National Basketball Association
Portland 89, Orlando 85
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 7, 2011
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#30 Tony Brown, #22 Bill Spooner, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
19001
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LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and took over down the stretch as the Portland Trail Blazers extended their season-high road winning streak to six with an 89-85 victory over the Dwight Howard-less Orlando Magic on Monday night.
Howard served a one-game suspension for picking up his 16th technical
foul of the season Friday against Chicago.
Andre Miller had 15 points and seven assists for the Trail Blazers (36-27), who have won three straight and 10 of their last 13.
Jason Richardson had 22 points and four 3-pointers, and Ryan Anderson, who started in Howard's
place, had 13 points and seven rebounds for Orlando (40-24).
Portland led by as many as seven in the first half and led 64-50 with 4:35 left in the third before Richardson and Gilbert Arenas scored seven points apiece during a 16-6 closing run that pulled Orlando within 70-66 after the third.
Consecutive shots from the arc by Richardson tied the game at 74-74 and Anderson drained a 3-pointer to give the Magic a 77-76 edge with eight minutes left.
But Aldridge came alive with an 18-foot jumper, free throw, layup and another short jumper to give Portland an 85-79 lead with 4:18 left.
After Orlando’s Earl Clark converted a driving layup, Miller penetrated and kicked to Wesley Matthews, who drained a wide-open 3-pointer from the right corner with 3:02 left, and Portland remained clear the rest of the way.
Top Game Performances
| Portland |
|
Orlando |
|
LaMarcus Aldridge 24 |
Scoring |
Jason Richardson 22 |
|
Andre Miller 7 |
Assists |
Jameer Nelson 4 |
|
Marcus Camby 10 |
Rebounds |
Earl Clark 9 |
|
LaMarcus Aldridge 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Ryan Anderson 2 |
|
Marcus Camby 2 |
Steals |
Brandon Bass 2 |
|
Gerald Wallace 1 |
Blocks |
Earl Clark 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Portland
|
89 |
43.2 |
8-25 |
11-17 |
21 |
36 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
| Orlando
|
85 |
46.5 |
11-22 |
8-9 |
14 |
39 |
5 |
3 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.