Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Last season, Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard took his game to a new level by hitting an NBA-record 54 “deep” 3-pointers. This year, it appears his influence is being felt around the league.
There was a sequence during last Friday’s Christmas Day game between the Pelicans and Heat that has been somewhat difficult to shake from one’s psyche. In trying to catch the Pelicans’ defense on its heels in transition, Andre Iguodala swiveled a pass to former Portland Trail Blazers big Meyers Leonard about two steps inside the Heat logo.