LaMarcus Aldridge News

Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota 116-93 Sunday night.

Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

Andre Miller huddles with LaMarcus Aldridge, Travis Outlaw and Brandon Roy during the fourth quarter of the Blazers' matchup with the Hawks on Nov.

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.

The Portland Trail Blazers had one of the best home records in the NBA last season.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum underwent surgery Friday to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.

The Atlanta Hawks outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers 97-91 on Tuesday at the Rose Garden.

Blazers forward Travis Outlaw bites his jersey during a preseason game against the Phoenix Suns at Memorial Coliseum.

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.

Trevor Ariza scored a career-high 33 points, Aaron Brooks added 28 points and the Houston Rockets held on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at home for the fifth straight time in the regular season, 111-107 on Saturday night.

Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, as Denver went into the Rose Garden and stole a 97-94 decision from the Trail Blazers.

Change came early with the opening tip. That was not Joel "the Thrilla" Przybilla with the opening tip.

Webster skies for a dunk against the Charlotte Hornets two seasons ago. Long after the Trail Blazers defeated the Houston Rockets in their regular season opener, rookie Jeff Pendergraph sidled up to his locker in the Rose Garden and hollered out loud: "Duh nah-nah. Nuh nah-nah," referencing the trademark SportsCenter jingle.

Coach Nate McMillan was eager to make one thing unequivocally clear less than 48 hours before the Trail Blazers were scheduled to open the regular season against the Houston Rockets.

Probably never before has the upscale restaurant inside the Four Seasons hotel in Vancouver had a lunch guest dine in shorts, shower sandals and a sweaty t-shirt, but that was the scene Thursday when Brandon Roy plopped down and ordered spaghetti with meatballs.

Hall of Fame players Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson famously kissed each other's cheek moments before tipoff of Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals.

The Portland Trail Blazers have verbally agreed in principle to a contract extension with forward LaMarcus Aldridge , a source close to the process told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

Teams can only be predicted to do well so many times, and that distinction is starting to wear thin for the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers had a healthy dose of practice on Monday, running about 30 minutes longer than most days, but certainly were not the healthiest group.

Greg Oden had 16 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Nuggets 98-96 in a preseason game Sunday night.