Damian Lillard has now scored 30 points or more in three of his last five games, as he tallied 31 (9-of-22 FGs, 10-of-11 FTs) with seven rebounds, six assists, two steals, one blocked shot and three 3-pointers in 37 minutes Monday vs. Oklahoma City.
Lillard has scored 30 ore more in back-to-back games on five separate occasions this season, but interestingly enough in those ten games Portland is just 3-7. One issue for the Blazers on Monday was C.J. McCollum's off night, as he shot 5-of-20 from the field and finished with 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and one steal. Over his last five, Lillard is averaging 26.8 points, 8.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per contest.