His most impressive stat: 17 for 17 from the free throw line. 100% while the rest of the team struggled from there during the night. He was on it and sealed the game with his last two - closing the game, despite the buzzer-beating 3 at the very end by Philly.
@@xavierb9061You CANNOT POSSIBLY have this much optimism about the fkn Sixers in 2023-24. Can’t wait to hear who’s fault it is this year in the playoffs (assuming a lot lmao), cause I KNOW it won’t be Embiid’s fault 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@timocruz510 tbh its only their first game but right now from the eye test the chemistry on the team is very bad compared to the nuggets, heat, warriors. It will come down to that. Right now they're doing way too much iso style basketball. This style doesn't work against teams that have elite ball movement and chemistry. It never has and never will. That being said its only the first game of the season and you're right they have the talent. The question is will they be able to gel as a team.
@@loverofhumanityyou contradicted yourself multiple times in that rant lol….one game doesn’t tell you anything about a teams chemistry especially the first game of the season with new additions and adding an allstar caliber player. If that was the case then when Lebron joined the heat with bosh you could say they had terrible chemistry through the first 18 games not just one….to tell if a team has good or bad chemistry you need a big enough sample size to determine whether that’s going to be an issue or not and usually that’s after New Years at the earliest let alone the first game in October…you’re judging their style in it’s entirety based off the first game of the season when they themselves are going to take weeks and months to figure out what works best. I’m not even a bucks fan but cmon now that was a terrible take.
@@jakeman025 where exactly is the contradiction? I said right now the chemistry is bad? That's not a contradiction? Then I said I do think it's possible that they improve their chemistry by the end of the season since it's only the first game . What I'm saying is if their style continues to be the same and the chemistry doesn't improve, they aren't good enough to win because their style right now is iso style basketball. The main issue actually is your comprehension. There's literally zero contradiction in my statement. Come on goof it's basic English.
He could have won titles in 2015 and 2019 but roster injuries. 2015 Starting SG Wes Matthews tore achillies and missed end of season and all playoffs and 2019 starting C Nurkic missed end of season and all playoffs.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Damian Lillard tonight had 39 PTS, 4th-most by any player in a team debut all-time and 17 FT, most by any player in a team debut all-time.
Man I went to the Celtics-heat last night and couldn’t help feel bad for Miami not only losing out on Dame, but any other star player to get them over the edge
Damian Lillard was on fire he's doing his thing in Milwaukee. He will definitely get an NBA championship ring within the next two years. I loved watching him as Portland Trailblazer looks like he's blazing a new trail with the Milwaukee Bucks.
@@jirimijirimijirimi I agree. Atleast for now they dont seem to have that amazing type hustle guy who just locks guys down, brings great energy. Yesterdays game made it very obvious to me if they don't get that one guy who can do that itll be tough for them to win a chip. Also on offense they do way too much iso and don't have amazing ball movement compared to the top teams in the league. Honestly, they still got a long way to go before people should be even mentioning title,
@@jirimijirimijirimi As great as jrue is, he let jimmy butler drop 56 on him. If dame was there he would give 50 right back. Offense will always beat defense.
@@tempaccount69420 Best PG the last decade along with Curry. Look it up, those 2 are top-4 in NBA history in career FT%. The greatest shooters make their FT's, and its a sign of overall shooting mastery. Dame and Curry are also the 2 most prolific/dynamic 3pt shooters EVER. Much like Jordan/Drexler ruled the era as the 2 premier SG's in the league, Dame and Steph are the 2 premier PG's this era.
