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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, left, drives against Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) |
Blazers defeat Nuggets 101-93 for 4th straight win
By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer /
December 21, 2012
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — J.J. Hickson had 18 points and 18 rebounds for his sixth straight double-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 101-93 on Thursday night.
Nicolas Batum had 22 points to give the Blazers their first four-game winning streak of the season despite missing forward LaMarcus Aldridge because of a sprained left ankle.
The Nuggets were 0 for 22 from 3-point range, breaking the NBA record of 20 misses without a made 3-pointer set by the Trail Blazers in a game against Toronto last week. Seventy-four of Denver’s point came in the paint.
The Blazers led by as many as 18 in the first half and while the Nuggets were able to close the gap, they were never able to pull even.
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