Bobcats no match for Blazers at Rose Garden

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02/02/2010 - Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds in Portland's 98-79 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Nicolas Batum added 15 points and a career-high nine boards off the bench for the Trail Blazers, who have won two in a row following a three-game skid. Jerryd Bayless also scored 15 in the victory.

Andre Miller, coming off a career-high 52 points in a 114-112 overtime win at Dallas on Saturday, finished with just eight points and 10 assists on 4-of-6 shooting.

Stephen Jackson had 23 points for Charlotte, which failed in its bid for a franchise-record fourth straight road win. Gerald Wallace scored 17 to go with 10 rebounds, while Flip Murray ended with 13 points.

Charlotte was down 72-65 moving to the fourth quarter, and the Bobcats went ice cold from the field over the final 12 minutes, going 4-of-13 from the field. Portland turned seven Charlotte turnovers into eight points in the period.

Murray was fouled on a three-point try in the opening seconds of the fourth and promptly sank all the shots, but the Blazers went on an ensuing 10-2 spurt, widening the lead to 82-70 following a Rudy Fernandez pull-up three- pointer.

Portland remained ahead by double digits the remainder of the game.

The Blazers gained a 29-19 lead after the first quarter and they remained in control throughout the second, leading 51-43 at the half. Murray's three- pointer capped the third period.

Game Notes

Portland swept the season series, also winning 80-74 at Charlotte on November 14...Charlotte is 3-2 on a six-game road trip, which concludes Wednesday against the Lakers...Blazers guard Brandon Roy (sprained right hamstring) missed his seventh straight game...Fernandez had 11 points while Martell Webster and Dante Cunningham each scored 10 for Portland, which shot 53.3 percent from the field...Charlotte had 21 turnovers, leading to 28 Portland points.

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