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Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) - LaMarcus Aldridge was unexpectedly in the Portland lineup on Saturday night and the All-Star power forward helped his team snap a two-game losing streak. Aldridge scored 26 points with nine rebounds in the Trail Blazers 103-96 win over the Washington Wizards. The Blazers announced earlier in the day that Aldridge will hold off having surgery on a torn radial collateral ligament in his left thumb. He was originally slated for surgery next week and expected to miss 6-8 weeks. That decision proved to be beneficial for Portland. Damian Lillard deposited 20 points with seven assists and Wesley Matthews added 19 points in the win. John Wall led the Wizards with 25 points and nine assists, while Paul Pierce registered 19 points and Bradley Beal chipped in with 16 points. Matthews converted successive 3-pointers to push the Blazers in front 87-85 with 3:29 left in the game. Lillard then made two free throws prior to his trey that capped an 11-0 run. Washington pulled to within three after a Nene layup, but he missed the ensuing free throw. Nene committed a shooting foul of Meyers Leonard on a 3- pointer, and Leonard nailed each of the free throws to make it a 97-91 game. Lillard gave those free throws right back, however, fouling Wall from beyond the arc on the Wizards next possession. Aldridge followed with two from the charity stripe with 45.7 seconds left for a 99-94 edge. Wall kept Washington close with a layup out of a timeout, but Dorell Wright pulled down a big offensive rebound with 16.9 seconds on the clock, then Lillard made two free throws to essentially seal it. Pierce scored Washingtons first five points as it started the game with a 13-2 spurt. The Wizards led by as many as 14 in the first quarter and held a 32-20 edge entering the second. Wright hit a 3-pointer to begin a 13-5 run for Portland that cut its deficit to 41-36. Pierce knocked down a trey to close the scoring in the half, giving Washington a 55-45 lead at the break. Aldridges mid-range jumper gave the Blazers a 69-68 lead with under two minutes left in the third. Washington made two field goals in the final six- plus minutes, but Andre Miller supplied the last of those two which helped the Wizards to a 70-69 lead heading to the fourth. Game Notes Pierce became the fourth player in NBA history, joining Ray Allen, Reggie Miller and Jason Terry, to make 2,000 3-pointers ... Washington has lost two straight ... Portland went 20-for-20 from the free throw line ... Wright scored 10 points off the Blazers bench. Mason Cole Jersey . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. Sam Bradford Cardinals Jersey . Its the second of three meetings between these teams this season. Vancouver was a 2-1 winner on home ice December 22nd. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/C...in-Pugh-Jersey/. -- Floridas smothering defence returned to form just in time for the third-ranked Gators to keep their winning streak going. Josh Rosen Cardinals Jersey . -- The road to the Masters got off to a bumpy start Sunday for Tiger Woods when he withdrew from the Honda Classic with what he said was a lower back injury. Chad Williams Jersey . James scored 25 points against his former team, leading the energized Heat to a 114-107 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Dwyane Wade added 24 points and Chris Bosh had 22 for the Heat, idle since a 90-84 loss Tuesday at Indiana.MONTREAL -- Rookie quarterback Tanner Marsh had confidence in the hands of receiver Eric Deslauriers. But to Deslauriers, Marshs pass was a work of art. Sean Whyte kicked a 14-yard field goal on the final play of the game after Marsh threw a 57-yard pass to Deslauriers with 1.9 seconds remaining to give Montreal a come-from-behind 39-38 win over the B.C. Lions on Thursday night. Marshs last-gasp pass to Deslauriers at the seven-yard line set up the improbable comeback as the Alouettes overcame a 28-14 deficit before what remained of a crowd of 22,456 on a rainy night at Molson Stadium. "Ill give him a jump ball every single time," said Marsh, who replaced Josh Neiswander to begin Montreals fourth offensive series. "Hes a great athlete and makes plays when he needs to." Deslauriers said watching the pass coming in made him feel "like a photographer." "It was such a pretty ball," Deslauriers said. "It was just up there forever." Marsh threw for 329 yards despite completing only 14 of 32 pass attempts, including four interceptions. "I showed that I was a rookie," said the 23-year-old Texan. "I made a lot of rookie mistakes that I have to fix to be a successful quarterback in this league, no doubt, and Ive got to keep learning. It was a great team win but I did