The Bucks finally won a home game, and it was their first victory in November. Since their first match, in Philadelphia on October 23, Doc Rivers' players had lost six in a row, and they were in last place in the Eastern Conference. This night was therefore the “clash of dunces” since the Jazz landed in Milwaukee, and Damian Lillard made everyone smile a little.
Associated with Andre Jackson Jr, he struck from the start with a 4-point basket to put the Bucks on the right track. It is he who quickly gives 10 points in advance (21-11) with 14 points in the first quarter alone. The problem is that his teammates are sick, and they quickly fall back into their ways… As a result, Jazz goes in front, and leads at half-time!
Create momentum
Returning from the locker room, Damian Lillard takes over the match, and this time, it's a good one. The Bucks went 17-1 to regain control, and above all to take off.
The All-Star point guard scores nine points in three minutes, and everyone can breathe easy at Fiserv Forum. Upon arrival, Damian Lillard compiled 34 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. All at 11 of 22 on shots, including 4 of 11 at 3-points.
“ I think we needed it badly “, he reacted. “ It’s a team that arrived with the same record as us. It's a team in difficulty, much younger than ours. They come to us, so it was important for us not only to come out of this series of six defeats and feel good by winning a match, but also to approach the next series of matches with the desire to find the column victories “.
The contribution of Andre Jackson Jr
What freed Damian Lillard was perhaps the presence of Andre Jackson Jr. as a starter in place of Gary Trent Jr. alongside him. “He had a great match” judges the former Blazer about the performance of his young teammate. “All good teams have someone who can be defined as a disruptor, an energetic player, who simply brings something to the team. It was obvious with him on the pitch, with his pressure on the ball, his deflections, his quest for lost balls… These are actions that can bring energy to a team. Those moments where it feels like the other team is about to do something, and then their energy and effort and drive comes into play for us. »
| Damian Lillard | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | POR | 82 | 39 | 42.9 | 36.8 | 84.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 19.0 |
| 2013-14 | POR | 82 | 36 | 42.4 | 39.4 | 87.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 20.7 |
| 2014-15 | POR | 82 | 36 | 43.4 | 34.3 | 86.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 21.0 |
| 2015-16 | POR | 75 | 36 | 41.9 | 37.5 | 89.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 25.1 |
| 2016-17 | POR | 75 | 36 | 44.4 | 37.0 | 89.5 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 27.0 |
| 2017-18 | POR | 73 | 37 | 43.9 | 36.1 | 91.6 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 26.9 |
| 2018-19 | POR | 80 | 36 | 44.4 | 36.9 | 91.2 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 25.8 |
| 2019-20 | POR | 66 | 38 | 46.3 | 40.1 | 88.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 30.0 |
| 2020-21 | POR | 67 | 36 | 45.1 | 39.1 | 92.8 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 28.8 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 29 | 36 | 40.2 | 32.4 | 87.8 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 24.0 |
| 2022-23 | POR | 58 | 36 | 46.3 | 37.1 | 91.4 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 32.2 |
| 2023-24 | MIL | 73 | 35 | 42.4 | 35.4 | 92.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 24.3 |
| 2024-25 | MIL | 7 | 36 | 45.2 | 39.1 | 89.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 27.6 |
| Total | 849 | 36 | 43.8 | 37.1 | 89.7 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 25.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
