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Enes Kanter’s body barely survived Blazers-Nuggets marathon

Four overtimes took a different kind of toll on Enes Kanter.

The former Knick played a career-high 56 minutes with a separated left shoulder in his Trail Blazers’ eventual 140-137 triumph over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series on Friday night in Portland. Kanter, whose team now leads the series 2-1, said he aggravated his shoulder while scoring 18 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in the longest NBA playoff game since 1953.

“First overtime, I think I separated my shoulder more,” Kanter told reporters after the game with his shoulder heavily wrapped.