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NBA-Highlights of Thursday's NBA games

March 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Basketball Association games. - - - Bulls 108, Thunder 105 E'Twaun Moore hit a fade-away three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to give the Chicago Bulls a 108-105 comeback victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, who led all scorers with 43 points, failed to hit the rim with a long jump shot and while Enes Kanter rebounded the air ball and scored the shot clock had run out, giving the ball back to Moore for his dramatic shot. Moore finished with 19 points, while Nikola Mirotic led the Bulls (39-23) with 26. Serge Ibaka scored 25 points and guard D.J. Augustin added 10 points off the bench to join Westbrook in double figures for Thunder. With the loss, the Thunder's (34-28) lead on the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference was trimmed to a half-game. - - - Trail Blazers 94, Mavericks 75 The Portland Trail Blazers rolled past the Dallas Mavericks 94-75 but were hit with a major injury blow to starter Wesley Matthews, who suffered a torn left Achilles. The injury, which occurred in the third quarter, would force Matthews to miss the rest of the season, the team announced. It was sour news to dampen another strong performance from the Trail Blazers (41-19), who won their fifth consecutive game. Nicolas Batum collected 15 points, a season-high 12 rebounds and six assists in the triumph. Amar'e Stoudemire and Monta Ellis each scored 12 points for Dallas (40-23), who lost for the third time in four games. (Compiled by Jahmal Corner; Editing by Peter Rutherford)