Trail Blazers can't stop Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan in 110-103 loss to Raptors: The Trail Blazers feasted on losing teams during a five-game winning streak. But that came to a halt when the Toronto Raptors, one of the hottest teams in the NBA, ripped through the Moda Center on Thursday night. -- The Oregonian

McCollum to compete in Skills Challenge at 2016 NBA All-Star weekend: The Trail Blazers might not have an All-Star this year, but they will still have a representative in the 2016 festivities in Toronto later this month. -- The Oregonian

Toronto's All-Stars too much for Trail Blazers as Lowry and DeRozan end win streak: The All-Star tandem of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan was too much for the Trail Blazers on Thursday as the Toronto Raptors ended the Blazers' five-game winning streak with a 110-103 victory at the Moda Center. -- CSNNW.com

Raptors win backcourt battle against Blazers: Both coaches said before the game that they would be okay if they scrapped the scheduled five-on-five game in favor of a two-on-two match-up between the backcourts. And either way you sliced it Thursday night, the Toronto Raptors left Portland victorious and the Blazers left with lessons to be learned. -- The Columbian

Blazers’ McCollum selected for All-Star Weekend events: CJ McCollum’s breakout season received more validation Thursday when news broke that he was selected as one of eight players to participate in NBA All-Star Weekend’s Skills Challenge. -- The Columbian

McCollum after Blazers' loss to Raptors: 'We're not ready': Two of the NBA's hottest teams took to the court at the Moda Center Thursday night, and the better team prevailed. Toronto got the jump on the Trail Blazers, knocked down 12 of 19 attempts from the 3-point line and held off a late Portland rally to preserve a 110-103 victory and snap Portland's five-game win streak. -- The Portland Tribune