Portland Trail Blazers' Greg Oden dunks as Golden State Warriors' Stephen Jackson watches in the fourth quarter Tuesday in Oakland, Calif.<BR><I>AP?Photo

OAKLAND, Calif. – Greg Oden and Anthony Morrow have almost nothing in common, yet Portland’s earthshaking center and Golden State’s smooth shooting guard both took graceful steps forward in their young careers during the same ragtag game.

Stephen Jackson scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Warriors overcame Oden’s 22 points and 10 rebounds in a 111-106 victory over the Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

Oden, the top pick in last year’s draft, is the most heralded NBA newcomer of the last two seasons, while Morrow is an undrafted rookie from Georgia Tech who thought he might have to play in Europe this year. They both showed incredible promise at Oracle Arena, but both ceded the spotlight to more experienced teammates down the stretch in Golden State’s seventh straight home win over the Blazers.

Morrow followed up his 37-point performance three days earlier with 25 points for Golden State, including three free throws with 5.6 seconds to play, after sitting out most of the final seven minutes.

“We have guys on this team that are All Star-caliber players, so I just try to play off of them,” Morrow said. “They told me to stay aggressive. They told me to not worry about any pressure, and don’t worry about coming out here trying to prove that 37 wasn’t a fluke.”

Warriors coach Don Nelson mostly kept his surprising new find on the bench while Jackson and Corey Maggette, who also scored 20 points, barely held off the Blazers and Oden, who had the best night of his five-game NBA career.

Oden went 8-for-12 and played 30 minutes through foul trouble. Brandon Roy had 22 points and nine assists, and Rudy Fernandez added 13 points and seven rebounds before committing a personal foul and a technical foul leading to Morrow’s clinching free throws.

Oden got little pleasure from his rim-rocking performance, since he also made five of Portland’s 21 turnovers.

“I want to put that loss on me,” Oden said. “We were scrapping, trying to get it back, and it just didn’t seem to go our way. We’ve got to take care of the ball. … You can’t expect to beat somebody in their home gym by giving them 21 extra possessions.”

Oden put on a show down low, violently shaking the basket standard and shot clock with five two-handed dunks in the second half, including a thunderous rebound slam with 6:01 to play that pulled Portland to 94-91. But the Warriors twice knocked the ball out of Oden’s hands while he wound up to dunk in the final minutes, and Oden scored just two points in the final six minutes.

PENDLETON – Travel in motor coach comfort to watch the Trail Blazers battle the Toronto Raptors Saturday, Dec. 27.

Pendleton Parks and Recreation is organizing a bus to commute 40 fans to the game with a deadline of Dec. 1 to secure the block of tickets.

The ticket costs $104 and includes yellow level seating and transportation.

Ages 16 and up only, unless accompanied by a paying adult.

Stop by the Parks Office at 865 Tutuilla Rd. weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. or call 276-8100 for more information.