DALLAS -- Damian Lillard extended the Dallas Mavericks season-opening misery on the court. Dirk Nowitzkis aching Achilles continued it off the court.Lillard scored 27 of his season-high 42 points in the second half to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-95 victory over Dallas on Friday night, sending the Mavericks to the first 0-5 start in their 37-year franchise history.Nowitzki sat out the second half with a sore right Achilles and after the game, the team announced he would miss at least the next week.Its just uncomfortable and sore, Nowitzki said. So we decided to just shut it down. Im already not moving great at 38 as it is, so to be out there moving on one leg is not helping myself and its not helping the team.The Mavericks were also without Andrew Bogut (personal reasons), and Lillard and the Blazers took advantage. With backcourt mate C.J. McCollum saddled with foul trouble for most of the game, Lillard had 18 of Portlands 25 points during a 14-minute stretch of the second half.Sensational. Amazing. All-Star. MVP, McCollum said of Lillards performance. He definitely saved us. He saves us all the time.Mason Plumlee had 19 points and Al-Farouq Aminu added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Portland.J.J. Barea scored 23 points and Harrison Barnes had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks.The Blazers led by three at halftime despite shooting only 3 for 14 on 3-pointers in the first half, but started 7 for 8 from beyond the arc in the third quarter to open a 78-62 lead.However, Portland went 0 for 10 for the rest of the quarter and the Mavericks pulled to 79-76 entering the fourth.After Salah Mejris dunk closed the gap to one, Lillard scored two quick baskets at the other end, then made a 3 with 8:18 left to put the Blazers up 89-80. The Mavericks got no closer than six the rest of the way.When they got it to one, I knew coach was going to put me back in a little earlier than usual, Lillard said. As soon as he called my name, I ran to the scorers table and knew what needed to happen.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Coach Terry Stotts earned his 300th win as a head coach. . Lillard has scored at least 27 points in each of Portlands first six games. ... McCollum played only 24 minutes due to foul trouble and scored nine points, but his driving lay-up with 4:34 to go gave the Blazers a 95-87 lead. It was his only basket after the first quarter. ... Shabazz Napier tied the score at 26-26 after one quarter when he stole the ball from Barea in the front court and made a 32-footer at the buzzer.Mavericks: Devin Harris has missed all five regular season games after suffering a right big toe sprain in the teams final preseason game. ... The Mavericks scored more points (six) on the fast break in the first quarter than their game average of 4.5, the NBAs lowest.MISSING BOGUTLillard, who earlier this week said Golden States defense was just not the same without Bogut this year, began exploiting Boguts absence in the Dallas defense in the second quarter with an attacking style of play.Lillard scored 10 points in the quarter, all of them a result of drives to the basket that ended in lay-ups or foul shots.Hes a huge difference, Lillard said. He makes a huge difference for them defensively and offensively as a big that can catch the ball in the middle of the defense and make plays. And he protects the paint on defense.RALLY THE RESERVESThe Mavericks sliced into Portlands third-quarter lead, playing mostly with Barea and four reserves in the game. Justin Anderson scored two inside baskets and fired up the crowd with a block of Aminus layup at the other end.They went hard. They had energy. 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Authentic College Football Jerseys .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.INCHEON, South Korea -- Alison Lee took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship, putting the 21-year-old UCLA student in position for her first victory.Lee shot a 4-under 68 in calm and firm conditions at Sky 72. She saved par on 17 and birdied 18 to stretch her margin over U.S. Womens Open champion Brittany Lang, her U.S. Solheim Cup teammate.The past few days, all week, Ive been striking the ball really well, Lee said. Ive been giving myself a lot birdie chances. Even though I shot 4 under today, I still left a lot of birdie putts other there.Playing her second season on the tour while remaining in college, Lee had a 13-under 203 total on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Ocean Course.Everyone back home is cheering me on, Lee said. Even my roommates and some of the girls in the sorority. They know nothing about golf, but theyve been tuning in to the Golf Channel.Lang had a 72, highlighted by a long birdie putt on par-3 eighth.South Koreas In-Kyung Kim, the winner two weeks ago in China in the first of six straight events in Asia, was third at 9 under after a 69. She also won an event in Germany last month.Lee was asked about sleeping on the third-round lead.I have to go back and do some reading for class, so thatll keep my mind off it for sure, Lee said I have reading for every class. Im behind in every class.She also has some time for fun, starting at the Delta Gamma House.We have a lot of sorority stuff when I get back home, too, Lee said. We have big/little reveal on Thursday where I get my little sis.And theres rooting for the Bruins football team.I havent missed any home games yet and I dont think I will, Lee said.Lee rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 14th to birdie the 15th. A day after chipping in for eagle on the short par 4, she hit a full approach that tracked across the green to 4 feet.Aftter missing a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th, she got an 8-foot comebacker to fall for par on the par-3 17th.dddddddddddd She made a 4-footer on the par-5 18th, seeing the line when Cristie Kerr -- the third member of the all-Solheim Cup (and all-PXG equipment) group -- hit a bunker shot inches behind Lees marker and holed her birdie putt.Lee also rebounded well from her first bogey, following a dropped shot on the par-3 third with four straight birdies. She then made six pars before missing a 5-footer on 14.On No. 3, I missed like a 3-footer for par, Lee said. I three-putted and that kind of spooked me. ... I think the bogey almost helped because it kind of snapped me back into the game and got me more focused.Spains Carlota Ciganda had a 69 to reach 8 under, and Kerrs 72 left her at 7 under with Taiwans Candie Kung (69) and South Koreas Min-Sun Kim.Sung Hyun Park, tied for the lead early in the round, had consecutive double bogeys on the back nine in a 73 to fall to 6 under. The Korean LPGA member tied for second behind Lexi Thompson last year.Thompson also was 5 under a 72, making five birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey. She and Lang are the only U.S. winners this year.In Gee Chun, the top-ranked South Korean player at No. 3, was 3 under after a 69.Top-ranked Lydia Ko was 1 over after a 73. She has four victories this year, one behind second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn for the tour lead. Jutanugarn had a 69 to get to 1 under.Fourth-ranked Brooke Henderson had her worst round of the season, shooting a 78 alongside Ko to drop to 5 over. The Canadian teen plans to play all six week in Asia.Australias Su Oh had a hole-in-one with an 8-iron on the 144-yard 17th. She was 1 under after a 67. ' ' '