MVP

On Monday night, I was discussing increasingly undeniable Damian Lillard’s MVP case with fellow CBS writer Sam Quinn, who, despite being as detailed and knowledgeable in his NBA thoughts as anyone out there, invoked the word “outlier” as it pertains to Lillard’s late-game heroics this season, specifically suggesting that Lillard’s clutch 3-point shooting will surely regress to the mean at some point. 

Sam is right. Technically. At one point not too long ago, the Portland