Outlaw sparks Blazers over Rockets 96-87
Posted Oct 28, 2009 12:10 AM
By ANNE M. PETERSON
(AP)
PORTLAND, Ore. -Reserve Travis Outlaw scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 96-87 in the season opener Tuesday night.
Brandon Roy added 20 points and five assists for the Blazers. Portland hit 20 of 22 free throws and outrebounded Houston 51-33.
Aaron Brooks had 19 points for the Rockets, who defeated Portland in six games this past spring in the first round of the playoffs.
That was a much different Houston team, though. Rockets center Yao Ming is out for the season after offseason foot surgery, and Ron Artest — who pestered the Blazers — left for the Lakers as a free agent.
(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Trail Blazers 96, Rockets 87. corrects to 23 points in headline.)
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2009-10-28 00:46:55
