Final
Blazers aim for sixth straight win
Dec 3, 2008 - 2:27 PM Portland (13-6) at Washington (3-12) 7:00 p.m. ESTWASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The Portland Trail Blazers are undefeated at home, and the road is turning out to be equally as friendly.
The Trail Blazers will be gunning for their sixth straight win and third in a row on the road when they visit the lowly Washington Wizards on Wednesday.
Portland is 7-0 at home this season but had struggled to a 4-6 mark on the road before embarking on a five-game East Coast road trip. Wins over Detroit and New York have their record away from the Rose Garden back up to .500, and the Blazers appear to be building momentum by the day.
Budding stars Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge have carried most of the scoring load recently. The pair combined for 40 points in Tuesday's 104-97 win against the Knicks, marking the third straight game they have put up 40 or more as a tandem.
Portland also boasts a strong defense, allowing an average of 93 points per game.
The Wizards, on the other hand, rank as one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA, allowing 103 points per game on 47.5 percent shooting.
Washington is coming off what was probably its best game of the season, a 108-88 win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday.
Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison scored 22 points apiece as the Wizards shot 52 percent (44-of-85) from the floor while allowing the Nets to shoot 40 percent (31-of-77).
- NBA
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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PORTLAND 19 26 32 21 98
WASHINGTON 26 17 29 20 92 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: POR - BRANDON ROY 22, LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 16,
STEVE BLAKE 15
WAS - ANTAWN JAMISON 22, CARON BUTLER 16, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 11
Dec 3 9:26 PM - NBA
PORTLAND 77
WASHINGTON 72 END, 3RD QTR
Dec 3 8:44 PM - NBA
PORTLAND 45
WASHINGTON 43 HALFTIME
Dec 3 8:04 PM - NBA
PORTLAND 19
WASHINGTON 26 END, 1ST QTR
Dec 3 7:35 PM
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