Dec

30

Trail Blazers’ Win Streak Reaches 13, Demolish 76ers 97-72

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

???????????????????????????????????????????????? Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy, left, shoots past Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert during their game, played on Sunday. Portland beat Philadelphia 97-72.?

The Portland Trail Blazers, during their current winning streak, have the good fortune of having youth and a different hero on any given night helping them win.? Tonight’s hero for the Blazers happened to be from off the bench - forward Travis Outlaw.? Outlaw scored 10 fourth-quarter points, leading Portland to a relatively easy win over the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday at the Rose Garden.

Other than bad shooting by Philadelphia (38.5% from the floor), nothing really stood out other than Portland simply had a better shooting night (47.4% from the floor).? Portland led by as many as 5 in the first half until Philadelphia’s Louis Williams drained a 3-pointer, tying the score at 25.? The Blazers re-took the lead with a layup by Channing Frye and a trey by Sergio Rodriguez; but the 76ers stayed in it, going on a 14-2 run - capped by a dunk by Andre Iguodala - to lead 45-36 at halftime.

Philadelphia pushed the lead to 11 in the third quarter but the Blazers methodically chipped away at their lead, getting to within 61-59 on Steve Blake’s trey.? After Williams made a layup for the Sixers, Portland’s James Jones made 3 straight free throws to narrow it to 63-62.? That’s when Portland’s Outlaw took over, being a big part of the 21-0 run that sealed the win for the Blazers.

Portland’s high scorer was Brandon Roy with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists; Jones and Outlaw added 12 each, while Blake pitched in with 11 - including three 3-pointers.? Philadelphia was led by Iguodala with 24 points and 7 rebounds; Andre Miller added 17 and 11 assists in a losing effort.? Portland (18-12) on a 13-game winning streak, next flies to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz Monday night; Philadelphia (13-17) goes north to Seattle to challenge the SuperSonics - also on Monday night.



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