Damian Lillard Waves Goodbye To The Thunder After Last Second Dagger

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Lillard single-handedly ended the Thunder's season.

All series long, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder had been trading jabs and chirps, with Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook having the most back and forths. Despite the Thunder's attempts at getting in the mind of Lillard, the Trail Blazers point guard was a stud for the first four games. In game 5, Lillard showcased even more heroics as he dropped 50 points and scored an iconic last-second three-point shot to knock off the Thunder once and for all.

Lillard shot the ball from 37-feet and explained after the game that he was comfortable with taking a shot from that far away.

"I didn't want to put it into the referee hands," Lillard said according to ESPN. "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 had been making deep shots all series long and even waved goodbye to the Thunder when the shot went in. The shot proved to be redemption for last year's playoffs when the Trail Blazers were eliminated in four-straight 


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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