It was Dame Time from the opening tip Monday. He dropped 38 points on the Timberwolves in 29 minutes — and that wasn’t even the best part of his night.
Lillard tied the Trail Blazers franchise record by knocking down 11 3-pointers (on 17 attempts). He hit eight 3s before halftime.
⌚ 38 PTS in just 29 minutes
— NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2022
⌚ 11 3PM@Dame_Lillard was on another level tonight 😲 pic.twitter.com/6cBd9bIKBJ
Lillard came out of the game with :34 seconds left in the third quarter and with his team up around 20 never re-entered, despite some calls to put him back in to get the record. Lillard wanted no part of that.
Damian Lillard on coming back in: “That would have been the thirsty thing to do so I knew Chauncey wouldn’t even consider it.”
— Sean Highkin (@highkin) December 13, 2022
Damian Lillard on being close to the 3-point record: "Me personally, if I'm gonna do it, I want it to be in the real flow. I don't want him to put me in a game to go hunt threes and try to break a record. The way it happened tonight was how it was supposed to happen."
— Sean Highkin (@highkin) December 13, 2022
Jerami Grant pitched in 24 for the Blazers, who cruised to the 133-112 win. D’Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 24 points.
