![]() ![]() ![]() Giannis Antetokounmpo kept attacking and the Boston Celtics kept fouling. Enes Kanter, who at times rubbed the shoulder he hurt in the final first-round game against the Thunder, hit a three-pointer followed by a layup and a free throw to tie the game at 62 and slow Denver’s momentum. The Nuggets went ahead early in the second half. ![]() Portland went into the break with just a 48-47 edge. Portland led by as many as 10 points in the opening half but the Nuggets pulled in front 38-37 on Murray’s running three-pointer. Murray struggled with what looked like a right thigh injury that he tried to remedy by riding an exercise bike during Game 2, but it didn’t appear to be bothering him Friday and he led all scorers with 16 points in the opening half. Torrey Craig was also day-to-day but started for Denver, wearing a clear mask after his nose was bloodied in Wednesday’s game. Maurice Harkless started for the Blazers after rolling his ankle in the second quarter of Game 2 and sitting out the rest of the way. The Blazers, in the conference semifinals since 2016, have won the last two games after second-seeded Denver’s victory in Game 1. Millsap’s jumper with 32 seconds left gave the Nuggets a 129-125 lead in the third overtime, but Lillard’s bank shot closed the gap and he added a layup that re-tied it again with 8.4 seconds left. Portland called a timeout with 4.1 seconds on the clock but Lillard missed a three-point attempt as time ran out. With the game knotted at 118 in the second overtime, Jokic missed a three-pointer and a jump ball with 5.7 seconds left was grabbed by McCollum. In the first overtime, McCollum’s layup tied it at 109 with 8.7 seconds left and Jokic missed an off-balance three-pointer at the buzzer. Al-Farouq Aminu missed a three-pointer for Portland with 6.7 seconds to go. Lillard’s floater with 31 seconds left gave Portland a 102-100 lead, before Barton’s layup tied it. Jokic missed the first of two free throws for Denver and Seth Curry made free throws for the Blazers to close it out.ĭenver pulled in front 97-95 with under 3 minutes left in regulation. Paul Millsap’s hook shot with 27 seconds left gave the Nuggets the edge.īut Hood’s three-pointer gave Portland a 138-136 lead as time wound down. Will Barton missed the first of two free throws for Denver before Hood added a baseline jumper. Hood’s jumper re-tied the game at 133 with just over a minute left in the final overtime. Jamal Murray had a playoff-high 34 points for the Nuggets. The 7ft center played 65 minutes, two shy of the postseason record. Nikola Jokic had his third triple-double of the playoffs with 33 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists, but missed a crucial free throw with 5.6 seconds to go. RODNEY HOOD! □ #RipCity 138 #MileHighBasketball 137ĥ.6 left in 4OT on POR ball. ![]()
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