PORTLAND, Ore. — Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will miss four games because of a right hamstring injury, the team said Friday.
Roy re-injured the hamstring late in the first half of Portland’s 98-90 victory at Philadelphia on Wednesday night. He left the team for treatment in Seattle.
Jerryd Bayless started in place of Roy on Friday night against the Celtics, but he left in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle; the team said he would not return.
Roy, a two-time All-Star, was originally hurt during the third quarter of the Blazers’ 120-108 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Jan. 13.
In his fourth NBA season, Roy is averaging 23.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and five assists. The Blazers say he will be reevaluated next Thursday.
Roy is having his hamstring treated by doctors for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns the Blazers and the Seahawks.
Cavaliers’ West breaks finger
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Cavaliers’ backcourt woes worsened when the team learned Delonte West broke his left ring finger in Thursday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers. West’s injury to his shooting hand came in his first start since replacing Williams, who could miss up to six weeks for the Eastern Conference leaders after spraining his left shoulder Tuesday. West will miss today’s game against Oklahoma City, but the Cavs do not yet know how long he will be sidelined. Doctors need a few days for the swelling to go down before they can complete their evaluation.
Clippers sign Curry
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers have signed guard JamesOn Curry to a 10-day contract and waived injured forward Kareem Rush. Curry has been with the D-League’s Springfield Armor this season, averaging 16.1 points, 7.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds.
Celtics 98, Blazers 95 (OT)
BOSTON — Ray Allen missed 11 of his first 13 shots before hitting a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left in overtime to give Boston a victory over Portland.
Lakers 115, Knicks 105
NEW YORK — Kobe Bryant scored 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead Los Angeles.
Hawks 103, Bobcats 89
ATLANTA — Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, Al Horford had 23 and Atlanta defeated Charlotte.
Magic 100, Kings 84
ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Howard had 19 points and 15 rebounds for Orlando, which led by as many as 32 points.
Bulls 115, Suns 104
PHOENIX — Derrick Rose scored 32 points and the Chicago Bulls shot 51 percent to win their fifth road game of the season and hand Phoenix its fifth home loss.
Rockets 116, Spurs 109
SAN ANTONIO — Aaron Brooks and Kyle Lowry scored 23 points apiece and Houston ended a five-game road skid. Carl Landry added 19 points as the Rockets held off a furious San Antonio run in the final minutes led by Tim Duncan, who became the 35th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points.
76ers 92, Mavericks 81
PHILADELPHIA — Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams combined for 33 points to lead Philadelphia.
Hornets 96, Timberwolves 94
MINNEAPOLIS — James Posey scored on a driving layup at the buzzer for the second straight game to give New Orleans the win, two nights after he scored with 1.1 seconds to play to beat Memphis.
Grizzlies 86, Thunder 84
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rudy Gay scored 25 points, including a game-winning 20-footer with 1.3 seconds left, as Memphis extended its franchise-record home winning streak to 10.
Heat 112, Wizards 88
WASHINGTON — Dwyane Wade scored 32 points as Miami bounced back two nights after a 39-point loss in Charlotte.
Raptors 101, Bucks 96
TORONTO — Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 27 points and Chris Bosh added 17 to help rally Toronto from a 15-point deficit.
Pacers 105, Pistons 93
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Danny Granger scored 25 points, Troy Murphy added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Indiana snapped a three-game skid.
Warriors 111, Nets 79
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry scored a career-high 32 points and Corey Maggette added 29 for Golden State.
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