DENVER— The Portland Trail Blazers had to survive a third quarter meltdown, a half-hour long power outage delay and overtime before pulling out their first road win of the season.
Damian Lillard hit a runner with 0.3 seconds left in overtime to lift the Blazers to a 115-113 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets.
Lillard's shot capped an entertaining and bizarre game.
The Blazers trailed 104-96 with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter before rallying back to force overtime. Damian Lillard hit a three-pointer 47 seconds left to trim the lead to five then CJ McCollum added an and-1 layup with 15 seconds left.