Trail Blazers Hit The Road For One Against the Jazz

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (31-40) at UTAH JAZZ (35-36)
Mar. 22, 2023 — Vivint Arena — 6:00 pm PST
Regular Season Game #72 — Away Game #37
TV: ROOT SPORTS Plus
RADIO: Rip City Radio 620 AM

ALL TIME: Jazz lead, 111-91
PORTLAND HOME: Trail Blazers lead, 67-34
UTAH HOME: Jazz lead, 77-24

TRIPLE THREAT: Portland has three players averaging 20 or more points this season: Damian Lillard (32.2), Anfernee Simons (21.1) and Jerami Grant (20.5). The Trail Blazers have never had a season in which three players were averaging 20-plus points.

20 FOR 31: Damian Lillard recorded his 24th straight game with 20-plus points on March 3 at Atlanta, marking the longest streak of his career. Lillard extended the streak to 31 games on March 19 vs. the Clippers when he posted 21points, marking the longest current active streak of 20-plus point games in the NBA this season.

Lillard's Longest Streaks of 20-Plus Point Games:
31 Jan. 8-March 19, 2023
23 Jan. 3-March 6, 2020
21 Feb. 2-March 19, 2021

SHARPE SHOOTING: Shaedon Sharpe recorded his 66th 3PM on March 12 at New Orleans, breaking a tie with Martell Webster (65) for the third most 3PM by a Trail Blazers rookie. He currenty has 71 3PM this season.

Most 3PM by a Trail Blazers Rookie:
185…..Damian Lillard
159…..Rudy Fernandez
71…….Shaedon Sharpe
65…….Martell Webster
62…….Nicolas Batum

MOVING ON UP: On March 14 vs. New York, Damian Lillard passed Bob Lanier (19,248) on the NBA’s all-time scoring list to move up to the No. 59 spot. He entered the season at No. 85 with 17,665 career points and currently has 19,346 career points.

NBA All-Time Scoring List (No. 50-60):

ANOTHER ONE: Damian Lillard recorded his second triple-double of the season and third of his career on March 6 at Detroit with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists,
becoming the ninth player in franchise history to record multiple triple-doubles in a season. Lillard has scored 30- plus points in all three of his career triple-doubles, marking the second most triple-doubles with 30 or more points in franchise history.

DAME DIMES: On March 14 vs. New York, Damian Lillard passed Ricky Rubio (5,123) to move up to the No. 68 spot on the NBA’s all-time assists list. He currently has 5,125 career assists.

LORDY, LORDY, LOOK WHO GOT 40: With 41 points on March 1 vs. New Orleans, Damian Lillard passed Adrian Dantley to move up to the No. 17 spot for the most games with 40 or more points in NBA history. He currently has 54 career games
with 40-plus points and 14 this season, which is the most in the NBA.

FEBRUARY FREE THROWS: Damian Lillard shot 96.3% (105-of-109) from the line in February. Lillard and Dirk Nowitzki are the only players in NBA history to make 100-plus free throws in a month while shooting at least 95% from the line.

OH, WHAT A NIGHT: Damian Lillard scored a career-high and franchise record 71 points (22-38 FG, 13-22 3P, 14-14 FT) on Feb. 26 vs. Houston, tying Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season.

• His 71 points are tied for the eighth-highest scoring game in NBA history.

• Became the first player in NBA history with 70- plus points, five-plus rebounds, five-plus assists and 10-plus 3PM in a game.

• Became the oldest player with a 70-point game in NBA history.

• Had an 80.4% true shooting percentage, the highest in a 70-point game in NBA history.

• Recorded 71 points in the fewest minutes played in a 70-point game in NBA history (39:11).

• Became the first player to have multiple 60-point games in a single season since himself in 2019-20.

• Scored 54 more points than anyone else in the game, the largest difference between the top scorers in a game since Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game in 2006.

• His 13 3PM set a new franchise record.

CLIMBING THE LADDERS: With 71 points on Feb. 26 vs. Houston, Damian Lillard became the eighth player in NBA history to score 70-plus points in a game. He also passed Michael Jordan and James Harden to move up to the No. 3 spot for the most games with 60-plus points in NBA history, in addition to moving up to the No. 6 spot for the most games with 50-plus points in NBA history and tying No. 17 for the most games with 40-plus points in NBA history.

19,000 AND COUNTING: On Feb. 6 vs. Houston, Damian Lillard surpassed 19,000 career points. Dame became the 64th player in NBA history to record 19,000 or more career points.

