PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 41 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 113-111 in overtime on Friday night for their second straight win to start the season. season.
Anfernee Simons converted a layup with 7.2 seconds left in overtime and finished with 16 points. Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and 17 rebounds for Portland.
Devin Booker led Phoenix with 33 points. His layup gave Phoenix a 109-106 lead on the board at the start of the extra period.
Lillard’s free throws with 33.9 seconds left tied the score at 111. Booker missed a close basket before Simons’ drop shot put Portland ahead. Nurkic fouled Deandre Ayton at the other end of the court, but Ayton missed the first shot and did the same on the second, this time on purpose, for a missed attempt to hit the tying basket.
