Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is known as a knockdown shooter from 3-point range, but the shot he made at the end of Tuesday night's Game 5 matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder was the biggest one of his career.

With just over one second remaining on the fourth-quarter clock and the score tied at 115, Lillard hoisted a triple from well beyond the arc. Despite the fact that Paul George was there to contest it, the shot went in, sending Portland into the second round of the playoffs.

Lillard waved goodbye to the Thunder bench after hitting the shot, and his teammates mobbed him on the floor:

“It was a great feeling when it left my hands,” Lillard told ESPN during his postgame media availability. “It felt good.”

“I didn't want to put it into the referee hands,” Lillard added. “Where if there was contact or maybe they get away with contact or I end up having to take a tougher shot because there was contact and they don't want to decide the game. So I was standing there looking at the rim and I was like this is a comfortable range.”

Lillard's 3 was one for the ages, but it wasn't the only impressive feat he pulled off in Game 5. In 45 minutes of action, the former No. 6 overall pick racked up a whopping 50 points on 17-of-33 shooting from the field (10-of-18 from beyond the arc), seven rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block. 34 of his points came in the first half alone.

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Lillard's 50-piece set a new franchise record for points scored in a playoff game. The previous record was held by LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored 46 on April 20, 2014:

Furthermore, Lillard is now just the second player in NBA history to make 10 3-pointers in a playoff game  Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson made 11 treys on May 28, 2016:

Lillard and the Blazers now advance to face the winner of the series between the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs. The Nuggets are up 3-2 in that series.