Steele Venters scored 27 points and buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to rally Eastern Washington to an 81-74 victory over Washington State in the first round of the NIT.
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-93 to snap a three-game losing streak.
Brandon Ingram had a season-high 40 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat Portland 121-110 in the first showdown between Damian Lillard and former Trail Blazers teammate CJ McCollum.
Spencer Jones hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points, Brandon Angel added 14 points, as Stanford beat Washington 81-69 to snap a three-game losing streak.
Damian Lillard set franchise and career highs with 71 points which tied for the most in the NBA this season and 13 3-pointers as the Portland Trail Blazers pound the Houston Rockets 131-114.
Mouhamed Gueye scored 21 points, DJ Rodman added 18 and Washington State hit eight straight 3-pointers to start the game in an 80-62 victory over Oregon State
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyle Kuzma returned from an ankle sprain and scored 33 points, making six 3-pointers, to lead the Washington Wizards to a 126-101 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
Kristaps Porzingis added 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards, who have won three of their last four games.
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Jusuf Nurkic scored 27 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, to go with 14 rebounds and six assists as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 124-113 on Monday night.