On December 19, against the Thunder, Damian Lillard became the all-time leading scorer for the Blazers, ahead of Clyde Drexler. Thereafter, Portland stayed in Oklahoma City and then traveled to Denver, before returning Monday night to Oregon.
Against the Hornets, Damian Lillard was back in front of his audience. He could thus celebrate his record with the spectators and the franchise put the small dishes in the big ones for this unique event.
Already honored in the first quarter, with in particular a video where former teammates like current stars, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant in particular, spoke about the playmaker, Damian Lillard had the right to a ceremony after the meeting, won by Portland.
“The crowd stayed and applauded all ten words. They constantly applauded me,” comments the player for the PA. “They’ve seen my first preseason game, so far. I thought to myself that I went from 21 to 32 before the eyes of these people. »
Also the best player in Blazers history?
Damian Lillard, who arrived in the NBA in 2012, was able to enjoy a tribute video with images from the last decade.
“I felt a little old”, explains Damian Lillard, very touched. “I received recognition from my teammates. I don’t play big brother with them, although many are younger than me and probably grew up watching me play in the NBA when they were in college. But hearing them congratulate me, almost hearing admiration and respect in their voices, was huge. I knew it was present, but tonight it was even more than usual. »
Now the best scorer in the history of the Blazers, does Damian Lillard also consider himself the best player in the history of the club? The interested party refuses to say it, but he advances the argument to prove it.
“It’s not for me to say. My coach, Phil Beckner, always tells me, ‘When you’re awesome, you don’t have to tell other people. Everyone will tell you. The material is there. My commitment and my investment in this club are there. The number of wins, being a winner and having a lot of success individually and collectively is there too. From the point of view of notoriety, having a signature shoe, participating in national and international campaigns with the selection, I don’t think anyone has done it before me. Personally, I want to distinguish myself by winning a championship. I think the material is there for other people to argue about that title, but that’s not for me to say. »
| Damian Lillard | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2012-13 | ORP | 82 | 39 | 42.9 | 36.8 | 84.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2013-14 | ORP | 82 | 36 | 42.4 | 39.4 | 87.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 20.7 |
| 2014-15 | ORP | 82 | 36 | 43.4 | 34.3 | 86.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 21.0 |
| 2015-16 | ORP | 75 | 36 | 41.9 | 37.5 | 89.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 25.1 |
| 2016-17 | ORP | 75 | 36 | 44.4 | 37.0 | 89.5 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 27.0 |
| 2017-18 | ORP | 73 | 37 | 43.9 | 36.1 | 91.6 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 26.9 |
| 2018-19 | ORP | 80 | 36 | 44.4 | 36.9 | 91.2 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 25.8 |
| 2019-20 | ORP | 66 | 38 | 46.3 | 40.1 | 88.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 30.0 |
| 2020-21 | ORP | 67 | 36 | 45.1 | 39.1 | 92.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 28.8 |
| 2021-22 | ORP | 29 | 36 | 40.2 | 32.4 | 87.8 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 24.0 |
| 2022-23 | ORP | 21 | 35 | 44.8 | 39.1 | 90.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 28.0 |
| Total | 732 | 36 | 43.7 | 37.3 | 89.3 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 24.7 | |
