Nov

25

Roy Leads Late Trail Blazers Rally, Edge Kings 91-90

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under NBA Game Recap 

Friday’s game between the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers, at least in my opinion, was arguably the most exciting game on the Monday NBA docket; Brandon Roy showed the sold-out crowd at the Rose Garden glimpses of what one might expect to see from him in the future as he led Portland on a late 4th quarter rally, enabling the Trail Blazers to edge the Kings 91-90.

Neither team shot especially well as Portland took a 27-21 lead going into the second quarter; the Trail Blazers would lead by as many as 11 in the first half, but Sacramento would come back as a pair of Bobby Jackson jumpers would cap an 11-2 run to pull the Kings to within 44-42; the Trail Blazers would go into halftime leading 48-44.  The Kings would continue to make hay as they went on a 17-5 run to take an 8-point lead.

But Portland would put on a scoring streak of their own as they manufactured an 18-4 explosion to give the Trail Blazers a 71-66 lead with 2:31 left in the third period.  Sacramento would begin the fourth quarter by outscoring Portland 10-2 to; Roy would take over as he scored 7 consecutive points to put the Trail Blazers in front 95-84 with 3:35 remaining in the game.  Steve Blake would hit a pair of free throws with 40 ticks left on the clock, giving Portland a 91-88 lead; the Kings had one final chance to win the game, but John Salmons’ drive to the basket came up a bit short.

Portland’s high scorer was Roy with 28 points (including 3 treys), 4 rebounds and 3 assists while LaMarcus Aldridge and Joel Przybilla each recorded double-doubles – with Aldridge scoring 10 with 10 rebounds, an assist, a steal and a blocked shot while Przybilla added 10 with 12 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.  

Sacramento was led by Salmons with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while Brad Miller added 18 with 6 rebounds and 2 assists; Beno Udrih chipped in, scoring 17 with 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals while Spencer Hawes added 15 (including three 3’s) with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.  Portland (9-6) remains at home to host the Miami Heat on Wednesday while Sacramento (5-11) returns home to host the New Jersey Nets – also on Wednesday night.


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