Years from now, NBA historians are going to look back at the 2015-16 season and wonder why Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard wasn't in the All-Star Game. After all, he was drawing MVP chants in the Moda Center in Portland during his team's 112-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
Lillard led the way with 34 points, four assists and three steals, propelling the Trail Blazers to their sixth straight win and their 11th victory in the last 12 games.
He also made some team history in the process, per Trail Blazers PR:
Lillard put his name alongside Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler with his effort:
Lillard has taken the league by storm in recent weeks, even helping the Blazers to do the nearly impossible and beat the Golden State Warriors. Here's a look at his record-setting performances over Portland's past five games:
All of those points gave Lillard another impressive achievement in the aftermath of Tuesday's victory:
The scoring also inspired some humorous spinoffs of recent Vines:
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