McCollum scores 26 as Trail Blazers beat Suns 106-96
CJ McCollum scored 26 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 106-96.
It was tied at 89 when Al-Farouq Aminu’s corner 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 6:00 left. They pulled away to a 102-89 lead with 3:12 left.
Late in the fourth quarter, McCollum had 2 of his 3 steals, 1 of them during a 13-0 Trail Blazers run, and the Trail Blazers scored 5 points off them.
For the Suns, Eric Bledsoe scored 31 points, and Brandon Knight went 0 for 8 from 3.
The Trail Blazers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Suns’ 8. The Suns’ starters were outscored 34-23 in 13 minutes together.