Damian Lillard danced to 'Blow the Whistle' after draining a long 3 to cap the Trail Blazers' upset over LeBron James and the top-seeded Lakers

• After sinking a long-range three Tuesday night, Damian Lillard busted a move to Too $hort's "Blow the Whistle" when it came on over the speakers in the NBA bubble.
• Lillard's 34-point effort led his Portland Trail Blazers to a stunning Game 1 upset of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, but his dancing was the highlight of the night.
• In his postgame interview, Dame said "they played the East Oakland Anthem, so it was only right that I acknowledge the East Oakland Anthem and go dumb for a second."

Damian Lillard was already cooking against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first game of their opening-round NBA Playoffs matchup Tuesday night.

But when the "East Oakland Anthem" started blaring through AdventHealth Arena, he reached a whole new level.

With just under six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers' Game 1 matchup with the Lakers, Dame rose up from well beyond the arc and sank a three to tie the game at 87. As he backpedaled towards the other end of the court, Too $hort's "Blow the Whistle" started playing over the speakers in the bubble.

Lillard — an Oaktown native — had little choice but to bust a move to his hometown's unofficial anthem.

—SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 19, 2020

After dropping 34 points on 9-of-21 shooting from the floor and a 46% clip from range to lead his Trail Blazers in their 100-93 upset of the Western Conference's top seed, the unanimous NBA bubble MVP explained his late-game dancing and gave Oakland a shout-out.

"They played the East Oakland Anthem, so it was only right that I acknowledge the East Oakland Anthem and go dumb for a second," Lillard said. "And that was it."

—SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 19, 2020

Dame and company will return to the hardwood for Game 2 against Los Angeles Thursday at 9 p.m., and if the sharpshooter gets his way, Too $hort will be on full blast.

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