Trail Blazers rally behind Lillard
PORTLAND115 OKLAHOMA CITY 110
Damian Lillard scored 31 points, including five three- pointers in the last 3: 07, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 115- 110, Sunday night in Portland.
C. J. McCollum had 22 points for Portland, which hit a season- high 19 three- pointers in snapping a three- game losing streak and Oklahoma City’s four- game win streak.
Thunder guard Russell Westbrook nearly had his fourth tripledouble of the season, but fell just short with 25 points, 15 assists and nine rebounds. Last season, Westbrook led the NBA with 11 tripledoubles. Kevin Durant had 28 points for Oklahoma City.
With 3: 19 remaining, Andre Roberson’s three put Oklahoma City up 103- 95. That started a threepoint shootout. Lillard hit three consecutive threes and Allen Crabbe drained another to cut the Thunder’s lead to 108- 107 with 2 minutes left. Then Lillard hit two more, the last one breaking a110- 110 tie and putting the Trail Blazers ahead for good.
Lillard finished with17 points in the fourth quarter, all in the final 3: 07.
Cleveland 95, at Philadelphia 85:
LeBron James tied a season high with 37 points and had nine assists and seven rebounds as the Cavaliers won for the 13th time in 15 games.
at New York 100, Milwaukee 88:
Carmelo Anthony had 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and the Knicks broke it open in the third by outshooting and out dunking one of the NBA’s most athletic teams. New York has won four of five.
at Memphis 101, Boston 98:
Zach Randolph had 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who overcame a 21- point deficit in the second half. Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with 35 points.
at Houston 107, Indiana 103 ( OT):
Trevor Ariza scored a season- high 24 points and Corey Brewer hit the go- ahead three- pointer in overtime to lift the Rockets.
Dallas 93, at Minnesota 87:
Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points, converted a big three- point play and grabbed a key loose ball in the final seconds to push the Mavericks past the Timberwolves, who have lost six straight and10 of11.
at Denver 95, Charlotte 92:
Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points, rookie Emmanuel Mudiay added 11 in his first gamein a month and the Nuggets extended the Hornets’ losing streak to seven games.
at Clippers114, New Orl. 111( OT) Utah 86, at Lakers 74