MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Brandon Roy continues to haunt the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Roy scored 24 points, including a driving layup and then a fast-break dunk that put away the game, lifting the Portland Trail Blazers to an 88-83 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night.

Roy, who was originally chosen by the Timberwolves but traded for Randy Foye on draft night, also had five assists for the Trail Blazers, who got their first road victory over a Western Conference opponent this season.

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Greg Oden added 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in 23 minutes for the Blazers as he works his way back from a sprained foot that kept him out for six games.

Al Jefferson had 26 points and six rebounds for the Timberwolves (1-7), who have lost seven in a row since an opening night victory over Sacramento.

It was a familiar formula for the Wolves. They led by 12 points with 5 1/2 minutes to play in the third quarter, but let a double-digit lead slip away for the fourth time this season.

Jefferson made eight of his first nine shots, having little trouble shooting under, over or around Portland's skyline of a front - with the 7-foot-1 Joel Przybilla, the 7-foot Oden and 6-11 LaMarcus Aldridge all taking a crack at him.

His reverse layup gave the Wolves a 10-point lead less than 2 minutes into the second half, but he went without a field goal for the next 14 minutes while the Blazers crawled back into the game.

Sergio Rodriguez's 3-pointer to open the fourth cut the lead to 71-68, and Oden ripped the ball from Jefferson on the low block to start a break finished by a jumper from Steve Blake to tie it at 77 with 3:52 to play.

One night after recording his first double-double in a loss to New Orleans, Oden then threw down a dunk in transition after Jefferson lost the ball again on the block to give Portland an 81-79 lead with 2:58 to go, its first lead since the opening of the second quarter.

This one will sting just a little bit more for the Wolves because of how it ended.

The Foye-Roy trade has been heavily scrutinized in the Twin Cities, largely because Roy has emerged as a bona fide star and one of the rising clutch players in the game.

Foye, meanwhile, was benched for Sebastian Telfair four games ago and still hasn't fulfilled the promise he had coming out of Villanova.

His turnover led to Roy's fast-break dunk, and the game ended with Foye throwing a sloppy airball at the rim while coach Randy Wittman put his hands on his head. Foye finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three turnovers.

Notes: Wolves PG Sebastian Telfair collided with Steve Blake in the third quarter and came up spitting up blood. He returned in the fourth. ... Wolves C Jason Collins made his season debut. He missed most of the preseason and the first five games with an elbow injury after a freak golf cart accident. ... Blazers F Channing Frye jogged out of the locker room at halftime, grabbed a ball and swished a halfcourt shot to start warmups. ... Roy scored at least 20 points for the fifth straight game.