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Spurs beat Blazers; CJ McCollum hurts leg

March 17, 2019 at 5:20AM
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DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to eight games with a 108-103 victory Saturday night over the Portland Trail Blazers, who lost CJ McCollum to a left leg injury.

Damian Lillard scored 34 points for Portland, which had won three straight.

McCollum exited under assistance with 7:03 remaining in the third quarter. He stayed on the court for a few minutes clutching his left leg in great pain after tumbling out of bounds when his driving layup was blocked by Jakob Poeltl.

McCollum appeared to roll his left ankle but was clutching his shin. There was no word on his status.

Golden State 110, Oklahoma City 88: Stephen Curry scored 33 points to help the Warriors roll past the Thunder in Oklahoma City and clinch a playoff berth.

Klay Thompson scored 23 points and DeMarcus Cousins added 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Warriors, who played without Kevin Durant for a second straight game because of a sprained right ankle.

Paul George had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and Dennis Schroder added 15 points for the Thunder. Russell Westbrook scored just seven points on 2-for-16 shooting.

Denver 102, Indiana 100: Paul Millsap hit a layup with seven seconds remaining and Nikola Jokic scored 26 points before being ejected in the fourth quarter for arguing as the host Nuggets moved to the verge of their first playoff spot since 2012-13.

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The magic number for the Nuggets dropped to one.

Washington 135, Memphis 128: Bradley Beal scored 40 points for the second straight night and the Wizards beat the Grizzlies in Washington. The Wizards, 11th in the Eastern Conference, moved within three games of eighth-place Miami.

Nowitzki four points away

Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 points and closed within four of Wilt Chamberlain for sixth place on the NBA scoring list in Saturday's 121-116 win over the Cavaliers on Saturday night.

Ingram has surgery

Lakers forward Brandon Ingram is expected to be ready for next season after undergoing arm surgery. Ingram had thoracic outlet decompression surgery Saturday.

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