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Dragic scored 31 points, Channing Frye added 25 and the Phoenix Suns
used their up-tempo style to recover from a poor start and beat Portland
120-106 Wednesday night and snap the Trail Blazers' 11-game winning
streak.Markieff Morris scored 19 and twin Marcus Morris 15 for the Suns,
who wiped out a 16-point second-quarter deficit to hand the Blazers
their first loss since Nov. 5 against Houston. Two of Portland's three
defeats have come to the Suns, who shot 52 percent from the field behind
the speedy Dragic, who was one point shy of his career-high and added
10 assists.LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and Damian Lillard scored 16
points for the Blazers, who had also won six straight on the road.http://cnbattachment.com/Suns
coach Jeff Hornacek said before the game that he wanted to push the
pace, adding, "We're not good when we hold the ball." But the Suns
looked sluggish early and Portland looked poised to match the
third-longest win streak in franchise history.
Playing without backcourt mate Eric Bledsoe (bruised shin) for a sixth straight game,tissue paper pom pom wholesale Dragic
fueled a 40-point second-quarter with a variety of 3-pointers, midrange
jumpers and nifty passes for buckets on the fast break. Frye helped by
heating up from the outside.paper drinking straws Portland
turned a 39-23 deficit into a 61-58 halftime lead.Frye's 3 to start the
second half was the beginning of a 10-0 spurt and he hit another 3 to
start the fourth quarter as the Suns built a 97-78 lead.The Blazers
would turn out to have no answer. And it comes as no surprise based on
the teams' history.It was Portland's 22nd loss in the past 26 trips to
Phoenix, including a loss on opening night. Not even Bledsoe's continued
absence could stop the surprising Suns from moving to a game over
.500.After limping through the morning shootaround, Bledsoe had an MRI
that Hornacek said "didn't show anything besides what they knew already,
which is a contusion." Bledsoe has been sidelined since Nov. 17.disposable paper cupsThe
Blazers haven't had the same uncertainty, starting the same five
players all 16 games. And Portland came out with much more energy early,
racing to a commanding lead early in the second quarter.Nike Air Max
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