It’d only make sense that he’d do it once again in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series, too.
Lillard scored 34 points and had six 3-pointers to lead the Trail Blazers past the Lakers 100-93 on Tuesday night, spoiling LeBron James’ postseason debut with Los Angeles.
They’re now the second No. 8 seed today to knock off the No. 1 seed in Game 1, following the Orlando Magic’s win against the Milwaukee Bucks earlier on Tuesday, the first time that’s happened since 2003.
Dame Time kicks in
The Trail Blazers took off early and grabbed a commanding 16-point lead in the opening period behind a double-double from Jusuf Nurkic, who had 10 points and 10 rebounds in the first 12 minutes alone.