The Portland Trail Blazers bounced back from their opening night debacle against the Sacramento Kings by crushing the Phoenix Suns tonight 134-105. CJ McCollum led the way with 28 points while Damian Lillard once again played a facilitating role, notching 19 points and 8 assists. The victory was a true team effort, with crisp passing, alert rotations, and excellent shooting forging the way.
The Blazers shot 54.3% from the field, 42.0% from the arc on 48 attempted threes. Phoenix managed 48.9% shooting in defeat.
First Quarter
Norman Powell and CJ McCollum started Portland’s offense early, aided by multiple screens from Jusuf Nurkic.