Confident after two victories against the Portland Trail Blazers over this past weekend, Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks declared that there wouldn’t be any “letdown” in tonight’s Round 3. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum made sure his declaration proved true — just not in the way he’d have anticipated. The star guards opened the first half in Playoffs Mode with their feet never truly “letting down” from the gas pedal on their way to a 130-109 victory.
McCollum paved the path with a rhythmic 26-point performance on just 15 shots. Lillard added 23, as Portland jumped out to a lead that ballooned to as much as 33 in the first half.