Show caption Portland’s Rodney Hood reacts after hitting the game-winning shot during the fourth overtime against the Denver Nuggets in Friday’s Game 3. Photograph: Jaime Valdez/USA Today Sports NBA Trail Blazers outlast Nuggets in historic quadruple-overtime playoff thriller Blazers win first quadruple-overtime playoff game since 1953

CJ McCollum finishes with game-high 41 points in 60 minutes

Bucks prevail 123-116 over Celtics to take 2-1 series advantage Associated Press Sat 4 May 2019 02.41 EDT Share on Facebook

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CJ McCollum matched his career playoff high with 41 points, Rodney Hood hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 18.6 seconds left in the NBA postseason record-tying fourth overtime and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 140-137 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

It was the second quadruple-overtime playoff game in NBA history, joining a 1953 game between the Boston Celtics and the Syracuse Nationals.

McCollum scored 28 points after the third quarter and Damian Lillard added 28 in the game for Portland, which stretched its winning streak at home to 12 games dating back to the regular season. Hood came off the bench to score seven points in the final OT and help the Blazers remain unbeaten at home this postseason.

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. The 7ft center played 65 minutes, two shy of the postseason record.

Jamal Murray had a playoff-high 34 points for the Nuggets.

Game 4 is Sunday.

Hood’s jumper re-tied the game at 133 with just over a minute left in the final overtime. Will Barton missed the first of two free throws for Denver before Hood added a baseline jumper. Paul Millsap’s hook shot with 27 seconds left gave the Nuggets the edge.

But Hood’s three-pointer gave Portland a 138-136 lead as time wound down. Jokic missed the first of two free throws for Denver and Seth Curry made free throws for the Blazers to close it out.

Hood finished with 19 points.

Denver pulled in front 97-95 with under 3 minutes left in regulation. Lillard’s floater with 31 seconds left gave Portland a 102-100 lead, before Barton’s layup tied it. Al-Farouq Aminu missed a three-pointer for Portland with 6.7 seconds to go.

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.

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. Portland called a timeout with 4.1 seconds on the clock but Lillard missed a three-point attempt as time ran out.

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.

The Blazers, in the conference semifinals since 2016, have won the last two games after second-seeded Denver’s victory in Game 1.

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.

Torrey Craig was also day-to-day but started for Denver, wearing a clear mask after his nose was bloodied in Wednesday’s game.

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.

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. Portland went into the break with just a 48-47 edge.

The Nuggets went ahead early in the second half. 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.

Bucks 123, Celtics 116

Giannis Antetokounmpo kept attacking and the Boston Celtics kept fouling.

The fouls may have slowed the second half of Game 3, but nothing could stop Antetokounmpo from putting together a signature performance in TD Garden.

Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 13 rebounds, George Hill finished with 21 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Boston 123-116 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Khris Middleton added 20 points.

Antetokounmpo had only 13 field goal attempts but had 16 points from the free throw line in a game that featured 53 total fouls called – 39 in the second half. Including Milwaukee’s two regular-season games in Boston, Antetokounmpo has scored 30 or more points in each of his trips to TD Garden in 2018-19.

“I’m just gonna keep being aggressive. That’s what my teammates want me to do,” Antetokounmpo said. “If I have to take it all the way, I’ll take it all the way.”

Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 for the Celtics, who host Game 4 on Monday.

Boston led by a point at the half but was outscored 40-31 in the third quarter and trailed by as many as 17 points in the final period.

The Celtics were also outscored 52-24 in the paint and had 18 turnovers leading to 28 Milwaukee points.

Irving acknowledged the fouls did slow down the game and stunt Boston’s efforts late.

“It’s getting ridiculous at this point,” Irving said, using an expletive to describe the lulls the fouls created.

The Bucks threw the Celtics a tactical curveball in Game 2, inserting Nikola Mirotic into the starting lineup in place of Sterling Brown.

In Game 3 it was Celtics coach Brad Stevens who brought new wrinkles, notably going with a small lineup that featured 6-foot-7 Semi Ojeleye guarding the 6-11 Antetokounmpo when he returned to the game at the start of the second quarter and again in the third quarter.

Boston also kept going at Antetokounmpo throughout the game when it had the ball. It included a one-handed dunk by Jaylen Brown over the Bucks’ star early in the third quarter that brought the Celtics fans inside TD Garden to their feet. It was reminiscent of a two-handed dunk he had over Antetokounmpo in Boston’s Game 1 win.

