About that time

Source: Damian Lillard will request trade

Jul 16, 2021

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BY HENRY ABBOTT

Fifty-five is a ridiculous number of points to score in an NBA game, no matter how many shots you take. Just 45 days ago, Blazers guard Damian Lillard—thanks to 12 3s, and 90 percent free-throw shooting—managed it while taking just 24 shots. It might have been the finest scoring performance in NBA history.

But the Blazers lost that game to the Nuggets.

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