Ding, ding, ding, ding.... Trying hard not to be caught up in the current moment and this is the right answer
In a weird way, I don't think we can answer this question yet. The .9 moment was crazier and more unbelievable. They were losing if he doesn't make it they're going back to Houston. However, in the next round, SAS pretty much wrecked them. If the Blazers go on to make the WCF or (dream big) win a championship. I think I will always and forever look back at this series, and that shot as the catalyst for it, thus making it a "bigger" shot for me personally. Also for Dame's career, I think this shot is the shot that turns him from All-Star to recognized as a superstar, which long term might be the 1st time that Portland starts to be a place guys go to try to win. So my point is basically the magnitude of what this shot means to the franchise isn't fully written yet.
yesterday for sure. his whole game was incredible, he was a man possessed and it looked like we'd for sure lost it after being up. the nurk appearance the hype 37' 3 on paul george (who has been a complete ass and deadly all series) russ being a bitch at home in front of a crowd that has been starved for years ice cold on hitting it the WAVE
Good point! Right now I think 0.9 is better but depending on what happens in the rest of these playoffs could change that!
Tough question. The Houston shot was huge because of a lot of previously stated reasons. I look back at that team and I thought we were pretty stacked, we were healthy, and we had the potential to even beat the Spurs, but we just weren't experienced enough as a "team." I don't think anybody knew what to expect from us that year, and that shot felt sooooooo good when it went in. It was like a weight off of the shoulders of not only the team, but the entire franchise, as well as the fans. Dame played pretty well throughout the series, and had the game-winner to close it out. You could see the excitement he had after the game and really took it all in. Who else grabs the arena mic and yells into it? Five years later, four of which we've had a good number of the same guys on the team, we're now more mature through our playoff elimination experiences and chemistry. We've been doing a plug-and-play of sorts with our role players. We didn't beat OKC at all this year in the regular season, and we're missing a starter that's one of our top three players AND our best big man. Brings back all of the injury curse talk. We lost Paul Allen, too. Heavy hearts ALL year long. Written off by 99% of the media (and probably a similar amount of basketball fans) to be nothing more than an underdog 3rd seed that might win a game or two. There are guys on that OKC who have won the MVP, have had more playoff success, and have eaten more doughnuts. We kicked their asses. There's no way around it. After all the trash talk and cockiness, OKC was staggered, stunned, and stupefied. The team played as a TEAM, not to mention the way we handled ourselves was a big sign of improvement and growth. This was easily Dame's best playoff series of his career, and the last game was unbelievable. 50 and ANOTHER game-winner for Stone Cold Damian Lillard. The Bad Shot. It was like another day at the office. He didn't have to lower himself to their level to give them what they deserved. Dame simply dad-dicked OKC and waved them off of the court, and that's the bottom line, cause Stone Cold said so. I'm going with the OKC shot. Next question.
Isn't it crazy how many of us literally KNEW it was going in the second it left his hands? Like, I would have been shocked if he had missed which is crazy from 37 feet. That part still blows my mind. Lillard has become THAT good. Somehow voting for one diminishes the other and that just seems wrong considering both were major highlights in my life.
Good question. I think I go with the OKC shot because we don't know yet what kind of run it will catalyze, and because it was a game winner for humanity. Nice, humble, hard working, over shadowed guys 1 and egocentric, ungracious, arrogant blowhards 0.
Talking heads said .. we ain't winning 40 games Talking heads said ... will miss the playoffs. Talking heads said ... we will be last in our division Talking heads said after Nurk went down: Blazers are done. Talking heads said .. we going to lose against OKC because we don't have superstars Talking heads said ... Westbroke is better than Dame Dolls Talking heads said ... PG13 is better than CJ Dame prove the whole world ... you people are clueless. Cause it is Dame time...
Last night shot was like a massive F*(& YOU to the whole NBA and their lazy talking heads. Give some R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to RIP City ... If anything, last night shot was for Paul Allen. We know, he always believed in Dame. ALWAYS !!!
To me it has to be this one. But I say that because I think the theme of the overall game in this case was Lillard on a mission and he was able to cap off an incredible night with the game winner where without him, we would have been blown out on our own floor going to OKC and giving them hope. It also doesnt hurt that it sent a Westbitch and George home and hopefully shuts westbitch up from ever talking shit again.
His shot last night was right at PG. It was from 40’ and sent a message. The message that Damian Lillard is first team All-NBA and that free agents will line up to join this team over the Summer. The impact of that shot last night may pay dividends much larger than we can realize! Anthony Davis took note, I guarantee. With that shot last night, the brand of Dolla Dame was secured - his number will hang from the ceilings, he just became a future NBA Hall of Fame member and we will see another NBA Championship before he’s done. While miraculous, his Houston shot does not carry the magnitude of last night’s.
Yeah, Roy's shot at the buzzer to beat Houston in 2008 was incredible as well. He had even less time (.8 seconds) than Lillard's .9 and it was from farther out, not to mention the fact that Roy had to catch the ball with his back to the basket. Brandon's shot was also about redemption, as he had fouled Yao moments earlier for an and-one, which gave the Rockets a 1 point lead with less than a second left. Like Dame's .9, I fully believed the game was over and was already hanging my head in frustration. The most amazing thing about Brandon's buzzer-beater was that he wasn't a prolific 3-point shooter. So the fact that it splashed nothing-but-net was inconceivable. Having said all that, Roy's shot was only in a regular season game. So I feel the impact and significance isn't at the level of .9. Amazing how all 3 of these mind-blowing shots were on national TV. Roy and Dame sure knew/know how to bring their best on the biggest of stages.
To me, its the .9 shot. Down 1 with .9 on the clock. The 37, we were tied with time on the clock. Also, i hate Har_en more, so....
OKC was the bigger shot by distance, he was being guarded by a perennial all defensive wing in Paul George and it capped the 50 point night. I loved the Houston shot but I just felt this one was bigger. I liked it more. This could be recency bias but the magnitude of a 37 foot shot just makes it bigger to me.
