PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- LaMarcus Aldridge scored 19 points and had 17 rebounds Tuesday to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Detroit Pistons 100-78.
Rudy Fernandez scored 13 points off the bench and Brandon Roy added 11 in the romp, which was Portland's second consecutive victory.
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Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 17 points. Austin Daye chipped in 15 plus eight rebounds.
The loss ended a welcome two-game winning streak for the Pistons, who had lost their first five games of the season.
The Pistons shot 42.5 percent from the field and struggled to a 10-of-18 total from the free-throw line. Portland outscored Detroit in the fourth quarter 26-15 with help from an 8-0 run midway through the period.
