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Sixers shoot for 5th straight win vs. Blazers

Wed 14th, January 2009

(Sports Network) - The Philadelphia 76ers will try to extend their season high winning streak to five games Wednesday when they welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to the Wachovia Center.

The Sixers posted their fourth straight win on Sunday with a 109-94 victory at Atlanta, as Andre Iguodala finished with 27 points, nine assists and six rebounds to keep Philly rolling.

Thaddeus Young recorded 22 points and nine rebounds for the Sixers, who got 19 points and seven assists from Andre Miller. Lou Williams had 11 points and six assists and rookie Marreese Speights chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds in a winning effort.

Philadelphia will also host the San Antonio Spurs on the brief homestand and is 9-8 in the City of Brotherly Love this season. In injury news for the Sixers, forward Elton Brand has started practicing again after going down with a shoulder injury. He is still out indefinitely.

Meanwhile, Portland has won three in a row and will continue a four-game road trip Wednesday night. It opened the trek with Monday's 109-95 victory at Chicago thanks to a season-high 33 points from Travis Outlaw.

Greg Oden finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds in an off-night for guard Brandon Roy, who was 3-of-13 shooting for 11 points. Roy pulled down eight rebounds in his second game back from a four-game absence due to a sore hamstring. Steve Blake added 16 points and 10 assists in a winning cause.

The Blazers will also visit New Jersey and Charlotte, and are 9-10 away from the Rose Garden in 2008-09.

These two teams have split the season series over the past five years. Portland has won 11 of the last 19 encounters with Philadelphia, which has dropped six of nine as the host in this series.