Damian Lillard’s first terrible game with the Bucks came quickly. The Bucks lost 127-110 to the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Sunday with Lillard scoring six points on two-of-12 shooting. According to Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Giannis Antetokounmpo defended him.

I know how excellent he is, but we need him to keep shooting and playing well. We have him. We lost the game, but he’s our player and we want him to be аggressive, Giannis Antetokounmpo said.

Every night they’ll double-team him, so he must make the right play. He’s busy worrying about how he’ll operate and place us in the correct position. Quite a bit. Finally, we got him, Antetokounmpo said.

Giannis Antetokounmpo praised Damian Lillard following his successful Bucks debut on October 27. “The Greek Freak” called Lillard’s 39-point outburst, including a game-winning triple, “unbelievable.”

Sunday’s Bucks loss against the Hawks was disappointing. Damian Lillard shot poorly and turned the ball over six times. When his Bucks play Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat on Monday, Lillard should make up for it.