Damian Lillard was in the middle of a postgame television interview on Monday night when teammate CJ McCollum doused him with a cup of water in an attempt to cool him down. Lillard was certainly hotter than lava that night and the Portland star looks to follow up one of the top performances of the NBA season tonight when the Trail Blazers host the Dallas Mavericks.
Lillard established franchise records of 61 points and 11 3-pointers — he held the former marks of 60 and 10, respectively — while leading Portland to a 129-124 overtime victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors.
Lillard became the sixth player in NBA history with multiple 60-point games. The others are Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain (32 times), Kobe Bryant (six), Michael Jordan (five), Elgin Baylor (four) plus Houston Rockets star James Harden (four).