Granderson said.The Mets dropped into a three-way tie with San Francisco and St. Louis for the two NL wild cards. New York nicked the Braves bullpen for three runs in the eighth but couldn

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portlands NBA-record streak of home-opening wins provided the inspiration against the Utah Jazz.The Trail Blazers rallied in the fourth quarter for a 113-104 victory on Tuesday night, extending their record to 16 straight wins in home openers.With a streak that long, longest in the NBA, we wanted to keep it going, said Damian Lillard, who had 39 points. I was proud that we were able to do that tonight.CJ McCollum added 25 points for the Blazers, who trailed 83-77 at the start of the fourth quarter. They were still down 102-99 with under 5 minutes left before McCollum made a pull-up jumper and 3-pointer to give Portland a 104-102 lead.Lillard made a pair of free throws before nailing a 3-pointer that put Portland up 109-102 with 1:02 left and the Jazz couldnt catch up.I wasnt surprised. Were you surprised? McCollum said about Lillards 3. I saw the look in his eyes and I knew what time it was.Joe Johnson scored 29 points in his debut with the Jazz and Rodney Hood added 26, including a rim-rattling dunk in the third quarter.The Jazz were without several key players. Gordon Hayward is out with a broken finger on his left hand, while Derrick Favors played in just one preseason game because of a sore knee. Alec Burks continues to rehab from arthroscopic surgery to his knee and ankle.Where were at now, everybody just needs to come together and do whats needed, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said before the game.Johnson signed a two-year deal with the team in the offseason. Boris Diaw, acquired in a trade with San Antonio, also started in his Jazz debut.I want to do what I can to help this team win, Johnson said. This loss hurts, because we were in a position to win, on the road, against a tough team. This was a tough loss but there are positives in this. We have got to grind and get better.Noah Vonleh gave the Blazers a spark off the bench and his 3-pointer put them ahead 34-28. Portland stretched the lead to as many as 13 points in the first half, paced by Lillard with 16 points.Johnsons short jumper tied the game at 68 midway through the third quarter. Hood hit consecutive jumpers to give the Jazz a 77-71 lead. Hood would go on to split a pair of defenders with his dunk and Utah outscored the Blazers 37-23 in the quarter.Johnson scored 27 of his points in the second half.Allen Crabbes 3-pointer tied the game at 85, but the Blazers couldnt take the lead until Lillards 3 made it 97-96 with 5:50 left. Johnson answered with a 3-pointer on the other end to put the Jazz back in front.There were moments tonight where they had the momentum but I could hear the crowd just itching to get involved, just getting loud and cheering, and thats what we needed, Lillard said. We needed that to pick us up.TIP-INSJazz: Hayward and Favors accounted for an average of 36 points per game for the Jazz last season. ... Trey Lyles hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the first half to narrow the Blazers lead to 54-46. ... Rudy Gobert finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds.Trail Blazers: Portland returns 11 players, and boasts the most returning minutes of any team in the league. The learning curve is easier for those guys, coach Terry Stotts said. ... The Blazers linked arms in unity during the national anthem. ... With his first assist of the night, Lillard passed Jim Paxson for sixth on the franchise career list (2,008).FOR THE RECORD: The previous steak for home-opening wins was 14, set by Boston from 1979-92.UNUSUAL STAT: Neither team missed a free throw in the game. The Blazers went 22 for 22 and the Jazz went 16 for 16.UP NEXTJazz: They host the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. 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Its not just us, Mets cleanup man Curtis Granderson said.The Mets dropped into a three-way tie with San Francisco and St. Louis for the two NL wild cards. New York nicked the Braves bullpen for three runs in the eighth but couldnt complete the comeback.The Braves have the worst record in the NL, yet have a four-game winning streak. They beat the Mets for the second day in a row and have taken five straight at Citi Field.Teheran (6-10) gave up five hits and left with a 5-1 lead, retiring 15 of his last 16 batters. Dating to the final time he saw the Mets last season, hes 3-0 with a 0.73 ERA in five starts against them.The 25-year-old righty improved to 7-3 lifetime against the Mets. In June, Teheran threw a one-hit shutout at this ballpark, and the two-time All-Star is 2-0 in four starts against New York this year.As for Citi Field, before I didnt like it. Now, its one of my favorites, Teheran said.Teheran struck out a season-low one, but a couple of fastballs up and a couple more inside early in the game seemed to serve their purpose and keep the Mets off the plate.Strikeouts dont matter to me, he said.Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 19 chances. He struck out Yoenis Cespedes with a runner on first to end it, fooling the slugger badly with a sharp curve.Granderson hit an RBI double during the Mets three-run rally in the eighth.Freddie Freeman walked and doubled, giving him a 40-game on-base streak and a 24-game hitting string. Mattt Kemp got his 100th RBI and Adonis Garcia hit a three-run homer in the seventh that made it 5-1.dddddddddddd.The Braves have at least eight hits in 20 straight games, matching their longest run in a single season since moving to Atlanta in 1966.Robert Gsellman (2-2) lost in his fifth major league start. The rookie took a 1-0 lead into the sixth before a misplayed flyball cost him.After Atlanta loaded the bases with one out, Kemp lofted a catchable fly to right-center, but Granderson and Jay Bruce both backed off at the last moment and the ball fell for an RBI single. Josh Smoker relieved and walked Nick Markakis to force home the go-ahead run.The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the third when Jose Reyes led off with a triple and Asdrubal Cabrera doubled.ASCENDING ATLANTAThe Braves current winning streak began with two victories at home over NL East-leading Washington. With a 60-91 record, interim manager Brian Snitker likes his teams approach.Were playing like were fighting for the division, he said.ITS A STEALCabrera singled in the first inning and stole second with Tyler Flowers catching. Flowers has thrown out just one of 57 runners who have run on him this season.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz, out for more than a week after being hit on the left calf by a line drive, could throw a bullpen session in the next couple of days. Snitker would like to see him make a couple of limited starts before the season ends.Mets: LHP Steven Matz (shoulder tightness), sidelined since Aug. 14, possibly could start Friday night at home vs. the Phillies. ... INF Wilmer Flores (wrist) got another injection Monday. Manager Terry Collins hopes for a speedy return.UP NEXTBraves: RHP Ryan Weber (1-1, 5.46 ERA) is set to make his second start in the majors this year.Mets: RHP Bartolo Colon (14-7, 3.14) leads the team in wins. The 43-year-old is 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA in his last nine starts. 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