Trail Blazers hotshot Damian Lillard erupts for 71 points to surpass his own franchise record, knocking in 13 triples to also tie for second in the NBA.
After his big first half, Lillard said the Rockets “came out and gave me a lot of attention, and I just wanted to be patient. I didn’t want to come out and get right back on the heater. So I kept making the right plays… It softened them up and I was able to get another run going again and it turned back into what it was in the first half.”
Alperen Sengun had 17 points and 10 rebounds and JaeSean Tate also scored 17 points for Houston, which has lost nine straight games and 29 of its last 33. Daishen Nix scored 16 points, Tari Eason had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Kenyon Martin Jr. scored 14 points. Lillard then swished a straightaway three-pointer for his 12th trey to set new career highs for points and tripless with 4:43 to play.
Jerami Grant added 13 points and Nassir Little scored 11 for Portland, which connected on 54.5% of its field-goal attempts and was 20-of-39 from three-point range.Lillard was 13-of-19 from the field – including 8-of-11 from three-point range – and made all seven of his free throws in his 41-point first half.
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