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Dame Does It Again, But It's Not Enough Versus Dallas

PORTLAND -- The starters for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game were announced Thursday night, and Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was not one of the five Western Conference players selected, though he's almost sure to get in as a reserve via coaches vote.

In fact, after his last two performances, it's probably safe to say he's a lock.

The 6-3 point guard out of Weber State followed up a 62-point performance versus the Warriors Monday night with a 47-point outing Thursday night versus the Mavericks. But despite his best efforts and considerable assistance from his newest teammates, it wasn't enough to avoid a 133-125 loss to a white-hot shooting Dallas Mavericks team in front of a sellout crowd of 19,574 at the Moda Center.