The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets battled through four overtimes on Friday night before the Blazers emerged with a 140-137 victory. The headlines have blared ever since, speaking of CJ McCollum’s copious scoring, Rodney Hood’s timely shooting, and Enes Kanter’s perseverance through pain. Beneath those stirring melodies, though, the 68-minute affair rang with plenty of harmony and subtext. Here are five things we might be under-rating from the instant playoffs classic.
The Game was Epic for More than Just Length
Playing only the second quadruple-overtime game in NBA playoffs history is, by nature, historic.