Deni Avdija became the first Israeli player to reach the NBA playoffs, scoring 41 points – including a three-point play with 16.1 seconds remaining – as his Portland Trail Blazers rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Phoenix Suns 114-110 in the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament.
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