Damian Lillard registered 42 factors and 6 assists to steer the Portland Trail Blazers to a 129-125 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday evening.
Jerami Grant scored 22 factors and Anfernee Simons added 21 factors and 7 assists because the Trail Blazers closed out a 3-3 homestand. Lillard drained 5 3-pointers and sank all 17 of his free throws whereas scoring at the least 40 factors for the eighth time this season.
Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 40 factors and in addition had eight rebounds and 7 assists for the Hawks, who misplaced for the fourth time up to now 5 video games. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 23 factors and 7 assists, John Collins scored 16 factors and Clint Capela had 15 rebounds to go together with 10 factors for Atlanta.
Hawks star level guard Trae Young missed the sport attributable to proper ankle soreness.
Lillard turned the second participant in Trail Blazers historical past to succeed in 5,000 profession assists. Lillard sits at 5,003, trailing solely Terry Porter (5,319).
Lillard drove for a layup with 54.2 seconds left to succeed in 40 factors and provides Portland a 121-119 lead. Murray hit two free throws to attain his profession excessive of 40 with 41.6 seconds to play, tying the sport.
Simons buried a 3-pointer with 34.4 seconds left to offer the Trail Blazers a 124-121 edge. Bogdanovic was fouled on a 3-point try with 27.8 seconds left and made simply one among three to go away the Hawks down by two.
Grant made two free throws with 23.9 seconds remaining and Josh Hart cut up two free throws with 10.9 seconds left to make it a five-point margin. Bogdanovic hit a trey to carry Atlanta inside 127-125 with 5.7 seconds left.
Lillard sank two free throws with 3.1 seconds left to seal it.
Jusuf Nurkic had 12 factors and Shaedon Sharpe tallied 10 for Portland, which shot 54.4 p.c from the sphere, together with 19 of 40 (47.5 p.c) from 3-point vary. Hart collected 12 rebounds.
AJ Griffin had 13 factors and De’Andre Hunter scored 10 for the Hawks, who linked on 46.8 p.c of their pictures and made 13 of 30 (43.3 p.c) from behind the arc.
Murray was fouled by Hart on a 3-point strive with 1:37 left and hit all three free throws to carry the Hawks inside 119-117. He was fouled by Lillard 31 seconds later and made each to knot the rating.
Lillard scored 22 first-half factors to assist Portland take a 64-60 lead into the break. Murray had 20 within the half for the Hawks.
