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Damian Lillard rose to the occasion once again for the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, leading the team with an easy 34 points and some clutch heroics. With just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter, “Logo Lillard” pulled up from 30 feet to tie the game at 87 apiece. The game feed caught Lillard doing a shimmy dance right after hitting from 3-point land:
BLAZERS WIN! BLAZERS WIN! pic.twitter.com/25moTqPWP2
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) August 19, 2020
It turns out, the song “Blow the Whistle” by Too Short played in the arena, which prompted Lillard’s dance moves, he explained after the game:
“It was only right that I acknowledge the East-Oakland anthem and go dumb for a second.”@Dame_Lillard on his late-game shimmy. pic.twitter.com/NaMfi4DGVV
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 19, 2020
"When Too Short came on, I was feeling good. My hometown, East Oakland was being represented in the arena, so I had to show my love"
— Orlando Sanchez (@orlandokgw) August 19, 2020
Damian Lillard had no choice after the song dropped.@Dame_Lillard | #RipCity | @TooShort https://t.co/IvhgQvogcM pic.twitter.com/Eg1KrAYgA5
Lillard and the Blazers are back in action on Thursday against the Lakers.