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Greg Oden sure looked like a franchise center Wednesday night. Oden had 18 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 107-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Chicago -- Chauncey Billups hit the go-ahead free throw with six-tenths of a second left and Denver beat Chicago 90-89 on Tuesday night after a potential winning jumper by Brad Miller was overturned following a lengthy replay review.

Blazers guard Brandon Roy is looking to make his third consecutive Western Conference All-Star team.

After back-to-back losses in Salt Lake City and Portland, the Spurs return to the AT&T Center tonight to begin one of the friendliest stretches of the entire 82-game season.

Portland hopes to build on an impressive win in its last outing when it shoots for a ninth consecutive win over a reeling Minnesota Timberwolves club at the Rose Garden.

Brandon Roy tallied a game-high 24 points, and Greg Oden held his own against Tim Duncan, as Portland led wire-to-wire in a 96-84 victory over San Antonio.

Greg Oden is averaging 9.8 rebounds this season in addition to being a more vocal leader.

TV on KGW , ESPN; radio on KXTG San Antonio's probable starters No. Player Ht. Pos. Statistics 9 Tony Parker 6-2 PG 4 Michael Finley 6-7 SG 24 Richard Jefferson 679 SF 21 Tim Duncan 6-11 PF 14.7 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 2.0 apg 15 Matt Bonner 6-10 C Portland's probable starters No.

You may remember the Trail Blazers' horrific season opener last year in Los Angeles.

All the preseason talk about the Portland Trail Blazers' depth at the point guard position has amounted to little positive action during the team's first two regular season games.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 12:17 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 12:17 p.m. LaMarcus Aldridge has helped the Portland Trail Blazers dominate Atlanta at home.

When Greg Oden entered the NBA in 2007, many predicted he would emerge as the league's greatest center since Shaquille O'Neal. So far, that hasn't been the case.

Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder didn't win their third game until mid-December. They'll get the chance to reach that mark much sooner in 2009-10. Oklahoma City goes for the franchise's first 3-0 start in six seasons Sunday night, when it hosts a Portland Trail Blazers team that's dropped two straight.

The Toyota Center has been a house of horrors for the Portland Trail Blazers since it opened for the 2003-04 season.

October 30, 2009, 12:15PM Nicholas Batum has followed the example of his fellow Trail Blazer Greg Oden, and taken home a furry companion in time for his months-long recovery from surgery.

In what will be a season-long battle for supremacy and first place in the Northwest Division, the Portland Trail Blazers took on the Denver Nuggets in the Rose Garden Thursday night for the first game in the series.

This team was built for this season. Since coach Nate McMillan came south from Seattle in 2005 and Martell Webster was drafted that same season.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets took the Northwest Division title race down to the final week of the regular season and both are expecting another tight battle in 2009-10. Coming off season-opening victories, Portland and Denver meet for the first time in the new campaign Thursday night at the Rose Garden.

Greg Oden waves to fans following the Blazers' 96-87 season-opening win over Houston at the Rose Garden on Tuesday night.

High school: Lawrence North College: Ohio State NBA experience: Third season With Blazers: Third season How acquired: No.