Portland, Oregon: Wesley Matthews had 25 points, including five of Portland’s 21 three-pointers, and the Trail Blazers routed the Charlotte Bobcats 134-104 on Thursday night.

The Blazers hit their first seven 3-pointers and finished by making 63.6 per cent of their 33 attempts in becoming the first NBA team to make 20 or more 3s twice in one season, according to STATS. Damian Lillard finished with 24 points, including all six of his 3-point tries. The 21 3-pointers matched a franchise high, set in a 139-105 victory at the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 14.

With the win, Portland upped its record to 26-7 and moved back into the top spot in the Western Conference.

It was the season-high fifth-straight loss for the Bobcats, who were coming off a 112-85 loss to the Clippers the night before. Charlotte has lost six straight in Portland.

Chris Douglas-Roberts came off the bench to lead the Bobcats with 20 points. Al Jefferson added 19.

The Blazers were coming off a 98-94 come-from-behind victory at Oklahoma City on New Year’s Eve. The win snapped a two-game losing streak, the first back-to-back losses for Portland this season.

Charlotte has been known this season for its defence. The Bobcats have held opponents to under 100 points 24 times this season, and they went into the game ranked third in the league for points allowed with an average of 93.8.

But they couldn’t stop Portland, which led by as many as 32 points.

The Blazers went ahead 23-9 early after a 14-0 run that included four straight 3-pointers.

Mo Williams’ 3 pushed Portland’s lead to 33-13. Meyers Leonard’s dunk off a dish from Williams upped the lead to 49-29 and the Blazers were ahead 70-49 at the half. Matthews led all scorers with 17 points, while Al Jefferson had 11 for Charlotte.

Lillard hit a 3-pointer that gave the Blazers an 89-64 lead midway through the third, and Charlotte was essentially out of it. Portland led 100-77 going into the fourth quarter.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 10 points and 15 rebounds for his team-leading 19th double-double of the season. Blazers coach Terry Stotts sat his starters early in the fourth quarter.

First-year Bobcats coach Steve Clifford also rested most of his starters late in the game.