McCollum’s driving layup with 7.6 seconds left lifts Trail Blazers past 76ers
CJ McCollum made a driving layup with 7.6 seconds left, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-105.
Ish Smith’s 15-foot pull-up jumper had tied it at 105 with 23 seconds left.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Trail Blazers 13-11. Hollis Thompson scored 9 of the 76ers’ 13 on 3 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, McCollum had 2 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Damian Lillard’s 3-pointer that put the Trail Blazers ahead 103-100, and the Trail Blazers scored 4 points off them.
McCollum had 25 points and 5 steals, and Al-Farouq Aminu added a season-high 20 points and 8 rebounds.
For the 76ers, Smith had 17 points, a season-high 14 rebounds and 9 assists, and Robert Covington went 1 for 9 from 3. Thompson scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers went 24 for 30 at the line to the 76ers’ 17 for 24. The 76ers forced 10 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The 76ers outscored the Trail Blazers 17-3 in 5 minutes with Smith, Thompson, Covington, Stauskas and Grant on the floor together.