The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Orlando Magic 112-105.
CJ McCollum’s 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 5:42 left in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Magic 12-0. Robert Covington scored 6 of the Trail Blazers’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Norman Powell had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Trail Blazers scored 2 points off them.
Powell scored 22 points with 5 3-pointers in his first game with the Trail Blazers. McCollum added 22 points and 7 assists but shot 8 for 26, and Covington had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks.
For the Magic, Chuma Okeke scored a career-high 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 9 for 15 shooting. Khem Birch had 14 points (8 in the paint), a career-high 15 rebounds and 4 steals. The Magic had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Trail Blazers shot 47.1% from the field and 45.0% from 3 to the Magic’s 44.2% and 44.4%. The Magic were outscored 16-4 in 5 minutes with Carter-Williams, Ennis, Birch, Randle and Bamba on the floor together.