TUALATIN — When Jrue Holiday gathered an inbound pass and charged toward the other end of the floor in the closing seconds of the Portland Trail Blazers’ Fan Fest, he immediately encountered a 6-foot-3, 185-pound shadow.

The speedy two-time NBA All-Star couldn’t shake the shadow as he approached halfcourt, narrowly avoiding an eight-second violation.

He couldn’t shake the shadow as he navigated around perimeter screens.

He couldn’t shake the shadow as the final buzzer approached and his team stared at a one-point deficit.

But then, with only seconds left, Holiday finally wiggled away from the shadow, darting into the paint, unleashing a Euro Step and swishing a left-handed floater to deliver a 43-42 win for Team Black.

Two days later, the shadow — teammate Blake Wesley — was s

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