Hits and Flops: Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz

Hit: Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard was All-NBA first team as well as an All-Star last season.

With a 26-point outing in Utah, Dame has now scored 20 or more points in six consecutive games, rightfully averaging 26+ points per game this season so far.

He is shooting career-best numbers both from the field as well as from the distance this year, and put together a bunch of pivotal shots down the stretch against the Jazz in this one. Along with 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting, Dame chipped in eight boards and eight dimes as well to Portland's winning cause.

Lillard and his team have lost the last couple of encounters with the Jazz, and that wasn't lost on the Portland's All-star point guard,

"In the past they have affected us because we just know that Rudy Gobert is there and Derrick Favors is there and sometimes we sped up and sometimes we rushed it and missed shots," Lillard said. "But tonight we delivered the passes and focused on finishing no matter who was around."

It was the 10th time in the last twelve games that the Trailblazers finished with at least 25 assists in the game as a team, as Nurkic and Lillard consisted 15 between them.