Trail Blazers Hold Off Warriors 96-95
PORTLAND Ore. (AP) -- LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers held off the Golden State Warriors 96-95 on Saturday night.
Monta Ellis, who led the Warriors with 26 points, had a chance to win it but his 20-foot jumper with 0.8 seconds left was off.
Dante Cunningham, making his first start of the season, and Wesley Matthews each added 13 points for Portland.
The Blazers led by as many as 15 in the second half but the Warriors narrowed it to 92-89 on Rodney Carney's 3-pointer with 3:14 left. Andre Miller answered for the Blazers with a falling fadeaway and a free throw to make it 95-89.
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