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Damian Lillard made NBA history in the Bucks-76ers game

Damian Lillard made NBA history in the Bucks-76ers game

UPDATE: The Bucks won by a score of 124-109.

The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.

Damian Lillard scored 30 points, seven rebounds and four assists in his first 30 minutes of play while shooting 9/17 from the field and 6/10 from three-point range.

The All-Star point guard also made NBA history by finishing 49th in all-time assists, ahead of Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,660). list.

After Abdul-Jabbar, Lillard’s next player will be Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird (5,695).

Lillard is one of the best point guards in NBA history.

He is coming off a year in which he averaged 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in 73 games while shooting 42.4% from the field and 35.4% shot from three-point range.

This will be Lillard’s second season playing for the Bucks.

Last season, the Bucks were the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 49-33.

However, they lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs (in six games) to the Indiana Pacers.

After the 76ers, the Bucks play their next game on Friday night when they host Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls.

Damian Lillard

Oct. 23, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard (0) shoots a foul shot against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Lillard is in his 13th NBA season (he also spent 11 years with the Portland Trail Blazers).

The future Hall of Famer has career averages of 25.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 43.8% from the field and 37.1% from beyond the arc in 842 games Three-point range shoots.