04/21/2020 Portland Trail Blazers
#NBATogetherLive: Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook trade 40-point games in Portland Trail Blazers' OT win in 2014
Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook traded buckets all night, but it was Lillard's clutch play down the stretch that lifted the Blazers to victory.
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By Benyam Kidane @BenyamKidane
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DAME TIME!
Over the years Damian Lillard has given fans a host of clutch performances and today's featured #NBATogetherLive game is right up there.
In December 2014, in a matchup with fellow All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook, Lillard scored 40 points, including the game-tying three-pointer with three seconds left in regulation to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 115-111 win.
He added 11 assists and six rebounds, shooting 8-of-12 from the three-point line and scored seven points in the extra period.
"Every time we get in a situation like that, I try to find a spot on the floor where I feel like I can get to for sure, and tonight was just another one of those times," Lillard said of his clutch three-pointer.
Watch the game below:
For the Thunder, who were missing Kevin Durant (sprained ankle), Westbrook scored a season-high 40 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists, but missed a potential game-winner at the end of regulation, before fouling out with 1:39 left in overtime.
The Blazers trailed by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter, before rallying behind Lillard.
Westbrook's jumper gave the Thunder a 91-78 lead with 5:04 remaining in regulation, holding onto a 95-85 lead with 1:40 left......then it was DAME TIME.
Lillard reeled off six straight points in a 34-second span, before draining the clutch three-pointer to tie the game at 98-98.
"I was just pointing to the watch," Lillard said of his post-shot celebration. "That's 'Lillard Time.' That was the first time anybody's seen that. I was just feeling myself a little bit at the moment."