Facing the Atlanta Hawks in the fifth game of a six-game road swing on Monday night, the Portland Trail Blazers covered their usual “bingo board” towards a victory. They got big performances from Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. Carmelo Anthony made history. They hit 17 three-pointers. Unfortunately for Portland, those three haymakers weren’t enough to knock out the Hawks. Thanks to standout performances from Danilo Gallinari and Bogdan Bogdanovic, Atlanta was able to pull away late for a 123-114 victory.
The loss spoiled Portland’s shot at a perfect road trip and dropped them to ½ games back of the Lakers for the No.