DENVER -- Damian Lillard almost pulled it off on his own, but even at the height of his powers, he needed help Tuesday night in Denver.
In the end, the help he got wasn’t enough.
After rallying from a 22-point first-half deficit and forcing two overtimes, the later of which was due almost entirely to a historic performance from Lillard, the Trail Blazers would fall 147-140 to the Nuggets in Game 5 Tuesday night in front of 10,463 at Ball Arena.
“It was the best playoff performance I’ve ever seen,” said Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts of Lillard’s 55-point effort.