What a performance by Damien Lillard!
The superstar led his Portland Trail Blazers to a 134-124 win over the Utah Jazz with a monster performance. The 32-year-old scored an incredible 60 points, plus 7 rebounds and 8 assists. (DATA: NBA results and schedule)
For Lillard it was the fourth 60-point game of his career, he just missed his career best of 61 points. In terms of efficiency, he set new standards that night: The Blazers star only needed 29 throw attempts and 10 free throw attempts, he had an outstanding throw rate of 72.4 percent from the field. Only two players in NBA history (Karl Malone and James Harden) have scored 60 points with fewer shot attempts.
In addition, Lillard is the third oldest player with a 60-point game, only Steph Curry and LeBron James were older. It was also his 14th game with more than 50 points, in this category he is level with LeBron, only James Harden has more games from the active professionals (23). (NEWS: All current information about the NBA)
“That was incredible! You don’t see that very often,” said Portland coach Chauncey Billups. Lillard himself was surprised after the game. “This is the most efficient 60-point game ever, really?” he asked. “That’s crazy. I did not know that. I’m just sitting here thinking that towards the end of shot clock I had a throw from the half field that I hit. It probably would have been a bit better. I missed a free throw. Damn it.”
