The Portland Trail Blazers relied on their high scoring backcourt to carry them through a rather easy matchup with the Knicks, and went on to score 67 first half points as a unit and cruise through the remaining two period. Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum combined for 50 points, with each player taking 17 shots. Lillard led all scorers with 30 points, to go with five assists and four rebounds on 9 - of - 17 shooting, while C.J. McCollum added 20 points in the win. As for the bench, Evan Turner saw 24 minutes of action, while Allen Crabbe had a heavier workload and logged 34 minutes of play. The two combined for 21 points on 13 shots. Porzingis led all Knicks scorers with 18 points on 21 shots, while adding nine rebounds, one assist, one steal and three blocks. Hernangomez went 5 - of - 10 from the field, scored 10 points and added eight rebounds.
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