Trail Blazers-Wizards Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Dec 03 2010 12:08AM

The way Portland has struggled, not even a matchup with the lowly Washington Wizards will guarantee the Trail Blazers' season-high skid will come to an end.

Trying to avoid their sixth straight loss, the Trail Blazers look to hand the Wizards their fifth consecutive defeat Friday night.

Though Portland (8-10) showed some life during a 99-95 loss at Boston on Wednesday, the Blazers have averaged 88.4 points on 40.4-percent shooting over the last five games.

Portland has not lost six straight since dropping the final eight of the 2005-06 season.

"We've got to play ball," swingman Wesley Matthews told the Trail Blazers' official website. "We've got to fight back."

Portland earned a bit of a moral victory by outscoring Boston 23-20 in the fourth quarter after totaling 29 in the final periods of their previous two games at Philadelphia and New Jersey.

"We need to build off of this," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. "I really like the fact that we kept fighting and gave ourselves a chance to win this game."

Portland, however, could have trouble building on its latest effort.

The Blazers have already lost to the Nets and 76ers - teams with a combined 11 wins - heading into the finale of this four-game swing, and averaged 93.8 points while losing four of six on the road to the Wizards (5-12).

The presence of Matthews could help Portland reverse its fortunes in Washington. The second-year pro scored 23 points Wednesday, and has averaged 24.7 on 26-of-43 shooting the last three games.

Teammate LaMarcus Aldridge has averaged 20.4 points in the last seven games overall, and 19.4 with 9.6 rebounds in seven career contests versus Washington.

Even with star rookie John Wall back after missing two games with a bruised right knee, the Wizards allowed their most points of the season in a 127-108 loss at Toronto on Wednesday.

"Just an embarrassing effort," coach Flip Saunders said. "It's just very disappointing."

Washington's opponents have averaged 112.8 points and shoot 48.9 percent while handing the Wizards five losses in six games.

"It's disappointing," guard Kirk Hinrich said. "We're very frustrated right now with our inability to go out there and perform and put forth a winning effort."

Wall finished with 19 points, but foot and knee problems have kept the No. 1 overall pick sidelined in six of the last nine games.

After averaging 25.0 points in his previous three games, Gilbert Arenas totaled seven on 1-of-10 shooting against the Raptors.

Arenas has averaged 23.2 points in his last six games against the Blazers but has not faced them since March 2007.

Though the Wizards are 0-9 on the road, they are 5-3 at home and have won three of four at the Verizon Center.

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Wall struggles, but Wizards beat Blazers 83-79

By HOWARD FENDRICH
Posted Dec 03 2010 10:59PM

WASHINGTON(AP) Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan's manner was calm, his voice steady.

He sounded more resigned than riled up after his club's sixth consecutive setback, an 83-79 loss to the Washington Wizards on Friday night, when the Trail Blazers made a season-worst 33.3 percent of their shots and were held to 10 points in the third quarter.

"Evidently, they're not responding to me, because all these games look similar. We have a pretty decent first half, and in the second half, we struggle to score, to get stops," McMillan said. "I've said that the last five, six games. I asked them, 'Is it clear? What we're asking you to do?' They didn't say anything. They don't have to say anything. The games show that we're not getting it done."

On a night that No. 1 overall draft pick John Wall struggled in his return to Washington's starting lineup - 3-for-13 shooting, 10 points, career-low two assists, four turnovers - and Gilbert Arenas moved into a reserve role at his own suggestion, the Wizards turned in their best defensive performance of the season.

In their previous game, the Wizards allowed a season-high 127 points in a loss Wednesday at Toronto, an effort coach Flip Saunders called "embarrassing" and "just very disappointing."

"Go figure: Give up 131 two days ago, and give up 79 today," Saunders said Friday, only slightly embellishing how bad his team was against the Raptors. "All we did yesterday was work on defense. Our offense kind of showed it. If you want to be good in this league, you're going to have to learn how to play defense, so right now, that's our point of emphasis."

