When the Portland Trail Blazers need a big shot at the end of the game, everyone who watches basketball knows exactly what’s about to happen. Damian Lillard is about to get the ball, he’s about to do something crazy, and the Blazers are going to have a really good shot at coming out on top.
Lillard has developed a reputation for being a big shot maker. That reputation was on display during the crazy, back-and-forth game between Portland and the Los Angeles Lakers, which ended with Lillard knocking down a step back three with 0.07 seconds left to give the Blazers a 113-110 victory.
Portland got the ball after Kentavious Caldwell-Pope tied it up with a three of his own. Lillard was isolated against Brandon Ingram and went to work, lulling the second-year forward to sleep before hitting him with a lightning quick step back and winning the game.
IT'S DAME TIME 🕑 pic.twitter.com/ixj7nx3lLP
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 3, 2017
The shot, like everything, looks even cooler through the Phantom Cam lens.
Poetry in motion… @Dame_Lillard's @TrailBlazers game-winner, through the lens of our slo-mo #PhantomCam! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/QK2Wu67Mnx
— NBA (@NBA) November 3, 2017
Lillard led all scorers with 32 points in the win, going 8-for-18 from the field and making all 14 of his attempts from the free throw line. On the other side of things, while Brook Lopez led the way with a 27-point outing, Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma was the big story, as he scored 22 points on 10-for-17 shooting in 29 minutes of action.
Unfortunately for Kuzma, it wasn’t nearly enough, because few things in the league are more dangerous than Lillard being in a position to knock down a game-winning three.
