On December 20, Beijing time, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 132-119 to win five in a row. In this game, the Spurs' champion Wembanyama was injured, and the Bucks, who had a full lineup, took a 44-point lead in the first quarter, and the Bucks held a huge advantage until the end of the game, and Lillard also completed the milestone of the 20,000-point mark in his career.
Lillard was six points shy of completing his career 20,000-point mark before this game, and he currently ranks 51st all-time in regular season scoring.
Lillard's offensive desire was very fierce at the beginning, and he quickly scored six points in the first quarter to complete the career 2,000-point mark, and the Bucks officially posted a picture to celebrate. In the first quarter, he was 7-of-9 from the field, 4-of-6 from three-point range, with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, and only the basket was in his eyes.
After playing Lillard for 17 minutes at halftime, 8-of-11, 4-of-6 three-pointers, scoring 24 points and 1 assist, it was obvious that Lillard was running for three consecutive 30+ games.
In the third quarter, Lillard continued to shoot from the outside, hitting three three-pointers in a row to improve the score to 30+ again, and after the third quarter, Lillard was 13-of-20 from the field and 7-of-12 from three-point range with 37 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. In the final quarter, Lillard scored 40+ after completing a 2+1, and the Spurs also called a timeout to replace the main team at 3 minutes and 24 seconds, and Lillard also clocked out.
Lillard played 35 minutes, 14-of-22, 7-of-12 three-pointers, 5-of-5 free throws, scored 40 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, shooting 63.6%, and he scored 30+ in three consecutive games: 33 points, 39 points, 40 points, a total of 112 points, he returned to his cousin in his prime.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream