13 Jan 11 Portland Wins Big, as Rudy Fernandez Returns

The Bucks traveled to Portland to face a hungry Blazers team at the Rose Garden. The Blazers controlled the game from start to finish. At the end of the first half Portland was up 65-46 after a nice dunk by Martell Webster, assisted by Brandon Roy. Final Score Portland120 Bucks 108The Blazers tried to give the game back when Milwaukee came back and got within 11 points. Portland needs to learn how to hold a big lead and continue to rack up the points.Luke Ridnour, an Oregongraduate, made a visit back to the state of Oregon only to be defeated by theReebok San Francisco 49ers #21 Frank GORE Realtree camo Jersey
Blazers. He had12 points and eight assists in31 minutes.Roy had22 points and four assists. Rudy Fernandez made his "after injury" debut, but only had two points. LaMarcus Aldridge had21 points with six assistsand Andre Miller added 19 points with six assists.Portland improved their record to 24-16, while Milwaukee dropped to 15-21. Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings had12 points with seven assists and Ersan Ilyasova had a career-high with 24 points. Jodie Meeks added 21 points.Portland is making their run for the playoffs to show what they have. Despite the injuries, the Blazers are playing good basketball.Portland'ss next game is Friday at the Rose Garden against the tough Orlando Magic. Tip off is at 7:30 PM Western time on ESPN.Keep it up Blazers.