76ers-Trail Blazers Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Mar 19 2011 12:14PM

The Portland Trail Blazers' road to a playoff berth is about to get a lot tougher. The Philadelphia 76ers have their own playoff race to worry about.

The Trail Blazers and 76ers are both looking to improve their playoff positioning in their respective races when they meet at the Rose Garden on Saturday night.

Portland (39-29) is sixth in the Western Conference standings, 1 1/2 games behind Denver for fifth place and 3 1/2 ahead of ninth-place Utah.

The Trail Blazers have improved their postseason cause by winning six of eight, with three of the victories coming against teams with records under .500.

They capitalized on another struggling opponent, routing Cleveland 111-70 on Thursday. The victory was the most one-sided for Portland in over three years, and afforded the club a chance to rest its starters for much of the second half.

"That was a really, really good game for us," guard Brandon Roy said. "We've got a lot of battles coming up and we needed a good game like that to come out and dominate early, and not have to fight so hard in the fourth quarter of the game."

The Blazers are in for a series of stiff tests as they attempt to reach the playoffs for a third consecutive season. Of their 14 remaining regular season games, 11 are against opponents currently owning winning records, including two meetings each with league-leading San Antonio, Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Portland visits Los Angeles on Sunday.

LaMarcus Aldridge should be well rested after playing just 28:34 against the Cavaliers, making 9 of 10 shots for 20 points while grabbing 11 rebounds, two nights after scoring 30 points in a 104-101 win over Dallas.

The forward-center leads Portland with 22.3 points per game while pulling down 8.8 boards. However, he's averaging 16.3 points on 38.8 percent shooting over the last three home meetings with Philadelphia (36-33).

The Trail Blazers has dropped six of eight to the 76ers, including an 88-79 defeat Nov. 30. They've lost seven of the last 10 meetings at the Rose Garden.

The Sixers have 13 games left in a bid to make the postseason that would cap a stunning turnaround after finishing with 27 wins in 2009-10. They're in strong position to qualify in the East, leading seventh-place New York by one-half game while holding a 7 1/2-game advantage on Charlotte in ninth.

"He brought in a new system and has held us all accountable," forward Elton Brand said of coach Doug Collins.

Philadelphia is looking to conclude this five-game trip with a three-game winning streak after cruising to a 102-80 win over Sacramento on Friday.

Andre Iguodala had nine assists in that victory and leads the team with 6.5 per game, but he'll sit out Saturday to rest his sore knee rather than play on back-to-back nights.

Brand scored 18 points in the last meeting with Portland, as the 76ers limited the Blazers to 37.0 percent from the field and 5-for-18 from 3-point range.

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Matthews powers Portland past Philadelphia

Posted Mar 20 2011 1:53AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Wesley Matthews got Portland off to a fast start, and Gerald Wallace took care of everything else.

Matthews scored 17 of his 28 points in the first quarter, Wallace had a terrific all-around game and the Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-101 Saturday night.

"We came out tonight and played great," said LaMarcus Aldridge, who had 18 points. "Wesley got going early. Gerald came through late and closed it out for us."

It was Wallace's best performance since he was acquired from Charlotte at the trade deadline in February. The 6-foot-7 forward had 25 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals as Portland won for the seventh time in nine games.

Lou Williams scored 24 for the Sixers, part of a 59-point night for Philadelphia's reserves. Thaddeus Young had 19 points and Jodie Meeks added 17.

The Sixers (36-34) played without Andre Igoudala, who has been bothered by knee tendinitis. Leading scorer Elton Brand was held to 10 points.

"That team played as well against us as any team has played in a long time," Philadelphia coach Doug Collins said. "I talked to (Blazer coach) Nate (McMillan) after the game - the addition of Gerald Wallace, he's playing like he did when he was an All-Star at Charlotte."

The Blazers led the whole way. Philadelphia was as close as 92-89 with 9:11 remaining after Brand hit three straight shots, but Portland responded with a 9-0 run.

Philadelphia was coming off a 102-80 victory at Sacramento on Friday night and wrapping up a five-game road trip. But the 76ers showed little fatigue, shooting 50 percent from the field and playing aggressive in transition. Still, they couldn't capitalize on runs, and had costly fouls and turnovers at key moments.

"Some games you kind of beat yourself," Brand said. "We felt like we made too many mistakes, but they played great. They beat us and they played great. Gerald Wallace was everywhere against us and running the floor and it hurt us."

