VIDEO: Lillard beats buzzer with contested 40-footer vs. Raptors
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Blazers' Damian Lillard hits deep three to beat first-quarter buzzer vs. Raptors pic.twitter.com/daYu6G0BNc
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) March 5, 2016
Damian Lillard is from the Steph Curry school of unlimited range and conscienceless gunning. He's one of the small handful of players who demands to be guarded even out beyond 30 feet.
The Toronto Raptors got the memo, but it didn't make a difference. Lillard took an inbounds pass from under his own hoop with less than three seconds to play in the first quarter Friday night, sprinted past halfcourt, and, with Corey Joseph's hand in his face, pulled the trigger from 40 feet out.
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