The Portland Trail Blazers improved to 5-0 in road games this season with a 132-119 win at Phoenix on Wednesday night.
The Trail Blazers broke the game open with 43 points in the second quarter, sparked with an eight-point spurt that saw back-to-back triples by Vit Krejci and Donovan Clingan. Damian Lillard beat the halftime clock with a turnaround jumper to send Portland into the locker room with a 72-59 lead.
Onto the fourth quarter, Lillard lofted one up to Clingan for an alley-oop and a 122-107 lead approaching three minutes to play.
Lillard led the Blazers with 25 points, while Clingan finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Krejci left the game early with what was being referenced as a fracture in his leg, adding a third rotation player onto the team’s injury list.
The Trail Blazers (6-1) wrap up their road swing with a game at the LA Lakers on Friday.