Trail Blazers vs Warriors Thursday, 03/11/10 AT 07:30PM

Trail Blazers Rally Behind Roy To Get Rare Win In Oakland

03/11/10

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    Brandon Roy scored 41 points, Andre Miller added 15 points and seven assists and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Golden State Warriors 110-105 on Thursday night.

    Rudy Fernandez added 12 points including a pair of pivotal 3-pointers during a late 17-3 run by the Trail Blazers, who snapped a nine-game losing streak at Oracle Arena.

    “They play well as a team," said Roy. "It doesn’t matter what their record says, because obviously we weren’t able to win here in a while and tonight we needed to come here and get a win. We did a good job of finally controlling them."

    Portland also avoided what would have been a costly defeat as it tries to hold onto the eighth spot in the Western Conference.

    Corey Maggette scored 24 points and Monta Ellis added 17 before fouling out in his first game back following a six-game absence for Golden State, which lost its sixth straight.

    The Trail Blazers won for the fifth time in six games and moved a season-high 11 games above .500.

    It wasn't easy.

    Portland trailed 96-83 entering the fourth quarter after struggling offensively most of the night and didn't show much signs of life before rallying. The Blazers did it despite Roy scoring just three of his points over the final 12 minutes.

    “We stayed with our gameplan," said coach Nate McMillan. "We needed to take advantage of our post up game especially with our guards. We had to stick with it. Coach (Don) Nelson stayed with his guards, and we decided that we would stick with our guys as well. LaMarcus (Aldridge) started to get something going in the fourth quarter. We got the stops that we needed as well. We stuck with the gameplan of going inside, attacking the bucket and getting offensive rebounds. "

    Aldridge had six points during a 10-2 run to start the comeback in the fourth. Fernandez later hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game at 102 and Aldridge added a key three-point play to give Portland a 108-102 lead with 1:39 left.

    Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer for Golden State but Reggie Williams missed what would have been a tying 3 with 49.9 seconds left. Miller then sealed the win for Portland with a pair of free throws.

    The Trail Blazers hadn't done much until then except for Roy.

    He had 24 points in the first half then added 14 more in the third quarter before topping the 40-point mark for the third time this season.

    Roy finished 14 of 22 from the floor and added eight rebounds with four assists.

    "I was trying to be more patient," said Roy. "Last game I was forcing shots, and tonight I focused more on the inside game and was able to get better shots. They like to give you jumpers, but you have to be patient and get inside if you can. I just tried to be more consistent going to the bucket, and tonight it worked for us. I wanted to play as hard as we could."

    "Brandon (Roy) took it upon himself because of the way (Monta) Ellis played against him earlier in the year," said McMillan, "and he was able to have a big game tonight. He felt that he didn’t play well against him last time, and knew he needed to play well tonight."

    Ellis, who had not played since scoring 22 points in a 127-112 loss to Denver on Feb. 25, nearly led the Warriors to an upset after getting cleared to play earlier in the day after sitting out six games due to a strained lower back.

    He got off to a slow start against the Trail Blazers and had only five points in the first half but scored 12 in the third quarter when Golden State built a 96-80 lead.

    The Warriors fell apart after that, however, and were outscored 27-9 in the fourth quarter while losing to Portland at home for the first time since Nov. 3, 2004.

    "We don’t want to lose here, but we haven’t been able to win, and tonight I wanted to get this win," said Roy. "They made the runs that we knew they were going to make, and I’m glad we were able to hold them.”
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