Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard set franchise and career highs with 71 points and 13 3-pointers in a 131-114 win over the Rockets.

[Golden State](/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors)'s [Klay Thompson](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6475/klay-thompson) in 2018. He participated in the NBA All-Star Game and won the 3-point contest the previous weekend. [Cleveland](/nba/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-cavaliers)'s [Donovan Mitchell](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3908809/donovan-mitchell) for the most points in a game this season after Mitchell also scored 71 in a win over Chicago on Jan. [Wilt Chamberlain](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4142/wilt-chamberlain) owns the league record with 100 for Philadelphia against New York on March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was a career high in a half for Lillard and the most points in a half for any player in the league this season. Portland is part of a cluster of eight Western Conference teams just four wins apart that are vying for playoff spots. "I think any hooper enjoys those moments when you're hot, you're in attack mode, you're feeling good," Lillard said. "I know I've got a lot of tattoos, but when you're doing a blood draw, it's different from tattoos. He had 50 by the start of the fourth quarter. Overall, Lillard was 22-of-38 from the floor and made all 14 of his free throw attempts. Lillard became the eighth different player to score 70 points in NBA history. That was incredible."

Lillard's 71 points ties Donovan Mitchell for the highest scoring output by any player in the NBA this season.

The Blazers improve to 28-31 with the win and are tied for 11th in the Western Conference with the By the fourth quarter, when he eclipsed the franchise mark of 61, the crowd was on its feet for every offensive possession. The urgency has to pick up. Lillard’s record-setting performance came one day after he told teammates the push for the playoffs started Sunday, imploring that “it has to happen now. But I feel like I got to do my best to be aggressive and just try to do what I can to make sure we get wins. [NBA](https://theathletic.com/nba/)history behind [Klay Thompson](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/klay-thompson-JyZHl24VVa8twrMw/)’s 14 in 2018.

'Isn't human': Lillard enters NBA immortality with 71-pt MADNESS including best-since-Kobe feat.

Booker missed his first six shots but warmed up to lead the Suns with 24 points. Doncic scored 26 points, but 14 of those came in the first quarter. Lakers coach Darvin Ham called his team’s biggest comeback win of the season “a huge shot in the arm.” “The way we were able to continue to scratch, claw, fight, compete,” he said. “There were some tough, depressing moments in that first half as they were building their lead. They had that look of frustration but it wasn’t a look of defeatedness.” James said he’d monitor his ankle, but he never considered leaving the game with the Lakers on the upswing. It was the most scored by any Trail Blazer in a game, and the most points given up to one player by Houston ever.

Lillard, after dropping 41 points in the first half, notched a career-high 71 points in the Portland Trail Blazers' 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets.

Damian Lillard has tied Donovan Mitchell for the most points in an NBA games this season, with 71 in Portland's win over Houston.

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Damian Lillard's hands are hotter than the surface of a griller Sunday against the Houston Rockets at home. In just the first half...

It is also the worst in the league in terms of surrendering the most 3-pointers per game at 14.6. In just the first half of that game, the Portland Trail [Blazers superstar point guard](https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-4-bold-predictions-2023-nba-all-star-break) had already generated an unbelievable total of 41 points on the strength of a 13-for-19 shooting from the field, including a ridiculous 8-for-11 performance from behind the arc. Houston is going nowhere this season and it started the day ranked just 25th in the NBA in scoring defense, allowing 118.1 points per game.

He now has five 60-point games in his career, which trails only Kobe Bryant's six and Wilt Chamberlain's 61. Sunday's performance was the eighth-highest scoring ...

The Houston Rockets ended their five-game road trip in a 131-114 loss to the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard scores a career-high 71 points.

The Blazers' star feasted against the NBA's worst team in Portland on Sunday night.

The Rockets appeared adverse to sending a trap Lillard's way for much of the first half, and he punctuated the dominant opening 24 minutes with a 36-foot triple. [ended the Houston Rockets season](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/Lillard-s-game-winning-shot-still-reverberates-5971468.php) as they worked to become contenders in the Western Conference. Lillard erupted for 41 points in the first half—the second-most of any player in the last 25 seasons—torching the Rockets from all areas of the floor.

Damian Lillard shattered his career high scoring mark, the Portland Trail Blazers single-game scoring record, and exceeded every NBA offensive performance ...

David Robinson also scored 71 for the [San Antonio Spurs](https://www.poundingtherock.com) against the [Los Angeles Clippers](https://www.clipsnation.com) in 1994. Finally, [Utah Jazz](https://www.slcdunk.com) guard Donovan Mitchell put up 71 against the [Chicago Bulls](https://www.blogabull.com) while playing for the [Cleveland Cavaliers](https://www.fearthesword.com) this season. [Toronto Raptors](https://www.raptorshq.com). Only Mitchell (34) exceeded 70 with fewer shot attempts than Lillard’s 38. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.silverscreenandroll.com) against the New York Knicks in 1960. [Portland Trail Blazers](https://www.blazersedge.com) single-game scoring record, and exceeded every NBA offensive performance ever, save seven, by scoring 71 against the [Houston Rockets](https://www.thedreamshake.com) on Sunday night.

