Lillard, Blazers leave the Warriors stunned
PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard had a career-high 51 points, seven assists and six steals to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a stunningly dominant 137-105 win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
C.J. McCollum added 21 points and seven assists for the Blazers, who have won four straight and nine of 10 to move above .500 for the first time since Nov. 4 (3-2).
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 31 points and five assists. Draymond Green added 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, but also had nine turnovers as Golden State snapped its 11-game winning streak.
The Blazers used a stifling defense throughout the game, but especially in the third quarter when they forced the defending champions into 13 turnovers.
BULLS 116, RAPTORS 106
Doug McDermott had a career-high 30 points off the bench to lead Chicago to a win over visiting Toronto.
HEAT 115, HAWKS 111
Luol Deng scored 30 points and Josh McRoberts had 19 — season highs for each player — and Miami, playing without All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh,
beat Atlanta on the road.
GRIZZLIES 109, WOLVES 104
Mike Conley had 25 points and seven assists, Vince Carter added a season-high 15 points and Memphis defeated visiting Minnesota.
MAGIC 110, MAVS 104
Victor Oladipo had 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds and hit the 3-pointer that put Orlando ahead for good in overtime to beat visiting Dallas.
HORNETS 98, BUCKS 95
Kemba Walker scored 25 points and Cody Zeller added a season-high 23 in Charlotte’s victory on the road over Milwaukee.
WIZARDS 98, PISTONS 86
John Wall scored 22 points and Bradley Beal had 17 to help Washington beat visiting Detroit.
PELICANS 121, 76ERS 114
Anthony Davis scored 18 of his 34 points in the first quarter and New Orleans beat visiting Philadelphia.
PACERS 101, THUNDER 98
Monta Ellis scored 27 points to help Indiana beat Oklahoma City on the road.
NETS 109, KNICKS 98
Brook Lopez scored 33 points and Brooklyn beat visiting New York.