Despite an individual effort rarely, if ever, seen in NBA playoff history, Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard knew the game was over with the Nuggets leading 145-140 and Shaquille Harrison going the line to shoot two free throws with 3.8 seconds to play in the second overtime of Game 5 Tuesday night in Denver.
Though he had hit a 28-foot stepback three over Michael Porter Jr. to send the game to overtime, and then went on a personal 12-3 run, capped by another stepback three with 6.6 seconds on the game clock, to send the game to a second extra period, the time, score and situation in what would be the waining moments of the game would not afford Lillard the opportunity to extend the game to a third overtime.