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McCollum, Rookies Lead The Way At Fan Fest

As is almost always the case, Portland’s two best players on the court Sunday afternoon started together in the backcourt. Though this time, Damian Lillard wasn’t one of the two. Veteran CJ McCollum and undrafted rookie Isaiah Briscoe combined to 29 points to lead Portland Black to a 54-37 victory over Lillard and Portland Grey at the 2017 Wells Fargo Fan Fest at the Moda Center. “I thought it was entertaining,” said Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts, who left the coaching to his assistants during Sunday’s intrasquad scrimmage. “I thought the guys played hard. Obviously CJ had a nice little roll going. For this type of event I was pretty pleased.”The scrimmage, which is comprised of four six-minute, running clock quarters, was close for the first six minutes, but Portland Black used started the second quarter on a 10-0 run to take control of the scrimmage. Portland Black would go on to outscore Portland Gray 31-12 in the second and third quarters to coast to the victory.