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

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 113
DENVER 97 2:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA PORTLAND 116
DENVER 105 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PORTLAND 30 31 31 24 116
DENVER 25 24 24 32 105 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: POR - BRANDON ROY 26, CHANNING FRYE 20, TRAVIS
OUTLAW 17
DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 38, CARMELO ANTHONY 19,
KENYON MARTIN 14</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
PORTLAND 116
DENVER 105 FINAL</div>

 

DENVER (Ticker) -- The Portland Trail Blazers continue to marchforward despite the absences of their two 7-footers.

Brandon Roy had 26 points and 11 assists and Channing Fryescored a season-best 20 as the Blazers pushed their winningstreak to seven games with Sunday's 116-105 victory over theDenver Nuggets.


Travis Outlaw scored 17 points off the bench and former NuggetSteven Blake chipped in 12 for Portland, which has its longestwinning streak since the 2002-03 season and ended its nine-gameroad slide in the series.


With LaMarcus Aldridge (plantar fasciitis) missing his fourthgame in a row and No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden (knee) waitinguntil next season to showcase his skills, Portland has shown ithas plenty of young talent.


Frye, the prized player in the trade that sent Zach Randolph tothe New New Knicks in the summer, was almost unstoppable throughthe first two quarters, scoring 18 points to help the Blazersgrab a 61-49 bulge at intermission.


In the third quarter, Portland added more to its cushion behindan impressive 15-2 surge that was capped by Roy's 21-foot jumperto make it 76-54 with 7:18 remaining.


The Nuggets couldn't respond as they wasted Allen Iverson's38-point outburst - the fourth game this season with at least 30points for the former MVP.


Considered as a possible threat to San Antonio's crown, Denveronce again showed why its inability to play solid defense couldbe the reason for another first-round exit from the postseason.

Carmelo Anthony had 19 points and two steals for the Nuggets,who shot 48 percent (39-of-80) from the field en route to theirsecond straight loss.


Denver's Kenyon Martin returned from his one-game suspension fora flagrant foul in Wednesday's win over the New Orleans Hornetshere and finished with 14 points and four blocks.

 

DENVER (Ticker) -- The Portland Trail Blazers continue to marchforward despite the absences of their two 7-footers.

Brandon Roy had 26 points and 11 assists and Channing Fryescored a season-best 20 as the Blazers pushed their winningstreak to seven games with Sunday's 116-105 victory over theDenver Nuggets.


Travis Outlaw scored 17 points off the bench and former NuggetSteven Blake chipped in 12 for Portland, which has its longestwinning streak since the 2002-03 season and ended its nine-gameroad slide in the series.


With LaMarcus Aldridge (plantar fasciitis) missing his fourthgame in a row and No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden (knee) waitinguntil next season to showcase his skills, Portland has shown ithas plenty of young talent.


Frye, the prized player in the trade that sent Zach Randolph tothe New New Knicks in the summer, was almost unstoppable throughthe first two quarters, scoring 18 points to help the Blazersgrab a 61-49 bulge at intermission.


In the third quarter, Portland added more to its cushion behindan impressive 15-2 surge that was capped by Roy's 21-foot jumperto make it 76-54 with 7:18 remaining.


The Nuggets couldn't respond as they wasted Allen Iverson's38-point outburst - the fourth game this season with at least 30points for the former MVP.


Considered as a possible threat to San Antonio's crown, Denveronce again showed why its inability to play solid defense couldbe the reason for another first-round exit from the postseason.

Carmelo Anthony had 19 points and two steals for the Nuggets,who shot 48 percent (39-of-80) from the field en route to theirsecond straight loss.


Denver's Kenyon Martin returned from his one-game suspension fora flagrant foul in Wednesday's win over the New Orleans Hornetshere and finished with 14 points and four blocks.

