Historic Portland Path Blazers guard Damian Lillard I’ll make its second look at Moda Heart as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
Lillard is 1-2 in opposition to his former group, whose lack of 119-116 final season in Portland.
Right here is an outline of the three earlier performances of Lillard in opposition to the Blazers because it was exchanged in 2023:
November 26, 2023, in Milwaukee: Lillard scored 31 factors with 4 assists in a 108-102 victory, however solely drew 7 out of 21 on the sector and 4 out of 12 to 3 seashores. Most of its factors got here from the belief of 13 of the 14 free throws. The Bucks received the fourth quarter 33-14 to get well from a big deficit to win the match.
January 31, 2024, in Portland: Lillard returned to Portland throughout a extremely anticipated occasion and has not but turned in opposition to his former group, this time in a defeat of 119-116. Lillard scored 25 factors with seven assists whereas pulling 9 out of 23 on the sector and three out of 13 past the arc. The goalkeeper of the Blazers Anfernee Simons scored 24 factors and struck a late shot to place the blazers ahead for good.
Portland Path Blazers Anfernee Simons goalkeeper kisses with the previous teammate and guardian of Milwaukee Bucks Damian Lillard after a NBA match at Moda Heart in Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, January 31, 2024. The Blazers received 119-116.Sean Meagher / The Oregonian
January 4, 2025, in Milwaukee: Lillard completed with solely 16 factors, six assists and 4 interceptions throughout a defeat of 105-102. Lillard pulled 5 out of 15 on the sector and a couple of out of seven out of three. Simons had one other good match in opposition to his mentor, marking 29 factors with eight assists.
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The Bucks (25-18), fourth of the Japanese Convention, misplaced 127-117 on Saturday night on the Clippers, ending a sequence of 5 consecutive victories.
The Bucks have had a season from prime to backside, however received eight of 10 earlier than falling into the clippers.
Milwaukee performs on Monday night at Utah Jazz, so Lillard and the Bucks will probably be on the second match of a consecutive Tuesday night.
For the season, Lillard has a median of 25.2 factors and seven.3 assists whereas pulling 44.7% within the subject and 38.3% past the arc.
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