PORTLAND: LaMarcus Aldridge had a season-high 38 points and added 13 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped Oklahoma City’s eight-game winning streak with a 111-104 victory over the Thunder on Wednesday night.
Nicolas Batum hit a 3-pointer with 29.9 seconds to go that all but sealed it for Portland, which has won 14 of its last 15 games. The win also snapped Oklahoma City’s seven-game winning streak against the Blazers.
Kevin Durant finished with 33 for the Thunder, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back after defeating Sacramento 97-95 Tuesday night.
Batum and Lillard both added 14 points for the Blazers, who were coming off a 106-102 victory over Indiana on Monday. Portland is 8-1 at home this season.
Pacers 95, Jazz 86: The Indiana Pacers dominated the fourth quarter by using their stifling defense to pick up a road victory over the Utah Jazz.
The Jazz, who led by as many as 11 points in the first half, only scored nine points in the first 8 1/2 minutes of the final period while the Pacers built a double-digit lead.
Swingman Paul George struggled from the field, shooting just 7-for-20 and 1-for-8 from three-point range, but scored 19 points as Indiana (17-2) bounced back from Monday’s tough road loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Jazz (4-16) saw their season-best, two-game winning streak snapped.
Hawks 107, Clippers 97: Kyle Korver tied an NBA record by making a three-pointer in his 89th consecutive game as the Atlanta Hawks knocked off the visiting Los Angeles Clippers.
Korver, who missed the previous four games with a bruised rib, finished with 23 points and made six three-pointers for the Hawks (10-10).
Dana Barros also connected in 89 consecutive appearances with the Boston Celtics in the late 1990s.
Blake Griffin scored 24 points for Los Angeles (12-7).
Mavericks 100, Pelicans 97: Dirk Nowitzki scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, including his team’s last five points, and guard Jose Calderon added a pair of three-pointers in the fourth quarter to lift the Dallas Mavericks to victory.
The game was tied at 97-97 in the final minute when Nowitzki made three free throws to seal it.
The Pelicans’ last shot — a three-point attempt by forward Ryan Anderson at the top of the key — hit the back of the iron at the buzzer.
The Mavericks (12-8) recorded their fourth consecutive victory over the Pelicans (9-9), who were led by 26 points from Jrue Holiday.
Suns 97, Rockets 88: The Phoenix Suns answered a late Houston Rockets rally with a series of clutch jump shots to claim a tough road victory.
Despite trailing most of the game, Houston pulled within 75-74 midway through the fourth quarter but the Suns responded with 15-0 blitz.
Eric Bledsoe led the Suns (10-9) with 20 points and the Rockets (13-7) saw their six-game home winning streak end as they posted a season-low point total.
Cavaliers 98, Nuggets 88: Tristan Thompson scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a victory over the Denver Nuggets.
The Cavaliers (6-12) won back-to-back games for the first time this season, and they snapped the Nuggets’ seven-game winning streak.
The Nuggets (11-7) had four players post double-figure point totals, led by guard Randy Foye, who scored 16 points.
Pistons 105, Milwaukee 98: Andre Drummond scored 24 points and had 19 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons to beat the Milwaukee Bucks.
Point guard Brandon Jennings shot 4-for-16 from the field but finished with 17 points and 11 assists in his first game in Milwaukee since being sent to Detroit (9-10) in a sign-and-trade deal last summer.
Ersan Ilyasova scored a season-high 22 points to lead the Bucks (3-15).


