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NBA Game Summary - Portland At WashingtonPOSTED: 8:49 pm CST December 3,
2008 Washington, DC -- (Sports Network) - Brandon Roy scored 22 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 98-92 victory over the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center. Greg Oden added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers, who have won six straight games and three in a row on a five-game road trip. LaMarcus Aldridge contributed 16 points, while Steve Blake had 15 points and five assists in the win. Antawn Jamison scored a team-high 22 points and recorded five assists for the Wizards, who have lost eight of 10. Caron Butler provided 16 points and five rebounds, while Andray Blatche and Nick Young each had 11 points in the loss. Headed into the fourth down five, Washington took a 78-77 lead with just over nine minutes left on a jumper by Jamison. After Young put the Wizards up by four with a three-pointer, Roy hit two consecutive baskets to deadlock the game at 81 with 6:46 left. Three Roy free throws put Portland up 86-83 with 4:26 to go, but a JaVale McGee dunk brought Washington back to within one. Rudy Fernandez and Aldridge came back to give the Blazers a 92-88 lead with 1:45 remaining on a couple of baskets. Jamison's bucket with just under a minute made it 92-90, but Roy restored a four-point lead for Portland with 35.8 seconds left on a driving layup. Both teams added two points on its next possession, and Darius Songalia missed on a jumper for Washington with under 10 seconds left. Blake nailed a free throw with 7.3 seconds to play, and the Blazers took the win. The Wizards ended the first quarter on a 7-2 run to take a 26-19 edge into the second quarter. Washington went up by as many as nine early in the second, but a 17-6 burst in the middle of the quarter allowed the Blazers to take a slim 45-43 lead into halftime. Portland scored 16 points in the final 2:45 of the third, seizing a five-point lead at 77-72 after three quarters of play.Game Notes:The Trail Blazers have beaten the Wizards in five of the last six games...Washington dropped to 2-7 at home...Portland finishes out its road trip with games against Boston and Toronto...The Blazers are 7-0 against the Eastern Conference. Copyright 2008 Courtesy of The Sports Network. More Sports | Sports E-News |
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