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Oden shines on defense as Outlaw scores 23 in Blazers' win

Associated Press

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Greg Oden followed his orders, putting defense and rebounding first. Oden scored just two points, a tip with 58 seconds left, but had 12 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Portland Trail Blazers in a 96-87 season-opening victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. "You definitely want a lot more points," Oden said. "But I think I did a lot of good things that don't show up on the scoreboard or in the stats." Reserve Travis Outlaw scored 23 points and Brandon Ro ...

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