Sometimes, all that matters is how you finish.
That was the case with CJ McCollum Tuesday night in the Trail Blazers’ 125-104 win over the Clippers,
He was without a field goal until he hit a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left in the second quarter that cut Portland’s deficit to two going into halftime.
After the pause in action, he came out on fire to lift the Blazers to their sixth road win in eight games away from home since the All-Star Break.
With the Clippers climbing up the West standings and the Blazers coming off a week that included a loss in Memphis and their fourth loss of the season to the Thunder, Tuesday was a big night for Portland.