Game 3 of the 2019 Western Conference Semifinals between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets didn’t feature a series-clinching buzzer beater from Damian Lillard. Or a Game 7 masterclass in the clutch from CJ McCollum. But it stakes a claim as arguably the most entertaining Playoff game of the Lillard era.
It’ll almost certainly go down as the longest.
In that pivotal Game 3 — which took place three years ago today — Portland outlasted Denver in a 140-137 four-overtime battle royal at the Moda Center.
It marked the first 4OT game in the NBA Playoffs during the shot clock era (1954-55) and just the second 4OT Playoff game in NBA history.