CJ McCollum scored 28 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 13-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-100 for their sixth straight win.
The Thunder led 67-66 when McCollum’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 5:53 left in the third quarter. They took a 79-71 lead with 1:39 left in the quarter.
The Thunder got within 95-92 on Russell Westbrook’s 21-foot pull-up jumper with 3:58 to play, but McCollum answered with a pull-up jumper, and the Thunder got no closer than 102-98.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Thunder 6-2. McCollum scored 4 of the Trail Blazers’ 6 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Damian Lillard had 20 points and 7 assists but shot 5 for 18.
For the Thunder, Westbrook had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Paul George scored 21 points (12 in the paint) but went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Trail Blazers shot 44.3% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Thunder’s 44.0% and 22.2%. The Thunder gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Trail Blazers missed. They outscored the Trail Blazers 19-7 on the fast break. The Thunder’s starters outscored the Trail Blazers 35-25 in 13 minutes together.