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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Portland coach Terry Stotts always knows he can dial up LaMarcus Aldridges number when the Trail Blazers need someone to settle them down.Aldridge scored 24 points, including six in the final 2:46, and the Trail Blazers regrouped after blowing a 11-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 103-99 on Sunday night for their fourth straight victory.He does that often, Stotts said. Hes a stabilizing influence at the offensive end. We have a lot ways we can score, but when things are going a little sideways we usually rely on him.Carmelo Anthony had 23 points with LeBron James sitting courtside, but the Knicks lost their eighth straight and 12th in their last 13. J.R. Smith scored 20 points off the bench and Amare Stoudemire added 16 for New York, whose 4-18 start is a franchise worst.Losing games as close as we are losing them, whether its five or six points over the past 13 games, this is new to me. This feeling is new to me, Anthony said.This situation is new to me. But, were not going to stop and Im not going to stop. The easy thing to do is to stop right now, hang your heads, and nobody is going to feel sorry for us so weve got to keep on going.The Trail Blazers came in having won four straight over New York. It seemed they were on their way to an easy victory, leading 92-81 with 7:35 left after Wesley Matthews, who scored 17 points, capped a 9-2 run of his own with his second 3-pointer in that spurt.The Knicks then went on a 16-5 run, taking the lead on Anthonys basket that gave them a 97-95 advantage with 3:33 remaining, Damian Lillard made a free throw, and after a turnover by Stoudemire and a Knicks timeout with 3:19 to go, Aldridge made two free throws to give Portland the lead for good, 98-97 with 2:46 left.Coach came to me. I did my best to either make a shot or try to get to the line, said Aldridge, who also posted 11 rebounds, his fifth straight double-double against New York.The Knicks cut it to 100-99 on Stoudemires dunk with 1:27 left. But just like Aldridge did back on Feb. 5, when he hit a turnaround jumper with 35 seconds to seal the win for the Trail Blazers at Madison Square Garden, the All-Star forward answered right back with a 14-foot jumper and Portland held on to improve to 16-4, tied for the second-best record in the league.This is history. Reggie Miller and all those guys have had big games here, Aldridge added. It is always fun to come to this building and play good.With a night off in New York before Cleveland visits Brooklyn on Monday, James was back at Madison Square Garden for the second time in four nights. He helped the Cavaliers beat the Knicks on Thursday.I knew he was in town, but I didnt believe that he would come, Anthony said. That just goes to show what type of guy he is regardless of what team hes on. Theres a support system there. I took my hat off to him for coming to support me tonight. At the end of the day he had a couple of days off and he came to support. I dont think you can say anything bad about that.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Before Stotts took over, the Trail Blazers were 2-3 in their previous five games against the Knicks. . Portland improved to 13-1 when scoring over 100 points. . The Trail Blazers are now 9-0 against the Eastern Conference.Knicks: New York is 2-9 in games decided by five points or less. ... The Knicks have lost 16 of their last 18 games.LENDING A HELPING HANDPortland continued sharing the ball, dishing 21 assists. The Blazers are the only team in the NBA that has totalled 20 or more assists in every game this season. 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Pistorius says he killed Steenkamp by mistake thinking she was a dangerous intruder in his house, but prosecutors believe the world-famous athlete shot his girlfriend after a fight and immediately tried to paint a picture at the trial of a loud argument before the fatal shots. Burgers testimony contradicts Pistorius version of events, because he said he thought Steenkamp was in bed and he did not describe any woman screaming. "It was very traumatic," Burger said, speaking in Afrikaans through an interpreter and in answer to questions from lead prosecutor Gerrie Nel. "You could hear it was blood-curdling screams. You cant translate it into words. The anxiousness in her voice, and fear. It leaves you cold." Burger said: "She screamed terribly and she yelled for help" and testified that she also heard a man shout for help before the shots were fired. Pistorius lawyer, Barry Roux, opened his cross-examination by asking Burger if she thought Pistorius was a liar. She didnt directly answer that with a yes or no, but repeated her recollection of the