Íþróttir | Körfubolti | mbl | 9.4.2008 | 7:30

Portland sneri blaðinu við gegn Lakers

Leikmenn Portland hópast að Lamar Odom hjá Lakers eftir að hann braut illa af sér í leiknum í nótt. Reuters

Portland Trail Blazers náði að leggja LA Lakers að velli í nótt, 112:103, og komst þar með á sigurbraut á ný eftir fimm tapleiki í röð. Lakers hafði hinsvegar unnið fjóra síðustu leiki sína í NBA-deildinni í körfuknattleik.

Brandon Roy átti mjög góðan leik með Portland en hann skoraði 23 stig og jafnaði sitt besta á ferlinum í deildinni með því að taka 12 fráköst. LaMarcus Aldridge og Channing Frye voru báðir með 22 stig og 11 fráköst fyrir Portland sem náði 18 stiga forystu í seinni hálfleiknum. Lakers minnkaði muninn í þrjú stig þegar ein mínúta var eftir en komst ekki nær. Kobe Bryant skoraði 34 stig fyrir Lakers og Spánverjinn öflugi Pau Gasol skoraði 21 stig og tók 13 fráköst.

Þetta var sjötta tap Lakers í röð í Rósagarðinum, heimavelli Portland í Oregonfylki.

Dallas, Denver og Golden State, liðin þrjú sem berjast um sjöunda og áttunda sæti Vesturdeildar, unnu öll leiki sína í nótt. Denver og Golden State eru hnífjöfn í 8.-9. sætinu sem stendur en Dallas er tveimur sigurleikjum á undan þeim í 7. sætinu þegar öll liðin eiga eftir að spila fjóra leiki.

Indiana vann Atlanta í gífurlega mikilvægum leik en liðin bítast ásamt New Jersey um áttunda sætið í Austurdeildinni. Atlanta stendur samt áfram best að vígi.

Portland - LA Lakers 112:103
Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant 34, Pau Gasol 21, Vladimir Radmanovic 17, Lamar Odom 11, Sasha Vujacic 10, Jordan Farmar 4, Derek Fisher 3, Ronny Turiaf 3.
Portland: Brandon Roy 23, LaMarcus Aldridge 22, Channing Frye 22, Jarrett Jack 15, James Jones 14, Steve Blake 13, Travis Outlaw 3.

Indiana - Atlanta 112:98
Atlanta: Joe Johnson 30, Josh Smith 25, Josh Childress 16, Marvin Williams 11, Salim Stoudamire 6, Al Horford 4, Zaza Pachulia 4, Mike Bibby 2.
Indiana: Mike Dunleavy 28, Flip Murray 20, Danny Granger 16, Marquis Daniels 15, Jeff Foster 10, Jermaine O'Neal 10, Troy Murphy 7, Shawne Williams 4, Travis Diener 2.

Charlotte - Minnesota 121:119
Minnesota: Al Jefferson 40, Ryan Gomes 24, Randy Foye 19, Greg Buckner 13, Craig Smith 12, Marko Jaric 4, Kirk Snyder 4, Chris Richard 3.
Charlotte: Jason Richardson 36, Matt Carroll 22, Emeka Okafor 20, Nazr Mohammed 17, Raymond Felton 15, Jared Dudley 8, Earl Boykins 3.

Miami - Chicago 95:88
Chicago: Luol Deng 25, Ben Gordon 16, Joakim Noah 16, Andres Nocioni 7, Larry Hughes 6, Chris Duhon 5, Kirk Hinrich 5, Aaron Gray 4, Tyrus Thomas 4.
Miami: Kasib Powell 18, Ricky Davis 16, Chris Quinn 16, Earl Barron 13, Mark Blount 13, Joel Anthony 6, Daequan Cook 5, Stephane Lasme 4, Jason Williams 4.

New Orleans - Utah 66:77
Utah: Mehmet Okur 22, Carlos Boozer 10, Andrei Kirilenko 10, Paul Millsap 10, Matt Harpring 7, Ronnie Price 7, Ronnie Brewer 4, Deron Williams 4, Kyle Korver 3.
New Orleans: Peja Stojakovic 15, David West 14, Morris Peterson 9, Jannero Pargo 6, Bonzi Wells 6, Ryan Bowen 4, Chris Paul 4, Tyson Chandler 3, Julian Wright 3, Hilton Armstrong 2.

Milwaukee - Boston 104:107
Eftir framlengingu.
Boston: Kevin Garnett 21, Paul Pierce 14, Tony Allen 12, Ray Allen 11, Leon Powe 9, Rajon Rondo 6, Glen Davis 3, James Posey 3, Kendrick Perkins 1.
Milwaukee: Andrew Bogut 14, Michael Redd 13, Ramon Sessions 13, Desmond Mason 11, Bobby Simmons 7, Michael Ruffin 4, Royal Ivey 2, Charlie Villanueva 2.

Memphis - Phoenix 113:127
Phoenix: Amare Stoudemire 28, Raja Bell 18, Steve Nash 16, Grant Hill 15, Boris Diaw 12, Gordan Giricek 12, Leandro Barbosa 9, Brian Skinner 4.
Memphis: Rudy Gay 36, Mike Conley 16, Kyle Lowry 10, Hakim Warrick 10, Darko Milicic 9, Juan Carlos Navarro 9, Mike Miller 7, Jason Collins 4.

Detroit - New York 94:98
New York: Wilson Chandler 19, Jamal Crawford 16, Zach Randolph 11, Jared Jeffries 8, Nate Robinson 7, Quentin Richardson 6, Malik Rose 6, Fred Jones 4, Renaldo Balkman 2.
Detroit: Chauncey Billups 11, Tayshaun Prince 11, Arron Afflalo 10, Juan Dixon 9, Amir Johnson 6, Rasheed Wallace 6, Rodney Stuckey 3, Walter Herrmann 2, Jason Maxiell 2.

Dallas - Seattle 99:83
Seattle: Kevin Durant 16, Nick Collison 11, Jeff Green 11, Earl Watson 10, Johan Petro 6, Francisco Elson 3, Luke Ridnour 3, Damien Wilkins 3.
Dallas: Josh Howard 17, Jason Terry 14, Brandon Bass 13, Erick Dampier 8, Jason Kidd 6, Dirk Nowitzki 4, Devean George 3, Tyronn Lue 3, Juwan Howard 2.

Golden State - Sacramento 140:132
Sacramento: Kevin Martin 27, Francisco Garcia 17, John Salmons 16, Spencer Hawes 10, Beno Udrih 10, Quincy Douby 6, Shelden Williams 6, Anthony Johnson 2, Mikki Moore 2.
Golden State: Baron Davis 23, Stephen Jackson 18, Al Harrington 17, Monta Ellis 16, Andris Biedrins 12, Brandan Wright 6, Kelenna Azubuike 5, Austin Croshere 4, C.J. Watson 2.

LA Clippers - Denver 99:117
Denver: Carmelo Anthony 36, Allen Iverson 21, Linas Kleiza 15, Marcus Camby 13, J.R. Smith 10, Kenyon Martin 9, Anthony Carter 7, Yakhouba Diawara 2, Steven Hunter 2, Eduardo Najera 2.
Los Angeles: Cuttino Mobley 25, Elton Brand 17, Quinton Ross 10, Nick Fazekas 9, Smush Parker 9, Tim Thomas 7, Al Thornton 7, Dan Dickau 5, Brevin Knight 4, Marcus Williams 4, Josh Powell 2.