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Photo: AP – Scanpix
AP Photo – Scanpix
Damian Lillard, who showed class, snatched the victory from the Portland Trail Blazers (10-8) by two triples.
Man of the match
The club superstar scored a decisive long shot 1.3 seconds behind the hands of Lauri Markkanen and knocked out the Chicago Bulls (7-11) 123: 122 (32:34, 32:19, 29:33, 30:36).
With 11.5 seconds left in the game, Coby White scored both penalties and the Bulls took 122: 117 ahead.
After a one-minute break in the Blazers, Lillard scored his seventh triple, and after a dispute between Gary Trent and Zach LaVine, he also scored a victorious eighth.
The athlete who played unstoppable scored 44 points in 36 minutes (7/9 double, 8/17 trit., 6/6 penalty), made 9 assists, bounced 5 balls and made 4 errors.
Blazers basketball players cooled down the burning hero in the locker room with a shower of water.
Markkanen, who tried to thwart Lillard in the decisive attack, was the most productive of the Bulls.
Suomio’s count: 31 points (6/7 doubles, 6/11 trit., 1/1 penalty) and 6 rebounds in 36 minutes.
Bulls forward Thaddeus Young came very close to a double on the trigger, scoring 8 points (3/10 doubles, 2/2 penalties), grabbing 11 balls and dishing out 11 assists.
Bulls: Lauri Markkanen 31 (6/11 trit.), Zach LaVine 26 (6/8 trit.), Coby White 20, Patrick Williams 11.
Blazers: Damian Lillard 44 (8/17 Trit., 9th ed.), Enes Kanter 22 (Rev. 11), Gary Trent 18.
Lillardo’s game moments:
Moments of the match:
Last night’s results:
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