Damian Lillard put on a show Sunday evening at the Staples Center during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. The Trail Blazers guard scored 21 points on 9-14 shooting for the game, tying DeMar DeRozan for the most on Team Stephen. The achievement got plenty of national notice. Sports Illustrated’s Rohan Nadkarni and Jeremy Woo, who ranked every player’s performance in the game, took notice of his impressive outing:
“Lillard played this game like Curry should have. Dame deserved to be on the court down the stretch, finishing with 21 points as his teammates closed out the game.