Thursday, November 13, 2008

Grandpa Greg returns in Blazers win

Greg Oden returned to action Wednesday night in Miami following a two week absence while recovering from a foot injury. Rookie Rudy Fernandez scored a career-high 25 and G Brandon Roy added 22 to lead the Blazers to a 104-96 victory. Oden came off the bench to play 16 minutes and finished with 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. The 42 year-old Oden appeared to be out of shape and sluggish, suggesting that he may have returned to action too soon. C Joe Pryzbilla will likely remain in the starting lineup until Oden's conditioning improves. Dwayne Wade scored 36 points and dished out 8 assists for Miami, who committed 19 turnovers in the loss.

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