LaMarcus Aldridge

Brandon Roy scored 37 points, Andre Miller added 23 and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 105-89 Saturday night despite dressing only eight players. Monta Ellis continued his strong play against Portland, leading the Warriors with 30 points. Corey Maggette added 22 points and 10 rebounds and Anthony Randolph had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors, who shot 68.4 percent in the first quarter but 33.3 percent the rest of the way. Martell Webster had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Portland. The Blazers have been hampered by a spate of injuries and essentially played six players. Rookie forward ... Read Full Story

Brandon Roy scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 and the Portland Trail Blazers used a big run in the final minutes to beat the Miami Heat 102-95 on Sunday night. Andre Miller scored 17 points and Martell Webster added 15 for Portland, which trailed by six with 5 1/2 minutes remaining. Dwyane Wade scored 28 points and had 10 assists for the Heat, but he was 13 of 31 from the field and didn't have a rebound for only the fourth time in his career. Quentin Richardson shot 7 for 7 from 3-point range, tying a ... Read Full Story

LaMarcus Aldridge hit the go-ahead layup despite a bum ankle and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid with a 95-88 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Aldridge finished with 25 points and nine rebounds. He pulled the Blazers to 81-all midway through the final quarter with an alley-oop layup. But Portland was unable to pull ahead until Aldridge's layup made it 86-85 with 3:02 left. Aldridge went into the game with a sore right ankle and even left the floor for a time in the first half. Aldridge hit yet another layup and added a free throw to give Portland ... Read Full Story

Luke Ridnour scored six of his 20 points in the second overtime and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 108-101 victory over the injury-riddled Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Andrew Bogut made two free throws, but LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored a season-high 31 for Portland, matched him with two of his own to tie it at 97. Ridnour hit a jumper and Carlos Delfino made a 3-pointer to put Milwaukee up 102-97. Brandon Roy, who finished with 23 points, traded baskets with Ridnour on back-to-back possessions, and after the teams traded misses, Roy drove the lane and was fouled ... Read Full Story

Michael Beasley scored a season-high 27 points, Dwyane Wade had 18 points and 12 assists and the Miami Heat led from the start in beating the Portland Trail Blazers 107-100 Tuesday night. Beasley was 8 of 15 from the field and 11 of 12 for free throws as the Heat (10-7) ended a two-game losing streak. Quentin Richardson scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Miami. The Heat shot 53.3 percent from the field (40 of 75). Portland, which shot .391 (34 of 87), lost its third consecutive game. The Blazers (12-8) were playing without forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who has a right knee ... Read Full Story