CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers leaps and shoots against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday in Portland, Oregon. Photo: AFP
McCollum connected on 17 of 23 attempts from the field, including five of 10 from the three-point range, as the Trail Blazers improved to 8-3 and handed Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks just their second defeat of the season.
"It's a great win for us," said McCollum, who scored 19 points in the third quarter alone.
It was a breakout performance for McCollum, who had struggled to find his shooting touch in the first 10 games of the season.
He added six assists and five rebounds as the Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak to the Bucks.
Evan Turner posted his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds, also handing out four assists for the Blazers. Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic and Jake Layman also scored in double figures.
Antetokounmpo led a trio of Bucks players to score in double digits with 23 points, along with nine rebounds and six assists.
Luka Doncic scored 23 points to lead five Dallas players in double figures as the Mavericks snapped a six-game skid with a 119-100 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Doncic, the 19-year-old Slovenian rookie, added six rebounds and three assists for the Mavs. Wesley Matthews added 22 points and Dennis Smith contributed 19.
John Wall led the Wizards with 24 points. Otto Porter Jr and Bradley Beal had 19 each.
In Charlotte, the Hornets survived 21 turnovers to beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102.
Kemba Walker scored 29 points and handed out seven assists and Marvin Williams added a season-high 20 points for the Hornets, who improved to 6-5.
Walker connected on 12 of 22 shots from the field, including four of 10 from the three-point range. With 46 three-pointers this season, he trails only Golden State star Stephen Curry.
