Damian Lillard had a performance for the ages in the Portland Trail Blazers' heartbreaking 147-140 Game 5 double-overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets.
The six-time All-Star drilled an NBA postseason record 12 triples, surpassing Klay Thompson's 11 set in 2016. One of those 3-pointers sent the contest into overtime, while another forced double overtime.
"The degree of difficulty on which he hit some of those shots is god-like," teammate CJ McCollum said postgame, according to ESPN's Royce Young. "To be able to create space and shoot from so far out contested time after time. It's a shame we wasted one of the all-time performances by not being more supportive for him."
Lillard scored a playoff career-high 55 points on 17-of-24 shooting - including 12-of-17 from deep - to go along with 10 assists, six boards, and three blocks.
No other player in NBA history has registered at least 50 points, 10 assists, and 10 triples in a single regular-season or playoff game, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
Portland will try to keep its season alive Thursday when it hosts Denver for Game 6.
