C.J. McCollum leads way with 33 points, Portland crushes Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum scored a game-high 33 points (12-of-22 field goals, 6-of-6 free throws) with 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 3 3-pointers, and 3 turnovers in 36.3 minutes of a 114-94 Game 2 beatdown of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
McCollum and Damian Lillard both scored 16 points in the first half and wound up finishing with 62 of the Trail Blazers' 114 points. Game 3 will be played in Oklahoma City on Friday.
McCollum finished with 50.1 FanDuel points in Game 2.
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