Damian Lillard had 42 points (24 on 8 3-pointers) and 12 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Brooklyn Nets 134-133.
Jusuf Nurkić’s cutting layup put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 1:47 left in the fourth quarter.
CJ McCollum’s 21-foot pull-up jumper with 53.4 seconds left made it 134-130. The Nets had the ball down 1, but Caris LeVert missed a 22-foot jumper at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Nets 15-11. Nurkić scored 4 of the Trail Blazers’ 15 on 2 for 2 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Lillard had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Trail Blazers scored 2 points off them.
McCollum had 25 points (12 in the first quarter), 7 assists and 3 steals, and Nurkić added 22 points and 10 rebounds. Nurkić scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers. Lillard and Nurkić set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points.
For the Nets, LeVert had 37 points and 9 assists. Jarrett Allen had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Nets forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers outscored the Nets 47-34 in 15 minutes with Anthony, Lillard, McCollum, Nurkić and Trent on the floor together.