nba.1526nba.news,
Tačno na vrijeme! :) Upravo sam dostigao limit za slanje poruka u
konferencije, pa moram odmah da počnem s ovog naloga.
Bitove bows out, Slaight maps out Raptors' future
TORONTO (Nov 15, 1996 - 18:42 EST) -- The organization John Bitove Jr.
built from scratch three years ago will be left largely intact by
radio magnate Allan Slaight, the new majority owner of the Toronto
Raptors.
Isiah Thomas, who owns nine percent of the stock, is secure as general
manager and vice-president of the NBA team.
"I'm pretty sure we can form a relationship where we can work
together," Thomas said Friday. "I'll meet with Allan and see what
direction he wants to go."
Slaight, owner of media giant Standard Broadcasting, gained control
when Bitove failed to come up with the estimated $65 million needed to
buy out Slaight's 39.5 percent at Thursday's deadline.
Bitove told reporters he had been overwhelmed by support and offers to
help buy the team, but called the sale "probably the most prudent
thing to do for reasons that will remain confidential."
He did not elaborate.
Slaight will make some notable changes:
-- A new team president to replace Bitove will be announced within two
days.
-- Slaight plans to sell some of his 79 percent control of the teams.
-- The Raptors will work with the NHL's Maple Leafs in a new building,
although the Leafs insist it won't be the downtown site that Bitove
coveted for the Raptors.
"We are not interested in that site," said Leafs alternate governor
Brian Bellmore. "We don't think the design or the economics of the
site are good."
Bellmore restated the intention to build and control a new arena to
replace the 65-year-old Maple Leaf Gardens, although he was open to
the idea the Raptors could be more than just a tenant.
"If they want to participate, that would be something for future
discussions," Bellmore said. "With Mr. Slaight gaining control and
given his preference for sharing a facility, we think it would be
better for both organizations."
Bellmore said he hoped to meet with Slaight early next week.
"I would like to think for the fans of Toronto, there will be a superb
two-team building," Slaight told a news conference. "That's the main
benefit I believe will flow from this."
nba.1527nba.news,
Jazz release Thompson
SALT LAKE CITY (Nov 15, 1996 - 21:30 EST) -- The Utah Jazz has
released Brooks Thompson and brought Jamie Watson off the injured
list, the Jazz announced Friday.
Utah traded Felton Spencer to Orlando in August in exchange for guard
Thompson and Kenny Gattison, who has since retired.
Thompson, 26, is a free agent and Spencer is with Golden State.
Thompson's time on the court has been minimal this season -- just
eight minutes in two games -- and he has one assist, with no points
and no rebounds.
Watson, who plays guard and forward, was placed on the injured list
with a sprained left ankle the day before the regular season began.
Last season, Watson, 24, sat out 66 games after undergoing ankle
surgery.
He played in 16 games, averaging 3 points, before surgery.
nba.1528nba.news,
Bullets' Williams undergoes knee surgery
WASHINGTON -- Washington Bullets center Lorenzo Williams underwent
surgery Friday to correct an irritated meniscus in his left knee and
is expected to be sidelined three to four weeks.
The procedure was performed by team physician Dr. Steven Haas.
Williams suffered the injury on Oct. 13 in just his second pre-season
game.
"We are happy that only minimal problems were discovered," said
general manager Wes Unseld. "We look forward to a speedy recovery and
a healthy Lorenzo back on the court."
Williams averaged 3.1 points and eight rebounds in 65 games last
season. The 6-foot-9 center is in his fourth year out of Stetson
University.
nba.1529nba.news,
Sonics sign FC Antonio Harvey
The Seattle SuperSonics today signed 6-11 forward/center Antonio
Harvey.
The 26-year-old Harvey is a three-year veteran who played last season
with the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers. He appeared
in 55 games and averaged 3.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
nba.1530nba.news,
Marbury to remain out until next week
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie starting point guard Stephon Marbury
will remain sidelined until at least next week. He suffered a
sprained right ankle in the season-opening game against San
Antonio, has already missed six games.
Marbury is not even making the trip to his hometown of New York
City for a Saturday contest against the Knicks. He is instead
hoping to return Tuesday in Houston.
Marbury led the Timberwolves in both scoring and assists in the
preseason. He was the fourth player taken in the June draft after
playing just one season at Georgia Tech. Despite being a freshman,
he was a first-team All-ACC selection and third-team All-American
after averaging 18.9 points a game and dishing out 161 assists for
the Yellow Jackets.
nba.1531nba.news,
NBA beat: Running up traveling calls
The league is making more traveling calls this season than in previous
years, but insists it isn't picking on Sixers rookie Allen Iverson.
Vice president of operations Rod Thorn said referees won't allow
anyone to bring the ball shoulder level, as Iverson does, and then
take three steps in any direction without the ball hitting the floor.
"It's an incredible advantage to be able to do that," Thorn said.
Thorn also points out that one of the game's most flagrant carriers,
Michael Jordan, was whistled for three walking violations last week
against the Suns.
Big-man hunt
Don't be surprised if John Salley winds up in a Sonics uniform soon,
now that Elmore Spencer didn't pan out and Seattle's looking for a
backup power forward and center to ease the load on Sam Perkins.
Salley is available again after a short but harrowing stay in Greece,
where he didn't get paid on time, couldn't get his team to repair his
stalled-out BMW and had his home broken into just minutes after his
wife and child had left the premises.
The Penny ante
Orlando has two years until Penny Hardaway can opt out of his $70
million contract and become a free agent. And don't worry; with Gary
Payton already getting more than $12 million a year and Kenny Anderson
more than $7 million per year, Hardaway will opt out.
But with the Shaquille O'Neal saga still fresh in their minds, the
Magic wants to do anything to avoid a showdown. So management is
courting Hardaway now.
"A lot of people right now, just in this city maybe, are upset that
Shaquille left," said John Gabriel, vice president of player
operations. "There will be those who second-guess our management and
how we treated our players along the way.
"I can only say, it is at the top. It is paramount to us that our
players know we care for them, therefore we must start our homework
now for a Penny Hardaway. We must find out what he likes, what he
doesn't like. We must find out how he feels about this team, this
organization."
nba.1532nba.news,
Lakers add new dimensions to Shaq's game
NEW YORK -- Shaquille O'Neal loves L.A., and why not? Except for the
mansion he still owns in Orlando, he's out of Hooterville. He doesn't
have to deal with Nick Anderson, Brian Hill or small-town life in
Central Florida.
Now, as a member of the Lakers, Shaq's a big fish in Hollywood's big
pond. He finally gets to play with a guy named Nick he genuinely likes
(Van Exel). The pay's not bad ($123 million over seven seasons,
including $10.7 million this year) and Del Harris' offense couldn't be
better.
"I'm trying to be a leader on the court," Shaq said recently. "And I'm
trying to be a leader off the court with this team, too."
On court, there have been some major changes in Shaq's game and the
Lakers' approach, as outlined by several NBA scouts:
Where you'll find him
Left low block: Still his favorite spot for jump power moves into the
middle, jump hooks and dunks. It's also where he starts his spin moves
to the baseline. Just don't expect him to automatically go there as he
was required to do in Orlando.
Top of the key/foul line: The Magic never let him get this far away
from the basket. But the Lakers look to get the ball into his hands
out top and have him try to beat slower centers on drives.
Changes in Lakers' offense
The New Showtime: The Lakers have always been a great running team,
but they're pushing it even more and placing an emphasis on always
passing the ball ahead because of Shaq's ability to run the floor.
After David Robinson, he's probably the best big man on the break in
the entire league.
Playing inside-out: Last year, the Lakers' offense didn't look inside
first. That's because Vlade Divac was better either stepping out for
jumpers or pick-and-rolls, and their only low-post threat was the
oft-erratic Elden Campbell.
Now, their first option is to look inside to Shaq, and then have him
work the ball outside to perimeter players such as Eddie Jones. With
Shaq bound to draw special defenses inside, the Lakers' perimeter
players are going to be even better than the Magic's once they get the
ball passed out.
Before, Shaq played with spot-up shooters like Anderson and Dennis
Scott, each of whom can't break down a defense. But Jones, Van Exel
and a healthy Cedric Ceballos are slashers who can get to the basket.
That means defenses can't run at them on rotations as quickly, which,
in turn, means more open jumpers.
Changes in Shaq's game
Looking for the return pass: Shaq used to be the ultimate
pass-and-watch player. Now he no longer stands around and watches the
action after he gives the ball up. If forced by a double-teaming
defense to pass off, he tries to put himself back in position to get
the ball back.
No more Mr. Nice Guy: In his final season in Orlando, he was nice and
quiet. Now, the old, animated Shaq is back.
He's more vocal than ever, whether it's jawing with his own teammates
or getting into verbal flare-ups with opponents. And that has
translated at the defensive end, where he is much more active
challenging shots than he was in Orlando.
Before the season started, Harris challenged Shaq to finish in the top
three in rebounds and blocks. Looks like he'll meet those.
Shaq out front: Despite his constant campaigning, Shaq was never
allowed to set up at the high post in Orlando. He always had to go
into the left low box and stay there.
That made the Magic a predictable team, allowing opponents to devise
ways to prevent him from getting the ball right away in the halfcourt
offense. (In the playoffs, the Bulls constantly made Penny Hardaway
dribble up the right side, a move Orlando never adjusted to).
Ultimately, Orlando's insistence of putting Shaq down low at all times
drove a wedge between Shaq and Hill. Harris realizes the best way to
get Shaq the ball is with movement. So he will move his center around,
sometimes putting him at the foul line or top of the key.
There are even plans for isolations on the wing. Shaq doesn't have
near the accuracy of Hakeem Olajuwon, but O'Neal knows that and is
more apt to pass off than take the 15-footer.
The driver: The Magic didn't let Shaq put the ball on the floor. Now
he has the freedom to drive when he sets up outside. That is forcing
opponents to decide who is going to guard him out front and whether or
not to send a double-team at him immediately.
Crunch-time threat: Down the stretch of games with the Magic, Shaq was
ordered to get as far away from the ball as possible and teammates
were told to look elsewhere if they needed to get rid of the ball. The
Lakers have taken the total opposite approach. They want him to get
the ball late in games and have done so.
Older and wiser: According to several scouts, Shaq is maturing as a
passer. In his fifth season, he is showing signs of seeing the floor
better, understanding double-teaming schemes and getting rid of the
ball when he should.
A new technique: You might not notice a difference in Shaq's
free-throw percentage, but he has made a radical change in his
technique. Before, he would stop at the top of his shot and fire away.
Most times, they had no shot. Now, he is putting an emphasis on
shooting the ball all in one motion. Hey, it can't hurt.
Why Shaq will dominate out West
Bulls coach Phil Jackson has predicted that Shaq will challenge
Michael Jordan for the scoring title because of the up-tempo style out
West. That's just one factor as Shaq goes for his second scoring
crown.
The biggest difference is that there isn't the banging and physical
play that often slowed Shaq when he played for the Magic. The refs
allow much more contact in the East.
But there is also a major strategical factor that should play in
Shaq's favor. In the East, teams would start battling Shaq as he began
to run into the post to establish position. Then they would try to
muscle him out and finally double-team him once he caught the entry
pass.
Out West, teams don't try to push opposing centers out of the low box
and are willing to let big men get position. Only then do they begin
to try to move them out. And when it comes to double-teaming, except
for Seattle, Western teams rarely do it.
Who's in love with Shaq
Other than Jerry Buss, Jerry West, David Stern, every Lakers fan alive
and all of Southern California? Just about all his new teammates.
With the addition of an inside scoring threat defenses have to
respect, the perimeter players are all getting better looks. For all
you rotisserie-league players, this could mean huge seasons if you
were lucky enough to get Jones. He and Ceballos are the players who
normally are positioned to get the ball at the end of a full rotation.
Who wishes Shaq would go back to Orlando
Besides the Magic and Clippers? Elden Campbell took 888 shots last
season. He'll never get that many attempts in a season as long as he
is in L.A.
Keys to stopping Shaq
Hack a Shaq: Because hitting foul shots is still his glaring weakness,
many teams probably will still try to put him on the line. But out
West, most teams don't have the depth in the middle that allowed
several Eastern teams to constantly send him to the line.
Take a flop: Teams still know that Shaq, 24, can let his emotions get
the best of him. He will get flustered if calls don't go his way --
especially if he commits some offensive fouls early in games.
Watch for teams with veterans who are respected by refs and can pull
off flops -- Charles Oakley, Dennis Rodman and Buck Williams come to
mind -- to try this tactic. The best defense against Shaq still is to
get him into early foul trouble and limit his minutes.
Make him pass: That means sending constant double-teams at him,
forcing the ball out of his hands and making the other Lakers beat
you.
nba.1533lexus,
-> #1504, vpoznanovic=> Mislim da je ovo najobjektivniji način koji se u ovom trenutku može
=> realizovati i da smo svima podjednako izašli u susret. Zahvaljujem
Savršeno :)
Takodje bih te zamolio da u jednoj poruci pošalješ sve dosadašnje
rezultate. O:) Naravno, može i neko drugi, ako ima.
nba.1535vpoznanovic,
Saturday, November 16
Atlanta at Chicago 69:97
Boston at Washington 92:106
Denver at New Jersey 99:106
Detroit at Cleveland 102:98
Golden State at Houston 103:115
Minnesota at New York 79:82
Philadelphia at Miami 91:89
Sacramento at Seattle 96:108
Toronto at Orlando 87:92
Utah at Dallas 88:87
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ATLANTA 16 17 23 13 69
CHICAGO 19 25 27 26 97 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: ATL - CHRISTIAN LAETTNER 17, ELDRIDGE RECASNER 15, DIKEMBE
MUTOMBO 9
CHI - MICHAEL JORDAN 25, STEVE KERR 12, DENNIS RODMAN 11
HIGH REBOUND: ATL - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 11, ANTHONY MILLER 7
CHI - DENNIS RODMAN 15, LUC LONGLEY 7
HIGH ASSISTS: ATL - ELDRIDGE RECASNER 4, DONNIE BOYCE 2
CHI - SCOTTIE PIPPEN 7, THREE PLAYERS WITH 4
ATT: 23,939
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BOSTON 24 24 34 10 92
WASHINGTON 23 30 24 29 106 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: BOS - DINO RADJA 26, ERIC WILLIAMS 19, DAVID WESLEY 13
WAS - JUWAN HOWARD 19, ROD STRICKLAND 19, CHRIS WEBBER 17
HIGH REBOUND: BOS - DINO RADJA 14, THREE PLAYERS WITH 6
WAS - CHRIS WEBBER 10, JUWAN HOWARD 9
HIGH ASSISTS: BOS - DAVID WESLEY 10, RICK FOX 6
WAS - CHRIS WEBBER 8, ROD STRICKLAND 7
ATT: 18,756
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DENVER 17 22 26 34 99
NEW JERSEY 21 31 21 33 106 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DEN - DALE ELLIS 27, ANTONIO MCDYESS 23, BRYANT STITH 16
NJN - KENDALL GILL 32, KERRY KITTLES 19, ROBERT PACK 16
HIGH REBOUND: DEN - ERVIN JOHNSON 14, ANTONIO MCDYESS 7
NJN - JAYSON WILLIAMS 18, KENDALL GILL 9
HIGH ASSISTS: DEN - MARK JACKSON 16, THREE PLAYERS WITH 2
NJN - ROBERT PACK 9, KERRY KITTLES 5
ATT: 13,309
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DETROIT 18 23 28 33 102
CLEVELAND 18 24 29 27 98 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DET - GRANT HILL 27, LINDSEY HUNTER 23, OTIS THORPE 18
CLE - TERRELL BRANDON 25, BOB SURA 17, TWO PLAYERS WITH 13
HIGH REBOUND: DET - OTIS THORPE 6, JOE DUMARS 6
CLE - TYRONE HILL 10, DANNY FERRY 6
HIGH ASSISTS: DET - GRANT HILL 7, LINDSEY HUNTER 3
CLE - TERRELL BRANDON 8, BOBBY PHILLS 5
ATT: 17,808
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 23 30 25 25 103
HOUSTON 27 26 35 27 115 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: GSW - LATRELL SPREWELL 23, CHRIS MULLIN 20, JOE SMITH 18
HOU - CLYDE DREXLER 33, HAKEEM OLAJUWON 23, MARIO ELIE 15
HIGH REBOUND: GSW - ANDREW DECLERCQ 10, FELTON SPENCER 8
HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 18, HAKEEM OLAJUWON 9
HIGH ASSISTS: GSW - LATRELL SPREWELL 11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5
HOU - CLYDE DREXLER 9, MARIO ELIE 5
ATT: 16,285
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 23 18 21 17 79
NEW YORK 22 17 20 23 82 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIN - TOM GUGLIOTTA 19, TERRY PORTER 16, TWO PLAYERS WITH
12
NYK - PATRICK EWING 26, LARRY JOHNSON 13, JOHN STARKS 13
HIGH REBOUND: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 9, DEAN GARRETT 7
NYK - PATRICK EWING 15, TWO PLAYERS WITH 6
HIGH ASSISTS: MIN - TOM GUGLIOTTA 4, TERRY PORTER 3
NYK - ALLAN HOUSTON 5, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
ATT: 19,763
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 24 22 24 21 91
MIAMI 25 19 32 13 89 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: PHI - JERRY STACKHOUSE 33, DERRICK COLEMAN 20, REX WALTERS
14
MIA - TIM HARDAWAY 23, DAN MAJERLE 19, SASHA DANILOVIC 18
HIGH REBOUND: PHI - DERRICK COLEMAN 9, MICHAEL CAGE 9
MIA - ISAAC AUSTIN 12, TWO PLAYERS WITH 7
HIGH ASSISTS: PHI - REX WALTERS 5, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
MIA - TIM HARDAWAY 13, TWO PLAYERS WITH 2
ATT: 15,200
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SACRAMENTO 18 29 25 24 96
SEATTLE 27 27 26 28 108 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: SAC - MITCH RICHMOND 27, MICHAEL SMITH 12, TWO PLAYERS
WITH 11
SEA - SHAWN KEMP 25, GARY PAYTON 19, DETLEF SCHREMPF 16
HIGH REBOUND: SAC - BILLY OWENS 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 6
SEA - SHAWN KEMP 12, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
HIGH ASSISTS: SAC - MICHAEL SMITH 5, THREE PLAYERS WITH 3
SEA - GARY PAYTON 9, SHAWN KEMP 7
ATT: 17,072
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TORONTO 25 22 21 19 87
ORLANDO 25 21 29 17 92 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: TOR - WALT WILLIAMS 29, DAMON STOUDAMIRE 17, DOUG CHRISTIE
11
ORL - NICK ANDERSON 25, RONY SEIKALY 17, GERALD WILKINS 13
HIGH REBOUND: TOR - DOUG CHRISTIE 7, CARLOS ROGERS 5
ORL - NICK ANDERSON 11, RONY SEIKALY 9
HIGH ASSISTS: TOR - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 5, WALT WILLIAMS 3
ORL - BRIAN SHAW 10, HORACE GRANT 5
ATT: 17,248
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 15 23 29 21 88
DALLAS 15 20 18 34 87 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 23, KARL MALONE 19, TWO PLAYERS WITH 15
DAL - CHRIS GATLING 23, JIM JACKSON 14, DEREK HARPER 12
HIGH REBOUND: UTH - BRYON RUSSELL 13, KARL MALONE 8
DAL - CHRIS GATLING 20, JASON KIDD 8
HIGH ASSISTS: UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3
DAL - JASON KIDD 7, DEREK HARPER 7
ATT: 15,947
nba.1536vpoznanovic,
-> #1533, lexus>> Takodje bih te zamolio da u jednoj poruci pošalješ sve dosadašnje
>> rezultate.
Izvoli. :)
Friday, November 1
Atlanta at Miami 81:94
Chicago at Boston 107:98
Cleveland at New Jersey 90:77
Dallas at Denver 92:91
Indiana at Detroit 89:95
L.A. Clippers at Golden State 97:85
Milwaukee at Philadelphia 111:103
New York at Toronto 107:99
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers 82:96
Portland at Vancouver 114:85
Sacramento at Houston 85:96
San Antonio at Minnesota 78:82
Seattle at Utah 91:99
Washington at Orlando 96:92
Saturday, November 2
Boston at Milwaukee 102:124
Cleveland at Washington 98:96
Detroit at Atlanta 90:78
Houston at Phoenix 110:95
Miami at Indiana 97:95
Philadelphia at Chicago 86:115
Portland at Seattle 93:104
Sacramento at Dallas 107:94
Toronto at Charlotte 98:109
Utah at L.A. Clippers 95:90
Sunday, November 3
Charlotte at New York 86:113
Denver at San Antonio 88:79
Golden State at Vancouver 105:95
Minnesota at L.A. Lakers 85:91
Monday, November 4
Atlanta at Portland 94:76
Houston at Utah 75:72
Tuesday, November 5
Atlanta at Seattle 117:95
Dallas at Toronto 96:100
Detroit at Philadelphia 83:81
Houston at Sacramento 102:80
L.A. Clippers at Denver 82:78
L.A. Lakers at New York 98:92
Minnesota at Phoenix 98:95
Portland at Golden State 111:93
San Antonio at Cleveland 74:68
Vancouver at Chicago 73:96
Wednesday, November 6
Chicago at Miami 106:100
Dallas at Detroit 84:103
Indiana at Boston 84:94
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte 78:88
San Antonio at Washington 86:96
Vancouver at Milwaukee 89:105
Thursday, November 7
Atlanta at Sacramento 91:87
Houston at Denver 110:108
Minnesota at Portland 94:95
New York at Golden State 105:100
Orlando at New Jersey 108:95
Seattle at Phoenix 103:98
Friday, November 8
Charlotte at Washington 102:87
Chicago at Detroit 98:80
Golden State at Denver 91:94
L.A. Lakers at Toronto 92:93
Milwaukee at Miami 89:101
New Jersey at Orlando 82:86
New York at L.A. Clippers 88:81
Philadelphia at Boston 115:105
Seattle at San Antonio 87:75
Vancouver at Cleveland 72:88
Saturday, November 9
Boston at Chicago 92:104
Miami at Dallas 91:84
Milwaukee at Charlotte 100:98
Phoenix at Philadelphia 95:112
Portland at Sacramento 102:103
Utah at Houston 85:91
Washington at Indiana 100:103
Sunday, November 10
Atlanta at L.A. Lakers 85:92
Denver at Cleveland 86:101
Minnesota at L.A. Clippers 70:81
New York at Vancouver 101:82
San Antonio at Portland 81:94
Monday, November 11
Denver at Toronto 104:93
Phoenix at Chicago 79:97
Seattle at Sacramento 110:94
Tuesday, November 12
Charlotte at Miami 97:105
Cleveland at Atlanta 83:87
Detroit at Washington 92:79
Golden State at Seattle 102:121
Indiana at Dallas 82:103
L.A. Clippers at Vancouver 99:92
L.A. Lakers at Houston 126:115
Philadelphia at New York 101:97
Phoenix at Milwaukee 89:99
Portland at Minnesota 97:100
Wednesday, November 13
Atlanta at Boston 85:103
Denver at Detroit 94:95
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio 83:95
Miami at Chicago 71:103
Philadelphia at Toronto 98:110
Portland at Cleveland 70:81
Sacramento at Utah 74:105
Washington at New Jersey 106:91
Thursday, November 14
Charlotte at Orlando 89:96
Dallas at Minnesota 90:100
Indiana at Houston 88:90
Milwaukee at Golden State 86:95
Phoenix at Vancouver 89:92
Seattle at L.A. Clippers 94:78
Toronto at New York 96:99
Friday, November 15
Chicago at Charlotte 110:87
Cleveland at Philadelphia 105:89
Denver at Boston 82:80
Indiana at San Antonio 93:78
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers 100:107
Miami at Atlanta 77:85
Milwaukee at Sacramento 99:103
Portland at New Jersey 93:85
Vancouver at Utah 96:104
Washington at Detroit 84:95
Saturday, November 16
Atlanta at Chicago 69:97
Boston at Washington 92:106
Denver at New Jersey 99:106
Detroit at Cleveland 102:98
Golden State at Houston 103:115
Minnesota at New York 79:82
Philadelphia at Miami 91:89
Sacramento at Seattle 96:108
Toronto at Orlando 87:92
Utah at Dallas 88:87
nba.1537nba.news,
ATLANTA (69) AT CHICAGO (97)
ATLANTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
LAETTNER F 31 7-17 2-3 1 4 5 1 1 1 2 17
CORBIN F 28 1-7 2-2 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 4
MUTOMBO C 36 4-10 1-3 3 8 11 1 2 0 4 9
RECASNER G 41 5-13 4-5 2 1 3 4 0 1 1 15
BARRY G 37 3-6 0-0 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 7
BURTON 18 1-6 5-6 2 2 4 0 1 0 2 7
BOYCE 18 4-8 0-2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 8
NEWBILL 11 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 2
MILLER 14 0-5 0-0 2 5 7 0 2 0 0 0
ALSTON 6 0-5 0-0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
BLAYLOCK DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
SMITH DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
TOTALS 240 26-80 14-21 15 25 40 9 17 6 12 69
(.325) (.667) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 13(20 PTS)
CHICAGO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
PIPPEN F 34 5-10 0-1 1 4 5 7 4 0 0 10
RODMAN F 31 5-6 0-0 5 10 15 3 1 0 2 11
LONGLEY C 27 2-9 2-2 1 6 7 4 3 0 2 6
HARPER G 17 3-5 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 6
JORDAN G 35 11-23 3-4 0 5 5 3 2 1 2 25
KERR 28 4-7 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 12
KUKOC 15 2-7 2-2 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 7
BROWN 16 4-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 8
WENNINGTON 19 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 5 0 2 4
BUECHLER 12 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 5
CAFFEY 6 1-3 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PARISH DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 41-81 8-10 9 35 44 34 20 2 10 97
(.506) (.800) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 10(14 PTS)
ATLANTA 16 17 23 13 - 69
CHICAGO 19 25 27 26 - 97
BLOCKED SHOTS: ATLANTA - MUTOMBO 2, LAETTNER. CHICAGO - LONGLEY 2,
HARPER, BUECHLER.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ATLANTA 3-13 (.231), LAETTNER 1-3, RECASNER 1-3, BARRY
1-2, BURTON 0-3, BOYCE 0-2. CHICAGO 7-17 (.412), PIPPEN 0-2, RODMAN 1-2,
LONGLEY 0-1, HARPER 0-1, JORDAN 0-1, KERR 4-5, KUKOC 1-2, BUECHLER 1-3.
TECHNICALS: CHICAGO - .
OFFICIALS: SEAN CORBIN, DAVID JONES, DAN CRAWFORD.
A - 23,939. T - 1:51.
ATLANTA (69) AT CHICAGO (97)
Michael Jordan scored 25 points as the Chicago Bulls remained
the league's only unbeaten team with a 97-69 rout of the Atlanta
Hawks, extending their franchise-record start to 10-0.
Chicago is five victories away from matching the league's best
start, shared by the 1993 Houston Rockets and the 1948
Washington Capitols. The Bulls have won nine straight against
Atlanta and have won their first 10 games by an average of 19.8
points.
"It's going to get tougher for us," said Jordan. "We just have
to maintain our focus and not think that we're better than
everyone else. We need to continue to work hard, specifically
with seven games starting on the road."
Steve Kerr added 12 points and Dennis Rodman 11 for Chicago,
which has won its last three games by at least 23 points and has
five victories by 20 points or more.
Christian Laettner scored 17 points and Eldridge Recasner added
15 for Atlanta, which was held to a season-low point total and
has lost three in a row on the road. Starting guards Steve
Smith and Mookie Blaylock did not play due to sprained right
ankles.
"Considering how many players we had tonight, I thought we gave
it a good effort," said Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens. "To be
honest, some of my bench guys didn't really know the offense
that well. But without Mookie and Smith, we're going to lose a
lot of games."
The Bulls broke the game open with a 9-2 run late in the second
quarter. Tyrone Corbin pulled Atlanta within 35-29 on an 18-foot
jumper, but Randy Brown answered with a 19-footer. Bill
Wennington nailed a baseline jumper to extend the lead to 39-29,
but Donnie Boyce hit a short jumper to make it 39-31 with 2:50
to play in the first half.
Jordan sank one of two free throws before making a pair of
jumpers to push the lead to 44-31 with 37 seconds left in the
first half.
Atlanta made one last push in the second half, closing within
50-45 with on a hook shot by Dikembe Mutombo with 6:28 left in
the third quarter, but Chicago went on a 12-4 spree. Jordan had
a pair of jumpers around a transition layup before Mutombo hit a
hook shot to make it 56-47 with 4:44 remaining.
Scottie Pippen and Laettner traded layups, but Pippen added a
19-footer before Jordan capped the run with a nine-footer to
make it 62-49 with 3:16 to play in the third quarter.
"I really didn't find myself on the court until the second
half," said Jordan. "Once I got going, I was pretty hot. But
give credit to our bench, when we came out in the second
quarter, they sustained and built our lead."
Chicago shot 50.6 percent (41-of-81) from the field and 7-of-17
from three-point range. The Bulls scored 20 points off 13
Atlanta turnovers. Rodman finished with 11 points -- all in the
first half -- and 15 rebounds.
"I think this is the most games we've played in the early part
of the season before going out on a Western road trip," said
Bulls coach Phil Jackson. "Tonight was indicative of the last 10
games we played. We are just trying to stay tuned into the
game-by-game situation.
"We have some teams in the East who are playing very well, so
even though we've won 10 straight, we have not built any type of
cushion. We have to keep playing well."
Mutombo finished with nine points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta,
which shot 32.5 percent (26-of-80) from the floor. Jon Barry
was the only Hawks starter to make 50 percent of his field
goals, going 3-for-6 from the field.
"Chicago is the best team in the NBA, everyone knows that," said
Mutombo. "Without Mookie making the plays for us, we were in
trouble. I do enjoy playing Eastern (Conference) basketball,
there is more concentration on defense and rebounding."
The Bulls' reserves scored 39 points compared to just 17 for
Atlanta's bench.
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BOSTON (92) AT WASHINGTON (106)
BOSTON
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
WALKER F 32 5-7 0-0 0 6 6 0 3 0 0 10
WILLIAMS F 33 7-17 5-8 3 3 6 2 2 1 0 19
RADJA C 37 12-26 2-3 2 12 14 1 2 1 3 26
FOX G 31 3-5 0-0 4 2 6 6 3 2 2 6
WESLEY G 39 5-14 2-3 0 4 4 10 2 0 0 13
BRICKOWSKI 11 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2
CONLON 13 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4
BARROS 23 3-9 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 8
DAY 12 2-4 0-1 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 4
ELLISON 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DRIGGERS 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SZABO 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 240 39-88 11-17 10 31 41 24 21 5 11 92
(.443) (.647) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 13(19 PTS)
WASHINGTON
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
HOWARD F 39 9-17 1-2 4 5 9 2 3 2 3 19
WEBBER F 40 6-17 5-6 1 9 10 8 2 1 1 17
GRANT C 22 3-7 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 6
CHEANEY G 21 4-7 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 8
STRICKLAND G 37 8-15 3-4 1 3 4 7 3 0 2 19
MURESAN 26 6-7 0-2 3 5 8 1 4 0 0 12
JACKSON 24 2-6 4-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
WHITNEY 16 4-6 2-2 0 3 3 4 0 0 2 11
MURRAY 15 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 6
AMAYA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
FISH DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WALLACE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 44-85 15-21 10 32 42 25 19 3 9 106
(.518) (.714) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 9(4 PTS)
BOSTON 24 24 34 10 - 92
WASHINGTON 23 30 24 29 - 106
BLOCKED SHOTS: BOSTON - RADJA, BRICKOWSKI. WASHINGTON - WEBBER 4,
MURESAN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: BOSTON 3-14 (.214), WALKER 0-1, WESLEY 1-6, BARROS 2-5,
DAY 0-2. WASHINGTON 3-13 (.231), WEBBER 0-1, GRANT 0-1, STRICKLAND 0-1,
JACKSON 0-4, WHITNEY 1-3, MURRAY 2-3.
TECHNICALS: BOSTON - ELLISON, WASHINGTON - .
OFFICIALS: DEREK RICHARDSON, TOM WASHINGTON, JESS KERSEY.
A - 18,756. T - 2:05.
BOSTON (92) AT WASHINGTON (106)
Reserve Chris Whitney scored six of his 11 points in a key
fourth-quarter run as the Washington Bullets held the Boston
Celtics scoreless for the final 6:06 in a 106-92 comeback
victory.
Whitney scored a pair of baskets to trigger a tie-breaking 19-5
burst that closed the game. His driving layup with 6:58 to play
gave the Bullets the lead for good and he added another layup
seconds later.
Juwan Howard and Rod Strickland each scored 19 points for the
Bullets, who outscored Boston 29-10 in the final period. Over
the last 13:48, the Bullets outscored the Celtics, 37-12.
"It was unbelievable," said Boston coach M.L. Carr of the final
6:06. "We just didn't get any good opportunities to shoot the
good shots."
Washington's Chris Webber finished just two assists shy of his
first triple-double of the season, totaling 17 points, 10
rebounds and eight assists. Gheorghe Muresan had a season-high
12 points and eight rebounds off the bench for Washington, which
shot a season-high 51.8 percent (44-of-85) from the field.
"Some nights the shooting is there and sometimes it is not,"
said Bullets coach Jim Lynam. "Tonight we shot 51 percent, I
would take that every night. This is who we are.
"I did not choose to start Gheorghe because he is still in the
process of recovering. When Gheorghe is himself he is a tough
guy to get by. He played great coming off the bench."
Dino Radja scored 26 points for Boston, which has yet to win on
the road this season. The Celtics have been blown out away from
the FleetCenter, losing by an average of 16 points in three road
contests.
Radja hurt his right hand with 8:43 left on a shot underneath
the basket against Muresan and had to leave the game, further
handicapping Boston's offense.
Boston opened its largest lead at 77-64 on Eric Williams' free
throws with 3:08 remaining in the third quarter. The lead was
cut to 82-77 after the period and Washington started the final
quarter with a 10-0 burst.
"We played great for 3 1/2 quarters," said Carr. "Then they just
turned up the heat defensively and we got away from some of the
things that we were doing successful."
"We just totally self-destructed down the stretch," said Celtic
guard David Wesley. "Maybe we are out there playing not to
lose. I don't know what's wrong with us, your guess is as good
as mine."
Howard scored 13 points in the first half as Washington opened a
53-48 lead. Radja scored 13 points in the third quarter to help
Boston grab the lead.
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DENVER (99) AT NEW JERSEY (106)
DENVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
D ELLIS F 45 10-19 2-2 1 2 3 1 5 1 1 27
MCDYESS F 39 9-22 5-9 1 6 7 2 4 0 3 23
JOHNSON C 31 5-5 0-0 3 11 14 1 4 1 1 10
JACKSON G 44 3-7 4-4 0 5 5 16 5 1 3 12
STITH G 36 6-18 3-4 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 16
HAMMONDS 5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0
PIERCE 3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MCINNIS 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
HAM 17 0-2 2-4 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 2
MARCIULIONIS 16 3-7 0-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 6
MURDOCK DNP - COACH'S DECISION
THOMPSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 37-84 16-25 8 29 37 25 28 6 16 99
(.440) (.640) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 18(23 PTS)
NEW JERSEY
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
GILL F 37 12-17 8-9 2 7 9 4 5 1 3 32
J WILLIAMS F 34 1-10 1-2 10 8 18 2 6 0 3 3
BRADLEY C 19 0-4 4-6 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 4
KITTLES G 35 8-15 2-3 3 2 5 5 0 3 1 19
PACK G 40 5-15 6-10 0 5 5 9 2 3 4 16
MCDANIEL 16 2-6 1-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 5
MASSENBURG 25 3-5 1-2 1 4 5 0 2 2 2 7
REEVES 18 5-8 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 13
R WILLIAMS 14 3-7 1-2 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 7
OBANNON 2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DARE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
CALDWELL DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
TOTALS 240 39-89 24-36 18 34 52 20 26 10 16 106
(.438) (.667) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 16(10 PTS)
DENVER 17 22 26 34 - 99
NEW JERSEY 21 31 21 33 - 106
BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - MCDYESS 3, JOHNSON, JACKSON, HAM. NEW JERSEY -
BRADLEY 3, J WILLIAMS 2, KITTLES, MASSENBURG.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 9-22 (.409), D ELLIS 5-10, JACKSON 2-3, STITH
1-3, PIERCE 0-1, MCINNIS 1-1, MARCIULIONIS 0-4. NEW JERSEY 4-13 (.308),
GILL 0-1, KITTLES 1-2, REEVES 3-5, R WILLIAMS 0-3, OBANNON 0-2.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: MIKE SMITH, HUGH EVANS, RON OLESIAK.
A - 13,309. T - 2:15.
DENVER (99) AT NEW JERSEY (106)
Kendall Gill scored a season-high 32 points to lead the New
Jersey Nets to a 106-99 victory over the Denver Nuggets for
coach John Calipari's first NBA win.
The Nets, who lost their first five games, also scored more than
100 points for the first time this season. Rookie Kerry Kittles
added 19 points and Jayson Williams grabbed 18 rebounds as New
Jersey defeated Denver for the fourth straight time.
"Our objective was to stop Dale Ellis, it feels good to go home
with a win," said Gill. "I am glad we are not 0-6. I felt
everybody concentrated tonight and that helped us get the win."
New Jersey's victory leaves the Phoenix Suns as the lone winless
team.
Ellis scored 27 points and Antonio McDyess added 23 for the
Nuggets, who finished 2-3 on their five-game road trip against
Eastern Conference teams.
"Kendall Gill played outstanding," said Calipari. "I told him
before the game that it was his job to make it hard on Dale
Ellis. I didn't care if he scored or not. Robert Pack was a
real leader, he ran the team well tonight. The difference out
there tonight was that we played to win, not to lose."
McDyess made an 18-footer to cap a 13-1 spurt as Denver tied the
score, 60-60, with 4:59 remaining in the third quarter. Shawn
Bradley made one free throw with 4:07 left to give the Nets a
61-60 edge. McDyess followed with a 17-footer to give the
Nuggets a 62-61 edge for their first lead since the first
quarter.
"Tonight we just couldn't get anything to fall," McDyess said.
"We can't get down about this game because we have something
like 70 games left. I felt more relaxed in the second half,
some of my shots started falling."
Gill made a 17-footer as New Jersey regained the lead, 63-62,
with 3:30 left. Bryant Stith made one free throw as Denver tied
the score, 63-63, 10 seconds later. Gill made a 19-footer to
give the Nets a 65-63 lead and Mark Jackson sank two free throws
as the Nuggets tied the score for the final time with 2:41 left.
Gill scored four points, including a 17-footer as time expired,
for the Nets, who ended the quarter with an 8-0 burst.
Stith had 16 points and Jackson added 12 and 16 assists. Ervin
Johnson had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
The Nuggets were able to cut the lead to 83-81 when Jackson made
a free throw with 5:24 left in the fourth. But Robert Pack
answered with two free throws to give New Jersey an 85-81
advantage with 5:14 remaining.
Gill had 11 points and Khalid Reeves added nine of his 13 as the
Nets took a 52-39 halftime lead.
