Damian Lillard had 33 points and 10 assists, reserve Allen Crabbe added 19 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Brooklyn Nets 116-104 on Friday night for their third straight victory.
Portland trailed 92-86 with 8:41 left in the fourth quarter after a pull-up jumper by Andrea Bargnani, but backup center Ed Davis and Lillard combined for 16 points during a 19-2 run that gave the Blazers a 105-94 lead with 4:26 remaining.
Brook Lopez scored 25 points for the Nets, who have lost 11 of their last 12 their last 12 games at Barclays Center. Point guard Donald Sloan came up just short of his first career triple-double, scoring 15 points with nine rebounds and nine assists.
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