Blazers Top Thunder 92-87, Move To A Tie For Sixth Place In The West

The Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder are two teams built in a very similar way. Both have a core of young players seen as the building blocks of the team. The Blazers are committed to guys like Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and, yes, Greg Oden, while the Thunder are surging led by their core of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green and James Harden.

Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Andre Miller scored 26 points and Portland continued its ascent up the ladder in the Western Conference with a 92-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Brandon Roy chipped in 20 points and seven assists, while Marcus Camby tallied 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who have won three straight and eight of nine. Portland moved into a tie with San Antonio and the Thunder for sixth in the Western Conference.