Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard had an insane first half in Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets, leaving jaws on NBA Twitter on the floor.
Damian Lillard will not let the Portland Trail Blazers go down without a fight.
The scoring phenom set NBA Twitter alight in the first half of Game 2 against the Nuggets with a performance for the ages.
While the Blazers struggled to keep pace with Denver, Lillard rained down threes and kept his team in the game.
Damian Lillard went off in the first half against the Nuggets
Once he pops, he just doesn’t stop.
Three straight 3's for Dame.
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 25, 2021
Here we go ⌚️ pic.twitter.com/CUSgl6PVJl
Lillard had 22 points in the second quarter alone. That’s not a typo.
https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1397031146060271617?s=20
What time is it?
History is what Lillard seems to crave. He’s done this before and dare say he’ll do it again.
Damian Lillard has his second 30-point first half of his playoff career. He is the only player with multiple 30-point first halves in the playoffs over the last 15 seasons.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 25, 2021
He has 8 3-pt FG so far, tied for the most in a half in NBA postseason history. pic.twitter.com/dHS3b6KagF
The Nuggets should have run away with the game. Lillard is just different.
Again, the Nuggets are shooting 65% and it doesn’t matter. One of the greatest scorers of his generation has absolutely NO ONE who can do anything to bother him.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) May 25, 2021
The Nuggets should consider a new strategy for guarding Dame pic.twitter.com/kVBBkOrgJ8
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) May 25, 2021
One theme reigned on NBA Twitter: Fire.
OH MY GOOD GOD pic.twitter.com/SkTxxkxkD7
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 25, 2021
Damian Lillard pic.twitter.com/av1YNg5jfP
— Shahan Ahmed (@shahanLA) May 25, 2021
He’s literally a one-man team.
Damian Lillard: 32 points, 4 assists, 8-11 3P
— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) May 25, 2021
Rest of Blazers: 29 points, 4 assists, 4-7 3P
He’s also the height of entertainment.
What's more fun than watching Damian Lillard make 8 threes in a half?
— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) May 25, 2021
It’s just easier to enjoy his performances when you don’t have to stay up so late for them.
its time to trade dame lillard to the east. every time I'm trying to go to sleep this mf is going off pic.twitter.com/LHl23EMPwX
— manny (@mannyfidel) May 25, 2021
There might be a lot of people on the east coast waking up on Tuesday morning to learn about the ridiculous first half Lillard produced.
All told, he hit 9-of-15 shots, including 8-of-11 three-pointers to score 32 points while adding two rebounds, four assists and a block. Those would be good numbers in a complete game for most players.
Lillard’s first half overshadowed an exceptional game from Nikola Jokic, who had 25 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Portland won Game 1 in Denver as Lillard unloaded with five three-pointers. He found a way to make that performance look like child’s play.