In brief: Blazers rally, ruin Knicks’ home opener

NBA: Brandon Roy scored 29 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 and the unbeaten Portland Trail Blazers rallied to spoil the New York Knicks’ home opener Saturday night with a 100-95 victory.

Andre Miller had 19 points and 10 assists for the Trail Blazers, who improved to 3-0 by erasing a nine-point deficit in the final 51/2 minutes. Aldridge hit the tiebreaking free throw with 25.5 seconds left, and both he and Miller made two free throws apiece in the final half-minute.

Wilson Chandler finished with 22 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who made only one field goal after taking a 92-83 lead with 5:31 remaining. Amare Stoudemire scored 18 points to lead New York.

• Johnson helps Hawks hold off Wizards: Joe Johnson scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Atlanta Hawks remained unbeaten, holding off Washington 99-95 in Atlanta.

The game was tight all the way, but Johnson finally put away the Wizards after struggling the first three quarters. His biggest shot came with less than 31/2 minutes remaining, when he stepped back behind the arc to hit a 3-pointer along the sideline for an 89-84 lead.

Rookie John Wall led the Wizards with 28 points.

• Harrington leads Nuggets past Rockets: Al Harrington scored 28 points, Carmelo Anthony added 24 and the Denver Nuggets beat Houston 107-94 in the Rockets’ home opener.

Luis Scola scored 28 and Kevin Martin added 21 for the Rockets, who are 0-3 for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.

• Paul, Hornets beat Spurs to open 3-0: Chris Paul scored 25 points and the New Orleans Hornets emerged as the only unbeaten team in the Southwest Division with a 99-90 victory over the host San Antonio Spurs.

David West added 18 points for the Hornets. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 23 points and six assists.

• Spurs’ Parker signs contract extension: The Spurs signed Tony Parker to a four-year extension worth $50 million, according to Parker’s website.

Parker’s contract marks the Spurs’ third big extension since April, when guard Manu Ginobili signed on for three more years, followed by swingman Richard Jefferson restructuring a new four-year deal.

Avila lifts FC Dallas past Real Salt Lake

MLS playoffs: Eric Avila scored in the 88th minute and FC Dallas beat defending MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake 2-1 in the first leg of the Western Conference semifinals in Frisco, Texas.

Avila took a pass from David Ferreira and dribbled past two Salt Lake defenders before converting from 15 yards away.

• Red Bulls sneak past Earthquakes in first leg: Joel Lindpere scored in the 55th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Santa Clara, Calif.

NHL: Jay McClement recorded his first career hat trick and T.J. Oshie and Brad Boyes scored in the shootout to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers.

St. Louis rallied from a 3-1 deficit with two goals by McClement in a span of 1:46 in the third period. He deflected in a shot from the point by Alex Pietrangelo to tie the game 3-3 with 4:25 left.

• Turco bounces back for Hawks in win vs. Wild: Marty Turco bounced back from a benching with 25 saves, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 in St. Paul, Minn.

Troy Brouwer, Duncan Keith and Jake Dowell all scored for the Blackhawks.

Marek Zidlicky’s third-period goal wasn’t enough for the Wild, who got 29 saves from Niklas Backstrom.

• Ellis gets shutout as Lightning beat Coyotes: Dan Ellis stopped 23 shots and recorded his 11th career shutout as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-0 in Glendale, Ariz.

Mattias Ritola, Adam Hall and Steven Stamkos all scored for Tampa Bay.

Kim lone LPGA leader in South Korea event

Golf: South Korea’s Song-Hee Kim finished with her second straight 4-under-par 68 for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Na Yeon Choi in the LPGA Hana Bank Championship at Incheon, South Korea.

Choi also shot a 68 on Sky 72 Golf Club’s Ocean Course. Vicky Hurst was third at 6 under after a 70.

Wendy Ward (Edwall, Wash.) made the cut after a round of 2-under 70, giving her a two-day total of 144.

• Nelson tops Champions Tour leaderboard: Larry Nelson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Jay Don Blake, Steve Lowery and Chien Soon Lu in the AT&T Championship in San Antonio.

Nelson had a 10-under 132 total on the Oak Hills Country Club course. Blake shot a 64, his best round on the 50-and-over tour. Lowery had a 67, and Chien shot a 68.

Clijsters, Wozniacki advance to WTA final

Miscellany: U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters was unhurt in a “scary” car accident before her match and advanced to the WTA Championships final by defeating Sam Stosur 7-6 (3), 6-1 in Doha, Qatar.

Clijsters said a truck “came out of nowhere” at a roundabout and hit the right front door of her official WTA Tour car. Clijsters said she was not injured, but her manager suffered minor cuts.

Clijsters will face top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki in the season-ending final today. The 20-year-old Dane routed No. 2 Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 in the other semifinal.

• U.S. women top Guatemala in WC qualifying: At Cancun, Mexico, Megan Rapinoe had two goals and an assist to help the United States rout Guatemala 9-0 in Group B play in CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying.

Rapinoe gave the Americans a 2-0 lead in the 22nd minute, and added a 40th-minute drive from just above the box to boost the advantage to 5-0.

The Americans will complete the first round against Costa Rica on Monday.

• USC plans to build $70 million athletic center: The University of Southern California will construct a $70 million athletics building with new offices and training facilities for the football team.

Construction on the two-story, 110,000-square foot building will begin in Los Angeles in January, finishing in about 18 months. Haden and new USC president Max Nikias say they’ve already begun fundraising efforts.