Blazers down Nets for 7th straight NBA win

Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-98 for their seventh straight NBA victory.

Power forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored the team-best of 27 points while Wesley Matthews had 24. Point guard Damian Lillard contributed 19 points and nine assists Monday, reports Xinhua.

This is the longest winning streak for the Blazers since it won 13 straight games in 2007.

Shaun Livingston made 23 points for the Nets while Kevin Garnett added 16.