Jusuf Nurkic had 32 points and 16 rebounds before suffering a gruesome left leg injury in the second overtime, and the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 148-144 on Monday night.

Nurkic was hurt when his leg bent awkwardly as he battled for an offensive rebound. His leg was immobilized and he was removed on a stretcher while surrounded by members of both teams.

The Blazers pulled out the game without him to clinch a playoff berth, but the loss of its starting center having his best season could be devastating for a Portland team already playing without injured guard CJ McCollum.

Damian Lillard finished with 31 points and 12 assists for Portland, while D'Angelo Russell had 39 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Brooklyn. >> Read more

Highlights

DLO TIES IT UP. pic.twitter.com/MUGd1R5QHZ
- Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 26, 2019

The Feed 😲
THE FINISH 🤯 pic.twitter.com/TYHly7IESc
- Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 26, 2019

Kanter playing volleyball out there? 😂 pic.twitter.com/kaFXPcAHGu
- NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 26, 2019

What's next:

The Nets end their seven-game road trip when they face the 76ers in Philadelphia on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

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