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Blazing a Trail
When the Portland Trail Blazers lost LaMarcus Aldridge to free agency in the off-season, most expected them to suffer a lost season. However, coming out of the All-Star Break the Blazers has been the hottest team in the NBA, winning their sixth straight game Tuesday by beating the Brooklyn Nets 112-104 at the Moda Center. A big reason behind Portland's surge is Damian Lillard, who has taken an All-Star snub and turned into personal motivation as he became the first player to score 30 or more points for Portland since Geoff Petrie in the franchise's inaugural 1970-71 season. Lillard's team high 34 points was equaled C.J. McCollum. The pair also decided the game with a pair of three pointers to give Portland a 107-101 lead with 1:25 left. With the win the Trail Blazers improved to 30-27 and moved into a sixth place tie with the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Playoff chase.
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Blazing a Trail
When the Portland Trail Blazers lost LaMarcus Aldridge to free agency in the off-season, most expected them to suffer a lost season. However, coming out of the All-Star Break the Blazers has been the hottest team in the NBA, winning their sixth straight game Tuesday by beating the Brooklyn Nets 112-104 at the Moda Center. A big reason behind Portland's surge is Damian Lillard, who has taken an All-Star snub and turned into personal motivation as he became the first player to score 30 or more points for Portland since Geoff Petrie in the franchise's inaugural 1970-71 season. Lillard's team high 34 points was equaled C.J. McCollum. The pair also decided the game with a pair of three pointers to give Portland a 107-101 lead with 1:25 left. With the win the Trail Blazers improved to 30-27 and moved into a sixth place tie with the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Playoff chase.