It was a nightmare night for Lillard and Milwaukee, but Antetokounmpo fought it at the highest level

The Bucks suffered their first loss of the 2023-24 season in the early hours of Monday (10/30) when the Hawks showed up at Fiserv Forum with a knife in their face and cruised to a very comfortable win (110-127) in a game in which they never got on the scoreboard again. In a game where they never had any problems.

This time Damian Lillard was really bad in both scoring and creating and defending (6 points, 0/4 2-pointers, 2/8 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 6 turnovers in 29 minutes), with the result that in the Milwaukee team where Khris Middleton was not active, he played one-dimensional, predictable and very confused. Giannis Antetokounmpo fought with all his might, Malik Beasley showed stubbornness and determination, Bobby Portis provided some solutions, but beyond that, nothing keeps the Bucks away from this game.

Great performance from the Hawks, who took their first win after two negative results. Quin Snyder’s starting lineup consisted of eight players and the impressive thing is that ALL EIGHT scored in double figures! Bogdan Bogdanovic was magical in his execution and creation, Jaylen Johnson was impressive in the starting lineup, Clint Capela scored a comfortable double-double and Trae Young – Dejude Murray didn’t have to do much as the evening turned out to be a good one. Training for the Atlanta team.

44-50 points on the bat, 7-25 points on surprise, 45-51 points on substitutes, 22-22 points on opponent’s errors, 17-18 points on second chances. The Hawks had 32 assists on 17 errors, the Bucks had 22 assists on 23 errors.

Milwaukee’s next opponent is the Miami Heat in a back-to-back game (Tuesday morning, 2 a.m.), with Middleton active this time.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s account

He came into the game with a nail-biter off an assist from Lopez, but continued with a missed turnaround jumper and a missed three-pointer from the point. He took his first breaths early and came back to finish the quarter, collecting the rebounds, setting up layups, blocking two shots and filling his stats (5/4/1/1/2).

He stepped on the gas in the second half when nothing was going for his team and was the only standout until halftime (7th/16th), but it was also clear that he couldn’t work with Lillard. He continued to fight throughout his time on the field, even when everything was crucial, but as effective as he is, he knows he can’t do the job alone.

• 26 points
• 9/13 two points
• 8/10 shots
• 11 rebounds
• 3 assists
• 1 steal
• 2 blocks
• 3 errors
• 2 fouls
• -11 to +/-
• at 29:28

The race

The Bucks started the game poorly (3-12 in 4′ and 11-24 in 8′) they had 2/9 threes in that period and Lillard missed. But they stayed close and opened the second twelve minutes with zone defense without achieving anything. They trailed by 21 at halftime, with the Hawks having plurality, efficiency, 17 assists on six turnovers, and Lillard still missing while Antetokounmpo tried to cover everyone.

The breakout that Milwaukee expected at the start of the second period failed to materialize, the difference reached 24 and we saw Lillard’s first basket with about three minutes left in the third period. The rest of the game was procedural, with Trae Young hitting a series of 3-pointers, the lead ballooning to over 30, and Bucks fans leaving Fiserv Forum disappointed against the hit for the second straight game.

THE DODECALEPTA: 25-31, 47-68, 80-101, 110-127

MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Adrian Griffin): Crowder 2 (1/4 shooting, 3 rebounds, 3 assists), Giannis Antetokounmpo 26 (9/13 2-pointers, 8/10 shooting, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks), Brook Lopez 13 (2), Beasley 18 (4/10 three-pointers, 4 rebounds, 2 steals), Lillard 6 (2/8 three-pointers, 5 assists, 6 turnovers), Connaughton 5 (1/6 three-pointers), Portis 12 (5/ 8 deuces), Beauchamp 8 (2), Payne 6 (2), Jackson, Thanasis Antetokounmpo 2 (2 assists), Green 7 (2), Robin Lopez 2, Washington 3 (1)

ATLANTA HAWKS (Quinn Snyder): Hunter 15 (2 3-pointers, 3 rebounds, 4 steals), Johnson 14 (2 3-pointers, 7 assists), Capela 12 (5/10 2-pointers, 12 rebounds), Murray 15 (1 3-pointers, 5 assists, 2 steals), Young 20 (3 3-pointers, 11 assists), Bogdanovic 17 (4/7 3-pointers, 6 assists, 2 steals), Bay 13 (1 3-pointer, 9 rebounds ). , 3 assists), Okongo 14 (7/9 2-pointers, 7 rebounds, 2 assists), Griffin 6 (2), Forrest, Fernando, Bufkin 1, Guay

Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 23/42 2-pointers, 16/44 3-pointers, 16/20 shots, 46 rebounds, 22 assists, 10 steals, 3 blocks, 23 turnovers, 22 fouls

Atlanta Hawks team stats: 32/56 2-pointers, 15/37 3-pointers, 18/22 shots, 55 rebounds, 32 assists, 15 steals, 2 blocks, 17 turnovers, 17 fouls