National Basketball Association
Portland 104, Dallas 96
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 3, 2011
Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
#39 Kevin Fehr, #41 Ken Mauer, #64 Eli Roe
Attendance:
20534
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Gerald Wallace had 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting and LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 as the Portland Trail Blazers won their eighth consecutive home game and handed Dallas its third straight loss with a 104-96 victory Sunday night.
Dallas (53-24) failed to gain ground in remaining 2½ games behind the Los Angeles Lakers, who lost to Denver Sunday, for second in the West. The Trail Blazers (45-32) are 2½ games behind the Nuggets for fifth.
Roddy Beaubois' 20 points paced Dallas, which played without center Tyson Chandler, who sat out because of a sore lower back. Brendan Haywood started in his place and had 11 rebounds and five points.
Shawn Marion scored 19 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 16 for the Mavs but shot just 5 of 12.
Wesley Matthews scored 16 for Portland, and Nicolas Batum added 15.
Dallas finished 34 of 70, with little contribution from guards Jason Kidd and Jason Terry. Kidd was scoreless and went 0 of 6 from the field, while Terry was just 1 of 6 for four points.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Portland |
|
Shawn Marion 19 |
Scoring |
Gerald Wallace 19 |
|
Rodrique Beaubois 4 |
Assists |
Nicolas Batum 4 |
|
Brendan Haywood 11 |
Rebounds |
LaMarcus Aldridge 8 |
|
Dirk Nowitzki 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Wesley Matthews 8 |
|
Jason Kidd 3 |
Steals |
Gerald Wallace 3 |
|
Brendan Haywood 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dallas
|
96 |
48.6 |
9-24 |
19-26 |
21 |
33 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
| Portland
|
104 |
53.4 |
5-15 |
21-25 |
20 |
32 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Portland will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .576 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Denver. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .755 after a win and .542 after a loss.
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