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">PORTLAND (116) AT DENVER (105)

PORTLAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S BLAKE G 26:31 5-8 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 12
B ROY G 40:13 11-27 4-6 4 2 6 11 3 1 2 26
C FRYE F 25:33 10-13 0-0 5 4 9 1 3 0 2 20
M WEBSTER F 18:23 1-3 1-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 3
J PRZYBILLA C 30:38 3-5 0-1 5 6 11 0 3 0 0 6
J JONES 29:37 4-6 3-3 2 5 7 1 3 0 1 14
T OUTLAW 28:26 7-15 3-4 2 3 5 2 0 2 2 17
J JACK 22:23 3-5 3-4 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 10
R LAFRENTZ 10:29 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
S RODRIGUEZ 7:47 3-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 6

TOTALS 240:00 48-88 14-19 18 23 41 24 23 7 14 116
(.545) (.737) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

DENVER

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

A CARTER G 29:30 4-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 8
A IVERSON G 45:31 11-22 13-15 0 2 2 6 0 3 3 38
K MARTIN F 36:21 7-11 0-0 1 4 5 3 3 0 1 14
C ANTHONY F 42:05 6-17 5-8 2 2 4 3 3 2 5 19
M CAMBY C 33:52 2-7 0-0 4 3 7 9 3 0 1 4
L KLEIZA 25:35 4-11 1-2 2 4 6 1 1 0 3 11
E NAJERA 23:09 4-5 0-0 2 2 4 2 5 1 1 9
J MCCOY 1:19 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B JONES 1:19 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
Y DIAWARA 1:19 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 39-80 19-25 11 20 31 26 20 7 14 105
(.488) (.760) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

PORTLAND 30 31 31 24 - 116
DENVER 25 24 24 32 - 105

BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - J PRZYBILLA 3, R LAFRENTZ, C FRYE, T OUTLAW.
DENVER - K MARTIN 4, M CAMBY 2, C ANTHONY, L KLEIZA.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 6-16 (.375), S BLAKE 2-4, B ROY 0-4, J JONES 3-
5, T OUTLAW 0-1, J JACK 1-1, S RODRIGUEZ 0-1. DENVER 8-20 (.400), A CARTER 0-
1, A IVERSON 3-6, C ANTHONY 2-6, L KLEIZA 2-5, E NAJERA 1-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - DELAY OF GAME, L KLEIZA.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, LEON WOOD, MARK LINDSEY.
A - N/A. T - N/A.</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">PORTLAND (116)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Blake 26:31 5-8 0-0 0-0 2 5 12
B Roy 40:13 11-27 4-6 4-6 11 3 26
C Frye 25:33 10-13 0-0 5-9 1 3 20
M Webster 18:23 1-3 1-1 0-1 1 2 3
J Przybilla 30:38 3-5 0-1 5-11 0 3 6
J Jones 29:37 4-6 3-3 2-7 1 3 14
T Outlaw 28:26 7-15 3-4 2-5 2 0 17
J Jack 22:23 3-5 3-4 0-0 5 1 10
R LaFrentz 10:29 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
S Rodriguez 7:47 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 3 6

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 48-88 14-19 18-41 24 23 116
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.545, FT-.737. 3-Point Goals:
6-16, .375 (S Blake 2-4, B Roy 0-4, J Jones
3-5, T Outlaw 0-1, J Jack 1-1, S Rodriguez
0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:6 (J
Przybilla 3, R LaFrentz, C Frye, T Outlaw).
Turnovers:14 (J Jack 4, S Blake 2, C Frye 2,
T Outlaw 2, B Roy 2, J Jones, M Webster).
Steals: 7 (T Outlaw 2, R LaFrentz, S Blake, S
Rodriguez, B Roy, J Jack).


DENVER (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Carter 29:30 4-6 0-0 0-2 2 4 8
A Iverson 45:31 11-22 13-15 0-2 6 0 38
K Martin 36:21 7-11 0-0 1-5 3 3 14
C Anthony 42:05 6-17 5-8 2-4 3 3 19
M Camby 33:52 2-7 0-0 4-7 9 3 4
L Kleiza 25:35 4-11 1-2 2-6 1 1 11
E Najera 23:09 4-5 0-0 2-4 2 5 9
J McCoy 1:19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
B Jones 1:19 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2
Y Diawara 1:19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-80 19-25 11-31 26 20 105
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.488, FT-.760. 3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (A Carter 0-1, A Iverson 3-6, C
Anthony 2-6, L Kleiza 2-5, E Najera 1-2).
Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:8 (K Martin
4, M Camby 2, C Anthony, L Kleiza).
Turnovers:14 (C Anthony 5, A Iverson 3, L
Kleiza 3, M Camby, E Najera, K Martin).
Steals: 7 (A Iverson 3, C Anthony 2, A
Carter, E Najera).

