National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Portland 89, Orlando 85
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 7, 2011
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #30 Tony Brown, #22 Bill Spooner, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 19001

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and took over down the stretch as the Portland Trail Blazers extended their season-high road winning streak to six with an 89-85 victory over the Dwight Howard-less Orlando Magic on Monday night.

Howard served a one-game suspension for picking up his 16th technical foul of the season Friday against Chicago.

Andre Miller had 15 points and seven assists for the Trail Blazers (36-27), who have won three straight and 10 of their last 13.

Jason Richardson had 22 points and four 3-pointers, and Ryan Anderson, who started in Howard's place, had 13 points and seven rebounds for Orlando (40-24).

Portland led by as many as seven in the first half and led 64-50 with 4:35 left in the third before Richardson and Gilbert Arenas scored seven points apiece during a 16-6 closing run that pulled Orlando within 70-66 after the third.

Consecutive shots from the arc by Richardson tied the game at 74-74 and Anderson drained a 3-pointer to give the Magic a 77-76 edge with eight minutes left.

But Aldridge came alive with an 18-foot jumper, free throw, layup and another short jumper to give Portland an 85-79 lead with 4:18 left.

After Orlando’s Earl Clark converted a driving layup, Miller penetrated and kicked to Wesley Matthews, who drained a wide-open 3-pointer from the right corner with 3:02 left, and Portland remained clear the rest of the way.
Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Orlando
LaMarcus Aldridge 24 Scoring Jason Richardson 22
Andre Miller 7 Assists Jameer Nelson 4
Marcus Camby 10 Rebounds Earl Clark 9
LaMarcus Aldridge 3 Free Throws Made Ryan Anderson 2
Marcus Camby 2 Steals Brandon Bass 2
Gerald Wallace 1 Blocks Earl Clark 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 89 43.2 8-25 11-17 21 36 1 7 9
Orlando 85 46.5 11-22 8-9 14 39 5 3 19
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.