The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the series in five games and Damian Lillard was the hero of the night with a deep three-pointer as time expired. He then waved goodbye to the Thunder and fellow athletes, such as LeBron James and Odell Beckham Jr. were pretty impressed with Dame’s performance.
Lillard with the game-winner
Damian Lillard led all players in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 118-115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder as he recorded 50 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals but his game-winning dagger will be remembered for years. Lillard took on Paul George who left him enough space to attempt a long-range three-pointer and Dame sank it to eliminate the Thunder from the playoffs.
All the angles of Logo Lillard's @trailblazers winner! #TissotBuzzerBeater #ThisIsYourTime pic.twitter.com/Gx2Yci4TWT
— NBA (@NBA) April 24, 2019
Goodbye, Oklahoma
Not only did he hit a game-winning triple but Lillard also knocked Oklahoma City out of the NBA playoffs and here you can see him waving goodbye to the Thunder.
DAME WAVED GOODBYE TO OKC AFTER DRILLING THE GAME-WINNER! 👋👀 pic.twitter.com/ss0z3znNfa
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 24, 2019
NBA Twitter went off
Plenty of pro athletes were pretty impressed with Lillard’s performance last night and here you can see reactions from some of them, such as LeBron James, Jamal Crawford, Allen Iverson and Odell Beckham Jr.
.@Dame_Lillard hit the shot and NBA Twitter went off 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EeP1d9Ji4T
— ESPN (@espn) April 24, 2019
Charania on Lillard
NBA insider Shams Charania didn’t hide his admiration for Damian Lillard and he even said that Lillard is a top-3 MVP candidate. Charania is putting him shoulder to shoulder with Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden as he reflects on Dame’s 50-point display and the game-winning triple.
“I think he’s a top-3 MVP candidate.”
NBA Insider @ShamsCharania on @Dame_Lillard after his series-closing, 50-point performance. pic.twitter.com/oQ9ItGfYm2
— Stadium (@Stadium) April 24, 2019
Kurucs is thankful to the fans and Brooklyn
Latvian international Rodions Kurucs experienced a solid rookie season in the NBA and was lucky enough to play in the playoffs right away thanks to Brooklyn Nets’ excellent campaign. Kurucs used Twitter to thank the Nets organization for giving him an opportunity to shine in the best basketball league in the world, while he also thanked the fans.
Thank you to our fans and @BrooklynNets organization for this amazing rookie season, you made my first experience on NBA courts super special and memorable. I already can’t wait to put in work this summer and set bigger goals for the next year – always remember #ifhedieshedies
— Rodions Kurucs (@RODIONS1) April 24, 2019
