Despite the days of swelling, Greg Oden said doctors have told him he is on schedule in his rehabilitation.

?They are telling me I?m right on schedule, to keep on going and pretty soon down in the summertime is when things are going to crank up,?? Oden said.

Thursday marked Oden?s first appearance with the media in nearly a month, during which he spent time in his hometown of Indianapolis.

Oden intends on being ready for October?s training camp.

Suns forward Amar'e Stoudemire is expected to hear a chorus of boos from fans in Portland on Thursday night.

Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum called Stoudemire "dirty" after Game 3, during which Stoudemire threw an elbow at LaMarcus Aldridge.

He was handed a Flagrant Foul 1 the next day.

Batum also accused Stoudemire of taking a shot at his injured shoulder in Game 4.

"Phoenix Suns, dirty players," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "Wow, we've come a long ways. Amar'e's not a dirty player. He's not even close to being a dirty player and neither do I think that anybody on their team is a dirty player. It's the same thing that happens in any playoff series. When you play somebody five times, there's going to be a little snippiness."

Stoudemire is fine with his role as Phoenix looks to close out the series.

"That's fine," Stoudemire said. "I love it. It definitely gets me riled up. I play better that way. It's the playoffs. Both teams have been physical.

"They're loud but it doesn't bother me. When you're home, it's great because your fans are with you. When you're away, it's almost a little bit better to me because they're loud and they're against you. It motivates me. When you win, it feels great."

Portland guard Brandon Roy has been coming off the bench since his dramatic return from knee surgery, but he doesn't plan to do that in the team's do-or-die Game 6.

The Trail Blazers are down 3-2 to the Suns as the series shifts back to the Rose Garden.

"I'm gonna ask to start," Roy said following Portland's Game 5 loss to Phoenix on Monday night.

"It's hard to get involved. I don't think the guys are quite used to me coming off the bench and it's hard for me to get my touches and try to get in a rhythm, so hopefully I'll be able to get back into the starting lineup."

Victor Claver, in an statement released at El Mundo Deportivo, said that he wants to stay in Valencia next season and play Euroleague with the Spanish team.

"Now we have reached the Euroleague. Where should I go?" said Claver.

"I can't explain how big is the emotion when you win a title with your life team" added Claver who was drafted 22nd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009 NBA Draft. "I don't think at NBA right now. I renewed by contract with Valencia because I want to grow and improve with them".

Portland guard Brandon Roy made a surprise return on Saturday a little more than a week after knee surgery.

The Trail Blazers defeated the Suns 96-87 in Game 4 with help from Roy, who scored 10 points in 27 minutes.

"I thought he lifted us tonight, and we needed that lift," coach Nate McMillan said. "The last two games we have been just flat, and I just got chills when he got up and the crowd saw he was going up to the scorer's table. I know our players fed off that, the emotions and energy in the building of having him back."

The series is tied at two games apiece as Game 5 heads to Phoenix.

According to a broadcast report from Craig Sager, Brandon Roy has been activated and will play in Game 4 today versus the Suns in Portland.

Roy was originally expected to start but will come off the bench.

The Blazers' All-Star had surgery on April 16 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

The Suns lead the series 2-1.

The Trail Blazers are leaving open the possibility that All-Star Brandon Roy could return this postseason.

Roy had minor surgery last Friday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

He shot free throws on Monday and moved around on the knee without any swelling or pain.

"He looks terrific, he really does," general manager Kevin Pritchard said. "And Brandon feels really good. Does that mean he is going to play? No. It means we are going to leave the option open."

Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum will undergo an MRI Wednesday on his right shoulder.

Batum strained the shoulder on Tuesday night in Portland's Game 2 loss to Phoenix.

The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward/center Marcus Camby to a two-year, $20 million contract extension. Camby would have become a free agent without the extension.

Camby posted averages of 7.0 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.13 steals, 2.04 blocked shots and 31.2 minutes in 23 games (all starts) with the Trail Blazers this season. He ranked second in the NBA in rebounds (11.8), fifth in blocked shots (1.97) and eighth in steals-to-turnover ratio (1.04) for 2009-10.

?Portland felt right to me since I got here and the support from the team, fans and organization has been incredible,? said Camby. ?I?m looking forward to continuing my career as a Trail Blazer and think this team can do something special.?

The Trail Blazers and center Marcus Camby have agreed to a two-year, $21 million extension, but the two sides are awaiting league approval.

According to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, the NBA vetoed the first deal agreed upon by Portland and Camby.

"Blazers-Camby waiting league approval on 2yr, $21 mill ext with $5 million in performance bonuses, source said. NBA vetoed 1st agreed 2 deal," Spears wrote on his Twitter page.