WILD HISTORY: Special stat show that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are ‘most dangerous’ duo after win over Clippers

On Sunday afternoon, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks picked up an impressive road win over the Los Angeles Clippers from the Crypto.com Arena following two straight losses to start the recent West Coast swing.

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Antetokounmpo and running mate Damian Lillard combined for 69 points in this one, and the Bucks were able to hold off a tough Clippers squad that was operating without the services of its two best players, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

In fact, so dominant were the performances from Lillard and Antetokounmpo that they made a bit of NBA history in the process.

“Giannis and Dame are the first duo in NBA HISTORY to have 20+ PTS and 10+ AST in back-to-back games,” wrote the Bucks’ official account on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.

Lillard, Antetokounmpo help Bucks hold off Clippers - RTHK

Damian Lillard scores 16 in the 4th quarter, and Bucks hold off short-handed LA Clippers 124-117

Indeed, counting stats have not been a problem for Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo ever since they joined forces with the Bucks in September of 2023. Rather, it was the Bucks’ defense, or lack thereof, that kept Milwaukee from looking like a true threat in the Eastern Conference for most of this season

But even with some recent slip-ups, the Bucks, coached by newly appointed head coach Doc Rivers—who replaced Adrian Griffin just before the All-Star break—have largely collected themselves on that end of the court.

The Bucks’ next game is a road match against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, March 12, to round out their West Coast tour. The start time of that game is 10:00 PM ET.