On Friday night, Damian Lillard ended the Rockets' season in cold blood. With just 0.9 seconds standing between Houston, which led 98-96 at the time, and an anything-could-happen Game 7, Lillard curled around the
Damian Lillard made a three-pointer at the buzzer and the Portland Trail Blazers stunned the Houston Rockets, 99-98, Friday to take their playoff series in six games and advance to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time in 14 years.
PORTLAND, OREGON – May 2, 2014 – Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) hits the game winner against Houston as the Portland Trail Blazers face the Houston Rockets in game 6 of the NBA playoffs at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Damian Lillard hit a buzzer-beating three to give the Trail Blazers a 99-98 win over Houston, Portland's first series win in the NBA playoffs in 14 years. And he did it within the same second of clock time as a Chandler Parsons lay-in that earned
The shot of the year deserves some closer attention.