PORTLAND, Ore. -- As the Trail Blazers searched for a fourth-quarter spark Saturday night, CJ McCollum stepped to the free-throw line in an important spot.
The Blazers had just forced a turnover with 6:21 remaining in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, giving the career 83.9 percent free-throw shooter a chance to halt the Warriors’ second-half run and energize the Moda Center crowd.
After he was fouled on a 3-point attempt, McCollum made his first foul shot, but he missed the next two.
“I was locked in as could be, focused as I could be,” McCollum said after the Blazers’ 110-99 loss to the Warriors.