CJ MCCOLLUM NEWS

McCollum Pushes Portland To Playoffs

CJ McCollum played through an injured back on Saturday, carrying the Blazers to a seventh consecutive postseason berth.

AUGUST 15, 2020

Blazers make playoffs, oust Grizzlies with 126-122 victory

A fourth consecutive down-to-the-wire finish, a fourth consecutive win for the Portland Trail Blazers

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies square off in play-in game

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Memphis Grizzlies square off in a play-in game to decide the 8th seed in the Western Conference

AUGUST 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

CJ McCollum has been playing through a back fracture Damian Lillard gets all the attention, but CJ McCollum deserves some props for playing through injury McCollum often takes a back seat to th...

AUGUST 14, 2020 • FANSIDED.COM

Blazers, Grizzlies advance to play-in; perfect Suns left out

AUGUST 13, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Analysis: Lillard has enough motivation for his playoff push

Damian Lillard has no shortage of motivation

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Portland takes on Brooklyn following Lillard's 61-point game

Portland plays the Brooklyn Nets after Damian Lillard scored 61 points in the Trail Blazers' 134-131 win against the Mavericks

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lillard pours in 61 to lift Blazers past Mavs, 134-131

Damian Lillard tied a career-high with 61 points and made nine 3-pointers, willing Portland to a 134-131 victory over the Dallas Mavericks that moved the Trail Blazers into eighth...

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lillard leads Portland against Dallas after 51-point game

Portland plays the Dallas Mavericks after Damian Lillard scored 51 points in the Trail Blazers' 124-121 victory over the 76ers

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Doncic scores 36, Mavs outlast Bucks 136-132 in overtime

AUGUST 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

McGruder's late 3 helps Clippers edge Trail Blazers 122-117

Rodney McGruder hit a 3-pointer with 26.5 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122-117 even with Kawhi Leonard resting on the bench

AUGUST 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blaze Of Glory

Dame, Melo and the Blazers are one of the largest looming threats to LeBron James and the Lakers, writes Martin Rogers.

AUGUST 7, 2020

McCollum turned hotel room into wine cooler Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has his own personal wine cellar set up inside the NBA bubble. Baxter Holmes of ESPN spoke to McCol...

AUGUST 7, 2020 • THESCORE.COM

Los Angeles takes on Portland after Lillard's 45-point outing

Portland faces the Los Angeles Clippers after Damian Lillard scored 45 points in the Trail Blazers' 125-115 win over the Nuggets

AUGUST 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lillard, Portland set for matchup with Denver

Damian Lillard leads Portland into a matchup against Denver averaging 28.9 points per game

AUGUST 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lillard, Anthony help Blazers over Rockets, 110-102

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

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fills stat sheet in loss McCollum totaled 17 points (7-17 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 0-0 FT), eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block in SUnday's 128-124 loss to the Celtics.

Impact McCollum wasn't the prolific scorer he was the last time out, but he did a little bit of everything in this one, per usual. On the season, the former first-round pick is averaging 22.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He'll look to keep adding to those totals Tuesday against the Rockets.

AUGUST 3, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Lillard and Portland take on Harden and the Rockets

Damian Lillard and James Harden meet in a matchup of two of the league's best scorers when Portland and Houston take the court

AUGUST 3, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tatum has 34 as Celtics beat Trail Blazers 128-124

Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, Jaylen Brown added 30 as the Boston Celtics built a big lead early and held on for a 128-124 win over the Portland Trail Blazers

AUGUST 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lillard and the Trail Blazers play the Celtics

Damian Lillard leads Portland into a matchup against Boston averaging 28.9 points per game

AUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

James Harden scores 49 points, Rockets outlast Mavs in OT

JULY 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

McCollum, Lillard help Blazers get past Memphis in OT

CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard combined to score 11 of Portland's 16 overtime points, giving the Trail Blazers a desperately needed 140-135 victory over Memphis

JULY 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scores 21 on 10 field-goal attempts Anthony contributed 21 points (7-10 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 5-5 FT), seven rebounds and two steals in 37 minutes during Friday's 140-135 overtime win against the Grizzlies.

Impact Anthony committed five turnovers and five fouls but was absurdly efficient from the field, finishing with over twice as many points as field-goal attempts. Though Anthony is essentially the fourth option offensively, behind the likes of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic, he is clearly capable of filling it up on any given night. Expecting Anthony to maintain this level of efficiency is a recipe for disappointment. However, the fact that he earned so many minutes (albeit in an overtime game) bodes well for his potential fantasy value going forward.

JULY 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Scores 33 in efficient fashion McCollum accumulated 33 points (14-21 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six assists, three rebounds and two steals in 46 minutes during Friday's 140-135 overtime win against the Grizzlies.

Impact McCollum was arguably the best player on the floor in this one, producing an efficient scoring performance while making several extremely tough shots. His ability to get a bucket at any time and from anywhere is incredibly valuable for a Trail Blazers team hoping to sneak into the playoffs. McCollum was also impressive as a distributor and amassed a game-high minutes total.

JULY 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

James' layup late lifts Lakers past Clippers, 103-101

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers showed some rust

JULY 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS