ORLANDO — LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points Monday to lead the Trail Blazers past the Magic, which was without the suspended Dwight Howard, 89-85.
Howard sat out while serving a one-game suspension after picking up his 16th technical foul Friday. Jason Richardson led Orlando with 22 points, followed by 13 apiece from Ryan Anderson and Hedo Turkoglu.
Turkoglu hit a 3-pointer to cut Portland's lead to 89-85 with 1:21 left and Portland turned it over on a shot-clock violation with 56.3 seconds to play. Orlando forced a stop but the Magic, which had trailed 88-81, got only one more field-goal try.
"That game should've been won," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "We didn't lose that game because Dwight Howard didn't play. We lost that game because we had 19 turnovers and they had nine."
Meanwhile, Van Gundy said he thinks Howard has shown restraint this season despite picking up the league's first suspension for excessive technicals. Van Gundy quoted an Elias Sports Bureau statistic that noted Howard has been fouled 593 times this season without any of those calls being labeled flagrant.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points as the host Knicks beat the Jazz 131-109 despite missing Chauncey Billups (bruised left quadriceps) for a fourth straight game. … Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points in 27 minutes as the visiting Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves 108-105. Minnesota's Kevin Love (23 points, 17 rebounds) had his 51st consecutive double double to tie Moses Malone, who did it over two seasons, for the longest streak since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.
AROUND THE LEAGUE: Hornets star Chris Paul (concussion) sat out and is day to day. He was hurt Sunday in a collision with Cavs guard Ramon Sessions. … Suns forward Channing Frye (dislocated right shoulder) is expected to miss two to three weeks.
Trail Blazers 89, Magic 85
PORTLAND (89): Batum 4-8 0-0 9, Aldridge 10-18 3-7 24, Camby 0-4 0-0 0, Miller 6-11 2-3 15, Matthews 4-8 3-3 13, Wallace 4-11 1-2 9, Fernandez 1-6 2-2 5, Roy 4-8 0-0 9, Mills 2-7 0-0 5. Totals 35-81 11-17 89.
ORLANDO (85): Turkoglu 5-12 1-2 13, Anderson 4-9 2-2 13, Bass 4-9 1-1 9, Nelson 1-7 0-0 2, J.Richardson 8-13 2-2 22, Clark 4-6 1-1 9, Arenas 4-9 0-0 9, Redick 3-5 1-1 8, Q.Richardson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-71 8-9 85.
Portland 24 23 23 19— 89
Orlando 19 24 23 19— 85
3-Point Goals—Portland 8-25 (Matthews 2-4, Aldridge 1-1, Miller 1-2, Roy 1-3, Fernandez 1-4, Mills 1-4, Batum 1-5, Wallace 0-2), Orlando 11-22 (J.Richardson 4-5, Anderson 3-6, Turkoglu 2-4, Redick 1-1, Arenas 1-3, Q.Richardson 0-1, Nelson 0-2). Rebounds—Portland 47 (Wallace, Camby 10), Orlando 44 (Clark 9). Assists—Portland 21 (Miller 7), Orlando 14 (Nelson 4). Total Fouls—Portland 14, Orlando 17. Technicals—Portland defensive three second, Orlando defensive three second. A—19,001 (18,500).
Bulls 85, Hornets 77
NEW ORLEANS (77): Pondexter 1-4 0-0 2, West 4-17 3-3 11, Okafor 3-7 2-4 8, Jack 8-19 6-7 23, Belinelli 6-12 2-2 17, Green 3-13 0-0 6, Landry 4-8 2-2 10, Gray 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-80 15-18 77.
CHICAGO (85): Deng 2-12 5-5 10, Boozer 8-14 3-3 19, Noah 3-7 0-1 6, Rose 8-21 6-7 24, Bogans 2-4 0-0 5, Brewer 5-7 0-0 10, Gibson 1-3 0-0 2, Asik 0-2 1-2 1, Watson 0-3 2-2 2, Korver 2-8 2-2 6. Totals 31-81 19-22 85.
New Orleans 23 20 17 17— 77
Chicago 26 17 23 19— 85
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 4-13 (Belinelli 3-6, Jack 1-2, Pondexter 0-1, West 0-2, Green 0-2), Chicago 4-20 (Rose 2-6, Bogans 1-2, Deng 1-5, Brewer 0-1, Watson 0-2, Korver 0-4). Rebounds—New Orleans 53 (West 11), Chicago 54 (Noah 13). Assists—New Orleans 10 (Jack, West 3), Chicago 24 (Rose 9). Total Fouls—New Orleans 16, Chicago 17. Technicals—Chicago defensive three second. A—21,997 (20,917).
Knicks 131, Jazz 109
UTAH (109): Kirilenko 2-2 0-0 4, Millsap 2-6 0-0 4, Jefferson 17-26 2-3 36, Harris 0-7 4-4 4, Bell 2-7 4-4 9, Favors 6-11 4-4 16, Miles 3-14 4-4 12, Watson 3-9 3-6 9, Hayward 4-5 1-1 11, Evans 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 41-91 22-26 109.
NEW YORK (131): Anthony 12-16 6-6 34, Jeffries 0-2 0-0 0, Stoudemire 12-15 7-7 31, Douglas 6-9 3-4 20, Fields 2-6 2-2 6, Mason 3-6 1-2 9, Sha.Williams 2-5 0-0 5, She.Williams 3-8 7-8 13, Carter 1-7 0-0 2, Brown 3-3 0-0 6, Balkman 1-3 0-0 3, Rautins 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 46-82 26-29 131.
