Damian Lillard

LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points, DeMar DeRozan had 20 points and 11 assists and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 125-104.

Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Portland Trail Blazers 111-87. Malcolm Brogdon added 25 points for the Pacers.

Damian Lillard scored his season-high 40 points, as the Portland Trail Blazers tied a franchise record with 23 3-pointers to beat the Sacramento Kings 132-126.

CJ McCollum scored 30 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 9.6 seconds left to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 112-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Damian Lillard had 39 points, including seven 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their sixth straight loss with a 135-117 victory.

Coby White had 21 points and 10 rebounds and the short-handed Chicago Bulls downed the Portland Trail Blazers 111-108.

Stephen Curry let it fly from way out under pressure for another perfect swish on the way to a career-high 62 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat Portland 137-122

CJ McCollum scored 44 points, including a 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds left that gave the Portland Trail Blazers a 128-126 win over the Houston Rockets.

Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds in a dominant season-opening performance, leading the Utah Jazz to a 120-100 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Portland star Damian Lillard says he appealed in the offseason to Neil Olshey for the tools to get the Trail Blazers to a championship.