He’s the rival you like to hate, however as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are discovering out, Patrick Beverley is an asset when he’s taking part in on the identical crew as you.
No matter NBA crew he’s on, Pat Bev brings that dawg to each recreation he performs.
Beverley completed with simply 5 factors together with 4 rebounds, one help, two steals and one block within the Bucks’ most up-to-date 124-117 win over the Clippers.
However Lillard is aware of his abilities transcend the stat sheet and after clearing up his beef with Beverley, he’s appreciating his type of play.
“As an opponent, you hate him if you’re taking part in in opposition to him, however in your crew, you’d in all probability like to have somebody like that,” Lillard stated. “He brings edge to the crew… You gotta have some kind of perception, toughness, edge. He brings that to our crew and we didn’t have a whole lot of that.”
Dame’s working mate Giannis additionally had nothing however good issues to say about Pat Bev after the win over LAC.
“He’s a kind of guys that — sorry for my language — that you simply say, ‘he’s an a**gap,’” Antetokounmpo informed C/P. “However when he performs in your crew, like, ‘that’s my a**gap.’ You already know? And I like him. We love taking part in with him. He’s a pacesetter, he is aware of the way to play the sport. He’s a winner.”
Inflicting opponents fuses to get brief is Beverley’s particular expertise, and Giannis says he’s glad to be on the opposite facet of it now.
“I’ve been taking part in in opposition to him for lots of years now. I don’t suppose I ever appreciated taking part in in opposition to him,” Giannis stated. “He all the time is available in, mucks the sport. He’s like an instigator, he pushes the buttons, however like having him by yourself crew, he makes the sport simpler for us. You already know he’s gonna make that additional effort. That additional play, he’s gonna dive on the ground, he’s gonna set a display for you, he’s gonna get the additional rebound, you understand he’s gonna make the appropriate cross. I like taking part in with him.”
