Miller, Bayless lead Blazers over 76ers

January 21, 2010, 3:12pm
Portland Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy, left, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, January 20, 2010, in Philadelphia. (AP)
Portland Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy, left, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, January 20, 2010, in Philadelphia. (AP)

PHILADELPHIA, January 20, 2010 (AP) – Former 76ers guard Andre Miller scored 24 points and Jerryd Bayless had 14 of his 18 in the fourth quarter, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 98-90 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 points for the Trail Blazers, who played the second half without two-time All-Star guard Brandon Roy, who left with a strained right hamstring.

Sixers center Samuel Dalembert arrived at the Wachovia Center at 6:57 p.m. and started. He had been on a two-day, goodwill mission to his native Haiti, which is recovering from a devastating earthquake. He had 15 rebounds and 10 points.

Averaging 23.4 points, Roy left after scoring 10. He grabbed his right thigh after banking in a 10-footer with 1:02 left in the second quarter and is listed as day-to-day.

The Blazers overcame his loss thanks in part to Miller, who signed with Portland in the offseason.

Portland led 90-83 with 3:12 to go, but the Sixers scored six straight points, and an steal and layup by Andre Iguodala cut it to 90-88 with 1:38 to go. Iguodala led the Sixers with 23 points.

Miller then made two free throws, and after Elton Brand hit an 8-footer with 59 seconds left, Bayless and Aldridge each made two free three throws to clinch the victory.

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