The Moda Center was uncharacteristically quiet on Tuesday night. The New York Knicks were facing Carmelo Anthony for the first time in nearly two years, but the game didn’t live up to the hype. Fans have Damian Lillard to thank for that.
Lillard put up 17 points on 5-for-6 from three-point range in the first quarter en route to 31 points in just 29 minutes. The All-NBA guard was hitting anything and everything from beyond the arc. There wasn’t much the Knicks could do to stop him.
While Lillard sunk bucket after bucket, the Knicks were building a house of bricks on the other end.