Lillard now questionable for Bucks' must-win

Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard has been upgraded from doubtful to questionable for Thursday’s Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Indiana Pacers.

Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo remained doubtful on the NBA injury report as he deals with the calf injury that has kept him out of the series and off the court since April 9.

Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Antetokounmpo and Lillard are both working to try to play Thursday but that it was still unclear whether either will be available.

Lillard has sat out the past two games with a right Achilles injury for the Bucks, who trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. The eight-time All-Star averaged 32.3 points in the first three games of the series.

On Tuesday, coach Doc Rivers described Lillard and Antetokounmpo as “very, very, very close” to playing.

Without Lillard and Antetokounmpo in the lineup for Game 5, Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis scored 29 points apiece in Milwaukee’s 115-92 victory over Indiana on Tuesday. The win made the Bucks the first team in NBA history to win a playoff game while missing their top two scorers from the regular season.

Information from ESPN’s Jamal Collier and Field Level Media was used in this report.