PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS GUARD C.J. McCollum (3) drives against Memphis Grizzlies guard Andrew Harrison (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Sunday in Memphis, Tenn.
CJ McCollum matched his career high with 37 points, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100- 94 on Sunday.
McCollum also matched his career best with six 3- pointers. Damian Lillard added 19 points and seven assists, and Maurice Harkless finished with 18 points. Portland has won two straight.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 21 points, and Mike Conley added 16 points and seven assists, They have lost two straight, both at home.
Zach Randolph had 15 points and seven rebounds, and Vince Carter and Tony Allen scored 11 points each.
The game was close with 13 lead changes and 12 ties before Portland pulled away late. McCollum had 10 straight Portland points during one stretch to put the game away.
Jazz 114, Knicks 109
NEW YORK (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored 28 points in his season debut, George Hill had 23 points and nine assists, and Utah beat New York.
Hayward had been sidelined since breaking his right ring finger in training camp. He led the team in scoring last season, averaging nearly 20 points.
Rodney Hood added 18 points to help the Jazz win for the third time in four games. Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors each had 13.
Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis each had 28 for the Knicks, and Derrick
Rose added 18. New York has lost three of four.
Kings 96, Raptors 91
TORONTO (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Rudy Gay scored 23 against his former team and Sacramento beat Toronto.
Gay had nine points in the fourth quarter as the Kings (3-5) snapped a four-game losing streak by winning the finale of their five-game road trip.
DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors (4-2) with 23 points, the first time this season he’s been held under 30. Kyle Lowry added 15 points for Toronto, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas sat out with a sore knee.
Mavericks 86, Bucks 75
DALLAS (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored a career-high 34 points and Dallas won for the first time this season, beating Milwaukee in overtime.
Barnes, who left Golden State to sign a $94 million, four-year contract with the Mavericks in the offseason, has scored at least 30 points twice this season after hitting the mark only once in his four years with the Warriors.
Lakers 119, Suns 108
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Young scored 22 points, Jordan Clarkson added 18 and Los Angeles moved above .500 for only the second time in nearly three years with a victory over Phoenix.
Two days after their stunning upset of Golden State, the Lakers (4-3) held off the Suns down the stretch despite Devin Booker’s career-high 39 points.
Julius Randle scored 18 for the Lakers, and Clarkson hit a 3-pointer with 1:27 left to seal Los Angeles’ third victory in its last 14 meetings with the Suns.
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