Friday’s version complemented several nice defensive plays by Brown, including blocking a Tony Snell lay-up attempt off the backboard.

Still, Milwaukee managed to keep racking up points in the paint. The Bucks led by as many as 12 in the third quarter and took a 95-87 lead into the fourth.

That was the score when Brown was called for his fifth foul with 10:53 left on what appeared to be a light touch of Eric Bledsoe near the baseline. It brought animated protests from both Brown and Stevens. A few trips later, Tatum received a technical for protesting his foul of Antetokounmpo.

Stevens said he didn’t think his team was overly frustrated by the foul calls.

“I just think ultimately they made a lot of plays in that quarter and we didn’t,” he said.

The Bucks started to rack up points at the line and their lead grew to 114-97 by the time Brown came back into the game with 4:53 remaining.

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said Antetokounmpo is hard to stop when he’s this locked in to finding ways to score and get his teammates involved.</s>The Portland Trailblazers are on a role in this year's playoffs. After dismantling the OKC Thunder and ending the series on a dramatic Damian Lillard game-winner, the Blazers are embroiled in a battle with the Nuggets and Game 3 indicated as much with the teams locked in for a grueling 4 overtime contest.

This time the Blazers rode CJ McCollum who led the team with 41 points and an impressive 18 points coming throughout the overtimes. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic didn't disappoint, however, registering a triple-double with 33 points, 18 rebounds, and 14 assists in 65 minutes of play.

Source: youtube.com</s>The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Denver Nuggets 140-137 after playing four overtime periods. That hasn't happened since Dwight D. Eisenhower was president.</s>An additional 20 minutes were needed for a result from Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals series between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets but eventually, the hosts survived to win a thrilling game and retain home-court advantage.

CJ McCollum led the Blazers with 41 points, while Damian Lillard added 28 points and eight assists.

For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic recorded his third triple-double of the playoffs with 33 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists, logging a game-high 65 minutes.

It took a couple of the Blazers' bench guys to seal this victory, with Rodney Hood scoring seven points in the fourth overtime period, while Seth Curry iced the game with a couple of clutch free-throws in the closing seconds.

For more on Game 3, here are the takeaways:

With Damian Lillard having a second consecutive rough shooting night from the field, CJ McCollum took over in Game 3, especially in the overtime periods.

McCollum's 41 tied his career-high for points in a playoff game, while his 60 minutes played makes him the first Trail Blazer ever to play that many minutes in a playoff game.

He scored 18 of his 41 in the overtime period, which is tied for the most in OT of a playoff game in the last 20 seasons.

The Blazers' shooting guard also recorded 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals while going 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and only turning the ball over once.

On the road at the Moda Center, Nikola Jokic, playing 65 minutes, had the best game of his first postseason.

The Serbian center recorded his third playoff triple-double, a monster one, with 33 points, 18 rebounds, and 14 assists on an efficient 13-of-25 shooting night.

He also made four of his seven 3-point attempts while recording a +5 in the +/- category (only Jamal Murray had a better +/- with +6).

Playing 65 minutes, the fourth-most in league postseason history, and putting up such huge numbers, Jokic would surely be disappointed that he couldn't ensure that his team came out victorious in this game.

Rodney Hood delivered his most clutch performance when Portland needed it most.

Trailing 136-135 with 18.6 seconds remaining, Hood drained the clutch go-ahead three-pointer to snatch the W.

After not seeing any minutes in the first three overtime periods, Hood was called on after the Blazers missed six of their first seven shots.

With players logging monster minutes, Hood put his fresh legs to good use, providing a seven-point burst in the span of 50 seconds. He finished with a playoff career-high 19 points in 23 minutes off the bench on 6-of-8 shooting.

Instant Classic: Second ever 4OT game in NBA playoff history

Game 3 was the first four-overtime playoff game in the shot clock era (1954-55) and just the second in NBA history.

In 1953, the Boston Celtics beat the Syracuse Nationals 111-105 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.</s>Blazers go up 2-1 after 140-137 win in 4 OTs over Denver

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rodney Hood checked back into the game, a fresh body among the weary ones all over the court.

Eager for postseason redemption after struggling in the playoffs last year, Hood got his chance Friday night.

All he had to do was wait until an NBA postseason record-tying fourth overtime.

Hood hit the key 3-pointer with 18.6 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 140-137 to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

Hood was a starter for Cleveland last season when the playoffs opened, but fell out of favor and refused to check into the final minutes of a blowout win over Toronto in the second round. He was acquired by the Blazers in a February trade.

