Paul injured as Trail Blazers win

Trail Blazers 86, Hornets 78: LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and 13 rebounds, helping visiting Portland to a victory over a New Orleans team last night that lost Chris Paul to a sprained ankle while trying to adjust to new Coach Jeff Bower.

PORTLAND — Roy 5-16 4-7 15, Aldridge 10-19 0-1 20, Oden 4-10 0-0 8, Miller 5-13 2-3 12, Blake 1-7 0-0 3, Przybilla 2-3 6-7 10, Fernandez 0-1 0-0 0, Webster 1-3 2-2 4, Bayless 2-3 4-6 8, Outlaw 3-11 0-0 6, Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 33-87 18-26 86.

NEW ORLEANS — Stojakovic 1-7 0-0 2, West 7-13 1-2 15, Okafor 2-7 3-4 7, Paul 1-8 1-2 3, D.Brown 2-7 2-2 7, Marks 0-2 1-2 1, Posey 0-3 3-4 3, Collison 7-14 4-4 18, Songaila 0-2 0-0 0, Thornton 8-15 2-2 20, Armstrong 1-1 0-0 2, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-79 17-22 78.

Portland 14 23 28 21 — 86
New Orleans 12 21 21 24 — 78

3-Point Goals—Portland 2-13 (Roy 1-2, Blake 1-5, Miller 0-1, Webster 0-2, Outlaw 0-3), New Orleans 3-14 (Thornton 2-5, D.Brown 1-3, Collison 0-1, Posey 0-2, Stojakovic 0-3). Rebounds—Portland 68 (Aldridge 13), New Orleans 49 (West 10). Assists—Portland 14 (Roy 6), New Orleans 17 (Paul 8). A—14,742 (17,188).

Mavericks 89, Timberwolves 77: Dirk Nowitzki scored 15 of his 20 points in a tense third quarter and also grabbed 11 rebounds to lead visiting Dallas over Minnesota last night.

DALLAS — Marion 6-11 3-4 15, Nowitzki 8-15 3-4 20, Dampier 0-1 0-0 0, Kidd 2-5 0-0 6, Beaubois 3-7 2-2 9, Terry 6-15 0-0 12, Gooden 3-8 3-6 9, Humphries 3-8 3-3 9, Barea 2-10 3-3 7, Ross 1-2 0-0 2, Singleton 0-1 0-0 0, Carroll 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-85 17-22 89.

MINNESOTA — Gomes 4-12 1-2 10, Jawai 4-9 2-3 10, Hollins 2-9 1-2 5, Flynn 4-9 3-6 11, Brewer 4-13 1-2 10, Pecherov 3-9 3-4 9, Pavlovic 2-7 0-0 4, Cardinal 2-2 0-0 4, Sessions 1-8 5-8 7, Ellington 3-9 0-0 7, Wilkins 0-1 0-0 0, Hart 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-89 16-27 77.

Dallas 22 22 29 16 — 89
Minnesota 22 11 21 23 — 77

3-Point Goals—Dallas 4-22 (Kidd 2-5, Beaubois 1-3, Nowitzki 1-3, Marion 0-1, Carroll 0-1, Ross 0-1, Singleton 0-1, Barea 0-3, Terry 0-4), Minnesota 3-17 (Gomes 1-2, Brewer 1-4, Ellington 1-4, Pecherov 0-2, Flynn 0-2, Pavlovic 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 65 (Nowitzki 11), Minnesota 62 (Pavlovic 10). Assists—Dallas 20 (Kidd 6), Minnesota 16 (Flynn 4). A—12,372 (19,356).

Hawks 97, Celtics 86: Joe Johnson scored 24 points, Jamal Crawford had 18 and visiting Atlanta pulled away in the fourth quarter for a win over Boston last night.

ATLANTA — M.Williams 3-7 0-0 6, Jos.Smith 6-12 2-4 14, Horford 6-9 0-0 12, Bibby 4-9 3-4 13, Johnson 9-21 5-6 24, Pachulia 2-4 2-2 6, J. Smith 2-4 0-0 4, Crawford 6-15 5-7 18, Teague 0-1 0-0 0, Evans 0-2 0-0 0, Collins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 17-23 97.

BOSTON — Pierce 8-16 8-11 24, Garnett 6-10 2-3 14, Perkins 6-12 2-2 14, Rondo 2-4 0-2 4, R.Allen 5-8 0-0 10, Daniels 4-6 1-1 9, Wallace 3-7 0-0 7, House 1-5 0-0 2, S.Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Giddens 0-0 0-0 0, Hudson 0-1 0-0 0, Scalabrine 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-73 13-19 86.

Atlanta 24 17 31 25 — 97
Boston 22 20 28 16 — 86

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 4-15 (Bibby 2-3, Johnson 1-3, Crawford 1-6, J. Smith 0-1, Evans 0-1, M.Williams 0-1), Boston 1-15 (Wallace 1-5, Hudson 0-1, Rondo 0-1, R.Allen 0-2, House 0-2, Pierce 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 57 (Horford 13), Boston 38 (Perkins 9). Assists—Atlanta 19 (Bibby 6), Boston 20 (Rondo 9). Total Fouls—Atlanta 20, Boston 23. A—18,624 (18,624).

