Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is the talk of the NBA after his 37-foot, series-clinching shot that took Portland to the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Though he’s appeared on many national media outlets since, his most in-depth discussion might have been with teammate CJ McCollum, who hosts Cadence13’s “Pull Up with CJ McCollum” podcast. During the interview, Portland’s backcourt mates went into detail about the Oklahoma City Thunder, winning and losing in the playoffs, and the significance of the shot.
Dame on the different approaches the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers took to the game, and why what Portland did worked to their advantage: “We stayed in our own little lane, we did what we do, we took the challenge and we won the series.