Dal was up 11 with 5 mins left.
Then Lillard got sloppy.
Tried to split two defenders and got picked for a DAL 4-on-1 fast break.
Then Lillard drove, got fouled by KZ and missed both FT's (was shooting 94%).
Doncic causing all sorts of havoc; Trent missed a pair of open 3's.
Lillard was guarding Doncic most of the last 4+ mins for some reason, and fouled Luka twice for 3-point plays on drives. A little over 2 mins left, POR clinging to a 3 point lead, Lillard comes off a screen, runs into Luka 25' out and gets called for an O-foul. Then Dame fouls Doncic on a pass, so bonus FT's for Luka. 1 Pt game with 1:55 left.
Finally 1:35, Lillard drives for a layin. POR up 3. Luka drives past Lillard, drops off to KZ who is fouled, makes both FT's. 1 Point game.
Lillard drives gets hacked by a Tim Jr. reach-in, makes 2 FT's.
Tie game 32 secs left after a DAl 3, and Dame hits a step-back 3.
Luka blows by Covington for a dunk.
Next play Melo has the ball with Luka on him 28' feet, Tim Jr. does about the worst attempt at double-teaming I've seen in a long time. A weird gamble down 1, so Melo hits Jones Jr. underneath for a dunk. Er ...
3 point game 6.5 secs left and Luka gets a wide open elbow 3 for the tie off the inbounds, but it bounces out. Terrific inbounds play, and bad mistake by POR, allowing Luka to come to the ball without a defender attached. Dodged a bullet.
DAL had a 12-0 run from the 5 to 2 mins mark. With lots of mistakes by Dame, who then turned it on and scored 7 in the last 2 mins. Luka was incredible down the stretch. Just barely missed a game-tying 3 in the closing secs.
Fun game.