After shooting 5 for 21 in the third quarter - 24 percent - Portland went through a fourth-quarter drought of more than 6 1/2 minutes without a field goal until LaMarcus Aldridge's tip-in with less than 1 1/2 minutes remaining in the game.

So while the Blazers led 46-34 at halftime, they trailed 57-56 entering the fourth quarter and faded.

This is their longest losing streak since dropping eight games in a row to end the 2005-06 season.

"We've lost six in a row, and we still haven't figured out what the problem is. It's tough. I don't really know - 19 games in, and we're losing the same way," said Brandon Roy, who scored 18 points but missed 12 of 21 shots. "Everybody is at a loss for words. Coach, he doesn't know what to say to us. And we don't know what to say to one another."

Aldridge finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds, but he shot only 6 for 17. Andre Miller's 12 points came mostly from the foul line, because he was 2 for 12 on field goals. He was the only Portland player to take a free throw before the fourth quarter.

Arenas, meanwhile, started the previous nine games but wound up with 15 points and six assists in a reserve role. Both he and Saunders said it was Arenas' idea to stay out of the starting unit, although the coach said with a smile: "When reality came for him to do that, I don't know if he was so sold on it."

Said Arenas: "I don't mind right now. We're trying to search for something that works for us. Tonight it worked. We still have plenty of games left, and we'll see from there."

Making his first start in more than a week, Wall was rusty. He missed two games with a bruised right knee, then played against Toronto on Wednesday but did not start. He didn't gather his first assist until the third quarter.

"Just missing open shots. ... I might be a little winded," Wall said. "You're going to have one of those. It was frustrating."

That's a word that was used plenty in the other locker room Friday.

"We have a lot of talent, and losing right now is kind of hard to deal with," Aldridge said. "We haven't figured it out and that's the frustrating part. Everybody is pretty frustrated now."

Notes: Washington's Andray Blatche had 19 points and nine rebounds, while JaVale McGee added 13 points and 10 rebounds. ... The Wizards ended a four-game losing streak. They improved to 6-3 at home, but are 0-9 on the road this season. "We've got to start winning on the road. We don't want to go 0-41," Wall said. ... The first 10,000 fans in the announced crowd of 13,408 received a Wall bobblehead. ... Portland C Joel Przybilla played for the first time since rupturing his right patella Dec. 22, 2009. He entered in the final minute of the first quarter and wound up with four points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes. ... Wizards swingman Nick Young was inactive because of a bruised left thigh.

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Blazers-Wizards notebook

By Rich Dubroff, for NBA.com
Posted Friday December 3, 2010 10:54PM

THE FACTS: The Washington Wizards held the Portland Trail Blazers to 33 percent from the field in an 83-79 win on Friday night. It broke Washington's four-game losing streak, and extended the Blazers' skid to six -- their longest since the end of the 2005-06 season.

Andray Blatche had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gilbert Arenas had 15 points off the bench and JaVale McGee had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Wizards. Portland was led by Brandon Roy's 18 points.

Washington swingman Nick Young was a late scratch with a bruised left thigh. Blazers' Joel Przybilla played his first game in nearly a year. In nearly 20 minutes, he had four points and seven rebounds.

QUOTABLE: "Evidently, they're not responding to me."
-- Portland coach Nate McMillan

THE STAT: The Wizards held the Blazers to just 10 points in the third quarter as Portland missed 16 of 21 shots. The 10 points were a season low in a quarter for the Blazers and the fewest allowed by Washington.

TURNING POINT: Washington held Portland without a field goal for nearly seven minutes in the fourth quarter. That helped the Wizards take control of an extraordinarily sloppy game.

QUOTABLE II: "Since I have a rhythm, I'll come off the bench and just bring a spark or whatever's lacking, and it worked tonight."
-- Arenas on his urging the Wizards coaching staff to bring him off the bench

HOT: It's hard to pinpoint anyone on a night when the teams combined to miss 104 shots, but Blatche was 7-for-13 from the field and 5-for-6 from the line.

