Damian Lillard continued his scoring spree with 50 points, matched his season high of 13 assists and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 139-129 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. CJ McCollum scored 28 points and made six 3-pointers for the Trail Blazers after missing the previous three games because an ankle injury. The Trail Blazers won the tip and let the 24-second clock run out without attempting a shot. Indiana later was within seven points before Lillard scored eight straight points — including two 3-pointers — to give the Trail Blazers a 129-114 lead with 4:22 remaining. Lillard scored 23 first-half points on 7 of 8 shooting from the field as the Trail Blazers held a 66-56 lead at the break.

Source: National Post January 27, 2020 04:52 UTC