Damian Lillard is well on his way to having the best scoring season of his short five - year career, and he has his play in the month of March to largely thank for that. While Tuesday's loss was an ugly one for the Trail Blazers, the team is still 5 - 2 through seven games in March and Lillard has been unstoppable offensively throughout. After scoring a game - high 29 points against the Pelicans, Lillard is now averaging 28 points per game in March, making him on pace to have his highest per - game average for a full month this season. His partner in the backcourt, C.J. McCollum, was also having a hot March, as the shooting guard came into Tuesday averaging 26 points per game in March. That hot streak came to a halting stop against New Orleans, however, as he shot just 4 - of - 12 from the field en route to scoring a season - low eight points.
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