In an overtime win over the Sacramento Kings at the Fiserv Forum on January 14, Damian Lillard scored his first buzzer-beаter while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. With the victory, the Bucks extend their winning run to three games and raise their record to 27-12.

The ball was inbound to Brook Lopez by Damian Lillard, who then called for it again in the final five seconds of overtime. Domantas Sabonis was stationed around the three-point line, and De’Aaron Fox was hоt on his heels as he raced across the middle of the court.

As the final 2.1 seconds ticked away, Lillard drew up between the Bucks logo and the three-point line, and she made the shot just as the buzzer sounded. For the seven-time NBA All-Star, this was simply another day on the job during the postgame interview.

It was just four or five seconds after we were down by two that I realized the game had entered one of those phases. They began to fumble a bit,” Lillard stated. “Once I saw that open space, I was like this is the space that I live in, you know, the end of the game, an opportunity to come up big– that’s what I’m here for.”

Ultimately, Damian Lillard finished with 29 points, 8 assists, and 4 boards. A triple-double (27 points, 10 boards, and 10 assists) was recorded by Giannis Antetokounmpo.

An emphatic buzzer-beаter marks Damian Lillard’s 2500th three.

With his game-winning three-pointer against the Sacramento Kings, Damian Lillard not only beаt the buzzer but also made his 2,500th three-pointer.

Just five players have reached this milestone. In the other four spots were Steph Curry, Ray Allen, James Harden, and Reggie Miller. After 60 games, Lillard trails Miller for seventh place all-time in NBA three-pointers made.

With the Milwaukee Bucks in 36 games this season, Damian Lillard has averaged 25.1 points, 6.8 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 3.0 three-pointers, and 1.1 steals. If he continues to make three-pointers at his current rate, he will pass Miller as the fourth all-time leader in NBA history by the end of February.

The point guard, who is 33 years old, adds to his extensive CV in the NBA with this milestone. Lillard was named to the NBA All-Star team seven times between 2014 and 2023.

In 2013, he was named NBA Rookie of the Year, and in 2018, he was named to the All-NBA First Team. Lillard was also named to the All-NBA Second Team four times (in 2016, 2019, and 2020) and the All-NBA Third Team twice (in 2014 and 2023).

To top it all off, Lillard won NBA Teammate of the Year in 2021 and was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.