{"id":32715,"date":"2020-08-11T22:43:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T02:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=32715"},"modified":"2020-08-11T22:43:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T02:43:09","slug":"damian-lillard-historic-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/08\/11\/damian-lillard-historic-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Damian Lillard Leads Portland Trail Blazers to 134-131 Victory in Historic Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damian Lillard<\/a><\/strong> put in a historic performance on Tuesday night to lead the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> to a vital 134-131 victory over the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With 61 points, he became the first player in Portland franchise history with back-to-back 50 point games. Lillard also joined an exclusive club as only 11 other players have accomplished this feat in league history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Damian Lillard Drops 61 in134-131 win over Dallas Mavericks<\/b><\/h2>\n

Damian Lillard is on a Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n

With an opportunity for the Trail Blazers to take sole possession of the Western Conference eighth seed, Lillard did not disappoint. He dropped in 61 points, shooting 9-for-17 from deep and a perfect 18-for-18 from the free-throw line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While this performance was historic, Lillard was all business in his postgame interview with TNT. \u201cI told you before, I didn\u2019t come here to waste my time. Our work isn\u2019t done yet,\u201d said Lillard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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"Put some respect on my f—-n name!"@Dame_Lillard<\/a> is the realest \ud83d\udde3pic.twitter.com\/CseXSwlo0w<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n