Aside from giving the recording-setting crowd a chance to get their first live glimpse of Greg Oden, Rudy Fernandez and Jerryd Bayless, head coach Nate McMillan didn’t have many expectations for his team’s performance at the Wells Fargo Fan Fest. In fact, McMillan only had two criteria for a positive result.

“One of the things we wanted to do was get a good workout tonight,” said McMillan. “We didn’t want to be sloppy out there and we didn’t want to get anyone hurt. I thought all of those things happened.”

And the end result? A 74-67 victory for the “Black” team, made up mostly of the expected starters, over the “White” team, comprised mostly of the second and third units.

LaMarcus Aldridge, who finished with 25 points and six rebounds, took home the MVP trophy after putting on a mid-range shooting clinic, especially in the first half. Aldridge, with Greg Oden clogging the lane and drawing double teams, was free to face up repeatedly for high-percentage shots, finishing 12-for-19 for the scrimmage.

“I think my job is going to be easier this year with (Oden) getting double teamed,” said Aldridge. “You saw one time when he got doubled, I got a wide open shot. The next time he got doubled I went to the basket and got a layup. Having him is going to make my job so much easier.”

While Aldridge proved why he’s one of the best young power forwards in the NBA, Rudy Fernandez proved once again that he could hold his own against his American counterparts. In his first time on the court in front of a Rose Garden crowd, Fernandez finished with 18 points thanks to hot shooting (4-for-9) from beyond the arc while peppering in a few behind the back passes.

“I like Rudy shooting the three,” said McMillan. “I thought one of the areas he may be slow adjusting to is the range -- the three-point range. And tonight, with his feet set, he didn’t hesitate and he knocked down those shots. All his shots looked good. He had a freaky pass out there that connected. He’s very unselfish.”

Travis Outlaw, whose array of jump shots and dunks allowed the vet to finish with 20 points, shared McMillan’s assessment of Fernandez.

“You see how he be breaking down people?” said Outlaw. “I’m just going to try and get open for him. I’m going to be like, ‘I’m over here Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!’”

But as the name indication, the Wells Fargo Fan Fest is all about the fans. And did they ever turn out. With an announced attendance of 11,021, this year’s Fan Fest goes into the history books as the most successful ever.

“We were told that we thought we’d have a pretty good crowd for the Fan Fest,” said McMillan. “Last year we had it during the middle of training camp and normally the first scrimmage we play is Fan Fest. Last year we did it in the middle of preseason and we didn’t have as many people. So we went back to it being the first opportunity for the fans to see the players. A great turnout.”

Brandon Roy, whose ovation during the introductions was possibly the loudest, echoed McMillan’s sentiments.

“I thought (the turnout) was great,” said Roy. “I was expecting the regular 5,000 people and they said this year it was 11,000. It was incredible. They brought the intensity. I think guys played a little harder that I was expecting them to play and I think that’s because of the fans and the anticipation. Guys want to play hard in front of (the fans).”