The Portland Trail Blazers (41 - 19) won their fifth straight game Thursday, defeating the Dallas Mavericks (40 - 23) 94 - 75 at the Moda Center. Dallas cut Portland's lead to 10 with just over four minutes to go in the fourth but did not register another point as the Trail Blazers pulled away en route to an easy victory. However, the bigger story for Portland on Thursday night was Wesley Matthews, who went down with a left foot injury. Matthews reportedly went in for an MRI shortly after exiting the game in the third. If Matthews' injury turns out to be serious, Portland will be missing its best three point shooter. Dallas came into the game on two days rest, but had a rough night from the floor. The Mavericks were held to 37 percent from the field and went just 2 - for - 16 from beyond the arc. Tyson Chandler returned from a three - game absence and finished with four points and 14 rebounds over 28 minutes. The Mavericks have another tough game on the docket as they will travel to the Oracle Arena to take on the Warriors on Friday. Portland was playing its second game in as many nights after grinding out an overtime victory in Los Angeles against the Clippers on Wednesday. Nicolas Batum turned in another big performance with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 36 minutes on the floor. The Trail Blazers will await the results of Matthews MRI, but if he is forced to miss time, Arron Afflalo will likely step into the shooting guard role. Portland will return to action Saturday in Minnesota.
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