Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard scored 50 points Thursday night as Portland fell 119-113 to Cleveland. Here’s what you need to know:
Lillard becomes the 11th player to score at least 50 points in a game this season.
Lillard went 16-of-28 from the floor and was 13-of-15 from the free throw line.
He now has 13 career 50-point games, eighth-most in NBA history.
Highlight of the game
Dame. 50 piece. Final minute on the NBA Apphttps://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/lyaFoWx0Qi — NBA (@NBA) January 13, 2023
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Lillard joins James Harden and Steph Curry as the only players over the last 10 seasons to have 10-plus 50-point games.
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