Lillard scores 37, Blazers beat Spurs 147-127 to stop skid

By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 37 points and 12 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the San Antonio Spurs 147-127 to stop a three-game losing streak. Jusuf Nurkic added 25 points and 11 rebounds for the struggling Blazers, who had lost eight of their previous 10 games. Keldon Johnson had 20 points for the Spurs, who have lost seven of their last eight games and sit at second-to-last in the Western Conference standings, just above the Houston Rockets. The Blazers rebounded from a loss to the Lakers on Sunday night, when they blew a 25-point halftime lead for a 121-112 loss.