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Life extension king Lillard scored 55 points and was defeated by his teammates.
Trail Blazers 140 [Loss] 147 Golden Nuggets Playoffs R1G5
★ Damian Lillard |55 points, 10 assists, 6 rebounds, 3FG 12-17
The Trail Blazers faced off against the Golden Nuggets again in the playoffs. The first four games were tied 2-2. In the first half of the crucial fifth game, the Golden Nuggets were all on fire and once led by 22 points, while the Trail Blazers gradually woke up in the second half. Come over, especially Lillard was on full fire, scoring 40 points in the second half and overtime. The two sides fought all the way to the last 10 seconds of the fourth quarter in regular time. The Nuggets still led by 3 points. Lillard directly hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc to help the Pioneers. The person enters the extension.
The Nuggets also relied on their advantage in the penalty area to take an 8-point lead in the extension, but Lillard scored 12 points in a single quarter, and in the last 6.6 seconds, he once again pulled away from his opponent and hit a tying three-pointer to reach the second extension. The script was similar in the second extension. The Nuggets quickly took the lead. In the last minute, the Nuggets still had a 3-point lead. At this time, Robert Covington of the Trail Blazers first dunked and then dunked on the fly. Then CJ McCollum stepped on the baseline and made a mistake when he was about to cut in. Ruining Lillard's super performance.
Lillard scored 12 three-pointers in a single game and set a new record in NBA playoff history, surpassing Klay Thompson. He scored 11 three-pointers in a single game against the Thunder on May 28, 2016 in the Western Conference, also setting a postseason record. He set a personal scoring record in the game, but he had no choice but to lead the four resistance and became a tragic hero.
Xiao Li scored 50 points for the third time in a single quarter and his historical status has climbed higher.
Trail Blazers 125 [win] 124 Pelicans
★ Damian Lillard |50 points, 10 assists, 6 rebounds, FT 18-18
Facing the Pelicans led by Zion Williamson, the Trail Blazers were beaten all the way and trailed by 17 points in the last 6 minutes of the game. However, Lillard immediately turned on hero mode to save the team, firing three-pointers in a row, and scored 15 points in the last 5 minutes. At the last moment, the Pelicans could only watch the red-eyed Xiao Li take away the victory with free throws.
This is the third time Lillard has scored at least 50 points and 10 assists in a single game, tying him with other players for second place in NBA history. The top four are: James Harden (8 times), Damian Lillard (3 times), Russell Westbrook (3 times) and Nate Archibald (3 times). At the same time, this is also the 12th 50-point game in Lillard's career, catching up with LeBron James and tied for seventh in history.
At the critical moment, Lee scored three consecutive three-pointers and defeated the King again.
Pioneers 123 [win] 119 King
★ Damian Lillard |44 points, 7 assists, 8 three-pointers
The combined firepower of the Kings put the Blazers into a tough battle. De'Aaron Fox scored 32 points and 12 assists to help the Kings take the lead for most of the half.
Lillard fully activated its firepower when trailing by 5 points in the fourth quarter, scoring 15 points in a single quarter, including 3 three-pointers at critical moments, helping the team reverse the situation and gain a 7-point lead; although Fox scored in the final countdown They made consecutive three-pointers at this stage and once caught up to 1 point difference, but Gary Trent Jr. and Lillard took 4 free throw opportunities and successfully won the victory.