Wallace showed why he was nicknamed "Crash" in Charlotte, coming up with big plays on both ends of the floor and frustrating the much bigger Brand inside.

"He made big plays down the stretch," McMillan said about Wallace. "A few loose balls, a couple of 3s - just in the right place at the right time."

The Blazers, who beat Cleveland 111-70 on Thursday night, led 62-54 at halftime. Matthews had 20 points at the break after hitting six 3-pointers and seven of his eight shots.

Wallace converted a three-point play to increase Portland's lead to 83-73, but Philadelphia closed the third with a 10-4 surge. Williams capped the spurt with a 3-pointer.

The Blazers improved to a half-game behind Denver for fifth place in the Western Conference playoff race. However, Portland does not have an easy schedule down the stretch, with 10 of its final 13 games against teams with winning records. Seven of those games are against the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio, Dallas and Oklahoma City, the top four teams in the West.

The Blazers are at the Lakers on Sunday.

"We know it's going to be a tough one," McMillan said. "We haven't beaten them this year - we had an opportunity right after the break - and they're defending champions so we know it's going to be a tough challenge."

NOTES: The Blazers made 25 of 29 free throws, hitting their first 16 through three quarters. ... The Sixers had beaten Portland in seven of their last 10 meetings at the Rose Garden. ... Philadelphia leads the NBA in bench scoring with a 39.8 average.

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Sixers-Trail Blazers notebook

By Kerry Eggers, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday March 20, 2011 2:07AM

THE FACTS: Wesley Matthews, Gerald Wallace and LaMarcus Aldridge did the heavy lifting for Portland in a 110-101 victory over Philadelphia at the Rose Garden. Matthews scored 28 points to go with six rebounds, Wallace had 25 points, six rebounds and a season-high eight assists and Aldridge collected 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Trail Blazers. Portland (40-29) moved within a half-game of Denver (41-29), which sits in fifth place in the Western Conference.

QUOTABLE: "I was just knocking down open shots, really. My teammates were finding me, and I was getting open -- shooting with confidence. Just playing the game, taking what came to me. It was the three-ball tonight."
-- Matthews, who finished 9-for-15 from the field, including 6-for-9 on 3-point attempts.

THE STAT: Portland was 11-for-23 from 3-point range. Philadelphia was almost as good, making eight of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Both those nine points were the difference.

TURNING POINT: Philly cut Portland's lead to 92-89 with nine minutes remaining, but the Blazers responded with a 9-0 run to put the 76ers away.

QUOTABLE II: "He is playing like he did when he was an All-Star at Charlotte. He gives them that guy who can play the three and the four. You saw how many high-energy plays he made."
-- Philadelphia coach Doug Collins on Wallace

HOT: Matthews was in a zone early, going 6-for-6 -- 5-for-5 from 3-point range -- while scoring 17 of Portland's first 26 points in the first quarter.

NOT: Philadelphia's leading scorer, Elton Brand, never got going, finishing with 10 points on 4-for-11 shooting to go with nine rebounds in 35 minutes.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Wallace had his most sensational game yet in a Portland uniform with 25 points, six rebounds, eight assists and four steals in 41 minutes.

INSIDE THE ARENA: The Blazers and Banfield Pet Hospital teamed up for the second annual "Pet Appreciation Night" at the Rose Garden. Pets available for adoption from the Oregon Humane Society were paraded around the concourse throughout the night.

GOOD MOVE: Portland coach Nate McMillan used 6-foot-8 small forward Nicolas Batum to defend Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday. The 6-foot-4 Holiday struggled through a 3-for-11 shooting night.

ROOKIE WATCH: With Andre Iguodala sidelined with a knee injury, Evan Turner started at small forward for Philadelphia. He scored three points on 3-for-6 shooting and had three rebounds in 17 minutes.

NOTABLE: With personal business to attend to out of town, Andre Miller arrived at the arena 40 minutes prior to game time. Portland's point guard started and contributed nine points, seven assists and six rebounds in 38 minutes -- on his 35th birthday.

UP NEXT: For the Blazers, Sunday @ L.A. Lakers, Tuesday vs. Washington, Friday vs. San Antonio; For the 76ers, Wednesday vs. Atlanta, Friday @ Miami, Sunday vs. Sacramento.

