Portland 105, Detroit 100

I didn't watch a lick of this game, but this is all you need to know about it.  The Blazers almost let this one slip away, but Aldridge saved the day for Portland.  Aldridge dominated yet again, by tallying 36 points.  In the past 7 days, LaMarcus Aldridge has averaged 38 points per game and has pretty much literally carried the team on his back.

And also, according to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian, LaMarcus Aldridge "scored 36 points to become the first player in franchise history to score at least 36 points in three consecutive games."

And since I like to offer a bit of something that makes logical sense with every post, here's part of the game summary done by Dave over at Blazersedge.com:

"Having run throughout most of the third and working on his millionth straight 40+ minute game, Aldridge was visibly gassed in the fourth.  Instead of the first player down the floor, he was often the last.  His rebounding went the way of the dodo.  Fortunately for Portland the pick and pop never gets tired.  LMA hit jumper after jumper to keep Detroit at bay.  With a chance to tie and less than a minute on the clock, the best the Pistons could do was barf up a sideways, covered three-pointer.  The Blazers got the rebound they needed and free-throwed their way to the win.  105-100 Portland."