Best PG the last decade along with Curry. Look it up, those 2 are top-4 in NBA history in career FT%. The greatest shooters make their FT's, and its a sign of overall shooting mastery. Dame and Curry are also the 2 most prolific/dynamic 3pt shooters EVER. Much like Jordan/Drexler ruled the era as the 2 premier SG's in the league, Dame and Steph are the 2 premier PG's this era.
nah you're wrong cp3 had the better 2010s I looked it up dame has never led the league in assists, steals, or ft% cp3's done it over 10 times, yea dame can score more points but he's a scorer not a true pg
If this team stays healthy, it's Damian Lillards year to win MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and the NBA Championship!!! Lifelong Blazer and Dame fan saying Merry Christmas Bucks fans, enjoy the gift of Dame Time!!!⌚ 🔥❤🔥🤘😁🤘❤🔥🔥
@togfanatic3781 Idk man, Giannis better than AD, Bron better than Dame. Dame and Giannis are the most complimentary duo though, can't stop one without the other going off.
@@togfanatic3781 Davis is too soft and unstable, mentally he is ready for retirement. His body is unable to handle the demands of the NBA calendar. LeBron will also be tired and dead as usual in the second half of the season.
Dame proves him worthy of praise and just proves that Dame is the guard you would rather have on your team not just glitz and glamour player but knows wen to step up or give up points for his team, i wish him luck and a ring(s)
It still feels surreal that Dames on a different team. I’m a Magic fan, but I used to be a Blazers fan and I’ve always been a Dame fan. If not the Magic, I hope the Bucks and Dame win it all this year
@@ye.ha.8378he is not🤣 look at Murray's stats in play offs and look at Dame's stats in play offs, you will notice that Murray is more efficient and more consistent player than Dame. Dame is only better in regular season, but not in play offs. Amd it's not just like who is better player, but which duo fit more. For example, Kyrie and Luka are maybe better than Murray, but Jokic and Murray as duo are better than Luka and Kyrie. Soo my point is, Giannis and Dame together are scary as hell, but it's way too early to call them the best fuo in the league. For now, it's definitely Jokic and Murray.
@@hristijandimitrovski8664 brother, Murray is that efficient in the playoffs because he is playing with Jokic, who draws so much gravity. Using your logic, Dame will improve in his efficiency in the playoffs significantly when Giannis draws the same gravity. Dame's best players in Portland were Nurkic, McCollum and Mo Harkless dude, of course he "struggled" (Dame's struggle is 26 a night on 42/35/85 splits, pretty ridiculous)
@@Mieslk2 I don't think there is better fit for Jokic than Murray. Do I think Kyrie would play as great with Jokic as Murray did in both 2020 and 2023 play offs? No, because Kyrie is crazy when he is on fire, but he is not consistent, he will play 2 games in a row fantastic at his best, but after that 3rd game will be bad. Simply he was never consistent player. Same about Dame, you can say that when Dame is on fire he will be better than the best version of Murray, but Dame was also a lot of times extremely inefficient and sometimes he was thw reason why Portland lost some games in the play offs. Murray on the other side is always consistent in the play offs always. That's not a case for regular season, but in play offs he is consistent. I don't think Dame or Kyrie would have soo insanee stats against Lakers like Murray had this year
At 1:08 is why this will be an ongoing issue for teams in the spring. Do you allow Dame a fee run to the rim or do you leave Middleton open in the corner to drain threes all night? Bucks in 6!!!!
I’m a little bit of Celtic fan but I genuinely and really want Lillard to win.. I lived in Seattle my wife from Portland I’ve seen how much he’s meant he deff deserve a ring our time will come but deff want him to win
That pick & roll is gonna be unstoppable & wait until giannis kicks that out to Khris its gonna make the top team in the east not boston as most people are saying
I'm so happy for Lillard to get out of Portland - I respect his loyalty to the team for so long but it's about damn time he gets more national spotlight.
DAME TIME AINT WASTE NO TIME
I mean it’s his team now according to Giannis 👉⌚️
He like that yo
Damn Dame ain’t waste no time
Only wasted 2/3 of his career
He is Not Playing!!🔥🔥
His most impressive stat: 17 for 17 from the free throw line. 100% while the rest of the team struggled from there during the night. He was on it and sealed the game with his last two - closing the game, despite the buzzer-beating 3 at the very end by Philly.
