Recap: Sacramento vs. Portland
Sports Network | November 22, 2008
Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - Steve Blake netted a game-high 20 points with five assists as Portland ripped Sacramento, 117-96, at ARCO Arena.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points with six rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who have won three of four. Brandon Roy chipped in with 16 points while Travis Outlaw had 15 and Rudy Fernandez 14 points off the bench.
Jason Thompson picked up 19 points with a game-best 12 rebounds for the Kings, who have dropped four of five. Brad Miller scored 16 points and Spencer Hawes contributed 15 points in the loss.
Ahead by only six after the break, Portland assumed control of the contest by more than doubling the output of the home team in the third quarter.
Blake's three pointer capped a 14-4 run and gave the Blazers a 71-55 edge with 7:30 to play in the period. Another run, this time 14-2, ended the quarter and sent the Trail Blazers up by 25 points. Outlaw scored the final five points in the burst, which also saw Fernandez make a three.
Channing Frye's layup almost two minutes into the fourth gave Portland its largest lead of the game at 102-73 and Sacramento was unable to trim the deficit to under 20 the rest of the way.
Portland led 28-25 after one thanks to three makes from beyond the arc by Blake and six points from Roy. It then increased the advantage to 57-51 at the break as Aldridge exploded for 12 points.
Portland picked up its first win in Sacramento since January 6, 2007...Blazers center Greg Oden scored seven points with eight rebounds...Bobby Brown picked up 13 points and seven assists in almost 25 minutes off the bench for Sacramento.