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DETROIT (102) AT CLEVELAND (98)
DETROIT
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
HILL F 44 8-15 10-13 0 5 5 7 2 2 3 27
LONG F 20 2-4 1-2 4 0 4 1 4 0 0 5
THORPE C 32 7-11 4-5 3 3 6 2 4 0 1 18
DUMARS G 38 2-6 6-6 0 6 6 2 2 0 1 10
HUNTER G 45 6-14 7-8 1 3 4 3 3 1 2 23
REID 16 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 4 0 0 2
AUGMON 12 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
RATLIFF 4 1-3 0-1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2
MILLS 22 4-7 3-3 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 13
SMITH 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CURRY 6 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
MAHORN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 31-64 33-40 11 21 32 18 26 4 9 102
(.484) (.825) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 10(11 PTS)
CLEVELAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MILLS F 33 3-5 2-2 1 3 4 1 3 0 1 10
HILL F 43 3-6 7-10 2 8 10 2 4 0 2 13
WEST C 7 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
BRANDON G 41 10-20 3-3 1 4 5 8 3 0 4 25
PHILLS G 33 5-10 0-0 2 3 5 5 5 0 0 13
POTAPENKO 9 0-2 5-6 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 5
FERRY 37 4-10 0-0 1 5 6 2 5 0 0 9
SURA 25 5-8 4-9 0 2 2 2 6 1 0 17
LANG 12 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
GEARY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
MARSHALL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
THOMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 33-65 21-30 10 25 35 20 32 1 10 98
(.508) (.700) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12(10 PTS)
DETROIT 18 23 28 33 - 102
CLEVELAND 18 24 29 27 - 98
BLOCKED SHOTS: DETROIT - REID 2, AUGMON, RATLIFF. CLEVELAND - BRANDON,
PHILLS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DETROIT 7-15 (.467), HILL 1-1, DUMARS 0-2, HUNTER 4-7,
MILLS 2-4, CURRY 0-1. CLEVELAND 11-21 (.524), MILLS 2-2, BRANDON 2-8,
PHILLS 3-5, FERRY 1-2, SURA 3-4.
TECHNICALS: CLEVELAND - ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: BOB DELANEY, JIM KINSEY, MARK WUNDERLICH.
A - 17,808. T - 2:23.
DETROIT (102) AT CLEVELAND (98)
Grant Hill scored 27 points, including six in a row down the
stretch, and the Detroit Pistons made 14 free throws in the last
four minutes for a 102-98 victory over the Cavaliers, their
first in Cleveland in nearly five years.
Lindsey Hunter scored 23 points and Otis Thorpe added 18 for the
Pistons (8-1), who have won four in a row and are off to their
best start since 1988, when they won their first eight. Detroit
had lost 11 of its last 12 at Cleveland and had not won since
February 6th, 1992.
"We feel we are a mirror image of the Cavs," Pistons coach Doug
Collins said. "We have the same style where we depend on our
spacing, our guards and our defense. We had two heart-breaking
losses here last year, and to execute the way we did down the
stretch tonight and play that well, it was a great win for us.
We just moved the ball well against their double-teams."
Terrell Brandon scored 25 points and Bob Sura added 17 for the
Cavaliers, who allowed 100 points for the first time in 16 games
dating to last season. Cleveland, which had a two-game winning
streak snapped, had been giving up just 81.4 points per game.
"We don't intentionally let teams shoot open threes," Cavs coach
Mike Fratello said. "When defense breakdowns occur, that's what
happens. You have to step up and make free throws if you're
going to be involved in close games. The Pistons stepped up and
made them."
A basket by Cleveland's Bobby Phills forged the 19th and final
tie at 83-83 with 5:33 remaining and a jumper by Danny Ferry
gave the Cavs the lead 46 seconds later.
Terry Mills made a three-pointer and Hunter sank two foul shots
to give Detroit the lead for good at 88-85 with 3:46 remaining.
Phills scored again, but Hill made a free throw, a three-point
play and two more foul shots in a two-minute span, building the
lead to 94-87 with 1:12 to go.
"I felt good," Hill said. "I wanted to play well here. I wanted
the team to play well because we haven't won in this building
since I've been here. The last time I played a bad game."
Hunter's free throws began a stretch where the Pistons made
14-of-15 from the line to seal the game. Hill's three-point
play was the only basket for Detroit in the last four minutes.
"Everyone stepped up in the fourth quarter," Hunter said. "We
weren't worried about getting our offense going. They were
hitting shots and we were missing shots. We knew if we kept
getting good looks, we'd knock those shots down."
Mills scored 13 points and Joe Dumars added 10 for the Pistons,
who shot 48 percent (31-of-64) from the field and 82 percent
(33-of-40) from the line. Detroit's only loss came to Chicago,
which is 10-0.
Phills and Tyrone Hill scored 13 points apiece and Hill grabbed
10 rebounds for the Cavs, who shot 51 percent and held a 35-31
rebounding edge.
Cleveland led 42-41 at halftime behind Sura's 12 second-quarter
points. Brandon had six points in the third quarter to help push
the lead to 71-69 entering the final period. He added 12 more
in the fourth quarter.
"Hunter is their point guard, but Hill is the one who controls
the team," Brnddon said. "They played good defense and guarded
us well."
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GOLDEN STATE (103) AT HOUSTON (115)
GOLDEN STATE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MULLIN F 41 9-13 2-2 1 2 3 5 2 4 4 20
SMITH F 40 8-18 2-2 3 3 6 1 1 2 3 18
FULLER C 11 2-4 1-2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 5
SPREWELL G 40 9-20 4-4 1 3 4 11 2 3 5 23
PRICE G 20 2-8 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 3 3 5
SPENCER 24 4-4 2-5 4 4 8 0 3 0 0 10
ARMSTRONG 16 4-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
COLES 29 2-6 0-0 1 3 4 5 0 3 0 5
DECLERCQ 16 3-9 3-3 8 2 10 0 5 1 2 9
ROYAL 3 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARSHALL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
OWES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 43-95 14-18 19 20 39 24 18 17 17 103
(.453) (.778) TEAM REBS: 3 TOTAL TO: 18(18 PTS)
HOUSTON
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
ELIE F 35 4-10 4-4 1 5 6 5 2 1 4 15
BARKLEY F 34 2-8 6-7 6 12 18 4 4 0 6 10
OLAJUWON C 41 9-15 5-6 2 7 9 4 3 2 7 23
DREXLER G 41 14-20 2-4 1 4 5 9 1 2 2 33
MALONEY G 26 4-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 10
MACK 20 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 8
DAVIS 22 3-5 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 2 2 6
WILLIS 21 4-5 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 10
JONES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
HARRINGTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
MOORE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
BULLARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 43-74 19-23 10 34 44 28 15 11 28 115
(.581) (.826) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 28(36 PTS)
GOLDEN STATE 23 30 25 25 - 103
HOUSTON 27 26 35 27 - 115
BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - SMITH, SPREWELL, SPENCER. HOUSTON -
OLAJUWON 4, BARKLEY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 3-15 (.200), MULLIN 0-1, SMITH 0-1,
SPREWELL 1-4, PRICE 1-4, ARMSTRONG 0-2, COLES 1-3. HOUSTON 10-21 (.476),
ELIE 3-6, BARKLEY 0-2, DREXLER 3-6, MALONEY 2-3, MACK 2-3, DAVIS 0-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, JIM CLARK, GARY BENSON.
A - 16,285. T - 2:05.
GOLDEN STATE (103) AT HOUSTON (115)
Clyde Drexler scored a season-high 33 points and dished out nine
assists and Hakeem Olajuwon added 23 points and nine rebounds to
lift the once-beaten Houston Rockets to a 115-103 victory over
the struggling Golden State Warriors.
Charles Barkley added 10 points and 18 rebounds for Houston
(8-1), which suffered its only loss of the season in double
overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 12th.
Drexler, who is nursing a sore left knee, was 14-of-20 from the
field after going only 3-for-15 over the last two games.
"I really stunk up the place the last couple of games, but you
have to play through your injuries," said Drexler.
"This is a good win for us, winning the way we did in a up-tempo
game," said Houston coach Rudy Tomjanovich. "The half-court
offense is our type of game. Clyde did a great job in transition
and the defense caused a lot of turnovers. It's good to know you
can win these types of games."
Latrell Sprewell scored 22 points and had 11 assists and Chris
Mullin added 20 points for Golden State (2-5), which has lost
five of its last six games.
"That's what unique about this Houston team," said Warriors
coach Rick Adelman. "On any given night one of their superstars
can step up and win the game all by himself. Drexler stepped up
tonight. He did some good things for them."
Olajuwon's jumper at 6:15 capped Houston's 14-6 second-quarter
run for a 43-33 advantage. But Mullin had nine points to drive a
20-10 spurt which gave Golden State a 53-53 tie at the half.
Drexler's slam with 6:52 to play gave the Rockets their largest
lead at 102-85. But Bimbo Coles' three-pointer finished off an
11-0 run to pull the Warriors within 102-96 with 3:05 to go.
Drexler and Olajuwon answered back consecutive jumpers to
re-establish the lead and Matt Maloney's three-pointer iced the
victory.
"The nature of this league is not to take anyone for granted,"
said Olajuwon. "Every game is different. We ran with them and
that is not something we are used to doing. It will pay off
later, when we face teams like Denver who like to run."
Golden State came in as the third-worst defensive team in the
league, yielding 101.3 points a game.
"We know Drexler was hurt, but his type of game comes off
transition and there's nothing you can do about that," said
Sprewell. "We had our chances, but we either made a turnover or
a bad shot."
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MINNESOTA (79) AT NEW YORK (82)
MINNESOTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
K GARNETT F 40 4-17 4-4 4 5 9 2 3 2 0 12
GUGLIOTTA F 42 6-19 7-9 0 5 5 4 5 4 5 19
VRANKOVIC C 19 3-3 0-2 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 6
WEST G 37 6-11 0-1 1 0 1 2 3 0 2 12
PORTER G 34 4-9 7-8 2 3 5 3 0 3 2 16
D GARRETT 23 2-5 2-2 4 3 7 0 3 0 0 6
ROBINSON 14 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 6 6
MITCHELL 17 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0
CARR 11 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2
PARKS 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
HEAL 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARBURY DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
TOTALS 240 27-73 22-28 12 19 31 14 25 9 21 79
(.370) (.786) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 22(26 PTS)
NEW YORK
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
JOHNSON F 37 5-10 3-6 2 4 6 4 3 1 4 13
OAKLEY F 24 3-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 4 3 1 7
EWING C 43 9-17 8-12 2 13 15 2 1 0 3 26
HOUSTON G 32 5-13 0-0 0 1 1 5 2 0 3 11
WARD G 32 3-6 1-2 1 2 3 4 5 2 5 8
BROOKS 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
STARKS 25 4-12 4-4 1 1 2 1 2 3 6 13
B WILLIAMS 29 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 1 2 2
WALLACE 10 1-1 0-0 2 4 6 0 3 1 2 2
JENT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
MCCARTY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
H WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 31-64 16-24 9 31 40 17 24 11 27 82
(.484) (.667) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 27(23 PTS)
MINNESOTA 23 18 21 17 - 79
NEW YORK 22 17 20 23 - 82
BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - GUGLIOTTA. NEW YORK - JOHNSON 3, EWING 2,
HOUSTON, WALLACE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 3-8 (.375), GUGLIOTTA 0-3, WEST 0-1, PORTER
1-1, ROBINSON 2-2, CARR 0-1. NEW YORK 4-13 (.308), OAKLEY 1-1, HOUSTON
1-4, WARD 1-4, STARKS 1-4.
TECHNICALS: MINNESOTA - GUGLIOTTA, NEW YORK - JOHNSON.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, MIKE CALLAHAN, TOMMIE WOOD.
A - 19,763. T - 2:23.
MINNESOTA (79) AT NEW YORK (82)
Patrick Ewing had 26 points and 15 rebounds and Charlie Ward
snapped a tie with a driving layup with 2:07 left as the New
York Knicks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 11th
straight time, 82-79.
Ewing scored nine points in the final four minutes of the third
quarter, helping New York erase a 10-point deficit. Ward's drive
gave the Knicks a 76-74 lead and, after Tom Gugliotta missed a
pair of jumpers for Minnesota, Ewing made a 20-footer with 28
seconds to go.
"We're still trying to mesh, still trying to jell," Ewing said.
"We know what we have to do, we know our identity. We're just
not meshing yet."
"We're not playing well," said Ward, who scored eight points as
the Knicks improved to 7-2. "(But) if you're not playing at
your best and winning, it's a good sign."
Terry Porter had a basket and three free throws around a pair of
foul shots by John Starks to pull Minnesota within 80-79 with 11
seconds left. But Starks made two more foul shots and Gugliotta
missed a three-pointer at the buzzer.
Starks scored 11 of his 13 in the second half and Larry Johnson
added 13 for the Knicks, who have won five of six overall and
heven't lost to Minnesota since January 16th, 1991. Ewing needs
just six points to become the 24th NBA player to score 20,000.
Gugliotta scored 19 points and Porter added 16 for the
Timberwolves, who were trying to move two games above .500 for
the first time in the eight-year history of the franchise.
"We should have had this game and we came in expecting to win,"
Gugliotta said. "However, we are winning at home and we are
going to keep working hard and start getting some wins on the
road."
The Knicks went nearly four minutes without a basket and a
jumper by Gugliotta gave the Wolves a 58-48 lead with 4:15 left
in the third period. But Ewing scored nine straight New York
points and Starks closed the quarter with a steal and driving
layup at the buzzer, cutting the deficit to 62-59.
The surge continued in the fourth quarter. Starks and Ward
scored on drives to give the Knicks their first lead since the
first quarter at 63-62. Minnesota's Dean Garrett tipped in a
hoop, but Ewing, Johnson and rookie John Wallace scored baskets
to give the Knicks a 69-64 lead with 7:17 remaining.
Starks, who scored a season-high 27 points in New York's 99-96
win over Toronto on Thursday, made a three-pointer to give New
York a 74-70 advantage with 5:26 to go. But a pair of foul
shots each by Kevin Garnett and Gugliotta tied it for the final
time with 2:17 remaining. However, the Wolves also missed four
foul shots during that stretch.
"We had a chance to win, but we missed some key free throws down
the stretch," Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said. "We are a
team that is improving. Usually when we come into this building,
we don't give ourselves a chance to win. But we played very
hard today."
Allan Houston added 11 points for the Knicks, who were 6-of-6
from the foul line in the fourth quarter after missing eight of
their first 18 foul shots. New York shot 48 percent (31-of-64)
from the field and outrebounded Minnesota, 40-31, but committed
27 turnovers.
"When you miss free throws like we do, you just put a burden on
yourself," Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "We play
unbelievable halfcourt defense, we dominate the boards and we
shot the ball well. But if you turn the ball over and miss free
throws, you're gonna make it very difficult to play the way you
need to."
Garnett and Doug West each scored 12 points for Minnesota (4-4),
which had a two-game winning streak snapped. The Wolves shot
just 37 percent (27-of-73).
West scored eight points in the first quarter, which ended with
Minnesota holding a 23-22 lead. The Wolves began the second
period with nine straight points, capped by James Robinson's
three-pointer for a 32-22 advantage with 8:55 to play in the
half.
But Minnesota went cold, managing just one field goal in the
next seven-plus minutes, as New York rallied to tie it.
With just over three minutes to go in the half, Gugliotta and
Johnson began shoving under Minnesota's basket. The two
exchanged pushes while running upcourt and shoved each other
again under New York's basket. The players had to be separated
and both received technical fouls.
"The Knicks knock you around," Gugliotta said. "As we all know,
they are a physical team."
The skirmish sparked the Knicks, who got a three-pointer from
Ward and jumpers by Houston and Johnson to forge a 36-36 tie.
But Porter scored Mnnesota's final five points of the half for a
41-39 edge.
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PHILADELPHIA (91) AT MIAMI (89)
PHILADELPHIA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
WEATHERSPOON F 45 2-10 1-2 1 5 6 2 0 0 2 5
COLEMAN F 39 7-12 6-9 2 7 9 4 4 2 4 20
WILLIAMS C 14 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 4
STACKHOUSE G 43 8-20 14-18 3 1 4 4 2 3 7 33
WALTERS G 35 4-9 2-2 0 1 1 5 3 1 3 14
HARRIS 16 2-5 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 6
CAGE 34 2-4 0-0 2 7 9 0 2 3 0 4
DAVIS 14 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 5
BRADTKE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
HENDRICKSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
IVERSON DNP - SEPARATED LEFT SHOULDER
MACLEAN DNP - TENDINITIS RIGHT KNEE
TOTALS 240 29-67 25-33 10 24 34 17 22 10 20 91
(.433) (.758) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 22(26 PTS)
MIAMI
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MAJERLE F 41 8-17 0-1 3 4 7 2 1 4 2 19
THOMAS F 26 1-6 4-4 1 4 5 0 4 2 2 6
MOURNING C 26 3-6 3-4 0 5 5 1 4 0 8 9
DANILOVIC G 39 7-15 1-2 2 1 3 0 3 0 3 18
HARDAWAY G 42 9-22 4-4 3 2 5 13 2 1 2 23
BROWN 17 2-5 2-2 4 3 7 1 5 1 3 6
ASKINS 16 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
AUSTIN 27 2-3 0-0 3 9 12 1 6 2 1 4
GRANT 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2
LENARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
PINCKNEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
STRICKLAND DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 34-79 14-17 16 28 44 20 28 11 23 89
(.430) (.824) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 23(30 PTS)
PHILADELPHIA 24 22 24 21 - 91
MIAMI 25 19 32 13 - 89
BLOCKED SHOTS: PHILADELPHIA - COLEMAN 4, WILLIAMS 2, WEATHERSPOON. MIAMI
- MAJERLE, MOURNING, AUSTIN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHILADELPHIA 8-16 (.500), COLEMAN 0-1, STACKHOUSE 3-7,
WALTERS 4-6, DAVIS 1-2. MIAMI 7-23 (.304), MAJERLE 3-9, DANILOVIC 3-6,
HARDAWAY 1-6, ASKINS 0-1, GRANT 0-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: MIKE MATHIS, TOMMY NUNEZ, WOODY MAYFIELD.
A - 15,200. T - 2:14.
PHILADELPHIA (91) AT MIAMI (89)
Rex Walters, playing in place of the injured Allen Iverson, hit
a three-pointer with 33 seconds remaining to rally the
Philadelphia 76ers to a 91-89 victory over the Miami Heat.
Walters had four three-pointers and 14 points and handed out
five assists for the 76ers, who went on a 14-2 run to end the
game. Jerry Stackhouse led Philadelphia with 33 points and
Derrick Coleman added 20.
"Jerry (Stackhouse) drew the defense to him and found me," said
Walters. "The ball bounced off the rim and went in."
Iverson, the top pick in the 1996 draft, did not play because of
a slightly separated left shoulder. He is averaging 22.8 points,
4.9 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game but may be sidelined for a
week.
"Tonight was about stepping up and each one of them did
what they had to do to win," said Sixers coach Johnny Davis. "DC
(Coleman) set an example for the team and the rest of the players
responded."
Tim Hardaway led Miami with 23 points and 13 assists and Dan
Majerle added 19 points. Sasha Danilovic had 18 points and Issac
Austin grabbed 12 rebounds for the Heat.
"We always get a lead -- third quarter, second quarter,
halftime -- and we always loss it in the fourth quarter and that's
what's been happening," said Hardaway.
Majerle's jumper capped a 9-2 surge that made it 87-77 with 6:24
remaining, but Miami -- held to eight points in the final period
Friday night -- could manage only one field goal thereafter.
"We did a bad job executing down the stretch," said Majerle. "We
turned the ball over a few times and they hit some big shots. Now
we've got to go out on the road and win."
The Heat saw a four-game winning streak against the Sixers come
to an end and lost to Philadelphia for just the second time in
10 games.
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SACRAMENTO (96) AT SEATTLE (108)
SACRAMENTO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
POLYNICE F 34 5-11 0-0 0 5 5 0 5 0 1 10
OWENS F 33 3-10 5-6 2 6 8 3 1 0 3 11
CAUSWELL C 14 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 0 4 1 1 2
ABDUL-RAUF G 37 4-10 1-1 0 1 1 3 3 0 3 10
RICHMOND G 39 9-18 7-8 0 3 3 2 3 1 6 27
EDNEY 19 3-6 3-4 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 11
SMITH 30 4-5 4-8 3 3 6 5 4 1 0 12
SIMMONS 15 3-4 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 6
C WILLIAMSON 18 1-3 5-5 1 4 5 0 5 0 5 7
HURLEY 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GAMBLE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
GRANT DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
TOTALS 240 33-69 25-32 8 29 37 17 29 4 20 96
(.478) (.781) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 21(28 PTS)
SEATTLE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
KEMP F 35 8-18 9-11 5 7 12 7 5 1 4 25
D SCHREMPF F 37 4-11 6-8 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 16
MCILVAINE C 27 3-6 1-2 0 4 4 1 5 0 0 7
PAYTON G 37 7-14 4-6 0 2 2 9 2 2 1 19
HAWKINS G 32 4-9 3-3 1 2 3 3 2 2 0 11
PERKINS 21 4-6 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 12
STEWART 11 2-2 3-4 2 2 4 0 2 0 3 7
SNOW 16 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 1 1 4
EHLO 20 1-3 5-6 0 3 3 1 2 5 1 7
WINGATE 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
GRAHAM 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HARVEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 35-76 31-40 12 25 37 26 23 12 10 108
(.461) (.775) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 10(10 PTS)
SACRAMENTO 18 29 25 24 - 96
SEATTLE 27 27 26 28 - 108
BLOCKED SHOTS: SACRAMENTO - POLYNICE, SMITH, SIMMONS. SEATTLE -
MCILVAINE 4, D SCHREMPF.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SACRAMENTO 5-13 (.385), OWENS 0-1, ABDUL-RAUF 1-3,
RICHMOND 2-5, EDNEY 2-4. SEATTLE 7-16 (.438), D SCHREMPF 2-3, PAYTON 1-4,
HAWKINS 0-3, PERKINS 4-5, EHLO 0-1.
TECHNICALS: SACRAMENTO - C WILLIAMSON, SEATTLE - ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: PAUL MIHALAK, JOE BORGIA, KEN MAUER.
A - 17,072. T - 2:17.
SACRAMENTO (96) AT SEATTLE (108)
Shawn Kemp scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter as
the Seattle SuperSonics rolled to a 108-96 victory over the
Sacramento Kings, their sixth-straight triumph.
Kemp finished with 12 rebounds and seven assists, falling three
assists shy of his first triple-double of the season.
Gary Payton scored 19 points and dished out nine assists and
Detlef Schrempf added 16 points for Seattle, which outscored the
Kings in each quarter.
The SuperSonics led by as many as 14 points in the first half,
going up 53-39 on a Jim McIlvaine 11-foot jumper. McIlvaine had
seven points, four rebounds and four blocked shots.
"We missed so many layups there it got scary for a while," said
Seattle coach George Karl. "We were a little bit loose
finishing shots, but defensively, as the game went on, our defense
got better, which is, I think, a good sign."
Mitch Richmond had 27 points for the Kings, who got as close as
81-77 at 10:15 of the final period on a three-pointer by Corliss
Williamson before Seattle went on a 15-2 run to end the threat.
Sam Perkins contributed 12 points off the Seattle bench,
highlighted by four three-pointers, tying a season-high as
Seattle defeated the Kings for the sixth straight time.
"We started moving the ball around, we got some easy shots and
got some steals on defense," said Schrempf. "I don't think we
played with a lot of intensity, but we played well enough to win
and make it a sort of easy night."
Michael Smith had 12 points, and Tyus Edney and Billy Owens 11
for the Kings, who played without the services of forward Brian
Grant.
Sacramento was sloppy on the offense end of the court, turning
the ball over 21 times, with six coming in the final period.
Seattle took advantage of those mistakes all game long,
converting them into 28 points.
"We just didn't protect the ball," said Richmond. "I had three
turnovers (fourth quarter) myself. I think that's what killed
us because we were definitely in a good position to win this
game."
"We hung around for a long time, we didn't play perfect
basketball, but we got the lead down to five or six points,"
said Kings coach Garry St. Jean. "Then we had a rash of
turnovers that was our nemesis in the second half and they
turned the defense up and made some shots."
Payton scored nine points as Seattle raced to a nine-point first
quarter lead. Sacramento attempted to close the gap in the third
quarter behind Richmond's 10 points, but trailed 80-72 after
three. The Kings opened the final quarter by outscoring Seattle
5-1 before the Sonics regained control of the game.
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TORONTO (87) AT ORLANDO (92)
TORONTO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
WILLIAMS F 40 9-14 6-6 2 1 3 3 4 2 1 29
JONES F 18 0-3 0-0 3 1 4 1 4 0 1 0
CAMBY C 10 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 4
STOUDAMIRE G 39 7-14 2-2 0 2 2 5 0 3 5 17
CHRISTIE G 37 5-12 0-0 2 5 7 2 1 3 3 11
DAVIS 27 1-6 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2
ROGERS 32 3-8 0-1 0 5 5 1 3 1 3 6
WRIGHT 17 3-9 2-2 2 2 4 0 3 0 2 8
EARL 16 5-7 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 10
WHITESIDE 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
LOHAUS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TABAK DNP - SORE LEFT HEEL
TOTALS 240 35-77 10-11 11 19 30 14 21 11 17 87
(.455) (.909) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 17(17 PTS)
ORLANDO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
GRANT F 42 3-6 0-0 1 4 5 5 2 1 2 6
ANDERSON F 40 9-18 2-3 3 8 11 2 1 3 3 25
VAUGHN C 16 4-6 4-6 3 3 6 0 0 0 4 12
WILKINS G 37 6-12 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 13
SHAW G 31 2-7 0-0 1 3 4 10 4 0 3 5
SEIKALY 28 5-12 7-8 6 3 9 1 4 2 0 17
ARMSTRONG 23 4-9 2-2 1 1 2 2 3 0 4 12
STRONG 23 1-6 0-0 3 4 7 2 1 0 3 2
HARDAWAY DNP - INFLAMED HAMSTRING TENDON
ROZIER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
SCHAYES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 34-76 15-19 19 26 45 23 15 7 19 92
(.447) (.789) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 19(21 PTS)
TORONTO 25 22 21 19 - 87
ORLANDO 25 21 29 17 - 92
BLOCKED SHOTS: TORONTO - WRIGHT 2, CAMBY. ORLANDO - VAUGHN, ARMSTRONG.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: TORONTO 7-22 (.318), WILLIAMS 5-5, STOUDAMIRE 1-6,
CHRISTIE 1-7, DAVIS 0-1, ROGERS 0-2, EARL 0-1. ORLANDO 9-19 (.474),
ANDERSON 5-10, WILKINS 1-2, SHAW 1-2, ARMSTRONG 2-5.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE FORTE, DON VADEN, SCOTT FOSTER.
A - 17,248. T - 2:06.
TORONTO (87) AT ORLANDO (92)
Nick Anderson scored a season-high 25 points, including two
three-pointers in the final 99 seconds, and added 11 rebounds as
the Orlando Magic won their fourth straight game, defeating the
Toronto Raptors, 92-87.
Anderson stepped up in the absence of injured superstar guard
Penny Hardaway. His three-pointer with 1:39 to play extended
Orlando's lead to 87-81. After the Raptors drew within a basket
with 58 seconds left, Anderson hit another three-pointer for a
90-85 advantage.
"With Dennis (Scott) and Penny out, obviously Nick has got to be
a guy who gets somewhere in the 15- to 20-shot range for us,"
said Magic coach Brian Hill.
Hardaway suffered a knee injury and is expected to miss between
two and six weeks. He will have arthroscopic surgery on Sunday
and the outcome of the procedure will determine how much time he
misses.
"I'm very happy to be 4-1," Hill added. "The flip side of that
is I expected to be 4-1 after these games. I'm really pleased
to be off to this type of start with everything that has
happened to us."
Brian Shaw started in Hardaway's place and dished out 10 assists
while committing just three turnovers. Center Rony Seikaly also
picked up the scoring slack, adding a season-high 17 points and
nine rebounds off the bench.
"We had a chance to tie the game but Brian Shaw was out of
control," Raptors coach Darrell Walker said. "Hubert Davis
leaves Nick Anderson open for a three. There's nothing that I
can do."
Walt Williams scored 29 points for the Raptors, who have split
their last six games but have yet to win on the road. Williams
was red-hot in the first half, making 5-of-5 three-pointers en
route to 25 by intermission.
"I didn't take enough shots in the second half," Williams said.
"I still felt the same rhythm, but I just didn't take the shots.
They lost Penny, who is a great player, but they came out and
played hard."
Raptors rookie Marcus Camby, who is suffering from the flu, left
the game in the first quarter after playing just 10 minutes. He
had averaged 26 points in his last three games.
Toronto drew within 82-81 on a jumper by Damon Stoudamire with
5:05 remaining. Horace Grant's basket with 3:27 extended the
Magic's lead to three points and the teams exchanged a pair of
possessions before Anderson's three-pointer gave Orlando an
87-81 lead.
Williams hit a layup with 84 seconds left and Stoudamire sank a
pair of free throws to bring the Raptors within 87-85 with 58
seconds to go. Anderson missed a three-pointer on Orlando's next
possession but Grant grabbed the rebound. Anderson then drained
the key three-pointer for a 90-85 lead with 26 seconds left.
Carlos Rogers and Gerald Wilkins exchanged baskets in the final
25 seconds to cap the scoring.
The Magic used just eight players, but the three reserves --
Seikaly, Darrell Armstrong and Derek Strong -- combined for 31
points and 18 rebounds.
Other than Williams, the Raptors combined to shoot 2-of-17 from
three-point range.
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UTAH (88) AT DALLAS (87)
UTAH
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MALONE F 38 6-18 7-10 0 8 8 3 3 0 3 19
RUSSELL F 41 5-11 2-2 4 9 13 2 3 2 3 15
FOSTER C 25 2-4 3-3 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 7
STOCKTON G 38 7-11 4-4 1 2 3 8 5 1 5 23
HORNACEK G 37 5-15 5-6 0 3 3 3 6 2 2 15
EISLEY 11 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 3
CARR 23 2-8 2-4 3 0 3 0 4 0 2 6
ANDERSON 10 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
KEEFE 11 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0
MORRIS 6 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
OSTERTAG DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
WATSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 28-75 23-29 13 29 42 20 28 6 18 88
(.373) (.793) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 18(22 PTS)
DALLAS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MEYER F 13 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 0 2 0
MASHBURN F 21 3-11 1-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 8
MONTROSS C 23 2-5 0-0 1 6 7 0 2 0 1 4
KIDD G 42 1-9 2-4 3 5 8 7 2 1 1 4
JACKSON G 23 6-11 2-3 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 14
GATLING 35 10-18 3-6 6 14 20 0 4 0 6 23
HARPER 23 4-10 2-4 0 1 1 7 4 1 2 12
MCCLOUD 27 3-8 1-2 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 10
MILLER 25 2-2 2-2 2 4 6 0 6 2 3 6
DUMAS 8 1-3 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
ROBERTS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WALKER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 32-78 17-27 14 35 49 17 29 6 19 87
(.410) (.630) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 19(26 PTS)
UTAH 15 23 29 21 - 88
DALLAS 15 20 18 34 - 87
BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - RUSSELL 3, MALONE, HORNACEK, CARR. DALLAS -
GATLING.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 9-13 (.692), RUSSELL 3-4, STOCKTON 5-5, HORNACEK
0-2, EISLEY 1-1, ANDERSON 0-1. DALLAS 6-20 (.300), MASHBURN 1-4, KIDD 0-4,
JACKSON 0-2, GATLING 0-1, HARPER 2-4, MCCLOUD 3-4, DUMAS 0-1.
TECHNICALS: UTAH - FOSTER, ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2, DALLAS - ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2,
HARPER.
OFFICIALS: ED MIDDLETON, TERRY DURHAM, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 15,947. T - 2:33.
UTAH (88) AT DALLAS (87)
John Stockton scored eight of his 23 points in the final 1:16,
including two free throws with two seconds left, to lift the
Utah Jazz to an 88-87 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Stockton made a three-pointer with 1:16 remaining to pull the
Jazz within 83-80. Oliver Miller made two free throws to give
the Mavericks an 85-80 lead with 53 seconds to go, but Stockton
made another three-pointer to cut the deficit to two points with
46 seconds left.
"A couple of shots fell and all of a sudden we were in it and it
gave us a breath a life," Stockton said. "I don't plan
anything. I just play and they just kind of open. I just read
the play."
Derek Harper's two free throws gave Dallas an 87-83 lead with 25
seconds remaining. But Jeff Hornacek made a driving layup and
free throw after a foul by Miller, cutting it to 87-86 with 22
seconds left. Utah immediately fouled Harper and he missed both
free throws.
"I think we kind of relaxed before the game was officially
over," Dallas coach Jim Cleamons said. "Give Utah credit they
hit a couple of shots down the stretch that I thought were tough
shots. Stockton's two three-pointers. We went to the
free-throw line and didn't knock down our free throws. They
scored baskets and we came up empty handed."
The Jazz let the clock run down and Miller fouled Stockton as he
was shooting a running one-hander from the foul line. After
Stockton converted both free throws, Jason Kidd's three-pointer
bounced off the rim as time ran out.
"That's what basketball is all about," Utah coach Jerry Sloan
said. "It is up and down like a yo-yo. I wasn't relaxed. But
I still have confidence if you keep playing. He (Stockton) is
really amazing. I almost took him out of the ballgame because
he could barely walk. He sprained his ankle. He finished the
game. I don't know how he did it."
Chris Gatling scored 13 points and George McCloud made a trio of
three-pointers as the Mavericks outscored the Jazz, 30-8, over
the first 10:06 of the fourth quarter to take their biggest lead
of the game, 83-75.
Gatling had 23 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and McCloud
added 10 points. However, Kidd was held to four points on
1-of-9 shooting.
Bryon Russell scored 10 of his 15 points as the Jazz took a
38-35 lead at halftime.
Karl Malone scored four of his 19 points as Utah scored the
first six points of the third quarter to take a 44-35 lead with
10:34 left. Russell made a running jumper with 21.9 seconds
left in the period to cap a 6-0 burst and give the Jazz their
biggest lead of the game, 67-53.
"I think that I didn't shoot the ball real well," said Malone,
who shot 6-of-18. "I had an awful game. We were still able to
win. We made it tougher than it should have been but we won the
ballgame."
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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1996/97
(Saturday, November 16 - 16 days, 122 games)
WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION
TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str
Seattle Supersonics 9 7 2 3 1 4 1 101.4 94.7 77.8 - W 6
Los Angeles Lakers 9 6 3 4 0 2 3 95.9 92.8 66.7 1.0 W 1
Portland Trail Blazers 10 5 5 2 1 3 4 94.5 92.0 50.0 2.5 W 1
Los Angeles Clippers 8 4 4 1 3 3 1 88.5 88.6 50.0 2.5 L 2
Sacramento Kings 9 3 6 2 3 1 3 92.1 100.8 33.3 4.0 L 1
Golden State Warriors 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 96.8 103.0 25.0 4.5 L 1
Phoenix Suns 8 0 8 0 3 0 5 90.2 100.9 0.0 6.5 L 8
WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION
TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str
Houston Rockets 9 8 1 4 1 4 0 100.4 93.6 88.9 - W 2
Utah Jazz 7 5 2 3 1 2 1 92.6 86.3 71.4 2.0 W 3
Minnesota Timberwolves 8 4 4 3 0 1 4 88.5 88.6 50.0 3.5 L 1
Denver Nuggets 10 4 6 1 3 3 3 92.4 92.9 40.0 4.5 L 1
Dallas Mavericks 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 91.3 95.2 25.0 5.5 L 2
San Antonio Spurs 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 80.7 86.4 25.0 5.5 L 1
Vancouver Grizzlies 9 1 8 1 4 0 4 86.2 100.1 11.1 7.0 L 1
EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION
TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str
New York Knicks 9 7 2 3 2 4 0 98.2 91.3 77.8 - W 2
Orlando Magic 5 4 1 3 1 1 0 94.8 89.8 80.0 1.0 W 4
Miami Heat 9 5 4 3 2 2 2 91.7 92.3 55.6 2.0 L 3
Washington Bullets 9 4 5 2 3 2 2 94.4 94.6 44.4 3.0 W 1
Philadelphia 76ers 9 4 5 1 3 3 2 97.3 101.1 44.4 3.0 W 1
Boston Celtics 8 2 6 2 3 0 3 95.7 100.9 25.0 4.5 L 2
New Jersey Nets 6 1 5 1 4 0 1 89.3 97.0 16.7 4.5 W 1
EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION
TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str
Chicago Bulls 10 10 0 6 0 4 0 103.3 83.5 100.0 - W10
Detroit Pistons 9 8 1 4 1 4 0 92.8 87.2 88.9 1.5 W 4
Cleveland Cavaliers 9 6 3 3 2 3 1 90.2 83.7 66.7 3.5 L 1
Milwaukee Bucks 8 5 3 3 0 2 3 101.6 97.5 62.5 4.0 L 2
Atlanta Hawks 10 5 5 2 1 3 4 87.2 89.4 50.0 5.0 L 1
Toronto Raptors 8 3 5 3 2 0 3 97.0 99.6 37.5 6.0 L 2
Charlotte Hornets 8 3 5 2 2 1 3 94.5 98.4 37.5 6.0 L 4
Indiana Pacers 7 2 5 1 1 1 4 90.6 93.9 28.6 6.5 W 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
# TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str
1. Houston Rockets 9 8 1 4 1 4 0 100.4 93.6 88.9 - W 2
2. Seattle Supersonics 9 7 2 3 1 4 1 101.4 94.7 77.8 1.0 W 6
3. Utah Jazz 7 5 2 3 1 2 1 92.6 86.3 71.4 2.0 W 3
4. Los Angeles Lakers 9 6 3 4 0 2 3 95.9 92.8 66.7 2.0 W 1
5. Portland Trail Blazers 10 5 5 2 1 3 4 94.5 92.0 50.0 3.5 W 1
6. Los Angeles Clippers 8 4 4 1 3 3 1 88.5 88.6 50.0 3.5 L 2
7. Minnesota Timberwolves 8 4 4 3 0 1 4 88.5 88.6 50.0 3.5 L 1
8. Denver Nuggets 10 4 6 1 3 3 3 92.4 92.9 40.0 4.5 L 1
9. Sacramento Kings 9 3 6 2 3 1 3 92.1 100.8 33.3 5.0 L 1
10. Dallas Mavericks 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 91.3 95.2 25.0 5.5 L 2
11. San Antonio Spurs 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 80.7 86.4 25.0 5.5 L 1
12. Golden State Warriors 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 96.8 103.0 25.0 5.5 L 1
13. Vancouver Grizzlies 9 1 8 1 4 0 4 86.2 100.1 11.1 7.0 L 1
14. Phoenix Suns 8 0 8 0 3 0 5 90.2 100.9 0.0 7.5 L 8
EASTERN CONFERENCE
# TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str
1. Chicago Bulls 10 10 0 6 0 4 0 103.3 83.5 100.0 - W10
2. Detroit Pistons 9 8 1 4 1 4 0 92.8 87.2 88.9 1.5 W 4
3. New York Knicks 9 7 2 3 2 4 0 98.2 91.3 77.8 2.5 W 2
4. Orlando Magic 5 4 1 3 1 1 0 94.8 89.8 80.0 3.5 W 4
5. Cleveland Cavaliers 9 6 3 3 2 3 1 90.2 83.7 66.7 3.5 L 1
6. Milwaukee Bucks 8 5 3 3 0 2 3 101.6 97.5 62.5 4.0 L 2
7. Miami Heat 9 5 4 3 2 2 2 91.7 92.3 55.6 4.5 L 3
8. Atlanta Hawks 10 5 5 2 1 3 4 87.2 89.4 50.0 5.0 L 1
9. Washington Bullets 9 4 5 2 3 2 2 94.4 94.6 44.4 5.5 W 1
10. Philadelphia 76ers 9 4 5 1 3 3 2 97.3 101.1 44.4 5.5 W 1
11. Toronto Raptors 8 3 5 3 2 0 3 97.0 99.6 37.5 6.0 L 2
12. Charlotte Hornets 8 3 5 2 2 1 3 94.5 98.4 37.5 6.0 L 4
13. Indiana Pacers 7 2 5 1 1 1 4 90.6 93.9 28.6 6.5 W 1
14. Boston Celtics 8 2 6 2 3 0 3 95.7 100.9 25.0 7.0 L 2
15. New Jersey Nets 6 1 5 1 4 0 1 89.3 97.0 16.7 7.0 W 1
TOTAL STANDINGS
# TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str
1. Chicago Bulls 10 10 0 6 0 4 0 103.3 83.5 100.0 - W10
2. Houston Rockets 9 8 1 4 1 4 0 100.4 93.6 88.9 1.5 W 2
3. Detroit Pistons 9 8 1 4 1 4 0 92.8 87.2 88.9 1.5 W 4
4. New York Knicks 9 7 2 3 2 4 0 98.2 91.3 77.8 2.5 W 2
5. Seattle Supersonics 9 7 2 3 1 4 1 101.4 94.7 77.8 2.5 W 6
6. Orlando Magic 5 4 1 3 1 1 0 94.8 89.8 80.0 3.5 W 4
7. Utah Jazz 7 5 2 3 1 2 1 92.6 86.3 71.4 3.5 W 3
8. Cleveland Cavaliers 9 6 3 3 2 3 1 90.2 83.7 66.7 3.5 L 1
9. Los Angeles Lakers 9 6 3 4 0 2 3 95.9 92.8 66.7 3.5 W 1
10. Milwaukee Bucks 8 5 3 3 0 2 3 101.6 97.5 62.5 4.0 L 2
11. Miami Heat 9 5 4 3 2 2 2 91.7 92.3 55.6 4.5 L 3
12. Portland Trail Blazers 10 5 5 2 1 3 4 94.5 92.0 50.0 5.0 W 1
13. Atlanta Hawks 10 5 5 2 1 3 4 87.2 89.4 50.0 5.0 L 1
14. Los Angeles Clippers 8 4 4 1 3 3 1 88.5 88.6 50.0 5.0 L 2
15. Minnesota Timberwolves 8 4 4 3 0 1 4 88.5 88.6 50.0 5.0 L 1
16. Washington Bullets 9 4 5 2 3 2 2 94.4 94.6 44.4 5.5 W 1
17. Philadelphia 76ers 9 4 5 1 3 3 2 97.3 101.1 44.4 5.5 W 1
18. Denver Nuggets 10 4 6 1 3 3 3 92.4 92.9 40.0 6.0 L 1
19. Toronto Raptors 8 3 5 3 2 0 3 97.0 99.6 37.5 6.0 L 2
20. Charlotte Hornets 8 3 5 2 2 1 3 94.5 98.4 37.5 6.0 L 4
21. Sacramento Kings 9 3 6 2 3 1 3 92.1 100.8 33.3 6.5 L 1
22. Indiana Pacers 7 2 5 1 1 1 4 90.6 93.9 28.6 6.5 W 1
23. Dallas Mavericks 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 91.3 95.2 25.0 7.0 L 2
24. Boston Celtics 8 2 6 2 3 0 3 95.7 100.9 25.0 7.0 L 2
25. San Antonio Spurs 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 80.7 86.4 25.0 7.0 L 1
26. Golden State Warriors 8 2 6 1 3 1 3 96.8 103.0 25.0 7.0 L 1
27. New Jersey Nets 6 1 5 1 4 0 1 89.3 97.0 16.7 7.0 W 1
28. Vancouver Grizzlies 9 1 8 1 4 0 4 86.2 100.1 11.1 8.5 L 1
29. Phoenix Suns 8 0 8 0 3 0 5 90.2 100.9 0.0 9.0 L 8
--------
TG - ukupan broj odigranih utakmica
TW - ukupan broj pobeda
TL - ukupan broj poraza
HW - broj pobeda na domaćem terenu
HL - broj poraza na domaćem terenu
AW - broj pobeda na gostujućem terenu
AL - broj poraza na gostujućem terenu
TPA - prosek postignutih koševa
OPA - prosek primljenih koševa
% - procenat pobeda
GB - broj zaostalih utakmica
Str - poslednja serija pobeda (W) ili poraza (L)
* - ekipa je već osigurala učešće u playoff-u
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(c) 1996 Vladimir Poznanović <vpoznanovic@sezam.co.yu>
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76ers' Iverson out at least a week with separated shoulder
Philadelphia 76ers star rookie point guard Allen Iverson will be
sidelined at least a week with a slightly separated left shoulder.
