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PORTLAND, Ore. - While LaMarcus Aldridge may not have been at his best physically, he did have the advantage of being well-rested when the Trail Blazers took the Raptors to overtime.Portlands All-Star forward, who had missed three of the last four games because of a respiratory illness, had 23 points and 13 rebounds in the 102-97 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night.I was kind of feeling it out in the first half because they hadnt played with me in two or three games, Aldridge said about his teammates. In the second half I was trying to be more aggressive going to the basket, just trying to find my shot.The Blazers, the first team in the NBA to 26 wins, have won four straight and nine of their last 10.Aldridge kidded that he still had energy at the end because hed been able to sit out of a few games, but coach Terry Stotts admired Aldridges will after he was pressed into additional minutes because of the close game.Coming back from an illness that sapped him of a lot of energy, he showed a lot of moxie, Stotts said.Damian Lillard added 26 points and nine assists, while Wesley Matthews finished with 19 points, including five 3-pointers.The Blazers rallied in the fourth quarter after trailing by 13 points, but Amir Johnsons short jumper for the Raptors tied the game 87-87 and sent it to overtime.Portland took a 96-90 lead in the extra period on consecutive 3-pointers from Lillard, Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum. Kyle Lowrys layup got the Raptors within 96-94, but Greivis Vasquez was called for a clear-path foul on Batum, who made one of a pair of free throws to keep Portland in front 97-94.Lillard made a pair of free throws with 19.4 second left and the Raptors couldnt catch up.We just had to stay the course, we knew they were one of the better teams in the league this season, top of the Eastern Conference and theyve played well against Western Conference teams, Lillard said. We knew it was going to be a fight coming in.Lowry finished with 25 points while James Johnson had 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season for Toronto.The Raptors had won the first two games of their six-game road trip, including a 116-102 victory at Denver on Sunday.Portland was coming off a 101-79 rout of the New York Knicks on Sunday.Theyre one of the best teams in the NBA, Lowry said of the Blazers. Theyve got two All-Stars over there. Theyre a complete team.Known for their 3-point shooting, the Blazers were uncharacteristically 2 for 17 from beyond the arc in the first half. Portland had 16 or more 3-pointers in each of the past three games.After taking a 45-38 lead into the break, the Raptors extended their lead to 56-45 on James Johnsons tip shot in the third quarter.The Blazers showed some spark at the end of the third quarter when Lillard nailed a 3-pointer to narrow Torontos lead to 70-63.The Blazers chipped away and Lillards layup narrowed it to 83-82 with 4:23 left. Aldridge tied it making one of two free throws but Terrence Ross answered with a reverse dunk for the Raptors.Portland took its first lead since the games opening minutes on Aldridges jumper with 1:36 to go.Lowry missed an open jumper from the baseline, then his layup with 10 second left was blocked by Joel Freeland. But Amir Johnsons jumper with 4.7 seconds left tied it.Lillard missed a layup as time ran out in regulation.I love the way we competed in a hostile environment, Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. If you can compete in that environment, the way we did tonight, you can compete in a lot of places.___TIP INSRaptors: Raptors guard Terrence Ross went to Portlands Jefferson High School. ...... Landry Fields has missed four games because of a concussion.Trail Blazers: Before the game the Blazers put centre Meyers Leonard on the inactive list with a left shoulder strain. ... Portland had won the previous 10 of 11 against the Raptors.PUT A BOW ON 2014Stotts is giving the Blazers the next two days off, including the New Years Day.Im pleased. I think anybody would have taken this record going into 2015, he said. The most important thing is that weve still got 49 games to go. Were not even halfway through. 