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J.J. Hickson had 19 points and 15 rebounds for his seventh straight double-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

The Washington Wizards earned their first victory after starting the season with 12 consecutive losses, getting 19 points from Jordan Crawford in an 84-82 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

Two losses in two games and Steve Nash is hurt. This is not how the Lakers wanted to start the regular season. After Portland overwhelmed the Lakers’ defense in the third quarter to take a 16-point lead, the Trail Blazers kept the Lakers at bay in the final quarter to comfortably secure the win Wednesday night at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.

LaMarcus Aldridge's buzzer-beating 17-foot jumper lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to a 99-97 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. Raymond Felton scored 16 of his season-high 30 points during Portland's 30-10 surge in the third quarter. Aldridge, a former Dallas-area high school star who finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds, made the fallaway jumper over the Mavericks' Brendan Haywood at the overtime buzzer for the victory and was mobbed by teammates at center court.

The Portland Trail Blazers have fired coach Nate McMillan.

New Jersey has reached agreement on a trade with Portland that will bring Gerald Wallace to the Nets.

Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony both played well and the Knicks shook off the surprising departure of coach Mike D'Antoni to rout the Portland Trail Blazers 121-79 on Wednesday night, snapping a six-game losing

LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and the Portland Trail Blazers routed San Antonio 137-97 Tuesday night while the Spurs rested Tim Duncan and Tony Parker.

Kobe Bryant has 28 points and Andrew Bynum has 14 points and 19 rebounds as the Lakers roll past the Trail Blazers at Staples Center.Strange team, the Lakers.

Dirk Nowitzki had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks withstood a furious Portland comeback to beat the Trail Blazers 103-96 Thursday night and take the first-round playoff series in six games.