three sets to see off Leonardo Mayer in the first round.The Belgian,

SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs continued rolling against the elite teams they struggled against early in the season, using a balanced attack to beat the Portland Trail Blazers for their eighth straight victory. Patty Mills scored 15 points, Tim Duncan had 10 points and 11 rebounds in limited minutes, and San Antonio trailed for only 11 seconds late in the first quarter of a 103-90 victory over Portland on Wednesday night. Since the All-Star break, the Spurs (48-16) have beaten the Trail Blazers twice and also defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago and Miami. They were 1-11 in the seasons first half against the Easts top two teams and remaining top five in the West. "Were getting a rhythm," San Antonio point guard Tony Parker said. "You dont want to peak too early, but were playing good basketball. Hopefully we can keep it going and stay healthy. The most important, like everybody knows, is the playoffs." Damian Lillard had 23 points for Portland (42-23), which lost LaMarcus Aldridge to a bruised back early in the second half. Aldridges status is unknown after X-rays on his back were negative. He was taken to the locker room and X-ray room in a wheelchair. San Antonios bench outscored Portlands 46-23, enabling coach Gregg Popovich to limit Duncan, Parker and Manu Ginobili to less than 30 minutes. The Spurs Big 3 tied Magic Johnson, Michael Cooper and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers for second all-time as a trio in total victories (490) and games played (663) as a trio. "Its remarkable," Ginobili said. "We were not thinking about that in the game and I guess were going to win a few more. But even if you didnt tell me that stat, we know were in a very unique position and situation. Having played together for 12 seasons with the same coach; it doesnt happen very often in the league and with that stat you can tell. Very proud of what weve accomplished; what were accomplishing." The trio achieved the feat using the same formula San Antonio has employed this season — aggressive defence and ball movement. Danny Green added 14 points for the Spurs, Ginobili scored 13, Kawhi Leonard had 12, and Tiago Splitter had 12 points and 10 rebounds. San Antonio had 21 assists and only 12 turnovers. The Spurs held the Trail Blazers to 38.6 shooting and was 4 for 21 on 3s. "I thought defence was good," Popovich said. "Obviously they missed LaMarcus in the second half. So that was a really tough break for them. I hope hes going to come back quickly. Hes a hell of player and nobody wants to see that." Portland opened the third quarter on an 8-0 run after trailing by as many as 17 in the first half, but lost Aldridge 43 seconds into the quarter. Aldridge drove the lane and rose for a running, 6-foot jumper, but tumbled backward after having his right knee hit Aron Baynes side. Unable to brace himself, Aldridge took the brunt of the fall on his left hip. He remained on the court for 3 minutes, grabbing his lower back before being helped off the court by teammates. "When a guy takes a tough fall like that, when youre airborne, you just dont know what can happen when you land," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. "The longer he stayed down, you just dont know." With Aldridge unable to continue, Thomas Robinson replaced him and made the ensuing free throw. Aldridge finished with 14 points and four rebounds in 21 minutes. With Aldridge out, fellow All-Star Lillard took over in the third. The speedy point guard scored 10 points, hitting a pair of 3s and throwing down a hard dunk while shooting 4 for 9 in the quarter. His second 3 pulled Portland within 61-55 with 5:45 left in third, but the Trail Blazers got no closer. "We played small," Stotts said. "There were a couple of points in the half that I thought we were climbing back in, but San Antonio, in beginning of the fourth, hits two 3s right when were in the thick of it. It was tough to get over the hump." San Antonio was 3 for 4 on 3s to open the fourth quarter for a 79-64 lead and cruised to victory. Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum scored 13 points each for Portland. "The aggressor in every fight wins," Matthews said. "I dont know if youve ever in a fight before, but the aggressor in any fight wins." NOTES: Portland G Mo Williams did not play after straining his right hip in the second quarter of the Blazers game Tuesday in Memphis. Williams was injured while driving around a screen for an 8-foot jumper. Williams finished with four points in 11 minutes. He is averaging nine points and 4.5 assists as the Trail Blazers primary sub. ... 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With top seed Novak Djokovic and fellow big guns Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer not in action until Wednesday, it is fourth seed Wawrinka who will headline the action in Rome. 2016 Masters 1000 winners Indian Wells Novak Djokovic Miami Novak Djokovic Monte Carlo Rafa Nadal Madrid Novak Djokovic Also in action on Tuesday, sixth seed Nishikori takes on Viktor Troicki, David Ferrer meets Italian qualifier Filippo Volandri and Tomas Berdych will face Albert Ramos-Vinolas.Britain Aljaz Bedene is also on court - he will face Frances Stephane Robert, with the winner set to meet Novak Djokovic in the second round. Master of his trade Novak Djokovic is back on top of the Masters tree One to WatchStan Wawrinka is seeded fourth but has struggled to find his form of late, and other than a run to the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo, his Masters form has been disappoingThe Swiss ace lost in the second round to Nick Kyrgios in Madrid last week, and also suffered early defeats in Miami (Andrey Kuznetsov) and Indian Wells (David Goffin), so will be seeking a significant improvement as he prepares for the French Open, a title he is defending having beaten Novak Djokovic in the final last year. Benoit Paire is a tricky opponent for Wawrinka He faces another tough test in the shape of Beniot Paire, the Frenchman coming through after Bernard Tomic retired early on in their first-round match.ddddddddddddPaire is ranked 21 in the world and despite a defeat to Jack Sock last week in Madrid, he went into the event with two successive clay-court semi-finals under his belt and has a victory over Wawrinka in their last meeting to call on - a quarter-final in Marseille earlier this year. Surprise in StoreDavid Goffin, seeded 12th, looks to be in for a tough afternoon when he faces in-form American Jack Sock.The 23-year-old beat Juan Martin Del Potro on his way to the last 16 in Madrid last week, following on from a run to the final in Houston on his previous outing where he was beaten by Juan Monaco. Jack Sock is likely to cause David Goffin plenty of problems in their encounter That was his second final of the year and he is more than comfortable on the red dirt, while Goffin has looked slightly off the pace and needed three sets to see off Leonardo Mayer in the first round.The Belgian, who reached the semi-final in both Miami and Indian Wells, has suffered defeats to Lucas Pouille, Alexander Zverev and Marcel Granollers in his last three clay-court events.In Case You Missed ItAndy Murray announced his split from coach Amelie Mauresmo on Tuesday and he will be in action later this week. Murrays Mauresmo split British number one will end his partnership with Mauresmo There were also opening-round victories for Milos Raonic and Nick Kyrgios. The pair will clash in whats likely to be the most eagerly anticipated of second-round match-ups.You can follow all the action from Rome on Sky Sports 3 from 10am on Tuesday morning, all the way through until the close of play. Also See: Raonic sets up Kyrgios clash Murray splits from Mauresmo Djokovic claims Madrid crown Scores and Results ' ' '