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PORTLAND, Ore., March 27 (UPI) -- LaMarcus Aldridge was one of three Portland players with at least 20 points Thursday and the Trail Blazers handed Phoenix a critical 129-109 setback.
The Suns had won seven in a row coming into the contest, but the loss left them 3 ½ games behind Dallas for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference.
Aldridge scored 29 points, Brandon Roy had 26 and Rudy Fernandez 23, lifting Portland to within a game of Denver at the top of the Northwest Division.
The Trail Blazers shot 60 percent from the field and broke the game open with a 35-point third period. They led the Suns by 21 going into the fourth quarter.
Aldridge, Roy and Fernandez combined to make 30-of-44 shots from the field.
Shaquille O'Neal led Phoenix with 20 points and Jason Richardson had 16.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Remaining members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will merge to form a new superconference, college sports officials said Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A European space mission has seen previously undiscovered islands of star formation and mysterious microwave emissions in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers say.
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VESPER, Wis., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said it will not disturb a black bear that picked a drain tunnel to hibernate.
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