The escort CJ McCollum was in charge of directing the balanced attack of the Portland Trail Blazers by getting 37 points, after scoring six triples, which were decisive for the away win (99-125) against the Sacramento Kings.
The Trail Blazers, who had up to 31 points ahead, never encountered resistance in the defense of the Kings, who had also lost to the Toronto Raptors the night before.
McCollum scored 16 points in the first half and the Blazers took a partial 49-66 lead at halftime.
With a triple midway through the third quarter, McCollum edged out ex-center-Rasheed Wallace (9,119 points) for 10th place on the Trail Blazers’ best scorers in history list.
The base Damian Lillard scored 17 points and the veteran power forward Carmelo Anthony added another 13 for Portland (5-4) who won the second straight game.
Power forward Marvin Bagley III he reached 15 points as the leader of the Kings, who had only 41% (33 of 81) from field goals. From outside the perimeter, the Kings finished with eight 3-of-30 attempts and committed 15 turnovers that Portland converted to 30 points.
The rookie point guard Tyrese haliburton he made his first NBA appearance with the Kings and contributed 12 points and eight assists. The Blazers made eight of their first 13 shots from the field that gave them a 38-point run in the opening period.
