Damian Lillard delivered 34 points and 11 assists as the Blazers withstood a 44-point performance from Luka Doncic to edge the Dallas Mavericks 121-118 in the first game of a three-game road trip.
Lillard made a clutch three-pointer with less than a minute to go after Dallas had gone on a 12-0 run to climb back into the contest on Sunday.
“I think we earned this win,” said Lillard. “We played the kind of game we played, against what we’ve been up against through the game, it’s rewarding in the end.”
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