Blazers Rookie G CJ McCollum Scores 13 Points For Stampede In D-League Debut

Portland Trail Blazers rookie guard CJ McCollum scored 13 points in his debut for the D-League's Idaho Stampede in Boise on Friday. The game marked the first live action McCollum has seen since the 2013 Las Vegas Summer League, as he broke a bone in his left foot during training camp.

McCollum从场上拍摄6英寸的13，从深度拍摄0英寸，同时加入六次助攻，六个篮板，两次抢断，两个击球手在17分钟内为教练迈克尔·佩克的替补席。踩踏事件丢失了Rio Grande Valley Vipers 109-104。

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Here's a quick highlight reel viaDane Carbaugh..， 谁posted it hereatAYoungSabonis.com.

这是一个游戏突出显示卷轴fromBryan Levin的KBOI2.com.

McCollum offered these thoughts before the game在推特上.

It's been so long since I had an actual game day. Thank ya lord. Only thing on the mind of a shark is eat

Here's his post-game reactionviaChris Haynes的CSNNW.com.

“我以为它还没好了，”麦克伦告诉CSNNW.com。“我对运动方面感到愉快。没有痛苦。很高兴在球场上奔跑并在真正的比赛中玩耍。伟大的事情没有受伤。显然你想要获得胜利，但我觉得我觉得这是一个很好的开始和建立的东西。“

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Asked if he felt any pain or discomfort during the game, McCollum said, "No, I just wanted to play more, but it's hard. I'm just trying to make sure I do things the right way, small sacrifices now for the long term gain."

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Idaho Stampede coach Mike Peck was particularly impressed.

“我认为整体他的融合了很好，考虑到我们只有一个练习，然后扔到了火中，”他说。

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McCollum's night wasn't perfect, however. He did turn the ball over three times in those 17 minutes and he failed to knock down a shot from three, missing all four of his attempts. He also got caught ball watching a few times on the defensive end and in the closing minute of the second quarter, he looked slightly winded and as a result, made a pair of sloppy plays. The Stampede also failed to win the game, losing by nine points to the Vipers, who had a monster game from Covington - 36 points, 14 rebounds and five steals.

But what did we expect? This was the first game McCollum has played in nearly a year and he was bound to make some mistakes. Despite that, he played with lots of energy, pushed the ball on the fast-break several times, made great plays on both ends of the court and most importantly, looked healthy. And while he only knocked down two of the seven jump-shots he attempted, he looked comfortable taking them and none were bad misses.

More from克里斯兰尔里尔里的Idaho Statesman这里...

"It's an ideal situation for recovering from an injury," McCollum said. "Besides summer league, I haven't played a game since Jan. 5 of 2013. So, it's been awhile. It's great for me to kind of get my feet underneath me and get some game experience."

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Portland Assistant General Manager Bill Branch attended the game.

“他可能看起来也可能，”分公司说。“我喜欢他扮演的方式。......我为自己创造的能力感到自豪。”

Here's a highlight tape来自YouTube用户nbadleague....

布拉泽斯教练Terry Stotts told reporters on Thursday麦考罗姆将在周一重新加入燃烧器之前与踩踏事件一起玩两场比赛。McCollum和Stampede将于周六播放Vipers，然后他可以在周二对阵萨克拉门托国王时立即亮相他的NBA首次亮相。

McCollum broke the fifth metatarsal of his left foot during training camp, and he discussed the injury就在这儿. Heunderwent an ultrasound procedure以海藻糖酶t the injury in mid-October and had been listed as out indefinitely since. McCollum underwenta follow-up in mid-November和12月中旬的CT扫描，他是清除练习12月20日后cleared for three-on-three action on Dec. 12.

McCollum previously broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot back in January 2013, and he underwent surgery after sustaining that injury. His initial recovery timeline after that injury was set at8至10周but he did not return for the rest of the 2012-13 NCAA season. McCollumdid not participate in the skills portion的Chicago pre-draft combine in May but he went through6月份的独奏锻炼和西装外套.

McCollum, 22, was takenwith the No. 10 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. He averaged 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 34.6 minutes over five Summer League appearances.

Check out the chat threads for his debut: first half (这里) and second half (这里).

-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |推特