PORTLAND, Oregon, 00 (August 15, 2020) – Portland Trail Blazers goalkeeper Damian Lillard has been named Kia’s NBA player for the Seeding Games, the NBA announced today. In addition, Lillard a unanimous variety of the nba’s All-Seeding Games first team.
In 8 rating games, Lillard averaged 37.6 problems (4nine.7% FG, 43.6% 3-PT, 88.8% FT), 4.3 rebounds, nine.6 assists, 1.38 steals and 41.7 minutes while leading the Trail Blazers to a 6-2 record and eighth seed in the Western Conference play-in. He led the league in problems and triple games (44) while completing moments for loose shots (71) and overall assists (77). In Portland’s last three postseason games, all wins, Lillard scored 51 issues (August 9th against Philadelphia), 61 issues (August 11 in Dallas) and 42 issues (August 13 in Brooklyn), finishing the ninth series of 3 games. with 154 or more consistent problems with the NBA player since the 1nine76-77 season.
Lillard had 30 problems and 16 assists in Boston on August 2, tying his career record in assists and recording his first of 3 league games with at least 30 problems and 10 assists. On August 6 in Denver, Lillard finished with forty-five problems (thirteen-21 field-shooting, 11-18 3-PT, 8-10 FT), 4 rebounds and 12 assists. He is the first player in NBA history with at least forty-five issues, 10 assists and 10 triples in a game and equaled his own franchise record in 3 numbers in a game. Lillard’s 61-point outing against the Mavericks on August 11 matched his own franchise record for problems in a game and scored his third game of more than 60 issues this season, a feat that was only completed through Lillard and Wilt Chamberlain. In a must-see contest in Brooklyn on August 13, Lillard finished with 42 problems in thirteen of 22 shots (8-14 3-PT, 8-9 FT) to go with 3 rebounds, 12 assists and two steals.
For the normal season 2019-2020, Lillard averaged career highs of 30.0 problems (46.3% FG, 40.1% 3-PT, 88.8% FT) and 8.0 assists to pass with 4.3 rebounds, 1.06 steals and 37.5 minutes in 66 games (all starts). Lillard set franchise records for average scores (30.0 game-consistent issues) and 3 problems (270), while his cash passes and consistent 3-point percentage were the best of his career. Among the league’s leaders, Lillard finished the season in third place in scoring, fifth in assists consistent with the game, first in minutes consistent with the game, tied in third place in 3 issues, fourth in loose shots (460), tenth in loose shots consistent with the percentage and 26 in 3 points consistent with percentage.