National Basketball Association
Portland 122, Toronto 117
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 28, 2021
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Officials: #66 Haywoode Workman, #71 Rodney Mott, #32 Marat Kogut
Attendance: 2021

Damian Lillard scored 22 points and added 11 assists as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Toronto Raptors 122-117 Sunday night at Tampa.

CJ McCollum scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and had seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who have won three straight road games.

Derrick Jones Jr. added 16 points for Portland. Robert Covington had 13 points and 12 rebounds, former Raptor Norman Powell had 13 points, Enes Kanter and Jusuf Nurkic each had 10.

Pascal Siakam scored 26 points for the Raptors. OG Anunoby added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, Fred VanVleet had 20 points, Chris Boucher had 18 points and 11 rebounds, former Trail Blazer Rodney Hood had 13 points and Stanley Johnson had 11.

The Raptors were without Kyle Lowry (sore right foot) and DeAndre' Bembry and Paul Watson Jr. (health and safety protocols).

The teams completed a trade on Thursday that sent Powell to Portland with Gary Trent Jr. and Hood going to Toronto.

The Trail Blazers, who trailed by as many as 11 points during the second quarter, outscored the Raptors 23-10 in the third quarter to lead by seven entering the fourth.

McCollum made a jumper and a free throw to bump the lead to 11 with 7:53 to go.

VanVleet's 3-pointer cut the lead to one with 2:28 remaining. McCollum responded with a jumper and a layup for a five-point lead.

McCollum later hit a jumper and a free throw to increase the lead to seven with 44.4 seconds left.

VanVleet's layup cut the lead to three with 22.6 seconds left. Powell made two free throws for a five-point lead. Siakam's layup trimmed it to three with six seconds to go.

The Raptors led 41-32 after one quarter and led 74-68 at halftime.

Powell's dunk put Portland into a one-point lead with 5:27 left in the third quarter. A layup by Jones capped a 14-0 run that gave Portland a seven-point lead with 1:08 left in the third. Portland led 91-84 after three quarters.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Toronto
CJ McCollum 23 Scoring Pascal Siakam 26
Damian Lillard 11 Assists Fred VanVleet 8
Robert Covington 12 Rebounds Chris Boucher 11
Damian Lillard 6 Free Throws Made Pascal Siakam 8
Robert Covington 3 Steals OG Anunoby 1
Robert Covington 4 Blocks Aron Baynes 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 122 47.4 10-34 20-24 24 47 11 7 8
Toronto 117 44.8 14-42 25-33 17 45 6 3 13
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Raptors have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .321 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .593 after a win and .632 after a loss.