{"id":5648,"date":"2023-10-30T11:37:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/5648\/damian-lillard-giannis-antetokounmpo-still\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:37:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:37:59","slug":"damian-lillard-giannis-antetokounmpo-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=5648","title":{"rendered":"Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo still &#8216;learning&#8217; as Hawks crush Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo still &#8216;learning&#8217; as Hawks crush Bucks\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Jamal Collier, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">October 30, 2023, 3:39 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 Despite Damian Lillard&#8217;s smooth debut for the Milwaukee Bucks on opening night, his tough shooting in the team&#8217;s 127-110 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night highlighted why the new look of the Bucks is still a work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>Lillard finished with six points and went 2 of 12 from the field (2 of 8 from 3) with six turnovers.  After scoring 39 points in his debut with the Bucks, Lillard finished with the largest negative point differential (-33) between a player&#8217;s first and second game with a franchise in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats &#038; Information research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still learning,\u201d Lillard said after Sunday\u2019s game.  It&#8217;s a process: When I have a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> like this or a game like this, how do I find it without keeping the ball? Or in the past, I sometimes looked, but I didn&#8217;t. I don&#8217;t have to, so it&#8217;s where can I find those moments and those opportunities to jump in so I can be positive?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s part of the process. It&#8217;s only our second game. We haven&#8217;t played a lot of games together. I think as we go along we&#8217;ll figure that out and get better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Damian-Lillard-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-still-learning-as-Hawks-crush-Bucks.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1698655079_405_Damian-Lillard-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-still-learning-as-Hawks-crush-Bucks.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Bucks never got into rhythm on Sunday.  They never led against the Hawks and trailed by 31 points as Atlanta earned their first <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It was a rare shooting night for Lillard, who had scored in double figures in 79 consecutive games, the second-longest streak of his career (230 straight from 2016 to 2019).  He was held scoreless at halftime for the first time since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know how good he is,\u201d said Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds.  &#8220;At the end of the day, we need him to keep shooting, we need him to continue to be great. Obviously we didn&#8217;t win the game, but he&#8217;s our guy now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s game two. It&#8217;s very, very early. We&#8217;re still figuring ourselves out. We&#8217;re figuring out what works. We&#8217;re figuring out what we&#8217;re good at, what we&#8217;re not good at. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Lillard added: &#8220;You don&#8217;t want to have these kinds of games, but they happen. Now we just have to learn from it, we have another one. [Monday]&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Next up for the Bucks: a home game against the Miami Heat, the team that eliminated Milwaukee in five games in the first round of last year&#8217;s playoffs and the team Lillard has made it clear he prefers be exchanged when he made his initial exchange request.  from Portland this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Even though he spent part of the summer believing he would end up in Miami, Lillard said he had no added feeling or motivation heading into Monday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never played on their team,\u201d Lillard said.  &#8220;I mentioned this was the destination for me when I asked to be traded last year, but I got traded here. I was excited to be here. I&#8217;m happy to be here .I fit in very well here. For me, personally, it was over, I never thought about it again after that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to approach it tomorrow and say, &#8216;This is the team I was supposed to play for&#8217; or none of that. I know Jimmy. [Butler]I know Bam [Adebayo] &#8212; we cool down.  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