National Basketball Association
Portland 97, Dallas 92
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, April 21, 2011
Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
#42 Eric Lewis, #23 Jason Phillips, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance:
20217
By SportsDirect Inc.
Wesley Matthews scored a playoff career-high 25 points and Brandon Roy broke out of his funk with 16 points as the Portland Trail Blazers earned a 97-92 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round series Thursday night.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points and Andre Miller had 16 and seven assists for sixth-seeded Portland, which will try to even the series at two games each Saturday at the Rose Garden.
Jason Terry scored 29 points on 10-for-13 shooting, including 5 of 7 3-pointers, for third-seeded Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and eight rebounds.
After going scoreless in just eight minutes of Game 2 on Tuesday, Roy said he was disappointed at his lack of playing time and thought he deserved better treatment. He apologized earlier Thursday and bounced back in a big way, making 6 of 10 shots in 23 minutes.
Matthews scored 16 of Portland's first 22 points. He made 8 of 12 shots, including 4 of 6 from the arc.
Nowitzki, who had led fourth-quarter charges by the Mavericks in the first two games, missed seven shots in a row before canning an 18-footer midway through the quarter. He finished with nine points in the period.
The Mavericks got just 19 points from their starters other than Nowitzki.
A late surge by Dallas was stalled when Jason Kidd's long shot was ruled a two-pointer, cutting the deficit to 95-92 with 12.9 seconds left.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Portland |
|
Jason Terry 29 |
Scoring |
Wesley Matthews 25 |
|
Jason Terry 7 |
Assists |
Andre Miller 7 |
|
Dirk Nowitzki 9 |
Rebounds |
Gerald Wallace 11 |
|
Dirk Nowitzki 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Wesley Matthews 5 |
|
Jason Kidd 2 |
Steals |
Wesley Matthews 2 |
|
Brendan Haywood 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Johnson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dallas
|
92 |
51.5 |
9-22 |
13-23 |
16 |
37 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
| Portland
|
97 |
48.0 |
8-14 |
17-21 |
18 |
37 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Portland will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .588 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .768 after a win and .538 after a loss.