WOW! Blazers WIn Again!! Beat Hornets 103-96

PORTLAND, Ore. -- LaMarcus Aldridge sheepishly admits that he paced himself in the third quarter against the Hornets so he'd be primed for the fourth.

Although he said he probably shouldn't have revealed the plan, it worked. Aldridge had 12 of his 34 points in the fourth to lead Portland's rally to a 103-96 victory over New Orleans on Wednesday night.

"I was just trying to make it to the fourth with some energy left," he said.

It was a season-high sixth straight win for the Blazers, who head into the All-Star break in fifth place in the Western Conference standings and a season-best eight games over .500 -- despite injuries to three-time All-Star Brandon Roy and veteran center Marcus Camby.

- ESPN

Well the Blazers are now 32-24. This is actually very close to the records the Blazers had in the past two years before the allstar. So all the injuries and all the additions to the roster, the team is still solid.

First game after the break is at the Rose Garden against the LA Lakers. They may be slumping, but we know who LA is and they are not going to back down

The Blazers play 4 more games at home. They are all winnable games, and the Blazers need to take advantage of the home court before heading out for 2 tough road trips in the Northwest and in Texas/Arizona.

GO BLAZERS

BROBB