Aldridge denticulate 32 credibility Friday in a 98-91 achievement adjoin Oklahoma City as sixth-place Portland (44-32) pulled aural 2 1/2 amateur of Denver for fifth in the Western Conference. The Blazers advance seventh-place Memphis by one-half bold and eighth-place New Orleans by abounding bold with six remaining.
Given the bound playoff race, Aldridge said Portland artlessly needs to accumulate winning.
Batum responded with 19 points, but McMillan would not accomplish to the aforementioned calendar adjoin the Mavericks.
“I anticipation that baby assemblage back Nicolas came into the game, we were aggressive. Dallas overcame Aldridge’s 35 credibility Dec. 15 in a 103-98 win, again exhausted Portland 84-81 on Jan. 4 after an afflicted Dirk Nowitzki.
Dallas has absent two beeline afterward a five-game acceptable band and alone to 3-2 on their alley trip.
The Mavericks advance fourth-place Oklahoma City by three amateur with six remaining.
Shawn Marion denticulate a team-high 21 credibility off the bench, but Nowitzki attempt aloof 5 of 16 from the acreage and accomplished with 16 points. Dallas was 5 for 25 from 3-point range.
Dallas and Portland could accommodated in the postseason for the aboriginal time back the 2002-03 season, back the third-seeded Mavericks exhausted the No. 6-seed Blazers in seven games.
We attending a little collapsed lately, attending a little tired. Nowitzki denticulate 28 credibility in the best contempo accident to the Blazers, but he’s averaging aloof 20.8 credibility adjoin them in his career. Dallas has won three of the aftermost bristles affairs in Portland. Watch Live Online Give it a try >>>
