Sports FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 Trail Blazers NBA results/standings Sacramento 113, Charlotte 106; Chicago 104, Philadelphia 95 (OT); Boston 95, Memphis 92; Miami 104, Brooklyn 98; Milwaukee 97, Orlando 91; LA Clippers 120, Oklahoma City 108; Denver 115, Atlanta 102; Phoenix 106, Minnesota 97; Golden State 105, Detroit 98; Portland 105, hold off Rockets Houston 100. Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlantic Division Northwest Division PORTLAND: Forward LaMarcus Aldridge to victory over Oklahoma City at the W L PCT GB Portland 42 20 .677 - scored 26 points and snared 14 rebounds as Chesapeake Energy Arena. The win enabled Toronto 38 26 .594 - Portland beat Houston at the Moda Center. the Clippers (42-23) to move one game ahead Oklahoma City 35 29 .547 8 Boston 27 36 .429 10.5 Forward Nicolas Batum collected 18 points, of the idle San Antonio Spurs for fifth place in Utah 27 36 .429 15.5 Brooklyn 25 38 .397 12.5 nine rebounds and six assists and center the Western Conference standings. The Denver 24 41 .369 19.5 Philadelphia 14 50 .219 24 Robin Lopez chipped in 16 points and 10 Thunder (35-29) dropped a half-game behind Minnesota 14 49 .222 28.5 NY Knicks 12 51 .190 25.5 rebounds for the Trail Blazers (42-20), who the New Orleans Pelicans for the eighth and Pacific Division Central Division moved ahead of the Rockets (43-21) into third final playoff position. Golden State 51 12 .810 - Cleveland 41 25 .621 - place in the Western Conference playoff race. LA Clippers 42 23 .646 10 Chicago 40 26 .606 1 Kings 113, Hornets 106 Phoenix 34 32 .515 18.5 Milwaukee 34 30 .531 6 Bulls 104, 76ers 95 (OT) Guard Ben McLemore scored 27 points, Indiana 29 34 .460 10.5 Sacramento 22 41 .349 29 The injury-depleted Chicago Bulls got forward Rudy Gay had 26 and road-weary Detroit 23 41 .359 17 LA Lakers 17 46 .270 34 huge performances from Aaron Brooks and Sacramento snapped a four-game losing Southeast Division Southwest Division Pau Gasol to edge out Philadelphia in over- streak with a victory over Charlotte. The Kings Atlanta 50 14 .781 - Memphis 45 19 .703 - time at the Wells Fargo Center on scored eight straight points, including six by Washington 36 28 .563 14 Houston 43 21 .672 2 Wednesday. Brooks scored a season-high 31 center DeMarcus Cousins, to turn a 95-94 Miami 29 35 .453 21 San Antonio 40 23 .635 4.5 points while Gasol enjoyed a strong first half deficit into a 102-95 lead. Charlotte 28 35 .444 21.5 Dallas 41 25 .621 5 before finishing with 27 points and 16 Orlando 21 45 .318 30 New Orleans 36 29 .554 9.5 Nuggets 115, Hawks 102 Forward Danilo Gallinari scored 23 points and forward Kenneth Faried had 14 points and four blocked shots as Denver beat Atlanta. Forward Will Barton added 16 points off the bench as seven players scored in dou- ble figures for the Nuggets (24-41). Denver tied a season-high 13 three-pointers against the fourth-best scoring defense in the NBA.

Warriors 105, Pistons 98 Klay Thompson bombed in 10 of his game- high 27 points in a key stretch of the fourth quarter, allowing Golden State to survive a scare from Detroit. The Warriors (51-12) matched last season’s win total with 19 games remaining. The Pistons (23-41) lost their eighth consecutive game.

