{"id":57828,"date":"2018-02-01T06:18:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T06:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=57828"},"modified":"2018-02-01T06:18:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T06:18:27","slug":"c-j-mccollum-scores-50-points-in-three-quarters-as-blazers-drub-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/c-j-mccollum-scores-50-points-in-three-quarters-as-blazers-drub-bulls.html","title":{"rendered":"C.J. McCollum scores 50 points in three quarters as Blazers drub Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">C.J. McCollum scores 50 points in three quarters as Blazers drub Bulls<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">CJ McCollum scored a franchise-record 28 points in the first quarter and finished with a career-high 50 through three periods before heading to the bench, and the Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of the short-handed Chicago Bulls for a 124-108 victory Wednesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">McCollum&#8217;s 28 points in the opening quarter were the most in the NBA this season. His final tally was nine points shy of the team record set by Damian Lillard last season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Lillard also sat out the final period after adding 13 points and seven assists for the Blazers, who led by as many as 29. It was Portland&#8217;s fourth straight win overall, a season high, and the club&#8217;s eighth in a row at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Zach LaVine had a season-best 23 points in Chicago&#8217;s fifth consecutive loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Lauri Markkanen was not with the Bulls because he was attending to a personal issue, the team said. The rookie is averaging 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Paul Zipser started in his place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Kris Dunn, averaging 13.7 points and 6.4 assists, missed his sixth straight game after a concussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Bulls decided to sit forward Nikola Mirotic while he reportedly seeks a trade. Coach Fred Hoiberg said before the game that the 6-foot-10 forward remained back at the team hotel. Meanwhile, rumors swirled that the Bulls had a deal with the Pelicans but it fell apart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Portland shot 74% in the first quarter paced by McCollum, who made four 3-pointers in the period and finished with six for the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Pat Connaughton&#8217;s 3-pointer put the Blazers up 54-28. McCollum punctuated the first half with a dunk, and the Blazers went into the break with a 67-44 lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">McCollum finished the half with 32 points, one shy of Lillard&#8217;s franchise record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">After he sat down in the third quarter, McCollum smiled when the crowd at the Moda Center chanted &#8220;We want CJ!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Lillard went into the game needing 25 points to reach 10,000. He&#8217;ll be the seventh Blazers player to reach the mark, joining Clyde Drexler, LaMarcus Aldridge, Terry Porter, Cliff Robinson, Jerome Kersey and Jim Paxson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Portland was coming off a 104-96 victory over the Clippers at Staples Center the night before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Bulls lost 110-96 at home to Milwaukee on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">TIP-INS: Bulls \u2014 Markkanen could rejoin the team on the road trip. &#8230; Robin Lopez was greeted by warm applause at the Moda Center. Lopez was a fan favorite during his time with the Blazers from 2013-15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Trail Blazers \u2014 Wore their black &#8220;City&#8221; uniforms for the first time. The uniforms feature a plaid pattern in a nod to Dr. Jack Ramsay, who coached the 1977 NBA championship team and had a penchant for plaid. &#8230; McCollum&#8217;s huge quarter surpassed the previous team record of 26 points set by Lillard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">ELITE COMPANY: McCollum joined a group of 50-point Blazers that includes Lillard, Damon Stoudamire, Brandon Roy, Andre Miller, Clyde Drexler and Geoff Petrie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">McCollum also joined Houston star James Harden as the only players with 50 points in three quarters this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">UP NEXT: The Bulls play Saturday night at the Los Angeles Clippers before finishing their three-game road trip at Sacramento. 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