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Damian Lillard scored 42 points for the second game in a row as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 122-112.<\/span><\/p>\n Lillard, who also had 10 assists and eight rebounds, now has 49 40-point career games.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n He is tied with Shaquille O’Neal in 19th place on the list of players with the most 40-point games in NBA history. <\/span><\/p>\n Elsewhere, the <\/span>Boston Celtics<\/strong> beat the Brooklyn Nets who remain without the injured Kevin Durant.<\/span><\/p>\n Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and Jaylen Brown added 26 as the Celtics overwhelmed their Eastern Conference rivals 139-96 – scoring 46 points in the first quarter alone – to remain top of the table.<\/span><\/p>\n Kyrie Irving had 20 points, four rebounds and four assists for the Nets, who have now lost their past 10 games against Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong> earned swift revenge for Monday’s surprising defeat by the Orlando Magic, beating the Florida side 105-94 in Wednesday’s rematch.<\/span><\/p>\n The Sixers had gone into Monday’s game on the back of seven straight wins but let a 21-point advantage slip as they lost 119-109.<\/span><\/p>\n But Joel Embiid scored 28 points while James Harden added 26, including six three-pointers and also had nine rebounds and 10 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong> beat the Golden State Warriors 119-114 in overtime while there were also wins for <\/span>Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz<\/strong> and <\/span>Atlanta Hawks<\/strong> but the <\/span>Detroit Pistons’<\/strong> home game against the <\/span>Washington Wizards<\/strong> was postponed with the Pistons stuck in Dallas because of an ice storm.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n