Blazers’ Damian Lillard channels Ja Morant while absolutely cooking elite Thunder defense

Blazers’ Damian Lillard channels Ja Morant while absolutely cooking elite Thunder defense appeared first on ClutchPoints . Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here . On Tuesday evening, the Portland Trail Blazers picked up their most impressive win of the season with a blowout home victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Damian Lillard was the star of the show in this one, scoring 25 points against one of the best perimeter defenses in recent NBA history. After one particularly deep logo three pointer, Lillard paid homage to Ja Morant , who was out for this one as he continues to work his way back from a hamstring injury. Many fans were skeptical of how the partnership between Lillard and Morant in the Blazers’ backcourt would work out, but the early returns were promising before Morant went down with the injury. Meanwhile, while Lillard may not have quite the same quickness or explosion that he did during the prime of his career in Portland, he has still been putting up some big stat lines so far this season, shooting the ball as well as ever and also providing veteran leadership for the Blazers. Portland currently sits at an impressive 7-3 on the season, having made it through their gauntlet of a schedule over the past week and now looking forward to a more tenable slate of games coming up. The Blazers will hope for good news on that Morant front, although a return isn’t expected at any point in the next few games. However, if Lillard keeps burying threes from the Moda Center logo, the Blazers should have enough firepower to hold down the fort while Morant remains out. In any case, the Blazers will next hit the floor for another game against the Thunder on Wednesday evening, once again at home. Related: Scoot Henderson returning to the bench in favor of Sidy Cissoko