NOT: The Portland Trial Blazers. Where to start? Andre Miller was 2-for-12 from the field. LaMarcus Aldridge 6-for-17. Wesley Matthews 2-for-9. When three starters combine for 10-for-38, it's hard to win.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Blatche has scored 26, 17 and 19 points in the his last three games. Arenas bounced back from a 1-for-10 night in Toronto on Wednesday to score 16.

GOOD MOVE: Arenas coming off the bench. On a night that John Wall, Kirk Hinrich and Arenas combined to shoot 13-for-39, Arenas' energy was sorely needed.

BAD MOVE: Miller continuing to shoot in the fourth quarter. He was 1-for-9 in the third quarter and missed all five of his field goals in the fourth.

ROOKIE WATCH: Wall had perhaps his poorest game as a pro. He had 10 points on 3-for-13 from the field, just two assists and four turnovers. Portland rookie Luke Babbitt, who's played just 30 minutes in eight games, was inactive. Its other novice, Armon Johnson did not play for the second straight game after appearing in the Blazers' first 16 games.

IN THE ARENA: Ben Olsen, who at 33, was named the youngest coach in Major League Soccer by D.C. United this week, was shown on the scoreboard during the second quarter.

NOTABLE: Portland's Marcus Camby played just 11 minutes and was held scoreless for the second straight game. The last time he didn't score in two consecutive games was March 25-27, 2009.

UP NEXT: Trail Blazers: Sunday vs. Clippers, Tuesday vs. Suns, Thursday vs. Magic, Wizards: Sunday@ Suns, Tuesday @ Lakers, Wednesday @ Kings

• Trail Blazers: Babbitt, Oden, Williams
• Wizards: Howard, N'Diaye, Young

• Trail Blazers: Matthews
• Wizards: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• Officials: #31 Scott Wall, #7 Kevin Fehr, #61 Courtney Kirkland
• Attendance: 13408
• Duration: 2:20

