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The Portland Trail Blazers fought from behind all night against the Orlando Magic, until Damian Lillard took over late by scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter. With a little magic not often seen this season, the whole team joined in, pushing the Blazers to a big 112-103 win to start the stretch run. The game was sealed with the rarely-seen CJ McCollum dunk.
HIGHLIGHT: CJ drives the nail in the coffin. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/rA7oowmJhr
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Besides Lillard, the Blazers were also led by McCollum (22 points), Jusuf Nurkic (12 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in his first start), Moe Harkless, and Shabazz Napier off the bench.
Highlights
HIGHLIGHT: Nurkić with the touch pass to a cutting Crabbe. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/3O0ANJNZVQ
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HIGHLIGHT: Dame steals it. Harkless packs it home. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/SK2nFbcvvR
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HIGHLIGHT: Nurkić outrebounds three Magic players for the putback. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/q8s0SpM4pX
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HIGHLIGHT: CJ burst through the defense, finishes with the left hand. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/wDoHx3fXeo
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HIGHLIGHT: Napier from deep: Nothing but net. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/PDnoT6IRdy
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HIGHLIGHT: Napier with the nice hesitation move! As Hurd said, a little "Shabazzle-dazzle" #RipCity pic.twitter.com/nsN1yMuI0R
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HIGHLIGHT: CJ steps though the defense for the fancy layup. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/NeDIoi1wqc
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HIGHLIGHT: Lillard with the and one. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/4mAn2lDJpl
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HIGHLIGHT: Napier draws the defense, finds Leonard for the slam. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/V0MkWg2B8q
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HIGHLIGHT: Lillard from Disney World...swish! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/UcpnwsZ0M1
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HIGHLIGHT: Lillard with the acrobatic layup. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/JLykrvmRur
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Lillard's corner three gives Blazers the lead! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/3x798jJ8Ch
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What’s Next
Game two of this road trip is Sunday afternoon, a 3:00 pm (Pacific) match-up with the Toronto Raptors. Stay tuned this evening for more coverage of tonight’s game from Eric Griffith.