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Portland Trail Blazers sixth man Evan Turner became the first NBA player in history (since starts were recorded in 1970-71) to record back-to-back triple-doubles while coming off of the bench in a win over the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday evening. Turner logged 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists against the Grizzlies, and had a similar performance versus the Minnesota Timberwolves with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Evan Turner is the first player since starts were first recorded (1970-71) with consecutive triple-doubles off the bench (via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/EPvM1BHgy1
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 4, 2019
In other milestone news, Damian Lillard marked one too: he joined the company of Clyde Drexler in scoring at least 2,000 points in multiple seasons for the Trail Blazers.
Damian Lillard has joined Clyde Drexler as the only players in @trailblazers history to score at least 2,000 points in multiple seasons.
— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) April 4, 2019
We’ll see if Evan Turner can go for triple-double No. 3 against the Denver Nuggets this Friday.