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Portland vs. Chicago


 
 
 
Oden notches double-double in home debut, Blazers decimate Bulls
 
 
CBSSports.com wire reports

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A sellout crowd of 20,599 fans showed up at the Rose Garden to watch Greg Oden make his home debut with the Portland Trail Blazers.

By the time Oden, sidelined all of last season by a knee injury, entered the game with 4:28 left in the first quarter, the show was already on in the Trail Blazers' 116-74 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

When Oden entered to a standing ovation, the Blazers had a 23-7 lead. Oden didn't wait long to contribute, dunking 21 seconds after coming off the bench.

Playing 17 minutes, the 2007 first overall draft pick had 11 points, 10 rebounds and blocked three shots. Oden played in Portland's season debut in Los Angeles, then missed the next six games because of a foot injury.

"It was good for me to finally be home," Oden said. "Just to be home and finally have my people see me play was great."

Brandon Roy scored 20 points to help Portland improve to 6-2 in its past eight and 7-5 overall. Chicago has lost four of its past six and has fallen to 5-7.

Portland outscored Chicago in every quarter and established season highs for points in the first half (62) and game. Portland shot nearly 51 percent from the field (42-for-83) and outrebounded Chicago 49-33.

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The Blazers said they were motivated after a loss to Golden State on Tuesday.

"I'm proud of the way we bounced back. We wanted to dominate these guys for 48 minutes," said Roy, who played 28 minutes in the blowout.

Oden made three field goals, two on dunks, and was 5-for-6 from the line. Oden's best play came on defense during the fourth quarter, when he blocked back-to-back shots by Chicago's Tyrus Thomas.

"I'm just focusing on defense and rebounding right now. Everything else is just extra," said Oden, who had a double-double for the third time in four games. Portland fans weren't the only ones wanting to see Oden's home debut.

"We've been waiting to get him here, and he did a great job," Roy said. "He's a huge part of what we are trying to do."

Oden overshadowed the performance of Joel Przybilla, who scored a season-high 14 points and had nine rebounds and three blocks. Przybilla didn't escape the attention of Blazers coach Nate McMillan, however.

"I think Joel is setting a great example for what we want from a 'big' at the defensive end," McMillan said. "It's good for Greg to see that from Joel to get a good idea of what we want from him."

The game featured the No. 1 overall picks of the past two years, Oden from 2007 and Chicago guard Derrick Rose from 2008. It turned out to be a mere sidebar because of the score. Rose was 1-for-8 from the field and scored a season-low six points, his first single-digit performance in the NBA.

Portland led from the first basket, a 3-pointer by Nicolas Batum. The Blazers built on the 16-3 lead with a 9-0 run later in the first quarter to take a 34-13 advantage into the second quarter. Led by Roy and Oden in the second quarter, the Blazers took a 62-32 lead before settling for a 25-point advantage at halftime.

The third quarter was more of the same. Leading 68-47 midway through the quarter,

Portland put the game away with a 14-0 run, highlighted by a lob pass from Roy to LaMarcus Aldridge for a dunk. The Blazers led by as many as 47 points. Andres Nocioni led Chicago with 13 points.

Notes

  • Chicago forward Luol Deng missed the game because of a groin injury. He was hurt Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. His status is day to day.
  • The Blazers, 4-0 in the Rose Garden, are one of three teams without a loss at home this season. The others are Utah and Cleveland. Foul trouble plagued Chicago's post players during the first half, as Joakim Noah had five fouls and Drew Gooden three.
  • The game was Chicago's second on a seven-game trip.
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Drew Gooden and the Bulls tumble hard, thanks to LaMarcus Aldridge and the Blazers. (Getty Images)
Drew Gooden and the Bulls tumble hard, thanks to LaMarcus Aldridge and the Blazers. (Getty Images)

 
Scoreboard
Chicago (5-7) 1324201774
Portland (7-5) «34282628116
CHI:A. Nocioni 13 Pts
CHI:T. Thomas 7 Reb
CHI:L. Hunter 3 Ast
POR:B. Roy 20 Pts
POR:G. Oden 10 Reb
POR:S. Rodriguez 9 Ast
 
Players of the Game
PortlandChicago

G. Oden

A. Nocioni
PtsRebsAstPtsRebsAst
111001341
 
Chicago Bulls
B. Gordon, SG304-123-313311
D. Rose, PG301-84-40116
D. Gooden, PF254-93-451311
L. Hughes, SG214-80-02018
A. Gray, C211-50-06042
A. Nocioni, SF265-131-241313
T. Thomas, PF222-93-47237
T. Sefolosha, SG204-61-22119
L. Hunter, SG180-40-00350
J. Noah, PF172-40-05064
C. Simmons, SF91-31-21113
M. Ruffin, CDid Not Play
K. Hinrich, PGDid Not Play
L. Deng, SFDid Not Play
Totals 28-8116-2133133174
 34.6%76.2% 
 
Portland Trail Blazers
B. Roy, SG287-136-652020
L. Aldridge, PF264-133-451311
S. Blake, PG244-91-115010
J. Przybilla, C236-62-291214
N. Batum, SF183-61-26129
T. Outlaw, SF253-72-24149
S. Rodriguez, PG243-50-02927
C. Frye, PF224-83-451412
R. Fernandez, SG182-50-01115
G. Oden, C173-75-6100311
I. Diogu, PF73-31-21007
J. Bayless, PG70-11-20201
R. LaFrentz, PFDid Not Play
M. Webster, SGDid Not Play
S. Randolph, PFDid Not Play
Totals 42-8325-31492421116
 50.6%80.6% 
 
Other Games
Wash 87 Final
Atl 91
Cle 89 Final
Det 96
Tor 101 Final
Mia 95
Sac 105 Final
NO 96
Dal 96 Final
Hou 86
Phi 96 Final
Min 102
LAC 108 Final
OKC 88
Den 91 Final
SA 81
Mil 94 Final
Utah 105
 
 
 
 
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