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Top Facts From Damian Lillard’s Legendary MLK Day Performance
The most significant milestones & records from Dame's incredible MLK Day Game
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Damian Lillard completely took over the last game of an epic MLK Day in the NBA. With his partner in crime, CJ McCollum unavailable, here are all the amazing records & milestones that occurred from Damian Lillard’s MLK Day Performance:
#PlayerOfTheDay PG Damian Lillard (POR)
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 21, 2020
FACTS TO KNOW:
– Beats own POR record w/ 61pts in a game (MLK record)
– 1st player in NBA history w/ 60+ pts & 10+ 3PM in a GP
– Has 7 of the 14 50pt games in Portland history
– 6th player ever with multiple 60pt games in a career https://t.co/aCT5E2NUCR
Nobody has ever scored that many points in a game while continuing to be that effective from distance.
Damian Lillard is the first player in NBA history with 60 points and 10 threes in a game. pic.twitter.com/G6k1vl0F4W
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 21, 2020
Dame beat his own franchise record in both categories on MLK Day.
Damian Lillard tonight
61 PTS (career & Blazers franchise high)
11 3PM (career & Blazers franchise high)He had 47% his team’s points (61/129) and 79% of this team’s threes (11/14). pic.twitter.com/O3TVa40dVE
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 21, 2020
Like AI & Kemba, Dame is also a lethal scorer despite height limitations.
Damian Lillard is the only player 6’2″ or shorter with multiple 60-point games.
His 61 points are the most in NBA history by a player that short (via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/GA9uNOCsXJ
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 21, 2020
It’s not everyday a performance has only been replicated by these all-time greats.
Damian Lillard joined James Harden, Tracy McGrady, David Robinson and Michael Jordan as the only players with 60 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a game since the NBA/ABA merger.
Here’s how the shot chart looked. pic.twitter.com/lFHa8zsVyK
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 21, 2020
These guys got buckets.
Damian Lillard is the 6th player in NBA history with multiple 60-point games.
They are the only two 60-point games in @trailblazers history.
His 61 points are a new franchise record. pic.twitter.com/HOpw8eGj34
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 21, 2020
10 3’s in one game is impressive. 10 3PM in multiple games is insane. Of course, Steph is on another level.
– 1st player in NBA History with 60+ points and 10+ threes in a game.
– 5th player in NBA History to record multiple games with 10+ threes, joining Stephen Curry (15), Klay Thompson (5), James Harden (3), and J.R. Smith (3).Damian Lillard x #SAPStatLineOfTheNight pic.twitter.com/ioEk8K8lob
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 21, 2020
If Lillard retired today, he’d probably already go down as the greatest Portland Trail Blazer of all-time.
Damian Lillard had one of the greatest MLK Day performances of all-time https://t.co/3iCYFQpf7I
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 21, 2020
Damian Lillard sets a new MLK Day record with 54 points (and counting).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 21, 2020
He becomes the 5th player in NBA history with multiple games with 10 3-pt FG. pic.twitter.com/J6oyFoJB5K
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