Damian Lillard’s filthy dunk over Facundo Campazzo broke the Internet

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Damian Lillard’s filthy dunk over Facundo Campazzo broke the Internet

/ by Lindsey Wisniewski

Trail Blazers

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You never know what Damian Lillard will pull out of his bag of tricks. There’s the halfcourt shots from the logo and filthy buzzer beaters.

But on Thursday, as the Blazers and Nuggets took the court at Moda Center for Game 3 of their first-round series, the six-time NBA All-Star showed off his hops too.

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With Portland leading 18-12, Lillard posterized Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo and it was nasty.

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Dame takes flight!#RipCity

STREAM: https://t.co/yMPSA62ezz pic.twitter.com/xWGTHwy3J3
— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) May 28, 2021

Of course, the Moda Center erupted after the dunk. Fans on social media, too, lost their minds. Who says the NBA Dunk Contest has to be a single day event?

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— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) May 28, 2021

DAME gets in on the dunk contest right down the lane ðª @Dame_Lillard @trailblazers #RipCity
— Portugal The Man (@portugaltheman) May 28, 2021

Maybe Dame wants in the dunk contest again.

We're on POR -3.5 here and big enough to turn a profit after whatever that Miami debacle was.
— Aaron Bruski (@aaronbruski) May 28, 2021

Switched just in time to see Dame with the posterizing dunk! That bodes poorly for the Nugs, heâs got juice in his legs tonight...
— Andre Snellings (@ProfessorDrz) May 28, 2021

Dame rising up ð¤ pic.twitter.com/NsDsmttdJA
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 28, 2021

DAME WITH THE DUNK?!!? HE GOT ENERGY TONIGHT
— ð½ð¡ðð¯ðð§ ððð£ð (@Blazer_Gang) May 28, 2021

My God Dame got UP!!! WHAT A DUNK #RipCity
— Conner (@C_King2013) May 28, 2021

After one quarter, Lillard already has 12 points on 5-8 FG and 1-3 3-PT. The Blazers trail 39-30 following a 16-1 Denver run, but the clock hasn’t struck Lillard Time just yet, and the second quarter has just gotten underway.