"Looks like the Trail Blazers signed the right free agent this summer after all.

Nearly eight months after Hedo Turkoglu went back on his word and spurned the Trail Blazers' free agent offer in order to sign a similar deal with Toronto, the Blazers exacted a measure of revenge on Wednesday.

And the player who led the Blazers to a 101-87 victory over Toronto was none other than Andre Miller, the player who was not Plan B, but Plan C on the Blazers' free agent wish list.

Miller had 18 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds, three steals and no turnovers to trump Turkoglu's near-perfect night when he scored 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting.

"Even though Andre may not have been the first choice, it has come down to him being the right choice," Blazers star Brandon Roy said. "The way he has been playing for us, he has been our most important guy because of how consistent he has been."

Said Miller: "I guess it has worked out for everybody."

In truth, there was more pregame attention paid to who wasn't in the game than the summer's free agent competition. Toronto played without All-Star forward Chris Bosh, the team's leading scorer and rebounder, while the Blazers played without newly acquired center Marcus Camby. Both players have sprained ankles.

And really, the sting of Turkoglu's last-minute about-face in July has long left the Blazers, in part because the season has been so hectic and traumatic, and in part because it has taken until the end of February for the Blazers to meet the Raptors for the first time."