Blazers Beat Nets 99-73

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to their 18th win in the last 20 games with a 99-73 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday. Brandon Roy scored 16 points andJarrett Jack had 15.Travis Outlaw 13 and James Jones 10.Joel Przybilla had a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with nine points as Portland rebounded from a 116-109 double-overtime loss to the Raptors in Toronto on Sunday. Vince Carter and Jason Kidd each had 10 points.Aldridge hit a 19-foot jumper for the first points of the game and the Trail Blazers surged to an 8-1 lead. The Nets reserves provided a spark, opening the second quarter with an 8-2 run that trimmed the Trail Blazers lead to 27-20 as Bostjan Nachbar, Antoine Wright, Darrell Armstrong and Allen had the baskets.

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