"I didn't give up. I didn't give up on myself, just kept playing, kept working," he said. "I had no idea that I'd end up in Portland in this type of situation. But to be here, to have my family in the crowd when I saw a lot of sad faces last go-round, to be here is very emotional for me, to be quite frank.

"A lot more basketball to go, though. A lot more basketball."

The Blazers and Nuggets played a lot already.

It was just the second quadruple-overtime playoff game in NBA history, joining a 1953 game between the Boston Celtics and the Syracuse Nationals.

CJ McCollum matched his career playoff high with 41 points and Damian Lillard added 28 for Portland, which stretched its winning streak at home to 12 games dating back to the regular season.

Hood scored seven points in the final OT and helped the Blazers remain unbeaten at home this postseason.

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. The 7-foot center played 65 minutes, two shy of the postseason record.

Jamal Murray had a playoff-high 34 points for the Nuggets. Game 4 is Sunday.

"We fought, we fought, we fought. That's all you can ask for. Too many second-chance points too many turnovers, that was the difference in the game," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "But that was a hell of a basketball game by two very good basketball teams."

Hood's jumper tied the game at 133 with just over a minute left in the final overtime. Will Barton missed the first of two free throws for Denver before Hood added a baseline jumper. Paul Millsap's hook shot with 27 seconds left gave the Nuggets the edge.

But Hood's 26-foot 3-pointer gave Portland a 138-136 lead as time wound down. Jokic missed the first of two free throws for Denver and Seth Curry made free throws for the Blazers to close it out.

"Rodney Hood a huge impact on the game, and they went to him," Malone said.

In the first overtime, McCollum's layup tied it at 109 with 8.7 seconds left and Jokic missed an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer.

With the game knotted at 118 in the second overtime, Jokic missed a 3-pointer and a jump ball with 5.7 seconds left was grabbed by McCollum. Portland called a timeout with 4.1 seconds on the clock but Lillard missed a 3-point attempt as time ran out.

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.

The Blazers, in the conference semifinals since 2016, have won the last two games after second-seeded Denver's victory in Game 1.

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.

Torrey Craig was also day-to-day but started for Denver, wearing a clear mask after his nose was bloodied in Wednesday's game.

Portland led by as many as 10 points in the opening half but the Nuggets pulled in front 38-37 on Murray's running 3-pointer. Portland went into the break with just a 48-47 edge.

Nuggets: Denver was 3-1 over the Blazers in the regular season. ... Gary Harris fouled out with just over a minute left in the third overtime. Red Rocha and Paul Seymour of Syracuse set the NBA record by playing 67 minutes in the March 21, 1953, quadruple-OT game in Boston.

Trail Blazers: The Blazers showed Lillard's 37-foot shot that clinched the first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder before the game and the crowd at the Moda Center against cheered. ... Portland was 32-9 at home in the regular season.

The Nuggets called Craig's injury a nasal contusion. The clear mask he donned was from a previous injury.

"Obviously I don't think it's comfortable. I don't think it's something that he prefers," Malone said. "But with the injury that he sustained and the bleeding, and the fact that this is similar to another injury that he incurred, it's being really preventative and making sure it doesn't get any worse. Torrey's one of those guys, he makes no excuses. He's a tough kid."

Enes Kanter finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds, but said afterward he re-injured his left shoulder — originally hurt in Game 5 against the Thunder.

"I will just go home and get some rest. I don't know if I can play the next game but I will do my best to be out there with my teammates," he said.

Game 4 is set for Sunday in Portland.</s>Blazers go up 2-1 after 140-137 win in 4 OTs over Denver

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum matched his career playoff high with 41 points, Rodney Hood hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.6 seconds left in the NBA postseason record-tying fourth overtime and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 140-137 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

It was the second quadruple-overtime playoff game in NBA history, joining a 1953 game between the Boston Celtics and the Syracuse Nationals.

McCollum scored 28 points after the third quarter and Damian Lillard added 28 in the game for Portland, which stretched its winning streak at home to 12 games dating back to the regular season. Hood came off the bench to score seven points in the final OT and help the Blazers remain unbeaten at home this postseason.

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. The 7-foot center played 65 minutes, two shy of the postseason record.

Jamal Murray had a playoff-high 34 points for the Nuggets.

Hood's jumper re-tied the game at 133 with just over a minute left in the final overtime. Will Barton missed the first of two free throws for Denver before Hood added a baseline jumper. Paul Millsap's hook shot with 27 seconds left gave the Nuggets the edge.

