Damian Lillard Stands Alongside NBA Legends as the Highest PPG Against Lakers

The Portland Trail Blazers have a superstar athlete in Damian Lillard. He’s on an insane scoring run this season, posting career-high averages in points and assists registered per game. This year has indeed been a special one for the 30-year-old, breaking records one after the other. The latest once is that Dame Lillard has broken into the coveted list of highest PPG recorded against the Los Angeles Lakers. 

The Lakers have been around for a very long time in the NBA. In fact, they’re the team that has won the second most championships in the league’s history. Thus, there are many greats that have played against the Lakers in their careers. 

Among them, if you look at the Top 10 players who have averaged the most PPG against the Lakers, you’ll stumble upon a legendary list. Refine down to the Top 4, and you’ll find three of them to be Hall of Famers. 

Damian Lillard has a massive PPG against the Lakers

In a minimum of ten games played against the 16-time champs, Lillard is the fourth player to have the highest PPG average against the purple and gold. He’s just overtaken current Los Angeles star and five-time league MVP, LeBron James. 

Lillard has made a stunning entry as the fourth-best scorer against the Lakers. He is preceded by the likes of Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain. As per StatMuse, Dame Lillard has played 27 games against the purple and gold, and is currently averaging 27.7 points. 

Michael Jordan is just ahead of him with a 28.9 point average in the 26 games that he’s played. Moreover, Kareem, who won five of his six championships playing for the Lakers, has the second-best PPG against them, with 31.1.

The legendary Wilt Chamberlain ranks first in the list. The four-time league MVP has a 39.5 PPG average in 86 games against the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, Damian Lillard is the latest player to have gained a position on the list owing to his spectacular season with the Lakers. 

The Blazers take on the Lakers in their first-round matchup inside the NBA bubble. With Lillard in red-hot form, many predict Portland to create an upset and send LeBron and team home.