McCollum beat vintage Nowitzki at crunch time

2017-02-08T13:18:07+00:00 2017-02-08T13:27:39+00:00.

Aris Barkas

08/Feb/17 13:18

Eurohoops.net

Dirk Nowitzki almost won the game for the Dallas Mavericks, but C.J. McCollum had the final answer

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

McCollum scored 32 points, the last two on a runner from the top of the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 114-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks. The German icon finished with 25 points that included two clutch 3-pointers, the second a potential game-winner with 3.9 seconds left.

James Harden had 25 points and 13 assists as the Rockets built a big lead early and held off a late rally to get a 128-104 win over the Orlando Magic. Swiss big man Clint Capela had 19 points and 7 rebounds, while for the losing side Spaniard Serge Ibaka had 28 points, Frenchman Evan Fournier added 21, Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 19 rebounds, while Croatian Mario Hezonja scored 7 points.

French star Nicolas Batum, Kemba Walker and Italian Marco Belinelli each had 17 points to lead the Hornets in the 111-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points for the losing side.

Eastern Conference

W L
1Cleveland Cavaliers 35 15
2Boston Celtics 33 18
3Toronto Raptors 32 21
4Washington Wizards 30 21
5Atlanta Hawks 30 22
6Indiana Pacers 29 22
7Chicago Bulls 26 26
8Detroit Pistons 24 28
Charlotte Hornets 24 28
Milwaukee Bucks 22 28
Miami Heat 22 30
New York Knicks 22 31
Orlando Magic 20 34
Philadelphia 76ers 18 33
Brooklyn Nets 9 43

Western Conference

W L
1Golden State Warriors 43 8
2San Antonio Spurs 39 12
3Houston Rockets 38 17
4Utah Jazz 33 19
5LA Clippers 31 21
6Memphis Grizzlies 32 22
7Oklahoma City Thunder 30 23
8Denver Nuggets 23 28
Portland Trail Blazers 23 30
Sacramento Kings 20 32
Dallas Mavericks 20 32
New Orleans Pelicans 20 32
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 33
Los Angeles Lakers 18 36
Phoenix Suns 16 36

 

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