Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum was out of the lineup against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night because of an injured right shoulder. …read more
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Notebook: Trail Blazers 112, Pistons 101
THE FACTS: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and front-line mate J.J. Hickson collected 18 points and 15 boards in Portland’s 112-101 victory over Detroit on Saturday night at the Rose Garden, Nicolas Batum contributed 17 points, six assists, five rebounds and three blocked shots for the Trail Blazers (31-34), who rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to win their second straight game. Rodney Stuckey scored a season-high 32 points and Will Bynum came off the bench to add 23 for the Pistons (23-45), who lost for the eighth straight time and finished their road trip 0-4. …read more
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Notebook: Trail Blazers 92, Celtics 86
THE FACTS: Wesley Matthews scored 24 points — including a decisive 3-pointer with 53.6 seconds left — as the Portland Trail Blazers ended a season high seven-game losing streak by beating the Boston Celtics 92-86 Sunday night at the Rose Garden. All five starters scored in double figures for the Blazers (26-30), including Nicolas Batum with 18 points, LaMarcus Aldridge with 16, Damian Lillard with 12 and J.J. Hickson with 11. Paul Pierce totaled 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Celtics (29-27), 1-3 on their current five-game road trip. Kevin Garnett added 20 points and nine rebounds for Boston. The Blazers are in 10th place in the Western Conference, four games behind eighth-place Houston and 2 1/2 games back of the ninth-place Los Angeles Lakers. …read more
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