NBA: NEW ORLEANS (15-9) at PORTLAND (12-12) <h3>Roy, Blazers aim for eighth consecutive win</h3> <div class="pre">New Orleans (15-9) at Portland (12-12) 10:00 pm EST</div> PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) - Brandon Roy and the Portland TrailBlazers are red hot and the New Orleans Hornets will have atough time slowing them down on Monday. Last time out, Roy had 26 points and 11 assists as the Blazerspushed their winning streak to a season-high seven games withSunday's 116-105 victory at Denver. "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." Portland is seeking its first eight-game winning streak sincethe 2002-03 squad won eight in a row from December 14-30. 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. Portland hopes to have the services of second-year big manLaMarcus Aldridge back soon after missing the last four gameswith plantar fasciitis. New Orleans put an end to its two-game skid with Saturday's101-98 triumph over the Phoenix Suns behind Chris Paul's 12thdouble-double of the season. The 22-year-old Paul, who captured Rookie of the Year honors theseason before Roy, has scored 20 or more points in eight of hislast nine games. In their first meeting, Paul poured in 19 points to lead sixothers in double figures as the Hornets walked away with aconvincing 113-93 victory.
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS VS PORTLAND - INACTIVES NEW ORLEANS PORTLAND PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS AT PORTLAND - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS NEW ORLEANS PORTLAND F David West F Channing Frye F Rasual Butler F Martell Webster C Tyson Chandler C Joel Przybilla G Morris Peterson G Steve Blake G Chris Paul G Brandon Roy OFFICIALS: Jim Clark Tommy Nunez Violet Palmer</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 16 PORTLAND 12 2:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ORLEANS 20 20 PORTLAND 20 20 END 1ST QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER NOR - TYSON CHANDLER 6, DAVID WEST 6, MORRIS PETERSON 4 POR - BRANDON ROY 4, TRAVIS OUTLAW 4, JARRETT JACK 2</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 24 PORTLAND 26 8:41 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 29 PORTLAND 29 5:44 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 35 PORTLAND 33 2:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ORLEANS 20 19 39 PORTLAND 20 17 37 HALFTIME HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME NOR - TYSON CHANDLER 8, DAVID WEST 8, HILTON ARMSTRONG 5 POR - BRANDON ROY 6, TRAVIS OUTLAW 6, JAMES JONES 5</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 47 PORTLAND 42 8:34 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 49 PORTLAND 48 5:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 54 PORTLAND 57 2:42 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ORLEANS 20 19 21 60 PORTLAND 20 17 27 64 END 3RD QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER NOR - DAVID WEST 18, TYSON CHANDLER 10, RASUAL BUTLER 8 POR - MARTELL WEBSTER 13, BRANDON ROY 12, STEVE BLAKE 10</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 66 PORTLAND 68 8:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 66 PORTLAND 73 5:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
