Nigeria shocked the basketball world with a 90-87 victory over Team USA in exhibition play on Saturday. Damian Lillard logged 27 minutes and 14 points in the tightly-contested loss. Against Nigeria, the Trail Blazers star guard was featured in the starting lineup alongside Bradley Beal, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant and Bam Adebayo. In the end, Nigeria’s relentless pace and three-point shooting was too much for Team USA. Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent led the way for Nigeria with 21 points.
In the first quarter, Lillard shook off the rust with a textbook bucket from way beyond the three-point line.