PORTLAND, Ore. -- Guards Damian Lillard, Allen Crabbe and CJ McCollum combined for 59 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 109-91 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night at the Moda Center.

Lillard had 22 points, Crabbe 20 and McCollum 17 for the Trail Blazers (22-26), who won for the seventh time in the last nine outings.

Portland broke open a tight game by outscoring Charlotte 33-24 in the third quarter and held off a late Hornets rally. Forward Al-Farouq Aminu (17 points, 12 rebounds) and center Mason Plumlee (13 points, 12 boards) each had double-doubles for the Trail Blazers (22-26).

Forward Marvin Williams led Charlotte (22-25) with 20 points and nine rebounds. Guard Brian Roberts came off the bench for 17 points and forward Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Hornets.

Lillard scored 10 points and Crabbe nine as Portland carried a 50-45 advantage into intermission. Guard Kemba Walker had 12 points in the half for Charlotte.

Williams knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Hornets a 57-56 lead. Portland used an 11-3 run to go back on top 67-59. Crabbe made three free throws, then a three-point play to up the margin to 78-64. McCollum (10) and Lillard (nine) combined for 19 points in the third quarter as the Blazers went into the final period with an 83-69 edge.

When McCollum sank a jumper, Portland's lead was 91-71 two minutes into the fourth quarter. The Hornets used an 18-7 run to cut the difference to 98-89 with four minutes left. That was as close as they would get.

Walker scored eight points to help stake Charlotte to a 25-21 lead after one quarter. The score was 27-21 when Portland went on a 12-0 tear to go ahead 33-27. The Blazers took a five-point lead into the half.

NOTES: Charlotte was without C Al Jefferson (knee), C Cody Zeller (shoulder), G Jeremy Lin (ankle) and G Jeremy Lamb (toe). F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (shoulder) made his season debut after injuring a shoulder in the first preseason game. ... Charlotte G Nicolas Batum made his first visit to Portland as a Hornet after playing his first seven NBA seasons with the Blazers. Batum was playing his second game back after missing the previous three games and seven of the previous 13 with a toe injury. "Before he got hurt, he was playing at an All-Star level," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. ... Portland coach Terry Stotts said he was "extremely disappointed" that G Damian Lillard wasn't named to the West squad for the NBA All-Star Game. "He deserved to be in it. I was disappointed with some of the selections. He's probably taking it better than I did."