Suns vs. Trail Blazers : NBA live update - October 21, 2022

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The Portland Trail Blazers won their second straight game to start the season on Friday night, defeating the Phoenix Suns 113-111 in overtime thanks to 41 points from Damian Lillard.

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With 7.2 seconds left in overtime, Anfernee Simons connected on a hook shot, finishing with 16 points. 20 points and 17 rebounds were recorded by Jusuf Nurkic.

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Phoenix was paced by 33 points from Devin Booker. Early in the extra period, his layup gave Phoenix a 109-106 advantage.

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The Suns had a 12-point lead at the half, but Portland slowly closed the gap, tying the score at 79 early in the fourth quarter on Nassir Little's pull-up jumper. From that point on, the game remained close.

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The Suns had just defeated Dallas 107-105 in their season opener on Wednesday. The Mavericks defeated the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals despite the Suns' 64-game winning record last year.

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Portland won its opener 115-108 on Wednesday night at Sacramento.