A great game by Aguirre led Boston to a 112-82 blowout of Portland. "Coach had a talk with me before the game," said Aguirre afterwards. "He told me Portland was a tough team and that he needed me to play my best out there. He was right; I felt that when I started getting the job done, it gave the rest of the team a boost."

Said Portland coach Bob, "He was magnificent out there. I'd like to think that we could have won if he hadn't played, but I doubt it. Their whole team was too good for us today."

Boston was led by Aguirre (35 points, 2 blocks), Williams (11 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Golden (6 points, 13 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 2 blocks). Portland was led by King (9 points, 5 assists, a steal), Oh (12 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, a block), Williams (17 points).

Boston are now 27-48 and 18-20 at home. They stay at #4 in the Atlantic and stay at #14 overall in the Eastern Conference. Portland halted their winning streak at 5 games, and stand at 39-34. They remain at #2 in the Northwest and stay at #6 overall in the Western Conference.

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