In the summer of 2024, when Lillard participated in the blog show "Get Got Pod", he talked about his time being educated in the NBA for trash talk. He cited the example of being hit by Curry in his career with a maximum score of 62 points in the 2020-21 season.

Lillard said: "It was about 3 years ago. The Warriors had many injuries at that time. After they won the previous championships, they were in a very difficult state. At that time, other teams played against the Warriors, both double-teamed Curry, and three double-teamed Curry. The Trail Blazers wanted to play two games in a row with the Warriors. We won the first game. We were the same strategy as other teams, double-teamed Curry, and three double-teamed Curry.

"After interviewing after the game, I said that everyone is now against Curry, double-teamed, double-teamed, physical confrontation, etc. I replied, yes, I know how Curry felt, because I was so defended in the past, and this kind of defense did not respect my teammates at all. I said that Curry is surrounded by veterans and is very good at playing ball. He knows how to pass the ball to him and help him find a good opportunity. Now, Curry's situation is different, because the Warriors are not the Warriors of the past.

"Then the media transitioned and it became what I said, Curry was not good, but in fact I respect Curry very much, I never mocked him for saying strange things, I am not the type of sarcastic people, especially for Curry, because I respect him.

"Then after my interview, our second battle with the Warriors came, and just two days later, Curry went crazy and was shooting every round. Of course, Curry is a fighter, and I am also a fighter, and I also try to confront him, but he just recognizes it in that game and is just doing it, and he is just a fight.

"Curry is the type, and she never specifically said that I want to respond to someone's trash words. He just plays on the court, speaks with the ball, and is a real warrior. So the situation is that Curry is fully fired, throwing three points one after another.

"My first thought when I saw this scene was, okay, I don't care. I didn't mean that, but if you want to treat this as a proof battle, I will respond to you, but that day was obviously not my night. I scored 28 points or a few, and then Curry scored 62 points. I kept going in and then celebrating. This is the moment when I was educated.

"The media later described it as, because of what I said, Curry beat us up, but my remarks were not to mock Curry, but this was indeed a lesson I learned in the NBA," Lillard said.

On January 4, 2021, Curry scored 62 points in the Warriors' home defeat of the Trail Blazers 137-122, setting a career-to-day record. In the whole game, he played 36 minutes and 27 seconds, making 18 of 31 shots, including 8 of 16 three-pointers, and 18 of 19 free throws, scoring 62 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

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