Bucks’ Damian Lillard returns for Game 6; Giannis Antetokounmpo out

Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard returned in Thursday’s must-win Recreation 6 vs. the Indiana Pacers, whereas Giannis Antetokounmpo was been dominated out.

Lillard earlier had been upgraded from uncertain to questionable because the Jap Convention first-round sequence continued in Indianapolis.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned each gamers had “nice exercises” on Thursday afternoon, previous to Antetokounmpo, the two-time MVP, being dominated out on the official damage report.

Antetokounmpo had beforehand been listed as uncertain due to the calf damage that has saved him out of the sequence and off the courtroom since April 9.

Lillard has sat out the previous two video games with a proper Achilles damage. The eight-time All-Star averaged 32.3 factors within the first three video games of the sequence for the Bucks, who path 3-2 within the best-of-seven sequence.

On Tuesday, Rivers described Lillard and Antetokounmpo as “very, very, very shut” to enjoying.

With out Lillard and Antetokounmpo within the lineup for Recreation 5, Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis scored 29 factors apiece in Milwaukee’s 115-92 victory over Indiana on Tuesday. The win made the Bucks the primary group in NBA historical past to win a playoff sport whereas lacking its high two scorers from the common season.

Middleton additionally was listed as accessible for Recreation 6 on the NBA’s damage report.

Data from ESPN’s Jamal Collier and Subject Stage Media was used on this report.