CJ McCollum

Lehigh grad and Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum (3) drives in the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies in game five of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at FedExForum.

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While the end result surely wasn't what CJ McCollum wanted, the Lehigh grad put on a show in the spotlight Wednesday night in Memphis.

McCollum racked up a career-high 33 points off the bench for the Portland Trail Blazers in a 99-93 loss to the Grizzlies. The Trail Blazers lost the series 4-1.

Still, McCollum could hardly be stopped. He was 12 of 20 from the field and 7 of 11 from downtown. He missed just one shot in the third quarter, when he poured in 16 points.

The second-year guard's 33 points set a Trail Blazers record for scoring off the bench in a playoff game. He also became the first Trail Blazer ever to drain seven 3-pointers in a single playoff game.

McCollum wasn't done breaking records, though.

According to Portland, since the three-point line was instituted in the 1979-80 season, McCollum is the only player to record 33-plus points and seven-plus 3-pointers as a reserve in the playoffs.

While McCollum's season is now over, he certainly left a good last impression. In Games 3-5 of the series with Memphis, McCollum led all players -- on both teams -- with 25.7 points per game. Over those three games, McCollum was 28-for-46 from the field and 11-for-17 beyond the arc.