Utah 24 24 26 35— 109
New York 40 26 36 29— 131
3-Point Goals—Utah 5-19 (Hayward 2-3, Miles 2-8, Bell 1-4, Watson 0-1, Harris 0-3), New York 13-26 (Douglas 5-7, Anthony 4-5, Mason 2-4, Balkman 1-2, Sha.Williams 1-3, Rautins 0-1, Fields 0-1, Carter 0-3). Fouled Out—Favors. Rebounds—Utah 52 (Jefferson 12), New York 41 (Jeffries 6). Assists—Utah 27 (Watson 8), New York 32 (She.Williams, Douglas 6). Total Fouls—Utah 22, New York 23. A—19,763 (19,763).
Clippers 92, Bobcats 87
L.A. CLIPPERS (92): Gomes 3-7 0-0 8, Griffin 5-11 7-8 17, Jordan 0-0 0-2 0, Williams 5-15 6-8 17, Foye 3-11 2-2 10, Kaman 6-13 4-4 16, Aminu 1-4 0-0 2, Bledsoe 5-8 1-2 13, Moon 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 2-4 3-3 7. Totals 31-74 23-29 92.
CHARLOTTE (87): McGuire 1-4 0-2 2, Diaw 8-13 1-2 19, Brown 3-6 1-4 7, Augustin 4-16 3-4 13, Henderson 10-18 0-0 20, White 3-9 3-4 9, Przybilla 0-1 0-0 0, Livingston 6-11 5-6 17, Carroll 0-0 0-0 0, Najera 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-78 13-22 87.
L.A. Clippers 27 22 22 21— 92
Charlotte 26 21 20 20— 87
3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 7-18 (Bledsoe 2-2, Gomes 2-5, Foye 2-5, Williams 1-3, Aminu 0-3), Charlotte 4-9 (Diaw 2-2, Augustin 2-7). Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 54 (Griffin 15), Charlotte 47 (Diaw 8). Assists—L.A. Clippers 18 (Williams 7), Charlotte 22 (Diaw 8). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 19, Charlotte 18. Technicals—Gomes, Jordan. A—16,438 (19,077).
Grizzlies 107, Thunder 101
OKLAHOMA CITY (101): Durant 8-20 3-5 23, Ibaka 7-10 0-2 14, Mohammed 2-4 0-0 4, Westbrook 11-21 4-5 27, Sefolosha 1-2 1-2 3, Collison 2-4 1-2 5, Harden 7-11 2-2 16, Maynor 1-2 0-0 2, Aldrich 1-1 0-0 2, Cook 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 42-81 11-18 101.
MEMPHIS (107): Young 5-9 2-3 12, Randolph 6-9 5-6 17, Gasol 9-13 0-0 18, Conley 9-20 2-2 20, Allen 7-12 5-7 20, Battier 3-6 1-2 7, Mayo 2-6 2-4 7, Arthur 3-9 0-0 6, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 44-85 17-26 107.
Oklahoma City 24 22 27 28— 101
Memphis 25 33 21 28— 107
3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 6-18 (Durant 4-10, Westbrook 1-2, Cook 1-5, Harden 0-1), Memphis 2-12 (Allen 1-2, Mayo 1-2, Randolph 0-1, Battier 0-2, Conley 0-5). Rebounds—Oklahoma City 47 (Harden, Ibaka, Durant 6), Memphis 49 (Battier, Mayo 7). Assists—Oklahoma City 21 (Westbrook 7), Memphis 22 (Conley 9). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 23, Memphis 19. A—13,903 (18,119).
Mavericks 108, T'wolves 105
DALLAS (108): Stojakovic 4-9 0-0 9, Nowitzki 7-12 10-10 25, Haywood 3-4 2-3 8, Kidd 4-8 3-3 13, Beaubois 4-10 0-0 9, Terry 3-11 4-4 11, Brewer 1-1 0-0 2, Marion 4-11 1-2 9, Mahinmi 1-3 0-0 2, Barea 3-7 0-0 8, Cardinal 4-8 0-0 12. Totals 38-84 20-22 108.
MINNESOTA (105): Beasley 8-22 4-9 20, Love 7-14 5-6 23, Milicic 3-5 0-0 6, Ridnour 3-10 1-1 9, Johnson 2-5 0-0 5, Pekovic 2-4 2-4 6, Flynn 5-8 0-0 11, Webster 1-5 1-1 3, Tolliver 2-5 3-3 8, Ellington 5-7 0-0 12, Randolph 1-3 0-2 2. Totals 39-88 16-26 105.
Dallas 22 26 25 35— 108
Minnesota 30 20 30 25— 105
3-Point Goals—Dallas 12-35 (Cardinal 4-8, Barea 2-5, Kidd 2-6, Nowitzki 1-2, Stojakovic 1-4, Beaubois 1-4, Terry 1-6), Minnesota 11-23 (Love 4-6, Ridnour 2-3, Ellington 2-3, Tolliver 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Flynn 1-4, Beasley 0-1, Webster 0-2). Rebounds—Dallas 52 (Marion, Haywood 10), Minnesota 55 (Love 17). Assists—Dallas 29 (Kidd 9), Minnesota 23 (Love 5). Total Fouls—Dallas 19, Minnesota 21. Technicals—Dallas defensive three second, Beasley. A—13,288 (19,356).
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