Three years ago today, Damian Lillard hit the shot against the Oklahoma City Thunder that would propel the Portland Trail Blazers to the greatest playoffs success they’ve seen this millennium.
On Tuesday night, April 23rd, the Blazers and Thunder were matched up in Game 5 of Round 1 in the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Portland led the series 3-1, playing at home. Though the Thunder had been favored mildly going into the series, no game since the series opener had been close. This one was, though.
Portland and OKC were separated by only two points headed into the fourth period of the contest.