After Damian Lillard’s game-winning shot in the first meeting, the Milwaukee Bucks dropped their third game of their Pacific Coast trip, 129-94, to even their season series 1-1.
The Kings dominated right away, leading the Bucks by eight points at the beginning of the first quarter and looking to snap a 15-game losing run that dates back to February 1, 2016. As far as active streaks go, this one is the longest running for any team.
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Throughout the entire game, the outcome was always certain. The Kings led the entire game, never trailing, and had a double-digit lead since the middle of the second quarter. They had increased their lead to thirty points before the end of the fourth quarter.
Damian Lillard had a poor shooting night, finishing with 10 points, five rebounds, six assists, a steal, and a block on 2-of-12 shooting and 1 of 6 from beyond the arc. All of this was a factor in his poor performance.
He also made two flips of the ball.NBA After a subpar performance, Damian Lillard is still not off the hook on Twitter.The Bucks had a great start to the season before their road trip, but they collapsed after the All-Star break. Fans were understandably concerned about Lillard’s troubles and swiftly took to X, the previous Twitter platform, to express their feelings.A fan posted on Twitter:”Speaking of dame time… bro was LATE”
X has garnered the following popular responses:Game recap: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento KingsAJ Green, a second-year guard, was substituted for Lillard by Bucks head coach Doc Rivers late in the first quarter.
In an effort to stymie the Kings’ offence, he also decided to play a zone defence in the last 1 minute and 58 seconds of the quarter.
Sacramento went on an 8-0 run to increase their advantage from four points to twelve as they pretty swiftly solved the zone.At the beginning of the second quarter, Green was still on the court, effectively filling the shoes of experienced big man Danilo Gallinari.Milwaukee kept up its zone defence strategy.
The Bucks cut the margin to six points a few times, but the Kings still had an 11-point advantage when Beasley took Green’s place after three minutes.During the first half, the Kings demonstrated their offensive prowess by shooting an astounding 68% from the field and 72% from beyond the 3-point arc.
Conversely, the Bucks struggled to find their rhythm and make baskets. Although Damian Lillard only hit one out of every six tries and Brook Lopez only made one, Malik Beasley had some luck when it came to open corner three-pointers going in.The Bucks trailed the Kings by a tough 20 points at the half, despite Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring 22 points and the team attempting more free throws than the Kings.
In the second quarter, Sacramento seized over the game, scoring 37 points and expanding the lead further, even if the Bucks were able to keep the deficit reasonably small at 38-30 at the end of the first period.Milwaukee’s chances of scoring more goals were not greatly improved in the second half.
Although Sacramento’s shooting slowed down a little, the Bucks’ inability to convert on opportunities made any meaningful comeback attempts difficult.
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Throughout the entire game, the outcome was always certain. The Kings led the entire game, never trailing, and had a double-digit lead since the middle of the second quarter. They had increased their lead to thirty points before the end of the fourth quarter.
Damian Lillard had a poor shooting night, finishing with 10 points, five rebounds, six assists, a steal, and a block on 2-of-12 shooting and 1 of 6 from beyond the arc. All of this was a factor in his poor performance.
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Game recap: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento KingsAJ Green, a second-year guard, was substituted for Lillard by Bucks head coach Doc Rivers late in the first quarter.