Iverson sustained the injury when he ran into a pick set by
Cleveland's Danny Ferry in the fourth quarter of Friday's 105-89 loss
to Cleveland.
Iverson will miss tonight's game at Miami and Wednesday's home game
against Indiana.
Iverson had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in Friday's
loss. He was taken for X-rays after the game, which revealed the
separation.
"I ran into a screen. It didn't feel right, so I stayed in one play
and threw a pass," Iverson said Friday night. "I saw I couldn't do
more, so I sat down."
Iverson left Georgetown after his sophomore season and was selected
with the first overall pick in the June NBA Draft. He is averaging
22.8 points, 4.9 assists and 4.8 rebounds in eight games. Iverson
scored a career-high 35 points in Philadelphia's 101-97 win at New
York Monday.
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Miami sinks to new offensive low in loss to Atlanta
ATLANTA (Nov 16, 1996 - 12:42 EST) -- Voshon Lenard fired up one last
shot before the buzzer sounded. Appropriately enough, it missed the
basket entirely, and the humiliation was complete for the Miami Heat.
A team that claims to be a member of the NBA had actually played an
entire second half, that's two 12-minute quarters, and scored a grand
total of 21 points.
Not 21 baskets, mind you. Twenty-one points.
"We were awful on layups, we were awful on jumpers," said coach Pat
Riley, whose slick-backed head had no answers Friday night in an 85-77
loss to Atlanta. "We must have missed 10 layups. NBA players have got
to make those. We kept missing and it got contagious."
No wonder the Heat's postgame comments were peppered with words like
embarrassment and shame. With 13 points in the third quarter and eight
in the fourth, they established a new NBA record for second-half
scoring futility, low-balling the previous mark of 24.
That was bad enough. Then consider Miami's record-breaking performance
came against an Atlanta team that was missing two of its best players
(guards Mookie Blaylock and Steve Smith) and often had four
minimum-salary players on the court at the same time.
"We had the Hawks without Mookie and Steve," said Alonzo Mourning, one
of only three Miami players to score in double figures. "Man, they'll
be laughing at us around the league. I don't like it."
Give the Hawks some credit. They are one of the best defensive teams
in the league and coach Lenny Wilkens always seems to draw the best
out of his players in adverse situations.
Still, the depth of Miami's offensive ineptitude was staggering. You
got the feeling the Hawks could have pulled their players off the
court for a rest every now and then and the Heat still wouldn't have
been able to score.
Amazingly, the first two quarters were the exact opposite. Miami shot
54 percent (21-of-39) and walked off the court with a 56-38 lead at
halftime.
"We were sharp, focused early," Riley said. "I guess we started
thinking it was over. The guys knew Atlanta had played (Thursday)
night in Boston and didn't have their backcourt. But that's no excuse
for our lack of effort in the second half."
Miami was a miserable 6-of-20 from the field in the third quarter, but
still led 69-66. The final period, though, was so painful to watch
that Riley finally plopped down on the bench and rubbed his eyes, as
if unable to believe what he was seeing.
It took almost four minutes for the Heat to score its first basket. It
would be another four-plus minutes before they scored another. And if
Mourning had not made a desperation 3-pointer in the final minute --
his first of the season from that range -- Miami would have broken the
marks for fewest points in a fourth quarter and fewest points in any
half.
As it is, the New Orleans Jazz retains the latter mark with its
20-point first half against Seattle in 1975. But the Heat gave it a
good run by making 3-of-18 shots in the fourth period.
The final tally for the second half: 9-for-38. Ouch.
"It's not just about throwing it up there and hoping it's going to go
in," Riley said. "It's about putting it in the basket."
Afterward, the dapper coach kept reporters out of the locker room for
nearly 20 minutes, but they didn't have to put their ears to the door
to hear the harsh words inside.
"Pat did a little screaming," Mourning said. "We deserved it."
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Former Toronto coach Malone lands well with Knicks
(Nov 16, 1996 - 09:01 EST) -- It was a question Brendan Malone seemed
likely to ponder rather than answer quickly. Would he rather be an
assistant coach on a team that might win the NBA Finals or be the head
coach of a team that might struggle to win 25 games?
"I want to be a head coach," Malone said rapidly before the question
was finished. "As a head coach you're calling the shots. As an
assistant you're making suggestions. As an assistant coach you're in
the game but you're not as emotionally involved. Being a head coach is
a real high."
When the National Basketball Association's coaching merry-go-round
stopped during the summer, Malone had an assistant's job with the New
York Knicks. Last year's stint with the Toronto Raptors had been his
first chance to be a head coach in the NBA, and he loved it. Malone
wanted more. He was a candidate for the New Jersey Nets head-coaching
position, which went to high-profile college coach John Calipari. And
he was beaten by a nose in the Milwaukee Bucks' coaching derby. Chris
Ford got that job.
"Senator (Herb) Kohl (the Bucks' owner) called me and told me he went
back and forth between me and Chris Ford," Malone said. "I asked him
how he made the final decision. He told me it was a gut feeling.
Shortly after that Jim Cleamons (the new Dallas Mavericks coach) said
he wanted to talk to me about a job. But by then I had already talked
to the Knicks."
The Knicks were a perfect fit. Malone is a New York guy and even his
staunchest defenders during last spring's squabble with Raptors
management would admit his fiery temperament is better suited to a
team with championship aspirations. Malone was fired by Raptors
general manager Isiah Thomas supposedly because he would not give more
floor time to a group of young players who are no longer on NBA
rosters.
"A lot of people ask me whether I'm bitter," Malone said. "But it's
all in the past. I had a lot of great experiences in Toronto. My wife
and I were having breakfast one morning in the summer at home (in
Birmingham, Mich.) and Isiah came in and sat with us. I talked to
(Raptors coach) Darrell Walker briefly when we played Toronto up in
Ottawa and John Bitove came over to shake hands. Life goes on."
The Knicks, who are coached by 35-year-old Jeff Van Gundy, will
certainly keep Malone, 54, busy. They have been a decent team for
years, reaching the NBA Finals two years ago and consistently reaching
the later rounds of the playoffs. This summer they were overhauled.
Center Patrick Ewing, the team's cornerstone for more than a decade,
is still just that, but three of the 1996-97 starting five are new to
the team -- point guard Chris Childs, who is recovering from a broken
leg and has yet to play, shooting guard Allan Houston and small
forward Larry Johnson.
"I would say that, like all teams, when you add three new faces, a
chemistry has to develop," Malone said. "Also, Jeff has implemented an
offense that emphasizes ball movement and player movement. They're
adjusting well. They like it. But it takes time."
New York beat the Raptors Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, a
place where the team desperately needs to establish itself. The Knicks
are 4-0 on the road, including a 101-82 win over the Vancouver
Grizzlies Sunday at General Motors Place. But before Thursday they had
won only once in three outings at the Garden. There was a loss to
Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers and, more troubling, was a
loss Tuesday night to the Philadelphia 76ers.
"Our goal is to win a championship but our immediate goal is just to
win," Malone said. "Before you start winning any championships you
have to get the best record, get home-court advantage."
Ewing, as usual, is leading the Knicks in scoring and rebounding,
averaging 22.1 points and 10.7 boards before Thursday. Shooting guard
John Starks, who lost his starting job to Houston, has been what the
Knicks coaches hoped he would be -- a positive force off the bench.
Starks, a long-range gunner who wears a T-shirt that says "You miss
100 percent of the shots you don't take," spurred the Knicks to a
come-from-behind victory off the bench last week.
Of course, the Knicks are not the only team that concerns Malone. He
remains passionately interested in what is happening with the Raptors.
Malone pays particular attention to second-year point guard Damon
Stoudamire.
"Isiah's picked up some quality basketball players," Malone said. "I
think their roster has improved, I think they have a lot of offensive
weapons, but the man is still Damon."
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Kings on verge of signing Daniels
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Nov 16, 1996 - 05:30 EST) -- The Kings are set to
sign 6-foot-7 swingman Lloyd "Sweet Pea" Daniels to a one-year,
non-guaranteed contract this weekend.
Daniels, who last played in the NBA during the 1994-95 season for the
Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, spent the 1995-96
season playing for Scavolini Pesaro of the Italian League.
Daniels, 29, will slip into the roster spot occupied by forward Brian
Grant, who is out after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Thursday on
his right shoulder to repair a partially torn rotator cuff.
Meanwhile, Daniels, who worked out for the Kings on Friday, was to
undergo a physical Friday night. Kings vice president Geoff Petrie
said the team would wait a few days before signing Daniels.
"I credit him for honesty," Petrie said. "He said he was feeling a
little queasy. Both his wife and kids had had a stomach flu and he
wasn't feeling all there. But he shot the ball really well when we
worked him out."
Daniels played in the Jersey Shore League this summer with Kings guard
Bobby Hurley, who raved about him.
"I'm just thankful for the opportunity," Daniels said Friday night.
Daniels, a New York City playground legend, has a troubled past.
"All of the stuff that happened to him happened a long time ago,"
Petrie said.
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Schrempf keeps working on his shots
SEATTLE (Nov 16, 1996 - 06:01 EST) -- For Detlef Schrempf, every
missed shot is a form of motivation.
"I always think I shouldn't miss an open jumper," said Schrempf, a
forward for the Seattle SuperSonics, who host the Sacramento Kings
Saturday night at 7 p.m. PST at KeyArena. "And when I miss one, I get
frustrated."
In the old days, such frustration might stay with Schrempf for a
while.
Now, entering his 12th season in the NBA and fourth with the Sonics,
Schrempf has found some perspective.
"I realized you aren't going to shoot 100 percent, although your goal
is always to try and get close to that," he said.
Just how close Schrempf seems on the verge of finding out this season.
So far, his has been the only consistent outside shooting touch on a
Sonic team that is 6-2 despite its relative offensive struggles.
Schrempf is averaging 17.6 points a game while shooting 57.8 percent
from the field (only Shawn Kemp's 58.8 is higher), including a 40
percent mark (10-of-25) from the three-point line. Seattle is shooting
47 percent as a team and only 32 percent from three-point range.
"He has just been a tremendously efficient basketball player," said
coach George Karl, pointing out that Schrempf also is second on the
team in assists (4.6 a game).
Schrempf doesn't credit the fast start to anything other than the hard
work that has been the trademark of his career. Schrempf, in fact,
used to have a reputation as a perfectionist who was rarely happy with
his game no matter what he did, a trait he says he has relaxed a bit
in recent years.
"I saw a lot of guys who had a lot more talent than me who wouldn't
take the game seriously and that was frustrating to me," Schrempf
said.
Especially in his early years in Dallas when Schrempf was a borderline
NBA player.
It's easy to forget that phase of his career now, but it's obvious
it's still part of what keeps Schrempf going.
Drafted with the eighth pick of the first round by the Mavericks in
1985, he found it hard to break in to a front-line that featured
current teammate Sam Perkins and Mark Aguirre.
His third year, he seemed to regress from the year before, and was
traded midway through the following season to Indiana, where he
finally blossomed.
"I think without my attitude I wouldn't be here," Schrempf said. "I
didn't play much my first three years and I could have just gone back
to Europe."
Instead, he kept working, finally becoming a starter, and then an
All-Star, with Indiana and Seattle.
In his best season two years ago, Schrempf averaged 19.2 points and
shot 52 percent from the floor and a team record 51.4 percent from the
3-point line.
All his stats dropped last year when he missed 19 games and then had
the predictable struggle getting back into shape after suffering a
non-displaced fracture of his left fibula.
"It wasn't a wasted year at all," Schrempf said. "It was a great year
(for what the team did), but it was just tough getting hurt and
sitting at home and not being able to do much."
Karl said Schrempf is back in All-Star form this year, although
Schrempf said he doesn't care that much about such things.
"My goals are that I want to shoot a certain percentage and do certain
things defensively and rebounding and with assist-to-turnover ratios,"
Schrempf said.
SONICS SIGN HARVEY: The Sonics signed 6-foot-11 free agent center
Antonio Harvey to a contract Friday and he will be in uniform for
Saturday night's game against Sacramento.
Harvey replaces Elmore Spencer, who was cut Wednesday. Like Spencer,
Harvey signed a "make-good" contract that will become guaranteed later
if the Sonics decide to keep him for the entire season.
Harvey played two seasons with the Lakers, then played last year with
Vancouver and the Clippers, averaging 3.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in
55 games. He wasn't in any team's camp this fall, saying he was
waiting for the right deal from the right team.
The Sonics like the defensive potential of Harvey, who has a vertical
leap of 36 inches.
In the 94-95 season, Harvey averaged a blocked shot every 14 minutes,
comparable to league averages.
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Evo i jučerašnjeg spiska zarada za ovu sezonu, samo sortiranog...
1996-97 NBA salaries (sorted)
1. Michael Jordan (Chicago) $30,140,000
2. Horace Grant (Orlando) $14,857,000
3. Reggie Miller (Indiana) $11,250,000
4. Shaquille O'Neal (L.A. Lakers) $10,714,000
5. Gary Payton (Seattle) $10,212,000
6. David Robinson (San Antonio) $9,952,000
7. Juwan Howard (Washington) $9,750,000
8. Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston) $9,655,000
9. Alonzo Mourning (Miami) $9,380,000
10. Dennis Rodman (Chicago) $9,000,000
11. Dikembe Mutombo (Atlanta) $8,013,000
12. Chris Webber (Washington) $8,000,000
13. Latrell Sprewell (Golden State) $7,000,000
Otis Thorpe (Detroit) $7,000,000
Elden Campbell (L.A. Lakers) $7,000,000
Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) $7,000,000
17. Danny Manning (Phoenix) $6,833,000
18. Derrick Coleman (Philadelphia) $6,739,000
19. Anfernee Hardaway (Orlando) $6,655,000
20. Dale Davis (Indiana) $6,508,000
21. John Stockton (Utah) $6,000,000
22. Clyde Drexler (Houston) $5,500,000
23. Sean Elliott (San Antonio) $5,333,000
24. Dino Radja (Boston) $5,313,000
25. Antonio Davis (Indiana) $5,200,000
26. Shawn Bradley (New Jersey) $5,130,000
27. Grant Hill (Detroit) $5,025,000
28. Larry Johnson (New York) $5,004,000
29. Allan Houston (New York) $5,000,000
Tom Gugliotta (Minnesota) $5,000,000
31. Vlade Divac (Charlotte) $4,718,000
32. Charles Barkley (Houston) $4,695,000
33. Karl Malone (Utah) $4,657,000
34. Danny Ferry (Cleveland) $4,643,000
35. Glenn Robinson (Milwaukee) $4,640,000
36. Steve Smith (Atlanta) $4,500,000
Christian Laettner (Atlanta) $4,500,000
38. Jason Kidd (Dallas) $4,408,000
39. A.C. Green (Phoenix) $4,315,000
40. Kenny Anderson (Portland) $4,175,000
41. John Williams (Phoenix) $4,151,000
42. Harvey Grant (Washington) $4,111,000
43. Chris Dudley (Portland) $4,100,000
44. Glen Rice (Charlotte) $4,002,000
45. Rik Smits (Indiana) $4,000,000
Brian Shaw (Orlando) $4,000,000
47. Toni Kukoc (Chicago) $3,960,000
48. Jim Jackson (Dallas) $3,900,000
49. Ron Harper (Chicago) $3,840,000
50. Jamal Mashburn (Dallas) $3,833,000
51. Kendall Gill (New Jersey) $3,800,000
52. Nick Anderson (Orlando) $3,790,000
53. Billy Owens (Sacramento) $3,773,000
54. Vin Baker (Milwaukee) $3,765,000
55. Rony Seikaly (Orlando) $3,752,000
56. Isaiah Rider (Portland) $3,610,000
57. Sherman Douglas (Milwaukee) $3,594,000
58. Mitch Richmond (Sacramento) $3,575,000
59. Charles Smith (San Antonio) $3,557,000
60. Tyrone Hill (Cleveland) $3,480,000
61. Wayman Tisdale (Phoenix) $3,475,000
62. Mark Price (Golden State) $3,409,000
63. Dana Barros (Boston) $3,400,000
Bryant Stith (Denver) $3,400,000
65. Donyell Marshall (Golden State) $3,360,000
66. Detlef Schrempf (Seattle) $3,333,000
67. Shawn Kemp (Seattle) $3,300,000
Clarence Weatherspoon (Philadelphia) $3,300,000
69. LaPhonso Ellis (Denver) $3,294,000
70. Dee Brown (Boston) $3,250,000
Stanley Roberts (L.A. Clippers) $3,250,000
72. Calbert Cheaney (Washington) $3,200,000
73. Lionel Simmons (Sacramento) $3,194,000
74. Olden Polynice (Sacramento) $3,140,000
75. Sharone Wright (Toronto) $3,100,000
Loy Vaught (L.A. Clippers) $3,100,000
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Sacramento) $3,100,000
78. Joe Dumars (Detroit) $3,075,000
79. Bobby Hurley (Sacramento) $3,068,000
80. Chris Gatling (Dallas) $3,047,000
81. Rod Strickland (Washington) $3,036,000
82. Derrick McKey (Indiana) $3,000,000
Dennis Scott (Orlando) $3,000,000
Patrick Ewing (New York) $3,000,000
Jim McIlvaine (Seattle) $3,000,000
86. Clifford Robinson (Portland) $2,924,000
87. Todd Day (Boston) $2,915,000
88. Mark Jackson (Denver) $2,900,000
Stoyko Vrankovic (Minnesota) $2,900,000
90. Ken Norman (Atlanta) $2,869,000
91. Chris Mullin (Golden State) $2,844,000
92. Mookie Blaylock (Atlanta) $2,800,000
93. Joe Smith (Golden State) $2,794,000
94. Luc Longley (Chicago) $2,790,000
95. Anthony Mason (Charlotte) $2,777,000
96. Sam Perkins (Seattle) $2,730,000
97. Pooh Richardson (L.A. Clippers) $2,721,000
98. Lamond Murray (L.A. Clippers) $2,700,000
Robert Pack (New Jersey) $2,700,000
100. Felton Spencer (Golden State) $2,694,000
101. Arvydas Sabonis (Portland) $2,640,000
102. Hersey Hawkins (Seattle) $2,604,000
103. Charles Oakley (New York) $2,600,000
Chris Childs (New York) $2,600,000
105. Antonio McDyess (Denver) $2,545,000
106. Tim Hardaway (Miami) $2,500,000
Sarunas Marciulionis (Denver) $2,500,000
Chris Morris (Utah) $2,500,000
109. Stacey Augmon (Detroit) $2,480,000
110. Micheal Williams (Minnesota) $2,475,000
111. Terry Mills (Detroit) $2,457,000
112. Marcus Camby (Toronto) $2,434,000
113. Cedric Ceballos (L.A. Lakers) $2,400,000
B.J. Armstrong (Golden State) $2,400,000
Scott Williams (Philadelphia) $2,400,000
116. Jeff Hornacek (Utah) $2,396,000
117. Gheorghe Muresan (Washington) $2,363,000
118. Dan Majerle (Miami) $2,350,000
119. Andrew Lang (Milwaukee) $2,332,000
120. Armon Gilliam (Milwaukee) $2,317,000
121. Antoine Carr (Utah) $2,300,000
122. Jerry Stackhouse (Philadelphia) $2,286,000
123. Rodney Rogers (L.A. Clippers) $2,280,000
Kevin Edwards (New Jersey) $2,280,000
125. Allen Iverson (Philadelphia) $2,267,000
126. Grant Long (Detroit) $2,260,000
127. Jayson Williams (New Jersey) $2,250,000
Scottie Pippen (Chicago) $2,250,000
129. Duane Causwell (Sacramento) $2,215,000
130. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Vancouver) $2,186,000
131. Doug West (Minnesota) $2,155,000
132. Blue Edwards (Vancouver) $2,100,000
133. George Lynch (Vancouver) $2,090,000
134. Rasheed Wallace (Portland) $2,060,000
Chuck Person (San Antonio) $2,060,000
136. Reggie Williams (New Jersey) $2,048,000
137. Vinny Del Negro (San Antonio) $2,023,000
138. Mark West (Cleveland) $2,000,000
Elliot Perry (Milwaukee) $2,000,000
P.J. Brown (Miami) $2,000,000
Vincent Askew (Indiana) $2,000,000
142. Adam Keefe (Utah) $1,950,000
143. Stephon Marbury (Minnesota) $1,917,000
144. John Starks (New York) $1,913,000
145. Terry Dehere (L.A. Clippers) $1,905,000
146. Nick Van Exel (L.A. Lakers) $1,900,000
147. Predrag Danilovic (Miami) $1,892,000
148. Greg Anthony (Vancouver) $1,875,000
149. Dell Curry (Charlotte) $1,830,000
150. Bobby Phills (Cleveland) $1,808,000
151. Eddie Jones (L.A. Lakers) $1,800,000
Greg Minor (Boston) $1,800,000
153. Ray Allen (Milwaukee) $1,785,000
154. Don MacLean (Philadelphia) $1,780,000
155. Terry Porter (Minnesota) $1,775,000
156. Pervis Ellison (Boston) $1,760,000
157. Khalid Reeves (New Jersey) $1,752,000
158. Rick Fox (Boston) $1,750,000
159. Malik Sealy (L.A. Clippers) $1,732,000
160. Lindsey Hunter (Detroit) $1,715,000
161. Robert Horry (Phoenix) $1,703,000
162. Donald Royal (Golden State) $1,700,000
Tracy Murray (Washington) $1,700,000
164. Bryant Reeves (Vancouver) $1,695,000
165. Kevin Garnett (Minnesota) $1,666,000
166. Ervin Johnson (Denver) $1,636,000
167. Antoine Walker (Boston) $1,620,000
168. Dale Ellis (Denver) $1,600,000
Brent Price (Houston) $1,600,000
170. Popeye Jones (Toronto) $1,581,000
171. Muggsy Bogues (Charlotte) $1,575,000
172. Michael Smith (Sacramento) $1,570,000
173. Matt Geiger (Charlotte) $1,562,000
174. Jalen Rose (Indiana) $1,560,000
175. Carl Herrera (San Antonio) $1,550,000
176. Damon Stoudamire (Toronto) $1,547,000
177. Will Perdue (San Antonio) $1,544,000
178. Anthony Peeler (Vancouver) $1,540,000
179. Frank Brickowski (Boston) $1,500,000
Kevin Willis (Houston) $1,500,000
181. Lorenzen Wright (L.A. Clippers) $1,480,000
182. Michael Cage (Philadelphia) $1,473,000
183. Yinka Dare (New Jersey) $1,448,000
184. Shawn Respert (Milwaukee) $1,417,000
185. Bimbo Coles (Golden State) $1,400,000
Mario Elie (Houston) $1,400,000
187. Eric Piatkowski (L.A. Clippers) $1,363,000
188. Kerry Kittles (New Jersey) $1,356,000
189. Doug Christie (Toronto) $1,355,000
Nate McMillan (Seattle) $1,355,000
191. Greg Graham (Seattle) $1,330,000
192. Terrell Brandon (Cleveland) $1,312,000
193. Ed O'Bannon (New Jersey) $1,303,000
194. Derek Harper (Dallas) $1,300,000
Randy Brown (Chicago) $1,300,000
196. Hubert Davis (Toronto) $1,295,000
197. Brian Grant (Sacramento) $1,293,000
198. Eric Montross (Dallas) $1,280,000
199. Samaki Walker (Dallas) $1,246,000
200. Kurt Thomas (Miami) $1,238,000
201. Rex Walters (Philadelphia) $1,235,000
Acie Earl (Toronto) $1,235,000
Sam Cassell (Phoenix) $1,235,000
James Robinson (Minnesota) $1,235,000
Corie Blount (L.A. Lakers) $1,235,000
Joe Kleine (Phoenix) $1,235,000
Chris Mills (Cleveland) $1,235,000
Scott Burrell (Charlotte) $1,235,000
209. Johnny Newman (Milwaukee) $1,225,000
210. Lucious Harris (Philadelphia) $1,200,000
Eddie Johnson (Indiana) $1,200,000
Sam Mitchell (Minnesota) $1,200,000
Sean Rooks (L.A. Lakers) $1,200,000
Ricky Pierce (Denver) $1,200,000
215. Kevin Gamble (Sacramento) $1,196,000
216. Buck Williams (New York) $1,193,000
217. Erick Dampier (Indiana) $1,184,000
218. Gary Trent (Portland) $1,176,000
219. Jon Koncak (Golden State) $1,150,000
Mark Bryant (Phoenix) $1,150,000
221. Carlos Rogers (Toronto) $1,144,000
222. Todd Fuller (Golden State) $1,125,000
223. Bill Curley (Minnesota) $1,123,000
224. Tony Dumas (Dallas) $1,120,000
225. Brooks Thompson (Utah) $1,118,000
226. Cherokee Parks (Minnesota) $1,117,000
227. George McCloud (Dallas) $1,100,000
Lee Mayberry (Vancouver) $1,100,000
229. Haywoode Workman (Indiana) $1,080,000
230. Tom Hammonds (Denver) $1,070,000
231. Vitaly Potapenko (Cleveland) $1,068,000
232. Corliss Williamson (Sacramento) $1,051,000
233. Monty Williams (San Antonio) $1,040,000
Duane Ferrell (Indiana) $1,040,000
Avery Johnson (San Antonio) $1,040,000
Aaron McKie (Portland) $1,040,000
Clifford Rozier (Orlando) $1,040,000
Wesley Person (Phoenix) $1,040,000
Dickey Simpkins (Chicago) $1,040,000
240. Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) $1,015,000
241. Eric Williams (Boston) $1,008,000
242. Jamie Watson (Utah) $1,000,000
Bill Wennington (Chicago) $1,000,000
Vernon Maxwell (San Antonio) $1,000,000
Robert Parish (Chicago) $1,000,000
246. Eric Mobley (Vancouver) $992,000
247. Brent Barry (L.A. Clippers) $958,000
248. Lorenzo Williams (Washington) $940,000
249. Steve Nash (Phoenix) $916,000
250. Alan Henderson (Atlanta) $910,000
251. Charlie Ward (New York) $888,000
252. Tony Delk (Charlotte) $870,000
253. Bob Sura (Cleveland) $864,000
254. Jermaine O'Neal (Portland) $827,000
255. Theo Ratliff (Detroit) $821,000
256. Zan Tabak (Toronto) $800,000
257. John Wallace (New York) $785,000
258. Randolph Childress (Portland) $784,000
259. Herb Williams (New York) $757,000
260. Chris Carr (Minnesota) $750,000
Steve Kerr (Chicago) $750,000
Walter McCarty (New York) $750,000
263. Michael Finley (Phoenix) $723,000
264. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cleveland) $720,000
265. Jason Caffey (Chicago) $700,000
Pete Chilcutt (Vancouver) $700,000
267. George Zidek (Charlotte) $694,000
268. Dontae Jones (New York) $691,000
269. Travis Best (Indiana) $666,000
270. Roy Rogers (Vancouver) $664,000
271. Keith Askins (Miami) $650,000
272. Loren Meyer (Dallas) $639,000
273. Dwayne Schintzius (L.A. Clippers) $625,000
274. David Vaughn (Orlando) $614,000
275. Derek Fisher (L.A. Lakers) $612,000
276. Mitchell Butler (Portland) $600,000
Charles Outlaw (L.A. Clippers) $600,000
278. Greg Anderson (San Antonio) $584,000
279. Greg Ostertag (Utah) $573,000
280. Jerome Williams (Detroit) $568,000
281. David Wingate (Seattle) $560,000
282. Brian Evans (Orlando) $551,000
283. Priest Lauderdale (Atlanta) $548,000
284. Cory Alexander (San Antonio) $521,000
285. Antonio Lang (Cleveland) $520,000
286. David Benoit (New Jersey) $508,000
287. Dontonio Wingfield (Portland) $500,000
Chucky Brown (Phoenix) $500,000
Jud Buechler (Chicago) $500,000
Alton Lister (Boston) $500,000
Gary Grant (Miami) $500,000
292. Donny Marshall (Cleveland) $450,000
Tim Legler (Washington) $450,000
294. Greg Foster (Utah) $420,000
295. Darrell Armstrong (Orlando) $410,000
296. Martin Muursepp (Miami) $401,000
297. Michael Curry (Detroit) $400,000
Don Reid (Detroit) $400,000
Chris Whitney (Washington) $400,000
Rick Mahorn (Detroit) $400,000
Joe Wolf (Milwaukee) $400,000
302. Bryon Russell (Utah) $385,000
303. Darrick Martin (L.A. Clippers) $375,000
304. Craig Ehlo (Seattle) $360,000
305. David Wesley (Boston) $350,000
306. Lawrence Moten (Vancouver) $321,000
307. Shane Heal (Minnesota) $320,000
308. Ed Pinckney (Miami) $300,000
Shawnelle Scott (Cleveland) $300,000
310. Howard Eisley (Utah) $298,000
311. Fred Hoiberg (Indiana) $297,000
312. Rafael Addison (Charlotte) $290,000
313. Andrew DeClercq (Golden State) $276,000
314. Steve Scheffler (Seattle) $275,000
315. Xavier McDaniel (New Jersey) $254,000
316. Anthony Goldwire (Charlotte) $250,000
317. Tim Kempton (San Antonio) $247,500
Tyus Edney (Sacramento) $247,500
Aleksandar Djordjevic (Portland) $247,500
Rex Chapman (Phoenix) $247,500
Doug Overton (Philadelphia) $247,500
Mark Davis (Philadelphia) $247,500
Gerald Wilkins (Orlando) $247,500
Danny Schayes (Orlando) $247,500
Chris Jent (New York) $247,500
Tony Massenberg (New Jersey) $247,500
David Wood (Milwaukee) $247,500
Darrin Hancock (Milwaukee) $247,500
Mark Strickland (Miami) $247,500
Tony Farmer (Miami) $247,500
Byron Scott (L.A. Lakers) $247,500
Jerome Kersey (L.A. Lakers) $247,500
Kevin Duckworth (L.A. Clippers) $247,500
Brent Scott (Indiana) $247,500
Walt Williams (Toronto) $247,500
Matt Maloney (Houston) $247,500
Charles Jones (Houston) $247,500
Matt Bullard (Houston) $247,500
Lou Roe (Golden State) $247,500
Kenny Smith (Detroit) $247,500
LaSalle Thompson (Denver) $247,500
Rich King (Denver) $247,500
Greg Dreiling (Dallas) $247,500
Carl Thomas (Cleveland) $247,500
Larry Stewart (Seattle) $247,500
Marty Conlon (Boston) $247,500
Eldridge Recasner (Atlanta) $247,500
Tyrone Corbin (Atlanta) $247,500
Jon Barry (Atlanta) $247,500
Willie Burton (Atlanta) $247,500
Ivano Newbill (Atlanta) $247,500
Donnie Boyce (Atlanta) $247,500
Mark Hughes (Toronto) $247,500
Tony Smith (Charlotte) $247,500
Ashraf Amaya (Washington) $247,500
Keith Jennings (Denver) $247,500
Eric Murdock (Denver) $247,500
Litterial Green (Detroit) $247,500
Mike Peplowski (Golden State) $247,500
Doug Edwards (Vancouver) $247,500
Othella Harrington (Houston) $247,500
Sam Mack (Houston) $247,500
Tracy Moore (Houston) $247,500
Matt Fish (Washington) $247,500
Jerome Allen (Indiana) $247,500
Rumeal Robinson (L.A. Lakers) $247,500
Trevor Wilson (L.A. Lakers) $247,500
Isaac Austin (Miami) $247,500
Voshon Lenard (Miami) $247,500
Keith Tower (Milwaukee) $247,500
Dean Garrett (Minnesota) $247,500
Adrian Caldwell (New Jersey) $247,500
Scott Brooks (New York) $247,500
Eric Leckner (New York) $247,500
Derek Strong (Orlando) $247,500
Mark Bradtke (Philadelphia) $247,500
Mark Hendrickson (Philadelphia) $247,500
Reggie Jordan (Portland) $247,500
Kevin Salvadori (Sacramento) $247,500
Dominique Wilkins (San Antonio) $247,500
Jaren Jackson (Washington) $247,500
Eric Snow (Seattle) $247,500
Ben Wallace (Washington) $247,500
384. Fred Roberts (Dallas) $247,000
Oliver Miller (Dallas) $247,000
Thomas Hamilton (Chicago) $247,000
Rich Manning (Vancouver) $247,000
388. Marcus Brown (Portland) $220,000
Virginius Praskevicius (Minnesota) $220,000
Travis Knight (L.A. Lakers) $220,000
Emanual Davis (Houston) $220,000
Jeff McInnis (Denver) $220,000
Malik Rose (Charlotte) $220,000
Brett Szabo (Boston) $220,000
Steve Hamer (Boston) $220,000
Nate Driggers (Boston) $220,000
Carlos Strong (Charlotte) $220,000
Reggie Geary (Cleveland) $220,000
Erick Strickland (Dallas) $220,000
Darvin Ham (Denver) $220,000
Ray Owes (Golden State) $220,000
Randy Livingston (Houston) $220,000
James Scott (Miami) $220,000
Moochie Norris (Milwaukee) $220,000
Amal McCaskill (Orlando) $220,000
Ben Davis (Phoenix) $220,000
Shandon Anderson (Utah) $220,000
Chris Robinson (Vancouver) $220,000
Donald Whiteside (Toronto) $220,000
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Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
3 Donyell Marshall F 6-9 218 2 Connecticut
5 Donald Royal F 6-8 218 6 Notre Dame
11 B.J. Armstrong G 6-2 185 7 Iowa
12 Bimbo Coles G 6-2 182 6 Virginia Tech
15 Latrell Sprewell G 6-5 190 4 Alabama
17 Chris Mullin F 6-7 215 11 St. John's
21 x-Lou Roe F 6-7 220 1 Massachusetts
25 Mark Price G 6-0 180 10 Georgia Tech
32 Joe Smith F 6-10 225 1 Maryland
34 s-Marcus Mann F 6-8 245 R Miss. Valley State
35 Ray Owes F 6-9 224 R Arizona
45 x-Jon Koncak C 7-0 255 11 South. Methodist
50 Felton Spencer C 7-0 280 6 Louisville
51 x-Mike Peplowski C 6-10 270 3 Michigan State
52 Todd Fuller C 6-11 255 R North Carolina St
55 Andrew DeClercq F 6-10 230 1 Florida
Head Coach: Rick Adelman
x - injured list
s - suspended list
Los Angeles Clippers Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
00 Kevin Duckworth C 7-0 300 10 Eastern Illinois
2 Pooh Richardson G 6-1 180 7 UCLA
7 Lamond Murray F 6-7 236 2 California
8 f-Brian Williams C 6-11 260 5 Arizona
15 Darrick Martin G 5-11 170 2 UCLA
21 Malik Sealy G 6-8 190 4 St. John's
24 Terry Dehere G 6-4 190 3 Seton Hall
31 x-Brent Barry G 6-6 185 1 Oregon State
33 x-Dwayne Schintzius C 7-2 285 6 Florida
35 Loy Vaught F 6-9 240 6 Michigan
45 Charles Outlaw C/F 6-8 210 3 Houston
52 Eric Piatkowski G/F 6-7 215 2 Nebraska
53 Stanley Roberts C 7-0 290 3 Louisiana State
54 Rodney Rogers F 6-7 255 4 Wake Forest
55 Lorenzen Wright F 6-11 240 R Memphis
Head Coach: Bill Fitch
x- injured list
f- free agent
Los Angeles Lakers Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
2 Derek Fisher G 6-1 200 R Ark.-Little Rock
4 Byron Scott G 6-4 205 13 Arizona St.
6 Eddie Jones G/F 6-6 190 2 Temple
8 Kobe Bryant G 6-6 200 R Lower Merion HS
9 Nick Van Exel G 6-1 183 3 Cincinnati
12 x-Jerome Kersey F 6-7 240 12 Longwood (VA.)
