Oakland, California-Monta Ellis conducted once more the Golden State Warriors return victory.
Ellis has 39 points and the Warriors won 11 straight to remove six points in the fourth quarter deficit and beat Portland Trail Blazers 102 109 Saturday night in their first game in the Christmas at home.
Ellis, who was third in the NBA scoring 26 points per game, purchased 119 points on the last three games, best score stretch of his career.
"It is our MVP" coach Keith Smart said. "He tries to do the work required for a player like him so much for a team can do." It is our MVP and goes in this group of NBA players who play at a high level every night is what he has done.
David Lee added 21 points and Dorell Wright scored five of his 16 during the decisive help win warriors consecutive games for the first time since November 8-10 thrust.
After having lost matches first 17 while only after three quarters, the Warriors defeated the finish to win the last two games deficit.
They did not have to dig a hole as deep as they did Tuesday night, when they buy 16 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings in overtime. But they should still link plays at Portland's end three-game winning streak.
"This really is the mark of a good team," said the Lee. "We must find a way to win these games and deburring of some of those with." If you win that GAM, which corresponds to the difference that a team of 35 or 40 - win or 50 winning games. »
Blazers LaMarcus Aldridge gave a 97-91, with a little advance more than 5 minutes left and it seemed to Portland was in a position to win the second time in Oakland after nine losses in a row here.
But Wesley Matthews polluted Ellis on a 3 pointer to start with the term Golden State. Ellis makes all the three free throws and Wright struck a 3 pointer grouped together on the next possession of warriors. Wright then stole a passage from Rudy Fernandez and went the other way by a dunk that gave the Warriors their first lead of the quarter.
Reggie Williams capped the term with another pointer 3 102-97. Ellis Range the game with a cavalier, followed by a long fly and stacking which gave the warriors a 106-99 with 1 h 04 to play lead.
Blazers shot 31% in the fourth quarter, missing 10 strokes of straight lines on the ground in a chapter.
"We were after," Ellis said. We played defense, challenged each time and did what we needed to do to win because we needed it.
Matthews leads Portland with 25 points and Nicolas Batum added 18. Aldridge was 15 and Andre Miller had 12 points and 14 rebounds and seven assists.
"They push their side and she walked just with," says Aldridge, who missed a dunk in the fourth quarter. "We have come to take care of the ball at best." We weren't notation but transformed us and they fire easily get us shots. »
Teams come to the second right on Saturday evening, after the week last victory 96-95 in Portland by the blazers when missed a potential game-winner at the Ellis Bell. Portland has won this competition despite missing injured starters Brandon Roy, Batumi and Marcus Camby. Roy was the only one of these three was not returned for this game, missing his fourth directly with an injured left knee.
The Warriors have point guard Stephen Curry after only six it corresponds to a sprained right ankle missed. Curry was rather a facilitator as drawer, with 11 passes and only four points on 2-for-15 shooting.
It was a tight first half with no head of team of more than five points at any time. Ellis held only done close the Warriors 18 of his 24 points first half scoring in the second quarter. He scored a sparkling left-handed reverse cutting Portland 49-48, as fans "M-V-P!" several times at the end of the half sang.
He hardly missed a half-court drawn on the doorbell, shortly after Matthews gave a lead of 57-56 with a dunk in Portland. This was the fourth time this season Ellis at least 24 points scored the opening half - mark reached only seven more times by anyone in the NBA.
"It is very aggressive, Portland coach Nate McMillan said." He can flat out rating. It is not fear in the basket. When he has his jump shot is very difficult to defend, and was beginning to go. »
Comments: this is the game warriors 11 Christmas since moving West in 1962 - 1963. They played last Christmas in 1984 on Portland. ... The blazers fell to 14-3 to Christmas, with five victories against Golden State of 1977-84. ... Warriors wore red shoes with green socks.
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