a lot of bad things and Ive got to fix them." Marsh, who was a senior at Arkansas Tech last season, also rushed for 71 yards on nine carries, including his first touchdown run in the third quarter after completing his first touchdown pass to S.J. Green in the second quarter. Tyron Carrier returned a kick 90 yards to draw Montreal within 38-33 but the Alouettes failed to convert a two-point attempt. Whyte had four field goals in the game. The Alouettes (3-5) won for the first time in three games under general manager Jim Popp, who became Montreals interim coach after he and owner Robert Wetenhall fired Dan Hawkins on Aug. 1. Tim Brown returned a missed field goal 124 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter and Travis Lulay threw a pair of touchdowns to Shawn Gore for B.C. (5-3), which had won two in a row. "Going in up at halftime youve got to pull those victories off," Brown said. Paul McCallum kicked five field goals for the Lions and Lulay threw his second touchdown pass to Gore, a 29-yard catch-and-run in the fourth quarter to put B.C. up 38-27. McCallum, who kicked his fourth field goal at the end of the first half to put B.C. up 21-7, hit a 33-yarder 5:58 into the fourth. The veteran kicker also completed a 12-yard pass to Anton McKenzie for a first down on a fake punt in the second quarter. Lulay threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Gore in the first quarter. "Its embarrassing," Gore said. "I think I can speak for most of the team when I say that its a game that we didnt deserve to win. We didnt make the big plays needed when we had the opportunities. We had so many turnovers and didnt capitalize. Way too many field goals, not enough touchdowns, we left it alll out there and we gave them that opportunity and we gave the game to them.dddddddddddd" Neiswander got his first career start in place of Anthony Calvillo, who was knocked out of Saturdays 24-21 loss at Saskatchewan with a concussion. Intercepted twice in the loss to the Roughriders, Neiswander was picked off by Ryan Phillips four plays into the Alouettes opening drive. He completed one three-yard pass to Deslauriers in three attempt before he was replaced by Marsh. He made his pro debut in the Alouettes 38-13 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on Aug. 8. "We didnt do a whole lot the first two or three series so we were like, Lets get Tanner in there like we said we would, and then it seemed like he got hot," Popp said. "It worked. Im very happy for him. The team rallied around him and they stuck together and its just great for our organization." Jerome Messam drew Montreal to 21-14 when he scored on a 16-yard run 38 seconds into the third after Carrier returned McCallums second-half kickoff 65 yards. Brown caught the ball deep in the end zone after a 53-yard field goal attempt by Whyte went wide left and ran the length of the field to put B.C. up 28-14 at 3:21 of the third. Brown scored on a 97-yard kick return in the Lions 26-22 win over Calgary on Saturday. Arland Bruce caught an 86-yard pass from Marsh 3:47 into the third. He caught seven passes for 167 yards, passing Brian Kelly to move into 10th place on the CFLs all-time receiving yards list. "Im speechless," Bruce said. "Im glad to hear that, especially after a win. Its a humbling feeling to know about that. Thank you for telling me that because thats a rare achievement and Im thankful." Marsh completed the drive with a six-yard run at 5:24 as Montreal closed to within a touchdown. "He knew how to move around the pocket, when to get out of the pocket when there was space to run, he did that effectively," Gore said. "That pocket-awareness I think is huge for a young quarterback. He didnt seem rattled by the defensive rush too much. He had a lot of composure." Duron Carter, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter, made his pro debut and caught a 52-yard pass from Marsh on Montreals second-quarter scoring drive. Green celebrated his touchdown by tossing the ball into the end zone stands before going back to successfully implore the fan who caught it to return it for the rookie quarterback. "Tanner came to me and asked me for the ball back so the crowd was nice enough to throw that ball back to me," Green said. "I appreciate that." After McCallum opened the scoring with a 45-yard field goal off the upright, B.C. made it a 5-0 lead 8:07 into the game when Whyte punted the ball out of the end zone to concede a safety after a replacement long snapper Patrick Lavoie sailed a snap way over his head. Martin Bedard, Montreals regular long snapper, is on the nine-game disabled list with a shoulder injury. He was among eight Alouettes who were injured in Saturdays loss. 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