CJ McCollum scored 27 points (15 in the third quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 21-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-106.
The Thunder went on a 12-4 run to lead 62-60 with 9:11 left in the third quarter. McCollum’s reverse layup put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 8:31 left in the quarter. Al-Farouq Aminu and McCollum scored 8 points each during the run, and they led 81-68 with 3:39 left in the quarter and by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter.
Shabazz Napier scored 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter), and Jusuf Nurkić added 20 points and 8 rebounds. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Thunder, Russell Westbrook had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals, and Paul George added 22 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Trail Blazers shot 53.1% from the field and 43.5% from 3 to the Thunder’s 44.0% and 41.9%. The Thunder’s starters were outscored 48-33 in 18 minutes together.