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>>> HELLO
>>> HELLO EVERYONE, WELCOME TO TONIGHT WITH CASSIDY.
HAPPY WEDNESDAY, IT IS THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO CALL IT
HUMP DAY.
HUMP DAY.
HUMP DAY. SOME PEOPLE SAY GOT TO GET OVER
THE MIDWEEK HUMP.
WEDNESDAYS ARE NO FUN.
HERE'S WHAT WE SAY TO THAT.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO BRING THE
SHOW OUTSIDE.
SHOW OUTSIDE. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE, IT'S WEIRD
WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY. SO WE HAVE OUR RESIDENT WEIRD
EXPERT.
EXPERT.
EXPERT. MATT ZAFFINO, WHO I FEEL LIKE
HAS A LITTLE BIT TRANSITIONED
INTO A SPORTS ANALYST TODAY,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THE SHOT ALL DAY.
>> EVERYONE HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THE SHOT.
HOW CAN YOU NOT?
YOU KNOW THAT HE MADE IT IN MY
WEATHER GRAPHICS.
WEATHER GRAPHICS. >> I ALSO DON'T KNOW HOW THE
BALL ENDED UP 37 FEET AWAY INTO
THE HOOP.
THE HOOP.
THE HOOP. >> THIS IS A HARD SHOT.
WE ARE A LITTLE DOWNHILL.
I'M NOT GOING TO WHINE ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I JUST HAVE TO HEAVE IT
OVERHAND TO EVEN HAVE A CHANCE.
>> I MEAN, THE WIND MAY BE
HELPING YOU.
HELPING YOU. MAY BE WORKING AGAINST YOU.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ACTUAL SPORTS
REPORTER, OF COURSE, ORLANDO
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. YOU
HERE. YOU WERE THE ONE, I KIND OF
DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK WITH
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. YOU
YOU. YOU WERE THE ONE IN THE MODA
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. YOU SAW THE SHOT?
>> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. >> I FEEL LIKE YOUR FACE IS
DAME'S FACE.
DAME'S FACE. >> I FEEL LIKE IT WAS MORE
STUNNING AND SHOCKING TO
WITNESS HISTORY LIKE THAT, WHEN
A SHOT GOES UP, YOU DON'T
IMAGINE IT GOES IN, UNTIL IT
ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
ACTUALLY HAPPENS. THEN YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT DO I DO?
I'M IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING.
>> Reporter: DO YOU HAVE TO BE
UNBIASED?
UNBIASED?
UNBIASED? >> YEAH, AND WHAT WAS
INCREDIBLE, CASSIDY WAS JARED
WHO WORKS ON KGW.COM, HE WAS
THE LAST PERSON ON MEDIA ROW,
SO THERE ARE LITERALLY FANS
TRYING TO GET HIM TO HIGH FIVE.
>> YOU CAN'T?
I WOULD BE REALLY BAD ON MEDIA
ROW.
ROW.
ROW. >>
ROW. >> THAT'S HOW YOU LOSE YOUR
CREDENTIAL.
CREDENTIAL. >> OH, MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY
NEVER GIVE ME ONE, BECAUSE THEY
KNOW I WOULD LOSE IT
IMMEDIATELY.
IMMEDIATELY. >> IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU
BRING THE POPCORN TO THE GAME,
SO YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET IN.
>> I WILL SAY, WE BROUGHT OUR
BIG BAG OF POPCORN BACK TO THE
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PUSH THE
FANS NEEDED TO GET THE
EXCITEMENT, TO CHEER ON THE
TEAM TO A W, SO I THINK WE HAVE
TO DO THAT EVERY GAME NOW.
>> NURKIC HAS NOTHING ON THE
GIANT POPCORN THAT CAME THROUGH
THE MODA CENTER.
>> HE WAS AMAZES.
ALSO AMAZING AT PREDICTING THE
WEATHER, BUT MAYBE PREDICTING
SOME 37-FOOT SHOTS.
MR.MATT ZAFFINO.
MR.MATT ZAFFINO. YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE.
HERE'S HOW WE DISCOVERED HOW
FAR 37 FEET IS OUT HERE.
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I KEPT
WATCHING REPLAYS, I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY TIMES I'VE WATCHED THE
VIDEO OF DAME MAKING THE SHOT.
THE AMAZING BUZZER BEATER LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. I
NIGHT. I THOUGHT, 37 FEET LOOKS
REALLY, REALLY FAR.
