The shot against Houston or the shot against OKC? For me, personally, I still think the Houston shot was bigger for me. I 100% thought we lost that game. I was angry. I was upset. I was worried we were going to lose the series because we were going to be going back Houston for game 7. So I was just in a foul mood, and then Dame hit that shot. I was legit crying. It was a complete 180 in emotion. This shot was amazing, and I was jumping up and down and elated, but I still had a good feeling about us going into OT. We were up 3-1 in the series. We were the better team, hands down. Even if we lose this game, I'm confident we win the series. Was Dame's overall performance better in this game? Ab-so-fucking-lutely! 50 points is just amazing for me. It's the best individual performance I have ever seen from a Blazer. Terry said it. But the shot against Houston still meant more for me personally. How about you guys?
I think yesterday's shot was bigger because of the failure of years past and because not only Lillard hit that shot but he dominated the series. Against Houston you could make an argument that LMA played better overall. Also, there was a REAL rivalry with Westbrook and OKC, not so much with Houston.
This one just because of how disrespectful OKC was and how much I hate Westbrook as a basketball player. This will also elevate Lillard and that can only mean good things for the Blazers (free agents may finally want to come)
Houston, we were gonna lose that series if he misses. Even though I had given up on game 5 last night, was confident OKC wasnt going to shoot that well for 3 straight games (plus there was OT)
Both unbelievable. But yeah it's 14 years. Never thought I would see a 1st round shot to rival it but this was on the same level.
.9 was epic, and a giant pivot, but it was proof of scrap, skill, and never say die, but I think OKC was bigger. The supreme imposition of Dame's will on the game carries some serious water.
In the Houston game, the refs had just made two bad calls to steal the game from us. With only 0.9 on the clock, I was in deep despair, and there were maybe two people on earth who thought we could win it. Dame. And his Mama. I came completely unglued when the 0.9 shot went in. The only thing comparable in my sporting life was winning the championship. Now I have a third. The fourth will be winning the championship again.
as far as impact prbobably Hou. But I choose last night. Why? Cause I was fucking there!!!! But if not for the Houston shot, I might not be a season ticket holder.
Houston: We were trailing in that game so the shot was more crucial. OKC, the game was tied and there was no threat of aloss if the shot was missed. Also, even if we lose the game, we still have Game 7 at home. Against the Rockets, if Dame misses, we lose the game and have to go to Houston for game 7.
As a single Blazers game performance, Lillard's last night was the best I've ever witnessed when you consider the stakes and the magnitude of it all. But your question is specifically about the shot, and it has to go to ".9" It exorcised the 14-year demon of failing to get past the first round. And like you, I also thought we had lost that game, so when the .9 prayer left Dame's fingers, I didn't expect it to swish; my surprise and shock were absolutely off the charts, which were then followed by extreme jubilation and exhilaration. Additionally, if Dame misses the .9 shot, we lose the game and go back Houston for a Game 7, where the Rockets would be the favorite to win the game, and therefore the series. Not to take anything away from it, but yesterday's game was tied when Dame made the buzzer beater, so even if he missed the shot, Portland would still have a chance to come away with a victory. And even if we lost last night, there was still one more home game to clinch the series for the Blazers. So the urgency last night doesn't quite compare to the shot against Houston, IMHO. Also, when the shot went up last night, I knew there was a chance it would go in because Dame has proven his clutchness over and over in his career by now. But for the .9 shot, even after it left Dame's hands I was pissed because I knew it wasn't going in (until it did!). At that point in time against the Rockets, though Lillard had hit a few game-winners already in regular season games, his clutchness was still unproven in the Playoffs. Not to mention the fact that the .9 shot was off a broken play. LMA was the # 1 option in that last set, and Lillard didn't really expect to shoot the last shot. The fact that he had the presence of mind to break away from the play that was called and then to get the shot off in less than a second with a taller player in his grill added to the epicness of that shot! That's why I think ".9" is the bigger shot and it's not even really close.
