Lillard scored 25 on 7-of-12 shooting, 6-of-10 from three and 5-of-5 at the line, in 24 minutes.

Portland led 14-0 in the first 3:18, and Phoenix did not score until Devin Booker's free throws with 5:54 left.

Lillard hit threes from 25 and 29 feet in a 16-second span, and he had 12 points in the first quarter.

Ja Morant had 14 points, 8 assists and 3 steals in his first game for Portland and was plus-33.

Yang Hansen's 25-foot bank shot made it 122-70 with 3:38 left. Phoenix shot 6-of-31 from three.

Portland visits Sacramento on Friday at 10 p.m. ET, which is 5 a.m. Saturday in Cairo.

Photo by Erik Drost, CC-BY-2.0, cropped and resized. Damian Lillard with the Trail Blazers in Cleveland, Nov. 3, 2021.

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