Jaden Hardy scored a season-high 25 points off the bench, P.J. Washington had 23 points and 14 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks used a late 16-0 run to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-111.

T he Dallas Mavericks used a late 16-0 run to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-111 on Thursday night, making this the first time Dallas has won consecutive games with Kyrie Irv

Thursday’s NBA schedule includes the Dallas Mavericks (21-16) playing at home against Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers (13-23) at American Airlines Center. The game starts at 8:30

The Blazers have won two of their last three including a 119-100 win last night in New Orleans against the Pelicans. Deni Avdija led Portland with 26 points. The Mavericks smacked the Lakers 118-97 in Dallas Tuesday night. No Luka. No Kyrie. No Problem. Quentin Grimes has 23 off the bench for the Mavs.

Jaden Hardy came off the bench to score a season-high 25 points and the Dallas Mavericks closed with an 18-2 run to rally for a 117-111 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.

A fan uses a haptic device from OneCourt during a Portland Trail Blazers NBA basketball game. (Portland Trail Blazers Photo) The Portland Trail Blazers

The Trail Blazers sport the fifth-worst defensive rating in the NBA, and the matchup will be particularly favorable for Grimes. Portland has allowed opposing SGs to average 35.8 PRAs this season.

The fourth meeting in the last 40 days between the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers didn’t pose serious implications, but external factors placed a spotlight on the

Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was benched on Sunday, which opens the door for trade destinations for the Bosnian center.

Julius Randle had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Anthony Edwards added 21 points and seven assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Orlando Magic 104-89 on