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PHILADELPHIA - LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 of his 33 points during the pivotal third quarter to help the Portland Trail Blazers defeat Philadelphia 114-104 on Monday night, sending the 76ers to their 14th straight loss to open the season.Wesley Matthews added 17 points, Damian Lillard had 16 and Robin Lopez chipped in 12 for Portland (11-3), which won its eighth in a row.Michael Carter-Williams led Philadelphia (0-14) with 24 points.The 76ers moved within one loss of matching the franchise mark for consecutive losses to begin a season and will look to avoid an 0-15 opening when they host Brooklyn on Wednesday. They also are just four losses from tying the 2009-10 Nets, who set an NBA record by beginning the season 0-18. If the losing continues, Philadelphia could break the NBA record for losses to start the season on Dec. 5 when hosting Oklahoma City.After taking a halftime lead for just the fifth time this season, Philadelphia upped its two-point advantage to its biggest of the game when consecutive layups by Carter-Williams and Henry Sims made it 56-50 early in the third quarter. And Philadelphias lead again was six, 58-52, on Carter-Williams two free throws with 10:33 remaining in the period.But it was all Portland from that point. The Blazers went in front on Aldridges drive that made it 63-62 with 8:10 left in the period and then continued to pour it on. Nicolas Batums dunk with 4:02 remaining in the third gave Portland its largest lead to that point, 80-68, and capped a 6:31 stretch in which the Trail Blazers outscored Philadelphia 28-10.Aldridge had three straight baskets during the run, including an alley-oop dunk on Steve Blakes pass. Aldridge was 5-for-5 from the field in the period to help Portland enter the fourth with an 89-80 lead. Aldridge ended 13-for-20 from the fieldSims finished with 22 points and Tony Wroten added 20 for the 76ers, who went 0 for 8 from 3-point range.A pair of Carter-Williams free throws with 6.6 seconds left before intermission gave Philadelphia a 52-50 halftime lead. Wroten led Philadelphia with 10 points at the break.The Trail Blazers also helped Philadelphia with 12 first-half turnovers, but they committed just five in the second half.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Portlands winning streak is the best since winning 11 in a row from Nov. 8-25, 2013. . Portland, which entered second in the NBA in made 3-pointers per game (10.1), were 2 for 12 from the arc at the break and finished 7 for 27.76ers: Philadelphias worst start in franchise history was set during the 1972-73 season when they also finished with the worst, 82-game record in league history at 9-73. . Fans behind the basket used boxes of macaroni and cheese as noisemakers on a night when those who brought a box to the game received a free ticket to a future contest.UP NEXTPortland plays at Charlotte on Wednesday.Philadelphia hosts Brooklyn on Wednesday. Michael Brantley Astros Jersey . 3. Trevor Ariza left them talkin about 40. Ariza made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 40 points to help the Washington Wizards win their sixth straight game, 122-103 over Philadelphia on Saturday night. Roy Oswalt Jersey .What they got was a bevy of players chipping in to pick up the slack.Josh Smith scored 18 points and James Harden added 17 as the Rockets used a balanced scoring effort to outlast the Mavericks for a 99-94 victory. https://www.cheapastros.com/143o-jose-cr...sey-astros.html. He will play 10th-seeded Feliciano Lopez in Sundays final, after the Spanish left-hander defeated Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 7-6 (7), 6-4. Mike Scott Jersey . Brazilian striker Brandao opened the scoring with a header in the 55th minute before winger Franck Tabanou volleyed home from close range to double the lead in the 61st. Lance Berkman Astros Jersey . -- The Chicago Bears agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with defensive lineman Israel Idonije and are bringing him back for a second stint.Republic of Ireland face the Netherlands at the Aviva Stadium on Friday night in their penultimate warm-up game before Euro 2016. Apart from key man James McCarthy, Martin ONeill has a healthy complement to choose from, but a 35-man party must be cut to 23 after Tuesday nights final warm-up friendly with Belarus and competition is rife.ONeill has admitted competition is fiercest in midfield and the likes of Stephen Quinn, Harry Arter, Darron Gibson and Eunan OKane will all be eager to stake a claim against the Dutch, who failed to qualify for this summers tournament. Martin ONeill and assistant Roy Keane will assess the Irish players against the Netherlands before naming their final Euro 2016 squad The Republic host Belarus in Cork on Tuesday ahead of their Group E opener against Sweden in Paris on June 13 and while ONeill will use the games to finalise his selection, he hopes the encounters will also serve his side well psychologically.There are one or two places still at this minute that are undecided, ONeill said. Reading midfielder Stephen Quinn is hoping to impress Martin ONeill in the Republic of Irelands final two warm-up games I have a fair idea about the Dutch. I think itll be a really good test for us. Youd like to go into the games and come out with confidence intact. You want to be going there reasonably OK.Team newsEverton midfielder McCarthy has not trained fully in Abbotstown this week and will not be risked as he nurses a thigh problem which has been the subject of a series of scans.Aiden McGeady, who left Everton for Sheffield Wednesday on loan in January in an effort to keep his hopes of making the Euros alive, was a surprise presence in Dublin this week with the Owls preparing for the Sky Bet Championship play-off final, live on Sky Sports.However, head coach Carlos Carvalhals decision to dispense with his services has at least given the winger time to throw himself into his international duties. Oxford Uniteds Callum ODowda is in the Republic of Ireland squad to face the Netherlands and manager Martin ONeill has high hopes for the 21-year-old Match statsThis will be the first international between the two nations in almost 10 years - the Netherlands won 4-0 at Lansdowne Road in August 2006.ddddddddddddHowever, this is Irelands only defeat in their last five meetings with the Netherlands (W2 D2).ONeill has been defeated just once in his last 12 games in charge of Ireland (W6 D5). The Netherlands failed to qualify for the European Championships The Netherlands have not won back-to-back internationals since the World Cup in June 2014.Ireland have scored four penalties in their last five internationalsTen of the last 11 international goals for Oranje have been scored by different players.Ireland havent lost at home since May 2014, when they were beaten 2-1 by Turkey (W7 D4).The Netherlands have won four of their last five away games, with three of those wins coming under Danny Blind. Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Keith Andrews tips Shane Long to be their key man at Euro 2016 BettingIreland are up against odds of 23/10 to win on Friday evening, with the Netherlands considered 5/4 favourites with Sky Bet, while the draw is priced at 11/5.The first goalscorer betting is wide open, with Bas Dost among three Dutchmen rated at 5/1, while Shane Long is considered the hosts main threat at 13/2.ONeills men are currently considered 100/1 outsiders to triumph in France this summer, although an impressive performance against the absence Dutch is likely to see that price cut. ' ' '