Trail Blazers make it two in a row with 108-87 win over Suns

LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 points and 13 rebounds for his team-record 220th double-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns, 108-87, at home on Thursday night.

Nicolas Batum scored 20 points and Robin Lopez, playing his second game after missing 23 with a broken right hand, had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers, who won their second straight after a three-game skid.

Markieff Morris had 18 points for the Suns, who dropped their third in a row. Phoenix climbed back into the game in the third period after trailing by 19 in the first half, but ultimately the Blazers thwarted the rally with a dominant fourth quarter.

at Charlotte 94, Washington 87: Gerald Henderson scored 27 points and the Hornets beat the Wizards for the second time this week. Charlotte picked up its defense in the fourth quarter, holding the Wizards to five-of-19 shooting.

Dallas 101, at Sacramento 78: The Mavericks broke open a tie game in the second quarter when they made nine straight shots, including four three-pointers, in a 31/2-minute span as they outscored the Kings, 22-6