The best moments of the game are created when a player does the unthinkable. Over the years, there have been several highlights of athletes that still seem unbelievable. In one such instance, a clip of Damian Lillard‘s otherworldly 3-point shot resurfaced on the internet which has the fans getting nostalgic. The point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers executed a “godlike” sequence that sealed the game for his team.
The sport that is all about a spectacle always manages to provide such highlights for the fans. Lillard’s clip from 2019 is still giving fans the goosebumps that they must’ve felt watching it in real-time.
Damian Lillard’s iconic buzzer-beater against the OKC
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Lillard’s iconic shot came against the Oklahoma City Thunder when the game was tied at 115. With the final seconds closing in on the game, the point guard took a shot and made the bucket. The 37-footer shot closed the game for the Blazers sending his team to the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
Lillard’s brilliant shot is considered one of the very best in the league’s history and looking at the fans’ reactions to it years later, proves it right. Not just that, Lillard’s celebration after successfully executing the shot was also memorable.
Lillard waved at the Thunder’s bench while celebrating the win after his breathtaking showcase of precise execution. Although the shot and celebration instantly became a fan favorite, it wasn’t as well received by his opposition. At the post-game press conference, Paul George called it a “poor shot.”
Responding to George’s comment, Lillard said that he is just being unfair with his opinion as he is being a “poor sport” while calling it a bad shot. Regardless of what the athletes had to say about it, the impact of that shot is undeniable. Additionally, the shot helped the Blazers advance to the next round of the season, so it wouldn’t have mattered what others had to say about it.
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Those iconic few seconds are still etched into the memories of every fan who witnessed it.
Fans go berserk over the resurfaced iconic shot of Damian Lillard
The clip of the shot was posted by the House of Highlights on their Instagram profile. Lillard himself didn’t believe the length of the arc his shot made! While several fans were nostalgic about it, others made some hilarious comments on the post. Here are some of the most notable comments on Lillard’s iconic buzzer-beater:
“The exact reaction we had when we saw him pull it”
“That?s far as he casually drains it”
“bro was just as shocked as we were lmao”
One fan said that he broke the NBA script with this:
“Bro broke the nba script”
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Other fans mocked George’s comments on the shot:
“PG: ?Yes bro, it was a bad shot!? Lol”
“PG still says that?s a bad shot”
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