The Milwaukee Bucks came into Monday’s contest against the Los Angeles Clippers as the underdogs. This was after Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out just hours before the game due to a concerning Achilles injury.
Khris Middleton was also out of action in this one, which meant that most of the offensive load had to fall on the shoulders of Damian Lillard. Dame understood his assignment and he absolutely delivered.
Damian Lillard Leads Milwaukee Bucks to Comeback Win Vs. Clippers
It was a tight contest throughout as the Clippers flexed their superiority on both ends of the floor for the majority of the game. Entering the fourth quarter, the Bucks were down 81-73. And then, Dame Time happened.
Lillard led the Bucks to a blistering 13-0 run in the final period to secure the win, 113-106. The eight-time All-Star finished with 41 points on 12-of-22 shooting, to go along with four rebounds, four assists, a steal, and four triples in 42 minutes of action.
No Giannis, no Middleton, no problem.
Damian Lillard Has Social Media Buzzing Hard
This was indeed a statement performance from Lillard with two of his star teammates sidelined. Twitter certainly took notice:
Damian Lillard tonight:
41 Points
4 Rebounds
4 Assists
54% FG pic.twitter.com/YaIAQedwML— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 5, 2024
No Giannis, no problem for the Bucks as they storm back late in the 4th quarter to secure the victory over the Clippers and win their 6th in a row 🔥
Damian Lillard:
41 points, 12-of-22 FG, 13-of-13 FTBobby Portis:
28 points, 16 rebounds, 12-of-18 FG pic.twitter.com/7sxfTeoeYL— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 5, 2024
Dame without Giannis:
41 PTS
4 3PBucks are undefeated when Dame has a 40-point game. https://t.co/YxVqGYIn7i
— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 5, 2024
DAMIAN LILLARD TONIGHT:
41 POINTS
12/22 FGDAME TIME IN MILWAUKEE. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1tLGMbYALj
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 5, 2024
Actual footage of Damian Lillard an carrying Kawhi Leonard And Paul George pic.twitter.com/OW4bD4tzTW
— PlaybyPlayBark (@playbyplaybark) March 5, 2024
Not to take away from how good the other Bucks were tonight, but no other PG in the league is beating James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Paul George without his 1st and 3rd best players. Damian Lillard is my point guard.
— PNW Taylor (@na7ural_) March 5, 2024
Damian Lillard signs out with the W after his 41-point performance in Milwaukee 🦌 pic.twitter.com/8VhrOsjzZ5
— NBA (@NBA) March 5, 2024
At this point, it remains unclear when Giannis and Middleton will be able to return. If these two end up sitting out more games then it would not be a surprise to see Lillard go off on one of his famed scoring runs in the next week or so.
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