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PORTLAND, Ore. -- San Antonio stars Tim Duncan and Tony Parker took the night off Wednesday. No matter. As is usual when the Spurs are without their stars, the rest of the team got the job done. Patty Mills came off the bench to score 29 points, Marco Belinelli hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining and San Antonio rallied in the second half to pull out a 111-109 victory over the Trail Blazers. San Antonio has won two of three games this season when Duncan and Parker were both absent from the lineup. Mills helped fill the void with a 24-point second half. The fourth-year guard from Australia came off the bench to hit 13 of 26 shots against the Blazers. Belinelli had 20 points and Manu Ginobili 16 for San Antonio. Mills has been on a hot streak since the All-Star break concluded, scoring 25 and 29 points in the Spurs first two games back. "If it wasnt for him the last couple nights, we would have really struggled," San Antonio forward Danny Green said. "Hes doing what Tony usually does, in taking over in that fourth quarter." Mills explained his recent stretch in humble tones, saying "for me, its just been learning from great guys. Weve got three future Hall of Famers and a great coach, so Ive just sat back and learned." It wasnt just Mills, though. Belinelli hit four 3-pointers, and Tiago Splitter had 15 points and six rebounds in returning to the lineup for the first time since Feb. 6. "I thought the effort was fantastic," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. Portland was without leading scorer and rebounder LaMarcus Aldridge, who missed the game with a groin injury and is expected to be out at least a week. Also sidelined were forward Joel Freeland (knee) and centre Meyers Leonard (ankle). Aside from Duncan and Parker, the Spurs also were without guard Kawhi Leonard (right hand). Damian Lillard scored 31 points, including 15 during the fourth quarter, for Portland. Coming off his first All-Star game appearance, Lillard hit 13 of 21 shots and handed out six assists. Mo Williams had 19 points and Wesley Matthews 18 for the Blazers. Without Aldridge, Freeland and Leonard, the Blazers had to resort to playing a small lineup. It resulted in erratic play, with stretches when the Blazers offence went missing. "We tried to beat San Antonio at their game and they did it better than us," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. "San Antonio is used to playing these games without their guys and they plug guys in and they play well." Trailing 81-79 after three quarters, San Antonio took command when Green hit back-to-back 3-pointers to fuel a 10-0 run at the fourth quarters outset. The Spurs led by as many as 10 points, but the Blazers eventually pulled even at 101-101 on Matthews steal and dunk with 1:52 remaining. On San Antonios next possession, Belinelli hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1:34 left to put the Spurs back on top. Portland led by as many as eight points during the first half, and settled for a 52-51 halftime lead. Both teams had big runs during a free-flowing third quarter. Mills finished an 8-2 run with a layup to give San Antonio a 69-61 lead. Portland responded with seven consecutive points, then took a 79-75 lead when Williams scored six consecutive points late in the quarter. NOTES: Portland was the last NBA team to use the same starting lineup this season until Wednesday, when Dorell Wright replaced Aldridge against San Antonio. The Blazers are the first team since the 2010-11 Spurs to start the same lineup during its first 53 games. . Splitter returned to the lineup after missing the past four games with a calf injury. . Blazers forward Victor Claver, who hasnt played since Nov. 15 and has logged just three minutes of playing time this season, made a first-quarter appearance and played seven minutes . San Antonio concludes a nine-game road trip that began Feb. 3 on Friday at Phoenix. . 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Vonn "reopened" the idea of competing in the season-opening World Cup event on Oct. 26-27 in Soelden, Austria after returning to the slopes last month in Portillo, Chile.Neither the Dallas Stars nor Vancouver Canucks were very happy with their efforts last time out and the clubs look to shake off recent losses in tonights meeting at American Airlines Center. You can hear the game live on TSN Radio 1040 Vancouver, with coverage beginning at 5:30pm pt. The Canucks have lost three straight in Dallas and try to rebound tonight following their first loss of the season, a 4-2 setback to visiting Tampa Bay on Saturday that halted a three-game winning