Lillard nails three pointer at the buzzer to send Blazers past Thunder, into 2nd round:
The Canadian PressPORTLAND, Ore. —hit a 37-footer at the buzzer and finished with career playoff-high 50 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder from the playoffs in five games with a 118-115 victory on Tuesday night.
It was the 12th straight road playoff loss for the Thunder, who have been eliminated in the opening round for three straight seasons.had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists for his 10th career playoff triple-double and his second of the series.Lillard had 34 points in the first half alone — more than Westbrook and George had combined for the Thunder — but the Blazers had just a 61-60 edge going into the second half.
Portland was swept in the first round of the playoffs for the past two seasons, last year by New Orleans and the previous year by Golden State. The Thunder went up 22-12 early, and George made his first six shots from the floor. Oklahoma City held a 37-29 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Lillard led all players with 19 points. McCollum got into foul trouble and headed for the bench.
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