SO WE CAME OUTSIDE OF THE KGW
STUDIO TO SEE IF WE COULD
MEASURE IT OURSELVES.
SEE HOW FAR 37 FEET REALLY IS,
AND MAYBE HOW MANY CASSIDYS
DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE 37 FEET.
AS IT TURNS OUT, IT IS ALMOST
SEVEN OF ME.
AND I'M LIKE 7 FEET TALL.
SO IT'S SIX OF ME, AND A
HEADLESS VERSION OF ME TO MAKE
SEVEN FEET.
SEVEN FEET. >> I DO THINK YOU CAN DO IT.
ARE YOU GOING OVERHAND?
OR ARE YOU GOING TO DO FULL ON
JUMPER?
JUMPER?
JUMPER? >> DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS?
>> I WAS DOING IT OVERHAND,
BECAUSE IT'S FUN, BUT THE LAY-
UP STYLE IS THE WAY TO GO.
>> GRANNY SHOT IT.
>> YOU DO IT, HOWEVER YOU WANT
TO DO IT.
TO DO IT.
TO DO IT. YOU HAVE TO STEP BACK.
NOW SIDESTEP AND LAUNCH.
>> OH, GOSH, NOW I'VE TRAVELED.
>> ONE MORE FOR YOU.
TAKE ANOTHER SHOT.
GO OVERHAND.
GO OVERHAND. >> THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE
EDITED.
EDITED.
EDITED. >> GO FULL ON BASEBALL.
BASEBALL.
BASEBALL.
BASEBALL. >> OKAY, BASEBALL.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. IT
OKAY. IT MADE IT IN THERE.
HERE GOES ORLANDO.
>> CLOSE.
>> CLOSE.
>> CLOSE. >> OKAY, ORLANDO YOU HAD TO
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. YOU'VE BEEN PRACTICING THIS ALL
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> NO, BUT I SHOULD HAVE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE LIVE.
I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO KNOCK
THAT SHOT DOWN.
>> WE HAVE THE VIDEO UP OF ME
MEASURING.
MEASURING. YOU GUYS WERE SHOOTING.
IF YOU HAD MADE IT DURING THAT,
I WOULD HAVE FELT REALLY BAD,
BECAUSE IT WASN'T LIVE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
I MAY HAVE TO TAKE A COUPLE
MORE SHOTS AFTER WE GET OFF
AIR.
AIR.
AIR. IT
AIR. IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE.
THE SHOT THAT HE HIT, NOT ONLY
BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE, BUT
THE FOOTWORK, THE STRENGTH, AND
JUST TO HAVE THAT CLUTCH GENE
IN YOU, WHEN THE PRESSURE IS ON
TO DELIVER IN FRONT OF 20,000
SCREAMING FANS WITH THE SERIES
ON THE LINE, IT DOESN'T GET ANY
SWEETER THAN THAT.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT MADE THAT
SO SPECIAL.
SO SPECIAL. SEEING DAMIAN LILLARD DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> THEN HE JUST CASUALLY WAVES
TO THE THUNDER, WALKS AWAY.
>> THE MEME WORTHY MOMENT, AT
THE BOTTOM OF A DOG PILE.
IT JUST LOOKS COLD BLOODED,
RIGHT INTO THE CAMERA.
>> SERIOUSLY, ALL THE TWEETS
WERE LIKE, DAMIAN IS A COLD
BLOODED KILLER.
BLOODED KILLER. >> THE DUDE IS A SAVAGE.
>> GOING INTO ROUND TWO, IS
THERE ANYTHING THAT COULD BEAT
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> THERE'S A REASON WHY SO MANY
PEOPLE ARE CALLING THAT THE
GREATEST SHOT IN PORTLAND TRAIL
BLAZERS HISTORY.
BLAZERS HISTORY. THE PERFORMANCE BEHIND IT, TO
SCORE 50 POINTS IN A PLAYOFF
GAME, THAT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE
BY A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZER.
THERE WERE SO MANY LAYERS TO
THIS, ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT
IT WAS JUST AN EPIC SHOT.
THAT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO TOP
IT.
IT.
IT. BUT
IT. BUT I'M SURE PEOPLE SAID THAT
IN 2014, WHEN DAMIAN LILLARD
HIT THE .09 SHOT.
>> I THINK WE GET A COUPLE OF
MINUTES