Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Portland 100, Detroit 78
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Where: Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #67 John Goble, # J.T. Orr
Attendance: 20556

LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 points and a season-high 17 rebounds and Nicolas Batum scored 17 points as the Portland Trail Blazers rolled to a convincing 100-78 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.

Aldridge’s fourth double-double of the campaign helped Portland (6-3) accumulate a 45-33 edge on the boards while snapping Detroit’s two-game winning streak. Marcus Camby had eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers.

Rodney Stuckey scored 17 points for Detroit (2-6).

The Pistons shot just 42.5 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from the line while scoring under 100 points for the 11th consecutive time against Portland, dating to the 2004-05 season.

Portland held Detroit to 33 second-half points.

Rudy Fernandez scored 13 points, Brandon Roy added 11 and Dante Cunningham 10 on 5-for-6 shooting for the Blazers.

Austin Daye added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Pistons.

Portland led 36-25 after one quarter and comfortably for most of the contest.

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Portland
Rodney Stuckey 17 Scoring LaMarcus Aldridge 19
Richard Hamilton 4 Assists Marcus Camby 6
Austin Daye 8 Rebounds LaMarcus Aldridge 17
Austin Daye 4 Free Throws Made LaMarcus Aldridge 3
Ben Gordon 2 Steals LaMarcus Aldridge 2
Charlie Villanueva 2 Blocks Marcus Camby 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 78 42.5 6-17 10-18 16 33 5 7 19
Portland 100 50.0 6-14 14-16 26 45 5 10 14
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .400 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Pistons have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .167 after a loss.