PORTLAND – Portland’s league-leading, 12-game winning streak began on Valentine’s Day, and it continued Saturday night on St. Patrick’s Day. The Trail Blazers led nearly from start to finish in dismissing the Detroit Pistons, 100-87, in front of another sellout crowd of 19,729 at Moda Center.
The Trail Blazers have won 12 straight games for the first time since December 2007 (13 games). In the 12th win during that streak (Dec. 28, 2007), Portland defeated Minnesota behind 22 points by Brandon Roy and 21 from LaMarcus Aldridge.
Portland’s 12-game winning streak equals the third-longest, single-season streak in franchise history.