Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard needed some cooling down after he torched the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic did the honors by drenching Lillard with a cold bottle of water during his mid-game interview, which almost made the 6-time All-Star cuss on live television.

Watch the interview below, per NBA on TNT:

That was a close one, but Dame kept his composure as per usual.

Lillard was absolutely on fire and Nurkic did the right thing to make sure he cooled down before heading back to the locker room.  Dame Time was in full display on Tuesday as Lillard dropped 50 points and 10 assists to lead the Blazers to the 125-124 victory.

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Portland trailed for much of the night and entered the fourth quarter facing a 13-point deficit and were down by as much as 17 points. However, New Orleans simply couldn't do anything to stop the Blazers superstar from willing his team to the come from behind win.

Lillard has been nothing short of spectacular this season as he continues to carry Portland for a good chunk of the season with Jusuf Nurkic and CJ McCollum still out due to their respective injuries. The 6-foot-3 guard definitely deserves to be in the MVP conversation and Tuesday's masterful performance proves why.

The win placed the Blazers tied for 5th place in the Western Conference standings with the Denver Nuggets.