Damian Lillard: ‘We didn’t go out there and compete like you’d want us to’

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Giannis & Lillard were on a mission to beat them youngsters 😅
pic.twitter.com/ZR06t2Zpql – 1:17 AM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
“Why not go and try to get an MVP?” – #Bucks guard Damian Lillard named NBA all-star game MVP
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 12:54 AM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Damian Lillard makes history with 3-point Contest, All-Star MVP wins
The only other guy with a Saturday Night/All-Star MVP double is Michael Jordan (1988)
nbcsports.com/nba/news/damia… – 12:48 AM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Devin Booker’s world, Damian Lillard rare double winner: Takeaways from NBA All-Star weekend (w/videos) #NBAAllStar #NBAAllStar2024 #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 12:40 AM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Damian Lillard was named All-Star MVP after receiving seven of 12 votes.
Haliburton received five, including Reggie’s and one from the fans. pic.twitter.com/aNM4mOmnJO – 11:32 PM

Tony East @TonyREast
Jayson Tatum on how he views East MVP: “Much deserved. It could have went either way. Dame put on a show. I was happy for him.” – 11:32 PM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Bucks guard Damian Lillard got 7 of the 12 All-Star Game MVP votes to win his first Kobe Bryant MVP trophy.
– Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton got the other 5. – 11:28 PM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
2024 NBA All-Star Game MVP Damian Lillard on East’s record scoring performance in 211-186 win over West: “Two hundred [points] is a lot. It just shows we didn’t go out there and compete like I guess you’d want us too or whoever would want us to. That’s just what it is.” – 11:26 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Now on the podium: 2024 NBA All-Star Game MVP Damian Lillard pic.twitter.com/CcRoIxbJe5 – 11:23 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Lillard said when you and a teammate spend time together in a situation like this, you naturally turn toward each other.
“We had a lot of interactions.”
They discussed how they can turn the #Bucks around. – 11:22 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Damian Lillard #NBAAllStar2024 MVP. #FearTheDeer . pic.twitter.com/Xbx18tZFU2 – 11:21 PM

Joe Vardon @joevardon
The NBA’s All-Stars just ignored Joe Dumars like he was a Sunday morning alarm clock. No defense, no interest in the ASG, won by the East and MVP’d by Damian Lillard, @TheAthleticNBA theathletic.com/5284829/2024/0… – 11:09 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
All-Star Game MVP Dame Lillard walks his trophy off the court pic.twitter.com/hNzpEswXFh – 11:02 PM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Damian Lillard made 347 feet of 3’s tonight. Average distance: 31.5 feet. – 10:59 PM

Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
Dame had himself a heck of an All-Star weekend picking up the Three-point title and All-Star MVP. – 10:56 PM

Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Boos in Indianapolis as Damian Lillard wins the All-Star MVP award over Tyrese Haliburton.
Lillard: 39 points | 14-26 FG | 11-23 3FG | 3 rebounds | 6 assists
Haliburton: 32 points | 11-15 FG | 10-14 3FG | 7 rebounds | 6 assists – 10:54 PM

Mark Montieth @MarkMontieth
Dame won a HORSE game. By shooting the most. – 10:53 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Dame just needed to get to a bigger market to get this kind of respect. – 10:52 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
All-Star Game MVP.
3-Point Contest Champion.
It’s Dame Time. pic.twitter.com/KZR3xrDxGM – 10:52 PM

Andrew Perna @Andrew_Perna
Haliburton should make sure Dame doesn’t get the game ball. – 10:52 PM

Josh Hart @joshhart
Himian Lillard – 10:52 PM

Tony East @TonyREast
Damian Lillard is the All-Star game MVP. – 10:51 PM

Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard is the 2024 NBA All-Star MVP and 3-Point champ in Indianapolis. pic.twitter.com/fHhTuJQvtC – 10:51 PM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard named 2024 All-Star Game MVP over Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton in a decision that prompts loud boos from the Indianapolis crowd. – 10:50 PM

Malika Andrews @malika_andrews
After winning the 3-point contest last night and All-Star Game MVP tonight, Damian Lillard joins elite company.
The only other player to win All-Star MVP and an All-Star Saturday event in the same year was Michael Jordan in 1988, winning the Dunk Contest. – 10:50 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
2024 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award: Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard in East’s 211-186 win over West. – 10:50 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Jaylen Brown: 36-8-3 on 15/23 FG, 6/12 3PT. Falls just short of the east lead. Lillard scored 39. – 10:49 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Dame and Hali tonight:
39 PTS 32 PTS
6 AST 7 REB
11-23 3P 10-14 3P
Beat the West by 25. pic.twitter.com/O9FqctVqwd – 10:48 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was fun to watch and I dug Dame’s halfcourt shots and that concludes my positive takeaways from the 2024 All-Star Game. – 10:48 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Guessing that last halfcourt heave sealed the MVP for Dame, but Jaylen Brown made a push there for a bit – 10:47 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
FINAL: East 211, West 186
– Damian Lillard ends the night with 39 points, three rebounds and six assists.
– Giannis Antetokounmnpo put up 23 points, seven rebounds and three assists. – 10:46 PM

Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Dame repeatedly inbounding to Haliburton to close this game when both are contending for MVP is pretty cool. – 10:44 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
KAT has taken over the game’s high score from Dame – 10:40 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
East starters set to check back in with 4:37 left. Lillard and Haliburton battle for MVP in a blowout: 188-166 East. – 10:33 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
For what it’s worth, Karl-Anthony Towns has overtaken Damian Lillard for the most buckets in the All-Star Game and is the second player to break 30 points
But East is up by 26 – 10:27 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After three quarters, the East leads, 160-136, and Damian Lillard leads all scorers with 33 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has 17 points and six rebounds. – 10:20 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
After 3: East 160, West 136
The East has gone 33-for-70 from 3 through three quarters. Damian Lillard leads all scorers with 33 points.
There was a brief level of energy to begin the game. It’s quickly gone away, and has essentially become a repeat of last year’s game. – 10:18 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
So Dame is clearly winning MVP at this rate – 10:18 PM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Through three quarters of the All-Star Game, Bam Adebayo has taken two shots . . . East teammate Damian Lillard has taken 20. – 10:17 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
DAMIAN LILLARD FROM HALF COURT 😱
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/LkVoieR4tL – 10:05 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Can’t wait for Dame to get back to playing to his standard for the home stretch of the season and for the takes to be the All-Star weekend sparked him. – 10:02 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Logo Lillard holy smokes pic.twitter.com/pNm7pOWNqF – 10:01 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
East by 27. Dead silent crowd wakes up briefly for Lillard’s half court shot. His 33 probably make him the MVP frontrunner. 18 for Tatum. – 10:01 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Damian Lillard’s NINTH 3 of the game comes from half court and after Luka Doncic (having a thoroughly unserious night lol) missed a dunk
Luka shook his head and greeted Donovan Mitchell in the corner after Dame hit – 10:01 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Wow. Damian Lillard is putting on a show.
That 3 was from half court! – 10:00 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Damian Lillard from halfcourt. #NBAAllStarWeekend. – 10:00 PM

Tony East @TonyREast
Tyrese Haliburton just tried an elbow pass behind his back in transition. Channeling Jason Williams. Lillard missed the 3. – 9:57 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Uh oh. It’s 110-92 after back to back threes by Lillard to begin the second half. This one’s getting out of hand. – 9:54 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
And on the first two plays of the second half, Damian Lillard knocks down back-to-back 3-pointers.
He’s now up to 28 points. – 9:54 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
The East ties the All-Star record for points in a half 😲
Lillard: 22 PTS | 6 threes
Haliburton: 18 PTS | 6 threes pic.twitter.com/iQo6dIU790 – 9:48 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
3s at halftime of 2024 All-Star Game!!!
WEST: 10/27 (37%)
Dame & Hali: 12/18 (67%) – 9:33 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
At the half, Damian Lillard (22 points) and Tyrese Haliburton (18) are positioning themselves for an MVP push. – 9:33 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
East leading the West 104-89 at half. That’s 193 combined points.
Lillard has a game-high 22 points, Haliburton with 18 — all on 3s (6).
Lillard’s coach, Doc Rivers, is coaching the East and Haliburton is still on a minutes restriction.
Now, time for Jennifer Hudson. – 9:33 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Half: East 104, West 89
– Damian Lillard leads all scorers with 22 points. He is 8-of-13 from the field, including 6-of-11 from the 3-point line.
– Giannis Antetokounmpo has tallied 12 points with a couple big dunks and four rebounds. – 9:32 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
lol KD hits Dame with the same “too little” sign he gave Cam Thomas earlier this season pic.twitter.com/W36YoH4cow – 9:28 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
“We the oldest ones here … We gotta beat some kids.”
Giannis realized he and Dame are the oldest on Team East 🤣
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/q3k65UsG5t – 9:26 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Another stepback 3 from Damian Lillard! And he follows it up with a finger roll as Karl-Anthony Towns closes him out too far up the floor.
Lillard now leads all scorers with 22 points. He has hit six 3-pointers. – 9:25 PM

Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Kevin Durant didn’t just hit Damian Lillard with a “too small.” His was like a “you’re tiny.” – 9:24 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Dame hits a deep 3 over Paul George.
So of course TNT brings up the Lillard goodbye shot that knocked the Thunder out of the playoffs.
Reggie Miller: “If you’re an OKC fan, you don’t want to hear that.”
OKC fans: Well, actually… – 9:19 PM

Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Dame is a real dangerous man – 9:16 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Lillard back in the game with 9:00 left in the second quarter and he scores on his first offensive possession.
Up to 11 points now. – 9:13 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the East leads, 53-47.
In eight minutes, Damian Lillard put up 9 points and two assists in eight minutes. Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied six points, two rebounds and an assist in eight minutes. – 9:06 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Quiet start for the Bucks tonight in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game.
Just four points and an assists for Giannis Antetokounmpo, while Damian Lillard is scoreless to start, but has two assists.
Tyrese Haliburton leading the way with 15 points to start this one. – 8:49 PM

Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
Still can’t believe Dame was named an All-Star starter this season – 8:36 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Dame had to ask for Brunson’s autograph 💯
(via @NBA_NewYork)
pic.twitter.com/MIGaRdWKEF – 7:29 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Follow #Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Tyrese Haliburton in tonight’s NBA All-Star Game
🌟Doc Rivers picks Joel Embiid’s starting replacement
📍Haliburton gets opening play honor
📜Traditional format returns
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 7:08 PM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Damian Lillard wins 3-point contest for second straight season
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 4:01 AM

Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Damian Lillard wins the 3-Point Contest @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/damian-lill… – 2:46 AM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Damian Lillard has kept it simple at the 3-Point Contest the last two years. And it’s worked.
“Just show up and just shoot.” – @Dame_Lillard
On Lillard’s relaxed approach and another 3-Point Contest win, at @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/5283167/2024/0… – 12:40 AM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Dame’s key to success 😅 pic.twitter.com/Ots2ouafrw – 12:23 AM