Blazers' Damian Lillard Drops 71 vs. Rockets, Gets Drug Tested After Historic Game

Damian Lillard's 71-point bonanza did not come without a cost.

The Portland Trail Blazers star was informed of a random NBA drug test immediately after Sunday's 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets.

"I know I've got a lot of tattoos, but when you're doing a blood draw, it's different from tattoos. It brought me down from here to the floor," Lillard told reporters after the game.

Lillard knocked down 22 of his 38 shot attempts, including a 13-of-22 rate from beyond the arc, while adding six assists and six rebounds in his career-best effort. No other Blazers player finished with more than 13 points as Lillard matched an NBA season-high in points set by Donovan Mitchell.

"I think any hooper enjoys those moments when you're hot, you're in attack mode, you're feeling good," Lillard said. "But it's the stuff afterward that I struggle with, like when I walked off the court, was I supposed to be overly excited, or what?"

Lillard now sits sixth on the NBA's all-time list with 15 career 50-point games. He's now ahead of names like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, despite this being only his 11th NBA season.

While playoff success is yet to come to Portland in Lillard's tenure as a franchise player, he's carved out a Hall of Fame resume and established himself as arguably the greatest Blazer in franchise history.

Sunday's 71-point epic was merely another addition to the list.