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C.J. McCollum wins war of daggers vs. Dirk Nowitzki as Portland pays back Dallas
CJ McCollum

C.J. McCollum wins war of daggers vs. Dirk Nowitzki as Portland pays back Dallas

Published Feb. 8, 2017 12:09 a.m. ET

We had ourselves an old-fashioned, wild west duel in Dallas on Tuesday night, as the Trail Blazers scored a last-second win over the Mavericks, 114-113, to avenge last week's loss in Portland.

Leading up to the climax, Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki and Blazers guard C.J. McCollum went punch for punch trading big-time plays — including not one Dirk Nowitzki three ...

https://twitter.com/dallasmavs/status/829176456504815616

... but TWO clutch threes by the Mavericks legend:

https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/829177529449590784

After finishing a tough layup at the rim and converting the and-one free throw in between Dirk's daggers, McCollum sealed the victory for the Blazers with a beautiful finish in traffic and only 0.3 seconds on the game clock.

https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/829178172784513024

What a game. McCollum scored 23 of his 32 after halftime on 9-of-13 shooting. With the win, the ninth-place Blazers have stretched their lead over the 10th-place Mavericks in the West by 1.5 games and moved within 1.5 games of eighth-place Denver.

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