Jusuf Nurkić had 24 points (14 at the free-throw line), a season-high 23 rebounds and 5 steals, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 113-108 in overtime.
Damian Lillard made a driving layup with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 103, and the Trail Blazers outscored the Kings 10-5 in overtime.
CJ McCollum’s 19-foot jumper with 1:41 left in overtime made it 110-105, and Nurkić’s free throw with 13.6 seconds left in overtime put it away at 113-108.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Kings 15-4. Lillard (No. 9 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 9 of the Trail Blazers’ 15 on 3 for 5 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Bogdan Bogdanović had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to his 14-foot fadeaway that tied the game at 85, and the Kings scored 2 points off them.
Lillard had 25 points and 6 assists.
For the Kings, Buddy Hield scored 27 points (13 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers.
The Trail Blazers shot 43.3% from the field to the Kings’ 38.3%. The Kings outscored the Trail Blazers 30-10 on the fast break. The Kings’ starters outscored the Trail Blazers 20-10 in 9 minutes together. Nemanja Bjelica fouled out.