Blazers edge Cavs for third straight win

Ruben Patterson and Zach Randolph each had 16 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers edged the depleted Cleveland Cavaliers 89-87 Sunday night in Portland.

LeBron James had 29 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who lost their fourth straight.

The Blazers, who have won three straight for just the second time this season, led by as many as 11 points in the second half, but the Cavaliers cut their deficit to 83-81 on Alan Henderson’s layup. James followed with a 3-pointer to give Cleveland an 84-83 lead with 3:10 to go.

Juan Dixon answered with a 3 to put Portland back in front before Cleveland’s Zydrunas Ilgauskas tied it with a jumper. With 47.7 seconds left, Henderson fouled Randolph, who made both his shots to give the Blazers an 88-86 lead.

Eric Snow missed one of two free throws to make it 88-87 with 37.1 seconds to go. After both sides missed long jumpers, Ilgauskas fouled out and Patterson made just one of his foul shots.

James took the ball down the court, and Snow was off with his long jumper as time wound down.

Raptors 129, Knicks 103: At Toronto, Jalen Rose had a season-high 31 points and the Raptors reached a franchise high in points, ending New York’s six-game winning streak. Morris Peterson added a season-high 28 and Chris Bosh had 23 for the Raptors, who surpassed the previous record of 128 points – done twice. They last did it March 13, 2005, against Philadelphia.

Kings 104, Magic 100: At Sacramento, Calif., Mike Bibby finished his career-high 42 points with two clinching free throws with 0.4 seconds left, and the Kings held off Orlando. Brad Miller had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, scoring nine points in the fourth and hitting a crucial 3-pointer with 2:16 to play.

Around the league

Sacramento forward Peja Stojakovic missed his second straight game with a protruding disc in his lower back. Stojakovic has missed eight games with three different injuries this season, including the back problem that kept him out of Friday’s loss to the Hornets. … Cleveland forward Drew Gooden sat out Sunday due to a thigh injury. Gooden was on the inactive list for the game with a right leg adductor strain, and the team said he was day-to-day.