With an outrageously deep 3-pointer at the buzzer, The Blazers' Damian Lillard took his personal tally to 50 points for the night and sent the Thunder home for the season.
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With an outrageously deep 3-pointer, somewhere between 37 feet and infinity from the basket, Lillard checked off a whole bunch of boxes. For the Trail Blazers, swept in the first round by the New Orleans Pelicans last year, this was a sign they are here to play and will now relax for a minute before they face the winner of the San Antonio Spurs-Denver Nuggets series.OPINION: 76ers won't be able to rely on talent alone to beat RaptorsFor Lillard, it was oh so sweet, coming at the end of a testy series in which Russell Westbrook had sought to get under his skin but never quite managed it.
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