NBA Gametime | “No Giannis, No Problem.” – Shaq SHOCKED Bucks beat Clippers 113-106; Damian: 41-Pts

NBA Gametime | “No Giannis, No Problem.” – Shaq SHOCKED Bucks beat Clippers 113-106; Damian: 41-Pts

Damen Lillard metant business right from the gecko in this one no Yannis he had 15 points in the first quarter alone finishes with 41 as Milwaukee comes back down 15 at one point to the Clippers winning 113 106 you called it Candace you said he was going to have a big

Night listen you put the ball in Dame’s hands and good things are going to happen um I think he did a great job of not forcing but mixing it up I mean you want a little mid-range want a little three ball you want a little get to the

Hole I mean second half he he had 11 free throws in the first he only had two um I think he mixed it up and that kept a lot of pressure on the Clippers defense you can tell he came into the game with sending a message all right

Giannis isn’t here I’m going to go back to being comfortable he made every comfortable decision and even when he was playing he never seemed like he was out of rhythm of the game like everything was right there he only had one assist at half time into a four we

Said other people will get going poris was that guy to be his Robin tonight but the way he was filling it up he was just in Rhythm and nights like this feel good for all scores well you mentioned Bobby poris cuz yeah Dame had that great start

But then there was nobody to ride along with him until poris got it going and poris you can tell he brings the city of Milwaukee with him when he plays like the energy is there you see he’s repping them you can see he’s a fan favorite he

Does it inside he does it outside he brings that toughness and that grit very ski o the footwork his feet work right there in the build that’s really really nice he posts up on both sides which is pretty rare but he he just has a knack for scoring the basketball and then

Rebounds just toughness and he brings a lot of that to Milwaukee and I think when you have a guy like Giannis that’s out that occupies the paint and the low block then you insert Bobby poris who loves those spots it almost opens it up even more for him and then listen you

Talk about energy you got Bobby poris on your team and you got Patrick Beverly on your team come on so you know there’s not going to be a lack of energy yes no doubt about that and when you look at what the Clippers did okay Paul George

Had 29 Points James Harden had 29 Points but they shot 44% from the field really defense was really the big key for the Milwaukee Bucks in that second half and that’s kind of become their identity Underdog Rivers yeah and you’ve seen that they were connected um despite not

Having Giannis who you know really does a great job of anchoring their defense in the back they were able to talk get stops when it mattered get timely stops there were a number of times where that last possession where PG had the ball turn it over trying to get it to harden

It’s just extra effort and you’re going to have that when you have guys like Bobby poris and Patrick Beverly on your team um everybody’s connected talking and I think a lot has to do with that end of the floor is why they’re so successful after Allstar and you’re

Going to have to have defensive Knights like that if Giannis is going to miss a couple games or a little bit of time you have to hang your hat on that obviously it’s been a big point of emphasis around the league and people just watching their team so I’m sure they’re fired up

For that end of the court but trust is built on defense as doc says and and they showed that tonight it held Kawhi Leonard to just one point in that fourth quarter and when you look at the Clippers side side of things they’re coming off I lost a few games ago

Against the Lakers that everybody saw was a huge collapse right in that fourth quarter this one they’re up 15 without Giannis I’m not saying it’s a concerning loss but at the same time since the All-Star break they faltered a little bit and I think you’re going to see that

With the Clippers they play in spurts and um are they built for the playoffs I think that’s what everybody’s saying yes they’ve always been built for the playoffs it’s whether they’re going to be able to come through in the playoffs knew this was going to be a tough night

I mean obviously on a back toback uh played you know the Timberwolves last night hard fought game didn’t shoot well but it is a good sign that PG and James Harden didn’t stay in their shooting slump kawhai struggled but he’s on the floor and so I think the biggest thing

With the Clippers is just health and being healthy and you’re seeing that but uh you know I look for t to get get them going uh you know midm March April uh going into the playoffs I don’t know who’s going to be their vocal leader now because Westbrook he comes off the bench

