CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard combined for 57 points to get the Portland Trail Blazers across the line against the Miami Heat.
McCollum single-handedly kept Portland in the game in the early stages, scoring 21 of his 35 points in the first quarter.
He then tagged in his front-court partner to see the result home, with Lillard sinking free throws at the death to clinch the tight 125-122 victory.
Beware of shark π¦@CJMcCollum | @biofreeze pic.twitter.com/de4Z0ZPeZx β Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) March 26, 2021
Tyler Herro scored 29 points for Miami in a losing effort β the Heat's fifth in a row.
A late scoring explosion from Alec Burks propelled the New York Knicks to a 106-102 win over the Washington Wizards.
Burks sparked the Knicks to a 39-point fourth quarter after New York trailed by 17 mid-way through the third.
AB & RJ stepped up big time π pic.twitter.com/1LYBhmkicA β NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 26, 2021
RJ Barrett added 24 for New York, while Bradley Beal top-scored for Washington with 24.
The Philadelphia 76ers overcame Dwight Howard's early ejection to down the Los Angeles Lakers 109-101.
In the absence of their two primary players in Howard and Joel Embiid, the Sixers relied on the hot hand of Danny Green to claim their fourth straight win.
π¦πͺππ£π πππ‘'π§ ππ π¦π§π’π£π£ππ De'Aaron dropped a career-high π₯44π₯ on the Dubs and it was spectacular π€© pic.twitter.com/quPXH7glSj β Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) March 26, 2021
De'Aaron Fox went off for 44 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 141-119 demolition of the Golden State Warriors.
The Warriors struggled without Steph Curry and Draymond Green, with Fox's career-high performance resigning them to three losses on the trot.
And the Los Angeles Clippers regained third spot in the Western Conference on the back of a gritty 98-85 win against the San Antonio Spurs.
