Will play ? Will not play? For now, the Bucks remain unclear, although Giannis Antetokounmpo did not take part in yesterday's training, limiting himself to a basic warm-up on the sidelines of the group.
Still injured in the calf, the “Greek Freak” is more uncertain than ever for Game 1 of the first round against the Pacers this Sunday. The timing is tight, but Doc Rivers did not want to rule out the possibility of good news, even if it came at the last moment.
” I do not know yet “, he replied on the participation of its superstar. “We continue to hope. He hasn't done anything yet. Would we throw him in the bath like that? Yes, we would. But for us, nothing is sure yet.”
Damian Lillard ready to fight
Doc Rivers should, however, be able to count on Damian Lillarddefinitively recovered from his Achilles and groin problems which cost him a package last Friday, against Oklahoma City, then an extremely complicated match to finish against Orlando on Sunday, with an ugly 2/14 shooting .
The leader took part in the entire session and did not feel any discomfort. So here he is ready to return to the playoffs, having not tasted it for three years, his last campaign dating back to 2021.
“It felt good to come back. Of course, it's going to take me some more time. But I needed to get through this, and tomorrow will be a better day,” he declared in particular. “One thing I've been thinking about a lot all week is that I've spent my whole career wanting an opportunity to win. I always thought I had a chance, but here, in this situation, I remember how I felt when I was traded here, realizing the opportunity that was in front of me. I kind of refocused on that.”
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 73 | 35.2 | 61.1 | 27.4 | 65.7 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 30.4 |
| Damian Lillard | 73 | 35.3 | 42.4 | 35.4 | 92.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 24.3 |
| Khris Middleton | 55 | 27.0 | 49.3 | 38.1 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
| Bobby Portis | 82 | 24.5 | 50.8 | 40.7 | 79.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| Brook Lopez | 79 | 30.5 | 48.5 | 36.6 | 82.1 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12.5 |
| Malik Beasley | 79 | 29.6 | 44.3 | 41.3 | 71.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| Jae Crowder | 50 | 23.1 | 42.2 | 34.9 | 72.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| Cameron Payne | 47 | 14.9 | 45.5 | 39.7 | 84.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| Patrick Beverly | 26 | 20.9 | 39.1 | 36.1 | 85.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| Pat Connaughton | 76 | 22.1 | 43.5 | 34.5 | 75.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| Aj Green | 56 | 11.0 | 42.3 | 40.8 | 89.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Marjon Beauchamp | 48 | 12.7 | 48.8 | 40.0 | 67.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 17 | 9.1 | 37.8 | 17.6 | 88.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Andre Jackson, Jr. | 57 | 10.0 | 50.0 | 37.0 | 72.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Lindell Wigginton | 3 | 2.5 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Tyty Washington, Jr. | 11 | 5.1 | 30.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Chris Livingston | 21 | 4.3 | 50.0 | 20.0 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Robin Lopez | 16 | 4.0 | 36.8 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Ryan Rollins | 3 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 34 | 4.6 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Bolden Brands | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
