Damian Lillard's comments about the Improvement of Milwaukee Bucks' defense: "The attention to detail is really starting to help us"

Tuesday, 13 February 2024 at 19:00

Despite a bit of a rought start in this Doc Rivers' era in Milwaukee, the Bucks are looking better now. They seem like they're finding their form, with important victories, like the one they got yesterday over one of the best teams of the Western Conference, the reigning champions Denver Nuggest. Their objective is clear, reclaim the second seed in the Eastern Conference standings.

With the Bucks' latest win over the Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee sits third in the East standings with a 35-19 record and two consecutive wins. For Damian Lillard, one of the team's stars this season, the key to this response has been the defensive leap forward.

"I think we've taken a lot of time to simplify things. Just going through the scenarios that teams might try to do against us when we're on the defensive side of the court," Lillard said. "And I think we've taken that on. I think the walk-throughs and the little attention to detail is really starting to help us."

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Despite the fact that Damian Lillard wasn't very accurate in the win over the Nuggets, with 18 points scored on 6-15 shooting from the field, apart from five assists, it's completely true what the point guard says about the Milwaukee Bucks' defensive improvement.

In their last two victories, the Wisconsin team has beaten Charlotte Hornets and the aforementioned Denver Nuggets, and in both games they managed to leave their rivals in less than 100 points. First, against North Carolina, they won 120-84, while they defeated the reigning NBA champions 112-95.