Aldridge scores 37 to lead Blazers past T-Wolves

LaMarcus Aldridge scored a career-high 37 points and the Portland Trail Blazers won for the 15th consecutive time over Minnesota, beating the Timberwolves 113-102 Monday night.

Aldridge, who scored 36 points Minnesota on Dec. 17, hit 15 of 24 shots in leading the Trail Blazers to their second consecutive win. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and is averaging 34 points and 11 rebounds in three games against Minnesota this season.

Wesley Matthews scored 23 points for Portland. Andre Miller had 15 points and 10 assists for the Blazers.

Portland's 113 points was a season high.

Darko Milicic and Kevin Love each scored 22 points to lead Minnesota, which has lost seven of eight games.