Jusuf Nurkic overwhelms during Trail Blazers' 98-88 win at Magic

The Portland Trail Blazers invited CJ McCollum back to the lineup Monday and afterward overwhelmed Orlando, the most exceedingly terrible group in the NBA, 98-88 before 13,648 fans at the Amway Center. McCollum who was out since Dec. 4 due to collapsed lungs, played 28 minutes, shot 7 of 13 from the field, and hit on 2 of 4 threes to get done with 16 points and two assists.

it was the focused effort of Jusuf Nurkic who drove the way with 21 points and 22 rebounds. The Blazers (18-25) are currently 5-3 since Lillard left the setup with a stomach injury. It was an off night for Anfernee Simons during his homecoming, he entered the game averaging 28.3 points per challenge, however just got done with 13 points on 4-of-11 shooting with just seven assists.