A hand injury might well be the only thing that can stop Damian Lillard these days.
The Blazers guard, whose scorching performances during the NBA restart launched Portland on a thrilling run through the seeding games and a Play-In vs. Memphis, left Thursday’s Game 2 against the Lakers after suffering a finger dislocation in the third quarter.
The team announced late in the fourth Lillard wouldn’t return, but X-rays had been negative. His status for Game 3 has yet to be updated.
Portland already trailed L.A. 85-55 when Lillard left the game late in the third quarter. The Blazers went on to lose, 111-88, knotting up the first-round series at 1-1.
Lillard, who averaged 37.6 points and 9.6 assists during the seeding games in Orlando, exited Thursday’s game with 18 points.
