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Damian Lillard added 28 points for the Trail
Blazers, who took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western
Conference semifinals.
Jamal Murray scored 34 points, and Nikola Jokic collected 33
points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists for the Nuggets in a game
that featured 24 lead changes.
Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday in Portland.
Will Barton split a pair at the line, giving Denver a 134-133
lead with one minute left in the fourth OT, but Rodney Hood's
baseline jumper pushed Portland in front 135-134 with 44.9
seconds to go. Paul Millsap's layup lifted the Nuggets into a
136-135 advantage with 27.6 seconds to play.
Hood swished a 3-pointer to give the Blazers a 138-136 edge with
17.8 seconds remaining. Jokic made 1 of 2 foul shots to make it
138-137 with 5.6 seconds on the clock.
Portland's Seth Curry hit a pair at the line for a 140-137 lead
with 2.8 ticks left. Denver's inbounds pass was intercepted, and
the game was Portland's.
At the end of regulation, Lillard scored on a driving layup to
give the Blazers a 102-100 edge with 31.6 seconds left.
Barton's layup tied it again at 102-102 with 28.6 seconds
remaining. Portland's Al-Farouq Aminu missed a 3-point attempt,
and it was on to overtime.
In the first overtime, Millsap scored on a jump hook to pull the
Nuggets ahead 109-107 with 47.1 seconds to play.
After misses at both ends, McCollum evened the score at 109-109
on a floater with 8.7 ticks left.
After a timeout, Jokic missed a desperation 3-point attempt,
forcing a second extra session.
In the second OT, McCollum's step-back jumper made it 118-116
Portland with 1:26 remaining, but Barton tied it on a layup with
1:03 left.
Neither team scored again, and it was on to a third overtime.
Millsap made it 129-125 on a turnaround jumper with 32.2 seconds
remaining in the third extra session.
Lillard scored on a driving layup to trim the difference to
129-127 with 27.3 seconds left. After a Denver turnover, Lillard
converted another driving layup to square it at 129-129 with 8.4
ticks left.
Murray's desperation 3-point try missed as time expired, and a
fourth extra session loomed.
--Field Level Media
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