Wesley Matthews scored 18 points off the bench and Brandon Roy added 17 as the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away from the host Milwaukee Bucks en route to a 90-76 victory on Tuesday.
Marcus Camby grabbed 13 rebounds and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 points for the Blazers, who bounced back from a disappointing loss at Chicago on Monday.
Portland fell behind, 27-21, after the first quarter, but Matthews scored nine points in the second period and fellow reserve Rudy Fernandez capped a 7-0 run with a deep 3-pointer that gave the Blazers the lead for good. They expanded the lead in the third quarter and led, 73-62, heading into the final period.
That was as close as the Bucks would get as Dante Cunningham scored six of his 12 in the frame to keep the Blazers in control.
Corey Maggette scored 16 points off the bench and Carlos Delfino chipped in 14 for Milwaukee, which shot just 37 percent (27-of-72) and committed 17 turnovers.
Portland | Milwaukee | |
Wesley Matthews 18 | Scoring | Corey Maggette 16 |
Armon Johnson 5 | Assists | Brandon Jennings 7 |
Marcus Camby 13 | Rebounds | Andrew Bogut 9 |
Wesley Matthews 2 | Free Throws Made | Corey Maggette 8 |
Brandon Roy 5 | Steals | Carlos Delfino 2 |
LaMarcus Aldridge 5 | Blocks | Andrew Bogut 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Portland | 90 | 47.5 | 7-24 | 7-9 | 21 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
Milwaukee | 76 | 37.5 | 3-15 | 19-25 | 16 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 17 |