East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and seven rebounds to pace Portland past New Jersey, 99-73, at the Izod Center.

Brandon Roy had 16 points while Jarrett Jack totaled 15 points and seven assists for Portland, which has won five of six and 18 of 20 overall.

Malik Allen had a team-best 17 points and eight rebounds for the Nets, who have dropped three of four. Vince Carter and Jason Kidd ended with 10 points apiece, but were a combined 5-of-22 from the field.

The Blazers jumped all over New Jersey early, riding the hot hands of Aldridge and Roy to establish a 25-12 lead by the end of the first quarter.

"We tried to come out, be aggressive and speed them up a little bit. We did a good job of getting a lead and maintaining it," Roy said.

Aldridge scored the first six points of the game for Portland, and added a hook shot later in the quarter that upped the visitors' lead to 19-8. Roy, meanwhile, netted all of his 10 first-half points in the opening 12 minutes, including a three-pointer with 2:52 on the clock that made it 24-10.

"They definitely came out with a big punch, a lot of energy," said Carter.

Defense was equally responsible for the lopsided margin, as the Blazers held the Nets to just 21 percent shooting in the first stanza.

New Jersey pulled to within seven early in the second on the strength of a 10-3 burst, but Portland had an answer, and pushed the lead to 49-34 by halftime.

The Nets made another mini-charge in the third, slicing the deficit to 10 with 8:46 to play after a slam by Sean Williams.

Portland finished the quarter strong, however, and owned a 68-53 advantage heading into the fourth.

The Nets did not seriously threaten the rest of the way.