Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard broke Twitter on Tuesday night after he nailed an epic game-winner in the Portland Trailblazers' 118-115 series-clinching victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. Many players around The Association had their own respective reactions to the insane buzzer-beater. But Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James only used a single emoji react to Dame Time.
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— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 24, 2019
Isn't this tampering? Kidding aside, LeBron obviously has a lot of time on his hands (pun intended) with his Lakers missing out on the postseason. Nevertheless, The King seems to enjoying the action in the first round.
It's almost an understatement to say that Lillard had a magnificent performance in Game 5. The Blazers All-NBA guard scored a playoff career-high 50 points on 17-of-33 shooting and made a franchise record 10 triples on the night.
Obviously, none of those 10 threes were bigger than the final one, as Lillard nailed the second series-clinching game-winner of his career. He is the only player in NBA history to win a series off a buzzer-beating game winner twice.
Lillard could not be stopped in Game 5, as he sizzled his way through 34 first-half points. He continued his onslaught in the second half and led Portland's comeback trail after they fell behind by 15 points midway through the fourth quarter.
Obviously, he saved his best for last with that unreal step-back three-pointer from nearly 37-feet to eliminate Oklahoma City in five games, then celebrated afterwards by literally bidding their season adieu.
Lillard and the Blazers advance to the second round for the first time since 2016. They will face off against the winner of the Denver Nuggets-San Antonio Spurs series, where the Nuggets are ahead 3-2.
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