Lillard's 35 first-half points stunned the Pacers and helped the Bucks take the series opener. 'He's got that prizefighter-like mentality.'
MILWAUKEE — had 16 points, the ball, and the offense to himself at the end of the first quarter. As Lillard dribbled into the frontcourt with 13 seconds remaining, Rivers followed a similar path on the sideline. The head coach put his hands in the air to grab his players’ attention and then signaled for them to clear the area and let Lillard work in isolation. ran up to set a screen, but the veteran point guard waved him away as he crossed half court.
As the Pacers struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the first quarter, Lillard took advantage by attacking off of their missed shots and looking for opportunities against a transition defense unable to set up to stop him. And when the Pacers were overaggressive and took away his 3-point opportunities, Lillard just blew by defenders and got all the way to the rim.
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