Damian Lillard erupts for a season-high 50 PTS to go along with 10 AST, sparking the Trail Blazers 17-point comeback win!
Per ESPN, Lillard finished with 50 points and 10 assists as Portland overcame a 17-point deficit in the final 5 minutes, 55 seconds to come away with the victory. There wasn’t a winning shot this time around, but Lillard did score seven points in the final minute.
Portland became the first team this season to come back from at least 17 points down in the final six minutes of a game. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, NBA teams were 0-236 in such situations this season.
According to Elias Sports Bureau research, Lillard’s 20 field goal attempts were the third fewest in a 50-point game in the shot-clock era behind Adrian Dantley’s 17 attempts in 1980 and Willie Burton’s 19 in 1994.
Also from Elias, it was Lillard’s third 50-point, 10-assist game, tying him with Tiny Archibald and Russell Westbrook for the second most such games in NBA history, trailing only James Harden (eight).
It was Lillard’s 12th 50-point game of his career, passing Allen Iverson for fourth most since the merger (1976-77). Lillard is now tied with the Lakers’ LeBron James.
Portland went 31-of-31 from the free throw line. That’s the most free throw attempts in franchise history without a miss, and the Blazers became the first team to shoot at least 31-of-31 from the line since the Phoenix Suns went 32-of-32 against the Seattle SuperSonics on Feb. 8, 2008.
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