FOR DAMIAN LILLARD, the game wasn't over.
Yes, the Portland Trail Blazers were trailing the Chicago Bulls by five points with 11.5 seconds left on Jan. 30, but he wasn't about to give up. He made a 37-foot 3-pointer to cut the lead to two. After the ensuing inbounds pass, Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr. tied up Zach LaVine, forcing a jump ball with less than 10 seconds left.
Now it was Dame Time.
"Once he went to the jump circle, in my head I was like, 'It's about to happen,'" Lillard said afterward.