Damian Lillard hit lots of difficult three point shots on Saturday against the Orlando Magic but not the most important one that could have given the Milwaukee Bucks the victory.
The Bucks’ tried their best for a comeback but still fell short, 109-111, against the visiting Magic who before the game lost five straight.
The Bucks were down 97-104 with exactly four minutes to go but they chipped in to that lead little by little, lead by Giannis Antetokounmpo who finished with 37 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists.
The Greek Freak scored seven of the team’s last ten points while the other three was courtesy of Lillard.
Dame scored 26 points in the game, four out of nine from beyond the arc. He hit clutch shots including a corner three that bring the score to 106-109, Magic lead.
Taurean Prince and Kyle Kuzma provided the defensive stop but they still came short in the end.
Damian Lillard got the look but it was off
Milwaukee almost completed the run.
They have Prince to thank for that last possession. Antetokounmpo made the free throw that cut the lead to a one-possession ball game.
The Bucks pressured from the full court and Prince was able to force a steal on Cole Anthony.
They knew they had to get the ball to Lillard and they did. However, the Magic defense forced him to a tough shot from the three-point line.
A two-point shot was an option but why did he not go for it? Lillard said he was adamant in going for the win.
“Once I got into that space I made my mind up I was going to go for the win. I got space, I just lost my balance a little bit. I think I got too deep, deeper than I wanted to,” he said.
He hit tougher shot than the last one he took the whole game. The problem was his balance was off.
“I just was trying to get him going downhill and then get back behind the line but when I got back behind the line I kind of was fighting against my body more than I would’ve liked to and I just got off balance. “But that was it. Obviously you wish you can just get that last two seconds and get my feet and my body a little bit better and I still would take that shot.
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