Damian Lillard drops season-high 51 points, Trail Blazers tumble versus Thunder in overtime
Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard scored a season-high 51 points (15-of-28 field goals, 18-of-20 free throws) with 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 3 3-pointers, and 3 turnovers in 47.3 minutes of a 129-121 overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.
What It Means:
The makes and attempts from the charity stripe set new career-bests for Lillard and it was the fifth time he's scored 50-plus in his career. After a relatively slow start out of the All-Star break, Lillard is averaging 31.0 points, 5.0 boards, 5.8 dimes, 0.8 steals, and 3.2 triples per contest over the past five games. The Trail Blazers host the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.
Dame finished with a season-best 76.5 FanDuel points in the loss. He's averaging 43.4 FanDuel points through 64 games overall.
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