Blazers rout Bucks, but Brandon Roy 'concerned' about his right hamstring

Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy left the Rose Garden on Wednesday night saying he was "concerned" about the condition of his right hamstring, which kept him out of the fourth quarter of the Blazers' runaway 120-108 victory over Milwaukee.

Roy, who missed four games last season because of a strained hamstring, said his injury has the same feel and is in the same spot as last season.

"I'm concerned,'' Roy said. "I don't want to have to miss two weeks of basketball. That's the thing tonight - after it got really tight, I told coach, 'This could be serious.' ''

Roy said his right hamstring has never really recovered from last season, and was aggravated on Jan. 2 against Golden State. Since then, he has played through the soreness, which turns to tightness at the end of games. On several occasions this month, Roy in the fourth quarter has needed to be stretched by assistant athletic trainer Geoff Clark.

"Early (in games) it feels good, but as the game gets later in the third and fourth quarter, it seems to fatigue a little bit,'' Roy said. "

Roy said this week he did exercises in the team's pool to strengthen the hamstring and will resume those exercises on Thursday in preparation for Friday's home game against Orlando.

He said it becomes especially irritated when he tries to explode off the dribble. That was how he initially injured the hamstring on Dec. 27 of last season, when he made a move on the last play of the Blazers home game against Toronto.

"I've strained it before, so I know the feeling, and it's like we are on the cusp again,'' Roy said. "Even last game against Cleveland, there were times when it was 'Here we go again.' But my thing is, as long as I can play, I will keep trying. Hopefully Friday it doesn't flare up on me.''

The hamstring hasn't done much to slow down Roy's game. He had 22 points and four assists ion 7-of-10 shooting in 27 minutes on Wednesday. In six games since suffering the injury, Roy is averaging 26.3 points and 5.5 assists.