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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Portland 103, Orlando 92
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 10, 2015
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #40 Leon Wood, #77 Karl Lane, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance: 19546

Trail Blazers 103, Magic 92: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 25 points as host Portland outlasted slumping Orlando.

Wesley Matthews had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals and Damian Lillard scored 16 points for the Trail Blazers, who have won 12 of their last 14 games. Meyers Leonard had 11 points and Nicolas Batum contributed a season-best 10 rebounds, seven points and tied his season high of four blocked shots as Portland improved to 18-3 at home.

Nikola Vucevic had a career-high 34 points on 15-of-23 shooting and collected 16 rebounds for the Magic, who lost their sixth consecutive contest. Victor Oladipo had 18 points and eight rebounds for Orlando, which was 3-of-21 from 3-point range.

Vucevic made two free throws to tie the score at 85 with 4:11 remaining before Portland rolled off the next six points. Elfrid Payton’s basket moved Orlando within four with 1:27 to play before Matthews drained a 3-pointer and Lillard added three free throws to make it a 10-point margin.

Portland led 39-20 after Thomas Robinson’s dunk with 7:22 left in the second quarter but the Magic got hot and eventually closed with a 12-2 burst to trail 46-41 at the half. Orlando used an 11-0 run early in the third quarter to take a four-point edge but two free throws by Aldridge with 16 seconds left gave the Trail Blazers a 72-70 edge entering the final stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Vucevic has four consecutive double-doubles and 22 overall. … Portland committed 20 turnovers leading to 23 Magic points. … Orlando possessed a 49-43 rebounding edge one night after being clobbered 60-36 on the boards in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Portland
Nikola Vucevic 34 Scoring LaMarcus Aldridge 25
Victor Oladipo 4 Assists Damian Lillard 5
Nikola Vucevic 16 Rebounds Nicolas Batum 10
Victor Oladipo 6 Free Throws Made Damian Lillard 8
Devyn Marble 5 Steals Wesley Matthews 4
N/A Blocks Nicolas Batum 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 92 40.2 3-21 15-20 22 49 0 10 16
Portland 103 47.4 10-26 21-26 22 43 8 6 20
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .793 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Magic have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .333 after a loss.