PORTLAND, Ore. » Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, the former No. 1 draft pick whose short career has been marred by injuries, will have microfracture surgery on his left knee and will not play this season.

Oden hasn’t played since last December because he needed surgery to repair a fractured left patella. The Blazers say this microfracture surgery will repair damaged cartilage and is unrelated to the patella injury. Oden, the top pick in the 2007 draft, missed his rookie season because of microfracture surgery on his right knee.

He was having arguably the best season of his career when he broke his right kneecap during a game last December against the Houston Rockets. He was averaging 11.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks as a starter.

The 7-footer often has been compared to former Portland center Sam Bowie, whom the Blazers famously selected in front of Michael Jordan in the 1984 draft.

The Blazers picked Oden instead of Kevin Durant, who went to the Oklahoma City franchise and has blossomed into one of the NBA’s best players.

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

Heat 123, Suns 96
Chris Bosh scored a season-high 35 points before sitting out the fourth quarter and Miami held Phoenix’s Steve Nash to two assists, matching his lowest total since Dec. 29, 2008, a span of 141 games.

Spurs 103, Bulls 94
Tony Parker scored 21 points, hours after his Hollywood actress wife Eva Longoria filed for divorce, to lead San Antonio to its eighth straight win. The Spurs are 9-1, tying a franchise-best start that even Tim Duncan never saw during any of the four championship runs for the Spurs.

Lakers 103, Pistons 90
Kobe Bryant scored 24 of his 33 points in the first half and didn’t play in the fourth quarter.

Celtics 114, Wizards 83
Paul Pierce scored 23 points, and Rajon Rondo had 12 points and 13 assists before Boston’s starters sat out the fourth quarter.

Hornets 99, Mavericks 97
David West scored 17 points and stole the ball from Dirk Nowitzki with 2 seconds left to preserve the win for New Orleans.

Jazz 98, Nets 88
Deron Williams scored 23 points and dished out eight assists, and Paul Millsap had 19 points, 15 rebounds and four assists to lead Utah.

Thunder 116, Rockets 99
Kevin Durant scored 24 points in only three quarters and Russell Westbrook had 21 points and 12 assists for Oklahoma City.

Timberwolves 113, Clippers 111
Michael Beasley scored 33 points and hit the winning jumper with 2.3 seconds left to lift Minnesota. Kevin Love added 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

Raptors 94, 76ers 86
Andrea Bargnani scored a season-high 30 points for Toronto in a matchup of two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference.

Knicks 113, Kings 106
Amare Stoudemire and Danilo Gallinari each scored 27 points to help New York snap a six-game losing streak.