Most relevant stat maxey scored 31...if pj doesnt score 0..loss
@@xavierb9061You CANNOT POSSIBLY have this much optimism about the fkn Sixers in 2023-24. Can’t wait to hear who’s fault it is this year in the playoffs (assuming a lot lmao), cause I KNOW it won’t be Embiid’s fault 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@prod.snqwfall1347 heck no..but after seeing dame go off and 1 point game ...they r in the mix
@@xavierb9061 PJ always score 0 points, he's also scored 0 points when he played for Bucks
Thats why they bought him.
As a blazers fan, this put a smile on my face, thought I'd feel at least a little bitter, but it's gonna be so good watching this man go get his ring
getting a ring is a bit far fetched.. but he seems happy in Milwaukee
@@svarogbg it's not a certainty but don't think it's far fetched either lol
@@timocruz510 tbh its only their first game but right now from the eye test the chemistry on the team is very bad compared to the nuggets, heat, warriors. It will come down to that. Right now they're doing way too much iso style basketball. This style doesn't work against teams that have elite ball movement and chemistry. It never has and never will. That being said its only the first game of the season and you're right they have the talent. The question is will they be able to gel as a team.
@@loverofhumanityyou contradicted yourself multiple times in that rant lol….one game doesn’t tell you anything about a teams chemistry especially the first game of the season with new additions and adding an allstar caliber player. If that was the case then when Lebron joined the heat with bosh you could say they had terrible chemistry through the first 18 games not just one….to tell if a team has good or bad chemistry you need a big enough sample size to determine whether that’s going to be an issue or not and usually that’s after New Years at the earliest let alone the first game in October…you’re judging their style in it’s entirety based off the first game of the season when they themselves are going to take weeks and months to figure out what works best. I’m not even a bucks fan but cmon now that was a terrible take.
@@jakeman025 where exactly is the contradiction? I said right now the chemistry is bad? That's not a contradiction? Then I said I do think it's possible that they improve their chemistry by the end of the season since it's only the first game . What I'm saying is if their style continues to be the same and the chemistry doesn't improve, they aren't good enough to win because their style right now is iso style basketball.
The main issue actually is your comprehension. There's literally zero contradiction in my statement. Come on goof it's basic English.
This is the first of many legendary games to come from this duo 😩
Dame deserves a ring, and he’s going to get it! If not this year, next year. He has a team now!
For sureeeeee
I'm a Spurs fan but Giannis and dame my 2 favorite players after wemby now. I'd like to see dame get one
He could have won titles in 2015 and 2019 but roster injuries. 2015 Starting SG Wes Matthews tore achillies and missed end of season and all playoffs and 2019 starting C Nurkic missed end of season and all playoffs.
Celtics are a better team
A player never "deserves" a ring. If they deserve it, they will win it. You only really deserve a ring if you win it all.
@@friendlygiver8517 does Jeremy '0 minutes' Lin deserves his ring?
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Damian Lillard tonight had 39 PTS, 4th-most by any player in a team debut all-time and 17 FT, most by any player in a team debut all-time.
This boy Dame, he aint playing. He winning himself a ring. Dame Time in Milwaukee must be lovely.
You don’t know how lucky you are to have him
Unlike Portland’s front office. They know.
Man I went to the Celtics-heat last night and couldn’t help feel bad for Miami not only losing out on Dame, but any other star player to get them over the edge
We know. 🙏🏻
Damian Lillard was on fire he's doing his thing in Milwaukee. He will definitely get an NBA championship ring within the next two years. I loved watching him as Portland Trailblazer looks like he's blazing a new trail with the Milwaukee Bucks.
didnt have to go for the play on words, lol. i agree though
I really hope he can win a ring this year! Always loved Dame he’s such a great athlete and person
The league really let Giannis get the best closer in the league on his team. They’re gonna be a problem.
