Damian Lillard had 36 points, 21 in the opening quarter alone, and the Portland Trail Blazers won the second of back-to-back games against New Orleans 101-93.
Damian Lillard had 50 points and 10 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers came from behind to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-124 on Tuesday night.
New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age.
Damian Lillard scored 43 points, including a go-ahead three-point play to lift the Blazers to their sixth consecutive victory, 126-124 over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Zion Williamson punctuated a 28-point performance with a soaring, one-handed alley-oop jam and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Phoenix Suns 123-101.
Stan Van Gundy has become the next coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. He will replace Alvin Gentry, who was let go after the Pelicans went 30-42 this season and missed the playoffs.
Memphis' Ja Morant is the runaway winner of the NBA rookie of the year award for 2019-20, the first Grizzlies player to win the award since Pau Gasol in 2001-02