--G Brandon Roy collected 19 points, five assists and four rebounds and was terrific down the stretch, scoring seven points and continually setting up teammates for baskets and/or free throw attempts.
"Brandon does a great job reading guys, making the right pass," Aldridge said. --F LaMarcus Aldridge had one of his best games of the season, knocking down important shots in both halves and winning the power forward battle with Pistons F Rasheed Wallace, who managed only 11 points and one rebound.
"I still look up to him," Aldridge said of Wallace. "I pattern my game after his."
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Teams have made runs like that against us and we've given in to the pressure. (Today), after Detroit made that run, our guys were calm. They didn't panic. They executed offensively and got the defensive stops we needed." -- Coach Nate McMillan, after Portland's victory over the Pistons.
