Which NBA player will drop 70 points next? Oddsmakers weigh in
Damian Lillard put on a show during the Portland Trail Blazers'131-114 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, finishingwith 71 points, 13 threes, 6 assists, 6 rebounds and just 2turnovers in 39 minutes.
Lillard became the first player in NBA history with 70+ points,10+ threes, 5+ assists and 5+ rebounds in a game, and he was justone three-pointer shy of tying the NBA record for most threes in agame.
Lillard's monster performance marks the second 70-point game ofthis season, as Donovan Mitchell also dropped 71 points in theCleveland Cavaliers' win over the Chicago Bulls last month. Onlyeight players have had a 70-point performance, which makes it evencrazier that we've seen two such games this year.
Which player will drop 70 points next?
The oddsmakers at SportsBetting.ag give Lillardthe best odds at +400, followed by Mitchell (+500), Stephen Curry(+500), Ja Morant (+600) and Kevin Durant (+600). Here's thecomplete list:
NEXT PLAYER TO SCORE 70+ POINTS IN A GAME
PLAYERODDSDamian Lillard+400Donovan Mitchell+500Stephen Curry+500JaMorant+600Kevin Durant+600Jayson Tatum+700LukaDoncic+700TraeYoung+700JoelEmbiid+800Giannis Antetokounmpo+900Kyrie Irving+1200LeBron James+1400DeMar DeRozan+1800Link to this article:https://www.brazilv.com/post/1782.html