The Portland Trail Blazers (3 - 2) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (3 - 2) 108 - 87 at the Moda Center in Portland on Thursday. The Mavericks were up by four points at halftime, but the Trail Blazers separated from the Mavs with a huge 35 - 18 third quarter, and the outcome of the game never came back into question. Portland held the Mavs to 37 percent shooting from the field and 22 percent from beyond the arc, while the Trail Blazers finished shooting 52 percent from the field and 40 percent from beyond the arc. LaMarcus Aldridge finished with a game - high 20 points in 30 minutes, and the Blazers rested their starters down the stretch to give some of their bench players extended run. C.J. McCollum and Chris Kaman finished with double - digit points off the bench. McCollum had 13 points in 21 minutes, converting three three - pointers. The Mavericks will finish off a back - to - back set Friday when they play on the road against the Utah Jazz. The Trail Blazers have Friday off before going on the road to face the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.
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