Game 32 Recap: Blazers 91, Celtics 86
blazersedge.com 12/31/2008 — Now that was a satisfying win. Boxscore General Observations The thing I liked best about this win, hands down, was that the Blazers stepped up to the plate physically.  Lamarcus Aldridge started standing toe to toe with Kevin Garnett ...

Boston vs. Portland - Recap - December 30, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 12/31/2008 — Roy-less Blazers keep Celts in mini-slump PORTLAND, Ore. -- Even without All-Star guard Brandon Roy , the Portland Trail Blazers earned an impressive win Tuesday night. Steve Blake had 21 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 and the short-handed Blazers ...

Blazers vs. Celtics in links, redux
blog.oregonlive.com 12/30/2008 — Bruce Ely/The Oregonian Update from Jason Quick: Not good news on Roy (doubtful). I didn't get a chance to see the come-from-behind win over Toronto Saturday night (at a wedding), but from what I hear and read the Blazers turned...

Boston vs. Portland - Recap - December 30, 2008
scores.espn.go.com 12/31/2008 — Roy-less Blazers keep Celts in mini-slump PORTLAND, Ore. -- Even without All-Star guard Brandon Roy , the Portland Trail Blazers earned an impressive win Tuesday night. Steve Blake had 21 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 and the short-handed Blazers ...

Roy-less Blazers Don't Back Down. Blazers 91, Celtics 86
bustabucket.com 12/31/2008 — Blazers make a statement without Brandon Roy.

Blazers rattle Celtics
boston.com 12/31/2008 — As cold as it may be in Boston, the Celtics probably won't mind considering the heat they endured out West.

Blazers try to borrow formula from Celtics
columbian.com 12/30/2008 — TUALATIN, Ore. — Whenever he can catch a game on a night off, Brandon Roy always tries to watch the Boston Celtics play. It's not that the Portland Trail Blazers All-Star has an emotional attachment to the defending NBA champions. He is simply ...

Blazers vs. Celtics, 7:00pm CSN
bustabucket.com 12/30/2008 — Rematch, hopefully a different result.

Blazers begin to believe again
columbian.com 1/12/2009 — PORTLAND — It was only a couple weeks ago that Brandon Roy was questioning the Portland Trail Blazers' direction. Were they tough enough? Were they doing enough on defense? Were they improving at the same rate as other teams in the Western Conference? ...

The Babble and the Blazers
celticsblog.com 12/30/2008 — A Daily Babble Production Faithful readers of the Babble may have noted that the Portland Trail Blazers have been showing up in this space with abnormal regularity as of late.  A cursory glance through our archives indicated a minimum of eight ...

Kings 92, Clippers 90 — NYT > Pro Basketball 12/31/2008
Playing his first game in nearly three weeks, Kevin Martin scored 20 points and the Sacramento Kings snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 92-90 Tuesday night. >

Without Roy, Blazers still beat Celtics (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 12/31/2008
Steve Blake had 21 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers beat the Boston Celtics 91-86 Tuesday night, sending the NBA champions to their third loss in four games. Playing without All-Star guard Brandon ...

Blake, short-handed Trail Blazers beat Celtics — Examiner Sports 12/31/2008
Steve Blake had 21 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers beat the Boston Celtics 91-86 Tuesday night, sending the NBA champions to their third loss in four games.

Celtics finish road trip, '08 with loss in Portland — Celtics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 12/31/2008
PORTLAND, Ore. - At the end of a year to remember, the Celtics had a night they just as soon would forget. Counting playoffs, they won 84 games and there was that new...

Celtics fall to Trail Blazers — L.A. Times - Basketball 12/31/2008
It is Boston's third loss on West Coast trip. > at Portland 91, Boston 86: Playing without All-Star guard Brandon Roy, the Blazers ended a seven-game losing streak against the ...