Damian Lillard on Doc Rivers taking over: On the inside it’s been good! | SportsCenter
Damen Lillard joins us now on Sports Center Dam let’s start with this that shot that you hit that essentially sealed it on Mike connley what did you see there uh I mean I was just waiting to see if they was going to run a guy at me
Um a lot of times late in games especially when a team is trying to make a run and get more possessions on offense they try to speed you up and get more aggressive and they did it a couple times against me and Giannis but uh I
Just kept my live dribble and uh I was just watching them to see if they was going to come and they gave me space uh we ran up a I had a guy run up to set a screen and you know they didn’t communicate which direction it was so I
Knew ID be able to uh counter and go away from it I went away from it got him a little bit trailing and I just got to my spot and you know steep back right to a comfortable shot and it was it went in you took over late Giannis was
Aggressive throughout the game uh especially getting to the free throw line how important was his contribution to this Victory I mean it’s he’s a he’s the most dominant player in the league um you know just a lot to deal with it’s hard to not foul him when he’s attacking that
That paint you know he’s so athletic so uh long and so physical uh that you know he’s a handful and he’s going to do that from start to finish for me you know I was trying to be in attack mode but it it just wasn’t falling but I know I got
To stay aggressive especially down the stretch of the season and just trust that it’s going to it’s going to fall and I think tonight it started to fall late but um it it’s just great to be able to uh play alongside a guy like jiannis that you know is going to show
Up he’s going to dominate uh he’s never going going to go away so um you know his effort is always huge for us one more for you Dan before we let you go a lot of scrutiny about Doc Rivers after the 3 and seven start but this a very
Impressive win from the inside what has that transition been like uh you know honestly it’s been uh on the inside it’s been good uh you know I think we understand that having our third coach this season including our interim coach um it’s going to take some
Time you know to get adjusted and to kind of reestablish who we want to be and what we want to do on both sides of the ball and uh when you’re going through that type of transition midseason you can run up against a team that’s just flowing well you can run up
Against a team that’s just feeling good a lot of things can happen and you know we just haven’t been on the winning side but I think on the inside we can feel the tide turning um we’re aware of the things that we got to do better and I
Think this is a good start you know moving in the right direction but you know as far as the the scrutiny and people talking that’s always going to happen that comes with the the territory that comes with the game and we just got to do what we do and and just keep
Pushing that’s it I jimm NBA
Damian Lillard joins SportsCenter to react to the Milwaukee Bucks’ 112-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo’s huge game and how the Bucks are feeling under head coach Doc Rivers’ leadership.
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30 Comments
They got lucky 😂😂😂
The allstar MVP and coach.
He has not had a great year
The brawl never disappoints
Dame almost had himself a triple double in this game, still not a good shooting night for Dame's standards though
They want this team to implode to bad. Can’t wait till the post season.
dames gravity tho…even when he aint shooting good as long as he can make those crucial shots and got giannis dominating its always tough for the other team. just imagine if he was making those shots tho
Once dame gets comfortable confident and stay aggressive it’s over for the league
This dude knows how to give an interview….
Still clumsy performance for him,but it's good win
Dame is doc dad😅
That just kinda lucky shot for Dame, no disrespect to Dame Dolla.. Overall, you just gotta prove it yow in the playoffs. Hopefully, the Bucks, as a team, can get their acts together and even get through the first round.
The NBA is a disgrace for not holding this dude accountable for his terrible performance. But they don't have any issues lying and attacking Giannis for no reason right? God will be the judge. No, you didn't hear me right.
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Dame is trying too hard he needs to slow down and take less 3s
2-8 25% from 3 for the 3 point contest winner. That’s terrible
Its dame time player haters 👍
Statement Game from Statement Dame
Great win. The thing is when Khris returns and IF healthy this team can be a threat this season. On to Philly
Not a top 75 player..
It’s weird seeing that Nike swoosh on Dame lol
Lillard was the wrong trade for the Bucks. Should have NEVER, EVER traded Holiday.
As a heat fan what he means is on the inside is good but on the outside I wanna be a heat this summer
“Comfortable shot” for Dame is off balance fade away 20 footer with a guy draped all over you. Ice in his veins!!!
dame time! best clutch shooter to ever do it.
This man is going thru so much off the court once he get right mentally we taking off fr and when Middleton comes back it’s over for league
I’m not gonna lie a lot of you guys sound like Internet trolls while I respect you guys his opinion, Damian Lillard is a superstar, and he will figure it out being the point guard having to learn new playbook for a new organization while trying to be Damian Lillard will just not work out 100% he has respect for Giannis and the organization not to go out there and make it about DAME time that won’t win championships, how he contributed last nights game was a perfect example of what teams have done to Damian Lillard once he’s passed, half court. Wow, Jrue Holliday was immense force on the defensive end, yes. BUT was extremely inconsistent on offense, and arguably unreliable for most of the games of the seasons. When Giannis was tired, and or was in foul trouble and Middleton was injured, half of the season, Holliday had his chance to step up and be the star but failed miserably. Just not on the defensive side and that’s what saves his name at the end of every conversation! This was a great trade now it challenges the team to step up as a whole on defense, rather than rely on one person…..
Dame time Dame time Dame time 💪💪💪
Dude shot 8-23 and they talk about his shot that "sealed it." Lol
They need more motion. Pass and get back. Play with pace. Make the defence feel on their toes. They are zoning in on dame right now. Giannis has to change his whole game right now. More screens and cuts, less brining the ball up. He loves driving from the 3pt line. That can’t happen anymore. More half court and more ball movement. I should get docs 40m.