>> James: WELCOME BACK.
90 WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE DAMIAN LILLARD ON THE SHOW.
DAMIAN LILLARD'S CAREER HAS TAKEN HIM FROM THE PLAYGROUND OF
OAKLAND TO THE NBA.
BUZZER BEATSER WHEN HE HIT A THREE POINTER WITH ONLY.9
SECONDS LEFT ON THE CLOCK.
TO SEE THE GAME AND ANY DEED THE ENTIRE PLAYOFF SERIES AGAINST
HOUSTON ROCKETS.
JOINING ME TODAY TO DISCUSS THAT ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME SHOTS IS A
MAN TWO TOOK HIMSELF TWO TIME RGS ARE DAMIAN LILLARD.
AND IN THE ARENA THAT VERY MOMENT WHEN DAMIAN WAS NAILED BY
THE HISTORIC SHOT.
>> ALWAYS TAKING A >> ALWAYS HAPPY TO TAKE A TRIP
DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH MY GUY DAME.
BIG MOMENT FOR US.
>> James: GREAT, WELL, LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT.
YOU'RE DOWN TWO POINTS, THERE'S LESS THAN A SECOND ON THE CLOCK,
THE COACH CALLS A TIMEOUT WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION...
>> IT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, ALL I COULD THINK WAS¡ OH MAN, TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE
REALLY BAD ON THE WAY OUT OF HERE.
IT'S A PACKED HOUSE, ONE OF THE CLOSEST, MOST AMAZING GAMES I'VE
EVER SEEN, NOBODY LEFT EARLY, AND I'M LIKE “HOW MANY OF THESE
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF ME ON THE FREEWAY?”
BUT THEN THE UNBELIEVABLE HAPPENED.
TRAFFIC WASN'T THAT BAD.
>> James: ...RIGHT.
THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
NOW, N.B.A. PLAYERS PRACTICE AND PRACTICE FOR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS
LIKE THIS, WAS THIS SHOT SOMETHING YOU WERE PREPARED FOR?
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
I'M PRETTY GOOD AT YELLING REAL LOUD, PLUS I'D HAD A COUPLE OF
DRINKS.
I WAS READY FOR ANYTHING, IF THE SHOT WENT IN “WOOOO!
YEAH!” AND IF IT DIDN'T, MORE OF A“
AWWW, WELL, DANG.” >> James: FASCINATING. AND
DAMIAN, THE MAN WHO TOOK THE SHOT, WERE YOU PREPARED?
>> YEAH.
I WAS PREPARED.
>> James: BUT YOU COULDN'T HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER YOU HIT THE SHOT.
THE ARENA ERUPTED INTO CELEBRATION.
WHAT DID THAT FEEL LIKE?
>> I MEAN, WOW.
PORTLAND'S GOT THE GREATEST FANS IN THE N.B.A...
>> THANK YOU, DAMIAN.
AND AS ONE OF THOSE FANS, LET ME TELL YOU, IT WAS POPPING OFF IN
THERE.
I HUGGED ABOUT 38 DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
I STARTED BREAKDANCING.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO BREAK DANCE.
I JUST WAS SO EXCITED IT WAS GREAT.
>> James: PEOPLE MUST TALK YOU ABOUT THAT SHOT DAMIAN.
>> ALL THE TIME.
ALL THE TIME.
I WONDER WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH HIS HEAD RIGHT BEFORE HE TOOK
THAT SHOT BUT THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW.
>> James: I SAID THE QUESTION WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR DAMIAN.
>> RIGHT, HE'S DAMIAN, I'M IAN.
YOU CAUSED THE CONFUSION.
>> James: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S CAUSING CONFUSION.
>> James ARE.
>> YOU ARE CONFUSING.
>> James: YOU ARE CONFUSING.
>> YOU ARE.
>> James: YOU ARE.
>> MAN CAN WE GET THIS GUY OUT OF HERE?
>> TIME FOR TO YOU GET OUT OF HERE JAMES, A COUPLE OF PORTLAND
GUYS CHOP IT UP.
I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE, MAYBE BEAT TRAFFIC.
COOL THOUGH.
IT WAS -- SEE YOU AT WORK..
>> James: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE DAMIAN LILLARD.
ONLY DAMIAN LILLARD.
BIG HAND FOR DAMIAN LILLARD.
WHEN WE COME BACK!
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