Damian Lillard didn’t take kindly to Tyrese Haliburton mocking him with a Dame Time celebration when the Bucks and Pacers met throughout the NBA In-Season Match.
However Lillard obtained his revenge when he scored 35 factors within the first half alone tonight as Milwaukee beat Indiana 109-94 to take a 1-0 first-round collection lead.
Lillard mentioned postgame he knew he’d must step up with Giannis Antetokounmpo out with an damage.
“I don’t suppose that it’s all on me however I do know that I’ve obtained to be just a little bit extra aggressive and I’ve obtained to step ahead just a little bit extra assertively,” he mentioned.
“Within the playoffs … it’s about setting a tone. We’re going to see this crew a whole lot of instances, and also you wish to set up your self, particularly on your private home ground. That was simply my mentality, to come back out and attempt to set the tone.”
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Lillard added that he was simply completely satisfied to be again within the postseason.
“Final 2 years not being within the playoffs… It sucked,” he mentioned. “I went to Coachella. I ain’t ever been capable of go to Coachella.”
It was an odd night time for Lillard, who adopted his 35-point first half with a zero-point second half. He solely tried 5 photographs after half-time because the Pacers centered their power on slowing him down. However the Bucks star had basically already gained the sport for Milwaukee together with his explosive play.
Sport 2 is scheduled for Tuesday.