Portland Trail Blazers (8-11)		Washington Wizards (6-12)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball McGee vs Camby (Gee gains possession)
	11:43	Wall 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:41	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:36	Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed
	11:35	Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:16 [WAS 2-0]	Blatche Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)	10:53 [POR 2-2]
	10:30	Wall Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
Matthews Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:27
	10:09	Gee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Camby (1 BLK)
	10:09	Team Rebound
	10:00 [WAS 4-2]	Gee Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	09:34
	09:33	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:20	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
	09:18	McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:17 [WAS 6-2]	McGee Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Camby Substitution replaced by Marks	09:07
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	08:58
	08:57	Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:43	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:42
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	08:35
Team Rebound	08:34
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	08:21
Team Rebound	08:19
	08:19	Gee Foul : Inbound (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:19 [POR 3-6]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:19 [POR 4-6]
	08:09	Wall Layup Shot: Missed
	08:07	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:07
	08:07 [WAS 7-4]	McGee Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:07 [WAS 8-4]	McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:57	Blatche Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Miller Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:51 [POR 6-8]
	07:44	Gee Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)
Aldridge Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)	07:39 [POR 8-8]
	07:38	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:17	Blatche Layup Shot: Missed
	07:16	Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:14	Gee Layup Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:13
Matthews Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:53 [POR 10-8]
	06:37	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:36
Matthews Layup Shot: Missed	06:21
	06:20	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:17	Wall Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	06:17	Gee Substitution replaced by Thornton
	06:17	Wall Substitution replaced by Arenas
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Roy (2 AST)	05:56 [POR 13-8]
	05:33	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
	05:33	Team Rebound
Marks Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:33
	05:28	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:27
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	05:21
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:20
Marks Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	05:16 [POR 15-8]
	04:58 [WAS 10-15]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)
	04:50	McGee Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Roy Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	04:50 [POR 17-10]
	04:37	Arenas Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Marks Jump Shot: Missed	04:20
	04:19	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:13 [WAS 12-17]	McGee Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)
Roy Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:58 [POR 19-12]
	03:40	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Marks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:38
Matthews Jump Shot: Missed	03:33
	03:31	Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:26 [WAS 14-19]	Blatche Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:16
	03:16	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Wall
	03:16	McGee Substitution replaced by Armstrong
Matthews Substitution replaced by Fernandez	03:16
Roy Substitution replaced by Batum	03:16
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:56	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:51	Blatche Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Fernandez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:31
Miller Substitution replaced by Mills	02:31
	02:16	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:15
Fernandez Jump Shot: Missed	02:03
	02:02	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:50	Wall Layup Shot: Missed
	01:49	Armstrong Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:47 [WAS 16-19]	Armstrong Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Batum 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)	01:23 [POR 22-16]
	00:56.9	Blatche Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Mills (1 ST)
Mills Layup Shot: Missed	00:51.9
Team Rebound	00:51.2
	00:51.2	Blatche Substitution replaced by Yi
Mills Layup Shot: Missed Block: Yi (1 BLK)	00:38.8
	00:37.9	Team Rebound
Marks Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	00:37.9
Marks Substitution replaced by Przybilla	00:37.9
	00:22.9 [WAS 18-22]	Armstrong Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)
	00:08.5	Wall Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Mills (1 AST)	00:03.9 [POR 24-18]
	00:00.9	Wall Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Mills (2 ST)
End of 1st Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (8-11)		Washington Wizards (6-12)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	11:48
Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:46
	11:42	Thornton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Batum Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Mills (2 AST)	11:35 [POR 26-18]
	11:18 [WAS 20-26]	Armstrong Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:53	Armstrong Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:43	Yi Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:43	Yi Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Mills Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)	10:22
Batum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:19
	10:19 [WAS 21-26]	Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:19 [WAS 22-26]	Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Przybilla Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mills (3 AST)	10:03 [POR 28-22]
	09:46	Armstrong Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mills (3 ST)
Mills Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:42 [POR 30-22]
	09:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:40	Armstrong Substitution replaced by McGee
	09:18	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:17	McGee Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	09:12 [WAS 24-30]	McGee Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Batum 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Mills (4 AST)	08:56 [POR 33-24]
	08:42	Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Batum (1 ST)
	08:40	Arenas Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Roy	08:40
	08:40	Yi Substitution replaced by Blatche
	08:40	Thornton Substitution replaced by Gee
Roy Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Mills (5 AST)	08:31 [POR 35-24]
Przybilla Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:08
	08:08 [WAS 25-35]	McGee Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	08:08 [WAS 26-35]	McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Mills 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Roy (3 AST)	07:52 [POR 38-26]
	07:28 [WAS 28-38]	Arenas Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Batum Jump Shot: Missed	07:05
	07:04	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:00 [WAS 30-38]	Wall Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:48
	06:48	Arenas Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Aldridge	06:48
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	06:37
	06:36	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:03	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:02
