CJ McCollum scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-105 on Sunday night.

Anfernee Simmons and Nassir Little each scored 19 points for Portland, who were never far behind.

Pascal Shiakam led the Raptors with 28 points and Fred VanVlit had 19.

After 34 points in the first half, Toronto came close to returning, closing the gap to 105-111 with 1:24 playing.

The Trail Blazers started the match with a 25-4 lead in the first ten minutes. The difference of 21 points widened to 34 points at the end of the second quarter.

The biggest comeback in the history of the Raptors was 30 points in a 110-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on December 22, 2019.

But Simmons immediately blocked VanVleet’s three-pointer.

Gary Trent Jr. and Chris Boucher scored a total of 13 and 11 points, respectively.

The Raptors returned to the Scotiabank Arena after a five-game road trip. They took 2-3 on the trip, including a 109-105 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday.

The Raptors coach admitted that his team showed “very little energy” in this game that is played at home, but behind closed doors.

Toronto made almost as many overturns (10) as they made baskets (11) in the first half of the match.

“We can not just blame the lack of fans for our poor performance,” Nurse insisted.

Elsewhere in the NBA :

Clippers 102 – Knicks 110

LAC: Reggie Jackson was the best of his team with 26 points
NYK: Great game for Canadian RJ Barrett, who finishes with 28 points and 14 rebounds

Celtics 116 – Wizards 87

BOS: monstrous performance by Jayson Tatum, who scored 51 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists
IT WAS: Bradley Bill scored 19 points in the loss

Bulls 95 – Magic 114

CHI: DeMar DeRozan had 41 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
ENT: Jalen Saggs had 15 points, 7 assists and 2 steals

Lakers 107 – Heat 113

LAL: LeBron James led the attack with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
MIA: Jim Butler scored a hat-trick with 20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

76ers 115 – Spurs 109

PHI: Joel Embiid was at the top of the opponents with 38 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists
SAS: Dejude Murray came close to hat-trick with 19 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds

Hawks 113 – Hornets 91

ATL: Tray Young had 30 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds
CHA: LaMelo Ball had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists

Grizzlies 91 – Mavericks 104

MEM: Ja Morant had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in defeat
DAL: Luka Doncic was very close to the hat-trick with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists

Nets 125 – Timberwolves 136

BKN: Kyrie Irving had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
MIN: 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for D’Angelo Russell

Pistons 111 – Nuggets 117

DET: Taking advantage of a rare start, Canadian Cory Joseph took the opportunity to score 18 points
DEN: Jokic continues his dream season with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists

Jazz 92 – Warriors 94

UTA: Rudy Gombert dominates under the basket with 18 rebounds and 12 points
GSW: very difficult game for Stephen Curry (20 points) to win. loses 12 of his 13 attempts from downtown