"You got a Dame Lillard who can go for 50, a CJ McCollum that can score 40, a Carmelo Anthony that if he gets hot, which we know in the postseason could go for 35/40 as well." - LeBron James on why the Blazers would be a tough 8th seed 🗣
Damian Lillard's shooting splits over his last 10 games:
🎯 51.5 FG%
🎯 51.5 3P%
🎯 91.6 FT%
He's the first player in NBA history to average at least 40 points per game with 50/50/90 shooting splits over a 10-game span.
After @carmeloanthony dove on the floor for the ball vs. Miami, our mics caught him saying "age is just a number." He told me after the game that after he dove, Anfernee Simons asked him if he needed ice. Melo then replied that "Age is just a number, and you can't hurt steel."
Hard to miss a call worse than officials did on a Gobert goaltend of a Lillard drive and lay-in in final seconds of a brutal loss. Back-to-back at altitude in Utah, bench depleted — just a hellacious end. Orlando on Thursday, Portland tonight. Sloppy run of NBA officiating.