Damian Lillard scored a career-high, franchise-high, opponent-high 60 points against the Brooklyn Nets tonight. Those highs would be the only ones the Blazers experienced. Mounting injuries, bad defense, and poor shooting would doom Portland to a 119-115 loss, their fourth straight, taking their season record to 3-6.
Here’s how it unfolded.
Mario Hezonja started this game in place of Anthony Tolliver, a surprise to nobody who has seen Tolliver play of late. Hezonja committed a turnover on Portland’s first play, then Damian Lillard took over, scoring the next five.