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PORTLAND 30 31 31 24 - 116
DENVER 25 24 24 32 - 105
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Denver - 2 (Delay Of Game,
6:54 3rd; L Kleiza, 9:19 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: N/A.
Officials: Bill Spooner, Leon Wood, Mark
Lindsey.</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">PORTLAND (116) AT DENVER (105)

PORTLAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S BLAKE G 26:31 5-8 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 12
B ROY G 40:13 11-27 4-6 4 2 6 11 3 1 2 26
C FRYE F 25:33 10-13 0-0 5 4 9 1 3 0 2 20
M WEBSTER F 18:23 1-3 1-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 3
J PRZYBILLA C 30:38 3-5 0-1 5 6 11 0 3 0 0 6
J JONES 29:37 4-6 3-3 2 5 7 1 3 0 1 14
T OUTLAW 28:26 7-15 3-4 2 3 5 2 0 2 2 17
J JACK 22:23 3-5 3-4 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 10
R LAFRENTZ 10:29 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
S RODRIGUEZ 7:47 3-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 6
L ALDRIDGE DNP - PLANTAR FASCITIS, RIGHT F
J MCROBERTS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 48-88 14-19 18 23 41 24 23 7 14 116
(.545) (.737) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 15 (14 PTS)

DENVER

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

A CARTER G 28:30 4-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 8
A IVERSON G 45:31 11-22 13-15 0 2 2 6 0 3 3 38
K MARTIN F 36:21 7-11 0-0 1 4 5 3 3 0 1 14
C ANTHONY F 42:05 6-17 5-8 2 2 4 3 3 2 5 19
M CAMBY C 33:52 2-7 0-0 4 3 7 9 3 0 1 4
L KLEIZA 26:35 4-11 1-2 2 4 6 1 1 0 3 11
E NAJERA 23:09 4-5 0-0 2 2 4 2 5 1 1 9
J MCCOY 1:19 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B JONES 1:19 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
Y DIAWARA 1:19 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
V WAFER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J SMITH DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 39-80 19-25 11 20 31 26 20 7 14 105
(.488) (.760) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14 (22 PTS)

PORTLAND 30 31 31 24 - 116
DENVER 25 24 24 32 - 105

BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - J PRZYBILLA 3, R LAFRENTZ, C FRYE, T OUTLAW.
DENVER - K MARTIN 4, M CAMBY 2, C ANTHONY, L KLEIZA.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 6-16 (.375), S BLAKE 2-4, B ROY 0-4, J JONES 3-
5, T OUTLAW 0-1, J JACK 1-1, S RODRIGUEZ 0-1. DENVER 8-20 (.400), A CARTER 0-
1, A IVERSON 3-6, C ANTHONY 2-6, L KLEIZA 2-5, E NAJERA 1-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - DELAY OF GAME, L KLEIZA.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, LEON WOOD, MARK LINDSEY.
A - 13,678. T - 2:11.</div>

 

NBA: PORTLAND at DENVER

<div class="pre">PORTLAND (116)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Blake 26:31 5-8 0-0 0-0 2 5 12
B Roy 40:13 11-27 4-6 4-6 11 3 26
C Frye 25:33 10-13 0-0 5-9 1 3 20
M Webster 18:23 1-3 1-1 0-1 1 2 3
J Przybilla 30:38 3-5 0-1 5-11 0 3 6
J Jones 29:37 4-6 3-3 2-7 1 3 14
T Outlaw 28:26 7-15 3-4 2-5 2 0 17
J Jack 22:23 3-5 3-4 0-0 5 1 10
R LaFrentz 10:29 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
S Rodriguez 7:47 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 3 6
L Aldridge DNP - PLANTAR FASCITIS, RIGHT F
J McRoberts DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 48-88 14-19 18-41 24 23 116
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.545, FT-.737. 3-Point Goals:
6-16, .375 (S Blake 2-4, B Roy 0-4, J Jones
3-5, T Outlaw 0-1, J Jack 1-1, S Rodriguez
0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:6 (J
Przybilla 3, R LaFrentz, C Frye, T Outlaw).
Turnovers:14 (J Jack 4, S Blake 2, C Frye 2,
T Outlaw 2, B Roy 2, J Jones, M Webster).
Steals: 7 (T Outlaw 2, R LaFrentz, S Blake, S
Rodriguez, B Roy, J Jack).


