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Damian Lillard needed 21 points Monday to surpass Portland Trail Blazers legend Clyde Drexler as the franchise's all-time leading scorer. He arrived in the third quarter, only to have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steal the show at the final buzzer.
Lillard scored his 18,041st point on a free throw against the Oklahoma City Thunder, putting him atop the Trail Blazers record book.
He ended the game with 28 points, including two difficult baskets in traffic in the last minute.
However, it was not enough for Portland, as Gilgeous-Alexander sunk the Blazers with a buzzer-beating three-pointer to secure a 123-121 Thunder victory.
Gilgeous-Alexander ended the night with 35 points, six assists, and 14 free throws made. His heroics capped off a breakout season that resembled Lillard's throughout the years. Lillard led the Blazers with 28 points, but he'll have to wait until Monday to cement his spot in Trail Blazers history.
Will Lillard's record be broken?
Drexler spent 11 seasons in Portland, leading the Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals in 1992, when they were defeated by Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls. He averaged 20.8 points in 867 career games before being traded to the Houston Rockets in the middle of the 1994-95 season.
If he finishes his career in Portland, Lillard, 32, will break the record. The six-time All-Star has a lifetime scoring average of 24.7 points and eclipsed Drexler in his 730th NBA game. Lillard has been plagued by injuries this season and last. When he's well, though, he shows no signs of slowing down.
Lillard has played in only 19 of Portland's 31 games this season. He's made the most of his opportunities, averaging 28.3 points per game and shooting 39.8% from 3-point range as of Monday night. He's prospered after returning from a calf injury, averaging 31.5 points in seven games since his return on December 4. It's appropriate that Lillard broke the record at the free-throw line, as he's one of the league's greatest (89.3% in his career).
Drexler and Lillard are also members of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team, which honors the league's 75 greatest players. Drexler is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. It won't be long until Lillard's name is called once he retires.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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