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Lillard has 41 and Blazers
beat Wizards 116-109 in OT
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) game they played without RAPTORS 104, NETS 99 Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) drives to the bas-
— Damian Lillard had 41 Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, TORONTO (AP) — DeMar ket on Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) during overtime
points and 11 assists, and Manu Ginobili and coach DeRozan had 25 points for of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 8,
the Portland Trail Blazers Gregg Popovich. David Toronto, and Kyle Lowry 2016. Lillard scored 41 points as the Blazers won 116-109.
snapped a three-game West scored 18 points as added 23 points and nine
losing streak with a 116- the Spurs shot 55.3 percent assists. Associated Press
109 overtime victory over and only turned the ball Brook Lopez had 35 points,
the Washington Wizards on over nine times. one shy of his season high, sell, Randle and Clarkson players in double figures.
Tuesday night. Andrew Wiggins had 23 for the Nets, who lost the scored 20 points apiece in Carmelo Anthony finished
It was Lillard’s 15th straight points and eight rebounds season series to the Raptors the same game for the first with 30 points against his
game with 20-plus points, for the Timberwolves. Karl- for the first time since 2009- time. former team. He is now
the second-longest streak Anthony Towns had 19 10. Victor Oladipo scored 26 0-3 when playing at his old
in the NBA behind Kevin points and nine boards, The Raptors rallied from a points and Evan Fournier stomping grounds since
Durant’s 48. CJ McCollum and Zach LaVine scored 15 16-point halftime deficit to had 23 for the Magic, who being traded to New York
added 18 points for Port- points. get back on track at home have lost three straight. in February 2011.
land, which moved into The Spurs haven’t dealt after their franchise-record, NUGGETS 110, KNICKS 94
sixth place in the Western with much losing this sea- 12-game home win streak DENVER (AP) — Kenneth New York rookie Kristaps
Conference. son, and they responded ended Sunday against Faried had 24 points and 10 Porzingis was limited to
John Wall had 20 points to their 10th defeat of the Houston. rebounds to help the Nug- six points in his return af-
and 11 assists for the Wiz- season with a workman-like The Raptors got within two gets to their eighth straight ter missing a game with a
ards, who have lost three dismantling of the Timber- courtesy of a 22-9 run over win over the Knicks at the bruised left leg. The Knicks
straight. Ramon Sessions wolves defense. Even with the final 5:55 of the third Pepsi Center. were dealt a blow be-
added 21 points off the their three mainstays out of quarter and finally jumped Nikola Jokic scored eight fore the game when for-
bench, while Marcin Gor- the lineup and their peer- in front on Patrick Patter- of his 20 points in the fourth ward Lance Thomas hurt
tat had 19 points and 10 less coach at home tend- son’s 3-pointer to open the quarter as Denver had six his left knee in warmups.q
rebounds. ing to a family issue, they fourth.
Wall hit a 3-pointer with 15 didn’t miss a beat. LAKERS 107, MAGIC 98
seconds left in regulation to HAWKS 91, JAZZ 84 LOS ANGELES (AP) —
give Washington a 104-102 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jeff D’Angelo Russell scored
lead, but McCollum hit a Teague scored 24 points to 27 points, Jordan Clarkson
pull-up jumper with 5.4 sec- lead Atlanta to the road added 24 and the Lakers
onds to go to tie it at 104. win. won consecutive games
The game went to over- The Hawks moved within 1 for the second time since
time when Gerald Hender- 1/2 games of idle Miami for Jan. 3.
son swatted away Gortat’s the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Julius Randle matched his
attempted layup. Conference. career high with 23 points
SPURS 116, TIMBERWOLVES The Jazz fell two games be- and had 11 rebounds in
91 hind Houston for the eighth the Lakers’ first game since
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — La- and final spot in the West. their jaw-dropping victory
Marcus Aldridge had 29 Teague added six assists, over defending champion
points and seven rebounds while Paul Millsap finished Golden State on Sunday.
to help San Antonio with 18 points and nine re- Los Angeles followed up
bounce back from a rare bounds. that shocker with an out-
loss. Gordon Hayward led the standing group effort from
The Spurs (54-10) led by Jazz with 22 points, and the three key members of
as many as 26 points in a Derrick Favors scored 16. the club’s young core. Rus-