• 76ers: Iguodala, Songaila
• Trail Blazers: Babbitt, Oden, Williams

• 76ers: --
• Trail Blazers: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
• Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #71 Rodney Mott, #74 Curtis Blair
• Attendance: 20637
• Duration: 2:10

Philadelphia 76ers (36-34)		Portland Trail Blazers (40-29)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Aldridge vs Hawes (Miller gains possession)
	11:43	Aldridge Driving Hook Shot: Missed
	11:41	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:27 [POR 2-0]	Batum Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	11:15
	11:14	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:51	Miller Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Turner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:50
Meeks Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Turner (1 AST)	10:43 [PHI 2-2]
	10:24 [POR 5-2]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Brand Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:14
	10:14	Team Rebound
	09:58 [POR 7-2]	Matthews Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Meeks Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hawes (1 AST)	09:43 [PHI 4-7]
	09:37	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Holiday (1 ST)
Meeks Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Holiday (1 AST)	09:32 [PHI 6-7]
	09:04	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:03
Brand Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	08:50
Brand Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:50
Turner Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:32
	08:21 [POR 9-6]	Aldridge Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Batum (1 AST)
Turner Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brand (1 AST)	08:05 [PHI 8-9]
Holiday Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:54
	07:54 [POR 10-8]	Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:54 [POR 11-8]	Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Holiday (2 AST)	07:32 [PHI 11-11]
	07:17	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:16	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:08 [POR 14-11]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Turner Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:42 [PHI 13-14]
	06:28 [POR 17-13]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Turner Foul : Away From Play (2 PF)	06:28
Turner Substitution replaced by Nocioni	06:28
	06:28 [POR 18-13]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
Nocioni Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:03	Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Holiday (2 ST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	05:56
Brand Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:55
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brand (2 AST)	05:49 [PHI 16-18]
	05:36 [POR 20-16]	Aldridge Running Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Holiday Pullup Jump shot: Missed	05:19
Brand Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	05:17
Brand Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Holiday (3 AST)	05:10 [PHI 18-20]
	05:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:02	Wallace Substitution replaced by Camby
	04:46 [POR 23-18]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)
	04:35	Batum Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:35	Batum Substitution replaced by Fernandez
Hawes 3pt Shot: Missed	04:23
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	04:21
Brand Putback Layup Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Meeks Substitution replaced by Williams	04:05
	03:59 [POR 26-18]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)
Nocioni Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:41 [PHI 20-26]
	03:23	Camby Jump Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	03:23
Nocioni Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Brand (3 AST)	03:18 [PHI 22-26]
	02:56 [POR 28-22]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Camby (1 AST)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:26	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:10 [POR 30-22]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:00
	02:00	Matthews Substitution replaced by Roy
	02:00	Miller Substitution replaced by Mills
Hawes Substitution replaced by Battie	02:00
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:42	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:22 [POR 33-22]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:04	Camby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:52.9	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:51.9
Battie Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	00:39.9 [PHI 24-33]
	00:24.2 [POR 35-24]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Battie Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:24.2
Brand Substitution replaced by Meeks	00:24.2
	00:24.2 [POR 36-24]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
	00:07.9	Mills Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)	00:07.9 [PHI 25-36]
Holiday Substitution replaced by Hawes	00:07.9
Williams Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)	00:07.9 [PHI 26-36]
Williams Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)	00:07.9 [PHI 27-36]
	00:00.8	Mills Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.5	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:00.5	Camby Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Battie Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (36-34)		Portland Trail Blazers (40-29)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Battie Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:38	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:15 [POR 38-27]	Wallace Pullup Bank shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Camby (1 BLK)	11:05
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:03
	10:57	Fernandez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Battie Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:57 [PHI 28-38]
Battie Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:57 [PHI 29-38]
	10:43	Mills 3pt Shot: Missed
Battie Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:41
	10:30	Mills Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Nocioni Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:21
	10:08 [POR 40-29]	Mills Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Camby (2 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:36	Fernandez Layup Shot: Missed
Battie Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:35
Williams Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:27 [PHI 31-40]
Nocioni Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:05
Nocioni Substitution replaced by Turner	09:05
	09:05 [POR 41-31]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:05 [POR 42-31]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Young Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:51 [PHI 33-42]
	08:36 [POR 44-33]	Wallace Driving Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Young Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:20 [PHI 35-44]
	08:16
	08:16	Mills Substitution replaced by Miller
	08:16	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Matthews
	08:16	Camby Substitution replaced by Aldridge
	08:03	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:03
Turner Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	07:47 [PHI 37-44]
	07:26	Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Meeks (1 ST)
Williams Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:10 [PHI 39-44]
	06:45	Aldridge Running Hook Shot: Missed
