Jusuf Nurkić had 24 points (18 in the paint) and 14 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-103 in overtime.
It was tied 97-97 at the end of regulation.
CJ McCollum’s floater with 12.2 seconds left in overtime made it 108-103 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Hornets 17-10. Maurice Harkless scored 4 of the Trail Blazers’ 17 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Nicolas Batum had 4 steals, 1 of them during a 13-0 Hornets run, and the Hornets scored 4 points off them. With 2:59 left, Kemba Walker stole the ball from Al-Farouq Aminu, and his driving layup off it tied the game at 95.
McCollum scored 22 points.
For the Hornets, Walker had 40 points and 4 steals, and Batum went 1 for 8 from 3. Walker scored 17 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers shot 45.6% from the field to the Hornets’ 38.8% and outscored them 58-32 in the paint. The Hornets got 7 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Hornets’ starters were outscored 53-33 in 20 minutes together.