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NEW YORK -- C.J. McCollum took over in the third quarter for the Portland Trail Blazers to victory.McCollum scored 33 points, Evan Turner had 19 and the Trail Blazers beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-109 on Sunday. Portland snapped a three-game losing streak and extended Brooklyns skid to four.Damian Lillard added 18 points for the Trail Blazers, and Allen Crabbe had 14. Crabbe signed a four-year, $75 million restricted free-agent offer sheet with Brooklyn before Portland matched in the offseason.Brook Lopez had 21 points for the Nets. Trevor Booker had 16, and Bojan Bogdanovic 15.McCollum made four 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the third quarter to help the Trail Blazers take a 99-84 lead into the fourth.McCollum extended Portlands lead to 22 by making a driving layup and then sinking a free throw to give the Trail Blazers a 110-88 lead with 8:08 remaining in the fourth quarter. Portland never looked back.I had some good looks, McCollum said. Guys did a great job moving the ball and finding the weak side. It was like throwing rocks in the ocean.Poor third quarters are becoming a trend, according to Lopez.I think one of the things that is difficult for us is the third quarters, Lopez said. I think there are usually games where weve come out and teams have made a run and come out and hit first. It is tough to come back from that playing behind the rest of the night.I just think we come out flat. I think its on us 100 percent. I mean, I dont think you can look at the other teams. Weve had a variety of different guys, and they play differently. I think that one is on us for sure.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Coach Terry Stotts praised the growth of Mason Plumlee as a playmaker. What we use the most is his playmaking ability, his passing. We give him the freedom to get a rebound and take it up. We play through him out on the perimeter because hes a good passer. He sees the game. I think he helps our perimeter guys get better shots because of his playmaking, passing and rolling, rolling to the weak side. ... Al-Farouq Aminu (left calf) and Festus Ezeli (left knee) were inactive.Nets: Coach Kenny Atkinson left the door open for former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett to have an expanded role going forward. That was a pleasant surprise to see Anthony come in and help us out. Well keep looking at it. Were going to keep looking at our rotations and, really, we want to give guys opportunity. When we see something in practice, when we see another guy might need a rest, I think were always looking at giving our guys opportunities. Yes, youll see him and other guys thrown in there at times. ... Jeremy Lin (strained left hamstring) and Caris LeVert (left foot rehab) were inactive.LIN RETURN?Jeremy is progressing well, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. I cant give you a timetable or an update in terms of a specific day hes back. 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Jeff Bagwell Jersey Large . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries.Adelaide United have snapped a run of four straight losses with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Brisbane in Friday nights A-League clash at Coopers Stadium.The Reds were forced to come from behind in the second half to level the match, giving the defending champions just their second point of the season and first since the opening round.The Roars run of four consecutive wins came to an end after Sergi Guardiola cancelled out Brett Holmans opener.After a cagey opening, the Reds carved out the first real chance of the match on the quarter-hour.Ben Garuccio teed up Guardiola, but the Spaniards close-range strike was blocked by a lunging tackle from Luke De Vere.Minutes later, De Vere released SA-born Brandon Borrello but his shot was batted away by Reds keeper Eugene Galekovic.Brisbanes Tommy Oar also had two chances in quick succession, forcing saves from Galekovic.The Reds best chance came two minutes before the break when Isaias whipped in a free kick from the right and picked out Dylan McGowan, but the defender wasted his chance, sending his free header wide of the post.The Roar started the strongest after the break and De Vere almost broke the deadlock on 55 minutes, but he put Dimi Petratos free kick over the bar.Brisbane eventually opened the scoring, courtesy of Holman. His 20-metre effort took a slight deflection off Iacopo La Rocca which wrong-footeed Galekovic and found the net.ddddddddddddUnited equalised on 78 minutes, with Guardiola scoring his third goal in as many matches.After the visitors failed to clear a corner, Garuccio whipped in a cross to the back post where the Spanish striker was on hand to power a header past Michael Theo in the Roar goal.Five minutes later, Brisbane were almost back in front after substitutes Thomas Broich and Joseph Katebian combined, but a last-ditch challenge from Tarek Elrich thwarted the attack.Both sides fought tirelessly in search of a winner but it remained level after a tense final few minutes.Despite being winless after six games, Adelaide coach Guillermo Amor was satisfied with the point which ended a run of four defeats.Is always better one point than nothing, Amor said.But, normally at home, we want to win.After the last four games that we lost, not losing today is better.Roar coach John Aloisi felt his side could have held on for the win but expected the Reds to fight back.You always want to win and especially when youre leading 1-0 with only 10 minutes to go, Aloisi said.You feel that you can close the game out a little bit better.Overall, we knew it was going to be a difficult game because Adelaide United were desperate. 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