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This time, it's Paul Allen, the owner. Assistant coach Maurice Lucas: cancer, too.

It was get-well night at the Rose Garden on Saturday, when Minnesota -- the NBA's elixir for what ails you -- arrived to temporarily remedy what's wrong with the Trail Blazers.

Martell Webster had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday night, handing the Timberwolves their 12th straight loss.

WHAT HAPPENED: The Pistons' desperate fourth-quarter comeback fell short, and they dropped their third straight.

Atlanta center Al Horford fights for a rebound against Portland center Greg Oden during the first quarter Monday night in Atlanta.

The New Orleans Hornets confirmed Chris Paul has a sprained left ankle and indicated the All-Star point guard will be sidelined indefinitely.

Will the Hornets' point guard Chris Paul be superstitious after the home game against Portland on Friday the 13th? All the turmoil following Friday's game, seems to be the perfect plot for a drama similar to Jim Carrey's "Number 23". The perfect stage for this encounter was set by the release of former Lakers point guard and 2007 coach of the year ...

The Portland Trail Blazers will resume their five-game road trip tonight against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena.

Chris Paul had to be helped off the court by teammates after apparently injuring his left ankle late in the third quarter of the Hornets' home game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Not even a return trip home could change the direction the Timberwolves appear to be heading.

Greg Oden sure looked like a franchise center Wednesday night. Oden had 18 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 107-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Trail Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-93 Sunday night at the Rose Garden, registering their most complete victory of the young season.

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Minnesota Sunday night.

Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota 116-93 Sunday night.

Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

Todd Troxel will spend the next six months in the frozen city of Moscow. He will be half a world away from his wife and home in Reno.

Last season, the Nuggets soldiered to the Western Conference finals, in part because they had one of the best benches in Basketball.

Houston's Carl Landry shoots over Portland's Joel Przybilla in the Rockets 111-107 win at the Toyota Center in Houston.

October 27, 2009, 5:39AM Greg Oden with Charles Barkley McLovin in 2007. Portlanders love their pets.