On Saturday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Dallas Mavericks (in Texas) by a score of 129-117.
Despite losing the first quarter by an astonishing 24 points, the Bucks showed a lot of resilience to pull off such a miraculous comeback.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 48 points, and All-Star point guard Damian Lillard had 30 points, three rebounds and eight assists while shooting 10/11 from the field and 5/5 from the three-point range.
After the game, Lillard made a post to Instagram.
Lillard captioned his post: “Time to stop surviving and start thriving! 🙏🏽”
Lillard is in his first season with Milwaukee and is averaging 25.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 42.8% from the field and 35.1% from the three-point range in 46 games.
With the victory, the Bucks improved to 33-16 in their first 49 games, which has them as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are 6-4 over their last ten games and 12-11 in the 23 games they have played on the road.