PHILADELPHIA -- Damian Lillard on Wednesday found a new place to direct his frustration over the Portland Trail Blazers' struggling offense and inconsistent play: The officials.

After the Blazers' lackluster 101-81 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the two-time All-Star voiced his displeasure about foul calls -- or lack thereof -- involving him.

Lillard scored 30 points, making 11 of 27 field goals, in the defeat. But despite his high volume of field goals, he attempted only three free throws, a fact that left him incredulous as he left Wells Fargo Center.

"I got to the rim a lot," Lillard said. "And I'm getting smacked in my head, smacked on my shooting hand when I'm going to the basket. Guys (are) knocking me to the ground every other play. Like hard. And (officials) know I'm trying to score. It's impossible for me to shoot two or three free throws. It's impossible. As much as I got to the rim and as much as they know that I'm trying to score, it's impossible for me to get the (crap) beat out of me as often as I do."

When asked if there was a glaring no-call that angered him the most, Lillard said he didn't want to dissect the game play-by-play. But he said he was repeatedly pushed in the back while leaping for rebounds and hacked during layups and shots.

Nine of Lillard's 27 shot attempts came on layups or floaters in the lane. But he attracted just two whistles as the Blazers dropped to 10-8 on the season.

With 2 minutes, 26 seconds left in the third quarter, Lillard drew an and-one foul on Joel Embiid after nailing a 21-foot pull-up jumper. Then, with 5:11 left in the game, Lillard drew a shooting foul on T.J. McConnell.

And if you think Lillard was merely venting after a discouraging loss in which the Blazers' scuffling offense missed its first 13 shots, scored its fewest points of the season and shot a season-low 33.7 percent from the field, think again. For starters, Lillard rarely has complained publicly about officiating during his six-year career. What's more, he says the issue has been bubbling in recent games and been a topic of discussion between he and a Blazers assistant coach.

"We talk about this stuff all the time, where I try to just play through it, tough it out and kind of let it not affect my approach and how I'm playing the game," Lillard said. "But it's clear situations sometimes, where I'm getting downhill and I'm getting pushed in the back. And I'm trying to jump up and I'm getting pushed out. And getting slapped on my arms. Stuff like that.

"It's frustrating, especially when you get in some situations and you want to try to maybe take over a game and you want to try to make stuff happen (in) big moments of the game. And it's even more frustrating because I don't try to draw fouls. I'm trying to score the ball. It's irritating."

Lillard has attempted 131 free throws this season, the seventh-most in the NBA. Only James Harden, Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dwight Howard, DeMar DeRozan and DeMarcus Cousins have attempted more.

When asked if he felt he had earned the right to get the benefit of the doubt from officials at this stage of his career, Lillard scoffed. He said a foul is a foul, no matter who you are, and he simply wants officials to do their jobs.

"I don't want to look at it like, I'm this person or I'm that (so) you're supposed to call these fouls," he said. "I think a foul is a foul. I know it's tough. They've got a tough job, man. But I'm not one of these guys out here trying to sell them on every call ... I'm playing to score the ball. I ain't trying to be out here hitting the ground every other play, because that's not what I'm going out here trying to do. I'm not going to be falling out the air to get two free throws and hitting the ground the way I'm hitting the ground. I'm getting hit. I don't want to keep doing it."

After voicing his displeasure, Lillard was well aware his criticism would draw the ire of the league office and perhaps result in a fine. But he didn't seem to care.

When his postgame interview was over, he turned to CJ McCollum at the locker next to him and offered the following:

"Go ahead and fine me," he said. "I've got the check ready to go."

Joe Freeman | jfreeman@oregonian.com | 503-294-5183 | @BlazerFreeman