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Pedroia reached the milestone with a little panache, hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning and propelling the Boston Red Sox to a 7-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.SPOKANE, Wash. - Mitch Holmberg scored his 62nd goal of the season in regulation and then scored in the shootout as the Spokane Chiefs edged the visiting Tri-City Americans 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League action. Holmberg currently leads the WHL in scoring with 118 points in 71 games and has an eight-point lead over the second-leading scorer, Nicolas Petan of the Portland Winterhawks. Eric Williams made 26 saves for the win. Connor Chartier and Keanu Yamamoto also scored for the Chiefs (40-25-6) in regulation and Liam Stewart scored the shootout winner. Jessey Astles had a pair of goals for the Americans (28-32-10), who dropped their fifth straight game, and Parker Bowles scored once. Evan Sarthou turned away 39-of-42 shots in a losing cause. --- HITMEN 5 ICE 4 (SO) CRANBROOK, B.C. — Jake Virtanen had a goal and an assist in regulation and had the shootout winner as Calgary slipped past Kootenay. Brady Brassart, Joe Mahon and Greg Chase also scored for the Hitmen (47-17-7). Luke Philp scored twice for the Ice (39-27-5) and set up goals by Jagger Dirk and Sam Reinhart. Calgarys Chris Driedger made 37 saves for the win. Kootenays Mackenzie Skapski gave up three goals on 16 shots before giving way to Wyatt Hoflin, who stopped 16-of-17 shots in 36 minutes of relief. --- RAIDERS 7 BLADES 2 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Collin Valcourt had two goals and two assists and Leon Draisaitl scored once and set up three more as the Raiders crushed Saskatoon to keep their playoff hopes alive. Josh Morrissey and Dakota Conroy each had a goal and two assists for Prince Albert (34-32-5), which is tied for eighth place with the Red Deer Rebels in the Eastern Conference. Calder Brooks and Gage Quinney added a goal apiece. Cory Millette and Mitch Lipon scored for the Blades (16-50-5), who dropped their 11th game in a row. Nick McBride made 18 saves for the Raiders. Troy Trombley stopped 31-of-38 for Saskatoon. --- WHEAT KINGS 4 PATS 3 (OT) REGINA — Eric Roy scored the winner at 2:18 of the extra period as Brandon slipped past the Pats. Peter Quenneville had two goals and an assist in regulation for the Wheat Kings (33-29-9), who hold down the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference, and Richard Nejezchleb added a goal and an assist. Dmitry Sinitsyn, Dryden Hunt and Connor Gay supplied the scoring for Regina (39-25-7), which clinched first place in the East Division despite the loss. Jordan Papirny made 29 saves for Brandon while Dawson MacAuley turned away 31-of-35 shots for the Pats. --- BRONCOS 5 WARRIORS 4 SSWIFT CURRENT, Sask.dddddddddddd — Jay Merkley had a pair of goals, including one shorthanded into an empty net, as the Broncos snapped Moose Jaws four-game win streak. Glenn Gawdin, Nathan Burns and Colby Cave also scored for Swift Current (37-25-9) and Eetu Laurikainen made 26 saves for the victory. Bryson Gore scored twice for the Warriors (21-41-9) while Brayden Point and Sam Fioretti had the others. Moose Jaws Zach Sawchenko stopped 33-of-37 shots in defeat. --- BLAZERS 5 COUGARS 1 KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Bolton Pouliot stopped 35 shots, including 17 in the third period, as the Blazers beat Prince George to avoid their ninth straight loss. Collin Shirley, Nick Chyzowski, Cole Ully, Deven Sideroff and Nathan Looysen supplied the offence for Kamloops (14-52-5). Troy Bourke scored the lone goal for the Cougars (26-37-8), who dropped their sixth game in a row. Brett Zarowny allowed four goals on 23 shots for Prince George before Ty Edmonds took over at the 2:20 mark of the third period. Edmonds stopped 9-of-10 shots in relief. --- SILVERTIPS 5 ROYALS 3 VICTORIA — Ivan Nikolishin had a goal and two assists as Everett beat the Royals to improve to 10-0-1 in its last 11 games. Zane Jones, Manraj Hayer, Matt Pufahl and Noah Juulsen also scored for the Silvertips (38-23-9) and Joshua Winquist tacked on two assists. Victoria (48-19-4) got goals from Tyler Soy, Steven Hodges and Mitch Skapski. Everetts Austin Lotz made 23 saves for the win as Patrik Polivka turned aside 26-of-31 shots for the Royals. --- ROCKETS 6 GIANTS 5 VANCOUVER — Madison Bowey and Justin Kirkland each scored twice as Kelowna held off the Giants from a third-period comeback. Myles Bell had a goal and two assists for the Rockets (56-11-4) and Rourke Chartier added the other. Ty Ronning had a pair of goals for Vancouver (32-28-11), which trailed 6-1 after 40 minutes of play, and Dmitry Osipov, Joel Hamilton and Jackson Houck scored a goal apiece. Jackson Whistle made 29 saves for Kelowna. Ryan Kubic allowed six goals on 30 shots for the Giants. --- WINTERHAWKS 5 THUNDERBIRDS 2 KENT, Wash. — Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and four points as Portland toppled Seattle for its fifth win in a row. Taylor Leier had a goal and an assist for the Winterhawks (52-13-5) while Brendan Leispic and Mathew Dumba each scored once. Roberts Lipsbergs and Ryan Gropp scored for the Thunderbirds (40-24-6). 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