20 Rumeal Robinson G 6-2 195 5 Michigan
23 Cedric Ceballos F 6-7 225 6 CS Fullerton
24 x-Trevor Wilson F 6-8 222 4 UCLA
34 Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 300 4 Louisiana St.
40 Travis Knight C 7-0 235 R Connecticut
41 Elden Campbell F/C 6-11 250 6 Clemson
43 Corie Blount F 6-10 242 3 Cincinnati
45 Sean Rooks C 6-10 260 4 Arizona
Head Coach: Del Harris
x- injured list
Phoenix Suns Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
2 x-Mark Bryant F/C 6-9 245 8 Seton Hall
3 Rex Chapman G 6-4 195 8 Kentucky
4 Michael Finley F 6-7 215 1 Wisconsin
7 x-Kevin Johnson G 6-1 190 9 California
10 Sam Cassell G 6-3 185 3 Florida St.
11 Wesley Person G 6-6 195 2 Auburn
13 Steve Nash G 6-3 195 R Santa Clara
15 Danny Manning F/C 6-10 234 8 Kansas
18 x-John Williams C/F 6-11 245 10 Tulane
23 Wayman Tisdale C/F 6-9 260 11 Oklahoma
25 Robert Horry F 6-10 220 4 Alabama
35 Joe Kleine C 7-0 271 11 Arkansas
43 Ben Davis F 6-9 240 R Arizona
45 A.C. Green F 6-9 225 11 Oregon St.
52 Chucky Brown F 6-8 215 7 N.C. State
Head Coach: Danny Ainge
x-injured list
Portland Trail Blazers Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
3 Clifford Robinson F 6-10 225 6 Connecticut
4 x-Marcus Brown G 6-3 185 R Murray State
5 x-Jermaine O'Neal F 6-11 226 R Eau Claire HS
6 Mitchell Butler G/F 6-5 210 3 UCLA
7 Kenny Anderson G 6-1 168 5 Georgia Tech
10 Dontonio Wingfield F 6-8 256 2 Cincinnati
11 Arvydas Sabonis C 7-3 292 1 Lithuania
12 Randolph Childress G 6-2 188 1 Wake Forest
19 x-Aleksandar Djordjevic G 6-2 198 R Yugoslavia
23 Aaron McKie G 6-5 209 2 Temple
24 Chris Dudley C 6-11 240 10 Yale
30 Rasheed Wallace C/F 6-10 225 1 North Carolina
31 Reggie Jordan G 6-4 195 2 New Mexico State
33 Gary Trent F 6-8 250 1 Ohio University
34 Isaiah Rider G 6-5 215 3 UNLV
Head Coach: P.J. Carlesimo
x- injured list
Sacramento Kings Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
0 Olden Polynice F/C 7-0 250 9 Virginia
2 Mitch Richmond G 6-5 215 8 Kansas State
3 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf G 6-1 162 6 Louisiana State
4 Corliss Williamson F 6-7 245 1 Arkansas
5 Tyus Edney G 5-10 152 1 UCLA
7 Bobby Hurley G 6-0 165 3 Duke
22 Lionel Simmons F 6-7 210 6 LaSalle
30 Billy Owens F/G 6-9 225 5 Syracuse
31 Duane Causwell C 7-0 240 6 Temple
32 x-Kevin Salvadori C 7-0 231 R North Carolina
33 Brian Grant F 6-9 254 2 Xavier
34 Michael Smith F 6-8 230 2 Providence
40 Kevin Gamble F/G 6-6 225 9 Iowa
Head Coach: Garry St. Jean
x- injured list
Seattle Supersonics Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
3 Craig Ehlo G/F 6-7 205 13 Washington State
10 Nate McMillan G/F 6-5 200 10 No. Carolina St.
11 Detlef Schrempf F 6-10 235 11 Washington
13 Eric Snow G 6-3 200 1 Michigan State
14 Sam Perkins F/C 6-9 255 12 North Carolina
20 Gary Payton G 6-4 190 6 Oregon State
21 x-Greg Graham G 6-4 182 3 Indiana
22 Jim McIlvaine C 7-1 260 2 Marquette
23 Larry Stewart F 6-8 230 4 Coppin State
25 David Wingate G/F 6-5 185 10 Georgetown
33 Hersey Hawkins G 6-3 190 8 Bradley
40 Shawn Kemp F 6-10 256 7 Trinity J.C. (TX)
55 x-Steve Scheffler C 6-9 250 6 Purdue
Head Coach: George Karl
x- injured list
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Midwest Division
Dallas Mavericks Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ====== === == == === =======
00 Eric Montross C 7-0 270 2 North Carolina
2 Oliver Miller C 6-9 310 4 Arkansas
5 Jason Kidd G 6-4 205 2 California
7 Tony Dumas G 6-6 190 2 Mo-Kansas City
12 Derek Harper G 6-4 206 13 Illinois
20 Erick Strickland G 6-3 210 R Nebraska
21 George McCloud G/F 6-8 215 5 Florida State
24 Jim Jackson G 6-6 220 3 Ohio State
25 Chris Gatling F/C 6-10 230 5 Old Dominion
32 Jamal Mashburn F 6-8 240 2 Kentucky
40 Loren Meyer C 6-10 260 1 Iowa State
44 Fred Roberts F 6-10 210 12 Brigham Young
50 x-Greg Dreiling C 7-1 265 9 Kansas
52 x-Samaki Walker F 6-9 240 R Louisville
Head Coach: Jim Cleamons
x-injured list
Denver Nuggets Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == == =======
1 x-Keith Jennings G 5-7 160 3 E. Tenn. St.
3 Dale Ellis G/F 6-7 215 13 Tennessee
5 Jeff McInnis G 6-4 190 R North Carolina
8 Sarunas Marciulionis G 6-5 215 7 Lithuania
13 Mark Jackson G 6-3 185 9 St. John's
14 Eric Murdock G 6-1 200 5 Providence
20 x-LaPhonso Ellis F 6-8 240 4 Notre Dame
21 Tom Hammonds F 6-9 225 7 Georgia Tech
22 Ricky Pierce G 6-4 215 14 Rice
23 Bryant Stith G 6-5 208 4 Virginia
24 Antonio McDyess F 6-9 220 1 Alabama
35 Darvin Ham F 6-7 220 R Texas Tech
41 LaSalle Thompson F/C 6-10 260 14 Texas
50 Ervin Johnson C 6-11 245 3 New Orleans
53 x-Rich King C 7-2 265 4 Nebraska
Head Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff
x- injured list
Houston Rockets Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ====== === == == === =======
3 X-Randy Livingston G 6-4 209 R Louisiana State
4 Charles Barkley F 6-6 252 12 Auburn
5 Sam Mack F 6-7 220 2 Houston
9 Tracy Moore G 6-4 200 4 Tulsa
12 Matt Maloney G 6-3 200 R Pennsylvania
15 Emanual Davis G 6-5 195 R Delaware State
17 Mario Elie G/F 6-5 210 6 Amer. International
20 x-Brent Price G 6-1 185 3 Oklahoma
22 Clyde Drexler G 6-7 222 13 Houston
27 Charles Jones C 6-9 215 13 Albany State
32 Othella Harrington F/C 6-9 235 R Georgetown
34 Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 12 Houston
42 Kevin Willis F/C 7-0 245 12 Michigan State
50 Matt Bullard F 6-10 235 5 Iowa
Head Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich
x - injured list
Minnesota Timberwolves Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ====== === == == === =======
3 Stephon Marbury G 6-2 180 R Georgia Tech
4 x-Micheal Williams G 6-2 175 8 Baylor
5 Doug West G/F 6-6 220 7 Villanova
10 Shane Heal G 6-0 180 R Australia
11 Stoyko Vrankovic C 7-2 260 2 Croatia
15 x-Bill Curley F 6-9 245 2 Boston College
21 Kevin Garnett F 6-11 220 1 Farragut Academy HS
22 Dean Garrett C 6-11 250 R Indiana
24 Tom Gugliotta F 6-10 240 4 NC State
26 James Robinson G 6-2 180 3 Alabama
30 Terry Porter G 6-3 195 11 UW-Stevens Point
42 Sam Mitchell F 6-7 215 7 Mercer
43 Chris Carr G 6-6 220 1 Southern Illinois
44 Cherokee Parks F/C 6-11 240 1 Duke
55 x-Virginius Praskevicius F/C 6-8 230 R Lithuania
Head Coach: Phil "Flip" Saunders
x- injured list
San Antonio Spurs Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
1 Cory Alexander G 6-1 185 1 Virginia
3 Monty Williams F 6-8 225 2 Notre Dame
6 Avery Johnson G 5-11 180 8 Southern
7 Carl Herrera F 6-9 225 5 Houston
8 Tim Kempton C/F 6-10 265 7 Notre Dame
11 Vernon Maxwell G 6-4 190 8 Florida
15 Vinny Del Negro G 6-4 200 6 North Carolina St.
21 Dominique Wilkins F 6-8 230 13 Georgia
32 Sean Elliott F 6-8 220 7 Arizona
33 Greg Anderson C/F 6-10 250 8 Houston
41 Will Perdue C 7-0 240 8 Vanderbilt
45 x-Chuck Person F 6-8 230 10 Auburn
50 x-David Robinson C 7-1 250 6 Navy
54 Charles Smith F 6-10 245 7 Pittsburgh
Head Coach: Bob Hill
x- injured list
Utah Jazz Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
00 Greg Ostertag C 7-2 280 1 Kansas
3 Bryon Russell F 6-7 225 3 Long Beach State
10 Howard Eisley G 6-2 177 2 Boston College
12 John Stockton G 6-1 175 12 Gonzaga
14 Jeff Hornacek G 6-4 190 8 Iowa State
15 Jamie Watson F 6-7 190 2 South Carolina
31 Adam Keefe F 6-9 241 4 Stanford
32 Karl Malone F 6-9 256 11 Louisiana Tech
34 Chris Morris F 6-8 220 8 Auburn
40 Shandon Anderson F 6-6 208 R Georgia
44 Greg Foster C 6-11 250 6 Texas-El Paso
55 Antoine Carr C/F 6-9 255 12 Wichita State
Head Coach: Jerry Sloan
x- injured list
Vancouver Grizzlies Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
2 Greg Anthony G 6-2 185 4 UNLV
3 Shareef Abdur-Rahim F 6-9 230 R California
5 x-Chris Robinson G 6-5 200 R Western Kentucky
7 Anthony Peeler G 6-4 208 4 Missouri
11 Lee Mayberry G 6-1 180 4 Arkansas
15 Rich Manning C 6-11 253 4 Washington
21 Lawrence Moten G 6-5 185 1 Syracuse
30 Blue Edwards G 6-4 228 7 East Carolina
32 x-Doug Edwards F 6-7 235 3 Florida State
33 Pete Chilcutt F 6-11 240 5 North Carolina
34 George Lynch F 6-8 228 3 North Carolina
44 Roy Rogers F 6-10 235 R Alabama
50 Bryant Reeves C 7-0 292 1 Oklahoma State
52 Eric Mobley C 6-11 235 2 Pittsburgh
Head Coach: Brian Winters
x- injured list
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Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
4 David Wesley G 6-0 198 3 Baylor
7 x-Dee Brown G 6-2 192 6 Jacksonville
8 Antoine Walker F 6-9 225 R Kentucky
9 x-Greg Minor G/F 6-6 230 2 Louisville
11 Dana Barros G 5-11 163 7 Boston College
13 Todd Day G/F 6-6 188 4 Arkansas
27 Nate Driggers G/F 6-4 215 R Montevallo
29 Pervis Ellison F/C 6-10 242 7 Louisville
30 Marty Conlon F 6-11 245 5 Providence
34 Frank Brickowski F/C 6-9 248 12 Penn State
40 Dino Radja F/C 6-11 255 3 Croatia
42 x-Steve Hamer C 7-0 245 R Tennessee
43 Brett Szabo C 6-11 230 R Augustana
44 Rick Fox G/F 6-7 249 5 North Carolina
53 Alton Lister F/C 7-0 245 15 Arizona State
55 Eric Williams F 6-8 220 1 Providence
Head Coach: M.L. Carr
x-injured list
Miami Heat Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
2 Keith Askins G-F 6-8 224 6 Alabama
4 x-Tony Farmer F 6-9 245 R Nebraska
5 Predrag Danilovic G 6-6 200 1 Serbia
8 Isaac Austin C 6-10 270 3 Arizona State
9 Dan Majerle G-F 6-6 220 8 Cent. Michigan
10 Tim Hardaway G 6-0 195 7 Texas-El Paso
21 Voshon Lenard G 6-4 205 1 Minnesota
23 Gary Grant G 6-3 185 8 Michigan
30 Mark Strickland F 6-9 220 1 Temple
31 x-Martin Muursepp F 6-9 235 R Estonia
32 x-James Scott G-F 6-6 195 R St. John's
33 Alonzo Mourning C 6-10 261 4 Georgetown
40 Kurt Thomas F 6-9 230 1 Texas Christian
42 P.J. Brown F 6-11 240 3 Louisiana Tech
54 Ed Pinckney F 6-9 240 11 Villanova
Head Coach: Pat Riley
x- injured list
New Jersey Nets Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ====== === == == === =======
6 Khalid Reeves G 6-3 201 2 Arizona
7 Reggie Williams F/G 6-7 195 9 Georgetown
13 Kendall Gill G 6-5 216 6 Illinois
14 Robert Pack G 6-2 190 5 Southern Calif.
21 x-Kevin Edwards G 6-3 210 8 DePaul
22 x-David Benoit F 6-8 220 5 Alabama
30 Kerry Kittles G 6-5 179 R Villanova
31 Ed O'Bannon F 6-8 222 1 UCLA
33 Yinka Dare C 7-0 265 2 George Wash.
34 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 218 10 Wichita St.
44 Tony Massenburg F 6-9 250 4 Maryland
45 Shawn Bradley C 7-6 248 3 BYU
50 Adrian Caldwell F 6-8 265 4 Lamar
55 Jayson Williams F 6-10 245 6 St. John's
Head Coach: John Calipari
x- Injured List
New York Knicks Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
1 x-Chris Childs G 6-3 195 2 Boise State
2 Larry Johnson F 6-7 263 5 Nev-Las Vegas
3 John Starks G 6-5 185 7 Oklahoma State
4 Scott Brooks G 5-11 165 8 Cal-Irvine
5 x-Dontae' Jones F 6-8 220 R Mississippi St
7 Chris Jent F 6-7 220 1 Ohio State
20 Allan Houston G 6-6 200 3 Tennessee
21 Charlie Ward G 6-2 190 2 Florida St
25 x-Eric Leckner C 6-11 265 7 Wyoming
32 Herb Williams F/C 6-11 260 15 Ohio State
33 Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 11 Georgetown
34 Charles Oakley F 6-9 245 11 Virginia Union
40 Walter McCarty F 6-10 230 R Kentucky
44 John Wallace F 6-9 225 R Syracuse
52 Buck Williams F 6-8 225 15 Maryland
Head Coach: Jeff Van Gundy
x- injured list
Orlando Magic Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
00 x-Amal McCaskill F/C 6-11 235 R Marquette
1 Anfernee Hardaway G/F 6-7 215 3 Memphis State
3 x-Dennis Scott F 6-8 235 6 Georgia Tech
4 Rony Seikaly C 6-11 253 8 Syracuse
10 Darrell Armstrong G 6-1 180 2 Fayetteville St.
20 Brian Shaw G 6-6 200 7 UC Santa Barbara
21 Gerald Wilkins G/F 6-6 225 10 Tenn.-Chattanooga
24 Danny Schayes C 6-11 260 15 Syracuse
25 Nick Anderson G/F 6-6 228 7 Illinois
33 Derek Strong F 6-9 240 5 Xavier
34 x-Brian Evans F 6-8 220 R Indiana
42 David Vaughn F/C 6-9 240 1 Memphis
44 Clifford Rozier C/F 6-11 245 2 Louisville
54 Horace Grant F 6-10 245 9 Clemson
Head Coach: Brian Hill
x- injured list
Philadelphia 76ers Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
3 Allen Iverson G 6-0 165 R Georgetown
4 Michael Cage C/F 6-9 248 12 San Diego State
7 Mark Davis G/F 6-7 210 1 Texas Tech
9 Doug Overton G 6-3 190 4 LaSalle
14 x-Mark Hendrickson F 6-9 220 R Washington St.
23 Rex Walters G 6-4 190 3 Kansas
25 Don MacLean F 6-10 235 4 UCLA
30 Lucious Harris G 6-5 205 3 Long Beach State
35 Clarence Weatherspoon F 6-7 240 4 So.Miss.
42 Jerry Stackhouse G/F 6-6 218 1 North Carolina
44 Derrick Coleman F 6-10 260 6 Syracuse
50 Mark Bradtke C/F 6-10 265 R Redcliff H.S. (AU)
55 Scott Williams C/F 6-10 230 6 North Carolina
Head Coach: Johnny Davis
x- injured list
Washington Bullets Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
1 Rod Strickland G 6-3 185 8 DePaul
4 Chris Webber F 6-10 245 3 Michigan
5 Juwan Howard F 6-9 250 2 Michigan
12 Chris Whitney G 6-0 170 3 Clemson
22 Matt Fish C 6-11 275 2 NC-Wilmington
23 x-Tim Legler G 6-4 200 6 LaSalle
30 Ben Wallace F 6-9 240 R Va. Union
32 Jaren Jackson G 6-6 210 6 Georgetown
35 Tracy Murray F 6-7 228 4 UCLA
40 Calbert Cheaney G/F 6-7 215 3 Indiana
43 X-Lorenzo Williams C 6-9 230 4 Stetson
44 Harvey Grant F 6-9 225 8 Oklahoma
50 Ashraf Amaya F 6-8 250 1 Southern Ill.
77 Gheorghe Muresan C 7-7 303 3 Cluj Univ.
Head Coach: Jim Lynam
x- injured list
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Central Division
Atlanta Hawks Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ====== === == == === =======
2 Anthony Miller G 6-9 255 2 Michigan State
3 x-Ken Norman F 6-8 228 9 Illinois
5 Eldridge Recasner G 6-3 190 2 Washington
8 Steve Smith G 6-8 215 5 Michigan State
10 Mookie Blaylock G 6-1 185 7 Oklahoma
15 Priest Lauderdale C 7-4 343 R Central State
17 Jon Barry G 6-4 205 4 Georgia Tech
24 Donnie Boyce G 6-5 196 1 Colorado
28 Ivano Newbill C 6-11 245 1 Georgia Tech
32 Christian Laettner F/C 6-11 245 4 Duke
33 Tyrone Corbin F 6-6 225 11 DePaul
34 Willie Burton F 6-8 219 5 Minnesota
44 Alan Henderson F 6-9 235 1 Indiana
45 Derrick Alston F 6-11 225 2 Duquesne
55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7-2 250 5 Georgetown
Head Coach: Lenny Wilkens
x-injured list
Charlotte Hornets Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
00 Tony Delk G 6-2 189 R Kentucky
1 Tyrone Bogues G 5-3 141 9 Wake Forest
5 Anthony Goldwire G 6-2 182 1 Houston
7 x-Rafael Addison F 6-8 241 5 Syracuse
12 Vlade Divac C 7-1 260 7 Serbia
14 Anthony Mason F 6-8 250 7 Tennessee St.
24 Scott Burrell G/F 6-7 226 3 Connecticut
25 George Zidek C 7-1 264 1 UCLA
30 Dell Curry G/F 6-5 205 10 Virginia Tech
31 Malik Rose F 6-7 250 R Drexel
34 Tony Smith G 6-4 205 6 Marquette
41 Glen Rice G/F 6-8 220 7 Michigan
43 x-Carlos Strong F 6-8 245 R Georgia
52 Matt Geiger F/C 7-1 245 4 Georgia Tech
Head Coach: Dave Cowens
x-injured list
Chicago Bulls Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
x-Thomas Hamilton C 7-2 330 1 Pittsburgh
00 Robert Parish C 7-1 244 20 Centenary
1 Randy Brown G 6-2 191 5 New Mexico State
7 Toni Kukoc F/G 6-11 232 3 Croatia
8 Dickey Simpkins F 6-10 264 11 Providence
9 Ron Harper G 6-6 216 10 Miami-Ohio
13 Luc Longley C 7-2 292 5 New Mexico
23 Michael Jordan G 6-6 216 11 North Carolina
25 Steve Kerr G 6-3 181 8 Arizona
30 Jud Buechler G/F 6-6 228 6 Arizona
33 Scottie Pippen F/G 6-7 228 9 Central Arkansas
34 Bill Wennington C 7-0 277 9 St. John's
35 x-Jason Caffey F 6-8 256 1 Alabama
91 Dennis Rodman F 6-6 220 10 Southeastrn Ok St
Head Coach: Phil Jackson
x-injured list
Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
1 Terrell Brandon G 5-11 180 5 Oregon
2 Reggie Geary G 6-2 187 R Arizona
3 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 1 Florida State
11 x-Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 238 R Lithuania
14 Bobby Phills G 6-5 220 5 Southern
21 Antonio Lang F 6-8 230 2 Duke
23 Carl Thomas G 6-4 195 1 Eastern Michigan
24 Chris Mills F 6-6 216 3 Arizona
32 Tyrone Hill F 6-9 245 6 Xavier
33 Donny Marshall F 6-7 230 1 Connecticut
35 Danny Ferry F 6-10 235 6 Duke
41 Mark West C 6-10 246 13 Old Dominion
44 x-Shawnelle Scott C 6-11 250 R St. John's
52 Vitaly Potapenko C/F 6-10 280 R Wright State
Head Coach: Mike Fratello
x-injured list
Detroit Pistons Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
1 Lindsey Hunter G 6-2 195 3 Jackson St.
2 Stacey Augmon G/F 6-8 205 5 Nevada-Las Vegas
4 Joe Dumars G 6-3 195 11 Mcneese St.
6 Terry Mills F 6-10 250 6 Michigan
9 x-Litterial Green G 6-1 195 2 Georgia
12 Michael Curry G 6-5 210 2 Georgia Southern
13 Jerome Williams F 6-9 206 R Georgetown
30 Kenny Smith G 6-3 170 9 North Carolina
33 Grant Hill F 6-8 225 2 Duke University
42 Theo Ratliff F/C 6-10 225 1 Wyoming
43 Grant Long F 6-9 248 8 Eastern Michigan
44 Rick Mahorn F 6-10 260 15 Hampton Inst.
50 Otis Thorpe F 6-10 246 12 Providence
52 x-Don Reid F 6-8 250 1 Georgetown
Head Coach: Doug Collins
x-injured list
Indiana Pacers Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
2 Vincent Askew G/F 6-6 235 7 Memphis State
3 X-Haywoode Workman G 6-3 180 5 Oral Roberts
4 Travis Best G 5-11 182 1 Georgia Tech
5 Jalen Rose G 6-8 210 2 Michigan
8 x-Eddie Johnson F 6-7 215 14 Illinois
9 Derrick McKey F 6-10 225 9 Alabama
20 Fred Hoiberg G 6-4 203 1 Iowa State
25 Erick Dampier C/F 6-11 265 R Mississppi State
27 Duane Ferrell F 6-7 215 8 Georgia Tech
31 Reggie Miller G 6-7 185 9 UCLA
32 Dale Davis F 6-11 230 5 Clemson
33 Antonio Davis F/C 6-9 230 3 Texas-El Paso
45 x-Rik Smits C 7-4 265 8 Marist
53 Jerome Allen G 6-4 184 1 Pennsylvania
55 Brent Scott F/C 6-10 250 R Rice
Head Coach: Larry Brown
x - injured list
Milwaukee Bucks Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
3 Shawn Respert G 6-2 185 1 Michigan State
5 Elliot Perry G 6-0 160 4 Memphis
7 David Wood F 6-9 230 6 Nevada-Reno
10 Armon Gilliam F 6-9 260 9 UNLV
12 Darrin Hancock G/F 6-7 205 2 Kansas
13 Glenn Robinson F 6-7 235 2 Purdue
20 Sherman Douglas G 6-1 195 7 Syracuse
22 Johnny Newman F 6-7 200 10 Richmond
23 Joe Wolf F/C 6-11 260 8 North Carolina
25 x-Moochie Norris G 6-1 180 R West Florida
28 Andrew Lang C 6-11 275 8 Arkansas
34 Ray Allen G 6-5 205 R Connecticut
42 Vin Baker F 6-11 245 3 Hartford
51 x-Keith Tower C/F 6-10 260 3 Notre Dame
Head Coach: Chris Ford
x- injured list
Toronto Raptors Roster
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT YRS COLLEGE
== ===== === == == === =======
3 Zan Tabak C 7-0 245 2 Croatia
4 Sharone Wright C/F 6-11 260 2 Clemson
12 Donald Whiteside G 5-11 170 R No. Illinois
13 Doug Christie G/F 6-6 205 4 Pepperdine
20 Damon Stoudamire G 5-10 171 1 Arizona
21 Marcus Camby C/F 6-11 220 R Massachusetts
34 Carlos Rogers F/C 6-11 220 2 Tennessee St.
42 Walt Williams F/G 6-8 230 4 Maryland
44 Hubert Davis G 6-5 183 4 North Carolina
54 Popeye Jones F 6-8 250 3 Murray State
55 Acie Earl C 6-10 240 3 Iowa
Head Coach: Darrell Walker
x- injured list
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NBA Top Individual Performances
(THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH)
---------------------------------
POINTS
------
PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE
------ -------- ----- ----
Michael Jordan, CHI at Miami 50 11-06-96
Mookie Blaylock, ATL vs. Cleveland 39 11-12-96
Dell Curry, CHA vs. Toronto 38 11-02-96
Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU vs. Utah 38 11-09-96
Michael Jordan, CHI at Charlotte 38 11-15-96
Dale Ellis, DEN at Toronto 37 11-11-96
Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU at Denver 36 11-07-96
Jerry Stackhouse, PHI vs. Phoenix 36 11-09-96
Dale Ellis, DEN at Boston 36 11-15-96
Shaquille Oneal, LAL vs. Minnesota 35 11-03-96
Allen Iverson, PHI at New York 35 11-12-96
REBOUNDS
--------
PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE
------ -------- ----- ----
Charles Barkley, HOU at Phoenix 33 11-02-96
Dennis Rodman, CHI at Miami 22 11-06-96
Dennis Rodman, CHI vs. Phoenix 22 11-11-96
Armon Gilliam, MIL vs. Phoenix 22 11-12-96
Chris Webber, WAS vs. San Antonio 21 11-06-96
Charles Barkley, HOU at Utah 20 11-04-96
Dikembe Mutombo, ATL at Sacramento 20 11-07-96
Dennis Rodman, CHI at Detroit 20 11-08-96
Greg Ostertag, UTH vs. Vancouver 20 11-15-96
Chris Gatling, DAL vs. Utah 20 11-16-96
ASSISTS
-------
PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE
------ -------- ----- ----
John Stockton, UTH vs. Vancouver 18 11-15-96
Mark Jackson, DEN vs. La Clippers 16 11-05-96
Mark Jackson, DEN vs. Houston 16 11-07-96
Mark Jackson, DEN at New Jersey 16 11-16-96
Mark Jackson, DEN at Toronto 15 11-11-96
Nick Van Exel, LAL vs. La Clippers 15 11-15-96
Mark Jackson, DEN vs. Golden State 14 11-08-96
Mark Jackson, DEN at Cleveland 14 11-10-96
Nick Van Exel, LAL at Houston 14 11-12-96
Mark Jackson, DEN at Detroit 13 11-13-96
Damon Stoudamire, TOR at New York 13 11-14-96
Terrell Brandon, CLE at Philadelphia 13 11-15-96
Tim Hardaway, MIA vs. Philadelphia 13 11-16-96
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1996-97 Triple Doubles
REGULAR SEASON
==============
1. Clyde Drexler, HOU vs SAC, 11/01, 25 pts, 10 rbs, 10 steals, 4th season,
24th career
2. Damon Stoudamire, TOR vs LAL, 11/08, 21 pts, 10 rbs, 10 assists,
2nd season, 3rd career
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Ostale statistike će stići nešto kasnije.
