Damian Lillard (55 PTS, 10 AST) Game 5 Highlights | Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets
A historic performance. An NBA record for threes made in a playoff game. The only player with 55+ PTS and 10+ AST in a playoff game.
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This was the greatest individual performance I’ve ever seen and possibly the greatest letdown by teammates I’ve ever seen. I’m sorry Dame. You deserve better.
Yeah the wide open missed layups and dunks were the worst.
I am a Denver fan but you are right. Jokic and Lillard are basically in the same situation. Both are leagues above their teammates and if they don't show up you have a bunch of guys running around without a slightest idea what to do... gg
The guy is cheating. We just don't know how.
LeBron 51 pts 2018 finals?
@@IvanRandomDude because of the degree of difficulty on the shots, I think this performance might be better
blazers: you're doing good lillard Lillard: i'm doing it all
Good? This man is doing everything he can to keep this franchise on the spot
@@formodius take it easy bro
@@formodius Chill dude, remember he shot 10% in game 4 and was saved by his teamates.
@@OjoRojo40 lmao he had 10 assists and cuz norm went off cj played like hot ass you gotta avg more then 20 smh
@@zaryiscoming1518 Ok so you agree they carried him. Good.
That turnaround three might be the most difficult shot I have ever seen
& bro was fouled shit really was wicked smh
Go watch when kobe dropped 65 on portland, you’ll see more difficult shots
Lorent christian jackson
@שי how?
Reminds be of the double teamed corner 3 by Kobe ironically against the blazers. He had 65 that game..
Blazers Legend Damian Lillard
They lost though
@@ChangeHumanity um, Jordan's 63 is glorified...
You know dame hit that 3 was hit on hand we would had chance win this game think dame knick free throws down but reff no call
Fact
Is this the real Tanner McTanner?
Imagine hitting 2 game tying shots, 55 points and 12 three pointers and you still lost. I feel really bad that this historical individual performance is ruined by awful teammates who choked during the OTs.
LeBron 2018 finals game 1 type beat 😭
Don't forget, he scored the last 17 points of the game for the Blazers, and I think all of their points in OT and 2OT.
Right, the same teammates that saved his ass ONE GAME AGO when he scored 10 points shooting 10% from the field.
@@OjoRojo40 They didn't save his ass. The Blazers were blowing out the Nuggets the whole game. He didn't even play the 4th quarter, and didn't have to make a meaningful shot. There is a very big difference between winning a game when the star player isn't needed, and losing a game when the star player has the game of his life! If you don't get that, you aren't too bright!
@@cnelsonlv99 underrated comment 😤
Top 5 all time playoff performance. Watching this live felt surreal
Top 1
People wanna argue say he ain't top 75 needs gtfoh
Damn you’re lucky
Dame played his heart out tonight
But didn’t get the results he wanted . What a shame! do I think they can bounce back? I doubt it! The momentum is in the nuggets now
@@chihuahuagyna2115 True but this series has been back and forth, I feel like if Nurk plays well and doesn't foul out, and if everyone else plays decent, we can get this win
If Lillard continues to have games like this and doesn’t win, I don’t see why he should stay in Portland. Granted I think he’s too loyal to leave, but still. Pretty sure they were talking about shopping him anyway. In this league you have to have 2-3 stars on a team to realistically have a shot at a championship, and I don’t want to hear about the 2019 Raptors.
No lie
Left it all on the court. Nothing left to give.
They gotta change something in the organization cause they’re wasting an incredible basketball player
Bye stotts bye olshay
What do you suggest they do?
He just has to leave. I know he said he doesn’t want to, but at some point you just have to leave and go get that chance to win a ring.
not a blazers fan but i think portland needs to fire terry stotts and hire a defensive minded head coach. and they probably need to look into trading mccollum while his value is still high for a 3&D type of player. portland's defense is swiss cheese
@@drayko4157 I thought covington was a 3 and D type of player lol.
This was the greatest performance I have ever seen. Goddamn. And I watch NBA since the 80s. - a Bulls fan
Curry 57 points 11 threes -62 points 8 threes doing it in 3 quarters
@@THEOLOGYM nope doesn’t compare to this stop
@@THEOLOGYM this game was more competitive and he single handedly took them to 2 OT's against an MVP in the playoffs
@@lorenzomartin6217 still curry had the better stats
@@THEOLOGYM W all due respect Curry is a hell of a player but he doesnt do that without illegal screens Draymond and Klay drawing defenders. Lillard was doing this by his own damn self, in the playoffs no less. I was watching this with a bunch of other nuggets fans and our jaws were on the floor. Still cant believe we won this game
This is statistically the greatest post season game of all time according to John Hollingers game score metric and that doesn’t even take into account the clutchness of Dames key plays. They still lost….