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	05:45
	05:44	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:36	McGee Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	05:36	Gee Substitution replaced by Arenas
Roy Layup Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:12	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:11
Mills Layup Shot: Missed	04:51
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:50
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	04:48
Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:47
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	04:46
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	04:45
Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)	04:37 [POR 40-30]
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:14
Mills Substitution replaced by Matthews	04:14
Batum Substitution replaced by Miller	04:14
	04:14 [WAS 31-40]	Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:14 [WAS 32-40]	Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Aldridge Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	04:01
	03:40	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Miller (2 ST)
Matthews Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)	03:32
	03:30	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	03:21	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:20	Team Rebound
	03:07	Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Roy Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:49 [POR 42-32]
	02:24	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	02:23
	02:16	Wall Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:16
Roy Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:01 [POR 44-32]
	01:47 [WAS 34-44]	Arenas Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:25	McGee Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:05	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	01:04	McGee Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	01:02	McGee Layup Shot: Missed
Cunningham Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:01
Team Timeout : Short	00:56.5
Miller Substitution replaced by Mills	00:56.5
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Marks	00:56.5
	00:56.5	Wall Substitution replaced by Gee
Cunningham Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Roy (4 AST)	00:43.9 [POR 46-34]
	00:24.9	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:22.9
	00:05.7	Arenas Foul : Personal Take (2 PF)
	00:05.7	Arenas Substitution replaced by Martin
	00:05.7	Blatche Substitution replaced by Booker
Cunningham 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (8-11)		Washington Wizards (6-12)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	McGee Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:20
	11:20 [WAS 35-46]	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	11:20	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:19
Roy Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (2 BLK)	10:59
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:57
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:56
	10:31	Wall Layup Shot: Missed
	10:30	McGee Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	10:27	McGee Layup Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:26
Roy 3pt Shot: Missed	10:22
Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:20
Camby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blatche (1 ST)	10:13
	09:55	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:54
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	09:36
	09:34	Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Camby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:14
	09:14 [WAS 36-46]	Gee Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	09:14	Gee Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:13
Camby Jump Shot: Missed	08:50
	08:47	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:38	Gee Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Miller (3 ST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (3 BLK)	08:31
	08:28	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Matthews Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:12
	08:07 [WAS 38-46]	McGee Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Wall (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:06
Aldridge Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Camby (1 AST)	07:52 [POR 48-38]
Aldridge Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:41
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Marks	07:41
	07:32 [WAS 40-48]	Blatche Turnaround Bank shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gee (1 AST)
Miller Layup Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:09	McGee Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	07:03 [WAS 42-48]	Hinrich Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Roy Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	06:49 [POR 50-42]
	06:31	Wall 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:30
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	06:18
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:17
Miller Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:10 [POR 52-42]
	06:00 [WAS 44-52]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wall (2 AST)
Marks Jump Shot: Missed	05:34
Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:33
Camby Layup Shot: Missed	05:30
	05:29	Gee Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:26 [WAS 46-52]	Wall Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	05:08
	05:07	McGee Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	04:44	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:43
Camby Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gee (1 ST)	04:21
	04:10	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Marks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:09
Roy Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:58 [POR 54-46]
	03:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:57	McGee Substitution replaced by Armstrong
	03:57	Wall Substitution replaced by Arenas
Camby Substitution replaced by Mills	03:57
Miller Substitution replaced by Przybilla	03:57
	03:46 [WAS 48-54]	Arenas Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Mills Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	03:31
Matthews Substitution replaced by Batum	03:31
	03:15	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	03:14	Gee Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:59	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:58
	02:48	Armstrong Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	02:48	Gee Substitution replaced by Martin
Mills Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	02:42
	02:38 [WAS 50-54]	Arenas Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Roy Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Armstrong (1 ST)	02:21
	02:13 [WAS 53-54]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed Block: Armstrong (1 BLK)	01:51
	01:49	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:45	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Przybilla (1 ST)
Mills Jump Shot: Missed Block: Arenas (1 BLK)	01:27
	01:26	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:23 [WAS 55-54]	Blatche Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:22
Roy Substitution replaced by Fernandez	01:22
Marks Substitution replaced by Cunningham	01:22
Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed	01:00
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:59.6
Przybilla Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:59.1 [POR 56-55]
Przybilla Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:44.1
	00:44.1 [WAS 56-56]	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:44.1	Blatche Substitution replaced by Yi
	00:44.1 [WAS 57-56]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:23.9	Yi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:03.7	Arenas Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	00:03.7	Arenas Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	00:03.7	Arenas Substitution replaced by Gee
	00:02.4	Hinrich Foul : Personal Take (1 PF)
Mills 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.7
