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Lillard and Morant share Portland's spotlight on NBA on ESPN

The Blazers' preseason finale supplies the week's biggest new upload, with Curry's performance getting a separate highlights reel.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Damian Lillard & Ja Morant combine for 42 PTS in Blazers' preseason finale ⭐️ | NBA on ESPN

Damian Lillard supplies the bigger scoring total, but Ja Morant's jumper is getting plenty of attention. Their combined highlights against Golden State drew roughly 94,000 views, the most of NBA on ESPN's fifteen new uploads.

The Portland pairing gives viewers something specific to study: comments focus on Morant's shooting, Lillard's quickness and whether Dame should spend more time playing off the ball. The game also gets a look from the other side, with Stephen Curry's highlights documenting the Warriors' preseason win. A productive night for Portland's guards wasn't the same thing as a Portland victory.

Elsewhere, Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic headline Denver's preseason win over the Lakers, with Jamal Murray and Austin Reaves also prominent in the scoring. But Morant carries the strongest daily momentum through the separate upload "Ja Morant is at his best when he has something to prove 🗣️". A fresh Doc Rivers reflection on how things ended with Ben Simmons is also drawing attention.

The channel added about 5.8 million views over seven days while its subscriber count stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is a little above its usual level, rather than making a dramatic leap. Among nearby sports channels, Whistle had a similar weekly viewing gain, while FOX Sports had a substantially larger week. For NBA on ESPN, the most-watched new release was a chance to examine how Lillard and Morant look together on the court.

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What viewers say

Morant jump shot has improved sooo much, ohh man 🔥🔥🔥
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Dame looks just as quick as he ever has. Very surprised and happy for him.
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Dame should play more off ball
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0:21 I knew Ja had quick handles, but I ain’t never seen this before
@jeremyyurko9598See it on YouTube
Is this the starting backcourt?
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I'm starting to see that fire back in Ja.
@Riles3152See it on YouTube
Tuff duo✊🏽
@Whezzy96See it on YouTube
This looks like a different Blazer team. 🎉
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