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NBA Scoring
Through Saturday, November 16
Player Gp PTS AVG
Michael Jordan, Chi 10 288 28.8
Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou 9 247 27.4
Shaquille Oneal, Lal 9 232 25.8
Grant Hill, Det 8 195 24.4
Shawn Kemp, Sea 9 217 24.1
Vin Baker, Mil 8 187 23.4
Tom Gugliotta, Min 8 187 23.4
Mitch Richmond, Sac 9 208 23.1
Dale Ellis, Den 10 231 23.1
Latrell Sprewell, Gsw 8 184 23.0
Patrick Ewing, Nyk 9 206 22.9
Allen Iverson, Phi 8 182 22.8
Karl Malone, Uth 7 158 22.6
Damon Stoudamire, Tor 8 173 21.6
Gary Payton, Sea 9 185 20.6
Glenn Robinson, Mil 8 161 20.1
Terrell Brandon, Cle 9 180 20.0
Alonzo Mourning, Mia 9 180 20.0
Reggie Miller, Ind 7 139 19.9
Kendall Gill, Njn 6 118 19.7
Steve Smith, Atl 6 115 19.2
Sam Cassell, Pho 7 134 19.1
Glen Rice, Cha 5 95 19.0
Tim Hardaway, Mia 9 170 18.9
Eddie Jones, Lal 9 169 18.8
Jerry Stackhouse, Phi 9 169 18.8
Chris Webber, Was 9 168 18.7
Christian Laettner, Atl 10 184 18.4
Joe Dumars, Det 9 161 17.9
Walt Williams, Tor 8 140 17.5
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NBA Rebounding
Through Saturday, November 16
Player Gp Reb AVG
Charles Barkley, Hou 8 141 17.6
Dennis Rodman, Chi 10 169 16.9
Jayson Williams, Njn 6 98 16.3
Shaquille Oneal, Lal 9 112 12.4
Dale Davis, Ind 7 86 12.3
Ervin Johnson, Den 10 112 11.2
Horace Grant, Orl 5 56 11.2
Patrick Ewing, Nyk 9 99 11.0
Karl Malone, Uth 7 76 10.9
Armon Gilliam, Mil 8 86 10.8
Loy Vaught, Lac 8 86 10.8
Dikembe Mutombo, Atl 10 107 10.7
Shawn Kemp, Sea 9 94 10.4
Dino Radja, Bos 7 71 10.1
Chris Gatling, Dal 8 81 10.1
Alonzo Mourning, Mia 9 91 10.1
Tyrone Hill, Cle 9 88 9.8
Clarence Weatherspoon, Phi 9 88 9.8
Tom Gugliotta, Min 8 78 9.8
Vin Baker, Mil 8 77 9.6
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NBA Assists
Through Saturday, November 16
Player Gp AST AVG
Mark Jackson, Den 10 133 13.3
Nick Van Exel, Lal 9 80 8.9
John Stockton, Uth 7 61 8.7
Damon Stoudamire, Tor 8 69 8.6
Tim Hardaway, Mia 9 77 8.6
Gary Payton, Sea 9 70 7.8
Sam Cassell, Pho 7 50 7.1
Rod Strickland, Was 9 64 7.1
Charlie Ward, Nyk 9 63 7.0
Avery Johnson, Sas 8 56 7.0
Terrell Brandon, Cle 9 62 6.9
David Wesley, Bos 7 48 6.9
Scottie Pippen, Chi 10 68 6.8
Greg Anthony, Van 9 60 6.7
Jason Kidd, Dal 8 51 6.4
Sherman Douglas, Mil 8 49 6.1
Grant Hill, Det 8 48 6.0
Latrell Sprewell, Gsw 8 48 6.0
Mookie Blaylock, Atl 8 47 5.9
Clyde Drexler, Hou 9 51 5.7
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NBA Steals
Through Saturday, November 16
Player Gp Stl AVG
Greg Anthony, Van 9 29 3.2
Gary Payton, Sea 9 26 2.9
Clyde Drexler, Hou 9 24 2.7
Tim Hardaway, Mia 9 24 2.7
Mookie Blaylock, Atl 8 20 2.5
Kenny Anderson, Por 10 24 2.4
Nick Anderson, Orl 5 12 2.4
Damon Stoudamire, Tor 8 19 2.4
Kevin Garnett, Min 8 18 2.3
Horace Grant, Orl 5 11 2.2
John Stockton, Uth 7 15 2.1
Doug Christie, Tor 8 17 2.1
Avery Johnson, Sas 8 17 2.1
Pooh Richardson, Lac 8 17 2.1
Latrell Sprewell, Gsw 8 17 2.1
Mark Davis, Phi 9 19 2.1
Tom Gugliotta, Min 8 16 2.0
George Mccloud, Dal 8 16 2.0
Rod Strickland, Was 9 17 1.9
Chris Mullin, Gsw 8 15 1.9
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NBA Blocked shots
Through Saturday, November 16
Player Gp BLK AVG
Shawn Bradley, Njn 6 29 4.8
Jim Mcilvaine, Sea 9 26 2.9
Dikembe Mutombo, Atl 10 28 2.8
Kevin Garnett, Min 8 22 2.8
Shaquille Oneal, Lal 9 24 2.7
Marcus Camby, Tor 8 21 2.6
Vin Baker, Mil 8 19 2.4
Stoyko Vrankovic, Min 8 19 2.4
Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou 9 20 2.2
Chris Webber, Was 9 20 2.2
Antonio Mcdyess, Den 10 22 2.2
Alonzo Mourning, Mia 9 19 2.1
Charles Outlaw, Lac 8 16 2.0
Dino Radja, Bos 7 14 2.0
Greg Ostertag, Uth 6 12 2.0
Ervin Johnson, Den 10 19 1.9
Patrick Ewing, Nyk 9 17 1.9
Roy Rogers, Van 9 16 1.8
Greg Anderson, Sas 8 13 1.6
Brian Grant, Sac 5 8 1.6
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NBA Field goal percentage
Through Saturday, November 16
Player Gp Fgm Fga PCT
Michael Smith, Sac 9 30 42 .714
Rasheed Wallace, Por 9 56 85 .659
Charles Oakley, Nyk 7 35 57 .614
Shaquille Oneal, Lal 9 96 159 .604
John Stockton, Uth 7 41 69 .594
Tyrone Hill, Cle 9 42 73 .575
Anthony Mason, Cha 8 44 77 .571
Shawn Kemp, Sea 9 75 132 .568
Chris Mullin, Gsw 8 51 91 .560
Gary Trent, Por 10 38 68 .559
Larry Johnson, Nyk 9 44 79 .557
Marcus Camby, Tor 8 40 72 .556
Detlef Schrempf, Sea 9 56 101 .554
Ervin Johnson, Den 10 31 56 .554
Sherman Douglas, Mil 8 35 64 .547
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NBA Free throw percentage
Through Saturday, November 16
Player Gp Ftm Fta PCT
Ricky Pierce, Den 8 14 15 .933
Kendall Gill, Njn 6 34 37 .919
Horace Grant, Orl 5 11 12 .917
John Starks, Nyk 9 31 34 .912
Terrell Brandon, Cle 9 30 33 .909
Fred Hoiberg, Ind 4 10 11 .909
Chris Whitney, Was 9 19 21 .905
Joe Dumars, Det 9 28 31 .903
Latrell Sprewell, Gsw 8 55 61 .902
Sam Cassell, Pho 7 41 46 .891
Gary Trent, Por 10 16 18 .889
Tyrone Corbin, Atl 10 21 24 .875
Reggie Miller, Ind 7 41 47 .872
Joe Smith, Gsw 7 20 23 .870
Cedric Ceballos, Lal 8 13 15 .867
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NBA 3-point shooting percentage
Through Saturday, November 16
Player Gp 3fg 3fa PCT
Donald Whiteside, Tor 8 5 8 .625
Rex Walters, Phi 5 7 12 .583
Joe Dumars, Det 9 27 47 .574
Aaron Mckie, Por 10 8 14 .571
Tony Delk, Cha 4 6 11 .545
Carlos Rogers, Tor 8 7 13 .538
Bob Sura, Cle 9 10 19 .526
Anthony Goldwire, Cha 8 11 21 .524
John Stockton, Uth 7 12 23 .522
Walt Williams, Tor 8 21 41 .512
Eddie Jones, Lal 9 28 55 .509
Terry Mills, Det 9 17 34 .500
Khalid Reeves, Njn 6 14 28 .500
Chris Whitney, Was 9 11 22 .500
Darrell Armstrong, Orl 5 7 14 .500
Matt Geiger, Cha 8 5 10 .500
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NBA Defense statistics
Through Saturday, November 16
Team G Fgm-Fga PCT 3pm-3pa PCT Ftm-Fta PCT AVG
Chicago 10 321-806 .398 55-171 .322 138-214 .645 83.5
Cleveland 9 264-645 .409 51-132 .386 174-241 .722 83.7
Utah 7 212-536 .396 34-124 .274 146-210 .695 86.3
San Antonio 8 253-611 .414 43-136 .316 142-182 .780 86.4
Detroit 9 296-679 .436 71-182 .390 122-168 .726 87.2
LA Clippers 8 251-599 .419 36-110 .327 171-236 .725 88.6
Minnesota 8 260-617 .421 34-111 .306 155-220 .705 88.6
Atlanta 10 340-759 .448 80-198 .404 134-178 .753 89.4
Orlando 5 173-409 .423 24-78 .308 79-100 .790 89.8
New York 9 281-663 .424 64-157 .408 196-271 .723 91.3
Portland 10 338-804 .420 53-142 .373 191-260 .735 92.0
Miami 9 283-649 .436 51-130 .392 214-280 .764 92.3
LA Lakers 9 322-749 .430 63-179 .352 128-188 .681 92.8
Denver 10 334-819 .408 55-160 .344 206-277 .744 92.9
Houston 9 323-762 .424 41-136 .301 155-222 .698 93.6
Indiana 7 245-540 .454 41-140 .293 126-192 .656 93.9
Washington 9 328-740 .443 43-142 .303 152-198 .768 94.6
Seattle 9 312-677 .461 60-155 .387 168-235 .715 94.7
Dallas 8 271-641 .423 44-110 .400 176-233 .755 95.3
New Jersey 6 217-486 .447 28-93 .301 120-169 .710 97.0
Milwaukee 8 296-634 .467 24-98 .245 164-227 .722 97.5
Charlotte 8 311-666 .467 51-136 .375 114-160 .713 98.4
Toronto 8 282-611 .462 57-145 .393 176-258 .682 99.6
Vancouver 9 347-743 .467 51-147 .347 156-210 .743 100.1
Sacramento 9 320-700 .457 54-152 .355 213-303 .703 100.8
Boston 8 303-643 .471 43-128 .336 158-228 .693 100.9
Phoenix 8 292-637 .458 56-173 .324 167-239 .699 100.9
Philadelphia 9 341-762 .448 65-164 .396 163-220 .741 101.1
Golden State 8 326-652 .500 45-123 .366 127-166 .765 103.0
- Rebounds -
Off-Def TRB AST Stl To BLKS
Chicago 128-275 403 157 60 176 33
Cleveland 109-242 351 180 48 160 51
Utah 84-219 303 123 55 108 33
San Antonio 107-244 351 162 55 138 39
Detroit 102-246 348 186 53 135 26
LA Clippers 102-247 349 158 75 156 50
Minnesota 103-254 357 167 63 151 40
Atlanta 118-293 411 228 75 180 46
Orlando 85-128 213 92 48 88 39
New York 98-207 305 182 94 186 39
Portland 124-253 377 201 74 155 68
Miami 105-274 379 157 76 168 47
LA Lakers 127-235 362 218 89 142 46
Denver 138-291 429 188 84 178 65
Houston 123-257 380 174 84 160 44
Indiana 72-196 268 152 66 125 43
Washington 129-281 410 170 58 148 39
Seattle 93-253 346 195 59 165 50
Dallas 123-240 363 151 67 145 58
New Jersey 83-167 250 114 70 103 35
Milwaukee 97-212 309 180 51 125 32
Charlotte 116-218 334 172 53 101 40
Toronto 116-228 344 180 67 160 37
Vancouver 147-310 457 231 74 171 55
Sacramento 120-256 376 202 102 158 43
Boston 104-244 348 193 71 147 48
Phoenix 117-264 381 197 64 145 48
Philadelphia 138-259 397 206 86 167 45
Golden State 103-225 328 216 77 155 37
(Note: Defensive Statistics Reflect Cumulative Totals Of A
Team's Opponents)
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NBA Offense statistics
Through Saturday, November 16
Team G Fgm-Fga PCT 3pm-3pa PCT Ftm-Fta PCT AVG
Chicago 10 402-838 .480 60-178 .337 169-227 .744 103.3
Milwaukee 8 299-646 .463 30-86 .349 185-239 .774 101.6
Seattle 9 332-707 .470 61-184 .332 188-255 .737 101.4
Houston 9 315-724 .435 74-216 .343 200-278 .719 100.4
New York 9 323-666 .485 50-130 .385 188-253 .743 98.2
Philadelphia 9 306-713 .429 61-152 .401 203-294 .690 97.3
Toronto 8 283-646 .438 69-173 .399 141-188 .750 97.0
Golden State 8 288-631 .456 44-127 .346 154-194 .794 96.8
LA Lakers 9 317-692 .458 57-161 .354 172-244 .705 95.9
Boston 8 293-657 .446 39-131 .298 141-191 .738 95.8
Orlando 5 182-429 .424 31-93 .333 79-116 .681 94.8
Charlotte 8 282-619 .456 62-150 .413 130-178 .730 94.5
Portland 10 335-762 .440 61-184 .332 214-294 .728 94.5
Washington 9 333-744 .448 43-127 .339 141-212 .665 94.4
Detroit 9 302-666 .453 72-157 .459 159-205 .776 92.8
Utah 7 237-535 .443 28-78 .359 146-209 .699 92.6
Denver 10 338-796 .425 65-164 .396 183-247 .741 92.4
Sacramento 9 312-688 .453 32-85 .376 173-245 .706 92.1
Miami 9 313-715 .438 58-187 .310 141-205 .688 91.7
Dallas 8 276-641 .431 51-156 .327 127-199 .638 91.3
Indiana 7 228-526 .433 34-103 .330 144-202 .713 90.6
Phoenix 8 274-669 .410 32-129 .248 142-196 .724 90.3
Cleveland 9 307-680 .451 62-154 .403 136-186 .731 90.2
New Jersey 6 196-502 .390 28-88 .318 116-162 .716 89.3
LA Clippers 8 265-649 .408 26-87 .299 152-217 .700 88.5
Minnesota 8 262-625 .419 22-69 .319 162-221 .733 88.5
Atlanta 10 302-742 .407 78-211 .370 190-256 .742 87.2
Vancouver 9 298-741 .402 49-151 .325 131-189 .693 86.2
San Antonio 8 242-590 .410 38-141 .270 124-183 .678 80.8
- Rebounds -
Off-Def TRB AST Stl To BLKS
Chicago 135-327 462 272 82 142 41
Milwaukee 116-242 358 165 60 126 40
Seattle 108-251 359 219 98 138 41
Houston 129-283 412 220 95 184 47
New York 115-264 379 199 84 190 45
Philadelphia 133-251 384 193 82 178 46
Toronto 101-213 314 155 80 156 51
Golden State 93-202 295 185 64 155 36
LA Lakers 112-273 385 199 60 166 63
Boston 100-226 326 164 70 153 37
Orlando 102-142 244 101 48 83 27
Charlotte 97-215 312 185 41 121 29
Portland 131-319 450 201 79 196 54
Washington 120-262 382 197 60 128 47
Detroit 105-243 348 145 56 133 29
Utah 86-223 309 156 53 104 42
Denver 128-312 440 233 74 206 60
Sacramento 106-256 362 179 59 174 46
Miami 117-249 366 180 71 153 43
Dallas 115-237 352 174 69 156 38
Indiana 87-222 309 132 55 137 37
Phoenix 104-214 318 178 59 129 32
Cleveland 108-247 355 185 68 141 38
New Jersey 128-178 306 101 47 131 52
LA Clippers 110-236 346 144 82 143 40
Minnesota 93-224 317 149 62 130 66
Atlanta 124-274 398 163 81 172 52
Vancouver 118-220 338 197 90 142 49
San Antonio 90-213 303 161 69 129 48
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NBA Team-by-team comparison
Through Saturday, November 16
Points Field Goal 3-Pt Fg
Per Game Percentage Percentage Turnovers Per Game
Team Own OPP Own OPP Own OPP Own OPP Margin
Atlanta 87.2 89.4 .407 .448 .370 .404 17.2 18.0 +0.8
Boston 95.8 100.9 .446 .471 .298 .336 19.1 18.4 -0.7
Charlotte 94.5 98.4 .456 .467 .413 .375 15.1 12.6 -2.5
Chicago *103.3 *83.5 .480 .398 .337 .322 *14.2 17.6 *+3.4
Cleveland 90.2 83.7 .451 .409 .403 .386 15.7 17.8 +2.1
Dallas 91.3 95.3 .431 .423 .327 .400 19.5 18.1 -1.4
Denver 92.4 92.9 .425 .408 .396 .344 20.6 17.8 -2.8
Detroit 92.8 87.2 .453 .436 *.459 .390 14.8 15.0 +0.2
Golden State 96.8 103.0 .456 .500 .346 .366 19.4 19.4 0.0
Houston 100.4 93.6 .435 .424 .343 .301 20.4 17.8 -2.6
Indiana 90.6 93.9 .433 .454 .330 .293 19.6 17.9 -1.7
LA Clippers 88.5 88.6 .408 .419 .299 .327 17.9 19.5 +1.6
LA Lakers 95.9 92.8 .458 .430 .354 .352 18.4 15.8 -2.6
Miami 91.7 92.3 .438 .436 .310 .392 17.0 18.7 +1.7
Milwaukee 101.6 97.5 .463 .467 .349 *.245 15.8 15.6 -0.2
Minnesota 88.5 88.6 .419 .421 .319 .306 16.3 18.9 +2.6
New Jersey 89.3 97.0 .390 .447 .318 .301 21.8 17.2 -4.6
New York 98.2 91.3 *.485 .424 .385 .408 21.1 *20.7 -0.4
Orlando 94.8 89.8 .424 .423 .333 .308 16.6 17.6 +1.0
Philadelphia 97.3 101.1 .429 .448 .401 .396 19.8 18.6 -1.2
Phoenix 90.3 100.9 .410 .458 .248 .324 16.1 18.1 +2.0
Portland 94.5 92.0 .440 .420 .332 .373 19.6 15.5 -4.1
Sacramento 92.1 100.8 .453 .457 .376 .355 19.3 17.6 -1.7
San Antonio 80.8 86.4 .410 .414 .270 .316 16.1 17.3 +1.2
Seattle 101.4 94.7 .470 .461 .332 .387 15.3 18.3 +3.0
Toronto 97.0 99.6 .438 .462 .399 .393 19.5 20.0 +0.5
Utah 92.6 86.3 .443 *.396 .359 .274 14.9 15.4 +0.5
Vancouver 86.2 100.1 .402 .467 .325 .347 15.8 19.0 +3.2
Washington 94.4 94.6 .448 .443 .339 .303 *14.2 16.4 +2.2
------------------ Records ------------------
Under 100 PTS Ot Decided By
Rebound PCT Own OPP Games 3-PTS(Less) 10-PTS(More)
Team Off Def Tot W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L
Atlanta .297 .699 .492 4-5 5-4 0-0 0-0 2-4
Boston .291 .685 .484 1-4 2-1 0-0 0-1 2-4
Charlotte .308 .650 .483 1-5 3-1 0-0 0-1 3-2
Chicago .329 .719 .534 4-0 9-0 0-0 0-0 8-0
Cleveland .309 .694 .503 4-3 6-2 1-0 1-0 5-0
Dallas .324 .658 .492 1-6 2-2 0-0 1-1 1-3
Denver .305 .693 .506 3-5 4-3 0-2 2-3 1-1
Detroit .299 .704 .500 6-1 8-1 1-0 2-0 4-1
Golden State .292 .662 .474 1-3 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-4
Houston .334 .697 .520 4-0 6-0 1-1 3-0 4-1
Indiana .307 *.755 .536 1-5 1-4 1-0 1-2 1-2
LA Clippers .308 .698 .498 4-3 4-3 1-1 0-0 2-1
LA Lakers .323 .683 .515 4-3 4-3 1-0 0-1 2-2
Miami .299 .703 .491 3-3 5-2 0-0 1-1 2-1
Milwaukee .354 .714 .537 1-3 3-1 1-0 1-0 3-1
Minnesota .268 .685 .470 2-4 4-4 0-1 2-2 1-1
New Jersey .434 .682 .550 0-5 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-3
New York .357 .729 *.554 3-2 6-1 1-0 2-0 2-0
Orlando *.443 .626 .534 3-1 4-1 0-0 0-0 1-0
Philadelphia .339 .645 .492 1-4 3-1 0-0 1-1 2-3
Phoenix .283 .647 .455 0-8 0-5 0-1 0-2 0-5
Portland .341 .720 .544 3-4 5-2 1-0 1-2 3-3
Sacramento .293 .681 .491 0-6 2-2 0-0 1-0 1-5
San Antonio .269 .666 .463 2-6 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-4
Seattle .299 .730 .509 2-2 6-1 0-0 0-0 6-1
Toronto .307 .647 .477 1-5 3-2 0-0 1-1 1-2
Utah .282 .726 .505 3-2 5-2 0-0 1-1 1-0
Vancouver .276 .599 .425 1-8 1-3 0-1 1-0 0-6
Washington .299 .670 .482 2-4 4-3 0-2 0-2 3-3
* = Indicates League Leader
Rebound Percentage:
Off - a team's offensive rebounds divided by offensive rebound
opportunities (that team's total number of missed shots)
Def - a team's defensive rebounds divided by defensive rebound
opportunities (the total number of missed shots by that
team's opponents)
Tot - a team's total rebounds divided by rebound opportunities
(the sum of missed shots by that team and its opponents)
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Sunday, November 17
Golden State at San Antonio 102:92
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix 102:88
Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers 94:102
Portland at Indiana 88:83
Vancouver at Seattle 81:91
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 15 28 33 26 102
SAN ANTONIO 24 23 16 29 92 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: GSW - B J ARMSTRONG 24, LATRELL SPREWELL 20, JOE SMITH 17
SAS - VERNON MAXWELL 17, AVERY JOHNSON 17, VINNY DEL NEGRO
16
HIGH REBOUND: GSW - JOE SMITH 11, LATRELL SPREWELL 6
SAS - THREE PLAYERS WITH 7
HIGH ASSISTS: GSW - B J ARMSTRONG 6, LATRELL SPREWELL 4
SAS - AVERY JOHNSON 9, VINNY DEL NEGRO 5
ATT: 13,334
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LA LAKERS 21 26 24 31 102
PHOENIX 17 23 20 28 88 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: LAL - EDDIE JONES 18, SHAQUILLE ONEAL 16, KOBE BRYANT 16
PHO - MICHAEL FINLEY 20, REX CHAPMAN 17, ROBERT HORRY 14
HIGH REBOUND: LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 13, EDDIE JONES 9
PHO - REX CHAPMAN 7, AC GREEN 7
HIGH ASSISTS: LAL - NICK VAN EXEL 9, EDDIE JONES 6
PHO - MICHAEL FINLEY 7, ROBERT HORRY 5
ATT: 19,023
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MILWAUKEE 27 25 27 15 94
LA CLIPPERS 26 24 30 22 102 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIL - GLENN ROBINSON 31, RAY ALLEN 23, TWO PLAYERS WITH 11
LAC - RODNEY ROGERS 20, MALIK SEALY 18, STANLEY ROBERTS 17
HIGH REBOUND: MIL - ARMON GILLIAM 17, RAY ALLEN 7
LAC - LOY VAUGHT 10, TWO PLAYERS WITH 8
HIGH ASSISTS: MIL - SHERMAN DOUGLAS 3, ELLIOT PERRY 3
LAC - POOH RICHARDSON 11, RODNEY ROGERS 4
ATT: 7,311
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PORTLAND 23 16 26 23 88
INDIANA 22 22 16 23 83 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: POR - ARVYDAS SABONIS 18, RASHEED WALLACE 17, CLIFFORD
ROBINSON 16
IND - REGGIE MILLER 30, ERICK DAMPIER 13, TWO PLAYERS WITH
11
HIGH REBOUND: POR - ISAIAH RIDER 9, FOUR PLAYERS WITH 8
IND - DALE DAVIS 13, ERICK DAMPIER 5
HIGH ASSISTS: POR - KENNY ANDERSON 12, CLIFFORD ROBINSON 3
IND - TRAVIS BEST 7, REGGIE MILLER 4
ATT: 13,555
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
VANCOUVER 21 17 18 25 81
SEATTLE 24 18 23 26 91 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: VAN - ROY ROGERS 18, GREG ANTHONY 12, TWO PLAYERS WITH 11
SEA - GARY PAYTON 21, SAM PERKINS 15, HERSEY HAWKINS 14
HIGH REBOUND: VAN - ROY ROGERS 9, BRYANT REEVES 8
SEA - SHAWN KEMP 11, JIM MCILVAINE 9
HIGH ASSISTS: VAN - BLUE EDWARDS 5, LAWRENCE MOTEN 5
SEA - GARY PAYTON 8, ERIC SNOW 3
ATT: 17,072
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GOLDEN STATE (102) AT SAN ANTONIO (92)
GOLDEN STATE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MULLIN F 38 7-9 0-0 3 2 5 3 3 2 2 15
ROYAL F 7 1-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3
SMITH C 41 5-14 7-7 1 10 11 3 2 1 3 17
SPREWELL G 41 7-16 2-2 0 6 6 4 3 2 2 20
PRICE G 19 2-4 1-3 0 2 2 2 4 1 3 6
DECLERCQ 14 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 0
ARMSTRONG 31 8-10 7-8 1 2 3 6 2 2 1 24
COLES 22 4-8 3-3 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 12
FULLER 5 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
OWES 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
SPENCER 18 2-3 1-2 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 5
MARSHALL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 36-71 22-27 9 31 40 21 23 9 14 102
(.507) (.815) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 16(21 PTS)
SAN ANTONIO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
D WILKINS F 30 4-13 2-2 3 4 7 2 1 1 2 11
ELLIOTT F 39 6-12 2-4 3 2 5 1 2 0 0 14
ANDERSON C 20 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 0
MAXWELL G 34 8-18 0-0 1 4 5 3 5 0 4 17
JOHNSON G 40 8-14 1-1 0 1 1 9 3 4 1 17
DEL NEGRO 26 6-14 3-3 2 2 4 5 3 0 2 16
W PERDUE 24 2-5 3-6 5 2 7 2 3 0 2 7
ALEXANDER 8 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 5
HERRERA 15 1-4 0-0 1 6 7 0 1 0 0 2
M WILLIAMS 4 1-2 1-3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
KEMPTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
SMITH DNP - INJURED RIGHT KNEE
TOTALS 240 38-88 12-19 17 23 40 24 22 9 12 92
(.432) (.632) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 12(13 PTS)
GOLDEN STATE 15 28 33 26 - 102
SAN ANTONIO 24 23 16 29 - 92
BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - MULLIN 2, SMITH 2, SPREWELL, COLES,
SPENCER. SAN ANTONIO - W PERDUE 4, ELLIOTT 3, DEL NEGRO.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 8-17 (.471), MULLIN 1-1, SPREWELL 4-9,
PRICE 1-3, ARMSTRONG 1-1, COLES 1-3. SAN ANTONIO 4-24 (.167), D WILKINS
1-7, ELLIOTT 0-2, MAXWELL 1-9, DEL NEGRO 1-2, ALEXANDER 1-4.
TECHNICALS: GOLDEN STATE - SPENCER, SAN ANTONIO - ELLIOTT.
OFFICIALS: BERNIE FRYER, DON VADEN, BENNIE ADAMS.
A - 13,334. T - 2:04.
GOLDEN STATE (102) AT SAN ANTONIO (92)
B.J. Armstrong scored a season-high 24 points and Latrell
Sprewell added 10 of his 20 in an 18-1 third-quarter run as the
Golden State Warriors defeated the slumping San Antiono Spurs,
102-92.
With the game tied 51-51 with 8:38 left in the third quarter,
the Warriors scored 18 of the next 19 points for a 69-52
advantage with 4:45 to go. Golden State held San Antonio
scoreless for nearly four minutes before Vinny Del Negro's free
throw ended the drought.
Golden State shot 62 percent (13-of-21) in the decisive third
quarter and held the Spurs to 26 percent (6-of-23).
"The first half was slow, this is our second game in two nights
and we were sluggish," Warriors coach Rick Adelman said.
"However we fought through it to give us a chance to win the
game. In the third quarter, Sprewell got it going to ignite our
run and that helped us through the rest of the game."
The Warriors built their lead to 19 points early in the fourth
quarter before the Spurs whittled it to 97-89 with 76 seconds
remaining on Vernon Maxwell's three-pointer.
Joe Smith had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Chris Mullin
contributed 15 points for Golden State, which had lost four of
its last five games. The Warriors shot 51 percent (36-of-71)
from the field and 47 percent (8-of-17) from three-point range.
Armstrong hadn't scored more than nine points in any game this
season. He was 8-of-10 from the field and added eight assists.
"We made some good defensive stops in the second quarter and
Sprewell helped us on both ends of the court," Armstrong said.
"He gave us a chance to win. I was playing off of Chris and
that made things easy for me. We have to work hard for
everything that this team gets in this league. They are
struggling and we know that. This was a good win."
Maxwell scored 17 points and Avery Johnson added 17 and nine
assists for San Antonio, which has lost five of its last six
games. The Spurs shot 43 percent (38-of-88) from the field and
just 17 percent (4-of-24) from three-point range.
"The third quarter has been our Achilles heel all year," Del
Negro said. "Tonight we got good shots but we didn't hit them.
It's frustrating. I'm not 100 percent, my leg is still hurting
and I haven't played in a week. Tonight we felt good about
ourselves but we didn't get it done. We need to be healthy, we
have played a tough schedule so far, so it can only get better."
San Antonio center Will Perdue played his first game of the
season after missing the first eight with a broken left thumb.
"I felt pretty good for my first game of the season," Perdue
said. "We had trouble in the third again, we just have to come
out and run the ball to get it up the floor. We need to start
forcing the action, we have a tendency to lay back. They have
scorers that got hot tonight and that hurt us. This season is
82 games, we have the talent to turn it around but if we
continue to play like this, it's going to be a long season."
Dominique Wilkins scored seven points and Maxwell had four to
help the Spurs to a 24-15 lead after one quarter.
San Antonio held a 38-28 advantage with 5:37 left in the half
before the Warriors closed to 47-43 at intermission.
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LA LAKERS (102) AT PHOENIX (88)
LA LAKERS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
JONES F 45 6-15 4-5 1 8 9 6 2 2 4 18
CAMPBELL F 32 4-9 1-2 1 3 4 0 4 1 1 9
ONEAL C 40 7-12 2-5 1 12 13 1 3 1 4 16
SCOTT G 24 2-4 8-8 0 3 3 3 3 1 0 14
VAN EXEL G 38 4-10 5-5 0 3 3 9 0 2 5 15
KERSEY 18 1-3 1-4 0 4 4 4 2 1 0 3
BLOUNT 18 3-4 1-4 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 7
FISHER 10 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4
BRYANT 14 5-8 2-2 2 0 2 2 2 0 4 16
ROOKS 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KNIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
ROBINSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 34-69 24-35 6 36 42 26 19 9 20 102
(.493) (.686) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 20(15 PTS)
PHOENIX
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
HORRY F 32 5-15 2-2 2 2 4 5 4 0 2 14
MANNING F 32 4-7 0-0 4 2 6 4 2 4 3 8
GREEN C 24 2-7 0-1 3 4 7 0 1 1 2 4
PERSON G 38 6-11 1-1 1 4 5 1 0 2 2 13
CHAPMAN G 33 7-15 2-3 1 6 7 2 2 0 2 17
FINLEY 34 7-18 5-6 0 4 4 7 2 2 1 20
NASH 21 2-6 2-2 0 1 1 4 4 2 1 6
BROWN 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
KLEINE 22 3-5 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 1 0 6
TISDALE 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CASSELL DNP - FLU
DAVIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 36-85 12-15 11 27 38 24 18 12 14 88
(.424) (.800) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 14(23 PTS)
LA LAKERS 21 26 24 31 - 102
PHOENIX 17 23 20 28 - 88
BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - JONES, BLOUNT. PHOENIX - TISDALE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 10-24 (.417), JONES 2-7, SCOTT 2-2, VAN EXEL
2-7, FISHER 0-2, BRYANT 4-6. PHOENIX 4-19 (.211), HORRY 2-5, MANNING 0-1,
GREEN 0-1, PERSON 0-1, CHAPMAN 1-6, FINLEY 1-4, NASH 0-1.
TECHNICALS: PHOENIX - KLEINE, HEAD COACH AINGE, ASSISTANT COACH NELSON,
ILLEGAL DEFENSE 3.
OFFICIALS: JACK NIES, BLANE REICHELT, TOMMIE WOOD.
A - 19,023. T - 2:09.
LA LAKERS (102) AT PHOENIX (88)
The winless Phoenix Suns matched a franchise record for their
worst start ever in Danny Ainge's first game as coach, losing
102-88 to the Los Angeles Lakers, who got 16 points and 13
rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal.
The Suns are the only winless team in the NBA at 0-9, tying a
similar start in the 1985-86 season. The first eight losses
came under coach Cotton Fitzsimmons, who resigned Thursday and
was replaced by Ainge, an assistant who was supposed to take
over next season.
"We just had a really tough time finding the whole," said Ainge.
"We're not confident in our offense. We can't execute our
deffense. I see two differnet teams in the practice and in the
games. We need a shot in the arm and K.J. (Kevin Johnson)
return will be a shot in the arm. I know Wesley Person and Rex
Chapman are a lot better shooters then they've shown in the
game."
The Suns have failed to reach 100 points this season. In his
first game as coach after a 14-year career as a player, Ainge
watched his team squander an early eight-point lead by going
scoreless for more than eight minutes over a span that bridged
the first and second quarters.
Phoenix also allowed Lakers 18-year-old rookie Kobe Bryant to
score a season-high 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting in 14 minutes
off the bench.
"I'm very happy with Kobe," said Los Angeles coach Del Harris.
"He was a significant factor tonight by hitting some important
shots and distributing the ball."
Eddie Jones added 18 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers,
who sealed their fourth victory in five games with a 7-0 run
midway through the fourth quarter.
Michael Finley led the Suns with 20 points and seven assists
while Rex Chapman added 17 points and seven rebounds.
After a Danny Manning basket gave the Suns a 17-9 lead with 5:56
to go in the first quarter, Phoenix didn't score again until
9:21 was remaining in the half.
The Suns drew within 75-69 on a free throw by Rex Chapman with
8:45 to play. But Byron Scott hit a three-pointer, Jones sank a
10-footer and O'Neal added a basket to push the advantage to
82-69 with 7:30 to go.
O'Neal took just 12 shots and scored just three points in the
second half but the Lakers made 41 percent (10-of-24) of their
shots from three-point range and made twice as many free throws
(24-12) as the Suns.
"He's (O'Neal) going to have big games against big teams but
against less dominant teams he's going to get ganged up on like
he was tonight," said Harris. "He gave the ball up tonight just
like he's supposed to."
"They (the Suns) haven't won a game," O'Neal observed. "They
have a new coach. We knew they were going to come out smoking.
We held our composure. As for me, I'm not looking to lead the
league in scoring anymore. I led the league in scoring once so
I have that trophy in the house all ready. They were coming at
me very quickly and I was getting the ball out to my shooters
and they shot very, very well."
Nick Van Exel added 15 points and nine assists.
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MILWAUKEE (94) AT LA CLIPPERS (102)
MILWAUKEE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
ROBINSON F 41 13-27 3-4 2 3 5 1 1 2 3 31
GILLIAM F 45 4-12 3-6 4 13 17 0 3 2 1 11
WOLF C 31 3-5 0-0 1 4 5 1 5 0 0 6
DOUGLAS G 24 3-8 0-0 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 6
ALLEN G 33 9-19 2-3 4 3 7 2 2 1 4 23
TOWER 20 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
PERRY 24 4-7 3-3 0 0 0 3 2 4 2 11
NEWMAN 22 1-4 4-4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
BAKER DNP - STRAINED RIGHT HIP
HANCOCK DNP - COACH'S DECISION
RESPERT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WOOD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 37-85 15-20 12 25 37 10 16 11 14 94
(.435) (.750) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 14(18 PTS)
LA CLIPPERS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
VAUGHT F 31 6-14 0-0 4 6 10 0 3 1 1 12
ROGERS F 30 7-9 4-6 0 5 5 4 2 0 3 20
DUCKWORTH C 13 1-4 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 3
RICHARDSON G 36 3-10 0-0 4 4 8 11 2 4 3 7
SEALY G 37 6-18 6-6 2 4 6 3 1 2 2 18
OUTLAW 24 2-3 1-2 2 6 8 0 1 1 0 5
ROBERTS 30 8-14 1-1 1 5 6 0 3 0 0 17
MURRAY 13 4-5 0-0 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 8
DEHERE 6 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2
D MARTIN 6 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
WRIGHT 3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
PIATKOWSKI 11 3-4 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 10
TOTALS 240 40-85 18-23 15 32 47 23 19 10 17 102
(.471) (.783) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 17(24 PTS)
MILWAUKEE 27 25 27 15 - 94
LA CLIPPERS 26 24 30 22 - 102
BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - ROBINSON 3, GILLIAM 3, ALLEN. LA CLIPPERS -
ROBERTS 3, VAUGHT 2, SEALY 2, ROGERS, OUTLAW.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 5-13 (.385), ROBINSON 2-5, ALLEN 3-6, PERRY
0-1, NEWMAN 0-1. LA CLIPPERS 4-8 (.500), ROGERS 2-2, RICHARDSON 1-3, D
MARTIN 0-1, PIATKOWSKI 1-2.
TECHNICALS: MILWAUKEE - ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2.
OFFICIALS: PAUL MIHALAK, JOE BORGIA, KEN MAUER.
A - 7,311. T - 2:08.
MILWAUKEE (94) AT LA CLIPPERS (102)
Rodney Rogers scored 20 points to lead a balanced attack and the
Los Angeles Clippers used a 15-4 second-half run to defeat the
shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks, 102-94.
Malik Sealy scored 18 points and Stanley Roberts added 17 for
the Clippers, who snapped a two-game losing streak and extended
Milwaukee's losing streak to three games, all on the road.
Glenn Robinson scored 31 points and rookie Ray Allen added 23 --
both season highs -- for the Bucks, who were without frontcourt
starters Vin Baker and Andrew Lang. Baker, an All-Star forward,
sat out with a bruised right hip. Lang was put on the injured
list earlier in the day with a right Achilles tendon injury.
Milwaukee led 79-74 with just under two minutes to play in the
third quarter, but Pooh Richardson's jumper capped a 6-0 burst
that closed the period and gave Los Angeles the lead.
"The last four minutes the defense was the difference for us,"
Clippers coach Bill Fitch said. "You get to where you shutout
the other team in the last three minutes in the ballgame and you
should win. They had two key players out. Robinson came along
and picked it up and had his best game of the year."
The run continued in the fourth quarter. Richardson stole the
ball and fed Lamond Murray for a jumper that gave the Clippers
an 89-83 bulge with 8:18 remaining. Loy Vaught contributed four
points and Eric Piatkowski added three in the run.
"I came in and tried to do the best I could," Roberts said. "We
started out sluggish but we had a big fourth quarter with our
defense. I'm just taking it one day at a time. It's fun out
there when you get your wind and get past your aches and pains.
I'm still making some mental mistakes but I'm working on it."
"Stanley likes to perform," said Fitch. "If he gets the feel of
how much fun it is to play in shape, that's more incentive than
anything you can pay him. When he does get in shape I don't want
to be his coach, I want to be his agent."
The Bucks closed to 93-92 on a jumper by Johnny Newman with 5:05
to go, but went without a basket until Elliot Perry scored with
26 seconds to play. During the drought, Roberts had a dunk,
Sealy made two free throws and Vaught sank a 14-footer to give
the Clippers a seven-point bulge.
"We needed to play smart and come up with the loose balls,"
Bucks coach Chris Ford said. "We needed to find a way to win.
We didn't. We had opportunities to put it away but didn't. This
is a major disappointment. We didn't take care of business. We
just made too many mistakes."
"We couldn't makes a shot down the stretch," said Robinson.
"When we did make a shot, we couldn't stop them."
Vaught had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Richardson had 11 assists
and Piatkowski had 10 points off the bench for the Clippers, who
shot 47 percent (40-of-85) from the field and held a 47-37 edge
in rebounds.
"I felt we played hard down the stretch," Richardson said. "You
can't shut someone totally down. Maybe you can make them go to
their second or third option."
Armon Gilliam had 11 points and 17 rebounds and Perry added 11
points for the Bucks, who shot 43.5 percent (27-of-85) and had
just 10 assists.
"We just fell on hard times in the fourth quarter," said Allen.
When that happens we have to resort to other measures. We
didn't crash the boards at the end and pick up those small
possesions. Stanley Roberts was creating a lot of turmoil down
in the paint and that disrupted our defense. Baker definitely
creates lots of disturbance himself. When he's gone that's a
major presence missing for us."
Center Keith Tower, who was activated from the injured list to
replace Lang, was scoreless with one rebound in 20 minutes.
Robinson and Allen had eight points apiece in the first quarter
as Milwaukee grabbed a 27-26 lead. Robinson added eight more in
the second period, which ended with the Bucks holding a 52-50
edge.
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PORTLAND (88) AT INDIANA (83)
PORTLAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
C ROBINSON F 43 4-12 7-8 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 16
WALLACE F 27 7-14 3-4 3 5 8 0 4 1 0 17
SABONIS C 32 6-11 5-5 3 5 8 2 4 1 3 18
ANDERSON G 44 5-15 1-2 0 8 8 12 0 2 3 11
RIDER G 21 3-8 0-0 2 7 9 1 4 0 2 6
TRENT 22 3-6 0-0 2 0 2 1 4 1 0 6
MCKIE 31 4-8 0-0 1 3 4 2 1 1 3 10
DUDLEY 20 2-2 0-0 3 5 8 0 2 0 0 4
BUTLER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
CHILDRESS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
JORDAN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WINGFIELD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 34-76 16-19 14 37 51 21 20 6 12 88
(.447) (.842) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 14(24 PTS)
INDIANA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
D DAVIS F 38 5-12 0-3 3 10 13 2 1 1 1 10
MCKEY F 36 4-7 3-4 1 3 4 0 6 2 1 11
A DAVIS C 30 2-9 0-0 4 0 4 1 3 0 1 4
BEST G 38 4-9 3-4 1 3 4 7 3 2 2 11
MILLER G 36 9-17 6-7 0 2 2 4 0 1 3 30
DAMPIER 24 3-11 7-10 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 13
ALLEN 9 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
ASKEW 17 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2
HOIBERG 12 0-3 2-2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2
FERRELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
ROSE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
SCOTT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 28-73 21-30 12 26 38 17 16 6 9 83
(.384) (.700) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 10(15 PTS)
PORTLAND 23 16 26 23 - 88
INDIANA 22 22 16 23 - 83
BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - SABONIS 3, DUDLEY 2, WALLACE, MCKIE. INDIANA -
DAMPIER 2, D DAVIS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 4-18 (.222), C ROBINSON 1-6, WALLACE 0-1,
SABONIS 1-1, ANDERSON 0-4, RIDER 0-2, MCKIE 2-4. INDIANA 6-14 (.429), BEST
0-2, MILLER 6-10, ALLEN 0-1, ASKEW 0-1.
TECHNICALS: PORTLAND - WALLACE.
OFFICIALS: HUE HOLLINS, GREG WILLARD, BILL SPOONER.
A - 13,555. T - 2:08.
PORTLAND (88) AT INDIANA (83)
Arvydas Sabonis and Rasheed Wallace fueled a third-quarter rally
and Clifford Robinson made four free throws in the final 30
seconds to give the Portland Trail Blazers an 88-83 victory over
the struggling Indiana Pacers.
Sabonis scored 10 points and Wallace nine in the third quarter,
when the Trail Blazers turned a seven-point deficit into a
five-point lead. Despite a bruised right elbow and right rib,
Sabonis scored 18 points, including a hook shot that snapped a
79-79 tie with 2:46 remaining.
Aaron McKie's three-pointer extended the lead to 84-79 with 1:57
left. Travis Best made a layup and Dale Davis was fouled while
grabbing a rebound, giving Indiana a chance to pull within one
with 1:10 to go.
But Davis, a 38 percent foul shooter, missed both free throws
and Reggie Miller, who scored 30 points, fumbled a pass on
Indiana's next possession.
"We made too many mental mistakes that really cost us the game,"
Davis said. "We need better defense and a stronger finish."
Robinson, who was benched for the first quarter of Friday's game
at New Jersey for violating team rules, made two foul shots with
17 seconds to go. Davis scored inside, but Robinson made two
more with 5.3 seconds left to seal Portland's second consecutive
road win.
"It seems most nights, leads aren't safe," Portland coach P.J.
Carlesimo said. "We played hard all night, and that was the
difference. ... There's so few games in the league that when you
get a lead, the other team goes away. You can win a close game
on the road by making your free throws."
Wallace scored 17 points and Robinson added 16 for the Blazers,
who have played eight of their first 11 on the road and are 4-4
in those games. Kenny Anderson had 11 points and a season-high
12 assists for Portland, which held a 51-38 rebounding edge.
"We just execute a lot more and make the extra pass," Anderson
said. "I was getting the players involved, and that's the key."
"We had to dig down in ourselves tonight," Wallace said. "We're
not where we want to be yet, but we're getting there. I think
we did a good job on the boards."
Rookie Erick Dampier scored 13 points and Davis added 10 and 13
rebounds for the Pacers, who also began 2-6 two years ago.
"I'm proud we came back," Pacers coach Larry Brown said. "Our
defense was terrific. We just can't score. We get the ball
inside and struggle with it. The key was the beginning of the
third quarter. We defended well and didn't get any shots down.
For the most part, we had good shots, we're just not making
them."
A three-pointer by Sabonis gave Portland a 65-60 lead entering
the fourth quarter and two free throws by Robinson pushed the
lead to 79-67 with 6:50 remaining. But Miller had six points
and Best four in a 12-0 run that tied it with 3:06 to play.
Miller scored 16 points in the first half, helping Indiana take
a 44-39 lead. Wallace and Anderson kept Portland close with
eight points apiece.
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VANCOUVER (81) AT SEATTLE (91)
VANCOUVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
ROGERS F 30 9-15 0-0 4 5 9 0 1 0 3 18
B EDWARDS F 36 3-12 4-4 2 4 6 5 5 0 2 11
REEVES C 26 1-4 1-1 3 5 8 0 4 1 6 3
MOTEN G 42 4-11 1-2 0 3 3 5 2 3 2 11
ANTHONY G 31 3-9 4-4 1 4 5 2 4 1 4 12
MOBLEY 9 1-1 1-2 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 3
MANNING 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PEELER 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ABDUR-RAHIM 24 3-7 2-2 2 3 5 2 5 0 4 8
MAYBERRY 21 3-8 0-0 2 1 3 2 4 0 1 8
LYNCH 16 3-6 1-2 2 4 6 1 1 3 1 7
CHILCUTT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 30-75 14-17 17 31 48 17 29 8 25 81
(.400) (.824) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 26(31 PTS)
SEATTLE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
WINGATE F 24 3-8 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 6
KEMP F 26 3-10 5-10 5 6 11 2 5 2 2 11
MCILVAINE C 19 3-5 0-0 2 7 9 0 2 0 0 6
PAYTON G 37 6-18 9-11 2 4 6 8 3 5 1 21
HAWKINS G 38 5-11 2-3 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 14
PERKINS 29 4-8 4-4 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 15
EHLO 24 5-9 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 10
STEWART 27 2-5 4-5 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 8
SNOW 16 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0
GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
HARVEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D SCHREMPF DNP - FLU
TOTALS 240 31-77 24-33 12 26 38 18 21 17 14 91
(.403) (.727) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 15(17 PTS)
VANCOUVER 21 17 18 25 - 81
SEATTLE 24 18 23 26 - 91
BLOCKED SHOTS: VANCOUVER - ROGERS 2, B EDWARDS, ABDUR-RAHIM. SEATTLE -
MCILVAINE 2, PERKINS 2, KEMP, PAYTON, EHLO.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: VANCOUVER 7-21 (.333), B EDWARDS 1-3, MOTEN 2-6,
ANTHONY 2-4, PEELER 0-1, MAYBERRY 2-6, LYNCH 0-1. SEATTLE 5-21 (.238),
WINGATE 0-3, KEMP 0-1, PAYTON 0-6, HAWKINS 2-3, PERKINS 3-4, EHLO 0-2,
STEWART 0-1, SNOW 0-1.
TECHNICALS: VANCOUVER - ANTHONY, SEATTLE - PAYTON.
OFFICIALS: BRUCE ALEXANDER, ED F RUSH, JIM CAPERS.
A - 17,072. T - 2:05.
VANCOUVER (81) AT SEATTLE (91)
Gary Payton scored 10 of his 21 points in the third quarter as
the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Vancouver Grizzlies, 91-81,
for their seventh straight victory.
Payton had eight assists and five steals for the SuperSonics,
who outscored Vancouver in each period.
Sam Perkins scored seven of his 15 points in the opening quarter
and Hersey Hawkins had 14 for Seattle, which led by as many as
15 points with under 4:00 remaining.
Shawn Kemp's hook shot midway through the second quarter gave the
SuperSonics the lead for good at 35-33.
Seattle entered the third quarter leading 42-38 and proceeded to
hold the Grizzlies scoreless for the first 3:32 of the period.