Trail Blazers 117, Clippers 102 – March 19, 2023 – Moda Center – Game #71 (31-40, 17-18 Home)

The Trail Blazers fell to the Clippers by a final score of 117-102 ... Jusuf Nurkic finished with a team-high 23 points (9-14 FG, 2-3 3P, 3-4 FT) and 11 rebounds to go along with five assists and two blocks in 27 minutes ... Damian Lillard posted 21 points (4-17 FG, 1-8 3P, 12-13 FT), seven rebounds, nine assists, one steal and one block in 39 minutes ... Anfernee Simons recorded 16 points (6-15 FG, 1-7 3P, 3-3 FT), three rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block in 33 minutes ... Paul George led the Clippers with a game-high 29 points to go along with nine rebounds to go along with nine rebounds, four assists, four steals and one block in 35 minutes.

Celtics 126, Trail Blazers 112 – March 17, 2023 – Moda Center – Game #70 (31-39, 17-17 Home)

Portland fell to Boston by a final score of 126-112 ... Damian Lillard finished with a game-high 41 points (12-23 FG, 6-15 3P, 11-14 FT), four rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in 37 minutes ... Anfernee Simons posted 17 points (5-15 FG, 2-7 3P, 5-8 FT), four assists and one steal in 39 minutes ... Matisse Thybulle recorded 12 points (4-9 FG, 2-6 3P, 2-2 FT) and two steals in 21 minutes ... Trendon Watford tallied 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 3P), eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals in 34 minutes ... Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 34 points and 12 rebounds in 36 minutes.

Knicks 123, Trail Blazers 107 – March 14, 2023 – Moda Center – Game #69 (31-38, 17-16 Home)

The Trail Blazers fell to the Knicks by a final score of 123-107 … Damian Lillard recorded a game-high 38 points (11-26 FG, 8-17 3P, 8-9 FT) to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists in 39 minutes … Anfernee Simons tallied 22 points (7-20 FG, 3-11 3P, 5-6 FT) in 34 minutes … Matisse Thybulle posted 15 points (6-11 FG, 2-5 3P, 1-2 FT), eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in 38 minutes … Jusuf Nurkic posted 10 points (5-11 FG, 0-2 3P, 0-1 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists and one block in 28 minutes … Trendon Watford logged 10 points (4-12 FG, 2-2 3P), six rebounds, four assists and three steals in 40 minutes … Immanuel Quickley led New York with 26 points to go along with 10 rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes … Julius Randle put up a double-double for the Knicks with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Trail Blazers 110, Pelicans 127 -- March 12, 2023 -- Smoothie King Center -- Game #68 (31-37, 14-22 Away)

Portland fell to New Orleans by a final score of 127-110 ... Anfernee Simons posted 17 points (7-15 FG, 2-7 3P, 1-1 FT), two rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes ... Shaedon Sharpe tallied 14 points (5-7 FG, 2-3 3P, 2-3 FT), four rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes ... Kevin Knox II finished with 14 points (6-7 FG, 2-3 3P) and five rebounds in 12 minutes ... Cam Reddish recorded 11 points (4-8 FG, 0-4 3P, 3-4 FT), four rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes ... The Trail Blazers outscored the Pelicans 64-44 in the paint ... Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with a game-high 41 points to go along with seven rebounds, one steal and one block in 30 minutes.

Trail Blazers 119, 76ers 120 -- March 10, 2023 -- Wells Fargo Center -- Game #67 (31-36, 14-21 Away)

The Trail Blazers fell to the 76ers by a final score of 120-119 ... Anfernee Simons finished with a team-high 34 points (13-22 FG, 8-12 3P, 0-1 FT) and two assists in 29 minutes ... Jerami Grant posted 24 points (8-13 FG, 3-6 3P, 5-8 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists and one steal in 42 minutes ... Damian Lillard recorded 22 points (6-15 FG, 2-8 3P, 8-8 FT), six rebounds and 11 assists in 39 minutes ... Portland shot 41.7% from three-point range and led by as many as 21 ... Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 39 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and three blocks in 38 minutes.

Anfernee Simons (Right Foot Soreness), Nassir Little (Concussion Protocol), Jerami Grant (left quad contusion), Ibou Badji (left knee soreness) and Justise Winslow (left ankle sprain) are OUT for Wednesday's game.

For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen (Back Soreness) is QUESTIONABLE while Jordan Clarkson (Left Hand Fourth Finger Sprain), Micah Potter (G League Two-Way), and Collin Sexton (Left Hamstring Strain) are OUT.

Tip for Wednesday's game is scheduled for 6:00 pm PT. All Portland Trail Blazers regular season and preseason games will be broadcast on the Trail Blazers Broadcasting flagship station, Rip City Radio 620 AM. Travis Demers begins his fourth full season providing play-by-play commentary for all home and away games, with Michael Holton adding commentary.

On television, ROOT SPORTS PLUS will air 81 Trail Blazers regular season games featuring Kevin Calabro calling play-by-play, Lamar Hurd providing analysis and Brooke Olzendam reporting from the sideline. Between ROOT SPORTS PLUS, TNT and ESPN, all 82 regular season games will be televised. For all viewing visit www.trailblazers.com/watch.