Portland Trail Blazers Damian Lillard (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Damian Lillard shattered records for the Portland Trail Blazers, but it wasn’t enough as Jusuf Nurkic fouled out again in their 147-140, Game 5 loss against the Denver Nuggets.
Damian Lillard put up 55 points, and it wasn’t enough. He drilled an NBA playoff record 12 triples, and it wasn’t enough. He scored 17 straight points for the Blazers in the two overtime periods, and it wasn’t enough. Clutch shot after clutch shot were all wasted as Portland had no answer for Nikola Jokic once Nurkic fouled out for the third time in five games.