| 5/1/2013 7:50:00 PM |
Description: Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has been named the NBA's Rookie of the Year for the 2012-13 season. | Insight: Lillard (19.0 ppg, 6.5 apg) was the unaninmous choice for the award. The high-scoring Weber State product could be the next Stephen Curry. | | |
| 4/17/2013 7:15:00 PM |
Description: With Kevin Durant getting the night off for OKC, Portland point guard Damian Lillard will finish with the most minutes played in the NBA this season (3,129). | Insight: He's just the third rookie in history to accomplish that feat (Wilt Chamberlain and Elvin Hayes). Voters won't have to think too hard when they're filling out their Rookie of the Year ballots this season. | | |
| 4/14/2013 10:18:00 PM |
Description: Portland point guard Damian Lillard had 30 points (10-17 FG), five rebounds, six assists, one steal, two blocks and four threes Sunday against the Nuggets. | Insight: Lillard also had eight turnovers in the game, but his other stats far outweigh that negative contribution. The 22-year-old ran away with the Rookie of the Year award months ago. | | |
| 4/11/2013 9:15:00 AM |
Description: Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard knocked in a career-high 38 points Wednesday night in a 113-106 loss to the Lakers. | Insight: Lillard also handed out nine dimes, his highest assist total in nearly a month. The 22-year-old leads all NBA rookies in ppg (19.1), apg (6.5) and mpg (38.6). He's also third in rookie free throw shooting (84.7 percent) and eighth in three point percentage (37.0). | | |
| 4/1/2013 3:58:00 PM |
Description: Portland guard Damian Lillard will be available for Monday's game versus the Jazz. Lillard has been nursing a sore shoulder since he collided with a camera man a week ago in Atlanta. | Insight: Lillard hasn't missed a game yet and he's averaging 18.5 ppg since the injury so he can't be hurting too badly. He's the clear favorite to win this year's NBA Rookie of the Year award. | | |
| Hot | 3/6/2013 10:38:00 PM |
Description: Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has scored at least 20 points in four straight games with a shooting percentage of at least 50 percent in all four. | Insight: Lillard did the minimum to extend that streak Wednesday against the Grizzlies with 20 points on 8-16 shooting. The guard has had the Rookie of the Year award locked up for awhile. | | |
| 2/18/2013 12:35:00 PM |
Description: Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard is probable for Tuesday's game against Phoenix after turning an ankle in the Rookie/Sophomore game on Friday. | Insight: Lillard said he didn't feel any pain after the game, but there is always the possibility of it swelling up, so check back after the Tuesday morning shootaround. | | |
| 2/16/2013 10:46:00 PM |
Description: Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard won the Taco Bell Skills Challenge at the NBA's All-Star Saturday night. | Insight: Lillard finished with the fastest time in both rounds, knocking off Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday in the finals. Lillard also competed in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, scoring 18 points for Team Shaq. | | |
| 2/12/2013 10:19:00 PM |
Description: Portland point guard Damian Lillard followed up a 1-for-16 shooting performance with 33 points on 10-of-18 shooting Tuesday against the Heat. | Insight: Lillard had been rolling with 21.4 ppg in his first five games of February. Sunday was just an aberration for the likely Rookie of the Year. | | |
| 2/10/2013 8:16:00 PM |
Description: Portland point guard Damian Lillard had what might have been the worst shooting game of his life Sunday night against Orlando. He made just 1-of-16 from the field and 0-of-8 from the 3-point arc and finished with four points. | Insight: Lillard did have 12 assists and one steal in the game. The guard averaged 21.4 ppg on 47.1 percent shooting in the first five games this month and he should bounce back quickly. | | |
| 1/23/2013 5:13:00 PM |
Description: Portland point guard Damian Lillard (hamstring) will play Wednesday. SOURCE: Joe Freeman, The Oregonian | Insight: Lillard went through the team's morning shootaround without issue. | | |
| 1/23/2013 11:43:00 AM |
Description: Portland point guard Damian Lillard (18.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6.6 apg), the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, is questionable for Wednesday's game against Indiana with a sore right hamstring. | Insight: If Lillard, who has yet to miss a game, is sidelined, Ronnie Price would likely get the nod at point guard. | | |
| 1/20/2013 9:29:00 AM |
Description: Portland point guard Damian Lillard registered 26 points and 10 assists Saturday night in a loss to the Bucks. | Insight: He played an exhausting 42 minutes and is now averaging 40.8 minutes for his last five games. Saturday was Lillard's sixth career double-double. | | |
| Hot | 1/12/2013 9:54:00 AM |
Description: Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard went off against Golden State, scoring 37 points with six rebounds, four assists and a couple of steals. | Insight: Portland's No. 1 scoring option, LaMarcus Aldridge sprained his right ankle and Lillard took over the offense. He's the current favorite for Rookie of the Year, averaging 18.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6.5 apg, 1.1 spg. If Aldridge's injury is serious enough to keep him out of the lineup, Lillard could continue to perform at this high level. | | |
| 1/1/2013 10:41:00 PM |
Description: Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard has scored 20-plus points in two straight games for the first time since doing it in three straight from Dec. 1-5. He had 21 on 9-of-19 shooting with six assists, five rebounds, two steals and two threes Tuesday in a win over the Knicks. | Insight: Lillard has been extremely consistent, averaging 18.1 points, 5.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds in November and 18.2, 6.9, 3.4 in December. It was more of the same Tuesday night. | | |
| 12/23/2012 10:48:00 AM |
Description: Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard scored 25 points with seven assists and one steal Saturday versus Phoenix. Lillard made 7-13 from the field, 2-5 from 3-point range and 9-10 from the foul line. | Insight: Lillard has scored 23 or more points five times in nine December games. He has also dished out six or more assists in eight of those games. | | |
| 12/12/2012 10:38:00 AM |
Description: Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard is probable for Thursday's game against San Antonio with an ankle injury. The injury seems minor and he participated in the team's shootaround on Tuesday. | Insight: Lillard is averaging 18.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.1 spg and 2.2 three-pointers. He's a box score filler who is a valuable fantasy asset in his first NBA season. | | |
| 12/3/2012 10:11:00 PM |
Description: Trail Blazers Damian Lillard posted his second straight 24-point game with nine assists, three rebounds and a steal on 6-of-16 shooting (1-of-8 3PT, 11-of-14 FT) Monday against the Bobcats. | Insight: Lillard has netted 48 points with 20 assists over his last two games after scoring just eight on Nov. 30 against the Celtics. He's shown the knack for bouncing back from low-scoring performances, dropping 22 the next game after scoring 12 on Nov. 12, 24 after scoring 16 on Nov. 18 and 20 after scoring 12 on Nov. 26. | | |
| 12/2/2012 10:22:00 AM |
Description: Portland point guard Damian Lillard bounced back from a tough outing Friday night in Boston by going off for 24 points Saturday in a win over Cleveland. | Insight: Lillard also matched a season-high with 11 assists. His 18.8 ppg leads all rookies. | | |
| 11/30/2012 10:39:00 PM |
Description: Trail Blazers rookie guard Damian Lillard failed to reach double figures in points for the first time all season Friday at Boston. | Insight: Lillard's previous season-low was 12 points, accomplished twice. He hit the 20-point mark in the following game both times. He'll try to do that again Saturday at Cleveland. The Cavaliers are allowing the highest opposing field goal percentage in the NBA, with Lillard's Blazers a close second. | | |