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard has scored the most points in franchise history after scoring 71 against the Houston Rockets. Lillard's effort tied Elgin Baylor, David Robinson and Donovan Mitchell for the sixth-most points scored in a ...

The first player in NBA history with 70+ PTS, 5+ REB, 5+ AST and 10+ 3PM in a single game... 2nd-most 3PM in a game in NBA history (13)— NBA (@NBA) 8th player to score 70+ PTS in a single game (71)

The Blazers star set two franchise records on a historic night in Portland.

[February 27, 2023] He had 50 by the start of the fourth quarter. It was a career-high in a half for Lillard and the most points in a half for any player in the league this season. MVP!” Lillard broke his own franchise mark of 61 points, which he’d done twice, on a 3-pointer with 4:42 left that also topped his career record for 3s in a game with 11. Lillard tied Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season after Mitchell also scored 71 in a win over Chicago on Jan.

The Portland all-star guard matched Donovan Mitchell's mark earlier this season, setting a new career high and Trail Blazers franchise record in a 131-114 ...

I got it going and I just stayed aggressive.” Obviously being shorthanded, I know it’s going to be a team effort, but I’ve got to do my best to be aggressive and try to do what I can to get some wins. When they weren’t aggressive enough and they were scared of how quick he is getting to the basket, he got to his step-back. When they blitzed him and trapped him, he hit the guy in the pocket. He added six rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes, checking out to a standing ovation with just under a minute to play. I didn’t want to try to come out and get back on the heater. In the second half, they came out and gave me a lot of attention, and I just wanted to be patient. Intentionally or not, Lillard’s outburst came after mounting chatter in recent days that the Blazers might tank down the stretch in hopes of improving their lottery odds. Remarkably, Lillard now ranks third all-time with five 60-point efforts, trailing only Chamberlain (32) and Bryant (six). To put Lillard’s 71 points into perspective within Sunday’s contest, he single-handedly outscored all of his teammates combined (60) and Houston’s entire starting lineup (67). The young and overmatched Rockets, who were without starting guards Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr., rank 29th this season in defensive efficiency and have the NBA’s worst record at 13-47. [scoring 114.4 points per game](https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_stats_per_game.html), the highest average since 1969-70.

Lillard's 71-point performance is tied for the eighth-highest scoring total in NBA history. It caught the attention of LeBron James, Donovan Mitchell and ...

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'I was like are y'all serious?': NBA superstar drug tested after historic 71-point explosion.

“Once they finished it I was like, ‘alright, I got that out of the way.’” “I think any hooper enjoys those moments when you’re hot, you’re in attack mode, you’re feeling good,” Lillard said. Only four games separate the fourth-seeded Suns from the Thunder, who are 13th in the conference. Lillard had 41 points at the half and 50 as he entered the fourth quarter. I know I got a lot of tattoos, but when you’re doing a blood draw it is different than tattoos.” “I did the urine test [Saturday] and they backed it up with the blood draw after the game [Sunday].

Damian Lillard was met with a Gatorade shower from his teammates and then drug testers after a career-best...

It was a career high in a half for Lillard and the most points in a half for any player in the league this season. “It was a piece of art. He was also 14 of 14 from the foul line. Grant’s three-pointer for Portland extended the margin to 108-98. “But we need everyone to give effort on the defensive end.” Portland is part of a cluster of eight Western Conference just four wins apart that are vying for playoff spots. In the final minutes, the crowd at the Moda Center was on its feet, phones recording the moment, while chanting “MVP! He had 50 by the start of the fourth quarter. Wilt Chamberlain owns the league record with 100 for Philadelphia against New York on March 2, 1962, at Hershey, Pennsylvania. Lillard's 13 three-pointers were one shy of the NBA record set by Golden State's Klay Thompson in 2018. “I think any hooper enjoys those moments when you're hot, you're in attack mode, you're feeling good,” Lillard said. “I know I’ve got a lot of tattoos, but when you’re doing a blood draw, it’s different from tattoos.

By using art as a metaphor, Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard went into detail on how he scored 71 points against the Houston Rockets Sunday night.

Lillard set franchise and career-highs with 71 points - tied for the most in the NBA this season - and 13 three-pointers as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a ...

It was a career high in a half for Lillard and the most points in a half for any player in the league this season. He had 50 by the start of the fourth quarter. Wilt Chamberlain owns the league record with 100 for Philadelphia against New York on March 2, 1962. MVP!” Lillard tied Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season after Mitchell also scored 71 in a win over Chicago on January. However, it was post-match that the drama started for Lillard when, for the first time in his career after a game, he undertook a blood-draw drug test.