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Trail Blazers beat Suns 132-119 as Lillard scores 25 and Avdija posts 21 points, 12 assists

Trail Blazers beat Suns 132-119 as Lillard scores 25 and Avdija posts 21 points, 12 assists

Damian Lillard scored 25 points as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Phoenix Suns 132-119 on Wednesday night.

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The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 132-119 on Wednesday night, improving to 6-1 while handing Phoenix its fifth loss in six games.

Lillard scored 25 points, and Donovan Clingan added 24 as Portland earned its fifth straight road win. Deni Avdija finished with 21 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds.

Portland fell behind by five after the first quarter, but the Trail Blazers broke the game open in the second, outscoring the Suns 43-25 to take a 72-59 halftime lead.

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 33 points, including going 13-for-13 from the free-throw line. Jalen Green scored 22 points in the loss.

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