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Trail Blazers’ Leonard was told by Lillard, ‘We’re going to make a deep run’

The Trail Blazers are enjoying a rare break between games after ousting the Thunder in five games to open the NBA Playoffs. Regardless of the downtime, Portland’s cast of contributors haven’t lost sight of their goal to make noise in the postseason.

In the aftermath of Damian Lillard’s legendary 37-foot shot, reserve big man Meyers Leonard spoke the The Oregonian’s John Canzano about the Blazers’ playoff outlook. According to Leonard, Lillard spoke with him prior to the playoffs about how Portland was poised to advance.

Leonard said Lillard told him before the Oklahoma City series, “We’re going to make a deep run this year, I feel it, I know it.