I still remember the absolute greatness and insanity from Damian, this guy had it and kept having and having it. What a legendary Game.
He sold at the end so it doesn't matter
@@yourebreakingmyballs4787 he sold at the end???? ur life is trash
@@yourebreakingmyballs4787 it would’ve been the end of the game multiple times if he didn’t hit some crazy ass shit. And his teammates were selling him, u a hater
@@yourebreakingmyballs4787 he sold? 😂 his team sold
The greatest performance I have ever witnessed in my lifetime
say whatever he is a legend now
This is a hall of fame performance.
He is.
5:22 This should have been the game-winning shot with the and-1...
Clearly a foul
No it wasn’t dame kicked out his leg and fell
@@Ma1q444 Sorry, I was just talking about reality... not some made up bullshit!
@@cnelsonlv99 read again
@@Ma1q444 (1) Leg kickouts are normal, especially when fading backwards. (2) More importantly, the foul was on the hand, not the leg. (3) He didn't fall.
this is the most disappointed ive been in a long time after a game. I mean seriously, Dame plays his heart out and the rest of the team just costs them the game? Come on Blazers!
Your right dame plays heart out for are blazers no one else. Help cj nurk both gotta go I stop season ticket will not waste my money just watch do same thing make playoffs lose
When someone is this clutch and for such dominates the ball, teammate hesitate to take shots they usually take. That’s exactly what happened and we needed someone who can be courageous and step up at that moment. To me, that someone was supposed to be Carmelo. So I was disappointed when Carmelo gave up open mid range jumper at Double OT for the kick-out 3. No one else but him could hit buckets at such atmosphere. I’m not saying at was a bad decision, it was a right decision especially when they were down 3. But hey, we all know making right decision is not always the right decision when it comes to clutch time. Come on Carmelo. It’s not CJ, it’s you who could help Dame during the clutch.
Yw well said friend that truth if we had one more guy last night we might won over new day now believe blazers are done
Its part of the game
@@yusuke070885 I agree. Also Covington took two outrageous dunk attempts in overtime when he could’ve just taken the easy layup. Silly plays like that ultimately cost them the game
Dame had no help. CJ SOLD ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE. MADE MY DAY🙃🙃🙃
Exactly. Had me up for 3 hours just for CJ to forget one of the easiest rules in basketball. But dame haters say "he's more clutch than dame"
CJ is only good when he has the magnets turned on for him... Trailblazers PR... be smarter this time and don’t respond to this comment... it’s not a good look...
@@miguelluismusic4181 people said cj was carrying dame because of the game against the pelicans everytime dame has a bad game he gets hate for it but when lebron has 18 points we dont talk about it
the hottest the clutches a player has even been in that overtime. This dude was sizzling
I’ve literally watched at least 90 percent of Dames games since his Rookie year and I have to say most outsiders do not realize how special this dude is. I was at a free fan fest event a few years ago and it was literally chaos basketball. Nobody could run a play or hit anything until Dame stepped on the court. He was deferring to the other guys for quite awhile and then he just started throwing up bombs and I swear they all went in. When you see it sitting court side it’s a much different experience. He makes it look effortless in real life and he’s just so much better than everyone else on the court it’s ridiculous.
100% facts fast foward a year later and people saying he doesn't deserve to be on top 75 all time and that Klay Thompson should have his spot it jus goes to show they still don't know dame is. Stats= Dame, Eye test =Dame, All time records=Dame, Iconic Moments= Dame, Playoff performance/stats= Dame, Consistently= Dame, Leadership= Dame. TOP 75 IS WHAT DAMIEN LILLARD IS.
@@Free-Night Yes he’s definitely top 75 . If he was in a bigger market with a more talented team people would realize it. But because he’s in Portland and they have no other all-nba caliber players, that would make them a title contender, people underrate Dame. From an individual talent standpoint/statistical standpoint he stacks up with all of his contemporaries, i.e Curry, Kyrie, Westbrook, CP3, etc. Just like you said he meets every metric of an all time great player, he just never got to play with other players around his same talent level.
Dame so crazy
i can’t i really can’t... all i feel is pain🤕 there’s not even a point of arguing with nuggets fans anymore i know some of them are impressed by this game but bro... i’m sad 😔
I feel you are team not going win unless other guy stop up what happen cj sorry hurt but nurk cj gotta go will not any more blazers can't deal pain
Dame has to be traded. Its been obvious for years now...
