Damian Lillard helped his side, the Portland Trail Blazers win their sixth consecutive game, defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 126-124 on Wednesday night with an impressive 43 points display along with a clutch 3 point winner as well.
Lillard, who also tied a career-high with 16 assists, was very active on the night as the Blazers finished a 3-0 road trip thanks in part to Gary Trent Jr. adding 23 points, Derrick Jones Jr. scoring 13, Carmelo Anthony and Robert Covington contributing 12 each and Enes Kanter putting up 11.
Zion Williamson tied a career-high with 36 points for the Pelicans while Lonzo Ball also scored 21. JJ Redick had 16, Ingram scored 14, Willy Hernangomez had 11 points and 17 rebounds and Eric Bledsoe scored 10 in the Pelicans’ loss.
It was a very dramatic game as the Blazers were up 103-98 when Trent made two 3-pointers in the fourth but Redick’s 3-pointer allowed the Pelicans to regain the lead at 105-103.
Lillard then struck a 3-pointer to put Portland back on top, but New Orleans regained the lead, 117-116 when Redick made a 3-pointer with 2:05 left.
The Blazers took a 123-122 lead when Lillard fed Jones for a layup with 28.7 seconds remaining.
Williamson made two free throws to put the Pelicans back on top with 26 seconds to go before Lillard made the game-winner.
Utah Jazz 114 – 96 Los Angeles Clippers
Donovan Mitchell had 24 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and four steals as the Utah Jazz captured their ninth consecutive victory, a 114-96 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Rudy Gobert contributed 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and grabbed 20 rebounds for Utah, who have won 20 of their past 21 games.
Jordan Clarkson had another impressive double-digit game coming off the Utah bench as he notched 18 points while Joe Ingles chipped in 14 points and five assists. Royce O’Neale had 12 points and eight boards.
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The Clippers were again without Kawhi Leonard (leg), Paul George (toe), and Nicolas Batum (concussion). Although the Clippers were able to earn a surprising win over the Miami Heat on Monday without the three and Patrick Beverley (rest), they had no such luck against the Western Conference-leading Jazz.
Lou Williams had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists and Reggie Jackson added 15 points for the Clippers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Amir Coffey added 13 points while Serge Ibaka scored 10.
Wednesday night’s NBA results
- Portland Trail Blazers 126 – 124 New Orleans Pelicans
- Utah Jazz 114 – 96 Los Angeles Clippers
- Houston Rockets 113 – 118 Philadelphia 76ers
- Atlanta Hawks 122 – 114 Boston Celtics
- Indiana Pacers 134 – 128 Minnesota Timberwolves (OT)
- Denver Nuggets 128 – 130 Washington Wizards
- Miami Heat 112 – 120 Golden State Warriors (OT)
- Detroit Pistons 102 – 105 Chicago Bulls
- New York Knicks 89 – 107 Orlando Magic
- Oklahoma City Thunder 113 – 122 Memphis Grizzlies
Game!
Blazers are on steroids, great form
Nice
Dame time
This is so hi power