Back then, in the alphabet brother, Under the leadership of the Middleton and Holiday troika, the Bucks got their wish to win the coveted O'Brien Cup, but in the next few seasons, they never reached that height, in order to regain the glory of the past, the team management completed a blockbuster trade this summer, sent away the championship guard Holiday and traded Lillard from the Trail Blazers, but came to the cold Milwaukee Coach Lee, the overall performance did not meet expectations, which is also the reason why many fans think that the strength of the Bucks does not rise but falls, but as the schedule deepens, Lillard refound his scope and showed the strength of the league's big killer, this game dayUnder his leadership, the Bucks built an early double-digit lead, and finally defeated the Spurs 132-119 to win five in a row!
The 8th man on the active roster, Lillard's Milestone Battle went berserk
Among the active players in the NBA, there are only seven players with more than 20,000 points, namely LeBron James with 39,282 points, Durant with 27,565 points, Harden with 25,053 points, Wei Shao with 24,748 points, Curry with 22,385 points, DeRozan with 22,262 points and Paul with 21,951 points.
In the milestone battle of his career, Lillard is also full of firepower, although the scheming Popovich has tried his best to limit his play, but there is no effect, Lillard's killer three-point shot in the whole game, so that the Spurs' defense is in vain, the whole game is 7 of 12 shots from beyond the three-point line, cutting a game-high 40 points, and in the first two games against the Pistons and Rockets, Lillard also scored 33 and 39 points respectively, which is the first time he has three consecutive 30+ games since joining the Bucks, scored a total of 112 points, and the explosive performance on the offensive end also made fans ridicule the Bucks for forgetting Holland.
Brother Alphabet played with peace of mind, and the three pairs of hands were captured
After Lillard carried the team's offensive banner, Brother Alphabet played assistance with peace of mind in this game, and after forcibly killing the inside line and squeezing the Spurs defense, Lillard who looked for the outside line for the first time also made Brother Alphabet's assist easier, and Brother Alphabet easily played a triple-double of 11+14+16+2+1 in the whole game.
The two cores are in full swing, and the role players are in good hands
With Lillard and Antetokounmpo playing their respective roles on the court, the Bucks' role players also played well, with Middleton hitting three three-pointers from the outside to score 17 points, Da Lopez also scoring 14 points, and Portis, who came off the bench, became the first scorer on the second team, chipped in a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Like all Big Three teams, the premise for the Bucks to get the championship they dream of is that the core players must play a dominant performance, and the team traded Lillard in the hope that he can become a sharp blade on the offensive end of the team, and can cut key points at critical moments.