"Defensively, we were very sound," Seattle coach George Karl
said. "We were as aggresive and alert as we've been in a long
time. Mentally our offense broke down and tried to do it by
ourselves too much. We're working very hard and not rewarding
ourselves with making good offensive decisions."
The Grizzlies made a final run at Seattle, cutting the deficit
to 81-74 with 2:46 remaining. The SuperSonics responded
immediately as Hawkins hit a three-pointer, Kemp made one of two
free throws and followed with a layup to salt the win for
Seattle, pushing the lead to 13 points with 1:30 left.
"We didn't do exactly what we wanted to do but it ended up
working out to our advantage," Seattle center Jim McIlvaine
said. "We got the shots we wanted to get and we played good
enough on defense to pull it out down the line." McIlvaine
finished with just six points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field.
Kemp was plagued by foul trouble, finishing with 11 points and
11 rebounds in 26 minutes.
"A lot of times when you play teams like Vancouver and the
Clippers, when they have less talent and are not as good as your
team, they try to make the game ugly," Kemp said.
Rookie Roy Rogers scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed
nine rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have dropped nine of their
first 10 games. Greg Anthony had 12 points followed by Blue
Edwards and Lawrence Moten, who each had 11.
The Grizzlies, who are averaging 19 turnovers a game, committed
26, leading to 31 Seattle points. Vancouver led 10-4 midway
through the opening quarter, but watched it slip away and
trailed 24-21 after the first.
"We got down by five or six but we turned the ball over too many
times," Grizzlies coach Brian Winters said. "It is hard to come
back when you commit 26 turnovers in the game. Eight or less
turnovers and it may have been a different game."
"We need to take care better care of the basketball," Edwards
said. "We had too many turnovers and it it is hard to get
started offensively when that happens."
Seattle forward Detlef Schrempf sat out the game with the flu.
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Penny surgery not too costly: 2-4 weeks
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic star point guard Anfernee Hardaway
underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Sunday morning and
will be sidelined two to four weeks.
Dr. James Barnett repaired torn cartilage in Hardaway's knee.
"As suspected, we found a tear of the lateral meniscus during the
arthroscopic procedure on Penny's left knee," said Dr. Barnett. "It
was a very small part of the cartilage which was torn, so we feel very
good about his prognosis. He has absolutely no other abnormalities in
the knee. We will begin the rehabilitation immediately and expect him
to return to action in two to four weeks."
The 6-foot-7, 215-pounder is in his third season out of Memphis. He
played in Orlando's first four games this season and averaged 21.3
points. He had been bothered by inflammation in a hamstring tendon and
continual soreness behind the left knee.
"All season my performance hasn't been a Penny Hardaway performance,"
said Hardaway. I haven't had a good game where I've felt comfortable
yet. I haven't dunked the ball this season, maybe once in Japan.
That's not my game, I'm more of an explosive player."
The Magic defeated Toronto 92-87 Saturday night in its first game
without Hardaway this season.
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Bucks put starting center on injured list
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks placed starting center Andrew Lang on
the injured list Sunday and activated journeyman Keith Tower.
The 6-foot-11 Lang suffered a right Achilles tendon injury during a
95-86 loss at Golden State on Thursday and did not play in a 103-99
loss at Sacramento the following night. He is averaging 4.6 points and
6.4 rebounds in seven games this season.
Milwaukee acquired Lang and the rights to Ray Allen from Minnesota in
exchange for the rights to Stephon Marbury. Lang's presence has
allowed All-Star Vin Baker to play at his natural position of power
forward.
Lang, 30, is playing for his fifth team in his eighth NBA season. He
entered the season with averages of 6.6 points, five rebounds and
nearly two blocks per game.
Tower, 26, began the season on the injured list with a broken right
hand.
Milwaukee is off to a 5-3 start, its best since winning 11 of its
first 14 in 1992.
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Kings bring Lloyd Daniels back to NBA
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Sacramento Kings placed forward
Brian Grant on the injured list Sunday and signed well-traveled
swingman Lloyd Daniels, who joins his fourth NBA team.
The 6-foot-7 Daniels, known for his outstanding range and passing
skills, is expected to be in uniform Monday when the Kings visit the
Vancouver Grizzlies.
Grant had successful arthroscopic surgery Thursday to repair an
incomplete tear in his in his right rotator cuff. He will begin
rehabilitation Monday but is sidelined indefinitely.
Grant was averaging 12.8 points and eight rebounds per game.
Daniels, 29, averaged 23.2 points with Scavolini Pesaro of the top
Italian League last season. He last played in the NBA in 1995 with the
Los Angeles Lakers.
The former New York high school star played two games for a junior
college before beginning his pro career. After leaving college,
Daniels was shot in New York during a dispute over drug money.
He played for the San Antonio Spurs in 1992-93 and 1993-94, averaging
7.5 points and shooting 34 percent from 3-point range.
Daniels started the 1994-95 campaign with the Philadelphia 76ers, but
he asked to be released early in the season. He latched on with the
Lakers and averaged a combined 6.9 points in 30 games with both teams.
In addition to three NBA seasons, Daniels has played in the CBA, GBA,
USBL and in New Zealand.
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Ten down ... 72 wins to go?
CHICAGO (Nov 17, 1996 - 15:54 EST) -- A perfect 10.
Ten games played. Ten victories by an average of 19.8 points. Even the
prospect of playing their next seven games on the road doesn't concern
the seemingly invincible Chicago Bulls.
"I'm kind of surprised we've been winning by 20 points a game. No one
could have predicted that," Michael Jordan said. "Hopefully, we don't
get complacent. I don't think that will happen. This team is
knowledgeable about what's ahead."
Beginning Wednesday, the Bulls play at Phoenix, Denver, Utah and Los
Angeles (Clippers) over a six-day stretch. After coming home for the
Thanksgiving holiday, the defending champions fly to Texas for games
on consecutive nights against Dallas and San Antonio -- perhaps with a
chance to break the league record of 15 consecutive wins to start a
season.
The Bulls then return and will bus to Milwaukee for a Dec. 3 game
before finally playing again at the United Center on Dec. 5 against
the Clippers.
"I don't know, I'd like to see us come home above .500," Chicago coach
Phil Jackson said. "If we come home with four out of seven, I'll be
pleased with that."
Yeah, right.
"Phil's a mysterious bloke," center Luc Longley said. "I guess he
feels that if you advertise little and deliver a lot, you're
overachieving. The danger of always delivering so much is that it
leaves you room only to underachieve. But I think we would be pretty
disappointed with 4-3."
Said Jordan: "Typical coach. We all want 7-0; Phil wants 4-3."
While Jordan thinks Chicago is better than the team that set an NBA
record with 72 wins last season, he is enough of a realist to know the
Bulls haven't exactly faced the best competition around -- Boston
(twice), Philadelphia, Charlotte, Vancouver, Phoenix. Saturday, they
beat an Atlanta team that was without injured starters Mookie Blaylock
and Steve Smith.
"They haven't been the same caliber of teams that we're going to have
to face. We've got to sharpen our instruments," Jordan said.
"Going on the road 10-0, you can't rest on that. Teams are going to be
sitting back there waiting for you. They're going to have sold-out
arenas. Every game's going to be like a championship game for them, so
you have to meet their intensity."
The Bulls went 6-1 on a similar road trip last season.
"The good start we had on that trip set the tone for the rest of the
year," Longley said. "Going on the road is a real positive in that it
gives us a chance to get on the road as a group and bond a bit."
As for the opportunity to make history -- again -- the Bulls are still
downplaying their chances of topping the 15-0 starts of the 1948
Washington Capitols and 1993 Houston Rockets.
"If we get to that point, great. If we start skipping over teams,
looking at the record, that's a mistake," Jordan said. "We feel
confident, making history or not making history."
But Jackson said he knows his players have a keen sense of history, a
sense he witnessed often last season.
"I just think they like the attention. They like when people stand up
and notice them," the coach said. "That's the type of thing that
motivates this team."
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Lakers activate Kersey from injured list
PHOENIX (Nov 17, 1996 - 23:30 EST) -- Jerome Kersey, on the injured
list since Oct. 31 with a fractured left foot, was activated by the
Los Angeles Lakers prior to Sunday night's game against the Phoenix
Suns.
Kersey, a 13-year veteran, signed as a free agent by the Lakers in
August, was injured during an Oct. 16 preseason game against Dallas in
Fresno, Calif.
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AROUND THE NBA: Iverson says he is being hazed
(Nov 17, 1996 - 20:30 EST) -- The NBA office is keeping a close eye on
Allen Iverson.
The No. 1 overall pick of last summer's draft, Iverson has been the
most exciting newcomer in the first three weeks of the NBA season.
But the Philadelphia 76ers' speedy point guard has also been under
some special scrutiny, the subject of a memo from the league office to
the team.
The gist of it:
"Dear Mr. Iverson, Your shorts are too long and your black ankle
braces are covering up too much of your white socks. Clean up your act
or suffer the consequences. Oh, and by the way, we've decided that
your unstoppable crossover dribble move is illegal. Have a nice day.
Sincerely, the NBA."
After the memo was sent, Iverson was whistled for palming the ball
three times in two games.
"It's a move that I've been doing all my life. It's what got me here,"
Iverson said. "I'll continue to break down the tape and look at it,
but my hand is not under the ball. My hand is on the side of the ball.
"The opposing benches are screaming, 'Carry, carry, carry.' And the
referees hear that and they've had the tendency to call it."
Iverson wasn't called for palming as he scored 35 points Tuesday night
in a road victory against New York, but he was wearing white ankle
braces instead of black. His shorts, although still longer than those
of his teammates, were trimmed on the outside to show a hint of knee.
"You look around the league and you'll see guys with shorts a lot
longer than mine -- a lot longer!" Iverson said.
Iverson isn't going to fight battles he can't win, and he has
refrained from arguing with referees. But he also won't give in easily
to a power establishment that he thinks is targeting him.
"I don't think it matters when I explain it," he said. "Being a rookie
and just being me, it doesn't matter when I explain things to the
referee. What I'm trying to do now is be quiet and let the captains
deal with it.
"I'm a rookie, and I guess they're trying to make me earn everything I
get in this league. It's something else."
The hazing has come from other quarters, too.
In a game against Chicago, some members of the Bulls were giving
Iverson grief about the number of shots he was taking.
"Dennis Rodman said, 'It's a shame you take so many shots.' But I
don't pay him no mind. He's just out there to get inside people's
heads," Iverson said. "Nothing they say matters in my life. I'm not
out there criticizing their games, I feel they're good basketball
players. But in my life, off the basketball court, they don't even
exist."
* * *
SWAMP THINGS: Remember that $15 million, five-year contract that John
Calipari signed with the New Jersey Nets?
Well, guess what? He hasn't exactly signed it.
Calipari has signed a memorandum of employment, rather than a
contract, while his agent and the Nets work out sticking points. The
sides have reportedly agreed to an escape clause after three years.
It hasn't been a smooth start to the season for the former UMass
coach, whose team entered the weekend with an 0-4 record.
Point guard Robert Pack, who signed a five-year free agent contract
over the summer, has already been replaced in the starting lineup by
rookie Kerry Kittles.
Some of the Nets players have openly criticized Calipari's
college-style coaching methods, and a mutiny didn't seem far off after
Calipari put the team through a 4-hour practice -- something unheard
of in the NBA.
There has also been sniping at Shawn Bradley for failing to add any
muscle in the offseason, but Nets general manager John Nash was
insistent Friday that the team was not shopping the 7-foot-4 center.
"Teams call all the time asking about our players, and we call asking
about theirs," Nash said. "But that's normal procedure in NBA front
offices. There is no validity to any of those rumors about Shawn
Bradley being traded."
* * *
COACH CHATTERBOX: One of the league's other rookie coaches, Darrell
Walker of the Toronto Raptors, has already had several major
personality clashes with players -- his own and others.
Walker waived Benoit Benjamin last week after a heated argument in
practice about Benjamin's effort during wind sprints.
"There's no regrets. We gave him a chance and it didn't work out,"
Walker said. "Now he's got to go out in the real world. Good luck."
Walker also got into a shouting match with Dale Ellis of the Denver
Nuggets, a rare display of coach vs. player trash talking. It so
inflamed Ellis that he scored 37 points.
"He wasn't much of a player and isn't much of a coach," Ellis said.
Walker also had words with Anthony Mason during a Raptors-Hornets
game, but it was nothing like the scene at the SkyDome with Ellis.
"Dale Ellis goes back to when we played. I hated him and he hated me,"
said Walker, 35. "Anthony Mason was just talk. He came and found me
after the game and apologized. Everybody talks in the NBA. Nobody just
plays. If I say something, I say it once and put it where it hurts."
* * *
MORE STRONG WORDS: The Indiana Pacers thought the referees cost them a
game Thursday night at Houston.
"In my 27 years, I've never said this after a game. But this was an
embarrassment to the league," coach Larry Brown said. "This is the
most blatant case of the referees taking a game away from us.
The Pacers felt the crew of Ed Middleton, Terry Durham and Tony
Brothers gave several crucial calls to Hakeem Olajuwon in the final
minutes of a 90-88 loss to the Houston Rockets.
Said Reggie Miller: "These referees were a joke. It's absolutely
comical what they're doing to this team. These referees come into this
league and they think they're bigger than the league. They are the
worst."
NBA vice president Rod Thorn said Friday he was awaiting a report on
the matter from the league's security office. Brown and Miller can
expect fines Monday.
* * *
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS: Three games stand out on next week's schedule:
On Tuesday night, it's the Lakers at the Warriors. Shaquille O'Neal
gets to go up against Felton Spencer, the player who was supposed to
replace him in Orlando. After just one game with the Magic, Spencer
was dealt to Golden State for Rony Seikaly.
On Wednesday night, the Knicks play at the Hornets. Larry Johnson
returns to Charlotte, where he spent the first five years of his pro
career.
On Saturday night, it's the Bulls at the Jazz. Could this be Chicago's
first loss of the season? Utah, one of the better teams in the West,
is especially tough on its home court. And the Bulls will be playing
their third road game in four nights.
* * *
MINOR MATTERS: The CBA opened its season Friday night with 11 teams
stocked with NBA wannabes.
Among them are five second-round NBA draft choices who were cut in
training camps: Ryan Minor (No. 32, Philadelphia), Russ Millard (No.
39, Phoenix), Jason Sasser (No. 41, Sacramento), Ron Riley (No. 47,
Seattle) and Terrell Bell (No. 50, Houston).
Shawn Harvey (No. 34, Dallas) and Drew Barry (No. 57, Seattle) were
waived by the Florida Beachdogs.
One former first-round draft pick and NBA veteran who won't be playing
in the CBA is John "Hot Plate" Williams, formerly of the Los Angeles
Clippers and Washington Bullets.
Williams, whose weight troubles knocked him out of the NBA, showed up
at Beachdogs camp "20 to 30 pounds" overweight, coach Eric Musselman
said.
"He went through the two-a-days, he never asked out and I have nothing
negative to say about him, but in an up-and-down league like the CBA
we felt his limited mobility wouldn't help us," Musselman said.
* * *
CLIPPER CORNER: Two more losses by Bill Fitch's Clippers will make him
the first head coach in NBA history to lose 1,000 games. But those two
losses won't be as automatic as one would expect from the Los Angeles
Clippers.
Going into Friday night's game against the Lakers, the Clippers were
actually above .500 at 4-3 -- and two of the losses were to Utah by 5
points and to New York by 7 in overtime.
"When you've had your backs against the wall for the last couple of
years like they have, you really haven't had a whole lot to work
with," Shawn Kemp said after Seattle beat the Clippers 94-78 Thursday
night.
"But the one thing a coach can stress to his team is to play defense
-- for everybody to hustle after every loose ball and to come in and
play 'scrap ball.' And they're doing it well. I take my hat off to
them. I thought they worked their butts off and guarantee they'll have
a much better season than they had last year."
* * *
LINE OF THE WEEK: Darvin Ham of the Denver Nuggets from Monday night's
victory at Toronto: 19 minutes, five points, six fouls, five
turnovers, 1-for-8 from the foul line.
Ham, a rookie from Texas Tech, made the cover of Sports Illustrated
last March shattering a backboard against North Carolina in the NCAA
tournament.
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Monday, November 18
Sacramento at Vancouver 84:83
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SACRAMENTO 22 17 20 25 84
VANCOUVER 20 17 26 20 83 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: SAC - BILLY OWENS 17, OLDEN POLYNICE 15, MITCH RICHMOND 14
VAN - BRYANT REEVES 19, ROY ROGERS 13, SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM
12
HIGH REBOUND: SAC - OLDEN POLYNICE 11, BILLY OWENS 10
VAN - ROY ROGERS 9, THREE PLAYERS WITH 5
HIGH ASSISTS: SAC - MITCH RICHMOND 5, TYUS EDNEY 4
VAN - GREG ANTHONY 10, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
ATT: 14,672
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SACRAMENTO (84) AT VANCOUVER (83)
SACRAMENTO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
OWENS F 38 7-12 3-3 5 5 10 3 4 0 1 17
POLYNICE F 39 7-15 1-2 6 5 11 2 4 0 2 15
CAUSWELL C 19 3-6 1-2 2 0 2 0 3 1 2 7
RICHMOND G 38 5-15 4-5 0 5 5 5 4 1 3 14
ABDUL-RAUF G 25 5-12 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 10
C WILLIAMSON 25 5-7 0-0 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 10
SMITH 20 2-5 1-1 3 4 7 1 2 0 0 5
EDNEY 21 1-6 2-2 2 2 4 4 1 0 3 4
SIMMONS 15 1-4 0-0 2 3 5 1 2 1 1 2
GAMBLE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
HURLEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
DANIELS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 36-82 12-15 23 27 50 19 24 5 15 84
(.439) (.800) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15(10 PTS)
VANCOUVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
B EDWARDS F 34 4-12 0-0 1 4 5 3 3 1 0 8
ROGERS F 33 6-14 1-3 3 6 9 0 2 0 1 13
REEVES C 35 7-11 5-5 1 4 5 0 4 0 4 19
MOTEN G 36 5-10 0-0 2 0 2 4 3 1 2 12
ANTHONY G 30 3-7 1-2 0 1 1 10 3 1 2 9
MOBLEY 15 1-4 0-2 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 2
MAYBERRY 18 2-6 0-2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6
LYNCH 20 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 2
ABDUR-RAHIM 19 3-5 6-8 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 12
CHILCUTT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
MANNING DNP - COACH'S DECISION
PEELER DNP - DID NOT DRESS
TOTALS 240 32-73 13-22 11 20 31 24 19 6 12 83
(.438) (.591) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 12(13 PTS)
SACRAMENTO 22 17 20 25 - 84
VANCOUVER 20 17 26 20 - 83
BLOCKED SHOTS: SACRAMENTO - CAUSWELL 2. VANCOUVER - B EDWARDS, REEVES,
MOTEN, MOBLEY, LYNCH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SACRAMENTO 0-9 (.000), OWENS 0-1, RICHMOND 0-3,
ABDUL-RAUF 0-1, EDNEY 0-2, SIMMONS 0-2. VANCOUVER 6-15 (.400), B EDWARDS
0-3, MOTEN 2-3, ANTHONY 2-3, MAYBERRY 2-5, LYNCH 0-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: NOLAN FINE, MIKE SMITH, JOE FORTE.
A - 14,672. T - 2:12.
SACRAMENTO (84) AT VANCOUVER (83)
Billy Owens scored 17 points, including a jumper with 61 seconds
remaining, to lift the Sacramento Kings past the Vancouver
Grizzlies, 84-83.
Owens had 10 rebounds and Olden Polynice finished with 15 points
and 11 boards for Sacramento (4-6), which won for the first time in
three games at Vancouver.
Bryant Reeves had 19 points for the Grizzlies (1-10), who grabbed a
four-point lead after three quarters on a Lee Mayberry
three-pointer at the buzzer.
After Owens' basket gave the Kings a 84-83 lead, Vancouver blew
a chance to win the game with 3.2 seconds remaining. Greg
Anthony's jump shot from the top of the key went off the glass
and rolled off the rim.
"Down the stretch you have to put the ball in the hole," Owens
said. "Tonight we were able to do it. They had some shots but
they missed them and we made them. It is just a matter of shots
falling and not falling, that's what happens."
"It was close ballgame the whole way," Sacramento coach Garry
St. Jean said. "We are very fortunate to leave here with a win.
I am not greedy, I am very happy to get the win. We'll try to
improve game to game. We've certainly a long way to go, but to
get a road win - you don't complain."
Sacramento dominated on the boards, outrebounding the Grizzlies
50-31, including a 23-11 edge on the offensive glass.
"I think the difference was offensive rebounding on Sacramento's
part," Grizzlies coach Brian Winters said. "When you give up 23
offensive rebounds, you don't deserve to win."
"In a close game, a point here or there can make the difference
but taking care of our defensive boards, they outrebounded us
50-31, that's a bigger point."
Roy Rogers scored 13 points while Lawrence Moten and rookie
Shareef Abdul-Rahim each had 12 for the Grizzlies, who took an
83-80 lead on Reeves' two free throws with 2:01 to go.
Sacramento countered 20 seconds later with a Corliss Williamson
layup, cutting Vancouver's lead to one. Owens game- winning
bucket followed, putting the Kings up by the final score.
After Moten rejected a driving attempt by Mitch Richmond with
21.9 remaining, a series of timeouts ensued. Blue Edwards
inbounded the ball to Anthony with 3.2 on the clock and promptly
missed the game's final shot.
"It shouldn't have come to that (last shot)," said Anthony.
"Obviously, they scored their last 10 points on second shots.
That's the tell-tale of the game. We have to rebound the
basketball. That's why it bites you, comes back to haunt you,
when you don't rebound the ball well."
"We had a chance to win, we were competitive, a ball bounces in,
we make one more free throw or a defensive rebound and we win
the game, but that didn't happen," said Winters.
Vancouver guard Anthony Peeler did not dress for the game,
suffering from a sore calf muscle. He is listed as day-to-day.
"At times you have to realize that we haven't been together long
enough to know one another so there's going to be some
miscommunication out there," said Edwards. "Certainly when you
play the style we've had to - playing aggressive, trying to
out-scrap people, it is going to be ugly basketball."
The Kings attempted nine three-point shots, coming up empty
while Vancouver made 40 percent of their three-pointers
(6-of-15).
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Celtics' Radja breaks finger, out 7-10 days
BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics, who have struggled so far this season
with just two wins in their first eight games, will be without their
leading scorer and rebounder, Dino Radja, for at least the next week
due to a broken finger.
Radja, a forward who played on Croatia's national team at the 1996
Olympics in Atlanta, broke the middle finger in his right hand in
Saturday's 106-92 loss to the Washington Bullets. Radja still managed
a season-high 26 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.
He has led the team in scoring twice and in rebounding five times.
Radja has averaged 15.1 points and 10.7 rebounds in seven games this
season, shooting 51.5 percent from the field. Last season, he led the
team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 19.7 and 9.9, respectively.
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Nuggets swingman Dale Ellis named NBA Player of the Week
Dale Ellis, who helped lead the Denver Nuggets to three wins in four
games this week, today was named NBA Player of the Week for the period
ending November 17th.
Ellis averaged a league-high 30.4 points per game as Denver improved
to 4-6 on the season. He shot 50.5 percent from the field, 52.5
percent (21-of-40) from three-point range and became the first player
in league history to make 1,300 three-point shots.
Ellis, who played all but five minutes of a possible 197 this week,
had 37 points in the Nuggets 104-93 victory over Toronto on Monday. He
was held to 20 points in Denver's 95-94 overtime loss at Detroit two
nights later. He bounced back with 36 points and eight rebounds as the
Nuggets posted an 82-80 triumph at Boston on Friday before scoring 27
points and making his 1,300th three-pointer in a 106-99 loss to New
Jersey on Saturday.
Other players considered for the award were Cleveland Cavaliers guard
Terrell Brandon, Detroit Pistons guard Joe Dumars and forward Grant
Hill, New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing, Orlando Magic guard Nick
Anderson, Phoenix Suns forward Michael Finley and Seattle SuperSonics
forward Shawn Kemp.
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Council approves $215 million arena plan
ATLANTA (Nov 18, 1996 - 22:48 EST) -- City Council members gave
unanimous approval Monday for a $215 million arena in downtown Atlanta
to replace the Omni, the current home of the Atlanta Hawks.
The project still needs the approval of the Fulton County Commission
and the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority, which owns the
Omni.
The arena will be built on the site of the Omni.
Turner Broadcasting System officials announced plans to build a new
arena two years ago for the Hawks, saying that the Omni was too small
and would be impractical to modernize. The new arena will have more
than 20,000 seats, including more than 2,500 club-level seats and as
many as 100 skyboxes.
The arena would be ready for the fall 1999 season.
In the interim, the Hawks would play at the Georgia Dome and at
Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Time Warner, which merged with TBS in October, has committed $10
million toward building the $140 million arena, while the rest will be
raised by public bonds.
The new arena, if approved by all municipal authorities, would give
modern, state-of-the art facilities to all three of Atlanta's
major-league teams. The NFL Falcons moved into the Georgia Dome in
1992 and the Braves are scheduled to move into the refurbished Olympic
Stadium next season.
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Knicks may clear Childs for return
The New York Knicks should know by this afternoon whether starting
point guard Chris Childs will be ready to make his season debut
tomorrow night in Orlando. He suffered a nondisplaced fracture of
his right leg in a collision with teammate Charlie Ward in practice
on October 8th, but was able to return to practice last week.
Childs' status will be re-evaluated after today's practice.
Childs joined the Knicks as a free agent in the off-season, getting
a six-year deal worth a reported 24-million dollars. He had
averaged 12.8 points, seven assists and 3.1 rebounds a game for New
Jersey last season.
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Pacers' Miller and Brown fined for remarks about officials
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov 18, 1996 - 18:30 EST) -- Indiana star Reggie Miller
was fined $10,000 and Pacers coach Larry Brown was fined $5,000 on
Monday for remarks they made following a loss last week to Houston.
The penalties were announced by Rod Thorn, the NBA's senior vice
president for basketball operations.
"These referees were a joke," Miller said Thursday's 90-88 defeat at
Houston. "It's absolutely comical what they're doing to this team. ...
These referees come into this league and they think they're bigger
than the league."
"In 27 years, I've never said this after a game, but this was an
embarrassment to the league," Brown said. "This is the most blatant
case of the referees taking a game away from us."
The game was officiated by Ed Middleton, Terry Durham and Tony
Brothers.
The Pacers were called for 33 fouls in the game. Officials called 24
personals and two technicals against the Rockets.
Miller and Brown had no comment on the fines, which both can easily
afford.
Miller signed a multiyear contract valued at more than $11 million
this year and Brown's contract guarantees that he be among the top
five-highest paid coaches in the league.
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Heat names Pfund general manager, Wohl resigns
MIAMI (Nov 18, 1996 - 18:30 EST) -- The Miami Heat hired Randy Pfund
as general manager on Monday and announced the resignation of Dave
Wohl, executive vice president of basketball operations.
"I have resigned from the Miami Heat to pursue other opportunities,
both in and out of basketball," Wohl said. "I am proud to have
represented the Miami Heat where so much progress was made in many
different areas, both on and off the basketball court."
Wohl, who joined the Heat in their inaugural season as a scout, said
he believed the Heat "will continued to grow under the leadership of
Mickey Arison and Pat Riley into one of the finest franchises in the
NBA."
After serving as a scout in the team's first season, Wohl served three
years as an assistant coach for Ron Rothstein and was the Heat's
television analyst for one season. He rejoined the team as executive
vice president of basketball operations in February 1995.
Pfund came to the Heat as executive vice president of player personnel
in September 1995. He is a 12-year NBA veteran, who was Los Angeles
Lakers head coach from 1992-94. He also served as Lakers' assistant
coach under Riley and helped guide the team to two consecutive NBA
world championships in 1987 and 1988.
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NBA All-Star ballot
(Nov 18, 1996 - 18:42 EST) -- Ballot for the starting teams in the
1997 NBA All-Star game to be played Feb. 9 at Gund Arena in Cleveland.
Starters will be announced on January 26 (x-player traded to other
conference and listed with former team. Votes count towards new
conference):
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: Vin Baker, Milwaukee; Derrick Coleman, Philadelphia; Dale
Davis, Indiana; Horace Grant, Orlando; Grant Hill, Detroit; Juwan
Howard, Washington; Larry Johnson, New York; Toni Kukoc, Chicago;
Christian Laettner, Atlanta; Anthony Mason, Charlotte; Charles Oakley,
New York; Scottie Pippen, Chicago; Dino Radja, Boston; Glenn Robinson,
Milwaukee; Dennis Rodman, Chicago; Dennis Scott, Orlando; Otis Thorpe,
Detroit; Antoine Walker, Boston; Clarence Weatherpoon, Philadelphia;
Chris Webber, Washington.
Guards: Ray Allen, Milwaukee; Nick Anderson, Orlando; Travis Best,
Indiana; Mookie Blaylock, Atlanta; Terrell Brandon, Cleveland; Chris
Childs, New York; Joe Dumars, Detroit; Anfernee Hardaway, Orlando; Tim
Hardaway, Miami; Allan Houston, New York; Allen Iverson, Philadelphia;
Michael Jordan, Chicago; Reggie Miller, Indiana; Robert Pack, New
Jersey; Bobby Phills, Cleveland; Glen Rice, Charlotte; Steve Smith,
Atlanta; Jerry Stackhouse, Philadelphia; Damon Stoudamire, Toronto;
Rod Strickland, Washington.
Centers: Shawn Bradley, New Jersey; Marcus Camby, Toronto; Vlade
Divac, Charlotte; Patrick Ewing, New York; Luc Longley, Chicago;
Alonzo Mourning, Miami; Gheorghe Muresan, Washington; Dikembe Mutombo,
Atlanta; Rik Smits, Indiana; x-Felton Spencer, Orlando (Golden State).
* * *
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Vancouver; Charles Barkley, Houston;
Elden Campbell, L.A. Lakers; Cedric Ceballos, L.A. Lakers; Sean
Elliott, San Antonio; LaPhonso Ellis, Denver; Michael Finley, Phoenix;
Kevin Garnett, Minnesota; Brian Grant, Sacramento; Tom Gugliotta,
Minnesota; Shawn Kemp, Seattle; Karl Malone, Utah; Danny Manning,
Phoenix; Jamal Mashburn, Dallas; Antonio McDyess, Denver; Chris
Mullin, Golden State; Cliff Robinson, Portland; Detlef Schrempf,
Seattle; Joe Smith, Golden State; Loy Vaught, L.A. Clippers.
Guards: Kenny Anderson, Portland; Brent Barry, L.A. Clippers; Sam
Cassell, Phoenix; Clyde Drexler, Houston; Hersey Hawkins, Seattle;
Jeff Hornacek, Utah; Jim Jackson, Dallas; Mark Jackson, Denver; Avery
Johnson, San Antonio; Kevin Johnson, Phoenix; Eddie Jones, L.A.
Lakers; Jason Kidd, Dallas; Stephon Marbury, Minnesota; Gary Payton,
Seattle; Mitch Richmond, Sacramento; Isaiah Rider, Portland; Latrell
Sprewell, Golden State; Bryant Stith, Denver; John Stockton, Utah;
Nick Van Exel, L.A. Lakers.
Centers: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston; Shaquille O'Neal, L.A. Lakers; Sam
Perkins, Seattle; Olden Polynice, Sacramento; Bryant Reeves,
Vancouver; David Robinson, San Antonio; Arvydas Sabonis, Portland;
x-Rony Seikaly, Golden State (Orlando); Brian Williams, L.A. Clippers;
John Williams, Phoenix.
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AROUND THE NBA: Barkley-Rodman get into war of dresses
(Nov 18, 1996 - 11:54 EST) -- Finally, a wager among tough guys worth
waiting for.
Winner gets the NBA rebounding title. Loser ... wears a dress. For one
of the competitors, this is just an alternative wardrobe choice.
But the Round Mound of Rebound in something strapless? As Dick Enberg
might say, "Oh, my."
It didn't take much prompting for Dennis Rodman, the
cross-dressing-rebounder of the defending champion Bulls, to react to
Charles Barkley's proclamation that he might take Rodman's rebounding
crown now that he has Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler as teammates
in Houston and doesn't have to worry about scoring.
"If Charles wants the rebounding title, he can have it, if he's he's
willing to work hard enough to take it from me," said Rodman, batting
his lashes. "But I'm not giving it up without a fight.
"Since Charles has been joking about me wearing dresses, if I beat him
out of the rebounding title he says he's going to win, then I'd like
to see him wear a dress on television. Now I'm putting the ball in his
court. Let's see what he has to say about that."
Give Rodman this much: He finally found bait too outrageous even for
the King of Outrageousness. Barkley was noncommittal.
"It ain't no big deal for him to wear a dress," said Sir Charles. "If
he loses and wears a dress, it ain't no biggie. He'll probably
sabotage it and lose so that he can wear one."
Barkley won the league's glass-cleaning title his third season with a
14.6 average for Philadelphia. Rodman has won the past five in a row,
joining Moses Malone as the only players to accomplish that feat.
Of course, Wilt Chamberlain won 11 rebounding titles, including two
streaks of four straight and one of three. He was interrupted by Bill
Russell and Elvin Hayes. And never wore a floor-length gown, far as we
know.
IS DAVY CROCKETT AVAILABLE?: The Spurs have never felt so close to the
Alamo. With David Robinson, Will Perdue and Chuck Person already out
with injuries, Charles Smith declared himself out of action
indefinitely as a result of chronic pain in his right knee.
"There is no timetable," he said. "This is very serious. I can't even
give 50 percent because of the injury."
The Spurs might seek an injury exception to the salary cap for either
Smith or Person in an effort to bid for unsigned big man Brian
Williams, but the exception slots -- about $1 million for Person, $1.7
million for Smith -- would be nowhere near the $7 million that agent
Fred Slaughter has been demanding for Williams.
Unlike Jim Bowie and his doomed crew, the Spurs do have hope for
reinforcements. Robinson, suffering from lower back pain, has returned
to light running and shooting practices with the team and hopes to be
back in action late this month.
RIDER ON THE STORM: Isaiah Rider made his return to Minnesota on
Tuesday, declining most requests for interviews from Twin Cities
media. He had 22 points for the visiting Blazers, but his former team
beat his new one, 100-97. Former mate Tom Gugliotta blocked his shot
with 19 seconds left to help secure the victory.
After Portland's shoot-around, with Minnesota media types chasing him
as he rushed for a side exit, Rider turned briefly to make this
unsolicited declaration: "I built this house. It's still my place."
HISTORICAL ALLEGATIONS: "Sexpose," a Van Nuys, Calif., publication
sold in adult bookstores (we hear) and said to make The National
Enquirer look like The Book of Mormon, published a story in which a
woman alleged she enjoyed the intimacies of Michael Jordan's company
during a visit to Denver four years ago. The Bulls won the 1992 game
107-100. Jordan scored 37.
Diverted momentarily from publicizing his new cologne and movie,
Jordan called the tale "fictionalized trash," adding: "This comes with
the territory when you're in the public light like I am. I know that
I'm always fair game for people trying to make money."
Orlando's Nick Anderson said he learned the same lesson when
confronted with a rape allegation by an Orlando woman. A letter warned
a police complaint would be filed alleging an incident nine months ago
unless Anderson paid her $600,000.
"I went to law school," said Bill Pollack, Anderson's agent. "I know
what extortion is."
* * *
NOTES
The Lakers were happy to hear Cedric Ceballos will miss 6-8 weeks
with his knee injury rather than the entire season, as was originally
thought. Still, L.A. is in trouble at small forward with veteran
Jerome Kersey also on the shelf with a broken foot. The options at
small forward: Corie Blount, Trevor Wilson or moving Eddie Jones up
from shooting guard and veteran Byron Scott in for Jones.
NBA officials say they've broken down Sixers rookie Allen Iverson's
beguiling crossover move and determined it is a carrying violation. "I
just take it on the chin and keep going," said Iverson, the early
leader for rookie of the year, having scored 30 against Milwaukee in
the season-opener and 32 against Boston a week later.
The rap against Mark Jackson when Indiana traded him to Denver was
he couldn't play defense. So check this out: Toronto's star point
guard, Damon Stoudamire, had 28 points against New York's Charlie
Ward, 19 against Charlotte's Muggsy Bogues, 28 against Dallas' Jason
Kidd and 21 against the Lakers' Nick Van Exel. Against Jackson and the
Nuggets last Monday: 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting; six assists to 13
for Jax.
Portland's Clifford Robinson is looking for big numbers in his
contract year. Agent Brad Marshall is ruminating aloud about seven
years, $84 million. One problem: Robinson was averaging only 13.5
points per game on .375 shooting in the early going. Last season, he
got out of the gate among the league's scoring leaders at nearly 28
points a game.
The Kings started last season 5-0, but stumbled to 2-5 at this
year's opening gun, then lost power forward Brian Grant (shoulder
surgery) for up to two months.
Orlando expects to lose Penny Hardaway for 4-6 weeks following
arthroscopic knee surgery.
When the Suns lost to Chicago last week, they didn't have one player
in uniform who was on their roster when they played the Bulls in the
NBA Finals only three years ago. Only Kevin Johnson remains, and he's
injured. "I don't think we're going to win 50 games," said Danny
Ainge, who took over as coach for Cotton Fitzsimmons after the team
fell to 0-8 in Vancouver on Thursday. "I think that's become obvious."
Benoit Benjamin was waived by Toronto, his seventh NBA team. His
five games with the Raptors was his shortest stay yet, eclipsing the
13 he managed with Vancouver.
Seattle waived Elmore Spencer after deploying him for five minutes.
In Pat Riley's ball-hawking defense, Tim Hardaway is returning to
the early days of his pro career, when he was among the league leaders
in steals. He had six in a victory over Dallas last weekend and was
leading the league at 3.3 per game. In his second season with Golden
State, he trailed only Jordan, John Stockton and Alvin Robertson in
the final rankings. "He's finally healthy," said the Mavs' Kidd.
"That's the main reason."
New York point guard Chris Childs resumed practice Wednesday, coming
back from a fractured fibula.
Things are so bad in Vancouver, the Province, a local newspaper, is
now grading between-quarter dunks of the team mascot, Grizz. It uses a
four-paw rating system in which four represents "pawsitively awesome."
No, really.
Seattle's Shawn Kemp on the winless Suns' new "triangle offense,"
designed to emulate Chicago's championship scheme: "Didn't look like
any triangle I ever saw."
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'NBA at 50' was a great show, but not a great documentary
(Nov 18, 1996 - 11:12 EST) -- NBA fans should rejoice: TNT will
rebroadcast "NBA at 50" Monday night at 10 p.m. (Eastern) and Tuesday
night at 11 p.m. (Eastern).
But NBA historians should cringe.
The two-hour special contains remarkable clips and interviews from the
league's infancy with George Mikan, the Celtics' dominance in the '60s
with Bill Russell, the league's renaissance in the '80s with Magic
Johnson and Larry Bird and the present day brilliance of Michael
Jordan.
But don't be fooled by the dazzling footage and candid conversations.
This isn't a top-notch documentary. For every tantalizing chat with
Wilt Chamberlain or Dr. J, there was a puzzling omission. Where was
Elvin Hayes, the fourth-leading scorer of all-time? Why was Moses
Malone, the third leading scorer (counting two ABA seasons) barely
mentioned?
For every glowing tribute of the early '70s New York Knicks' teamwork
to the Hakeem Olajuwon-led Houston Rockets' courage, there was
complete ignorance of the Seattle Supersonics' and Washington Bullets'
titles in the late '70s.
