NBA: NEW ORLEANS (4-0) at PORTLAND (0-3) <h3>Blazers seek first win vs. undefeated Hornets</h3> <div class="pre">New Orleans (4-0) at Portland (0-3) 10:30 pm EST</div> PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- The Portland Trail Blazers will tryto knock the New Orleans out of the ranks of the undefeated whenthey meet Wednesday. Despite strong starts by youngsters Brandon Roy, LaMarcusAldridge and Martell Webster, Portland is in the midst of itsfirst 0-3 start since the 1986-87 campaign. On Saturday, Roy scored 23 points and Aldridge added 20 andeight boards for the Trail Blazers in an 89-80 road loss. Webster, a third-year swingman, will see if he can continue astrong start that has him averaging 16.3 points and shooting42.9 percent (6-of-14) from 3-point range. The 21-year-oldWebster, who was taken sixth overall straight our of high schoolin 2005, had just 7.0 points last season. Peja Stojakovic scored 36 points and connected on a career-high10 3-pointers and Chris Paul handed out a franchise-best 21assists as the Hornets improved to 4-0 with Tuesday's 118-104victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. David West is also one of the reasons for New Orleans'impressive start. The 6-9 forward had reached double figures ineach of his four games this season. Portland won two of the three meetings in the season series lastcampaign - winning both games here.
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS AT PORTLAND - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS NEW ORLEANS PORTLAND F Peja Stojakovic F Martell Webster F David West F Lamarcus Aldridge C Tyson Chandler C Joel Przybilla G Morris Peterson G Brandon Roy G Chris Paul G Steve Blake OFFICIALS: Monty McCutchen Bill Kennedy Gary Zielinski</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS VS PORTLAND - INACTIVES NEW ORLEANS PORTLAND PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON A HALUSKA COACH'S DECISION D MILES KNEE INJURY M VINICIUS COACH'S DECISION J MCROBERTS ANKLE INJURY G ODEN KNEE INJURY</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NEW ORLEANS AT PORTLAND - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS REVISED LINEUPS NEW ORLEANS PORTLAND F Peja Stojakovic F Lamarcus Aldridge F David West F Martell Webster C Tyson Chandler C Channing Frye G Morris Peterson G Steve Blake G Chris Paul G Brandon Roy OFFICIALS: Monty McCutchen Bill Kennedy Gary Zielinski</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 19 PORTLAND 17 2:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ORLEANS 23 23 PORTLAND 26 26 END 1ST QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER NOR - DAVID WEST 14, PEJA STOJAKOVIC 2, MORRIS PETERSON 2 POR - JOEL PRZYBILLA 6, MARTELL WEBSTER 6, LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 4</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 27 PORTLAND 30 8:47 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 29 PORTLAND 34 6:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 41 PORTLAND 40 2:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ORLEANS 23 26 49 PORTLAND 26 18 44 HALFTIME HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME NOR - DAVID WEST 20, TYSON CHANDLER 8, CHRIS PAUL 8 POR - JARRETT JACK 9, BRANDON ROY 8, MARTELL WEBSTER 6</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 59 PORTLAND 56 8:34 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 60 PORTLAND 66 5:02 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 62 PORTLAND 72 2:37 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ORLEANS 23 26 15 64 PORTLAND 26 18 32 76 END 3RD QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER NOR - DAVID WEST 28, TYSON CHANDLER 11, CHRIS PAUL 10 POR - MARTELL WEBSTER 20, LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE 12, JARRETT JACK 11</div>
NBA: NEW ORLEANS at PORTLAND <div class="pre">NBA NEW ORLEANS 68 PORTLAND 81 8:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
