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Spurs lose another OT heartbreaker
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DAMIAN Lillard scored a career-high 43 points as Portland beat San Antonio 129-119 in triple overtime on Friday, sending the Spurs to their second-straight heartbreaking triple overtime loss.
The reigning NBA champions Spurs also lost in multiple overtime 116-117 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 and the Trail Blazers pulled away in the third overtime to top the Spurs by 10 points in front of a crowd of 18,581 at the AT&T Center arena in San Antonio.
“I just kept attacking. That has always been my favorite time of the game when everything is on the line,” Lillard said.
Lillard hit game-tying 3-pointers in regulation and the first overtime and scored nine of Portland’s 17 points in the third overtime as the Blazers crafted their fourth-straight win.
Cory Joseph hit a game-tying shot in the second overtime for San Antonio, which became the first NBA team in 63 years to play in consecutive three-overtime games. The 1951-52 Baltimore Bullets split their contests.
San Antonio was missing Kawhi Leonard and guard Tony Parker.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said his team tried to tough it out but couldn’t keep up in the final overtime.
“We are wearing some guys down. They did a great job under tough circumstances,” Popovich said.
The Spurs have now lost three straight games, their longest slide since they lost three in a row in January.
Tim Duncan had a season-high 32 points and Danny Green added 27 for the Spurs, who lost despite starting the first two overtimes on 6-0 runs.
Elsewhere, it was: Hornets 109, 76ers 91; Jazz 101, Magic 94; Wizards 105, Heat 103; Raptors 110, Pistons 100; Celtics 114, Timberwolves 98; Cavaliers 95, Nets 91; Bulls 103, Grizzlies 97; Nuggets 109, Clippers 106; and Thunder 104, Lakers 103.
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