It is Damian Lillard's time. We're just living in it.

If Portland seems brighter, happier, or more confident today, that's because Dame fulfilled what now feels like his destiny: disintegrating Russell Westbrook and his trash-talking Thunder teammates with a nearly half-court stepback jumper, then literally waving goodbye to them before leaping into a pile of delirious Portland Trail Blazers. Then he looked up at a TV camera with a knowing glare, like Jim Halpert after a murder.

It's the coolest thing we've ever seen. We should probably spend the rest of the day watching it.

It's not every day a man ascends into heaven on national television, but if you're wondering if it really happened: It did. There's so much footage.

Here's every camera angle we could find of The Shot. We'll add more if you send them.

As called by Brian Wheeler:

From four TNT cameras:

The way the camera follows us in slo-mo, the way we look to a star:

From courtside:

From the 300-level seats:

Dame's sister was hyped:

The team compiled its own reel of Moda angles:

One hour later, the arena was empty, and broadcaster Lamar Hurd was still staring at the site of the shot: