Damian Lillard is the best Portland Trail Blazers player of all time. We’ve established that, it’s time to move on.
Lillard hit yet another game-winning, series-ending shot in the playoffs on Tuesday night as the Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 at Moda Center, 118-115.
Lillard hit a step-back 37-foot 3-point shot over Paul George to win the series at the buzzer. It was reminiscent of the shot Lillard hit in 2014 over Chandler Parsons to beat the Houston Rockets and send Portland to the second round.
There have been five walk-off, series-winning buzzer beaters in NBA history. Damian Lillard is the only player with multiples.
— Eric Griffith (@EricG_NBA) April 24, 2019
Of course the league was watching as the game went down this track too late into the night on the West coast, and early in the morning on the East.
After Lillard hit the shot, NBA Twitter left into action. NBA players who were awake reacted as well, including Parsons, who was cavalier about the whole thing.
"I was just waving goodbye to them."
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 24, 2019
Dame discusses his celebration after he helped the @trailblazers win the series.#NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/HSANVi7poJ
A buddy just sent me this video he shot of .. THE SHOT #RipCity pic.twitter.com/gEJ2ueEOLR
— Mike Benner (@MikeBennerKGW) April 24, 2019
THAT JUST HAPPENED #DAMETIME pic.twitter.com/2CEvAgvD6b
— Casey Filkins (@cfilk9_) April 24, 2019
Jusuf Nurkic said he decided to leave his house and come to the Moda Center with 3 minutes left in the 3rd Q. “I knew it was gonna make a difference,” he said.
— Joe Freeman (@BlazerFreeman) April 24, 2019
⏰ ⏰⏰ pic.twitter.com/p71SahrNtm
— BIG BURGER BRAND 🍔 (@NNanpei) April 24, 2019
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) April 24, 2019
happens to the best of us
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) April 24, 2019
God DAME!!!
— Allen Iverson (@alleniverson) April 24, 2019
@Dame_Lillard has absolutely caught the Holy Ghost!
— Channing Frye (@channingfrye) April 24, 2019
A little late to the party but that was absolutely ridiculous @Dame_Lillard
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) April 24, 2019
⌚️
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 24, 2019
That dude is crazy. What a shoot by Dame. And I didn’t get the assist on that one 🤷🏾♂...
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) April 24, 2019
That might’ve been the coldest buzzer beater I’ve seen
— Trevor Booker (@35_Fitz) April 24, 2019
DAME DAMN!!!!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 24, 2019
mood pic.twitter.com/OBpm4OKi1W
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 24, 2019
3 ball
— David West (@D_West30) April 24, 2019
BRUHHHH a 50 piece and closing the series like that???? 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
— Garrett Temple (@GTemp17) April 24, 2019
That was cold blooded.... Respect ✊🏾
— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) April 24, 2019
Wow!!@Dame_Lillard #NBAPlayoffs2019
— Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) April 24, 2019
I love this s#*%‼️
Na Dame!!! 😂😂😂😂
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) April 24, 2019
Bro that might be the COLDEST game winner I’ve ever seen 👀👀👀 Dame is an absolute MONSTER!
— Anthony Tolliver (@ATolliver44) April 24, 2019
Wow 😲
— Tyson Chandler (@tysonchandler) April 24, 2019
Legendary @Dame_Lillard
— Mike Miller (@MikeMiller_13) April 24, 2019
"First off, I would definitely like to thank the Knicks for waiving me."
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 24, 2019
Enes Kanter got jokes 😆 pic.twitter.com/DfQJs21vb7
CAN play Kanter
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) April 24, 2019
What an incredible night in the NBA.
