The Portland Trail Blazers withstood 25 lead changes, a handful of injury scares, and one heck of a punch from a shorthanded Miami Heat group on Thursday night. They made just enough plays down the stretch to steal a 125-122 thriller. On the backs of a marquee night from CJ McCollum, Portland opened the first of their two-day Florida trip with a victory.
The group continues to put its resiliency on display, and in the process, they moved to 26-18, and back into a deadlock with the Denver Nuggets for the No.