Portland, OR (My Sportsbook) - LaMarcus Aldridge totaled 25 points and nine rebounds, as the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Charlotte Bobcats, 88-74, at the Rose Garden. Brandon Roy added 17 points for the Blazers, who have won three straight. Greg Oden scored 14 points to match his 14 boards, while Jerryd Bayless dropped 11 points. Emeka Okafor had 18 points for the Bobcats, who have lost two of three. Raja Bell chipped in 16 points and Boris Diaw 12. The Trail Blazers were ahead 32-18 after the first quarter and led 56-40 at the break. Two baskets from Aldridge to open the third gave Portland a 60-40 lead with 10:40 left in the frame. The home team's lead hovered in the high-teens the rest of the stanza and the Blazers boasted a 74-58 advantage heading into the fourth. A three-point play from Travis Outlaw gave the Blazers an 82-64 lead with 7:23 left. Charlotte never seriously threatened the rest of the way. Game Notes The teams went a combined 6-for-24 from three-point range...Portland won the battle of the boards, 45-26...The Bobcats are now 6-14 as the visitor on the year...Portland is 17-5 at the Rose Garden...The Bobcats had won three straight over the Blazers, including a 102-97 overtime win in Charlotte on January 17...Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and fractured rib, injuries he sustained during Tuesday's 117-110 double-overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The injuries occurred late in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's game when Wallace was fouled by Andrew Bynum. |
