Portland Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard has had quite a start to his career, joining Oscar Robertson as the only player in NBA history to have at least 20 points and seven assists through the first three games.
[Related: Jeremy Bauman’s breakdown of Lillard’s game]
That streak, however, came to a crashing halt against the Dallas Mavericks, as the point guard managed to score 13 points on just two-of-13 shooting to go along with five assists.
It was a tough night – which was bound to come sooner or later – as Lillard faced the lighting quick Darren Collison, who appears to be poised to have a breakout season of his own – Collison is averaging a robust 16.5 points on 61.4 percent shooting and 8.5 assists in four games.
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