It had all the makings of another heroic ending for Damian Lillard. The Portland Trail Blazers star, on his way to a 55 point night, drained a step-back three-pointer in the final seconds to send game five of Portland’s first-round playoff series to overtime. Yet, the fairy tale ending was not to be as the Denver Nuggets prevailed after two overtimes to take a 3-2 series lead as the series shifts back to Portland for Game 6.
For the Blazers, Game 6, and hopefully, Game 7 are a battle against a narrative several seasons in the making. Good, just not good enough. Playoff bait. A team needs
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