But despite their. 500 effort on the season (27-27), the Blazers have been profitable over their last 10 games as well.
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Favors scored on a rebound basket to cut it to 113-111 with 4.7 seconds left. Ricky Rubio had 16 assists, but they dropped their second straight out of the All-Star break after winning three of four going into it.
The Warriors made 13 of their 20 turnovers in the third quarter, matching Portland’s game total in just 12 minutes, as the Blazers rose to 28-27.
Utah’s Derrick Favors had 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the Jazz beat Boston 111-93.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points for the Warriors as they suffered just a fourth defeat of the campaign.
The Knicks lost their second game under interim coach Kurt Rambis, saw their losing streak reach a season-high seven games while losing for the 11th time in 12 games since January 12. “We can’t let them get easy ones because if they get some easy ones to go in early, it’s going to be a long night”.
Aside from the Warriors, other teams including the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks are also reportedly looking to add the former Cavalier. Hood’s back-to-back 3-pointers then gave the Jazz a 107-105 advantage, but McCollum tied it at 107-107 on a layup, and Lillard’s layup gave the Blazers a 109-107 edge with 40 seconds to go. Orlando had the ball trailing by one with 9.3 seconds left, but the only shot they got was a forced 3-point attempt by Victor Oladipo that wasn’t close.
“We’re a playoff team”, he said.
The Charlotte Hornets claimed a narrow 98-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks after trailing by eight points at the end of the third quarter.
But the Blazers closed the half with a 7-0 spurt to trail by only five at halftime. “We’re pretty familiar with each other”, Utah coach Quin Snyder said….
Portland will be counting on continued contributions from players like Maurice Harkless and Gerald Henderson, both of whom have succeeded in increased roles of late. The Blazers have won those two contests by an average of 15 points.
“It’s a great feeling”, said Lillard, who is from Oakland, California. “He’s changing every game for us”. “I felt in rhythm”. “It is a similar system to what we ran in Atlanta”. He defended. He made hustle plays.
Portland had a strong game on the glass, collecting 23 offensive boards and outrebounding the Jazz 48-38.
George Hill had nine points and nine assists and matched a career high with 11 rebounds for IN, which has won six of nine. King, of course, traded the pick that would become Damian Lillard to Portland for Gerald Wallace. A re focused Warriors team will bounce back, and it seems that focus more than anything led to the blowout loss against the Blazers, their worst in the last two seasons and the worst by a defending National Basketball Association champion since the Miami Heat in the 2006-2007 season lost a game by 42 points. The Blazer have not been as solid, especially at the beginning of the year, but have improved greatly during their recent hot streak. Some preseason prognosticators didn’t think the team would win this many games all season.
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WASHINGTON – John Wall had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as Washington remained sharp after the All-Star break.