But from everything I hear he’s kind of the leader of the team and they feed off for that they feed off his energy his his role is so much more important than stats or getting points or numbers he brings a certain toughness a certain grit PG James and kawh are all kind of

Quiet leaders Russell’s the vocal leader and that’s part they’re missing as well and to add to that what what Jamal was saying you know noren pal you look at the stat sheet Jamal said you he only got eight shots tonight A lot of those shots are because of Russell AB getting

Him the ball so I think they’re going to have to fill that void or hold down the fort until he’s back you want play again I mean you got leadership game can get people some saying I’m that’s you that’s you Jay 22 bench points for the Clippers

Meanwhile Dame going for 41 here he is post game Dame you guys are six and0 since the allstar break what’s clicking right now for you and your team uh I think we just uh playing together on both sides of the ball uh coming out of the break

We had a you know a big talk as a team doc addressed a lot of things you know challenged us to do do some things differently and I think we’ve just embraced it as a team you know I think leading into the break it was a lot of

Things that we just weren’t fully committed to doing you know together and uh soon as we bought into that and we’ve been able to do it even when it’s been hard parts of the game uh it always works out for us so I think everybody is seeing the success that we’ve had by

Trying to do it together on both sides and uh now we all in on it and we having some success talk to me about that closing unit AJ with some big shots Bobby with 25 and 15 just how impactful were those guys guys in clutch time uh

Extremely impactful I think to start the game uh without Giannis without Chris I knew I had to be aggressive and uh I think once they saw that I was in attack mode they started to give me a lot of attention and uh when teams do that you

Know you got to be willing to take the double teams the triple teams and get the ball out so we get a high quality shot and uh we missed some shots early and they had a lead but as we continued to trust it guys started to make threes

Bobby got going and U we was able to win by playing the right way and doing it together congrats on the win thank you in Minnesota Anthony Edwards 13 points including that bucket right there as’s the chimber Wolves bouncing back winning 119 114 coming up we got

The Lakers and the Thunder ad versus OKC this season 28 points per game 13 rebounds two and a half blocks that’s what sports is and that’s what competition is and Caitlyn’s brought all of that anome and she backs it up with you know records and all that

Stuff this was brilliant this ad right here from Nike I just feel like that was just I know it was going in but I feel like that wasn’t going to touch nothing how many strands was that going to touch look back at tapes it’s like I broke the

Record on a logo 3 yes like I broke the record on a logo three I just her game is just so so cool to watch and so special to see develop her range is something different different isn’t it listen you talk about players that change the game when they’re on the

Court whether they’re touching the ball or not you have to guard her when she steps into the gym and so I don’t think we’ve seen anything like that in women’s basketball we’ve played against I’ve played against a number of great Shooters yes somebody that when they

Walk in the gym you have to guard them and I think the way the game is played has allowed her to Showcase that skill to be able to take that shot that shot’s being a good shot um it speaks to where basketball is right now and the way she

Plays she scores but she assists as well like she plays a beautiful game it’s it’s fun to watch her play and she plays with that chip she plays with that dog she’s trying to go get you and she has a certain calmness about her even when

She’s doing it and a certain Edge she’s like the perfect mix and Candace and I always talk about pushing the game forward she’s one of those ones well ticket sales already spiking for Indiana Fever who got the first pick in this year’s WNBA draft uh Candice I’m told is

Taking over uhoh where’s the graphic like what am I doing hold on oh oh my goodness mail mailbag mailbag yeah hit me up Jamal I appreciate I got a question for you and it’s not coming now okay look our base is under attack I return to base is under Attack Defeat For for there I hide you seek oh stor everyone needs Alice your tower has been Destroyed where’s the candy at slow down you have defeated an enemy an enemy has been defeated yeah you For for nothing nothing can hold me down You remember me when I you your team has destroyed a tower First Blood double kill Swap an enemy has been defeated on an enemy has been defeated an ally has been defeated shut down an enemy has been defeated enemy ultimate defeated an enemy an enemy has been defeated I

NBA Gametime | “No Giannis, No Problem.” – Shaq SHOCKED Bucks beat Clippers 113-106; Damian: 41-Pts