the 3-point line. When Giannis went out, it was such a late scratch it kind of had us scrambling . “We usually go with bigs and we decided to play small-ball the entire game because I really felt like with so much scoring (out), the only way we were going to win the game is we had to win the 3-point game. That was our thought going into the game and that’s that’s what we ended up doing.” -via New York Times / November 27, 2024
Everything was about Lillard to start the game — and it seemed to catch the Heat by surprise. By the time Miami coach Erik Spoelstra called a timeout a little more than three minutes into the first quarter, Lillard had already knocked down three 3s and assisted on the Bucks’ other two buckets to give Milwaukee a quick 14-5 lead. “He was clearly locked in and it definitely gave everyone something to follow,” Bucks center Brook Lopez said. “He was such a great leader out there and we all played off him.” -via New York Times / November 27, 2024