LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and 14 rebounds, reserve Chris Kaman scored 16 points and the Trail Blazers extended their streak to seven games with a 94-88 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night.
Damian Lillard added 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Portland, which began a brief East swing.
Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger had 19 points apiece for Boston, which dropped its fifth in six games.
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Hornets 93 Heat 94
Luol Deng scored 26 points, Chris Bosh and Mario Chalmers each added 20 and the Heat watched Charlotte miss three potential go-ahead shots in the final seconds on the way to beating the Hornets.
Al Jefferson finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte, which got 17 points from Lance Stephenson and 16 from Kemba Walker but wound up seeing its skid reach five games.
In the last possession, Walker missed a short jumper, Jefferson got a good try at the tip, and the ball bounced off the rim as the horn sounded.
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