The Blazers went on to win at the foul line when Aaron Gordon was whistled for reaching in on Jerami Grant before the buzzer. They scored their last five points on free throws, all in the final minute ...

But the Nuggets couldn’t get him the ball in crunch time. Portland played small, double-teamed him and fronted him in the post. The weak-side shooter was often open, but the Blazers’ pressure was ...

Scott Foster suffered a bloody nose causing the Western Conference Finals matchup to be paused briefly Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

NBA referees are known for allowing much more contact and physicality during the postseason. Early in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, referee Scott Foster took a hard playoff foul of his own.