The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Denver Nuggets in a Friday night thriller at the Moda Center, prevailing in the NBA's first four-overtime playoff game since 1953 to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round series. Denver’s Nikola Jokic was Game 3′s Ironman, tallying 33 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists in a whopping 65 minutes. The 7-foot center logged the most minutes in an NBA playoff game since 1953, and the fourth-highest total in postseason history. Blazers center Enes Kanter played through a shoulder injury to post 18 points and 15 rebounds in 56 minutes. “The team that was willing to go a little deeper was going to win the game.

Source: Washington Post May 04, 2019 08:15 UTC