Strong Start, Strong Finish Pushes Portland Past Orlando 106-99

Now don't try this at home, but on Monday night the Portland Trail Blazers showed that if you have a strong beginning and ending, you can get away with a weak spot in the middle (sounds like the plot of too many Hollywood movies!) Well at least they were able to pull the feat off against the Orlando Magic as the Blazers got a 106-99 victory at the Amway Arena in Orlando. Brandon Roy led the attack for Portland as they had five players in double figures. It was the first road win for the Blazers in the young NBA campaign.