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Contributions from many spark New Orleans road win over Blazers

PORTLAND – When a basketball team goes through losing stretches, invariably there are countless people lining up to second-guess a coach’s lineups or substitution patterns. Alvin Gentry actually joined the queue himself Monday, moments after the fifth-year head coach’s New Orleans club posted a 102-94 victory. Asked about the impact E’Twaun Moore made (13 points, 3/4 three-point shooting) against Portland, after the wing hadn’t played much recently, Gentry quickly responded, “That’s my fault. I know who he is and I know how he can play. I’ve got to do a better job of making sure he gets in the game.