Warriors 121, Knicks 107: Stephen Jackson scored 23 points as visiting Golden State sent New York to the worst 10-game mark (1-9) in franchise history last night.

GOLDEN STATE — Azubuike 9-13 3-5 22, Jackson 10-23 1-2 23, Moore 1-3 0-0 2, Ellis 10-19 2-3 22, Morrow 3-6 0-0 7, Randolph 1-2 2-2 4, Watson 7-8 3-3 19, Maggette 8-10 6-8 22, S.Curry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 49-84 17-23 121.

NEW YORK — Chandler 3-7 2-3 8, Gallinari 7-10 1-1 19, Lee 6-13 5-7 17, Duhon 1-7 2-2 5, Hughes 1-6 0-0 3, Harrington 7-10 2-2 16, Douglas 7-16 1-2 15, Robinson 3-9 2-2 9, Jeffries 1-1 0-0 2, Hill 5-5 0-0 10, Milicic 0-0 0-0 0, Landry 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 42-86 15-19 107.

Golden State 32 34 20 35 — 121
New York 26 26 28 27 — 107

3-Point Goals—Golden State 6-18 (Watson 2-2, Jackson 2-10, Azubuike 1-1, Morrow 1-3, Maggette 0-1, Ellis 0-1), New York 8-22 (Gallinari 4-6, Hughes 1-2, Robinson 1-2, Landry 1-2, Duhon 1-5, Chandler 0-1, Douglas 0-2, Harrington 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 48 (Jackson 8), New York 41 (Gallinari 10). Assists—Golden State 17 (Azubuike 5), New York 21 (Duhon 7). A—19,763 (19,763).

Magic 88, Nets 72: Dwight Howard had 26 points and 12 rebounds as host Orlando put away winless New Jersey last night.

NEW JERSEY — Hassell 6-11 1-1 13, Boone 0-1 0-0 0, Lopez 1-12 2-3 4, Alston 7-20 2-2 17, Simmons 6-11 0-0 15, T.Williams 3-17 4-4 11, S.Williams 1-3 1-2 3, Douglas-Roberts 2-6 1-1 5, Najera 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 28-85 11-13 72.

ORLANDO — Pietrus 6-14 2-5 16, Barnes 4-9 4-5 13, Howard 10-14 6-12 26, Nelson 4-11 1-2 10, Carter 5-12 1-1 14, Redick 0-6 0-0 0, J.Williams 4-8 0-0 9, Totals 33-74 14-25 88.

New Jersey 27 15 14 16 — 72
Orlando 23 19 20 26 — 88

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 5-17 (Simmons 3-6, Alston 1-4, T.Williams 1-5, Najera 0-1, S.Williams 0-1), Orlando 8-27 (Carter 3-6, Pietrus 2-7, J.Williams 1-3, Nelson 1-3, Barnes 1-4, Redick 0-4). Rebounds—New Jersey 56 (T.Williams 12), Orlando 55 (Barnes 13). Assists—New Jersey 12 (Alston 10), Orlando 16 (Barnes 5). A—17,461 (17,461).

Jazz 112, 76ers 90: Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Wesley Matthews added a career-high 16 points and visiting Utah raced past Philadelphia last night.

UTAH — Brewer 6-12 2-2 14, Boozer 11-16 2-3 24, Okur 5-12 4-4 15, Maynor 6-14 0-0 13, Matthews 5-11 3-3 16, Millsap 5-10 5-6 15, Kirilenko 4-6 4-4 13, Koufos 0-1 2-2 2, Fesenko 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-82 22-24 112.

PHILADELPHIA — Young 8-10 0-0 17, Brand 4-8 3-4 11, Dalembert 2-2 0-0 4, L.Williams 3-9 4-5 10, Iguodala 4-13 3-5 11, Kapono 5-7 0-0 12, Speights 1-3 2-2 4, Green 1-3 3-4 5, Smith 2-7 1-2 6, Carney 2-3 0-0 4, Ivey 2-4 1-1 6, Holiday 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-71 17-23 90.

Utah 30 34 28 20 — 112
Philadelphia 32 18 19 21 — 90

3-Point Goals—Utah 6-11 (Matthews 3-4, Okur 1-1, Maynor 1-2, Kirilenko 1-2, Millsap 0-1, Brewer 0-1), Philadelphia 5-18 (Kapono 2-4, Young 1-1, Ivey 1-2, Smith 1-4, Carney 0-1, L.Williams 0-2, Holiday 0-2, Iguodala 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 49 (Boozer 12), Philadelphia 36 (Iguodala 7). Assists—Utah 32 (Maynor 11), Philadelphia 20 (Iguodala 10). Total Fouls—Utah 15, Philadelphia 22. Technicals—Utah defensive three second, Philadelphia defensive three second 2. A—10,738 (20,318).