NBA: Portland 104, New York 97

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Portland Trail Blazers won their fifth straight Tuesday, using Brandon Roy's 23 points to lift them to a 104-97 victory over the slumping New York Knicks.

Rudy Fernandez added 18 points off the bench for the Blazers. LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw scored 17 and 16 points, respectively and Steve Blake had 15.

Chris Duhon had 23 points and 13 assists for the Knicks, who have lost six of their last eight games. David Lee added 19 points and 12 rebounds, Al Harrington 16 points and Tim Thomas 14 points.