Damian Lillard's Epic Victory Stare Is the Real Winner of the First Round of Playoffs
After Damian Lillard sank a thrilling, nearly 40-foot buzzer-beater to clinch the Portland Trail Blazers’ round one victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs on Tuesday night, he commemorated the win by leveling a stone cold stare at the TV cameras.
Lillard’s composed assurance after making the game-winning three point shot that effectively sent home the Thunder, 118-115, was a contrast to both his teammates and fans, who immediately started a raucous celebration.
As might be expected, the Internet loved Dame’s cool reaction to the win almost as much as they loved the Trail Blazer’s immensely satisfying win over Oklahoma City and immediately took to social media, giving Lillard the meme treatment.
While Lillard and the Trail Blazers will have to wait until a winner emerges from the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets series to see who they’ll be facing in the second round of the NBA playoffs, that gives you plenty of time to catch up on the best memes of Lillard’s stone cold victory stare, below.
The many faces of @Dame_Lillard@trailblazers #NBAonTNT #NBAPlayoffs2019 pic.twitter.com/Fj05D9n8gn
— Tim Sorenson (@timmysorenson) April 24, 2019
this picture of damian lillard celebrating with his team looks like a renaissance painting pic.twitter.com/aElouM6Hqa
— 🌊 (@mattwhitlockPM) April 24, 2019
— Haley O'Shaughnessy (@HaleyOSomething) April 24, 2019
This should be @Dame_Lillard next album cover pic.twitter.com/Fq9lK0IWHT
— Mike Sick 🎙🤒 (@MiCxSiC) April 24, 2019
*record scratch*
*freeze frame*
Yup, that's me. Damian Lillard. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation... pic.twitter.com/CTxx5RqkXt— Cameron Grant (@coolghost101) April 24, 2019
i was trying to figure out what Lillard's face reminded me of and I finally got it pic.twitter.com/MplfzQwYVL
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) April 24, 2019