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:46	Martin 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:45	Armstrong Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Cunningham Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:36
	11:29	Yi Jump Shot: Missed
	11:28	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:26 [WAS 59-56]	Martin Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Przybilla Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:26
	11:26	Martin Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:25
Fernandez Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	11:03
	10:38	Wall Jump Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:37
Mills Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Przybilla (1 AST)	10:32 [POR 58-59]
	10:05 [WAS 61-58]	Wall Running Bank shot: Made (10 PTS)
Batum 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Mills (6 AST)	09:48 [POR 61-61]
Batum Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:36
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Roy	09:36
Mills Substitution replaced by Miller	09:36
Cunningham Substitution replaced by Aldridge	09:36
	09:19	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	09:18
Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Yi (2 BLK)	09:13
Team Rebound	09:13
	09:13	Armstrong Substitution replaced by Blatche
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:01	Yi Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:50	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	08:49
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:36
	08:36
	08:36	Martin Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	08:26 [WAS 63-61]	Blatche Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Arenas (6 AST)
Roy Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (16 PTS)	08:07 [POR 63-63]
	07:53 [WAS 65-63]	Arenas Pullup Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	07:40
	07:39	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:34	Wall Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:33
Roy Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	07:17
	07:09	Arenas Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	07:09	Arenas Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	06:52
Miller Layup Shot: Missed	06:50
	06:49	Yi Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:43	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:41
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (2 ST)	06:31
	06:12	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:11
	06:07	Hinrich Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:07	Yi Substitution replaced by McGee
Batum Substitution replaced by Matthews	06:07
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:07 [POR 64-65]
	06:07	Team Timeout : Regular
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:07 [POR 65-65]
	05:45	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:44
	05:40	Arenas Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:40 [POR 66-65]
	05:40	Arenas Substitution replaced by Martin
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:40 [POR 67-65]
	05:17 [WAS 67-67]	Hinrich Fade Away Bank shot: Made (9 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	05:00
Miller Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	04:59
	04:59	Blatche Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:59 [POR 68-67]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	04:59 [POR 69-67]
	04:45 [WAS 70-69]	Martin 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (4 BLK)	04:28
	04:27	Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Matthews Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:25
	04:25	Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:25	Team Rebound
	04:25 [WAS 71-69]	Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:11
Miller Substitution replaced by Batum	04:11
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	04:01
	04:00	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:40	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed Block: Roy (1 BLK)
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:38
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	03:28
	03:27	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:12	Martin 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	03:11
	02:51	Blatche Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:51	Martin Substitution replaced by Arenas
Roy Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Hinrich (3 ST)	02:41
	02:35 [WAS 73-69]	Blatche Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Roy 3pt Shot: Missed	02:16
Batum Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:15
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	02:11
Przybilla Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	02:10
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	02:08
Aldridge Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	02:07
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	02:05
Aldridge Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	02:05
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	02:04
	02:04	Team Rebound
Roy Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	02:04
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Marks	02:04
	02:04 [WAS 74-69]	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	02:04 [WAS 75-69]	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Matthews Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (5 BLK)	01:55
	01:53	McGee Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
Batum Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:52
Matthews Technical	01:52
	01:52 [WAS 76-69]	Arenas Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)
	01:52	McGee Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:52	Team Rebound
	01:52 [WAS 77-69]	McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:52
Marks Substitution replaced by Miller	01:52
	01:52	McGee Substitution replaced by Martin
	01:45	Blatche Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:45
Team Rebound	01:45
	01:45	Martin Substitution replaced by McGee
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:45 [POR 70-77]
	01:34	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:33
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	01:19
Aldridge Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	01:17
Aldridge Tip Shot: Made (11 PTS)	01:15 [POR 72-77]
	01:02 [WAS 79-72]	Blatche Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (5 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	00:49.9
Aldridge Rebound (Off:7 Def:6)	00:48.8
Roy 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
Aldridge Rebound (Off:8 Def:6)	00:41.5
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	00:37.9
Batum Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:36.9
Batum Layup Shot: Missed	00:35.9
Batum Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:34.7
Roy Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Batum (1 AST)	00:34.5 [POR 74-79]
	00:33.7	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:33.7	McGee Substitution replaced by Martin
	00:33.7	Team Timeout : Short
Batum Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:31.7
	00:31.7 [WAS 80-74]	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:31.7 [WAS 81-74]	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	00:20.9
Miller Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	00:19.8
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	00:16.9
Aldridge Rebound (Off:9 Def:6)	00:16.2
	00:16.2	Arenas Foul : Personal (6 PF)
	00:16.2	Arenas Substitution replaced by Gee
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:16.2 [POR 75-81]
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:16.2 [POR 76-81]
Matthews Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:15.1
	00:15.1 [WAS 82-76]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:15.1 [WAS 83-76]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:15.1
Miller Substitution replaced by Fernandez	00:15.1
Aldridge 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:01.9 [POR 79-83]
End of 4th Quarter

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