Battie Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:44
Turner Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:34
	06:32	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:26
	06:26	Roy Substitution replaced by Batum
Williams Substitution replaced by Holiday	06:26
	06:13	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Battie Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:11
Battie Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Holiday (4 AST)	06:01 [PHI 41-44]
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Battie Substitution replaced by Brand	05:54
	05:45	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:40
Turner Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Aldridge (1 ST)	05:34
Turner Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:16
Turner Substitution replaced by Nocioni	05:16
	05:09 [POR 46-41]	Miller Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wallace (2 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Holiday (5 AST)	04:54 [PHI 43-46]
	04:38	Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brand (1 ST)
Nocioni Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Meeks (1 AST)	04:35 [PHI 45-46]
Meeks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:18
	04:18 [POR 47-45]	Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:18 [POR 48-45]	Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	03:58
	03:57	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Holiday Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:53
	03:53 [POR 49-45]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	03:53 [POR 50-45]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Holiday Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:28 [PHI 47-50]
	03:07 [POR 52-47]	Batum Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wallace (3 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:53	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:48 [POR 54-47]	Wallace Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:45
Holiday Substitution replaced by Williams	02:45
Young Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nocioni (1 AST)	02:27 [PHI 49-54]
	02:08 [POR 57-49]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (4 AST)
	01:54	Batum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:54 [PHI 50-57]
	01:54	Batum Substitution replaced by Roy
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:54 [PHI 51-57]
	01:33 [POR 59-51]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:13	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:09	Wallace Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	00:59.6	Matthews Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:59.6 [PHI 52-59]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:59.6
Brand Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	00:57.9
Brand Driving Hook Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:47.7	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:26.9 [POR 62-52]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:17.7
Brand Substitution replaced by Kapono	00:17.7
Williams Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:05.9 [PHI 54-62]
	00:05.0	Team Timeout : Short
Kapono Substitution replaced by Brand	00:05.0
	00:05.0	Miller Substitution replaced by Mills
	00:00.9	Mills Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brand (2 ST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (36-34)		Portland Trail Blazers (40-29)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Hawes Jump Shot: Missed	11:39
	11:38	Team Rebound
	11:25 [POR 64-54]	Batum Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wallace (4 AST)
Turner Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)	10:56
	10:49	Matthews Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:48
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Holiday (6 AST)	10:38 [PHI 56-64]
	10:11	Miller Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:11
Hawes Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:56	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:43 [POR 67-56]	Batum 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Wallace (5 AST)
Holiday Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:14 [PHI 58-67]
	09:07	Matthews Running Jump Shot: Missed
	09:06	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:06 [POR 69-58]	Aldridge Putback Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS)
	08:54	Wallace Violation:Kicked Ball
Holiday 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:41 [PHI 61-69]
Turner Foul : Personal (4 PF)	08:29
Meeks Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:22
	08:22 [POR 70-61]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	08:22 [POR 71-61]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Turner Jump Shot: Missed	08:09
	08:08	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:02 [POR 73-61]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wallace (6 AST)
	07:54	Matthews Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brand Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:54 [PHI 62-73]
Hawes Substitution replaced by Young	07:54
Turner Substitution replaced by Williams	07:54
Brand Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:54 [PHI 63-73]
	07:41	Miller Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (2 TO)
Holiday Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (2 ST)	07:30
	07:28	Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Holiday (3 ST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Young (1 AST)	07:19 [PHI 66-73]
	06:57	Miller Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:57
Young Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Meeks (2 AST)	06:51 [PHI 68-73]
Meeks Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:40
	06:35	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:34	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	06:31 [POR 75-68]	Wallace Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (5 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Meeks (3 AST)	06:09 [PHI 71-75]
	05:57	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)
Meeks Reverse Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Holiday (7 AST)	05:50 [PHI 73-75]
	05:50	Team Timeout : Regular
Brand Substitution replaced by Hawes	05:50
	05:31	Aldridge Driving Hook Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:30
Young Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:12	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:57 [POR 77-73]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wallace (7 AST)
Hawes Driving Hook Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:33	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:20 [POR 80-73]	Batum 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:19
	04:19	Miller Substitution replaced by Roy
	04:19	Batum Substitution replaced by Fernandez
Williams Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:46 [POR 82-73]	Wallace Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Roy (2 AST)
Young Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:46
	03:46	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Camby
Meeks Substitution replaced by Nocioni	03:46
	03:46 [POR 83-73]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Nocioni Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fernandez (1 ST)	03:35
	03:32	Fernandez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
	03:31	Fernandez Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:31 [PHI 74-83]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:31 [PHI 75-83]
Young Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:17