But Hood's 3-pointer gave Portland a 138-136 lead as time wound down. Jokic missed the first of two free throws for Denver and Seth Curry made free throws for the Blazers to close it out.

Denver pulled in front 97-95 with under 3 minutes left in regulation. Lillard's floater with 31 seconds left gave Portland a 102-100 lead, before Barton's layup tied it. Al-Farouq Aminu missed a 3-pointer for Portland with 6.7 seconds to go.

In the first overtime, McCollum's layup tied it at 109 with 8.7 seconds left and Jokic missed an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer.

With the game knotted at 118 in the second overtime, Jokic missed a 3-pointer and a jump ball with 5.7 seconds left was grabbed by McCollum. Portland called a timeout with 4.1 seconds on the clock but Lillard missed a 3-point attempt as time ran out.

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.

The Blazers, in the conference semifinals since 2016, have won the last two games after second-seeded Denver's victory in Game 1.

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.

Torrey Craig was also day-to-day but started for Denver, wearing a clear mask after his nose was bloodied in Wednesday's game.

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.

Portland led by as many as 10 points in the opening half but the Nuggets pulled in front 38-37 on Murray's running 3-pointer. Portland went into the break with just a 48-47 edge.

The Nuggets went ahead early in the second half. Enes Kanter, who at times rubbed the shoulder he hurt in the final first-round game against the Thunder, hit a 3-pointer followed by a layup and a free throw to tie the game at 62 and slow Denver's momentum.

Nuggets: Denver was 3-1 over the Blazers in the regular season. ... Gary Harris fouled out with just over a minute left in the third overtime. Red Rocha and Paul Seymour of Syracuse set the NBA record by playing 67 minutes in the March 21, 1953, quadruple-OT game in Boston.

Trail Blazers: The Blazers showed Lillard's 37-foot shot that clinched the first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder before the game and the crowd at the Moda Center against cheered. ... Portland was 32-9 at home in the regular season.

MAN IN THE MASK: The Nugget called Craig's injury a nasal contusion. The clear mask he donned was from a previous injury.

Coach Michael Malone said he doesn't think the mask impacts him at all.

"Obviously I don't think it's comfortable. I don't think it's something that he prefers," Malone said. "But with the injury that he sustained and the bleeding, and the fact that this is similar to another injury that he incurred, it's being really preventative and making sure it doesn't get any worse. Torrey's one of those guys, he makes no excuses. He's a tough kid."

Game 4 is set for Sunday in Portland.</s>Blazers go up 2-1 after 140-137 win in 4 OTs over Denver

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum matched his career playoff high with 41 points, Rodney Hood hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.6 seconds left in the NBA postseason record-tying fourth overtime and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 140-137 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

It was the second quadruple-overtime playoff game in NBA history, joining a 1953 game between the Boston Celtics and the Syracuse Nationals.

Damian Lillard added 28 points for Portland, which stretched its winning streak at home to 12 games dating back to the regular season. Hood came off the bench to score seven points in the final OT and help the Blazers remain unbeaten at home this postseason.

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. Jamal Murray had a playoff-high 34 points.</s>Al-Farouq Aminu (8) of the Portland Trail Blazers argues that he was fouled in the act of shooting by Paul Millsap (4) of the Denver Nuggets rather than on the floor as was the call during the second quarter on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. The Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trailblazers game two of their second round NBA playoff series at the Pepsi Center in Denver.</s>Dedicate this one to the insomniacs.

The Portland Trail Blazers finally outlasted the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in Game 3 at the Moda Center on Friday, needing three hours and 25 minutes, four overtime periods, 68 game minutes and multiple dramatic comebacks to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round series.

The contest, which was knotted at 102 in regulation, tied the Boston Celtics’ 111-105 four-overtime defeat of the Syracuse Nationals in 1953 as the longest postseason game in NBA history.

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.

Playing at home for the first time since Damian Lillard’s series-clinching three-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland found itself embroiled in another round of heart-stopping dramatics.

Blazers guard CJ McCollum led all scorers with 41 points in a team-high 60 minutes, but it was his offensive rebound and pass to Rodney Hood that finally proved decisive. Hood, a backup wing and midseason acquisition, buried a go-ahead three-pointer from the right angle in the closing seconds of the fourth overtime period. Hood finished with 19 points.

