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Damian Lillard hits six threes on his way to 33 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Dallas Mavericks, 125-118. Continue to Article

March 21, 2019 1:48:am EST

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers believe they can use games like this one against Dallas to help them prepare for the final push toward the playoffs. It's not about who our opponent is, it's about the style of play that we want to play, the discipline we want to have, the things we want to do well, that will translate to when we play against the top teams,'' Lillard said. As long as we have that right attitude and we do things the right way, I think we'll keep getting this result when we play against teams we should beat. Continue to Article

March 21, 2019 1:47:am EST

Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson tried just about everything to kick the Nets into gear. When nothing else worked, D'Angelo Russell and a handful of Brooklyn reserves took over and carried the Nets to an improbable win on their longest road trip of the season. Russell scored 27 of his career-high 44 points in the fourth quarter, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson made a layup with eight-tenths of a second remaining, and the Nets rallied from 28 points down in the second half to beat the Sacramento Kings 123-121 Tuesday night and snap a four-game losing streak. Continue to Article

March 20, 2019 1:31:am EST

The Trail Blazers know who will be the target of their defensive focus when they play host to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Portland forward Al-Farouq Aminu calls the Mavericks' Luka Doncic the "front-runner for Rookie of the Year," but it's beyond that. The 20-year-old Slovenian is a lock to win the NBA's rookie award as he leads the league's first-year players in scoring (21.0) and is second in rebounds (7.5) and assists (5.8). Continue to Article

March 19, 2019 7:07:pm EST

Dirk Nowitzki declared "I'm glad it's over with" after passing "freak of nature" Wilt Chamberlain to go sixth on the list of all-time NBA points scorers. The Dallas Mavericks veteran leapfrogged the great Chamberlain during Monday's 129-125 defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans. Nowitzki needed just four points to surpass Chamberlain's tally of 31,419 and poured in eight during his 12 minutes on court. Continue to Article

March 19, 2019 5:17:am EST

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