@@nothingtoospiffy7913 Let me fix it for you. "Dame should leave Portland". That franchise doesn't deserve Dame, imagine putting up the best playoff performance in NBA history just for your teammate to step out of bound and miss a dunk.
@@justyouraverage2dsimps278 I think the best playoff performance should probably be one that resulted in a win. Lillards performance is right there with LeBrons with best playoff performances that ended in a loss
@@gangg1762 But he did put up the best individual performance on playoff history with a gamescore of 55.90 and a True shooting of 97% it was statistically the best individual playoff performance ever recorded.
The funniest part of this game is watching the Nuggets be demoralized every time the ball goes through the hoop😂 that man had them in SHAMBLES , Austin rivers was seen VISIBLY thanking God when Dame finally missed a shot 🤣🤣🤣
as a man who loves the against all odd mentality, this was incredible
gotta feel bad for dame
It's been 2 months and here I am again. What an amazing game. Btw this literally IS the best individual performance in NBA playoffs history in terms of game score.
I got tears after watching this.. My man Dame is a fighter. DAMN
I think about this game at least once a week and im a Celtics fan. This was the single greatest display of shot-making and willing your team to win. Still have no idea how his teammates let him down. Unreal performance that is sadly forgotten by most
i feel so bad for him man, cj choked
powell would do way better than CJ as SG...they just need a good small forward....now
They didnt even give Melo any love in the 2 OTs
His shot at the end of fourth tho
this was the greatest game ever played , 2 last second tying buckets from deep to send it to two overtimes, 12 of 17 from 3?!?!
One of the wildest performances I’ve ever witnessed on live tv, dude went nuts.
Dame 3 pointer foul just gonna be avoided ... I hate nba officials man they just get caught in the moment like fans and end up not officiating just getting entertained
4:08 just pause and look at the sheer full confidence this man has. He pulled that while they were down 8. Just amazing and scary at the same time. I can’t wait to see him back.
Hit back to back clutch shots to force overtime. A side step three and a fadeaway three. I’ve never seen anything like it.
Exactly why I’m a dame fan man 🙏🏽
New record of threes and we still lose man, right now I really want Damian to leave, its sad
And then the nuggets got sweept
One of the best games if ever seen dame play
Salute to Dame , from Philippines.
His one of the best on this era.
You know what, I don't mind if Damian goes to a team that doesn't actually choke in the Playoffs.
Dude lillard chokes every year except for rn stop blaming his teammates it’s not like it was a do or die game. series not even over
@@user-xv1sr3uy7p The series is already over. Denver got them beat tonight 3-2, and one game away for a win. And what are you talking about Dame choking?, it was obvious CJ and Cov couldn't do squat.
@@gnikulodeon1999 A game to win means the series isn’t over yet.
Dame has choked also
this happens every year. He goes off in the first rounds only to choke later shooting 35% and getting swept.
One of the best performances ever in the playoffs. Maybe the best playoff loss performance ever, which is a weird stat
Not at all, check Chamberlain during the 4 season he averaged 40+ and 20+ rebounds and won NOTHING. It was only when he decided to get his teammates involved when he won his first championship. Cheers!
@@OjoRojo40 ok, well yea wilt was ridiculous, nobody’s arguing against that
this is actually THE best playoff performance of all time in game score
@@sylvesterhemsworth5003 imagine recording the best game score of all time and still fucking losing. Ridiculous. The rest of the team should be ashamed
Michael Jordan's 63 points
The Benches reaction tells you everything you need to know, Dame really is one of the best 🔥
honestly in a vacuum (so ignoring competition, stakes) this might be the best playoff performance ever.
Honestly he put his heart and soul into this one guys. This man is special
That is one of the most impressive shot making/accuracy games i've seen in big moment games. I hope they can jump back.
man i been watching dame highlights since he been gone and all im gone say is i always make my way back to this video everytime , dude is a real dawg
Damian Lillard vs Denver Nuggets
True !!! 😂😂😂
This is the most clutch performance I have witnessed since 1996.
This is why he’s top75! ❤ If you think otherwise you’re delusional! Dame Dolla is one of a kind, don’t forget that!
i pray dame gets the team he deserves!
