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Lillard is back but Cavs top Blazers

Source: Agencies | 00:01 UTC+8 January 4, 2018 | Print Edition

Damian Lillard outdueled Isaiah Thomas in a battle of returning All-Star guards on Tuesday night, but Thomas’ team had the last laugh.

Thomas scored 17 points off the bench in his season and Cavaliers debut to help host Cleveland top the Portland Trail Blazers 127-110 despite Lillard’s 25-point night.

Thomas, who missed the first 36 games of the season recovering from a hip injury, made 6 of 12 shots in 18 minutes. LeBron James totaled 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds, Kevin Love added 19 points to help the Cavaliers snap a three-game losing streak.

Lillard was returning from a five-game absence caused by a right hamstring strain, but he had little trouble duplicating his past scoring dominance. He also had six assists but committed seven turnovers in 32 minutes.

Also, Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points on 8-of-20 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds in 30 minutes to pace San Antonio to a 100-91 win over visiting New York Knicks.

LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 19 points and five boards while Manu Ginobili scored 12 points and Pau Gasol had 11 and eight rebounds for the Spurs.

Courtney Lee and Lance Thomas also scored 13, Enes Kanter had 12 and Jarrett Jack chipped in 12 for New York, which has lost five of six.

Devin Booker scored 34 points, sinking five three throws in the final 12.3 seconds, and the Phoenix Suns scored 11 consecutive points late in the fourth quarter to steal a 104-103 victory over visiting Atlanta Hawks.

Dennis Schroder’s driving layup with nine-tenths of a second remaining ended the Suns’ 11-0 run, but Phoenix successfully inbounded the ball to end the game.

TJ Warren scored 31 points on 15-of-21 shooting, and Chriss had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns. Ersan Ilyasova had 21 points and Schroder and Kent Bazemore added 20 apiece for the Hawks.

Lou Williams scored 33 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 113-105 victory over visiting the Memphis Grizzlies. Williams connected on all 15 of his free-throw attempts as the Clippers won their fourth consecutive game and their sixth in the past seven. Nicolas Batum scored 21 points, and Dwight Howard had 20 as the Charlotte Hornets rolled to a 131-111 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

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