mobile app bar

“Damian Lillard, you crazy as f**k!”: NBA Twitter celebrates as Damian Lillard puts on an incredible 39 point performance vs 76ers

Tonoy Sengupta
Published

"We play in an era where you get criticized if you don't win a ring": Damian Lillard answers popular Reddit questions

NBA Twitter reacts as Trailblazers star Damian Lillard finally finds his groove again against the 76ers

 

Man did we miss Damian Lillard!

For those that are clueless on the matter, no he wasn’t out injured. And no, he did not end up taking a Kyrie Irving-esque vacation from the team. He just wasn’t himself so far this season.

The man had bad shooting nights on top of bad shooting nights, to the point where his averages for this season stand at 21.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 8.1 assists while shooting 39.0% from the field, and 29.1% from three. In case you were wondering, those numbers are beyond terrible.

To be fair to Dame, it was recently revealed that he was playing through a core-related injury. However, at the time, many believed it was nothing more than an excuse.

Fast forward to today, and suddenly, we have a breakout-esque performance from the Blazers star. And let’s just say, NBA Twitter was absolutely loving it.

Also Read: Former MVP Derrick Rose describes his mindset as Julius Randle and co enter tougher November schedule

NBA Twitter rejoices as Damian Lillard erupts for a season-high 39 points against the 76ers

Yep, you read that right. After what had been an abysmal season up until that point, Damian Lillard went off for 39 points and 7 assists, while shooting 47.6% from the field, and 38.5% from beyond the arc. What’s more is, the Blazers eventually grabbed the win, taking them to a record of 9-8, good for 7th in the West.

Well, we did promise you reactions from fans on Twitter. Here are just some of them.

Looks like weren’t the only ones missing Logo Lillard. Welcome back Dame.

Also Read: Wizards’ Kentavious Cladwell-Pope can’t stop laughing as a reporter throws some major shade at LeBron James and the crew

About the author

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

x-iconinstagram-iconlinkedin-icon

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

Read more from Tonoy Sengupta

Share this article