I feel like they need one more defensive piece for guaranteed chip
yeah I don’t think people understand how cold Dame is
@@jirimijirimijirimi I agree. Atleast for now they dont seem to have that amazing type hustle guy who just locks guys down, brings great energy. Yesterdays game made it very obvious to me if they don't get that one guy who can do that itll be tough for them to win a chip. Also on offense they do way too much iso and don't have amazing ball movement compared to the top teams in the league. Honestly, they still got a long way to go before people should be even mentioning title,
They're going to be a great fit!
Their strengths and weaknesses are going to be very complimentary.
@@jirimijirimijirimi As great as jrue is, he let jimmy butler drop 56 on him. If dame was there he would give 50 right back. Offense will always beat defense.
2 superstars in their primes with the right mindset and different positions. ITS OVER
Dame old time
@Ediblesonofab He just averaged his highest scoring season last year, pretty good for someone who's regarded as "old"
@@EdiblesonofabDame droppin 50 on ur favorite team my boa 😭😭😭. Have a good season
🤣
@@Sportify_Studio He's got all that energy because he doesn't play defense. And I say that as a Dame fan. The playoffs will tell the story.
Dame being Dame ya love to see it! Once this team starts clicking it'll be scary 🔥
3:10 Dame says "i do this shit" after making a dagger shot
He deserve a ring !!! At least one
He will get it
With current Denver... no chance
@@svarogbgno chance?
@@svarogbg sure…
We'll know if he deserves it by how well he plays as a Buck. Gotta earn that ring not have it handed to you based on what you've done in your career
Gianis played this way to help dame be dame... magical duo!The guy had 3 allways waiting down the rim!
Damian lillard is a free-throw merchant and is lucky James harden wasn't playing because he would've held dame to 0 points!
@@tempaccount69420 Best PG the last decade along with Curry. Look it up, those 2 are top-4 in NBA history in career FT%. The greatest shooters make their FT's, and its a sign of overall shooting mastery. Dame and Curry are also the 2 most prolific/dynamic 3pt shooters EVER. Much like Jordan/Drexler ruled the era as the 2 premier SG's in the league, Dame and Steph are the 2 premier PG's this era.
Giannis could have 30+ he was sloppy af
I’d love Dame to get an MVP, Finals MVP & a chip. Come on Dolla
Best PG the last decade along with Curry. Look it up, those 2 are top-4 in NBA history in career FT%. The greatest shooters make their FT's, and its a sign of overall shooting mastery. Dame and Curry are also the 2 most prolific/dynamic 3pt shooters EVER. Much like Jordan/Drexler ruled the era as the 2 premier SG's in the league, Dame and Steph are the 2 premier PG's this era.
nah you're wrong cp3 had the better 2010s I looked it up dame has never led the league in assists, steals, or ft% cp3's done it over 10 times, yea dame can score more points but he's a scorer not a true pg
@@TravieFampreach that's why he named Point God
@@TravieFam He's referring to PG of their batches I supposed, CP3 should be from the mid 00s era
Dame and Curry late 00s early 10s
@@shengsterinotrue , I suppose dame is sg and not a pure pg
And he’s a closer. Has the clutch gene I love Dame man
He’s an insane offensive player.
Dame is definitely on another level.
@@ORLt17-17 ft
@@ORLt still 39 points
@@ORLtstill 39 points on 17/17 free throws and 45% from the field. He destoyed the 76ers
@@ORLt …and they will miss Jrue’s defense in the playoffs.
As a laker fan Damien lillard was always my favorite player in the league . If he was 6’6 the league would have a problem
If this team stays healthy, it's Damian Lillards year to win MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and the NBA Championship!!!
Lifelong Blazer and Dame fan saying Merry Christmas Bucks fans, enjoy the gift of Dame Time!!!⌚
🔥❤🔥🤘😁🤘❤🔥🔥
So excited for the bucks this year. 2nd ring here we go!!
Third bro
🤣
Not if the bulls have something to say
It will be our 3rd one
Best duo in the league
no shit
lebron AD hello ?
@togfanatic3781 Idk man, Giannis better than AD, Bron better than Dame. Dame and Giannis are the most complimentary duo though, can't stop one without the other going off.
