National Basketball Association
Portland 105, Detroit 100
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 13, 2011
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#70 Brent Barnaky, #39 Kevin Fehr, #29 Steve Javie
Attendance:
15257
By SportsDirect Inc.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 36 points to lead the visiting Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
Aldridge made 12 of 17 shots and was 12 of 13 from the free-throw line as Portland (30-24) won its fourth straight and for the 10th time in the last 14 games. He has topped 30 points in each of the last three games, scoring 115 total points during the stretch.
Ben Gordon scored 18 points and Tracy McGrady added 16 points for Detroit (20-35).
Wesley Matthews added 26 points and Andre Miller had 15 points and 12 assists for Portland.
The Trail Blazers made 29 of 30 free throws and took the lead for good when Miller hit two free throws with 1:06 left. Detroit’s Chris Wilcox had a chance to tie the score, but missed the second of two free throws with the Pistons trailing by one at 97-96.
Aldridge hit an 18-footer to make it a three-point game with 36.4 seconds left.
Austin Daye missed a 3-point attempt with 22 seconds left and Miller hit two more free throws just three seconds later for the Trail Blazers.
Will Bynum scored 15 points and Tayshaun Prince added 14 points for Detroit.
Top Game Performances
| Portland |
|
Detroit |
|
LaMarcus Aldridge 36 |
Scoring |
Ben Gordon 18 |
|
Andre Miller 12 |
Assists |
Rodney Stuckey 7 |
|
Wesley Matthews 7 |
Rebounds |
Ben Wallace 8 |
|
LaMarcus Aldridge 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Ben Gordon 6 |
|
LaMarcus Aldridge 2 |
Steals |
Will Bynum 4 |
|
Joel Przybilla 3 |
Blocks |
Ben Gordon 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Portland
|
105 |
54.7 |
6-16 |
29-30 |
25 |
25 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
| Detroit
|
100 |
51.5 |
6-10 |
24-30 |
23 |
32 |
2 |
11 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.