McCollum, Nurkic spark Portland to third straight win
By ANNE M. PETERSON, Associated Press
Published: January 9, 2019, 10:43pm
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PORTLAND — The Trail Blazers are taking advantage where the schedule allows.
CJ McCollum had 24 points and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away in the final quarter to send the Chicago Bulls to their fifth straight loss, 124-112 on Wednesday night.
Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points and eight rebounds but got into foul trouble and came up just short of his fifth straight game with 20 or more points.
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