	03:17 [POR 84-75]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:17 [POR 85-75]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Holiday Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:06
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:04
Young Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:03 [PHI 77-85]
	02:47	Matthews Running Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:47
Young Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:33
	02:19	Roy Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:17
Young Reverse Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	02:12 [PHI 79-85]
	01:52 [POR 87-79]	Wallace Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (2 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:28	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:08	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:07
	00:59.3	Camby Foul : Personal Block (1 PF)
Nocioni Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:59.3 [PHI 80-87]
	00:59.3	Matthews Substitution replaced by Batum
Holiday Substitution replaced by Meeks	00:59.3
Nocioni Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:59.3
	00:57.8	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:45.8	Camby Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:44.9
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)	00:35.7 [PHI 83-87]
	00:13.9	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:13.5
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:00.7
Hawes Putback Layup Shot: Missed	00:00.7
	00:00.1	Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
End of 3rd Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (36-34)		Portland Trail Blazers (40-29)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Brand Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:40
	11:40 [POR 88-83]	Camby Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:40	Camby Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:39
Brand Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:23 [PHI 85-88]
Brand Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	11:08
Young Substitution replaced by Battie	11:08
	11:08 [POR 89-85]	Fernandez Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
	11:01	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Battie Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	11:00
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	10:50
	10:48	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:30 [POR 91-85]	Roy Step Back Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
	10:12	Camby Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Meeks Substitution replaced by Holiday	10:12
Brand Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	10:03 [PHI 87-91]
Battie Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	09:48
	09:48 [POR 92-87]	Fernandez Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
	09:48	Camby Substitution replaced by Wallace
	09:33	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:31
Brand Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:11 [PHI 89-92]
	08:55 [POR 94-89]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (3 AST)
Nocioni Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:35
	08:35	Team Rebound
	08:35
	08:35	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Matthews
Battie Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:20
	08:20	Roy Substitution replaced by Batum
	08:20 [POR 95-89]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
Nocioni Substitution replaced by Turner	08:20
	08:20	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Turner Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:18
Brand Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wallace (3 ST)	08:02
	07:57 [POR 97-89]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Miller (7 AST)
Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:34
Brand Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	07:34
Brand Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:16	Batum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brand (1 BLK)
Brand Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	07:14
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	07:07
Brand Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	07:05
Brand Tip Shot: Missed	07:05
	07:03	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:49	Batum Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Turner Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:48
Turner Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:13	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:13	Aldridge Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
Battie Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:13
Battie Substitution replaced by Young	06:13
Williams Substitution replaced by Meeks	06:13
	06:13	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:55 [POR 99-89]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Wallace (8 AST)
Turner Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	05:32
	05:20	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:18
Young Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wallace (4 ST)	05:15
	05:12 [POR 101-89]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Holiday (8 AST)	05:04 [PHI 92-101]
Young Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:42
	04:42 [POR 102-92]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
Turner Substitution replaced by Williams	04:42
	04:42 [POR 103-92]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	04:29
	04:29	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:09 [POR 106-92]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Batum (2 AST)
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:50	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:34	Aldridge Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Young (2 ST)
Holiday 3pt Shot: Missed	03:23
	03:22	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:04	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:04
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	02:53
Holiday Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:52
Young 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Holiday (9 AST)	02:47 [PHI 95-106]
	02:39	Team Timeout : Regular
Brand Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:22
	02:22	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:22	Team Rebound
	02:22 [POR 107-95]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
	02:07	Wallace Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:07
Young Running Hook Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:02 [PHI 97-107]
	01:39	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:38	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Brand Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:21
	01:21 [POR 108-97]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	01:21 [POR 109-97]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:21
Team Timeout : Short	01:21
Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Holiday (10 AST)	01:16 [PHI 99-109]
Meeks Foul : Personal Take (4 PF)	01:10
	01:10 [POR 110-99]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:10	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:09
Holiday Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:58.5	Team Rebound
	00:38.9	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:36.9
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Young (2 AST)	00:32.9 [PHI 101-110]
	00:08.9	Miller Running Jump Shot: Missed
	00:07.7	Aldridge Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
End of 4th Quarter

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