For every kernel of long-forgotten trivia like who made the first
basket in NBA history -- Ossie Schectman of the Knicks -- there were
clips lacking proper explanation and some glaring gaffes. Nate
Archibald, a Kansas City Royal? That must have been news to George
Brett.
The show contains dozens of fabulous dunks from the wizardry of the
Brooklyn playgrounds to the misnamed pregame "layup" line of the late
'70s Philadelphia 76ers. But amazingly it didn't include either of
Darryl Dawkins' backboarding-shattering jams.
It also highlighted some of the most famous plays in NBA history,
including Larry Bird's last-second steal of Isiah Thomas' pass in Game
5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals. But the narration didn't
explain the context of the play, merely saying it occurred during "the
pivotal game of the series."
Then there were the bizarre captions used to identify the players. The
first time Bill Walton was shown, he was called a "broadcaster."
Charles Barkley was correctly identified with the Houston Rockets, but
was shown draining a game-winning shot for Phoenix. Was it too much to
include each of the player's teams and the years spent there?
Despite all the flaws, it is an enjoyable special. If you're a fan,
check it out. You'll probably think it a great show.
Just don't call it a great documentary.
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Blazers' Rider set for the other court on Feb. 7
PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov 18, 1996 - 22:36 EST) -- Portland Trail Blazers
guard Isaiah Rider will go on trial Feb. 7 after pleading innocent to
marijuana possession charges.
Clackamas County sheriff's deputies cited Rider Oct. 31 a few blocks
from his apartment in suburban Lake Oswego. Rider, one of five people
in two parked cars, was the only person cited.
Deputies reported Rider was holding a lighter and a pop can with holes
in it to his mouth. The deputies said they found less than an ounce of
marijuana in the crude pipe.
Ken Wittenberg, one of his attorneys, would not discuss the case,
other than to say: "We'll be in court on the seventh. You can come see
for yourselves."
If convicted, Rider, faces a minimum $500 fine.
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Inconsistent Kings make finding a rotation difficult
VANCOUVER, B.C. (Nov 18, 1996 - 10:18 EST) -- Kings coach Garry St.
Jean has been trying to establish a consistent playing rotation, but
he's had one problem.
No matter which decision he makes, the majority of his players are
performing inconsistently.
Instead of establishing a rotation, perhaps St. Jean should be
consulting with a psychiatrist to get into the heads of his players.
However, St. Jean has seen signs in recent games that his squad is
getting its act together, but knows it has much room to grow.
He hopes the improvement continues Monday at the GM Place when the
Kings meet the Vancouver Grizzlies.
The coach has started Duane Causwell at center during the past four
games in the absence of injured power forward Brian Grant, but in the
past two, has opted to use energizing reserve forward Michael Smith to
begin the second half.
St. Jean said it has not been so much what Causwell hasn't been doing,
but what Smith has gotten done.
"It's just all the little things Michael does," the coach said. "He
brings us an energy with all of the hustle stuff."
St. Jean has not started Smith instead of Causwell to open games
because both like "the Animal" in his sixth-man role.
"I don't really want to start," Smith said. "I'd rather keep doing the
same old thing. That's what I've been doing the last three years,
right?"
St. Jean said, "I know Michael likes the role he has had and I like it
too for what he gives us. He and I are on the same page.
In a way, there is comfort to be derived from the fact that only Mitch
Richmond and Smith have even approached their expected level of
performance.
Center Olden Polynice normally is a picture of consistency, but after
a strong preseason, he has struggled. Polynice was especially
non-productive last week with averages of 7.5 points and 6.3 rebounds
in four games.
Going against Vancouver's 7-foot, 290-pound center Bryant "Big
Country" Reeves is a difficult chore for Polynice, 7 feet, 250 pounds.
Reeves averaged 20.8 points and almost 10 rebounds against the Kings
last season and helped lead the then-expansionist Grizzlies to
victories in each of their two games here.
Perhaps even more distressing has been Polynice's defense. Big
frontcourt players have had their way against the Kings this season
and many of them have Polynice's primary responsibility. From
offensive juggernauts such as Houston's Hakeem Olajuwon and Seattle's
Shawn Kemp to Utah's Greg Ostertag and Denver's Dikembe Mutombo, each
have had big nights against Polynice and Sacramento.
But Polynice is not alone in his heretofore inconsistent play.
Starting small forward Billy Owens has been spotty. Owens still is not
in exceptional shape and clearly suffered a major setback by not being
able to play or practice consistently during the preseason.
Include Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf's early-season struggles and there is a
starting lineup that has been basketball-schizophrenic.
St. Jean has tried to play just nine players with Smith, Tyus Edney,
Lionel Simmons and Corliss Williamson coming off the bench. Excepting
Smith, each has been unable to find consistent individual offensive
rhythm." It's depended on the game and the opponent," St. Jean said of
his rotation, "and how we're playing ... I don't want to be
herky-jerky."
St. Jean has tried to keep either Abdul-Rauf or Richmond on the floor
at the same time to keep his offense potent. Williamson comes in with
the second unit and is a primary scorer on that unit, while Smith is
the best frontcourt defender. Simmons' shooting is the best example of
his inconsistency.
The former LaSalle star is shooting 36.3 percent overall on 12 of 33
from the field, but 45.5 percent from three-point range on five of
11."
The rotation could be expanded if free-agent Lloyd Daniels learns the
offense and then adds punch.
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Tuesday, November 19
Atlanta at Cleveland 63:73
Dallas at Milwaukee 97:100
L.A. Lakers at Golden State 112:109
Miami at Denver 104:86
Minnesota at Houston 93:122
New York at Orlando 92:88
Sacramento at Portland 90:92
Seattle at Toronto 106:98
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ATLANTA 15 22 16 10 63
CLEVELAND 20 19 17 17 73 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: ATL - CHRISTIAN LAETTNER 16, TYRONE CORBIN 14, MOOKIE
BLAYLOCK 13
CLE - TERRELL BRANDON 18, DANNY FERRY 14, BOBBY PHILLS 12
HIGH REBOUND: ATL - CHRISTIAN LAETTNER 9, DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 9
CLE - TYRONE HILL 11, CHRIS MILLS 9
HIGH ASSISTS: ATL - MOOKIE BLAYLOCK 4, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3
CLE - THREE PLAYERS WITH 5
ATT: 14,182
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DALLAS 25 25 20 27 97
MILWAUKEE 23 26 20 31 100 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DAL - JASON KIDD 25, JAMAL MASHBURN 16, GEORGE MCCLOUD 15
MIL - ARMON GILLIAM 27, JOHNNY NEWMAN 27, GLENN ROBINSON 16
HIGH REBOUND: DAL - JASON KIDD 13, OLIVER MILLER 8
MIL - ARMON GILLIAM 13, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5
HIGH ASSISTS: DAL - JASON KIDD 8, GEORGE MCCLOUD 3
MIL - SHERMAN DOUGLAS 6, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3
ATT: 13,225
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LA LAKERS 38 19 31 24 112
GOLDEN STATE 33 24 25 27 109 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: LAL - NICK VAN EXEL 27, SHAQUILLE ONEAL 26, EDDIE JONES 18
GSW - LATRELL SPREWELL 33, JOE SMITH 19, MARK PRICE 18
HIGH REBOUND: LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 12, JEROME KERSEY 8
GSW - JOE SMITH 12, FELTON SPENCER 7
HIGH ASSISTS: LAL - NICK VAN EXEL 12, SHAQUILLE ONEAL 7
GSW - LATRELL SPREWELL 10, B J ARMSTRONG 7
ATT: 18,742
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 28 25 24 27 104
DENVER 21 19 21 25 86 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIA - ALONZO MOURNING 23, PJ BROWN 18, SASHA DANILOVIC 13
DEN - ANTONIO MCDYESS 27, BRYANT STITH 11, MARK JACKSON 10
HIGH REBOUND: MIA - PJ BROWN 11, ALONZO MOURNING 8
DEN - ANTONIO MCDYESS 10, TWO PLAYERS WITH 8
HIGH ASSISTS: MIA - TIM HARDAWAY 7, DAN MAJERLE 5
DEN - MARK JACKSON 11, JEFF MCINNIS 3
ATT: 12,119
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 24 24 16 29 93
HOUSTON 34 37 26 25 122 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 20, TOM GUGLIOTTA 17, STEPHON MARBURY
12
HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 22, CLYDE DREXLER 18, MARIO ELIE 17
HIGH REBOUND: MIN - TOM GUGLIOTTA 7, KEVIN GARNETT 6
HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 17, KEVIN WILLIS 7
HIGH ASSISTS: MIN - STEPHON MARBURY 7, TERRY PORTER 5
HOU - THREE PLAYERS WITH 7
ATT: 16,285
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW YORK 22 28 22 20 92
ORLANDO 11 19 24 34 88 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: NYK - PATRICK EWING 24, JOHN STARKS 15, CHARLIE WARD 14
ORL - GERALD WILKINS 24, DARRELL ARMSTRONG 19, HORACE
GRANT 15
HIGH REBOUND: NYK - PATRICK EWING 16, CHARLES OAKLEY 14
ORL - HORACE GRANT 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5
HIGH ASSISTS: NYK - CHARLIE WARD 7, JOHN STARKS 4
ORL - DARRELL ARMSTRONG 8, DEREK STRONG 2
ATT: 17,248
NBA FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- --- -----
SACRAMENTO 24 16 22 23 5 90
PORTLAND 18 29 20 18 7 92 FINAL IN 1ST OT
HIGH SCORERS: SAC - MAHMOUD ABDUL-RAUF 31, THREE PLAYERS WITH 12
POR - CLIFFORD ROBINSON 23, KENNY ANDERSON 20, TWO PLAYERS
WITH 14
HIGH REBOUND: SAC - OLDEN POLYNICE 12, MICHAEL SMITH 10
POR - ARVYDAS SABONIS 10, CHRIS DUDLEY 10
HIGH ASSISTS: SAC - THREE PLAYERS WITH 3
POR - ISAIAH RIDER 5, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3
ATT: 20,245
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 29 32 21 24 106
TORONTO 24 12 32 30 98 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: SEA - SHAWN KEMP 26, GARY PAYTON 24, DETLEF SCHREMPF 17
TOR - DOUG CHRISTIE 31, WALT WILLIAMS 22, MARCUS CAMBY 12
HIGH REBOUND: SEA - SHAWN KEMP 18, SAM PERKINS 5
TOR - POPEYE JONES 11, THREE PLAYERS WITH 7
HIGH ASSISTS: SEA - GARY PAYTON 6, HERSEY HAWKINS 4
TOR - MARCUS CAMBY 4, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3
ATT: 18,803
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ATLANTA (63) AT CLEVELAND (73)
ATLANTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
CORBIN F 38 5-11 2-2 3 4 7 3 4 1 3 14
LAETTNER F 44 7-17 1-2 1 8 9 2 5 0 2 16
MUTOMBO C 36 1-6 1-4 3 6 9 2 1 1 3 3
BLAYLOCK G 42 5-19 0-0 2 4 6 4 2 3 4 13
BARRY G 31 2-8 0-0 0 4 4 3 0 1 1 4
RECASNER 23 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 5
NEWBILL 10 0-1 3-4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3
BURTON 10 1-3 3-3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 5
NORMAN 6 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
ALSTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
BOYCE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
SMITH DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
TOTALS 240 23-71 10-15 10 31 41 16 20 7 16 63
(.324) (.667) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 16(17 PTS)
CLEVELAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MILLS F 38 3-9 1-1 2 7 9 3 1 1 0 7
HILL F 36 2-6 3-3 3 8 11 3 3 0 1 7
WEST C 22 3-3 0-0 2 2 4 0 3 0 0 6
BRANDON G 36 8-19 1-1 1 5 6 5 3 1 1 18
PHILLS G 37 5-16 0-0 1 4 5 5 2 0 5 12
SURA 23 3-8 1-2 2 4 6 5 1 1 3 7
FERRY 26 5-12 1-2 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 14
POTAPENKO 11 1-5 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 2
LANG 10 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0
MARSHALL 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GEARY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
THOMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 30-81 7-9 14 36 50 22 16 3 13 73
(.370) (.778) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 14(6 PTS)
ATLANTA 15 22 16 10 - 63
CLEVELAND 20 19 17 17 - 73
BLOCKED SHOTS: ATLANTA - MUTOMBO 3, LAETTNER 2, CORBIN, BLAYLOCK.
CLEVELAND - WEST 3, HILL, MILLS, FERRY, LANG.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ATLANTA 7-23 (.304), CORBIN 2-5, LAETTNER 1-1, BLAYLOCK
3-11, BARRY 0-2, RECASNER 1-3, NORMAN 0-1. CLEVELAND 6-14 (.429), MILLS
0-1, BRANDON 1-3, PHILLS 2-4, SURA 0-1, FERRY 3-5.
TECHNICALS: ATLANTA - ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2.
OFFICIALS: HUE HOLLINS, TOMMY NUNEZ, BILL SPOONER.
A - 14,182. T - 1:55.
ATLANTA (63) AT CLEVELAND (73)
Terrell Brandon scored 18 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers
limited the Atlanta Hawks to a franchise-low 26 points in the
second half en route to a 73-63 victory.
Danny Ferry added 14 points for the Cavaliers, who have won
three of their last four games. Cleveland, which became the
first team in league history to allow less than 90 points per
game in successive seasons, is permitting a league-low 81.6
points per game this season. Cleveland shot a season-low 37
percent (30-for-81) from the field.
Christian Laettner had 16 points and nine rebounds for the
Hawks, who had been held to 26 points in a half twice before by
the Cavaliers. Atlanta, which began the season with three
straight road wins, is 0-2 on its current four-game road trip
and has lost four in a row away from home.
Tyrone Corbin had 14 points and Mookie Blaylock added 13 for the
Hawks, who shot just 32 percent (23-of-71) from the field.
"The first order of business will be to change the rims on the
backboards, because when you look at the shooting percentage of
both the teams, either they really got at each other
defensively, or there's something on top of those rims," said
Cleveland coach Mike Frattello.
Brandon made a 17-footer to give the Cavaliers the lead for
good, 49-47, with 4:12 left in the third quarter. Ferry made a
three-pointer and one of two free throw attempts to stretch the
lead to 53-47.
"We would rather win ugly than lose pretty, that is for sure,"
Brandon said. "Both teams played very good defense. I don't
think that either one of us shot very well, but I think that is
because both teams were contesting just about evey shot."
Laettner made an 11-footer with 9:58 left to pull the Hawks
within 56-55. But Brandon answered 42 seconds later with a
three-pointer to make it 59-55. Atlanta again closed within a
point on Laettner's three-pointer with 3:49 to go. Brandon
answered with an 18-footer to give Cleveland a 63-60 advantage
and spark a 12-1 burst with 3:28 left.
"We didn't space the floor properly tonight," Atlanta coach
Lenny Wilkens said. "Then we tried to do too much on our own.
Then, when our defense broke down a couple of times, we seemed
to lose confidence. It was not a pretty game."
Ferry had 14 points in 26 minutes off the bench. He made a
three-pointer to cap a 7-0 spurt and give Cleveland a 31-23 lead
with 5:39 left in the second quarter. Dikembe Mutombo made a
free throw with 1:09 left in the second as the Hawks ended the
second with an 11-2 run to close within 39-37 at halftime.
"We knew the game was going to be very close. All we had to do
was stay focused and stay with them all the way and try to steal
this one away from them," said Mutombo, who grabbed nine
rebounds but scored just three points on 1-of-6 shooting from
the floor. "But it just didn't happen."
Blaylock's three-pointer with 11:10 left in the third quarter
gave the Hawks their first lead at 40-39.
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DALLAS (97) AT MILWAUKEE (100)
DALLAS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MEYER F 15 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 0 1 2
MASHBURN F 38 4-10 6-8 0 4 4 2 2 1 5 16
MONTROSS C 20 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 5 0 2 0
JACKSON G 35 4-12 4-6 1 3 4 2 5 2 1 14
KIDD G 43 9-17 5-8 7 6 13 8 3 2 3 25
HARPER 26 6-10 2-2 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 15
MILLER 27 3-5 2-4 2 6 8 0 2 1 0 8
WALKER 11 1-1 0-2 1 3 4 0 4 0 2 2
MCCLOUD 24 5-10 2-2 0 5 5 3 3 1 3 15
ROBERTS 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DUMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
GATLING DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE
TOTALS 240 33-72 21-32 11 33 44 17 31 8 20 97
(.458) (.656) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 21(18 PTS)
MILWAUKEE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
GILLIAM F 44 9-19 9-9 2 11 13 0 2 2 1 27
ROBINSON F 39 7-16 2-2 1 3 4 3 5 2 4 16
WOLF C 18 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0
ALLEN G 16 2-8 3-4 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 8
DOUGLAS G 36 4-8 0-2 1 4 5 6 3 3 0 11
NEWMAN 37 11-16 5-8 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 27
TOWER 14 1-1 0-2 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 2
WOOD 20 0-1 1-4 1 4 5 0 3 0 0 1
HANCOCK 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
PERRY 12 3-8 2-2 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 8
BAKER DNP - DID NOT DRESS
RESPERT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 37-79 22-33 9 28 37 16 25 10 11 100
(.468) (.667) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 12(13 PTS)
DALLAS 25 25 20 27 - 97
MILWAUKEE 23 26 20 31 - 100
BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - MONTROSS. MILWAUKEE - TOWER.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 10-22 (.455), MASHBURN 2-6, JACKSON 2-5, KIDD
2-4, HARPER 1-3, MCCLOUD 3-4. MILWAUKEE 4-12 (.333), ROBINSON 0-1, ALLEN
1-4, DOUGLAS 3-4, NEWMAN 0-2, PERRY 0-1.
TECHNICALS: MILWAUKEE - ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: GREG WILLARD, MIKE MATHIS, MIKE CALLAHAN.
A - 13,225. T - 2:20.
DALLAS (97) AT MILWAUKEE (100)
Armon Gilliam and Johnny Newman each scored four of their 27
points in the final three minutes as the Milwaukee Bucks held
off the Dallas Mavericks, 100-97, to snap a three-game losing
streak.
Glenn Robinson added 16 points for the Bucks, who overcame the
absence of frontcourt starters Vin Baker and Andrew Lang and
remained unbeaten (4-0) at home. Milwaukee has beaten Dallas in
nine of their last 12 meetings.
"Hey, it wasn't pretty," said Bucks coach Chris Ford. "But I
haven't seen a win that wasn't good. Johnny Newman played
outstanding and Armon Gilliam was really on tonight. We had to
get contributions from Joe Wolf and Keith Tower. They kept us
in the game."
Jason Kidd had season highs of 25 points and 13 rebounds for the
Mavericks, who have lost seven of eight. Dallas had a chance to
tie, but Jamal Mashburn missed a three-pointer and time expired.
"Mash(burn) was wide and took the three. I thought he could've
taken it to the cup," said Mavericks coach Jim Cleamons.
"Twenty-one turnovers cost us 18 points, and we also missed 11
free throws. In a game like this, you can't afford to miss 11
free throws."
Derek Harper's basket gave the Mavs their last lead at 88-87
with 3:15 to go. But Newman, whose points were a season high,
scored 24 seconds later to give the Bucks the lead for good and
Sherman Douglas added a three-pointer to make 92-88 with 2:15 to
play.
Mashburn made two free throws and Newman missed a pair with 1:39
remaining. But he stole the outlet pass and went in for a layup
to give Milwaukee a 94-90 bulge.
"I wanted to be aggressive and hit the jumpers," said Newman.
"I also wanted to be active going to the basket. I needed to
step it up and get involved. I had to have a good game. I
wanted to contribute on the road trip, but now is fine."
"I usually concentrate on rebounding," said Gilliam, who shot
9-of-19 from the field. "But tonight, other things were more
important -- like scoring, which I work on just as much as
rebounding. I wanted to go out there tonight and use all my
talent."
George McCloud of Dallas and Gilliam traded baskets and Mashburn
and Gilliam exchanged a pair of foul shots before Kidd added a
free throw to make it 98-95 with 18 seconds left. Milwaukee's
David Wood was fouled and missed both free throws and Kidd went
the length of the court for a layup, cutting it to 98-97 with 12
seconds remaining. Milwaukee's Elliot Perry made two foul shots
before Mashburn's miss.
Gilliam had 13 rebounds and Douglas added 11 points for the
Bucks, who shot 47 percent (37-of-79) from the field and made
just 12 turnovers.
Harper and McCloud scored 15 points apiece and Jim Jackson added
14 for the Mavs, who held a 44-37 rebounding edge but committed
21 turnovers. Kidd finished two assists shy of a triple-double.
"We played well enough to win, we just didn't finish our layups
and foul shots," added Cleamons. "It's a tough lesson to learn,
but we have to learn it to get where we want to go."
nba.1603nba.news,
LA LAKERS (112) AT GOLDEN STATE (109)
LA LAKERS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
CAMPBELL F 27 5-7 0-0 3 2 5 5 6 2 2 10
JONES F 40 6-11 4-7 1 5 6 4 3 3 3 18
ONEAL C 45 12-19 2-8 1 11 12 7 3 0 2 26
SCOTT G 16 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
VAN EXEL G 45 11-16 2-2 0 0 0 12 1 1 3 27
BLOUNT 18 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
KERSEY 23 6-8 1-2 3 5 8 1 3 2 0 13
BRYANT 8 0-2 3-4 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 3
FISHER 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROOKS 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROBINSON 13 4-9 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 10
KNIGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 46-80 12-23 9 27 36 34 22 9 13 112
(.575) (.522) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 13(14 PTS)
GOLDEN STATE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MULLIN F 31 6-11 3-3 2 3 5 2 1 0 2 17
SMITH F 45 7-16 4-5 2 10 12 3 2 0 3 19
SPENCER C 25 2-4 2-4 2 5 7 0 5 0 0 6
PRICE G 26 7-11 0-0 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 18
SPREWELL G 46 13-23 3-4 0 0 0 10 3 2 4 33
FULLER 15 0-3 0-0 3 2 5 0 3 0 2 0
ARMSTRONG 22 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 7 1 0 2 6
COLES 20 3-5 0-0 0 2 2 4 3 0 1 9
DECLERCQ 9 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 1
ROYAL 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARSHALL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
OWES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 41-80 13-18 10 27 37 32 22 3 15 109
(.513) (.722) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 16(15 PTS)
LA LAKERS 38 19 31 24 - 112
GOLDEN STATE 33 24 25 27 - 109
BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - ONEAL 3, CAMPBELL 2, ROBINSON. GOLDEN STATE -
SMITH, COLES, DECLERCQ.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 8-15 (.533), JONES 2-5, SCOTT 1-2, VAN EXEL
3-4, BRYANT 0-1, ROBINSON 2-3. GOLDEN STATE 14-26 (.538), MULLIN 2-4,
SMITH 1-1, PRICE 4-6, SPREWELL 4-10, ARMSTRONG 0-1, COLES 3-4.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: PAUL MIHALAK, JOE BORGIA, KEN MAUER.
A - 18,742. T - 2:26.
LA LAKERS (112) AT GOLDEN STATE (109)
Nick Van Exel had 27 points and 12 assists and Shaquille O'Neal
added 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers
to a 112-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors for their
third straight victory.
Eddie Jones added 16 points for the Lakers, who have won five of
their last six games and four of their last five meetings with
the Warriors.
"I wanted to come out and be aggressive because I know the way
Mark Price and those guys play," Van Exel said. "They were
going to come at me, so I wanted to make them play a little
defense."
Latrell Sprewell scored a season-high 33 points and Joe Smith
added 19 for the Warriors, who have lost six of their last eight
games. Golden State made 14 three-pointers for a team record by
a Lakers' opponent.
"We just didn't do what we had to do defensively, it's as simple
as that," Golden State coach Rick Adelman said. "We've just had
six staight games now that we've played good teams and been in
all the games, but we haven't had enough stops to win those
games."
The game was delayed for approximately 20 minutes in the first
quarter when the scoreboard clock malfunctioned. The clocks
were not able to be fixed and the officials kept the time with
stopwatches.
"If every NBA game was like that, you wouldn't be reading any
articles about what has happened to shooters, what has happened
to the running game, or what has happened to scoring," Lakers
coach Del Harris said. "That's the way the game should be
played."
Sprewell had 24 of his points, including Golden State's last 11,
as the Warriors and Lakers were tied 57-57 at halftime.
Felton Spencer made a hook shot to give the Warriors a 73-66
lead with 6:23 left in the third quarter. But the Lakers
responded with a 12-0 spurt and never trailed thereafter. Jones
had a dunk with 3:11 left in the third to close the run and make
it, 78-73.
nba.1604nba.news,
MIAMI (104) AT DENVER (86)
MIAMI
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MAJERLE F 36 4-7 1-2 0 2 2 5 1 3 0 11
BROWN F 38 7-13 4-6 2 9 11 0 4 2 2 18
MOURNING C 36 9-12 5-8 1 7 8 4 4 1 4 23
DANILOVIC G 33 4-10 3-3 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 13
HARDAWAY G 35 5-8 1-2 0 3 3 7 1 2 2 12
ASKINS 20 1-3 0-0 2 1 3 3 5 0 2 3
GRANT 17 5-8 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 12
AUSTIN 15 1-6 3-6 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 5
PINCKNEY 4 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
LENARD 3 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
STRICKLAND 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SCOTT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 39-72 17-28 7 23 30 23 24 12 15 104
(.542) (.607) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 15(13 PTS)
DENVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
MCDYESS F 40 11-19 5-8 2 8 10 0 2 0 6 27
D ELLIS F 38 4-17 0-0 0 4 4 0 0 0 7 9
JOHNSON C 27 3-4 2-4 5 3 8 0 4 1 0 8
STITH G 33 4-12 3-3 3 2 5 0 2 0 1 11
JACKSON G 36 1-5 8-8 3 5 8 11 1 1 2 10
MARCIULIONIS 11 2-2 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 6
HAMMONDS 10 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 0 1 0 2 1
HAM 13 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 2
MCINNIS 12 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 5
THOMPSON 14 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 2
MURDOCK 6 2-3 1-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
TOTALS 240 31-72 21-28 16 30 46 15 23 3 24 86
(.431) (.750) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 24(29 PTS)
MIAMI 28 25 24 27 - 104
DENVER 21 19 21 25 - 86
BLOCKED SHOTS: MIAMI - MOURNING 2. DENVER - JOHNSON 6, JACKSON 2,
MCDYESS, THOMPSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MIAMI 9-14 (.643), MAJERLE 2-2, DANILOVIC 2-3, HARDAWAY
1-2, ASKINS 1-2, GRANT 2-4, LENARD 1-1. DENVER 3-15 (.200), D ELLIS 1-6,
STITH 0-2, JACKSON 0-1, MARCIULIONIS 1-1, MCINNIS 1-5.
TECHNICALS: DENVER - HEAD COACH BICKERSTAFF.
OFFICIALS: BILL OAKES, DERRICK STAFFORD, TIM DONAGHY.
A - 12,119. T - 2:03.
MIAMI (104) AT DENVER (86)
Alonzo Mourning scored 23 points and P.J. Brown added 18 and 11
rebounds as the Miami Heat used a big first-quarter run and
never trailed thereafter in a 104-86 victory over the Denver
Nuggets.
The Heat, who opened a six-game road trip against Western
Conference opponents, stopped a three-game losing streak and
improved to 3-1 when scoring at least 100 points. Miami has won
three straight meetings against Denver and leads the all-time
series, 11-10.
"We had a rock-solid game," Miami coach Pat Riley said. "We had
some real good runs and maintained a double digit lead. We shot
tha ball well and did not turn it over. That equalized the fact
that we did not rebound well."
Antonio McDyess had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets,
who have lost three of their last four games. Denver is 0-4
when allowing oppenents to score more than 100 points. Dale
Ellis, who was averaging 23.1 points entering the game, had just
nine points on 4-of-17 shooting.
Miami shot 54 percent (39-for-72) from the field, including 64
percent (9-for-14) from three-point range. The Heat scored 29
points off 24 Denver turnovers.
"Fifteen turnovers in the first half and giving up 29 points off
turnovers for the game, it's pretty tough to win," Denver coach
Bernie Bickerstaff said. "It was just an all around bad day at
the office for all of us."
Bryant Stith, who had 11 points, made a driving layup and free
throw after a foul, to give the Nuggets their last lead of the
game, 11-9, with 6:43 remaining in the first quarter.
Tim Hardway, who had 12 points and seven assists, made a running
jumper to ignite a 16-2 spurt and tie the score 11-11 with 6:21
left in the first. Hardaway had nine points in the run and
Mourning capped it with a jumper for a 25-13 advantage.
"Playing on the road is really tough," Mourning said. "It's
important for us to go over .500 in these games. We have quite
a bit of talent on this team and will get better and better if
we get healthy. It's a matter of refocusing and going back to
the fundamentals and that pays off in the games."
McDyess made an eight-footer with 2:12 left in the second
quarter to pull the Nuggets within 45-38. But Mourning had five
points as the Heat ended the second quarter with a 9-2
run to take a 53-40 halftime lead.
"I knew it would take a great game for us to win," McDyess said.
"It seemed like I was the only one on and no one else could get
going."
Sasha Danilovic had 13 points for the Heat, who had all five
starters score in double figures.
Mourning and Brown had dunks on successive possessions to give
Miami its biggest lead of the game, 95-71, with 4:24 to go in
the fourth.
nba.1605nba.news,
MINNESOTA (93) AT HOUSTON (122)
MINNESOTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
GUGLIOTTA F 31 5-13 7-9 0 7 7 3 4 1 2 17
K GARNETT F 31 10-16 0-2 3 3 6 2 1 1 2 20
VRANKOVIC C 21 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 2
WEST G 23 2-4 1-2 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 5
PORTER G 15 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 2
D GARRETT 5 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0
MARBURY 21 4-10 0-0 0 0 0 7 0 2 4 12
ROBINSON 18 3-14 1-3 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 8
MITCHELL 19 5-8 1-1 4 1 5 1 2 0 0 11
CARR 23 1-6 0-0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2
PARKS 21 4-6 0-0 2 3 5 1 1 1 0 8
HEAL 12 2-7 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 6
TOTALS 240 38-94 10-17 14 27 41 29 19 8 12 93
(.404) (.588) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 13(16 PTS)
HOUSTON
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
ELIE F 29 6-11 2-2 0 4 4 7 2 2 0 17
BARKLEY F 34 7-11 6-9 3 14 17 7 2 1 1 22
OLAJUWON C 18 5-9 0-0 1 4 5 2 0 0 3 10
DREXLER G 34 5-9 7-10 1 4 5 7 2 2 4 18
MALONEY G 26 5-8 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 12
WILLIS 23 7-12 0-2 2 5 7 0 4 0 0 14
DAVIS 22 2-5 2-2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 7
BULLARD 14 2-2 1-1 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 6
MACK 14 2-4 2-2 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 6
HARRINGTON 16 3-7 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 8
MOORE 10 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
JONES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 45-81 22-30 10 40 50 31 15 8 15 122
(.556) (.733) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 15(14 PTS)
MINNESOTA 24 24 16 29 - 93
HOUSTON 34 37 26 25 - 122
BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - PARKS 3, VRANKOVIC 3. HOUSTON - BARKLEY 2,
HARRINGTON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 7-21 (.333), PORTER 0-1, MARBURY 4-7,
ROBINSON 1-5, CARR 0-3, HEAL 2-5. HOUSTON 10-20 (.500), ELIE 3-4, BARKLEY
2-4, DREXLER 1-3, MALONEY 2-4, DAVIS 1-2, BULLARD 1-1, MACK 0-2.
TECHNICALS: MINNESOTA - ASSISTANT COACH SICHTING, ASSISTANT COACH WITTMAN,
HOUSTON - ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: BERNIE FRYER, DON VADEN, BENNIE ADAMS.
A - 16,285. T - 1:56.
MINNESOTA (93) AT HOUSTON (122)
In a game that saw All-Star center Hakeem Olajuwon taken to a
hospital with an irregular heartbeat, the Houston Rockets got 22
points and 17 rebounds from Charles Barkley and trounced the
Minnesota Timberwolves, 122-93, for their ninth win in 10 games.
Olajuwon had 10 points and five rebounds in the first half, when
Houston opened a 71-48 lead. But he did not play in the second
half and was taken to Methodist Hospital with an abnormal heart
rhythm, which the team described as "not serious."
The 33-year-old Olajuwon is an 11-time All-Star who won the Most
Valuable Player Award in 1994 and led the Rockets to consecutive
NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. He had clotting problems in
the 1991-92 season and was treated with blood thinners. He also
wore an elastic sleeve on his leg to improve circulation.
"I'm concerned about Hakeem's situation," Rockets coach Rudy
Tomjanovich said. "He had this condition a few years ago. It's a
day-to-day deal and we can just hope for the best."
A team spokesman said Olajuwon underwent an EKG and will be kept
overnight for further tests. A hospital spokeswoman said he
would not be discharged until his heart rate returns to normal,
which could be as early as Wednesday.
Barkley had 18 points and 12 rebounds in the first half, when
the Rockets shot 67 percent (26-of-39) from the field, including
a blistering 82 percent (14-of-17) in the second quarter.
Clyde Drexler scored 18 points and Mario Elie added 17 for the
Rockets, who had lost their last two meetings with Minnesota.
"I hope he's okay," said Drexler, Olajuwon's teammate in college
and the NBA. "He's an integral part of this team. He's the
center of attention and we need him to be successful."
Kevin Garnett scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half and
Tom Gugliotta added 17 for the Timberwolves (4-5), who have lost
two in a row to drop under .500.
"Every night, you should be impressed by something they do,"
said Garnett. "Those are three Dream-Teamers. I am a big fan of
all three of them. How can anyone not be impressed by what they
do?"
Wolves teenage rookie guard Stephon Marbury played for the first
time since spraining his ankle in the season opener and scored
12 points.
The game was tied when Drexler scored seven points in a 17-4 run
that gave Houston a 28-15 lead with 2:02 remaining in the first
period. The Rockets shot 55 percent (12-of-22) and opened a
34-24 lead after one quarter.
Barkley had 10 points in the second period, when Houston built
the lead to 25 points before settling for a 71-48 advantage at
halftime. The Wolves shot 44 percent (19-of-43) in the first
half.
"It was fun to get a blowout," Drexler said. "We've been
talking about blowing someone out and tonight we did it. We
worked hard from start to finish. In the first half, we played
like we are capable of playing. Everything clicked. We shot the
ball well and our defense was good."
The Rockets built the lead to 35 points on a basket by Elie late
in the third period and led by 36 points early in the fourth
quarter.
"Everybody played well," Tomjanovich said. "Our defense was the
foundation and we finally got our running game going. I can't
believe we had 25 fast-break points. This is the best we have
shot all season."
Kevin Willis scored 14 points and Matt Maloney 12 for Houston,
which shot 56 percent overall and held a 50-41 rebounding edge.
Barkley, Drexler and Elie each had seven assists.
All of Marbury's points came on three-pointers and he had seven
assists for Minnesota, which shot 40 percent.
nba.1606nba.news,
NEW YORK (92) AT ORLANDO (88)
NEW YORK
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
OAKLEY F 38 6-12 0-0 4 10 14 2 4 0 8 12
JOHNSON F 34 4-8 0-1 2 0 2 3 3 1 3 8
EWING C 39 8-15 7-9 2 14 16 3 4 3 5 24
HOUSTON G 25 1-6 2-2 1 3 4 1 6 0 3 4
WARD G 32 5-8 2-2 0 7 7 7 5 1 3 14
CHILDS 16 1-3 3-5 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 5
STARKS 22 6-11 1-2 0 2 2 4 6 0 4 15
WALLACE 14 0-3 4-4 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 4
B WILLIAMS 19 2-5 0-0 2 2 4 1 4 1 0 4
BROOKS 1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MCCARTY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
H WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 33-71 21-27 13 39 52 24 33 8 27 92
(.465) (.778) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 27(13 PTS)
ORLANDO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
ANDERSON F 40 6-17 0-5 1 1 2 1 4 6 1 14
GRANT F 40 6-13 3-3 3 5 8 1 3 0 2 15
VAUGHN C 14 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 1 1 2
WILKINS G 41 6-14 11-11 1 4 5 1 4 2 3 24
SHAW G 26 0-7 0-0 0 4 4 1 4 0 4 0
SEIKALY 29 2-8 4-8 1 4 5 0 4 0 1 8
ARMSTRONG 25 4-8 8-8 1 1 2 8 0 0 3 19
STRONG 25 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 6
MCCASKILL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
ROZIER DNP - BRONCHITIS
SCHAYES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 27-76 28-37 7 24 31 14 23 10 15 88
(.355) (.757) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 17(16 PTS)
NEW YORK 22 28 22 20 - 92
ORLANDO 11 19 24 34 - 88
BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW YORK - EWING 7, WARD 2, HOUSTON, B WILLIAMS. ORLANDO -
SHAW, SEIKALY, STRONG.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW YORK 5-10 (.500), EWING 1-1, HOUSTON 0-1, WARD 2-3,
CHILDS 0-1, STARKS 2-4. ORLANDO 6-18 (.333), ANDERSON 2-6, WILKINS 1-4,
SHAW 0-1, ARMSTRONG 3-5, STRONG 0-2.
TECHNICALS: NEW YORK - OAKLEY, ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2, ORLANDO - ILLEGAL
DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, TED BERNHARDT, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 17,248. T - 2:31.
NEW YORK (92) AT ORLANDO (88)
Patrick Ewing had 24 points, 16 rebounds and became the 23rd
player in NBA history to score 20,000 points as the New York
Knicks built a 25-point third-quarter lead before turning back
the undermanned Orlando Magic, 92-88, in an Atlantic Division
battle.
John Starks added 15 points and Charlie Ward 14 for New York,
which led 65-40 with 4:31 to play in the third quarter after
Charles Oakley made a 21-footer. Orlando rallied within 88-85
with 1:16 to play on a three-pointer by Nick Anderson.
Orlando had a chance to pull closer after Darrell Armstrong drew
a charge on Knicks point guard Chris Childs with 52 seconds to
play, but Armstrong had his driving shot blocked by Ewing on the
next possession.
Childs and Scott Brooks hit two free throws in the final 14
seconds to preserve the victory for the Knicks, who won at
Orlando for the first time since a 111-90 rout at March 27th,
1994. Childs, signed as a free agent in the off-season, was
making his Knicks debut after breaking his leg in an exhibition
game.
"When you're on the road, you have to play hard to get a win,"
Knicks forward Charles Oakley said. "We didn't get nervous. We
had the lead and we just had to make sure we kept the lead."
Ewing's 20,000th point came on a layup in the low post with 5:43
remaining in the second quarter. The game was stopped briefly
and Ewing was given the ball.
Gerald Wilkins scored 24 points and Armstrong added a
career-high 19 for Orlando, which had a four-game winning streak
snapped. The Magic were without injured starters Penny Hardaway
and Dennis Scott.
"In the fourth quarter, we showed that we can play without Penny
and Dennis," Armstrong said. "I think we were just tense in the
first half because this was our first big game of the season.
I'm all about playing hard all the time and trying to get all
the guys going."
New York scored the first six points of the game and took off on
an 18-2 run. Charles Oakley hit a jumper and Larry Johnson added
a layup before Ewing drilled a 13-footer for a 6-0 lead 1:46
into the contest. David Vaughn countered with a seven-footer
for Orlando before Johnson hit a jumper and Allan Houston made a
layup.