Damian Lillard Goat 🐐🔥🔥🔥
That shot to send it to 2OT was absolutely insane. Just a damn shame none of his teammates (namely RoCo and CJ) couldn't help him out
PHENOMENAL Individual Performance‼️💪👏🙌🐐
this one game encapsulates the tragedy of dame's entire career in microcosm
There's hope now
Dame you still got everyone’s respect rn
single greatest performance ive ever witnessed in my entire life
Tonight you saw difference between true loyal player who got love for the game and his team and fans. While Lebron walked out of the game with 5mins left, Dame kept fighting till the last second. No matter if they were down by 10 or not.
Trade CJ and Melo, fire stotts, and have dame give roco lessons on being clutch cause that's the second time he's sold us in the clutch
@Compton NNN nah we need him for defense. Melo and CJ however both suck at defense.
Roco was clutch before ot tho
@@drewh3074 fuck that how you clutch when it ain’t tue final minutes he a bum bro
Naw bro only way Dame will win is if he's traded. ASAP!
@@nothingtoospiffy7913 well I'm a blazers fan, not just a dame fan. I wanna see him do good but I want it to be under this organization. We need our GM to build around dame more and we need a new coach and to make some trades no matter how tough they may be. CJ and Melo are great people but they're not working out here. CJ started off good this season but has been inconsistent af ever since. We should've traded CJ for Norman Powell tbh
Mannnn a hell of a performance by Dame. I'm consistently impressed by his ability to get on balance regardless of any step back he's doing. Case in point is around 4:24 on the left wing, I think he kinda lost his footing for a sec too but still as he's raising up for the shot, he's not fading back or anything like that. Crazy!!
It's like a half fade jumper
Not even half 1/3 fade
İ don't give a fuck to what anyone is gonna say but this dude is a top 3 PG all time. He could've easily joined other superstars and get himself a couple of free rings but he chose not to do. This 55 pts performance and the timing of his shots and the way he was hitting them makes this game one of the greatest individual performances in NBA playoffs history
Facts💪
Did this man do a turn-around step back!?🔥 Lillard come on!!🔥🔥
Most clutch player of all time had to come back to watch this
This is just ridiculous, and the fact that it’s not talked about more is mental. Remember watching the game in utter disbelief
I watched this live and literally could not believe what I was seeing. Those turn around clutch 3’s to tie the game were incredibly clutch, and KD-Esque shots. Unbelievable
I will always say this is the greatest single game performance I've ever seen live.
That boii cold as ice 🥶
The feeling is still the same as when I first saw it. Unbelievable. Dame time. “What a Lillard”
Damian I’m truly sorry you have to go through what has been a legendary top 50 career in a small market the nba doesn’t care about and the franchise that refuses to get you help. Hang in there Champion
Get this man some support for god's sake. What a performance. Dame vs the Nuggets
Somebody has a short memory..... Lillard shot 10% only A GAME AGO and was saved by his teammates.
Watching this live bro was crazy. Dude was better than kobe that night man. Was epic
i love Damian He is my favorite player
even tho they lost in double OT you gota love dame time. he gave us all a show. amazing performance. was crazy.
I know he lost, but this was probably the greatest single handed carry i’ve ever seen. Not just a heat check but willing his team to double OT. Never seen anything like that.
This is an instant classic game in my opinion
Watching this live was something else, Dame gan be remembered for a LONG time✊ Legendary Performance
Had to make sure this wasn’t some weird dream I had..
I'm gonna go ahead and just say it. This, for me, is a Kobe/MJ performance.
Bro he up there with them if not one of them in my opinion has the raw potential to be better if he was onna super team like they were coby had shaq at least. He like lamar rn all he need is a team
This is already the best individual playoff performance in NBA history according to the stats
It’s more then that it’s the greatest performance ever
This is literally better than Kobe or MJ performance.
@@AR-em7gz How can it be better when MJ had 55 + the gamewinner in a Finals game. The pressure was at its highest and he delivered AND won (not comparing eras, style of play or whatever, I am just comparing pressure, because this is what shows your true killer instinct - I can agree that some of the shots Dame makes seem to be extremely difficult, but many of them, those long shots after the high pick, are regular threes to him). Kobe, I agree with you. He had monster reg season games but none of his playoff performances were THIS good. MJ had a lot of unreal games though, both in the playoffs and the Finals, so this was not better. Still one of the greatest playoff performances ever though.
