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Blazers’ streak at 10

Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy drives to the basket against Anthony Carter in a game in which Roy scored 18 points.Associated Press (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy drives to the basket against Anthony Carter in a game in which Roy scored 18 points.Associated Press (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Martell Webster scored 19 points while Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each added 18 to help the Portland Trail Blazers extend their winning streak to 10 games with a 99-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in Portland.

Portland, which has the longest current winning streak in the NBA, has not won as many consecutive games since the Blazers were victorious in 12 straight in the 2001-02 season.

Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony each had 34 points for the Nuggets. Anthony added 12 rebounds.

Lakers 106, 76ers 101: At Philadelphia, Andrew Bynum scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Lamar Odom had 21 and 11 to lead Los Angeles to a win over the Sixers.

Andre Miller scored 21 points for Philadelphia.

Hawks 97, Wizards 92: At Washington, Joe Johnson scored half of his 32 points in the final quarter and Atlanta beat the Wizards to move past Washington and into second place in the Southeast Division.

Bobcats 105, Knicks 95: At Charlotte, N.C., Gerald Wallace scored 27 points and the Bobcats dominated New York to send the listless Knicks back to their losing ways.

Nazr Mohammed added 20 points and 14 rebounds for Charlotte.

Jazz 113, Magic 94: At Orlando, Fla., Paul Millsap scored a career-high 28 points to help Utah end a seven-game road losing streak with a victory over the Magic.

Pistons 92, Grizzlies 67: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Tayshaun Prince scored 16 points and Antonio McDyess added 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead the streaking Pistons to a victory over Memphis.

Detroit has won four straight.

Celtics 107, Bulls 82: At Boston, Paul Pierce scored 15 of his 22 points in the third quarter, going 4 for 4 from 3-point range in the third before sitting out the fourth as the Celtics pulled away from Chicago.

Ben Gordon scored 19 for Chicago.

Timberwolves 131, Pacers 118: At Minneapolis, Antoine Walker made six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help Minnesota erase a 21-point deficit in a win over Indiana.

Mike Dunleavy had 30 points and six rebounds for the Pacers.

Mavericks 102, Clippers 89: At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points and Devin Harris added 21 to help the Mavericks beat Los Angeles.

Around the league

As expected, the Miami Heat formally filed a protest with the NBA over whether Shaquille O’Neal actually committed six fouls in an overtime loss to the Hawks on Wednesday. Miami believes O’Neal was only charged with five fouls, and stat sheets distributed immediately after the game showed the same. … Robert Hernreich, part-owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings, was arrested on a domestic violence charge, but his attorney said there was no physical contact or abuse and no violence. … Milwaukee Bucks forward Desmond Mason was scheduled to have surgery today to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. … Former NBA player Keon Clark received a March date for a new trial on felony drug and weapons charges.