The Portland Trail Blazers (38 - 36) defeated the Philadelphia 76ers (9 - 64) 108 - 105 on Saturday. Portland simply could n't put away a feisty Sixers squad that's made an occasional habit of giving playoff - caliber teams all they can handle this season. Even with Nerlens Noel missing a second straight game with a knee injury, Philadelphia found more than enough production from across their roster to keep them competitive. Four-fifths of their starting unit managed double - digit scoring, and the Sixers actually overtook the Blazers late in the fourth on the strength of back - to - back three - pointers by Hollis Thompson that gave them a 100 - 97 lead with 3:15 left. However, a subsequent 70 run by Portland, keyed by C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard, gave the home team some short - lived breathing room. The Sixers managed to knot things up one more time, tying the Blazers at 105 with 23 seconds remaining on an Ish Smith jumper. A C.J. McCollum driving layup and subsequent free throw off a shooting foul on the play by Robert Covington then put Portland ahead for good with seven seconds remaining. The Sixers were led by a trio of 17 points efforts, two coming from members of their starting five. Smith added 14 rebounds, nine assists and a steal to his scoring haul, while Thompson also hauled in seven boards, dished out a pair of assists, and recorded a steal and a block. Covington contributed his scoring total off the bench over 30 minutes, and supplemented it with 11 rebounds and two steals. Jerami Grant was next with 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four blocks. Carl Landry, subbing for Noel on the night, pitched in with 12 points, two rebounds and an assist. Philadephia remains in last place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division with the worst record in the league. They head to Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors on Easter Sunday. The Trail Blazers' attack was fronted by McCollum, who totaled 25 points, five assists, two rebounds, five steals and a block. Al-Farouq Aminu followed with 20 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Lillard and Maurice Harkless were next with a pair of 16 - point efforts. Lillard also registered seven assists and five rebounds, while Harkless complemented his scoring with eight boards, an assist, a steal and a block. Gerald Henderson paced the reserves with 11 points, three rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block. Portland remains in second place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division, and are currently slotted in the sixth seed as well. They're home again on Monday night to take on the Sacramento Kings.
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