Mason Plumlee’s Top 5 Games With The Portland Trail Blazers

4. Answering The Call In Dallas

Game: Nov. 4, 2016 at the Dallas Mavericks
Result: A 105-95 win
Stat Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block (21.8 Game Score)

Mason Plumlee can do a lot of things well like rebound, pass, and score. However, he was rarely called upon to regularly put in big scoring nights. He didn’t have to with guards Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum handling most of the point production.

Plumlee scored 15 or more points in only 23 of his 145 games with the team. He only scored 20+ points once with the Blazers. We’ll cover that game later in this article.

An early season game in Dallas was one of the few times Plumlee was called upon to get buckets.

McCollum was suffering from foul trouble for much of the game, and most of the team struggled to get the ball in the hoop. With the team is disarray, Lillard took the reins and reeled off a season-high 42 points on 12-18 shooting (7-12 from three-point range).

But the Trail Blazers could not win the game on Lillard’s impressive performance alone. Plumlee chipped in 19 points to alleviate some of the pressure.

Plumlee got his points by relentlessly attacking the basket. He made all seven of his shots at the rim and all five of his free throws. His only misses were on two mid-range shot attempts.

His four rebounds were below his normal output. But he still managed to dish out four assists and swipe a career-high four steals to aid in the winning effort.

This victory helped the Blazers improve to 3-3 on the season and set off a three-game winning streak.