The Portland Trail Blazers trailed by eight with a little more than three minutes remaining.
Damian Lillard made sure that result didn't hold.
Lillard scored a game-high 31 points, with 17 of them coming in the final 3:06, as the Blazers came back to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 115-110, on Sunday night at the Moda Center.
The Blazers trailed 103-95 with 3:19 remaining. Every OKC starter scored in double figures, led by Kevin Durant's 28 points, and the Thunder seemed to be in prime position to win.
But that didn't happen. Here's a glimpse of Lillard's highlights, courtesy of B/R:
ESPN's Royce Young documented Lillard's insane few minutes:
The Big Lead's Rob Perez also showed how involved Lillard was in the final minutes, taking up almost every slot in the Blazers' play-by-play card:
Lillard tied a career high with eight three-pointers, with seven of them coming in the second half and four coming in the final three-plus minutes, per Trail Blazers PR.
While fans will remember the night for what he did ...
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