Damian Lillard made history Tuesday night becoming the first NBA player to hit 12 3-pointers in a playoff game and finished with a Portland franchise playoff record 55 points. It wasn’t enough to get the win in Game 5 over the Denver Nuggets, and Lillard was less than thrilled with his record-breaking performance after the game.
“It don’t matter. We lost the game,” Lillard said after the 147-140 double-overtime loss. “I mean, at this point, all that matters is we can’t lose another game in this series. We go out there and we play to win the game.