It’s no secret that Damian Lillard is a key asset to the Milwaukee Bucks. Before joining the team, he averaged over 30 points per game. Now, he’s alongside another 30 points per game scorer in Giannis.
The Bucks just had a win over the Brooklyn Nets 108-115. Dame Dolla finished the game with 30 points, 12 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. He played a great game yesterday, but his play from game to game may dictate the final score more than what Bucks fans may think.
3 Ways Damian Lillard Helps The Team Win Games
Clutch Points revealed some unique metrics about Damian and how his playstyle affects the team’s winning percentage. The win-loss column based on these stats may surprise you, or not really.
When Dame Scores Many Points, The Milwaukee Bucks Usually Wins
The Milwaukee Bucks are 3-0 whenever Dame scores over 40 points, 16-2 whenever Damian scores over 30 points per game, and 25-7 when Dame scores over 25 points. Dame Time is averaging 24.6 points per game this season, a considerable dropoff from his prior season, when he averaged 32.2 points per game.
In the three games when he did drop 40 points, he scored 40 against the Spurs in December, 45 against the Pistons in January, and 41 against the Clippers on March 4th.
An Efficient Lillard Is An Excellent Lillard
Dame Dolla is shooting at 43% from the field this season. That’s only one percent less than his career average shooting percentage of 44%. Any time he shoots over 50% from the field, Milwaukee is 22-1 this season!
The Bucks Usually Win When Dame Time Dishes The Rock
Milwaukee is 9-2 whenever Lillard has over ten assists in a game. One of the most recent wins when that did occur was against the Phoenix Suns in the Khris Middleton return game. He garnered 16 assists that night. It was one of the four 16-assist games that Lillard had in his career, and it’s also his career high.
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