National Basketball Association
Portland 96, Brooklyn 89
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 15, 2011
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
#27 Dick Bavetta, #67 John Goble, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
20441
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LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Nicolas Batum scored 23 as the Portland Trail Blazers earned a 96-89 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night at the Rose Garden.
Andre Miller had 19 points on 8-for-14 shooting to go with eight assists for Portland (21-20), which snapped a three-game losing streak and sent the Nets (10-30) to their fifth consecutive loss and eighth in a row on the road.
New Jersey appeared ready to snap the streak, trading baskets with the Blazers throughout the fourth. Aldridge missed two free throws with 4:39 left and the Nets went up 87-86 on Sasha Vujacic's jumper from the top of the key. Neither team scored for the next 2:23 until Aldridge’s slam gave Portland an 88-87 edge it never relinquished.
Two ensuing free throws by Batum and a basket by Wesley Matthews pushed the lead to 92-87.
Brook Lopez scored 32 points on 12-for-19 shooting for the Nets, who were just 2 of 12 on 3-pointers. Vujacic had 13 points and Travis Outlaw scored 11.
Top Game Performances
| Brooklyn |
|
Portland |
|
Brook Lopez 32 |
Scoring |
LaMarcus Aldridge 27 |
|
Devin Harris 6 |
Assists |
Andre Miller 8 |
|
Kris Humphries 10 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Camby 10 |
|
Brook Lopez 8 |
Free Throws Made |
LaMarcus Aldridge 9 |
|
Devin Harris 2 |
Steals |
Wesley Matthews 3 |
|
Kris Humphries 2 |
Blocks |
Marcus Camby 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Brooklyn
|
89 |
50.0 |
2-12 |
11-12 |
23 |
30 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
| Portland
|
96 |
45.6 |
4-16 |
20-25 |
21 |
40 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Portland will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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