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The 7 Best NBA Performances From Last Week: Butler Gets Buckets

Brett Oswalt  —  @bRo14thekid Jan 9th, 2017
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2. C.J. McCollum vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

From December 26th to January 4th, Damian Lillard missed five straight games due to a severely sprained ankle. In his stead, running mate C.J. McCollum picked up the slack in the scoring and playmaking department.

McCollum has had a few big games in the last two weeks, but he was at his best in the Portland Trail Blazers' 95-89 road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on New Year's night. In the game, the combo-guard scored a career-high 43 points on 16 of 25 shooting. That's 64% for those of you who don't like math.

That number balloons to 74.2% true shooting, which accounts for the fact that McCollum was 3 for 6 from beyond the arc and 8 of 9 from the line. As a result of this high efficiency, McCollum earned a nERD of 65.43 meanwhile accomplishing a feat no other Blazer ever has.

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