Trail Blazers' Maurice Harkless: Near double-double Thursday

Harkless registered 10 points (5-9 FG, 0-2 FT), nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block over 39 minutes in Thursday's 114-108 win over the Sixers.

Analysis:

On a night were Jusuf Nurkic exploded for career-best scoring and rebound totals -- and the backourt duo of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum enjoyed their typically elevated level of involvement -- Harkless was a distinct fourth option on the starting five, but still managed a respectable all-around effort. The 23-year-old has played particularly well since the All-Star break, with five double-digit scoring efforts in the last seven games and a 50 percent or better success rate from the floor in seven of his last eight contests overall.