Portland, OR (My Sportsbook) - The Portland Trail Blazers welcome the slumping Atlanta Hawks to the Rose Garden for a Saturday night contest. The Blazers continued to struggle this season after suffering a 100-82 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday. Rasheed Wallace netted a game-high 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for Portland. Zach Randolph had 19 points and nine boards, while Bonzi Wells ended with 13 points for the Blazers, who have lost two of their last three. Portland has won three straight against the Hawks and seven of the last nine meetings. Atlanta, which plays six of its next eight games away from home, suffered a 99-72 loss to the Golden State Warriors in its last outing on November 5. Jason Terry paced Atlanta with 13 points and six assists. Dion Glover netted 11 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim pulled down 12 boards for the Hawks, who have dropped four of their first five games this season. The Hawks are winless on the road this season (0-3) and have dropped the last three meetings versus Portland. Atlanta also has lost its last four trips to the Rose Garden. |
