McCollum has 35 points and 11 rebounds as Trail Blazers beat Kings 98-94
CJ McCollum had 35 points and a season-high 11 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 98-94.
Maurice Harkless’ driving dunk put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 9:09 left in the fourth quarter.
The Kings got within 89-87 on DeMarcus Cousins’ layup with 4:03 to play, but McCollum answered with a layup, and the Kings got no closer than 95-92.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Kings 11-3. McCollum (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2015-16) scored 7 of the Trail Blazers’ 11 on 3 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Darren Collison had 3 steals, one of them leading to his free throws that put the Kings ahead 81-80, and the Kings scored 2 points off them.
For the Kings, Cousins scored 36 points. Rajon Rondo had 9 points, 15 assists and 3 steals.
The Trail Blazers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Kings’ 7. The Kings turned it over 23 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers’ starters were outscored 36-26 in 14 minutes together.