Dead-eye Damian powers Portland

Damian Lillard finally shot his first field goal early in third quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers knew Wednesday's game was about to change.

Lillard's 3-pointer was his only bucket in the period - but it was enough to get him going.

He scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Blazers capitalized on the absence of injured Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 108-98 in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal.