Damian Lillard drops 36 as Blazers dump Magic
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[February 10, 2021]
Damian
Lillard scored 18 of his 36 points in the third quarter and the Portland
Trail Blazers took charge after halftime to earn a 106-97 victory over
the visiting Orlando Magic on Tuesday.
Carmelo Anthony had 23 points for Portland, moving past Oscar Robertson
(26,710 points) and into 12th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.
Anthony ended the night with 26,722 career points.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 15 points and Anfernee Simons added 11 as the
Trail Blazers returned home following a 3-3 road trip on which they were
extremely short-handed. Robert Covington, Derrick Jones Jr. and Enes
Kanter combined for 31 rebounds. |
Portland Trail Blazers
forward Harry Giles III (4) looks to pass the ball against the Orlando
Magic during the second quarter at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit:
Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports |
The Trail Blazers still are awaiting the return
of CJ McCollum (foot) while Zach Collins (ankle) and Jusuf
Nurkic (wrist) also remain out. The Magic have been without Evan
Fournier (back) for the past two games and Aaron Gordon (ankle)
for the past four.
Nikola Vucevic amassed 27 points and 15 rebounds and Terrence
Ross added 22 for the Magic, who dropped the opener of a
four-game road trip and are 1-6 in their last seven contests.
James Ennis III had 16 points for the Magic.
The Trail Blazers led 50-43 at halftime and held an 84-73 edge
after three quarters. After scoring nine points in the first
half, Lillard went 5 of 8 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point
range in the third quarter.
Anthony took over the spotlight in the fourth, making a shot
from the wing with 11:02 to play to pass Robertson's career
point total. Up next on the all-time list is Hakeem Olajuwon at
26,946 points. Only LeBron James has more points than Anthony
among active players.
Anthony added a pair of 3-pointers over the next two minutes to
give Portland a 93-79 lead with 9:06 remaining. The veteran put
up 13 points in the final quarter while Lillard added nine to
account for all of Portland's scoring.
The injuries continued to mount for the Magic, who lost guard
Cole Anthony with 1:01 remaining before halftime due to a right
shoulder ailment. Anthony was injured when he ran into a screen
set by Kanter. The rookie finished with four points in 14
minutes.
--Field Level Media
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