Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard just shut down the hopes of the Sacramento Kings by going on a 10-0 run by himself. He capped off his stellar streak by unveiling the classic ‘Dame Time' taunt.

Peep the clip below to witness Lillard's solo 10-0 run. The Kings were probably feeling good about themselves as they seemingly had the momentum as the game entered the final minutes. But out of the blue, Damian Lillard decided to explode on them with a series of baskets.

In the end, Damian Lillard ended with 44 points on 13-of-26 shooting from the field, 8-of-15 from downtown, and 10-of-10 from the free-throw line.

Damian Lillard also had seven assists. Several Blazers players continue to pick up the slack with the absence of guard CJ McCollum.

Enes Kanter stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points and 21 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony, who seems to have comfortably accepted his bench role, dropped 16 points.

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The win marks the third consecutive victory for the Blazers and Damian Lillard. They now have a decent 21-14 record for fifth in the West. It's been a tough season for the team as key players McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic have been out due to injuries.

But so far, the Blazers — with the guidance of Damian Lillard — are getting their head above water. Portland is part of a cluttered Western Conference playoff picture in which a bunch of teams are jockeying for position behind the Utah Jazz and the two Los Angeles teams, the Lakers and the Clippers. The realities of the pandemic season have created a lot of disruptions throughout the NBA and an unusual series of results in both conferences. The lack of fans in arenas is another plot twist involved in professional basketball this year. Portland is trying to power through these complications along with all other teams in the league.

Damian Lillard certainly makes navigating through difficulties a lot easier than it otherwise would be.