Celtics 95, Grizzlies 92 Still alive and kicking in the battle for an Eastern Conference playoff spot, Boston stunned Memphis, the team with the NBA’s third-best record. Playing without injured guard Isaiah Thomas, the Celtics out-scored the Grizzlies 8-2 over the final 51.6 seconds to win for the third time in four games. The vic- WASHINGTON: Goalie Cam Talbot #33 of the follows the puck during the tory closed Boston to within a game of the third period of their 3-1 win over the at Verizon Center on Wednesday in eighth-place Hornets in the East. Washington, DC. — AFP Heat 104, Nets 98 Talbot, Rangers move into first Shooting guard Dwyane Wade had 28 points and nine assists to lead Miami past by beating Ovechkin, Caps 3-1 Brooklyn. Wade scored at least 25 points for the fourth consecutive game. The Heat WASHINGTON: Goalie Cam Talbot and the Andrew MacWilliam had an assist for his first played without suspended center Hassan New York Rangers moved atop the point in his NHL debut. Johan Larsson, Tyler Whiteside, but they still moved past the by beating the Ennis and Matt Moulson scored for the Hornets into eighth place in the Eastern Washington Capitals 3-1 Wednesday night, Sabres. Anders Lindback finished with 31 Conference playoff race. Besides Wade, Miami while overcoming Alex Ovechkin’s league- saves, including one highlight-reel glove stop also got a boost from center Chris Andersen, leading 45th goal. Martin St. Louis, Carl in overtime on Komarov. Bozak’s power-play who had 18 points and 14 rebounds. Hagelin and J.T. Miller each scored a goal for goal with 3:25 remaining tied the score as he the Rangers. Talbot made 28 saves, including tipped in a shot by Phil Kessel. Moulson had Suns 106, Timberwolves 97 one particularly spectacular glove grab of a put the Sabres ahead with 8:10 to go in the PHILADELPHIA: Chicago Bulls’ Pau Gasol, Forward Markieff Morris scored six of his close-in shot from Nicklas Backstrom during a second period. top, of Spain, goes up for a shot against 24 points during a 13-2 run late in the third scoreless 5-on-3 chance for the Capitals that Philadelphia 76ers’ Thomas Robinson in the quarter as Phoenix held off pesky Minnesota. lasted 78 seconds. Talbot snatched the puck Flames 6, Ducks 3 first half of an NBA basketball game, Guard Eric Bledsoe added 18 points and nine right at the goal line. The play was reviewed Johnny Gaudreau and Matt Stajan each Wednesday, in Philadelphia. — AP assists for the Suns, who snapped a two-game and the original ruling of no-goal stood. A scored two goals, leading Flames to a win losing streak and moved within 2 1/2 games night after a 2-1 victory at the New York over Sean Monahan and Jiri of idle New Orleans for the eighth and final Islanders, the Rangers moved a point ahead Hudler also scored for the Flames (37-25-5), rebounds as the Bulls registered a welcome playoff spot in the Western Conference. of their city rivals with exactly a month left in who returned to play at the Scotiabank victory after three consecutive heavy defeats. the regular season. Saddledome for the first time since a 6-3 loss Forward Nikola Mirotic added 16 points and Bucks 97, Magic 91 to the Ducks on Feb. 20. With the win, the 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who improved to Shooting guard Khris Middleton hit all four Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 3, SO Flames moved within one point of the 40-26 and climbed within one game of the of his three-point attempts and finished with Tyler Bozak tied the score late in regulation (38-24-4) for second Cleveland Cavaliers at the top of the Central 30 points, and center Zaza Pachulia added 10 and then had the only goal in the shootout to place in the Pacific Division. Kris Russell had Division. points and 12 rebounds as Milwaukee rallied lift Toronto past Buffalo. Jonathan Bernier had three assists to give him eight points in his for a victory over Orlando. Middleton hit 12- 30 saves through overtime and then stopped past three games, while his defense partner Clippers 120, Thunder 108 of-17 shots and scored 10 in the final quarter, all three shots he faced in the tiebreaker. Dennis Wideman set up a pair of goals. Ryan Guard Chris Paul posted 33 points and including a three-pointer with 3:12 left that Brandon Kozun and Leo Komarov also scored Getzlaf had two goals for the Ducks and nine assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers put the Bucks ahead for good. — Reuters in regulation for Toronto. Rookie defenseman Hampus Lindholm also scored. — AP