Damian Lillard had just checked back in.
There was 9:23 left in the game, and the Portland Trail Blazers had managed just two points — separate free throws — to start the fourth. In the span of 21 seconds there had been three technical fouls handed out; a double-T on Carmelo Anthony and Maxi Kleber, then an awfully flimsy call on Luka Doncic soon after.
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The Mavericks started the quarter on a 11-2 run to take a 106-100 lead when Lillard decided to truly take matters into his own hands.