Damian Lillard’s wild shot-making and canny playmaking makes it easy to forget that he can absolutely fly. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar reminded the basketball world of that reality on Sunday with a thunderous tomahawk dunk through the teeth of the defense late in his team’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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The Oakland native hit a step-back jumper and pull-up three-pointer on the ensuing possessions to cap a 34-point night and put the game firmly out of reach. “Lillard Time,” indeed.
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