Giacubeno's Gunners: Top NBA Scorers From Jan. 4-11

Giacubeno’s Gunners: Top NBA Scorers From Jan. 4-11

December 18, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) and guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrate during the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Bucks 121-112. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jan 10, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) celebrates after hitting a three point shot during the fourth quarter of the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. The Blazers won the game 115-110. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 3 Damian Lillard

Games: 4
PPG: 27
FG: 32/84 (38%)
3PT: 20/48 (41.6%)

Lillard continues to carry the Portland Trail Blazers along with backcourt counterpart C.J. McCollum. This past week, Lillard had multiple impressive scoring performances, unfortunately they only resulted into one win out of four games.

Lillard’s best outing came against the Golden State Warriors when he lit up the score sheet for 40 points on 12-for-27 shooting. In the only win of the week agains the Oklahoma City Thunder, Lillard finished with 31 points for the game, but was absolutely cold-blooded in the fourth scoring 17 points in the last 3:07 to escape with a 115-110 victory.

The Trail Blazers are 10th in the Western Conference and trail the eighth-place Utah Jazz by 2.5 games. Taking into consideration all the players they lost this past summer, the Trail Blazers could be argued as one of the most surprising teams so far this NBA season. Although it will be a daunting task, Lillard looks to keep his squad in the playoff race as the season progresses.

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