points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench. Oden was 8-of-12

from the field, including five dunks. But he also had five turnovers.

"I want to put that loss on me," Oden said. "We were scrapping,

trying to get it back, and it just didn't seem to go our way. We've

got to take care of the ball."

--The Blazers had a chance to pull off a miracle late in the game.

The Warriors, ahead 108-103, were inbounding the ball backcourt with

14.1 seconds left. But they threw the ball away, and Brandon Roy's

steal and lay-up cut the margin to 108-105 with 11.5 seconds to go.

Travis Outlaw deflected Golden State's next inbound attempt off

the Warriors' Anthony Morrow and out of bounds, giving Portland a

chance to tie the count on a three-pointer. Outlaw was fouled with 5.6

seconds left, making both free throws. But the second one was

disallowed because of a lane violation -- Outlaw crossed the foul line

too early -- giving the Warriors the ball ahead, 108-106.

On the ensuing inbounds play from frontcourt, the Warriors threw

the ball into the backcourt. In the race for the ball, Portland's Rudy

Fernandez was called for a foul on Morrow. The Blazers rookie argued

to no avail, and got a technical foul. Morrow made three free throws

to ice the verdict.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "Greg did a great job just dominating the paint,

doing what he does, getting us more into a rhythm. He is getting his

confidence, which is good for our team." -- Brandon Roy, on Greg Oden.