How good was Damian Lillard in the 2020 NBA season?

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Regular season:

30.0ppg 4.3rpg 8.0apg 1.1spg 0.3bpg

20.4fga 37.5mpg 30.3 USG%

46.3/40.1/88.8 62.7% TS 56.3% eFG

1st in oWS (10.9) and oBPM (8.9)

2nd in in total WS (11.6)

8th in oRTG (126.2)

5th in PER (26.9)

4th in VORP(5.9)

2nd in points (1978)

3rd in threes (270)
Accomplishments:

All star
All NBA 2nd Team
8th in MVP Voting
All Bubble 1st Team
Bubble MVP
Most 30 footers in a season and all time
Carried the 29th rated offense without him to the 3rd rated offense with him
Took injury riddled Blazers to the Playoffs
Accomplishments cont:

1st player to average 30 points and 8 assists with < 20.5 fga attempted
2nd player to shoot 40% on 3 pointers with 10+ attempts per game
3 60+ point games (leads NBA)
6 50+ point games (leads NBA)
11 40+ point games
Reached 8th all time in 50 pt games
Accomplishments cont:

Only player to average 45 and 10 over 2 weeks
Most points to close out a season in the final 3 games
2 of the greatest scoring stretches in NBA History (January and NBA Bubble)
Only player ever to lead the league in oWS and be top 2 in WS with <.500 record
Playoffs:

Dropped 31 points and 10 assists in a win vs the Grizzlies to clinch a playoff spot.

Won one game as the heavy underdog vs the 1st seed LA Lakers

Averaged 24.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists on 41/39/97 splits and 16fga with 62% TS
Playoffs cont:

Missed game 5 and 39 minutes across the first 4 games

Dropped 34 points on 20 and 21 shots in the 2 full games he played

CJ, Melo, and GTJ shot <40% with Dame on the floor (little help)

Faced north of 40 doubleteams and traps in 143 mins
Playoffs Statistics Scaled to his career average MPG (40.2) in the playoffs:

27.3ppg 3.9rpg 4.8 apg 0.6spg 0.3bpg

41/39/97 and 62%TS maintained
Conclusion:

By the numbers and accomplishments, Dame Lillard easily had a top 4-8 peak by a single point guard in the history of the NBA.

His team led the league in time missed due to injuries, and he stepped up big time.
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