The best Twitter reactions after Damian Lillard’s 37-foot dagger sent the Portland Trail Blazers to the second round of the NBA Playoffs
Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers know how to end a series in fashion. After a legendary performance in Game 5, Lillard and the Blazers have officially advanced to the Western Conference Semi-Finals, where they await the winner of the Denver Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs.
Logo Lillard, who finished with 50 points in Game 5 to eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, hit a shot heard around the world, specifically making the Twitterverse go wild.
First, here’s the shot in the event that you missed it from last night. Lillard from 37 feet, for the win:
Here are the best reactions from NBA players via Twitter.
It’s Dame Time – (n.) when Damian Lillard leaves people in awe, making them almost speechless.
DAME DAMN!!!!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) April 24, 2019
God DAME!!!
— Allen Iverson (@alleniverson) April 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/TeamLou23/status/1120916748012670976
Damn Dame! Wow!
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/tysonchandler/status/1120915770421067778
https://twitter.com/spidadmitchell/status/1120915875278802944
Unreal @Dame_Lillard
— Jrue Holiday (@Jrue_Holiday11) April 24, 2019
OMG DAMN.....
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) April 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/TheTraeYoung/status/1120915578162753537
https://twitter.com/buddyhield/status/1120915543500914688
Wild af https://t.co/HXhTqYAZke
— Miles Bridges (@MilesBridges) April 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/ISO_ZO/status/1120915752347848704
Dame Time – (n.) when Damian Lillard takes a combo of game-winning + coldest shots ever
He’s a stone cold killer. Everybody is going to jump on his bandwagon ... but remember he was cold before this shot... people are just now going to notice. https://t.co/oIsemo7KDE
— Chris Webber (@realchriswebber) April 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/rickyrubio9/status/1120915920468217856
Best game I seen in a while dame dollaz is the man
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) April 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/JCrossover/status/1120916493170958336
https://twitter.com/paugasol/status/1120916052764917760
https://twitter.com/kylekuzma/status/1120904542466371584
A little late to the party but that was absolutely ridiculous @Dame_Lillard
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) April 24, 2019
— Channing Frye (@channingfrye) April 24, 2019
Dame Time – (n.) when Dame Lillard’s shots make you remember both positive (for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Alex Caruso) and negative (for Chandler Parsons as he was once in Paul George’s shoes) memories
https://twitter.com/jarenjacksonjr/status/1120929345785094145
https://twitter.com/ACFresh21/status/1120916839167455232
happens to the best of us
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) April 24, 2019
Dame Time (n.) when one emoji is enough to describe Damian Lillard’s performance
⌚️
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/rudygobert27/status/1120916047161380864
https://twitter.com/T_HardJR/status/1120915856794451968
Dame Time – (n.) something Kobe Bryant knew since 2013
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 24, 2019
#vintagevino. Lillard is the real deal #mambasalute
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 11, 2013
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— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 24, 2019
Same, Trail Blazers. Same.
The Blazers will now face the Nuggets or Spurs in the second round of the playoffs, but one thing is for sure. America will be rooting for Damian Lillard and the Blazers. Even if it is just for one more moment like the one we got Tuesday night.