Though it came at a price, the Portland Trail Blazers survived yet another early double-digit deficit, rallying to fend off the Atlanta Hawks 112-106 at the Moda Center.
Only two days after losing Jusuf Nurkic for at least 8 weeks to a broken wrist, the injury bug struck yet again, this time sidelining CJ McCollum, who was ruled out at halftime after suffering a sprained left ankle after being stepped on by Clint Capela at the end of a drive early in the first quarter. He was slow to get up and showed a considerable limp, but after a timeout looked to be okay and even finished out the half, making his sudden absence in the third quarter a bit more concerning.