@@togfanatic3781 Davis is too soft and unstable, mentally he is ready for retirement. His body is unable to handle the demands of the NBA calendar. LeBron will also be tired and dead as usual in the second half of the season.
@@togfanatic3781 LOL, AD is more random than a jackpot machine in vegas, Lebron is too old to be a star player
People already forgot how beast he was before this shooting slump. He's gonna be back. Dame tims will be back
lets hope dame stays healthy he deserves a ring
omg all those shots made by Dame are amazing to watch!
Bucks won by 1 point, and Dame was 17/17 from FT, that's huge
Facts to fuckin Philly
It is DAME TIME! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
all i want is for Dame to get his ring.
It feel good to see him put that work in and it means something
Dame is so good man, I'm going to miss him on the Blazers
If anybody deserves to team up with somebody it’s dame. He stayed loyal to Portland for a long ass time. Go get that ring man 💯‼️
Clutch time is DAME time!
Those 2 triples at the end were clutch!
Dame proves him worthy of praise and just proves that Dame is the guard you would rather have on your team not just glitz and glamour player but knows wen to step up or give up points for his team, i wish him luck and a ring(s)
Is it Dame Time in Milwaukee?Yes,It is...what a debut!
It's DAME TIMEEEEEEEE in Milwaukee!! 👏🏻👏🏻
There is no stoping the Bucks this year!
Milwaukee fans agree with me that dame is the 🐐
There’s definitely team improvement that needs to happen but they played well for there first outing regular season. Stay healthy
It still feels surreal that Dames on a different team. I’m a Magic fan, but I used to be a Blazers fan and I’ve always been a Dame fan. If not the Magic, I hope the Bucks and Dame win it all this year
My goat, get a ring dame ❤
Jokic / Murray vs Giannis / Dame oohhh man, can't wait to watch that game!
Dame is a lot better than Murray he averaged 10 more points as the number 1 guy the bucks are much more talented than the nuggets as well
@@ye.ha.8378he is not🤣 look at Murray's stats in play offs and look at Dame's stats in play offs, you will notice that Murray is more efficient and more consistent player than Dame. Dame is only better in regular season, but not in play offs. Amd it's not just like who is better player, but which duo fit more. For example, Kyrie and Luka are maybe better than Murray, but Jokic and Murray as duo are better than Luka and Kyrie. Soo my point is, Giannis and Dame together are scary as hell, but it's way too early to call them the best fuo in the league. For now, it's definitely Jokic and Murray.
@@hristijandimitrovski8664 brother, Murray is that efficient in the playoffs because he is playing with Jokic, who draws so much gravity. Using your logic, Dame will improve in his efficiency in the playoffs significantly when Giannis draws the same gravity.
Dame's best players in Portland were Nurkic, McCollum and Mo Harkless dude, of course he "struggled" (Dame's struggle is 26 a night on 42/35/85 splits, pretty ridiculous)
@@Mieslk2 giannis doesn't have the same gravity as jokic not even close.but dame as the number 1 averaged more than Murray
@@Mieslk2 I don't think there is better fit for Jokic than Murray. Do I think Kyrie would play as great with Jokic as Murray did in both 2020 and 2023 play offs? No, because Kyrie is crazy when he is on fire, but he is not consistent, he will play 2 games in a row fantastic at his best, but after that 3rd game will be bad. Simply he was never consistent player. Same about Dame, you can say that when Dame is on fire he will be better than the best version of Murray, but Dame was also a lot of times extremely inefficient and sometimes he was thw reason why Portland lost some games in the play offs. Murray on the other side is always consistent in the play offs always. That's not a case for regular season, but in play offs he is consistent. I don't think Dame or Kyrie would have soo insanee stats against Lakers like Murray had this year
Dame just lets that ball fly in no rim, loud SWISH.
Lillard taking dame time to milwaukee 💪🏽😤
Can't wait for Middleton to start playing more minutes
damian & giannis may be the most op NBA duo soon lol
Bucks vs nuggets is what I am waiting for
This feels a little like Steph and KD.
