Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard did something wild on Tuesday evening, pulling up from way downtown against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It was a long journey back for fans in Portland to witness a shot like this one from the longtime franchise cornerstone they drafted in 2013. Lillard, who earned six All-NBA selections with the Trail Blazers before he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023, returned to Portland after the 2024-25 season.
However, while recovering from a torn Achilles tendon, he missed all of last season and only just returned to action for this 2026-27 campaign.
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As the clock began to wind down to end the third quarter, the guard did exactly what he did best.
He pulled up
from near the logo and nailed a ridiculously deep 3-pointer. The crowd, predictably, went wild. They sounded just like they did when Lillard hit a similar shot against the Thunder during the 2019 postseason.
It was the first time that Lillard hit a hit 3-pointer from at least 30 feet away from the basket while playing in front of the Portland crowd since March 2023, per Stathead. That means Trail Blazers went over 1,332 days between seeing moments like these.
Lillard has made 149 shots from at least 30 feet in front of his home crowd, per Stathead. That trails just Stephen Curry (154) for the most in league history. No other NBA player has even reached 100.
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