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 Jarrett Jack added 17 points and Joel Przybilla had 17 rebounds for the Blazers, who shot 49.4 percent despite Roy leaving with a strained right groin on the last play of the first quarter. Portland was already without LaMarcus Aldridge, the team's second-leading scorer who sprained an ankle Monday against Seattle.
Caron Butler had 19 to lead Washington, which was missing Gilbert Arenas after he had his return from knee surgery pushed back a week.
With Portland short-handed, Webster stepped in and hit nine of 14 shots, including four 3-pointers. The third-year forward entered averaging 10.8 points and has started most of the season but hasn't been a focal point of the Blazers' offense.
Antonio Daniels had 14 points and eight assists for the Wizards, who had won six of their last seven. Leading scorer Antawn Jamison struggled, with nine points and eight rebounds on just 3-of-13 shooting. Washington shot just 35.8 percent as a team and never led.
Arenas, who has missed all but the Wizards' first eight games, hasn't been cleared by team doctors despite participating in the team shootaround before Washington's game Sunday against Detroit.
Portland shot 68 percent in the first quarter and led by as many as 11 before Roy went down.
Roy, averaging 19.5 points and 5.8 assists per game, had six points, four rebounds and four assists before leaving. The All-Star guard was attempting to block Butler's 3-pointer before the first-quarter buzzer, but he landed awkwardly and crumpled to the floor.
After being taken to the Blazers' locker room, Roy returned briefly in the second quarter, but was limping noticeably and left for good after less than 2 minutes.
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Portland struggled briefly after Roy left, missing seven of nine shots to start the second quarter.
The Wizards cut the lead to 33-32 on Roger Mason's 3-pointer. With a 42-39 lead, Portland went on a 13-4 run that Outlaw and Jack capped with back-to-back 3-pointers.
The Wizards never contended in the second half, continuing to miss shots while Portland pushed the lead to as high as 24 points.
Notes: F LaMarcus Aldridge was a game-time scratch for the Blazers after spraining his ankle in the third quarter of a 97-84 loss at Seattle on Monday. He was averaging 24.0 points in his last full nine games. ... Portland, the fourth-worst rebounding team in the league, outrebounded the Wizards 55-36.
[Associated Press; By RICK GANO]
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