Brandon Roy just cut the Hornet lead to two points with an emphatic dunk to give the sophomore shooting guard (or former Rookie of the Year slash two time Western Conference Player of the Week - you can really pick your adjectives...) 6 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds for the Trail Blazers.

Travis Outlaw has 6 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds (yes, that's the same line as Brandon Roy) off the bench, and James Jones has 5 points in just over 11 minutes of play, but really, the story of the night is the Trail Blazers rough night from the floor. With 24 minutes gone, the Trail Blazers have shot just 14 of 41 for 34.1%.

For the Hornets, it's been the steady play of Tyson Chandler and David West, and the surprising play of Hilton Armstrong that have kept the Trail Blazers from running away with this one. Chandler already has 10 rebounds to go with 8 points and the Hornets have combined to out-rebound the Trail Blazers 26 - 17 in the first half.

Reserve Forward/Center Raef LaFrentz has 8 rebounds for the Trail Blazers.

The score, however, is just 39 - 37 Hornets, meaning that the game itself is far from over. Brandon Roy is notorious for his second half heroics and it's unlikely that James Jones, Martell Webster and Travis Outlaw will combine to shoot 3 for 19 in the second half.

It sucks to bring up a sore subject, but forward LaMarcus Aldridge would've made a world of difference against this Hornets team. Aldridge, and his 6'11" frame, has a knack for finding easy baskets and that's something that, for the moment, is absent from the Trail Blazers offensive attack.

Travis Outlaw and Martell Webster have both done a nice job of getting to the line. Outlaw is 6 for 6 from the free-throw line and the Hornets have a ton of people in foul trouble...

Rasual Butler has 3 fouls, Morris Peterson has 3 fouls, Chris Paul and Tyson Chandler both have 2 fouls and the Hornets just don't have enough warm bodies to hang with the Trail Blazers if any of these guys foul out.

Down by 2 at the half, it's about time for Roy Wonder to take this game to the bank!

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