Portland cuts it close for 10th straight win
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Martell Webster scored 19 points and Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each added 18 to help the Portland Trail Blazers extend their winning streak to 10 games with a 99-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
Portland, which has the longest current winning streak in the NBA, has not won as many consecutive games since the Blazers were victorious in 12 straight in the 2001-02 season.
Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony each had 34 points for the Nuggets. Anthony added 12 rebounds.
Portland started the streak with a win Dec. 3 at Memphis, after going 5-12 to start the season. Seven of the 10 wins have come at home, where the Blazers are 12-3.
With the game tied at 94, James Jones made the second of two free throws with 36.2 seconds left.
After Roy blocked Anthony’s try, Travis Outlaw made two free throws to give the Blazers a 97-94 lead. Iverson’s driving layup with 6.9 seconds left narrowed the deficit to one.
Jarrett Jack made two free throws to extend the lead back to three before Linas Kleiza’s three-pointer was blocked by Outlaw for the final margin.
Denver was playing the second game of a back-to-back. The Nuggets beat Houston in double overtime on a last-second shot by Anthony Carter.
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