The Trail Blazers narrowed the series to 2-1 on Saturdaynight whenLillard scored 40pointsin a 120-108 Portland victory while Golden Statewasstillwithout its star guard.
Bolton, on eight points, remain in the bottom three with just one league win this season to their name, while Boro are two points above and without a Premiership victory in eight matches.
But although casual on occasions, the Lilywhites demonstrated more than enough quality to deserve their victory, ending a run of two league matches without a win and moving within five points of the leaders.