CHARLOTTE
Brandon Roy scored 25 points, Andre Miller added 15, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 80-74 last night for their sixth straight victory.
The Blazers (8-3) used a big run that overlapped the second and third quarters to send the Bobcats (3-6) to their fourth straight loss in a game that featured an altercation with 55 seconds remaining.
Charlotte led 28-20 with six minutes left in the second quarter but missed eight straight shots as Portland closed the half on an 18-2 run.
The Blazers extended the lead to 51-35 before Bobcats forward Boris Diaw connected on five straight shots and scored 11 of his team-high 21 points in a 13-2 Charlotte run, closing the gap to 55-51.
The Bobcats closed to four on several occasions in the final quarter but never got closer.
Tempers flared late in the game and players needed to be separated after Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge and Charlotte's Tyson Chandler tussled near the Blazers' basket as they jockeyed for position on a rebound. Bobcats players Gerald Wallace and Tyson Chandler, along with Roy quickly became involved, until being separated by referees.
The Blazers are 4-0 on an East Coast swing that concludes Monday in Atlanta.
PORTLAND -- Roy 9-16 6-7 25, Aldridge 4-11 3-6 11, Oden 4-4 0-0 8, Miller 5-12 5-5 15, Blake 2-10 2-2 8, Przybilla 0-0 0-0 0, Fernandez 2-5 4-4 10, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0, Howard 1-3 1-1 3, Webster 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 21-25 80.
CHARLOTTE -- Wallace 4-10 4-6 12, Diaw 9-18 2-3 21, Chandler 2-5 0-0 4, Felton 3-15 1-2 9, Bell 5-11 0-0 11, Mohammed 2-5 0-0 4, Augustin 1-5 0-0 3, Radmanovic 2-3 1-2 6, Murray 1-8 0-1 2, Brown 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-82 8-14 74.
Portland 18 20 17 25 -- 80
Charlotte 18 12 21 23 -- 74
3-Point Goals--Portland 5-20 (Fernandez 2-5, Blake 2-10, Roy 1-1, Aldridge 0-1, Webster 0-1, Miller 0-2), Charlotte 6-19 (Felton 2-5, Radmanovic 1-2, Bell 1-3, Augustin 1-3, Diaw 1-3, Wallace 0-1, Murray 0-2). Rebounds--Portland 50 (Roy, Aldridge, Fernandez 7), Charlotte 49 (Wallace, Chandler 8). Assists--Portland 8 (Roy 5), Charlotte 16 (Diaw, Felton 4). A--15,872 (19,077).
Email
Facebook
Google
Twitter
Favorites
More
Advertisement