Damian Lillard went off on Sunday night, and didn't waste any time doing so at the Moda Center.
PORTLAND, OREGON - FEBRUARY 26: Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers drives against the Houston Rockets in the first quarter at the Moda Center on February 26, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Damian Lillard went off on Sunday night, and didn’t waste any time doing so at the Moda Center.
Lillard, after dropping 41 points in the first half, notched a career-high 71 points in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets. Lillard shot 22-of-38 from the field and made a franchise-record 13 3-pointers while adding six assists and six rebounds. He now has five 60-point games in his career, which trails only Kobe Bryant’s six and Wilt Chamberlain’s 61. Sunday’s performance was the eighth-highest scoring game in NBA history, too.
"We've got 23, 22 games left after this, and we need to win as many as possible ... I feel like I have to do my best to be aggressive and just try to do what I can to get some wins," Lillard said on the court after the win."That's what the case was tonight, I wanted to be in attack mode." Lillard entered the locker room at halftime with 41 points after draining eight 3-pointers in the first two quarters. That made him just the second player in history to drop at least 40 points with eight 3-pointers, joining only Bryant, who did so in 2003.
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