CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard combined for more than 60 points as their Portland Trail Blazers finished 125-119 over the Dallas Mavericks.
Playing in just his third game back from injury, McCollum scored 32 points including a massive three-pointer over a defending Kristaps Porzingis which gave the Blazers a 118-112 lead with 77 seconds left on the clock.
Lillard contributed 31 points against a huge effort from Dallas' Luka Doncic, who recorded 38 points, nine rebounds and nine assists but still could not deny Portland coach Terry Stotts his 500th win.
Helluva game. @McDonalds Game Highlights 🎥 pic.twitter.com/AKammQpbsc — Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) March 20, 2021
Kyrie Irving's 43 points were not enough for the Brooklyn Nets whose six-game winning streak was ended with a 121-113 loss to the Orlando Magic.
The Golden State Warriors shrugged off the absence of the injured Steph Curry as Andrew Wiggins scored 40 points in the 116-103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic each scored 34 points as the Denver Nuggets fought back from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 131-127.
22 points in the fourth and OT.@BeMore27 just knows how to close 😤#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/Qhxb6diJpY — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 20, 2021
The Boston Celtics fell to their third straight loss as they went down 107-96 to the Sacramento Kings, the San Antonio Spurs took advantage of the Cleveland Cavaliers' slow start to win 116-110 in Ohio and the Phoenix Suns beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-101.
Elsewhere the Houston Rockets slumped to a franchise-record 19th consecutive defeat as they lost 113-110 to the Detroit Pistons, the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 115-112 and the Indiana Pacers blew away the Miami Heat 137-110.
