Damian Lillard sets social media on fire with record-breaking 61 points vs Warriors

The Golden State Warriors might have been extremely shambolic this season, but Damian Lillard made them look like a backyard side when he had the ball. Lillard ran through the Warriors on Monday, scoring a franchise-record 61 points to guide the Portland Trail Blazers to an emphatic win. The Trail Blazers secured a 129-124 overtime victory on Monday at the Moda Center against the Warriors, who knocked them out of the playoffs thrice in the last four years.

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Warriors vs Trail Blazers: Damian Lillard's career-high 61 points take Trailblazers to victory

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There hasn’t been much to cheer for the Trail Blazers this season and the win improves their record to 19-26 after a two-game losing streak. As for the Warriors, they are at a poor 10-35 aggregate and have lost 11 of their last 12 games. They could have enforced double overtime, but Jordan Poole's would-be game-tying three rimmed out in the final seconds. The Trail Blazers will certainly take Damian Lillard's career high performance well considering he scored a record 61 points off just 37 shots. Damian Lillard also added 10 rebounds and 7 assists on the night to cap off the Warriors vs Trail Blazers clash. 

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Warriors vs Trail Blazers: Fans go beserk on Lillard's career-high performance

Fans went berserk on social media after Damian Lillard’s career-high, astonishing individual performance in the Warriors vs Trail Blazers games. Many celebrities and NBA players joined in congratulating the four-time All-Star for his efforts. Damian Lillard joined a select list of James Harden, Tracy McGrady, David Robinson and Michael Jordan as the only players with 60 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a game since the NBA/ABA merger. Here’s how Twitterati reacted to Damian Lillard's career high 61 points

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