2 top 10 players who fit in their prime on the same team.
Barring health, this team should be winning chips
A little? A lot
Dame dolla is a elite scorer, we already know that💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
Dame is insane
Milwaukee looks very scary this year 🤩
if dame wins at least two rings with bucks, people will not question him anymore being top 75 nba player in history.
1 should be enough to make it official tho. 2 will be better if that happen.
@@herotheancient1352 1 would be enough if he'll be named the finals mvp.. 2 if giannis gets the finals mvp.. rooting for him to win..
@@lordkaiser1404 same. Hope this is dame years to finally get a ring he been waiting for.
actually I think when these 3 years are all said and done dame will have solidified himself as a top 20 player all time and Giannis as a top 10.
dame is gonna get a ring for sure now. bucks looking scary good
The Finals here they go.
This bucks team looks good and with dame might make them in to the finals
LILLARD!!!! BABY ILY!!
Incredible ! The league better watch out
My dude needs a mvp this season
At 1:08 is why this will be an ongoing issue for teams in the spring. Do you allow Dame a fee run to the rim or do you leave Middleton open in the corner to drain threes all night? Bucks in 6!!!!
Dame clutch is mental
I "was" wondering how he could share the ball with Giannis or how a new team system might affect his performance. Okay got it.
Dame already the alpha dog in this Bucks squad
1 game in its already Dames team
Dame is a beast
Beyond excited for this season
I miss dame. Rip city legend 🫡
A debut for the ages. Go Dame!
I’m a little bit of Celtic fan but I genuinely and really want Lillard to win.. I lived in Seattle my wife from Portland I’ve seen how much he’s meant he deff deserve a ring our time will come but deff want him to win
Very impressed that they actually made it work Gianiss and Dame the Bucks will go far if the team stays healthy.
Dame is just doing what Dame does.
Man bro they are going to be amazing together because neither are selfish and always ready to score
Incredible pressure on him and he and the Bucks deliver. Big time!
I really hope that Lilliard gets at least two rings with the Bucks he totally deserves it.
That pick & roll is gonna be unstoppable & wait until giannis kicks that out to Khris its gonna make the top team in the east not boston as most people are saying
Denver/Bucks finals is going to be so good
I love this guy ❤
I'm so happy for Lillard to get out of Portland - I respect his loyalty to the team for so long but it's about damn time he gets more national spotlight.
He really deserve to play with a championship contender team, now he has evey thing to became a champ was in his hand.
embiids defense is insane, just call to the ref instead of playing. gotta respect it.
Oh my God Damian Lillard U r so good man
The Bucks got Dame because they know that they will have to play Denver at some point and match Murray/Jokic.
Big dame ❤❤
My boy dame is motivated again cuz he knows he could win a championship now
Ofcourse winning a ring matters most, but Dame deserves an MVP too. He might get it this year!
Maybe he deserves, but he won't win it. Nit this year
Luka or Jokic for MVP
Already the best player in the BUCKS team. A true super star. It is DAME TIME in Milwalkee!! I hope he wins the title. Nobody deserves more.
That last 3 was unreal
You can tell Giannis happy he ain’t gotta do all the work no mo 😂😂🤝🏽💯
Im happy he has a real team to call his own
So happy to have LILLARD with the bucks. Absolute class. Its guna be a good year. FEAR THE DEER THIS YEAR🦌🦌🦌💚🤍💚🤍💚🤍💚
Come on Lillard, you deserve a ring.
His shots is no joke
Giannis controls the paint and the beginning of the game and dame controls the 3 and the late game 😂
Dame a 🐐
That last step back 3 was filthy 🤮
It is what it is gon be wild tomorrow
LET'S GO BUUUUUCKSSS!
Crazy
Bucks winning it all again
Him and curry was lethal shooter 💀
Miss him carrying my trailblazers. But glad to see him have a shot at championships.