“Damian Lillard has outperformed an entire franchise?!”: NBA Twitter Reacts as Dame Achieves Historic Feat After 33/10/12 Outing vs GSW

Having recorded back-to-back losses, the Portland Trail Blazers were in search of a much-needed win. Hosting the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors as their 2^nd of the 5-game homestand, Damian Lillard and co. had a perfect overall performance to grab their 27^th victory of the 2022-2023 season.

A pretty entertaining thriller, the Blazers-Warriors bout witnessed a grand total of 11 lead changes and 11 ties. A contest that went down to the wire, concluded with Chauncey Billups’ boys clinching a 125-122 win.

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GSW’s backcourt pairing of Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson combined for 69 points. However, their performances were eclipsed by Dame’s 2^nd triple-double of his career.

NBA Twitter reacts as Damian Lillard achieves incredible feat

Playing north of the 40-minute mark, the Blazers guard put up 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists.

Further, the 6-foot-2 sharpshooter lodged his 43rd career 30-point, 10-assist performance. To put it into perspective, the 32-year-old now has more such performances than all the players in Portland Trail Blazers franchise history.

As soon as this stat went viral, NBA Twitter blew up with reactions.

Dame’s stats from the 2022-2023 season

While the Blazers haven’t been fairing too well this campaign, Lillard has been exceptional.

Having been selected to his 7th All-Star Game, the 2013 Rookie of the Year has been averaging a staggering 30.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game.

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