GAME THREAD: NBA: PORTLAND (11-12) at DENVER (14-9)

NBA: PORTLAND (11-12) at DENVER (14-9)

<h3>Surging Trail Blazers go for seventh straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Portland (11-12) at Denver (14-9) 8:00 pm EST</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - The Portland Trail Blazers will go for theirseventh straight victory when they visit the Denver Nuggets onSunday.


Portland is one win away from reaching the .500 mark for thefirst time since November 14 and is on its longest winningstreak since winning eight consecutive games from December14-30, 2002.


Brandon Roy has been stellar during the streak, averaging 23.8points. He scored 29 points in Friday's 99-91 victory overthe Utah Jazz.


However, if the Blazers look to continue their winning ways,they will have to break a nine-game losing streak in Denver,which has also beaten them in 11 of the past 12 games overall.

The Nuggets are coming off a 102-91 loss to the San AntonioSpurs on Saturday. Allen Iverson, who scored 30 points, isaveraging 30.2 points in December.


Denver is 3-3 on the second night of a back-to-back.

The Nuggets posted a 110-93 home win over the Blazers onNovember 14.

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">PORTLAND AT DENVER - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


PORTLAND DENVER

F Martell Webster F Carmelo Anthony
F Channing Frye F Kenyon Martin
C Joel Przybilla C Marcus Camby
G Brandon Roy G Allen Iverson
G Steve Blake G Anthony Carter

OFFICIALS: Bill Spooner
Leon Wood
Mark Lindsey</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">PORTLAND VS DENVER - INACTIVES

PORTLAND DENVER

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
D MILES KNEE INJURY C ATKINS GROIN PULL
B JONES COACH'S DECISION S HUNTER KNEE INJURY
G ODEN KNEE INJURY NENE THUMB INJURY</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 6
DENVER 4 9:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 14
DENVER 13 5:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 21
DENVER 19 2:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 30
DENVER 25 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PORTLAND 30 30
DENVER 25 25 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

POR - CHANNING FRYE 14, BRANDON ROY 5, JOEL
PRZYBILLA 4
DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 6, ALLEN IVERSON 5,
EDUARDO NAJERA 5</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 35
DENVER 31 8:57 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 43
DENVER 37 5:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 49
DENVER 39 3:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 61
DENVER 49 HALFTIME</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PORTLAND 30 31 61
DENVER 25 24 49 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

POR - CHANNING FRYE 18, BRANDON ROY 9, JAMES
JONES 8
DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 13, KENYON MARTIN 12,
EDUARDO NAJERA 9</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 67
DENVER 52 9:08 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 79
DENVER 60 5:48 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 84
DENVER 70 2:50 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 92
DENVER 73 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PORTLAND 30 31 31 92
DENVER 25 24 24 73 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

POR - BRANDON ROY 22, CHANNING FRYE 20, TRAVIS
OUTLAW 10
DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 22, KENYON MARTIN 14,
CARMELO ANTHONY 13</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 97
DENVER 80 9:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 105
DENVER 92 6:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>