PORTLAND, Ore. — After Damian Lillard hit his walk-off 3-pointer to send the Trail Blazers along in the playoffs, he waved goodbye to the Thunder bench.“That was the last word,” h…
PORTLAND, Ore. — After Damian Lillard hit his walk-off 3-pointer to send the Trail Blazers along in the playoffs, he waved goodbye to the Thunder bench.Lillard finished with a franchise playoff-record 50 points and Portland eliminated Oklahoma City from the post-season in five games with a 118-115 victory on Tuesday night.
Russell Westbrook had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists for his 10th career playoff triple-double and his second of the series. Paul George added 36 points. Oklahoma City went up 105-90 with 7:45 left on Dennis Schroder’s pullup jumper as Portland struggled. Portland was swept in the first round of the playoffs for the past two seasons, last year by New Orleans and the previous year by Golden State.
Lillard’s long 30-foot 3-pointer pulled Portland within 43-39. George collected his third foul midway through the quarter after scoring 17 points.
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