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Brandon Roy scored 19 points and hit a clinching jumper with just over two minutes left, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an 88-81 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.
The Kings pulled to a 74-all tie in the final quarter, but Roy's jumper with 2:07 remaining made it 85-78 and all but sealed it for the Blazers, who have won five straight against the Kings. “We had a couple leads there but we didn’t do a good job of putting them away," said Roy. "We let them start the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run. We can’t let them start quarters like that and we’ve just got to do a better job of putting them away.” Roy added eight rebounds for Portland. Nicolas Batum and Andre Miller each scored 14 points. Marcus Camby returned after sitting out the Blazers' last game, a 118-106 loss at Denver, with a sprained left ankle. He finished the game with 6 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks while steadying the Trail Blazers defense late in the game. continue Game Info || Recap || Box Score || Video: Camby Post-game || Video: Miller With The Steal
The Denver Nuggets knew they wouldn't have Kenyon Martin inside, so they adjusted their defensive game plan. It amounted to double teaming LaMarcus Aldridge every time he touched the ball. It pushed him to the perimeter and took him out of Portland's plans early. They also doubled Brandon Roy, knocked him off his rhythm, and had the Blazers out of sync.
Meanwhile, Denver didn't miss a beat offensively. They scored early and often, and built a 21-point lead over Portland. The Blazers hung tough in the second half, cut the lead to seven points on a few occasions, but couldn't ever get over the hump. In other words, it was a game we've seen many, many times before in Denver. Carmelo Anthony led the way with 30 points, and came up with big buckets every time his team needed one. He was helped by the usual cast of characters. Chauncey Billups had 21, and J.R. Smith added 22 off the bench, hitting timely three pointers, as expected. continue Denver 118, Portland 106 || Box Score || Video: Miller Dunks || Video: Batum Blocks  |
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