So frustrating as a Blazers fan not winning this game. Rip
A good kinded heart of damian lillard. My new idol from the phililpines
We need curry and dame and klay together. Everyone in the nba would kneel before the 3 of them
Stfu
@Duane Jackson Corny and weaselly? They were drafted by the Warriors and are still there...what did they do to you? LMAO just because KD wanted to play with them doesn't mean they're less than Lillard lol if I remember they have 3 rings and Lillard has none
@@ohyeahitsthatoneguy are you implying that Lillard does not have rings because he is not good enough? Because your point makes no sense unless you are talking about Warriors front office vs Blazers front office
@@CarlitosPR94 no not at all, Lillard is dope, trailblazers just had terrible luck being in the same conference as the dubs when Curry Klay and Dray made a name of themselves
The warriors almost drafted him but they took Barnes instead
Dame needs to give that entire team the MJ/Kobe treatment, that team needs to feel his wrath
The same team that saved his ass only A GAME AGO when he shot 10% from the field.
@@OjoRojo40 Haaahahaaha you relying on that game to say teammates deserve a better treat (which they do), it's just painful to see Lillard playing like this and still losing.
@@gilbertomatos1379 Agree. I'm tired of the team losing on the first round of the playoffs. Something needs to change. Cheers!
@@OjoRojo40 chill bruh everyone gets bad games but after that game dame popped off an dropped 55
@@WhoAreYou905 and they lost.
Thank you for the memories dame
Greatest performance I’ve ever watched in my life . I couldn’t believe it . I just want Dame to win
We really don’t deserve this man. Fire stotts. Trade CJ.
Nooo not cj
@@johncalang9936 If they can get a decent 3 and D wing for him I would
Owh pls. Dont act like he didnt shoot 10% in game 4. Out of sudden yall wanna trade CJ.
@@adrianwong3104 how many years of dame and CJ not working will it take before you realize that a change should be made? blazers are down 3-2 to the nuggets without their 2nd best player (Jamal Murray) because yall continue with this terrible defensive team. that coach gotta go, and a CJ trade makes the most sense. Norman Powell is a better defender than CJ, and you need to beef up this defense if you want the blazers making any real noise in the West or NBA Finals. This is the best roster Dame has had since he hit his prime, and it is likely going to end in a first round exit.
Just let Schorder, KP and CJ make a BIG 3 team.
If anyone tries to tell you Damian Lillard is not on Steph Curry's level, show them this video.
I love me some Dame time, but his play has never produced any postseason results. I get his team is trash but the only conference finals they have been to resulted in 0-4. He also has only shot once above 40% from the arc his entire career. I really hope he goes crazy on the Bucks though, should be fun to watch.
@@noahx.classic His shooting percentage is worse mainly because of his lack of floor spacing he's had over the years. This should change in Milwaukee. Also, friendly reminder that he has, statistically, the best playoff performance in NBA history.
goosebumps everytime
Respect for dame ⚡️ a true warrior
Somewhat reminds me of that game where Kobe hits a game-tier and a game-winner against, coincidentally, the Blazers
Finally, Damian realized he had to take matters into his own hands now. In his own time. Damn! It's dame time!!!👉⌚
They lost that game still and they finna do the same thing this season cause he stayed
GmSc all-time No. 1 55.9 TS% all-time No.1 96.83% (40 points or more) The fourth time in history, 50+scores, 10+ash. Lillard Career High, tied for seventh in all-time single matches. WPA all-time No. 2 131% Three points per game. 12 first place in history. The first player in NBA history with 55+ points and 10+ assists in a playoff game. The first player ever with 55+ points and 10+ threes in a playoff game.
Dame is the closest thing to MJ in terms of getting bucket at clutch time. Kobe worked on it to be clutch, so as LeBron, but for MJ and Dame, it just feels like it’s just in them from the very beginning. It’s just so natural. Give him another all star got damn it!
So sweet side step.. And beautiful step back..impossible to block
Cj damn you
Damian Lillard is a flat out superstar!! If there was any doubt, that should be no more, period. He can score any possible way, unlimited range, brilliant handles, can take it right to the rack, dishes out the assists, plays defense, etc... here's who could use him to contend for a title: Lakers, Clippers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Sixers, Celtics- to name a few. Personally, I would like to see him stay in Portland, and have a couple key players join him...he is a mega talent, his game is fun to watch.
I felt Dame pain he really wanted to beat the nuggets this series. I wish his team gave the same effort for him 💯
I've never seen something like this before. HOW much 3 points clutch shots ! Incredible !
1:55 Austin rivers can't believe that shit 🤣
This Guy Deserves A Mixtape!
Literally one of the greatest games ever played (even the game score stat backs it up)
That was a definite foul on Dame’s game tying three at the end of overtime....
CJ may be Nuggets' mvp
I love Damian Lillard with all of my heart. Favorite athlete of all time
Unbeliveble, just out of this world Dame