PORTLAND, Ore. – Enes Kanter scored 24 points and recorded 30 rebounds in the franchise, and the Portland Trail Blazers commissioned the Detroit Pistons 118-103 Saturday night.
Kanter surpassed the Sidland Wicks ’27-bounce record in Portland set in 1975. Each time Kanter was added to the record on Saturday, the Blazers’ bench stood up and cheered.
Kanter is the fourth player with 30 rebounds in a game in the last 20 seasons, joining Dwight Howard in 2018, Andrew Bynum in 2012 and Kevin Love in 2011. He also surpassed his own career with 26 sets while playing for the Knicks. in 2018.
Scorer Damian Lillard added 27 points and 10 assists, and CJ McCollum added 26 points for the Blazers, who got a two-game losing streak.
Kanter started in place of center Jusuf Nurkic, who was not available for the Blazers because it was the first game in a row. Nurkic had a knee inflammation that kept him out of a game earlier this week against the Clippers. Blazers coach Terry Stotts said before the game that Nurkic would be available for Sunday’s home game against Miami.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.