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New Orleans Hornets rookie Marcus Thornton scores against the Portland Trail Blazers' Joel Przybilla on Friday night at the New Orleans Arena.

First there was the panic. When the Portland Trail Blazers' two-win, three-loss opening to the 2009-2010 season mirrored a similar pattern repeated eight of the past nine years, a shrill call for something to be done resonated throughout town.

TV on CSN ; radio on KXTG Portland's probable starters No. Player Ht. Pos. Statistics 2 Steve Blake 6-3 SG 7 Brandon Roy 6-6 SF 24 Andre Miller 6-2 PG 12 LaMarcus Aldridge 6-11 PF 52 Greg Oden 7-0 C Minnesota's probable starters No.

Not even a return trip home could change the direction the Timberwolves appear to be heading.

Brandon Roy notched 20 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 as the Portland Trail Blazers dispatched the Memphis Grizzlies 93-79 Tuesday.

Your weekly look at arbitrary NBA Power Rankings from around the web ... Chad Ford and John Hollinger go futuristic, looking into the crystal ball of NBA Power Rankings today at ESPN.com and the Blazers top the list: On paper, no other team possesses as bright a future as the Portland Trail Blazers.

After opening the season injured and with Memphis spending the first week of November on the road, Allen Iverson was expected to make his home debut for the Grizzlies on Tuesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers.

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Minnesota Sunday night.

You heard the whispers.A Too skinny.A No defense.A Weakest link.A But you brushed them off.

Spurs guard Tony Parker reaches for the ball knocked out of his hand as Blazer Andre Miller stands over him.

Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan had a pregame surprise Friday at the Rose Garden, where he announced that there would be a change in his starting lineup.

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.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy searched for an answer. The Blazers had just fallen to the Atlanta Hawks, 97-91, and Roy was forced to field a volley of questions late Tuesday night about what was troubling his team as it slogged through an early-season slump.

Email from some promotions person: Portland basketball fans are invited to meet Trail Blazersa TM guard Andre Miller this weekend at the grand opening celebration of the new DICKa TMs Sporting Goods at Lake Oswegoa TMs Meridian Square.

Steve Blake scored 18 points and Brandon Roy made a late push to finish with 16, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 83-74 on Sunday night to split a two-game road trip.

Greg Oden had nine rebounds against Denver, but he remembers the two missed free throws.

Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Denver Nuggets in a really important basketball game.

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.

Last season, the Blazers tied with the Nuggets for the best record in the Northwest Division, 54-28. They then gave back all the hard work in the first game of the playoffs, getting rolled up at home by Utah.

Steve Blake, left, will start at point guard opening night with Andre Miller, center, coming off the bench.