Lillard nets 60 points in Blazers’ win vs. Jazz
No offense to the Jazz, but Damian Lillard said scoring 60 points against them was fairly simple. Not easy, just simple.
Lillard had a seasonhigh 60 points, hitting nine 3-pointers, and the Trail Blazers beat the visiting Jazz 134-124 on Wednesday night.
Lillard tied for the second-most points in the NBA this season. Donovan Mitchell had 71 in an OT game for the Cavaliers against the Bulls on Jan. 3, and Luka Doncic scored 60 in the Mavericks’ OT victory over the Knicks on Dec. 27.
Lillard, 32, has four career games of 60 points or more. He finished Wednesday’s game 21 of 29 from the field, 9 of 15 on 3s and 9 of 10 at the line.
He also had eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals.
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