Newa over the Weekend

Portland won Game One 105-100 for the first time in seven tries. The Blazers last won the first game of a playoff series on May 7, 2000 in a semifinal series against the Jazz. This win takes home court advantage away from Phoenix and places it in Portland. Portland is 15-1 all-time in playoff series when winning game 1 and just 3-24 when losing it. Game #2 is on Tuesday at 7:00pm. Also The Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy underwent successful arthroscopic surgery today on his right knee to repair a partial tear of the meniscus; it was announced by General Manager Kevin Pritchard. Roy, who will be sidelined for at least 1-2 weeks, will not travel with the team for the first two playoff games at Phoenix.