LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida: Damian Lillard scored 21 points and Carmelo Anthony hit a big 3-pointer late to help the Portland Trail Blazers to a 110-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). Lillard raved about the contributions of Anthony, who found a home with the Trail Blazers after spending several months without a team last year following a brief stint with the Rockets. McCollum finished with 20 points as the Blazers pulled within 1 1/2 games of eighth-place Memphis. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 16 points playing only the first half for Milwaukee, which has lost two of three seeding games. Kyle Korver scored 13 points, and Ersan Ilyasova had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Source: Manila Times August 05, 2020 16:18 UTC