“I was really tired,” said Lillard, after scoring 28 points in 58 minutes. “You start to cramp up. We knew that they were going through the same thing. It wasn’t like we were out there having a long practice. It was a game. It was a matter of who was going to dig deeper, who was going to fight through and get that one extra rebound, that one extra stop, that one loose ball, make that free throw. Tonight we were that team.”

While both teams largely rode their starters throughout the extra periods, Blazers Coach Terry Stotts subbed in Hood for Moe Harkless, who was battling cramps, in the fourth overtime period. Hood’s fresh legs helped carry Portland over the finish line.

“I have no idea what happened in the first half, or the second half, or the first three overtimes,” Stotts said. “Then Rodney Hood came in and played great. I’ve never been a part of a game like that. ... The game was won and lost so many times by both teams. Every overtime was a roller coaster. I don’t know if it was as much elation as it was relief. I’ll take either one.”

Denver had more than its fair share of chances to steal a road victory. The Nuggets led 100-98 with 65 seconds in regulation, 109-107 with 10 seconds left in the first overtime, 129-127 with 10 seconds left in the third overtime, and 136-135 with 20 seconds left in the fourth overtime.

Unfortunately, fatigue appeared to set in on numerous occasions. The Nuggets committed a costly turnover at the end of the first overtime that set up a game-tying runner by McCollum, they committed a turnover at the end of the second overtime before they could attempt a potential game-winning shot, and they blew a four-point lead in the final 30 seconds of the third overtime with another turnover.

In the final period, Jokic missed one of two free throws with five seconds left that could have potentially tied the game.

“Nikola Jokic is our best player,” Nuggets Coach Michael Malone said. “We’re at our best when he’s on the floor, making plays for himself and for his teammates. When I rode him in the fourth quarter, I had no idea it was going to go into four more overtimes. I apologized to him in the locker room. He doesn’t complain. I’ve never seen that: 64 minutes and 58 seconds. That’s a real number. He was fantastic. The guy was incredible.”

There were heroes and near-heroes on both sides. Blazers center Enes Kanter played through a shoulder injury to post 18 points and 15 rebounds in 56 minutes. Nuggets guard Jamal Murray scored a team-high 34 points, while forward Paul Millsap made multiple clutch baskets late in the overtime periods.

“We were coming to the bench saying it was two teams fighting for their season,” Lillard said. “The team that was willing to go a little deeper was going to win the game. I thought we did that down the stretch.”

The two teams will have less than 48 hours to recuperate and prepare for Game 4, which is set for a 4 p.m. Pacific time tip at the Moda Center on Sunday. The Blazers are trying to advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2000. The Nuggets haven’t reached that round since 2009.

Sign up for our weekly NBA newsletter to get the best basketball coverage in your inbox</s>The Denver Nuggets, led by center Nikola Jokic, meet the Portland Trail Blazers, led by guard Damian Lillard, in Game 3 of their best of seven NBA Western Conference Playoffs series on Friday, May 3, 2019 (5/3/19) at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The series is tied, 1-1.

Here’s what you need to know:

BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets visit the Portland Trail Blazers for game three of the Western Conference second round with the series tied 1-1. The Trail Blazers won the last meeting 97-90. CJ McCollum scored 20 points to lead Portland to the victory and Nikola Jokic scored 16 points in defeat for Denver.
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The Trail Blazers are 6-10 against opponents in the Northwest Division. Portland is third in the NBA with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game, led by Enes Kanter averaging 3.7 offensive boards.

The Nuggets have gone 34-18 against Western Conference opponents. Denver is fourth in the NBA scoring 52.2 points in the paint per game, led by Jokic averaging 11.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Damian Lillard is scoring 25.8 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. McCollum has averaged 17.8 points and added 4.4 rebounds while shooting 37.1 percent over the last 10 games for Portland.

Jokic leads the Nuggets averaging 20.1 points and has added 10.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. Jamal Murray has averaged 18.8 points and added 3.4 rebounds while shooting 45.0 percent over the last 10 games for Denver.

DURING THE PLAYOFFS: Nuggets: Averaging 105.2 points, 44.4 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.1 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.7 points on 46.4 percent shooting.

Trail Blazers: Averaging 109.3 points, 44.9 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.3 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.3 points on 43.3 percent shooting.

Trail Blazers Injuries: Maurice Harkless: day to day (ankle), Jusuf Nurkic: out for season (leg fracture).
The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in quadruple overtime, making the game the first quadruple overtime game in the playoffs since 1953.