Damian Lillard scored a season-high 60 factors and moved into sixth place on the all-time 3-pointers checklist whereas propelling the Portland Trail Blazers to a 134-124 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
Lillard made 9 of 15 3-point makes an attempt to lift his profession whole to 2,292 treys, passing Vince Carter (2,290) along with his eighth make of the competition. It was Lillard’s second 50-point outing of the season and 14th total in regular-season play.
Lillard was 21 of 29 total from the sector whereas falling one level shy of his profession excessive, which he set in opposition to the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 20, 2020 and hit as soon as extra in August 2020.
Jerami Grant added 19 factors, Anfernee Simons had 16 factors and 9 assists, and Jusuf Nurkic tallied 10 factors for Portland, which gained its second recreation in a row.
Lauri Markkanen scored 24 factors, Collin Sexton added 19 and Jordan Clarkson had 18 for the Jazz, who’re 3-3 of their previous six video games. Talen Horton-Tucker and Jarred Vanderbilt had 12 factors apiece, Rudy Gay scored 11 and Malik Beasley added 10.
Lillard reached 58 factors with a layup with 2:18 left and sank two free throws to achieve 60 with 1:37 remaining.
Lillard took intention at a profession excessive, however his 3-point try bounced off the rim with 29 seconds to go. His 60 factors tied Kobe Bryant’s ultimate recreation on April 13, 2016, because the second most scored in opposition to the Jazz. George Gervin has probably the most with 63 for the San Antonio Spurs on April 9, 1978.
Portland shot 57.3 % from the sector, together with 17 of 36 (47.2 %) from 3-point vary. Lillard additionally had eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals.
The Jazz have been 20 of 41 (48.8 %) from behind the arc and shot 52.2 % total.
Lillard scored 24 factors within the third quarter, together with Portland’s final 20 of the stanza.
Lillard scored his first factors of the fourth quarter on a 20-footer with 6:38 left to provide the Trail Blazers a 115-104 lead.
A basket by Sexton pulled the Jazz inside 117-110 with 4:54 left earlier than Portland scored the following eight factors to extend its result in 15 and go away the one suspense as Lillard’s ultimate level whole.
Lillard made six first-half 3-pointers whereas scoring 26 factors to assist Portland lead 66-64 on the break. The Trail Blazers erupted for 47 second-quarter factors due to an 11-of-14 effort from 3-point vary.
