The Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard set franchise and career marks with 71 points -- tied for the most in the NBA this season -- and 13 3-pointers in the Portland Trail Blazers' 131 -114 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, centre, drives to the basket against the Houston Rockets, on Feb. 26, 2023. The celebration surrounding Damian Lillard's record-breaking performance was short-lived.
But soon after the streamers fell to the court and the crowd headed for the exits, Lillard was summoned for a drug test. Turns out, the seven-time All-Star who's unafraid of taking a 3-pointer from half court is afraid of needles. Lillard broke his own franchise mark of 61 points, which he'd done twice, on a 3-pointer with 4:42 left that also topped his previous career record for 3s, which was 11."I think any hooper enjoys those moments when you're hot, you're in attack mode, you're feeling good," Lillard said.
Lillard left the game with 44 seconds left, tied with Mitchell, Elgin Baylor and David Robinson for the eighth-most points scored in a game in NBA history. Wilt Chamberlain owns the league record with 100 for Philadelphia against New York on March 2, 1962, at Hershey, Pennsylvania. Jerami Grant added 13 points for the Blazers, who led by as many as 23. Portland is part of a cluster of eight Western Conference just four wins apart that are vying for playoff spots.
Houston trailed 102-88 heading into the final quarter, but scored the first six points of the period to close the gap to 102-94. Grant's 3-pointer for Portland extended the margin to 108-98.
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