DENVER (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
A Carter 28:30 4-6 0-0 0-2 2 4 8
A Iverson 45:31 11-22 13-15 0-2 6 0 38
K Martin 36:21 7-11 0-0 1-5 3 3 14
C Anthony 42:05 6-17 5-8 2-4 3 3 19
M Camby 33:52 2-7 0-0 4-7 9 3 4
L Kleiza 26:35 4-11 1-2 2-6 1 1 11
E Najera 23:09 4-5 0-0 2-4 2 5 9
J McCoy 1:19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
B Jones 1:19 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2
Y Diawara 1:19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
V Wafer DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Smith DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-80 19-25 11-31 26 20 105
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.488, FT-.760. 3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (A Carter 0-1, A Iverson 3-6, C
Anthony 2-6, L Kleiza 2-5, E Najera 1-2).
Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:8 (K Martin
4, M Camby 2, C Anthony, L Kleiza).
Turnovers:14 (C Anthony 5, A Iverson 3, L
Kleiza 3, M Camby, E Najera, K Martin).
Steals: 7 (A Iverson 3, C Anthony 2, A
Carter, E Najera).

--------------------------------------------
PORTLAND 30 31 31 24 - 116
DENVER 25 24 24 32 - 105
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Denver - 2 (Delay Of Game,
6:54 3rd; L Kleiza, 9:19 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,678. T: 2:11.
Officials: Bill Spooner, Leon Wood, Mark
Lindsey.</div>

 

DENVER (Ticker) -- The Portland Trail Blazers continue to marchforward despite the absences of their two 7-footers.

Brandon Roy had 26 points and 11 assists and Channing Fryescored a season-best 20 as the Blazers pushed their winningstreak to seven games with Sunday's 116-105 victory over theDenver Nuggets.


Travis Outlaw scored 17 points off the bench and former NuggetSteven Blake chipped in 12 for Portland, which has its longestwinning streak since the 2002-03 season and ended its nine-gameroad slide in the series.


"We have a good rhythm now and we are playing good basketball onboth ends of the court," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said."Both of our units have been playing really well."

With LaMarcus Aldridge (plantar fasciitis) missing his fourthgame in a row and No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden (knee) waitinguntil next season to showcase his skills, Portland has shown ithas plenty of young talent.


Frye, the prized player in the trade that sent Zach Randolph tothe New New Knicks in the summer, was almost unstoppable throughthe first two quarters, scoring 18 points to help the Blazersgrab a 61-49 bulge at intermission.


"Everyone played unselfishly," Frye said. "I just shot theshots that I work on. Some games I might be the guy, but wehave a lot of others and that is what is great about this team."

In the third quarter, Portland added more to its cushion behindan impressive 15-2 surge that was capped by Roy's 21-foot jumperto make it 76-54 with 7:18 remaining.


"Denver has really owned owned us the past couple years so thisfeels really good," Roy said. "We are getting better as a teamand that has been the goal from the beginning of the season."

After an up-and-down start to the season, Roy has been brilliantin December. The reigning Rookie of the Year is averaging 21.6points, 6.5 assists and 5.3 rebounds in eight games this month.

The Nuggets were unable to respond in the final period as theywasted Allen Iverson's 38-point outburst - the sixth game thisseason with at least 30 points for the former MVP.

"We should play a lot better at home," Iverson said. "We oweour fans a lot more than that. They played great the whole gameand just whooped us."


Considered as a possible threat to San Antonio's crown, Denveronce again showed why its inability to play solid defense couldbe the reason for another first-round exit from the postseason.

Carmelo Anthony had 19 points and two steals for the Nuggets,whoshot 48 percent (39-of-80) from the field en route to theirsecond straight loss.


"We definitely took a step back," Nuggets forward Linas Kleizasaid. "We had a tough game last night but we felt we we'regoing to bounce back. We looked flat out there and didn't haveany energy."


Denver's Kenyon Martin finished with 14 points and four blocksin his returned from a one-game suspension for a flagrant foulin Wednesday's win over the New Orleans Hornets here.