streak. Chris Higgins and Alexander Edler both scored for the Canucks, who had picked up a shutout win over Edmonton the previous night. Eddie Lack started his first game of the season, but allowed all four goals on 24 shots. I thought we gave this game away, said Vancouvers Henrik Sedin. We showed on a back-to-back night we can play the best teams. I thought we should have won the game. I cost us the first goal and we gave them the second goal as well. We pushed hard to come back in the game but then we gave them a 5-on-3 and thats where I think the momentum changed. Daniel Sedin had an assist and has logged six helpers and seven points over a season-opening four-game point streak. Ryan Miller is likely to start tonight for Vancouver and has posted a 1.95 GAA and .927 save percentage in winning his first three starts with the club. He is 4-3-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .892 save percentage in eight prior meetings with the Stars. For the Stars, they failed to hold a trio of leads in Saturdays 6-5 overtime setback to the Philadelphia Flyers, wasting four-point efforts by Jason Spezza and Tyler Seguin. Spezza had a goal and three assists, while Seguin notched four helpers. Trevor Daley scored a pair of power-play goals and Kari Lehtonen remained winless in his career versus the Flyers (0-10-2) by allowing six goals on 36 shots. Though Dallas has notched a point in four of five to begin the season (2-1-2), head coach Lindy Ruff had a harsh description of his clubs effort on Saturday. Even on the fifth goal we lost two guys on the forecheck for no reason, RRuff said.dddddddddddd We let them come all the way up ice. That for me is just a lack of focus. Thats just garbage hockey. The news got worse for the Stars when they learned that 22-year-old defenseman Patrik Nemeth will miss the rest of the season due to a severe arm laceration he suffered versus the Flyers when he was accidentally cut by the skate of Philadelphias R.J. Umberger. Nemeth had surgery on Sunday and is expected to be replaced in the lineup by 2011 first-round pick Jamie Oleksiak. I think it involved everything, Ruff told Dallas website of the surgery. When I said severe that was probably an understatement. I dont want to go into detail because I dont know exactly, but it involves everything. First and foremost, I hope for his sake that it is a full recovery. Seguin, meanwhile, will take the ice one day after being named the NHLs First Star of the week. He led the league with eight points in three games, recording four goals. Lehtonen is 6-7-0 with a 2.77 goals against average and .914 save percentage in his career versus the Canucks and should get a chance tonight to extend his clubs four-game winning streak over Vancouver. Dallas won all three meetings last season and has claimed seven of the last 10 in this series overall. Canucks Projected Lines Daniel – Henrik – Vrbata Higgins – Bonino – Burrows Matthias – Richardson – Kassian Dorsett - Vey – Hansen Hamhuis -Weber Edler – Tanev Sbisa -Bieksa Miller Stars Projected Lines Benn – Spezza – Seguin Rousell – Eakin – Garbutt McKenzie – Fiddler – Hemsky Cole – Horcoff - Sceviour Goligoski – Connauton Dillon – Benn Oleksiak - Daley Lehtonen TSN Game Notes DAL was 3-0-0 vs VAN last season, 1GA in each game DAL has won 3 straight at home vs VAN, outscoring them 15-3 DAL (2-1-2): 0-0-2 at home, 3/9 on PP 8/13 on PK last 3 games Seguin (4G, 4A) during a 3 game PT streak VAN (3-1-0): 2-0-0 on the road, 2GA, 1/6 on PP, 8/8 on PK 6 of 12GF have come in 2nd pd D Sedin (1G, 6A) 4 game PT streak Cheap Buffalo Sabres Gear Wholesale Calgary Flames Jerseys Cheap Adidas Colorado Avalanche Jerseys Montreal Canadiens Outlet Store Wholesale New Jersey Devils Jerseys Adidas Arizona Coyotes Jerseys Cheap Adidas Boston Bruins Jerseys Cheap Adidas Carolina Hurricanes Jerseys Chicago Blackhawks Shop Free Shipping Wholesale Columbus Blue Jackets Jerseys Dallas Stars Shop Free Shipping Cheap Adidas Detroit Red Wings Jerseys Anaheim Ducks Jerseys China Wholesale Edmonton Oilers Jerseys Florida Panthers Shop Free Shipping Wholesale Los Angeles Kings Jerseys Minnesota Wild Outlet Store Cheap Adidas Nashville Predators Jerseys Cheap Adidas New York Islanders Jerseys New York Rangers Winter Classic Jerseys Cheap Adidas Ottawa Senators Jerseys Cheap Adidas Philadelphia Flyers Jerseys Wholesale Pittsburgh Penguins Jerseys Cheap Adidas San Jose Sharks Jerseys St. Louis Blues Winter Classic Jerseys Wholesale Tampa Bay Lightning Jerseys Toronto Maple Leafs Outlet Store Vancouver Canucks Outlet Store Cheap Adidas Vegas Golden Knights Jerseys Cheap Adidas Washington Capitals Jerseys Cheap Adidas Winnipeg Jets Jerseys ' ' '