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PHILADELPHIA - LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 of his 33 points during the pivotal third quarter to help the Portland Trail Blazers defeat Philadelphia 114-104 on Monday night, sending the 76ers to their 14th straight loss to open the season. Wholesale Rockies Jerseys .Wesley Matthews added 17 points, Damian Lillard had 16 and Robin Lopez chipped in 12 for Portland (11-3), which won its eighth in a row.Michael Carter-Williams led Philadelphia (0-14) with 24 points.The 76ers moved within one loss of matching the franchise mark for consecutive losses to begin a season and will look to avoid an 0-15 opening when they host Brooklyn on Wednesday. They also are just four losses from tying the 2009-10 Nets, who set an NBA record by beginning the season 0-18. If the losing continues, Philadelphia could break the NBA record for losses to start the season on Dec. 5 when hosting Oklahoma City.After taking a halftime lead for just the fifth time this season, Philadelphia upped its two-point advantage to its biggest of the game when consecutive layups by Carter-Williams and Henry Sims made it 56-50 early in the third quarter. And Philadelphias lead again was six, 58-52, on Carter-Williams two free throws with 10:33 remaining in the period.But it was all Portland from that point. The Blazers went in front on Aldridges drive that made it 63-62 with 8:10 left in the period and then continued to pour it on. Nicolas Batums dunk with 4:02 remaining in the third gave Portland its largest lead to that point, 80-68, and capped a 6:31 stretch in which the Trail Blazers outscored Philadelphia 28-10.Aldridge had three straight baskets during the run, including an alley-oop dunk on Steve Blakes pass. Aldridge was 5-for-5 from the field in the period to help Portland enter the fourth with an 89-80 lead. Aldridge ended 13-for-20 from the fieldSims finished with 22 points and Tony Wroten added 20 for the 76ers, who went 0 for 8 from 3-point range.A pair of Carter-Williams free throws with 6.6 seconds left before intermission gave Philadelphia a 52-50 halftime lead. Wroten led Philadelphia with 10 points at the break.The Trail Blazers also helped Philadelphia with 12 first-half turnovers, but they committed just five in the second half.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Portlands winning streak is the best since winning 11 in a row from Nov. 8-25, 2013. . Portland, which entered second in the NBA in made 3-pointers per game (10.1), were 2 for 12 from the arc at the break and finished 7 for 27.76ers: Philadelphias worst start in franchise history was set during the 1972-73 season when they also finished with the worst, 82-game record in league history at 9-73. . Fans behind the basket used boxes of macaroni and cheese as noisemakers on a night when those who brought a box to the game received a free ticket to a future contest.UP NEXTPortland plays at Charlotte on Wednesday.Philadelphia hosts Brooklyn on Wednesday. Josh Fuentes Jersey . The agreement comes a little more than one week after the video game manufacturer agreed to a $40 million settlement in a similar but separate case, bringing the total payout planned for athletes to $60 million, said Steve Berman, an attorney for the plaintiffs, and the NCAA. Jesus Tinoco Jersey . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. https://www.cheaprockiesjerseys.us/694t-quinton-mccracken-jersey-rockies.html . Wheeler scored two goals, including the winner, as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 6-4 on Friday in a game that featured a seven-goal first period.HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets have put an emphasis on improving their defence this season.The Rockets continued their strong defensive start Saturday night.James Harden had 26 points and eight rebounds, and the Rockets used a big first quarter to defeat the Boston Celtics 104-90.Harden was 5 of 14 from the field, but he was 14 of 14 from the free throw line. He also had six assists and four steals.Its really good, Harden said of the defence. Our first three games of the season have been really good defensively. We have a long way to go. We can get better.Terrence Jones added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Dwight Howard had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Rockets, who started 3-0 for the second straight season. Houston shot 35 per cent from behind the arc and hit 28 of 40 from the free throw line.Isaiah Canaan scored nine points after starting in place of Patrick Beverley, who missed the game with a strained left hamstring suffered Wednesday in Utah.Through the first three games of the season, Houston has not allowed an opponent to score more than 93 points and have outscored its opponents by a combined 43 points, which is the largest margin the Rockets have won their first three games by since the 1993-1994 season when they won their first three games by a combined 45 points.Houston coach Kevin McHale said Houstons defence was not bad.I thought that for the most part, we got hands up and challenged them and did a pretty good job defensively, McHale said.Jeff Green had 17 points, and Jared Sullinger added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, which finished 1 of 25 from behind the arc after starting 0 for 21.Rajon Rondo was held to four points on 2 of 9 shooting to go with 10 rebounds and eight assists.I thought they played really aggressive out of the gate, probably more aggressive than we did on booth ends of the court, especially the first nine minutes or so, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. Jon Gray Jersey. I dont think we ever really caught up to that.The Rockets opened up a 22-8 lead in the first six minutes behind eight points by Terrence Jones and five points from Trevor Ariza. Houstons lead grew to 37-18 on a Jason Terry three-pointer with 29 seconds left in the first quarter.The Celtics closed within 41-28 on a Kelly Olynyk layup with 8 1-2 minutes left in the half, but Houston answered with an 11-2 spurt to take a 22-point lead on a Howard hook shot. Houston led 57-38 at the half.Boston got no closer than 11 in the second half.They were more aggressive, Sullinger said. They got to the basket and all we did was shoot around the basket. We just have to play better.TIP-INSCeltics: Olynyk finished with eight points and was in foul trouble throughout the night after scoring 19 points in the season-opening win over Brooklyn. . Marcus Thornton had nine points, and Brandon Bass, Evan Turner and Tyler Zeller each had eight points off the bench. . Boston finished 15 of 18 from the free throw line, with eight different players shooting free throws.Rockets: Canaan got the start over veteran Jason Terry in part because McHale wanted to keep Terrys minutes down. I try to keep Jets (Terrys) time down some, so if he starts, time seems to get away from me a lot quicker, McHale said. Well bring in Jet as needed for balance. Terry scored seven points in 23 minutes.UP NEXTCeltics: Plays at Dallas on Monday.Rockets: Plays at Philadelphia on Monday.EASTERN HOME DOMINANCEThe Rockets have now won 17 straight home games against Eastern Conference teams. The club said it is the longest active streak of home wins against the opposing conference in the NBA, according to information from the Elias Sports Bureau. ' ' '