Carmelo Anthony had a season-high 29 points (17 in the fourth quarter) and 5 steals, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Charlotte Hornets 123-111 to end a 4-game losing streak.
Enes Freedom’s layup put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 11:38 left in the third quarter.
Damian Lillard had 23 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), 10 assists and 3 steals, and Robert Covington added a season-high 21 points and 10 rebounds on 8 for 11 shooting. Anthony scored 17 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Hornets, LaMelo Ball had 30 points, 8 assists and 4 steals, and Terry Rozier added 20 points, 6 assists and 4 steals.
The Trail Blazers shot 53.5% from the field and 52.2% from 3 to the Hornets’ 48.9% and 44.1%. The Trail Blazers made 24 3-pointers, 6 of them by Lillard and 6 by Anthony. The Hornets outscored the Trail Blazers 56-30 in the paint. The Trail Blazers outscored the Hornets 30-16 in 9 minutes with Anthony, Covington, Hood, Simons and Little on the floor together.