nights events. "I can only tell the court what I heard that evening," Burger said. "I cannot understand how I could clearly hear a woman scream but Mr. Pistorius could not hear it." But Roux argued she had changed her testimony from the written statement she gave to police soon after the shooting, only adding "blood-curdling" as a description of the screams in court. Pistorius earlier pleaded not guilty at the start of the trial to charges of murder and three other counts relating to shooting guns in public and illegal possession of ammunition. Wearing a dark grey suit and black tie, he spent the first 30 minutes of the first day of the trial at the high court in the South African capital standing before his defence lawyer, Barry Roux, asked the judge for permission for Pistorius to sit. The Olympians murder trial was being broadcast live on TV in South Africa and across the world. The first witness, Burger, was called before even an hour had passed as the prosecution went straight into testimony. The trial itself started 90 minutes late after an earlier delay because of an interpreter problem. When he entered court, Pistorius walked past the victims mother who says she came to court so she can "really look him in the eyes." Defence lawyer Kenny Oldwadge laid out Pistorius legal strategy, reading a statement from Pistorius in which he says the killing was an accident and that there were inconsistencies in the states case, as well as an attempt to introduce inadmissible character evidence to discredit him. In the statement, Pistorius said he brought two fans in ffrom the balcony on the night of the killing, after speaking to his girlfriend who was in bed beside him.ddddddddddddHe said Steenkamp must have gone into the bathroom while he was fetching the fans. Pistorius said he did not notice that she had gone and heard the bathroom window open. "I approached the bathroom, armed with my firearm, so as to defend Reeva and I," Pistorius said in the statement. He said he then heard a noise in the toilet, and was in a "fearful state" because he was unable to run away or defend himself physically since he was not wearing his prosthetic legs. "The state has embarked on a strategy to rely on unsubstantiated allegations," he said, citing a neighbours testimony that an argument had been heard in his home. According to Pistorius statement, other neighbours living nearby said they had not heard any argument. He also cited evidence provided by police detective Hilton Botha as "false in material respects." In the courtroom, Pistorius was seated near Steenkamps mother, June. She was quoted in the Pretoria News, which published an interview she gave to a British newspaper, saying that she wants to see Pistorius. "I want to look at Oscar, really look him in the eyes, and see for myself the truth about what he did to Reeva," said June Steenkamp, 67. "Whatever the court decides at the end of his trial, I will be ready to forgive him ... But first I want to force him to look at me, Reevas mother, and see the pain and anguish he has inflicted on me. I feel I need that." Reeva Steenkamp was a glamorous model and budding reality TV show star when she was cut down at age 29. Earlier, a drone carrying cameras flew over the entrance to the courthouse in grey, drizzly skies. Several broadcasters massed live broadcast satellite trucks around the courthouse. A 24-hour cable channel devoted to covering the trial was launched in South Africa on Sunday. If convicted on the murder charge, Pistorius could be sent to prison for at least 25 years before the chance of parole, the minimum time someone must serve if given a life sentence in South Africa. South Africa does not have the death penalty. A lesser sentence is possible if Pistorius is found guilty of murder but without premeditation. He also could be convicted of culpable homicide, South Africas version of manslaughter in which someone is killed through negligence. The additional firearms charges relate to him allegedly shooting out of the sunroof of a car in one incident and another when he allegedly fired a gun inside a restaurant, apparently by mistake. Ammunition also was found at his house after the shooting that he allegedly did not have proper licensing for. Judge Thokozile Masipa, hearing the biggest trial of her career, will ultimately pronounce the champion runner innocent or guilty and will decide on any sentence. South Africa has no trial by jury. Parts of the trial will be broadcast on live television, both in South Africa and across the world. A South African cable channel has been launched which will provide 24-hour coverage of the Pistorius trial, using commentators and prepared feature stories when the court is not in session. 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