Damian Lillard had a season-high 61 points, 10 rebounds and 11 3-pointers, making all 16 of his free throws, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 129-124 in overtime.
Damian Lillard made a step-back 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 113, and the Trail Blazers outscored the Warriors 16-11 in overtime.
Hassan Whiteside’s 2 free throws with 8.5 seconds left in overtime made it 127-124 and put it away. The Warriors had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Jordan Poole missed a corner 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Warriors 19-18. Lillard (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 13 of the Trail Blazers’ 19 on 3 for 9 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line.
Whiteside had 17 points (14 in the paint), 21 rebounds and 6 blocks.
For the Warriors, Alec Burks had a season-high 33 points, 8 assists and 3 blocks, and D'Angelo Russell added 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 8 rebounds and 9 assists but shot 9 for 27. Eric Paschall had 22 points and 13 rebounds. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Trail Blazers shot 44.0% from the field and 31.8% from 3 to the Warriors’ 41.4% and 25.0%. The Warriors forced 12 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers outscored the Warriors 19-7 in 4 minutes with Anthony, Whiteside, Lillard, Hezonja and Trent on the floor together. Burks and Damion Lee fouled out.