CJ McCollum made a 20-foot fadeaway with 21 seconds left, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 108-105.
The Trail Blazers trailed 52-41 at halftime and 92-75 with 8:53 left in the fourth quarter. They outscored the Wizards 33-13 the rest of the way.
The Wizards had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Bradley Beal missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Wizards 6-4. McCollum scored 4 of the Trail Blazers’ 6 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Damian Lillard had 29 points and 6 assists, and McCollum added 26 points. McCollum scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Wizards, Beal had 26 points (12 in the first quarter) and 7 assists, and Otto Porter Jr. added 24 points (13 in the third quarter), 10 rebounds and 3 steals.
The Trail Blazers shot 51.2% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Wizards’ 46.1% and 34.8%. They outscored the Wizards 48-24 in the paint. They scored the last 10 points of the game. The Trail Blazers’ starters outscored the Wizards 70-51 in 26 minutes together.