A pair of free throws by Ewing pushed the lead to 12-2 with 6:37
left in the first quarter. Ward and Oakley made jumpers before
a basket by Johnson gave the Knicks an 18-2 lead with just over
five minutes left in the first half.
New York held the Magic to 11 points in the first quarter and 30
points in the first half, both franchise lows. Orlando's
previous lows for points in the first quarter and first half
were 14 and 30, respectively.
"Give New York the credit, they set the tone for the game right
from the beginning," said Orlando coach Brian Hill. "They beat
us to the loose balls, beat us to the rebounds. This is the
first time we've been severely outrebounded at all this year."
Oakley finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds for New York,
which outrebounded the Magic 52-31, including 13-7 on the
offensive glass.
Childs played 16 minutes off the bench and had five points, two
assists, two steals and one turnover. Ward also had seven
rebounds and five assists while Ewing blocked a season-high
seven shots.
"I consider it a blessing for me," said Ward about the extended
playing time he received in Childs' absence. "I worked very
hard to get to not just starting, but playing. It really
doesn't matter what people say about me. I just want to
continue doing the things I'm capable of doing, and that's
playing hard every night."
Orlando shot just 36 percent (27-of-76) from the floor and
failed to capitailize on 27 New York turnovers, scoring just 13
points off them. Horace Grant had 15 points and eight rebounds
and Anderson finished with 14 and six steals.
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SACRAMENTO (90) AT PORTLAND (92) - FINAL IN OT
SACRAMENTO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
POLYNICE F 38 4-12 2-4 5 7 12 0 5 0 0 10
OWENS F 46 4-12 0-0 1 5 6 3 1 0 3 9
CAUSWELL C 17 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 1 3 4
RICHMOND G 42 5-18 0-0 0 6 6 3 2 1 3 12
ABDUL-RAUF G 42 13-21 0-0 0 5 5 3 3 1 2 31
SMITH 24 5-5 2-3 5 5 10 2 2 1 2 12
C WILLIAMSON 30 6-9 0-0 0 2 2 2 5 0 2 12
SIMMONS 16 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0
EDNEY 10 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0
DANIELS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
GAMBLE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
HURLEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 265 39-83 4-7 11 33 44 16 25 5 18 90
(.470) (.571) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 18(20 PTS)
PORTLAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
C ROBINSON F 48 10-19 2-2 2 2 4 2 2 1 0 23
WALLACE F 37 7-17 0-0 5 3 8 2 1 1 2 14
SABONIS C 32 5-13 4-6 2 8 10 1 2 2 2 14
ANDERSON G 46 6-14 6-7 2 2 4 3 3 2 1 20
MCKIE G 19 0-3 3-4 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 3
TRENT 21 3-6 0-0 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 6
DUDLEY 21 3-5 0-2 5 5 10 0 2 0 0 6
RIDER 41 3-12 0-0 2 2 4 5 4 1 2 6
BUTLER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
CHILDRESS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
JORDAN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WINGFIELD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 265 37-89 15-21 20 27 47 16 16 7 9 92
(.416) (.714) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 9(8 PTS)
SACRAMENTO 24 16 22 23 5 - 90
PORTLAND 18 29 20 18 7 - 92
BLOCKED SHOTS: SACRAMENTO - POLYNICE 2, OWENS 2, SMITH, C WILLIAMSON.
PORTLAND - MCKIE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SACRAMENTO 8-15 (.533), OWENS 1-2, RICHMOND 2-6,
ABDUL-RAUF 5-6, SIMMONS 0-1. PORTLAND 3-12 (.250), C ROBINSON 1-2, SABONIS
0-1, ANDERSON 2-4, MCKIE 0-2, RIDER 0-3.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BRUCE ALEXANDER, JIM CAPERS, ED F RUSH.
A - 20,245. T - 2:16.
SACRAMENTO (90) AT PORTLAND (92) - FINAL IN OT
Arvydas Sabonis' basket with 20.7 seconds left in overtime
lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to their third straight
victory, a 92-90 win over the Sacramento Kings.
After Sacramemto's Corliss Williamson hit a running hook to tie
the game, 90-90, with 1:26 remaining in the extra session, the
teams exchanged missed shots.
Sabonis broke the deadlock with a leaning hook in the paint.
Sacramento's Mitch Richmond missed a fadeaway from the baseline
at the buzzer.
Richmond, who was held to 12 points on 5-of-18 shooting, had a
chance to put the game away in regulation, but his last-second
shot was blocked from behind by Aaron McKie.
Clifford Robinson scored a season-high 23 points, Kenny Anderson
added 20 and Sabonis finished with 14 and 10 rebounds for
Portland, which won for the sixth time in nine games. Rasheed
Wallace added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Trail
Blazers, who outscored the Kings, 23-8, on second-chance points.
"At the end of the overtime, I have to say I was a little
tired," said Robinson, who played all 53 minutes. "But we got
the win and that's all that mattered."
"I told someone the other day that I wouldn't be surprised if
the Sacramento game went down to the last shot," Blazers coach
P.J. Carlesimo said. "It seems we always play that kind of game
with Sacramento. All of our games with (the Kings) are
cliffhangers. We're pleased obviously with the win."
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf scored a season-high 31 points on 13-of-21
shooting and Michael Smith added 12 points and 10 rebounds for
Sacramento, which dropped to 2-4 on the road and 1-3 against
Pacific Division opponents.
"(Abdul-Rauf) was on fire," Anderson said. "I tried to get him
out of his rhythm. Once he gets in his rhythm, you could be in
for a long night. I knew the game was close. I just wanted to
make it tough for him. The last two possessions they had, he
kind of bobbled the ball."
The Kings took a 24-18 lead into the second quarter behind Olden
Polynice's seven points. But Robinson scored nine of his 13
first-half points in the second quarter as Portland grabbed a
47-40 halftime lead.
The Trail Blazers settled for a 67-62 lead after three quarters
behind Robinson's 21 points before Abdul-Rauf scored 17 in the
fourth quarter to help force the extra session. Abdul-Rauf's
layup with 52 seconds left gave the Kings an 85-83 lead before
Sabonis' drive tied the game, 85-85, with 2.4 seconds left.
"I think it was the best quarter I've had for a long time," Rauf
said. "I think so anyway. ... Sabonis hit the big shot when they
needed it. We came down and didn't execute on the next play.
You have to give credit to Wallace, who hit another big shot."
Chris Dudley grabbed 10 rebounds, but Isaiah Rider was held to
six points on 3-of-12 shooting in 41 minutes for Portland. The
Blazers committed just nine turnovers and won despite shooting
42 percent (37-of-89) from the field. Rider did not participate
in the shootaround and came off the bench. No reason was given.
Williamson finished with 12 points and Polynice added 10 points
and 12 rebounds from Sacramento, which turned the ball over 18
times and attempted only seven free throws.
nba.1608nba.news,
SEATTLE (106) AT TORONTO (98)
SEATTLE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
KEMP F 32 9-14 8-11 5 13 18 0 3 3 3 26
D SCHREMPF F 34 3-13 9-12 1 3 4 2 3 2 3 17
MCILVAINE C 16 2-3 0-2 1 0 1 1 5 0 3 4
PAYTON G 35 11-19 0-0 1 3 4 6 3 1 3 24
HAWKINS G 31 2-9 4-6 0 3 3 4 0 3 2 9
STEWART 28 3-5 3-4 1 2 3 1 4 3 3 9
PERKINS 27 2-4 0-0 1 4 5 2 2 1 3 5
SNOW 22 2-4 2-3 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 6
WINGATE 11 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
HARVEY 4 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
EHLO DNP - COACH'S DECISION
GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 35-74 30-42 11 32 43 20 25 14 21 106
(.473) (.714) TEAM REBS: 16 TOTAL TO: 21(22 PTS)
TORONTO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
CAMBY F 37 4-9 4-6 1 6 7 4 6 2 2 12
JONES F 39 3-8 5-5 7 4 11 3 3 1 2 11
WRIGHT C 22 2-8 1-3 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 5
CHRISTIE G 41 9-21 10-10 2 5 7 1 5 2 6 31
WILLIAMS G 40 8-16 1-1 2 4 6 2 6 4 2 22
LOHAUS 9 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
WHITESIDE 19 1-7 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 3
ROGERS 17 2-8 2-3 5 2 7 2 3 2 3 6
DAVIS 14 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
EARL 2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
ROBINSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
STOUDAMIRE DNP - DID NOT DRESS
TOTALS 240 32-90 23-28 19 24 43 16 26 13 20 98
(.356) (.821) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 22(31 PTS)
SEATTLE 29 32 21 24 - 106
TORONTO 24 12 32 30 - 98
BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - KEMP 4, PERKINS 2, MCILVAINE. TORONTO - WRIGHT,
WILLIAMS, CHRISTIE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 6-22 (.273), D SCHREMPF 2-5, PAYTON 2-8,
HAWKINS 1-5, STEWART 0-1, PERKINS 1-3. TORONTO 11-30 (.367), CHRISTIE 3-9,
WILLIAMS 5-9, LOHAUS 1-3, WHITESIDE 1-6, ROGERS 0-1, DAVIS 1-2.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, BLANE REICHELT, LUIS GRILLO.
A - 18,803. T - 2:08.
SEATTLE (106) AT TORONTO (98)
Shawn Kemp scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half, when
Seattle opened a 27-point lead, and the SuperSonics held on for
their eighth straight victory, 106-98 over the short-handed
Toronto Raptors.
Gary Payton scored 24 points and Detlef Schrempf added 17 for
the SuperSonics, who took advantage of the absence of Raptors
guard Damon Stoudamire and built a 61-34 lead just before the
end of the first half.
"Most of them have been ugly wins, nothing pretty," said
Schrempf, who played despite having the flu. "But we haven't
really played anybody yet. I still feel weak. I feel winded. I
didn't feel good today, but I thought I'd give it a try."
Doug Christie scored 20 of his season-high 31 points in the
third quarter for Toronto, which cut the deficit to four points
with 2:40 to go, but could get no closer and dropped their third
straight game. The Raptors shot a franchise-low 23 percent
(11-of-48) from the field in the first half.
Christie started at point guard for Stoudamire, who leads the
team in scoring and assists but sat out with a callous on his
right foot. He is not expected to miss any more games with the
injury.
Kemp scored 10 points in each of the first two quarters and
pulled down 13 of his 18 rebounds in the first half, when
Seattle raced to a 25-point lead. His basket in the final
seconds of the opening quarter gave the SuperSonics a 29-24 lead
and he scored six more points in a 12-0 burst that began the
second period and widened the advantage to 17 points with 7:50
left.
Journeyman Antonio Harvey, signed last week and making his
Sonics debut, contributed four points in an 8-0 spurt that gave
Seattle a 51-28 lead with 3:03 to go. Payton's basket late in
the half gave the Sonics their largest lead at 61-34.
"I can't be unhappy with my team," Sonics coach George Karl
said. "They played a great game. Shawn had an excellent first
half."
"I don't know what team showed up in the first half," Raptors
coach Darrell Walker said. "The real team showed up in the
second half. This team doesn't know how to show up some nights.
We were lifeless, we had no emotion."
After managing just 12 points in the second quarter, Toronto
went to a small, pressing lineup and outscored Seattle 32-21 in
the third period behind Christie, whose 20 points were a club
record.
"We came out tonight and we didn't have any emotion," Christie
said. "We didn't take it upon ourselves to come out and play. I
just tried to hit my shots. If they were there, I took them."
The Raptors trailed 82-66 entering the fourth quarter and cut
the deficit to 97-93 with 2:40 left on a hook by Popeye Jones,
who had 11 points and 11 rebounds. But Toronto's Walt Williams
missed a three-pointer and Hersey Hawkins and Larry Stewart made
consecutive layups to rebuild Seattle's lead to 101-93 with 1:30
to go.
"We're having trouble turning the lights on and off," Karl said.
"We're putting it into fifth gear and then switching down to
third. They got the lead down to 18, then down to 11, then down
to four. That's usually what happens with a big lead on the
road in the NBA."
Hawkins and Stewart scored nine points apiece for the Sonics,
who shot 47 percent (35-of-74) from the field. Seattle posted
winning streaks of 14 and nine games last season, when it won a
franchise-record 64 games.
"We played well considering Detlef still has the flu, Craig Ehlo
didn't play and Shawn had to come out in the fourth quarter with
a cut," Hawkins said. "I don't think anybody is complaining
about the game. We got the win. Some of the games have been
ugly. It's great that we can win not playing well."
Rookie Marcus Camby scored 11 points for the Raptors, who shot
36 percent (32-of-90) and shot 14 less free throws than Seattle.
nba.1609nba.news,
Orlando places Penny on injured list
ORLANDO, Fla. -- All-Star point guard Anfernee Hardaway of the Orlando
Magic was placed on the injured list Tuesday because of a knee injury.
Rookie forward/center Amal McCaskill was activated to fill Hardaway's
spot on the roster. McCaskill, a 6-foot-11, 235-pounder, has been on
the injured with patella tendinitis.
Hardaway will be sidelined two to four weeks after undergoing
arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his knee Sunday
morning.
"As suspected, we found a tear of the lateral meniscus during the
arthroscopic procedure on Penny's left knee," said Dr. James Barnett,
who performed the surgery.
"It was a very small part of the cartilage which was torn, so we feel
very good about his prognosis. He has absolutely no other
abnormalities in the knee. We will begin the rehabilitation
immediately and expect him to return to action in two to four weeks."
Hardaway played in Orlando's first four games this season and averaged
21.3 points. He had been bothered by inflammation in a hamstring
tendon and continual soreness behind the left knee.
"All season my performance hasn't been a Penny Hardaway performance,"
Hardaway said. I haven't had a good game where I've felt comfortable
yet. I haven't dunked the ball this season, or maybe once in Japan.
That's not my game, I'm more of an explosive player."
The Magic defeated Toronto 92-87 Saturday night in its first game
without Hardaway this season.
nba.1610nba.news,
Knicks G Childs to make season debut tonight
Point guard Chris Childs, who suffered a fractured right leg in
practice three weeks ago, will make his long-awaited New York Knicks
debut tonight at Orlando.
Childs was activated off the injured list today, and the Knicks placed
little-used forward Chris Jent on the IL with a lower back strain.
Childs signed a six-year, $24 million free agent contract with the
Knicks, who planned to make him their starting point guard. But he
suffered a non-displaced fracture to the right fibula October 8th in
practice when he ran into teammate Charlie Ward. Ward and veteran
Scott Brooks manned the point in his absence.
The 28-year-old Childs played the last two years with the Nets and
replaced Kenny Anderson as the team's starting point guard last
season.
The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Childs was a find for the Nets last season and
played so well the team dealt Anderson to Charlotte to give him the
starting job. He averaged 12.8 points, seven assists and 3.1 rebounds
in 78 games, including 54 starts.
Childs attended Boise State and had his NBA career delayed due to
alcohol problems.
nba.1611nba.news,
Nuggets place G Pierce on injured list; waive C King
The Denver Nuggets, who have struggled to the middle of the pack in
the Midwest Division with a 4-6 record, today placed veteran guard
Ricky Pierce on the injured list with a strained back and waived
center Rich King.
Pierce, who came over with Mark Jackson and a first-round pick from
the Indiana Pacers in an off-season deal, averaged 5.3 points in eight
games with Denver. He missed two games in Denver's recent five-game
road trip and barely played in the three others. Pierce will miss at
least five games.
Pierce joins forward LaPhonso Ellis and guard Keith "Mister" Jennings
on the injured list.
King, who signed on October 1st, had not played with the team and
missed all of the pre-season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn
lateral meniscus in his left knee.
nba.1612nba.news,
Up next on the Bulls' victory tour ...
This week the Chicago Bulls embark on a road swing that pits the
defending champs against seven teams with a combined record of 23-38
(as of Nov. 18).
The Bulls (10-0) need five victories in a row to tie the NBA record
for longest winning streak to start a season, shared by the 1948-49
Washington Capitols and the 1993-94 Houston Rockets.
(All times ET; team's record in parentheses)
Nov. 20 at Phoenix (0-9) 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 at Denver (4-6) 9 p.m.
Nov. 23 at Utah (5-2) 9 p.m.
Nov. 25 at L.A. Clippers (5-4) 10:30 p.m.
Nov. 29 at Dallas (2-6) 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 30 at San Antonio (2-7) 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 at Milwaukee (5-4) 8:30 p.m.
nba.1613nba.news,
Former Chicago Bull Hodges sues NBA
CHICAGO (Nov 19, 1996 - 19:12 EST) -- Activism on the part of African
Americans -- and not diminishing talents -- ended former Chicago Bulls
player Craig Hodges' career in the NBA, he contends in a federal
lawsuit.
Hodges, 36, played 3 1/2 seasons for the Bulls, including their first
two championship seasons of 1990-91 and 1991-92. Hampered by ankle and
knee injuries, he missed 26 games in his final season and averaged a
career-low 4.3 points.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court, Hodges claims no
other team would give him a tryout after his contract with the Bulls
expired because the league blacklisted him.
He is seeking unspecified damages from the NBA.
The lawsuit says the league and the Bulls were embarrassed by Hodges
during the team's visit to the White House after winning its first
title in 1991. Hodges wore African garments and handed then-President
Bush a letter "calling for an end to injustice toward the
African-American community," the lawsuit says.
Hodges' lawyer, David Odom, said Hodges is an outspoken advocate of
living his life as close as possible to the culture of his African
ancestors.
The lawsuit says that as a relatively young player who twice led the
NBA in 3-point field goal percentage, teams would have been interested
in Hodges if the league had not wanted him out.
NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre said the league would reserve comment
until it had seen the lawsuit. Bulls officials did not return calls
for comment Tuesday.
Hodges is now the basketball coach at Chicago State University, and he
signed as a free agent this year with the Rockford Lightning of the
Continental Basketball Association.
nba.1614nba.news,
Daniels becomes Kingmaker
Just two days into the Continental Basketball Association season, the
NBA's official developmental league promoted its first player this
year to the big show: Fort Wayne Fury forward Lloyd Daniels joined the
Sacramento Kings on Sunday, Nov. 17.
Daniels, 29, slips into the roster spot occupied by forward Brian
Grant, who is out indefinitely after undergoing arthroscopic surgery
on his right shoulder to repair a partially torn rotator cuff.
This will be the third stint in the NBA for Daniels, the one-time New
York City playground legend who has fought through drug and alcohol
abuse, a slew of legal problems and even being shot.
His college career was derailed before it ever began. Daniels was to
attend UNLV and play for Jerry Tarkanian in 1987, but he was arrested
in a Las Vegas crack house a few days before the start of the season,
forcing him to leave school.
Daniels has been on the move since playing high school basketball at
four different schools. He played professionally:
in Italy and New Zealand;
with two teams in the United States Basketball League (including
John Lucas' Miami Tropics);
with the Greensboro (N.C.) Gaters of the now-defunct Global
Basketball Association;
with three different teams in the CBA;
and the Spurs, Sixers, Lakers and Kings of the NBA.
Daniels, known as "Sweet Pea" because of the greenish tint to his
complexion, first played in the NBA during the 1992-93 season. The
Spurs signed him following a summer season with the Long Island Surf
in the USBL, where he averaged 23.7 points and 8.9 assists. Daniels
was reunited with Tarkanian in San Antonio for a short time before
"Tark the Shark" was fired.
Daniels went on to play three seasons in the NBA, averaging 7.4
points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 172 regular-season games with
the Spurs (1992-93 and 1993-94), the Philadelphia 76ers (1994-95) and
the Los Angeles Lakers (1994-95).
Last season he chose to play in Italy. During the 1995-96 season
Daniels averaged 23.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.0 assists with
Scavolini Pesaro in the Italian A1 League, the country's top division.
Following the season he played in the Jersey Shore League with Kings
teammate Bobby Hurley.
In a CBA career that dates to 1988, Daniels has been selected to two
CBA All-Star Games (1988 and 1995). He has averaged 21.1 points per
game in 66 contests over three seasons in the CBA.
During the 1994-95 CBA season, Daniels averaged 27.3 ppg (second in
the league) while shooting .467 percent (332 for 711) from the floor,
en route to being named a 1995 CBA American Conference All-Star.
Following the season, he was named CBA All-League Second Team. Daniels
holds the Fury club record for most points in a single game with 49
against the Omaha Racers on Nov. 30, 1994.
nba.1615nba.news,
Veteran Armstrong sparks Warriors
SAN ANTONIO (Nov 19, 1996 - 10:18 EST) -- B.J. Armstrong has never
coveted the Sixth Man of the Year award.
He's always thought of himself as a starter, and his low productivity
as a backup has reflected that.
Sixth man? Might as well call him fifth wheel.
After winning three championships as a regular with the Chicago Bulls,
Armstrong is clearly uncomfortable with a bench role on a losing team.
That's why his 24-point output in Sunday night's 102-92 victory over
the San Antonio Spurs was so welcome by the Golden State Warriors. Not
only did it represent nearly 20 points more than Armstrong has been
averaging, but it energized a lethargic team playing consecutive
nights.
True to his reputation as a team player, Armstrong has kept from
chirping too much about his limited role. But there's no question he
savored the season-high 31 minutes he played Sunday.
"I got some extended minutes playing with Chris (Mullin) and those
guys, and they make the game easy," said Armstrong, who made eight of
10 shots and added a team-high six assists. "Playing out there with
those guys makes a big difference."
Golden State was coming off an energy-sapping loss the night before at
Houston, whereas the rested Spurs were getting Vinny Del Negro and
Will Perdue back from sick bay. So you had to figure the catch of the
day would be Warriors Alamoed.
Instead, Golden State took advantage of the extended absences of San
Antonio standouts David Robinson and Chuck Person and earned a split
on its Texas trip.
"To get a road win, whether they're beat up or not, is important for
us going back home to play the Lakers (Tuesday) and the stretch we
have coming up," said coach Rick Adelman.
The flight home was a happy one thanks largely to Armstrong and fellow
backup guard Bimbo Coles. They combined for 19 points and just one
turnover to rescue the Warriors from a first-half malaise.
"We feel comfortable with each other," said Coles, who chipped in 12
points in 22 minutes. "We play with each other every day in practice,
so we know how to play together and what to expect from each other."
They also know to get the ball to Latrell Sprewell when he turns on
the jets. Sprewell scored 12 of his 20 points as the Warriors wiped
out a 47-43 halftime deficit with an astonishing 26-4 run to start the
second half.
For now Armstrong will not get the distinction of being a starter, but
at least he's got his coach's attention -- in case he was feeling like
a fifth wheel.
nba.1616nba.news,
Scoreboards go out at Warriors-Lakers game
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Nov 20, 1996 - 00:01 EST) -- A computer problem
caused a 17-minute interruption in the first quarter of the Golden
State Warriors' game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night
and forced officials into some old-fashioned methods of timekeeping.
With the game clocks and 24-second clocks turned off, officials kept
time at courtside with stopwatches and public address announcer Dick
Callahan called out whenever a team had 10 seconds left to shoot.
Before the clocks were turned off, officials worked furiously to
install a new computer control panel and Los Angeles coach Del Harris
worried about his team's flight home for a game Wednesday night
against Utah.
"You do whatever it takes, because we've got to travel and play
tomorrow night," Harris told referee Paul Mihalak. "It's getting
late."
Golden State forward Chris Mullin threw a mini-basketball playfully at
the overhead scoreboard while other players took practice shots during
the interruption.
The scoreboards were back in working order at the start of the second
quarter.
nba.1617nba.news,
Olajuwon leaves game with abnormal heart rhythym
HOUSTON (Nov 20, 1996 - 00:01 EST) -- Houston Rockets center Hakeem
Olajuwon experienced an a irregular heartbeat during halftime of
Tuesday night's game against Minnesota and was hospitalized for
precautionary tests.
Olajuwon walked out of The Summit under his own power. The Rockets
issued a statement saying Olajuwon's condition was not believed
serious.
"He had a glass of water at halftime and as soon as he had it, he felt
his heart beating irregularly," Rockets spokesman Tim Frank said. "We
brought the doctors in.
"Hakeem went through this before in 1991. I don't think we're looking
at anything of severe magnitude," Frank said.
Frank said Olajuwon's condition was called atrial fibrillation.
Olajuwon underwent an electrocardiogram (EKG) at Methodist Hospital
and would undergo more tests.
"It still hasn't returned to normal," Frank said. "It looks like he'll
stay the night. It has to be treated medically and when it returns to
normal, he'll be back on the court.
"He'll be evaluated further and his condition is day-to-day."
The Rockets host the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.
Olajwuon experienced an irregular heartbeat during the 1991-92 season,
but it returned to normal after medication.
Olajuwon has been sidelined with other medical conditions. He had
anemia at the end of the 1994-95 championship season and was
hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg before the 1990-91
season. Blood thinners dissolved the clot.
nba.1618nba.news,
Surprising Clippers off to good start
LOS ANGELES (Nov 19, 1996 - 21:42 EST) -- The Los Angeles Clippers
have been one of the NBA's more pleasant surprises in the early stages
of this season, especially since they've been without two of their
better players.
Entering a three-game road trip that begins Wednesday night at San
Antonio, the Clippers are 5-4 and unbeaten in three road games.
They hope guard Brent Barry will return during the road trip, which
continues Thursday at Dallas and finishes Saturday at Minnesota. Barry
has been on the injured list with a strained ligament in his left
thumb.
As for the other player, center Brian Williams, there's no telling if
he'll ever play with the team again.
Williams, 27, had a breakthrough season last year -- his first with
the Clippers -- averaging 15.8 points and 7.6 rebounds in 65 games.
In his previous four seasons, two each with Orlando and Denver, he
never averaged more than 9.1 points or 5.7 rebounds.
Traded to the Clippers along with Barry and Rodney Rogers in exchange
for Antonio McDyess, Randy Woods and Elmore Spencer before the 1995-96
season, Williams opted out of a $2.5 million contract for this season,
as was his right, to become a free agent. He earned $2.2 million last
season.
Now, he's a man without a team. His agent, Fred Slaughter, was quoted
in Tuesday's Los Angeles Daily News as saying he hasn't counted out
reaching an agreement with the Clippers.
Slaughter didn't return a phone call by The Associated Press on
Tuesday.
"It was their choice to stop negotiating," Slaughter told the Daily
News. "But I haven't closed the door. Brian is simply exercising his
right as a player, there is no acrimony with the Clippers."
Slaughter told the Daily News that seven teams are interested in
Williams, but wouldn't name any of them.
Asked if Williams was willing to sit out the season, Slaughter said,
"Not necessarily."
Andy Roeser, the Clippers' executive vice president, said the Clippers
"will respond only to what we hear directly from Fred. But I will say
this, it is preposterous for Fred to say that we ended the
negotiations."
Reportedly, the Clippers haven't spoken directly with Slaughter since
Oct. 20 despite daily efforts to reach him until last week, when they
said they would make no further efforts to contact him.
After the start of the season, the Clippers upped their original offer
of $12 million over three years to $16.8 million for four years.
Reportedly, Slaughter first asked in July for a $100 million contract
over seven years for Williams.
Center Stanley Roberts, often injured and out of shape, has been a big
reason for the Clippers' early-season success. Playing as a backup, he
has averaged 11.2 points and 5.7 rebounds in 23-plus minutes per game.
In a 102-94 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday night, Roberts, appearing
to be in better shape than he's been in years, had 17 points, six
rebounds and three blocked shots.
The next loss by the Clippers will be the 1,000th of coach Bill
Fitch's career. Fitch, 61, already has more losses than any coach in
NBA history, but he has coached more games than anyone else. His 896
wins are the fourth-highest in league history, behind Lenny Wilkens,
Dick Motta and Jack Ramsay.
nba.1619nba.news,
Heat forward Thomas out with stress facture
MIAMI (Nov 19, 1996 - 18:48 EST) -- The Miami Heat began their
six-game road trip Tuesday without starting forward Kurt Thomas, who
will be sidelined one to three months with a stress fracture in his
right ankle.
Thomas, though he was hurt two weeks ago, hadn't missed any games. But
the pain bothered him and intensified during Saturday's loss to
Philadelphia. An MRI then revealed the stress fracture.
Thomas, one of Miami's top interior defenders, was averaging 8.0 point
and 7.3 rebounds per game. His absence means more minutes for P.J.
Brown, Isaac Austin and Ed Pinckney.
Thomas will decide shortly whether to have surgery or let the injury
heal with rest. Thomas said he was told he'll miss "a little over a
month" if he opts for surgery.
"The worst case would be eight to 12 weeks if I don't have surgery,"
Thomas said.
nba.1620nba.news,
Ewing hits 20,000 career points
ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov 19, 1996 - 21:30 EST) -- Patrick Ewing became the
23rd player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points when he made
a layup during the second quarter of Tuesday night's game between the
New York Knicks and Orlando Magic.
The 12th-year pro began the night six points shy of the plateau.
Officials stopped the game and presented the ball to the Knicks
center.
Clyde Drexler of the Houston Rockets should reach 20,000 soon, too.
Drexler started the night 74 points shy of 20,000.
nba.1621nba.news,
Sonics need to focus
TORONTO (Nov 19, 1996 - 06:18 EST) -- The Seattle SuperSonics' recent
habit of sleep-walking through games probably is nothing that 21,000
opposing fans in the SkyDome can't help cure. Or 19,000-plus in
Madison Square Garden. Or 24,000 in Charlotte.
If the Sonics have been lacking in challenges lately -- they've won
seven in a row, but have often done so in a fashion not befitting a
team with designs on the NBA title -- that doesn't figure to be a
problem the next nine days as the team embarks on its longest road
trip of the year.
Starting Tuesday and continuing through next Wednesday, Seattle plays
at Toronto, Washington, New York, Boston, Charlotte and Minnesota.
"It'll be good for us," said coach George Karl. "I think there will be
some sound challenges, some serious mental stuff for us to overcome.
We are ready to go out there and make some basketball wins in tougher
situations than we have been in in the first eight, nine games."
While only the game against New York is a real marquee matchup, the
trip looks tougher than it might have initially because Washington
(4-5) and Minnesota (4-4) are each off to decent starts and 3-6
Toronto has been especially tough at home.
The six opponents on this trip have a combined record of 24-27. The
six teams Seattle beaten during its seven-game winning streak (the
Sonics defeated Sacramento twice) are only 15-40 today.
The Sonics also have some bad recent history in a couple of the arenas
on this trip -- Seattle lost the only time it played expansion Toronto
in the SkyDome last year, and later in the season had its
franchise-record 14-game winning streak broken at Washington.
But guard Hersey Hawkins sees no reason why the Sonics can't clean up
back east.
"We are going to some places where we can win," Hawkins said. "I am
looking forward to sweeping the East. I think we have a good chance of
doing that."
That loss at Washington last season became more important over the
summer because it was in large part how Jim McIlvaine played in that
game that impressed Karl and the rest of the Sonics' brass. When
McIlvaine became a free agent during the summer, the Sonics signed him
to a seven-year, $35 million deal.
It's been breaking in McIlvaine, as well as fellow newcomer Craig
Ehlo, that has been partially responsible for the Sonics' sometimes
sluggish play on offense. The Sonics are 8-2 despite shooting better
than 46 percent only three times.
Karl said Sunday after the 91-81 victory over Vancouver, in which the
Sonics shot just 40 percent, that the team looked like it lacked
confidence on the offensive end. But that might also be due to the
continuing absence of guard Nate McMillan, who is on the injured
reserve list with a groin injury, and the absence Sunday of Detlef
Schrempf, who had the flu.
Schrempf made the trip to Toronto, practiced with the team Monday, and
is expected to play Tuesday.
But defense has been a constant for the Sonics, who have allowed only
two teams to score 100 or more points this season -- Atlanta got 117
on a night when the Hawks were unconscious, and Golden State got 102
in a game the Warriors lost by 19.
"The last few games we've started to come together a little bit better
defensively," said McIlvaine.
"Every game we go out and learn a little bit more about our team and
about guys' capabilities and how we defend certain plays that other
teams run against us."
There will be a few defensive challenges on this trip, from trying to
stop Damon Stoudamire Tuesday, former Fab Fivers Juwan Howard and
Chris Webber on Wednesday, Patrick Ewing on Sunday and Kevin Garnett
next Wednesday.
Such road trips can often help define a season, although Seattle seems
in too solid a state to have anything short of injuries to Gary Payton
and Shawn Kemp alter its course.
And McIlvaine, for one, said he thinks all the talk about how hard it
is playing on the road isn't quite accurate.
"I don't really mind going on the road," McIlvaine said. "I get a lot
more rest and the day is focused around basketball. You get back to
the room and sleep all afternoon after a practice, and it allows you
to focus more about why you are on the road and what you are doing.
When you are at home, you might have a more distractions. I get more
focused on the road and I think that helps me."
nba.1622vpoznanovic,
-> #1599, superhik>> Je l' zna neko kada Chicago i Detorit igraju ?
Jednu utakmicu su već odigrali, osmog ovog mjeseca u Detroitu, bilo je
98:80 za Chicago. Narednu igraju 25. decembra u Chicagu.
nba.1623superhik,
Sasha Danilovic HTML format, preuzeto sa NBA.COM-a...
Karijera, povreda i učinci...
sasha.zipnba.1624basrak,
-> #1623, superhik> Sasha Danilovic HTML format, preuzeto sa NBA.COM-a...
> Karijera, povreda i učinci...
U čemu je razlika između sasha.htm i sashacp.htm ili kako se već zovu ta dva
fajla u arhivi? Meni su oba ista...
nba.1625vpoznanovic,
Wednesday, November 20
Chicago at Phoenix 113:99
Detroit at Boston 108:83
Indiana at Philadelphia 103:92
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio 93:81
Miami at Vancouver 94:75
New York at Charlotte 86:93
Seattle at Washington 115:110
Utah at L.A. Lakers 113:97
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CHICAGO 35 27 25 26 113
PHOENIX 26 21 23 29 99 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: CHI - SCOTTIE PIPPEN 37, MICHAEL JORDAN 37, TONI KUKOC 13
PHO - MICHAEL FINLEY 17, DANNY MANNING 16, SAM CASSELL 13
HIGH REBOUND: CHI - DENNIS RODMAN 16, SCOTTIE PIPPEN 8
PHO - DANNY MANNING 10, AC GREEN 7
HIGH ASSISTS: CHI - SCOTTIE PIPPEN 7, TONI KUKOC 6
PHO - STEVE NASH 6, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3
ATT: 19,023
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DETROIT 26 25 30 27 108
BOSTON 23 16 17 27 83 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DET - GRANT HILL 23, LINDSEY HUNTER 22, OTIS THORPE 13
BOS - ANTOINE WALKER 18, TODD DAY 14, RICK FOX 12
HIGH REBOUND: DET - FOUR PLAYERS WITH 5
BOS - ANTOINE WALKER 9, MARTY CONLON 8
HIGH ASSISTS: DET - JOE DUMARS 9, LINDSEY HUNTER 5
BOS - DAVID WESLEY 9, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5
ATT: 14,291
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 26 21 28 28 103
PHILADELPHIA 29 18 22 23 92 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: IND - REGGIE MILLER 22, TRAVIS BEST 18, ERICK DAMPIER 15
PHI - DERRICK COLEMAN 21, REX WALTERS 21, JERRY STACKHOUSE
18
HIGH REBOUND: IND - ERICK DAMPIER 10, DALE DAVIS 9
PHI - DERRICK COLEMAN 12, SCOTT WILLIAMS 10
HIGH ASSISTS: IND - TRAVIS BEST 8, REGGIE MILLER 6
PHI - JERRY STACKHOUSE 6, REX WALTERS 6
ATT: 11,831
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LA CLIPPERS 22 26 22 23 93
SAN ANTONIO 20 17 24 20 81 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: LAC - LOY VAUGHT 20, STANLEY ROBERTS 12, RODNEY ROGERS 10
SAS - DOMINIQUE WILKINS 24, WILL PERDUE 13, VERNON MAXWELL
13
HIGH REBOUND: LAC - LOY VAUGHT 8, STANLEY ROBERTS 7
SAS - WILL PERDUE 14, DOMINIQUE WILKINS 9
HIGH ASSISTS: LAC - TERRY DEHERE 7, THREE PLAYERS WITH 3
SAS - AVERY JOHNSON 11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 2
ATT: 13,386
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 19 32 24 19 94
VANCOUVER 25 20 18 12 75 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIA - TIM HARDAWAY 19, ISAAC AUSTIN 17, DAN MAJERLE 16
VAN - BRYANT REEVES 16, GREG ANTHONY 14, BLUE EDWARDS 11
HIGH REBOUND: MIA - THREE PLAYERS WITH 9
VAN - BRYANT REEVES 10, ROY ROGERS 6
HIGH ASSISTS: MIA - TIM HARDAWAY 7, DAN MAJERLE 6
VAN - GREG ANTHONY 7, LAWRENCE MOTEN 6
ATT: 15,054
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW YORK 23 28 19 16 86
CHARLOTTE 23 22 23 25 93 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: NYK - PATRICK EWING 18, ALLAN HOUSTON 16, JOHN STARKS 14
CHA - VLADE DIVAC 23, ANTHONY MASON 20, GLEN RICE 11
HIGH REBOUND: NYK - CHARLES OAKLEY 15, PATRICK EWING 9
CHA - VLADE DIVAC 13, MALIK ROSE 6
HIGH ASSISTS: NYK - THREE PLAYERS WITH 3
CHA - TYRONE BOGUES 10, GLEN RICE 5
ATT: 24,042
NBA FINAL IN 2ND OT
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT 2OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 23 28 24 22 10 8 115
WASHINGTON 28 20 19 30 10 3 110 FINAL IN 2ND OT
HIGH SCORERS: SEA - SHAWN KEMP 34, GARY PAYTON 31, DETLEF SCHREMPF 23
WAS - CHRIS WEBBER 34, TRACY MURRAY 16, THREE PLAYERS WITH
15
HIGH REBOUND: SEA - DETLEF SCHREMPF 15, SHAWN KEMP 12
WAS - CHRIS WEBBER 13, JUWAN HOWARD 13
HIGH ASSISTS: SEA - GARY PAYTON 7, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
WAS - ROD STRICKLAND 9, JUWAN HOWARD 8
ATT: 18,756
NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 22 24 34 33 113
LA LAKERS 27 21 21 28 97 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: UTH - KARL MALONE 37, JOHN STOCKTON 16, JEFF HORNACEK 12
LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 26, NICK VAN EXEL 20, EDDIE JONES 16
HIGH REBOUND: UTH - GREG OSTERTAG 9, SHANDON ANDERSON 7
LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 15, ELDEN CAMPBELL 6
HIGH ASSISTS: UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 13, KARL MALONE 6
LAL - NICK VAN EXEL 11, EDDIE JONES 3
ATT: 16,122
nba.1626nba.news,
CHICAGO (113) AT PHOENIX (99)
CHICAGO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
PIPPEN F 36 15-23 1-3 3 5 8 7 2 1 3 37
RODMAN F 36 1-3 1-2 6 10 16 1 3 0 3 3
LONGLEY C 21 1-2 1-1 2 4 6 5 4 0 4 3
HARPER G 17 0-5 0-0 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 0
JORDAN G 35 16-29 5-6 1 3 4 4 3 1 2 37
KERR 27 3-9 3-3 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 11
KUKOC 26 5-13 2-4 2 3 5 6 2 2 1 13
CAFFEY 11 1-3 1-3 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 3
BROWN 13 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 6
WENNINGTON 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
BUECHLER 7 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
PARISH DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 45-92 14-22 16 33 49 28 25 8 17 113
(.489) (.636) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 17(18 PTS)
PHOENIX
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===
HORRY F 29 5-9 1-3 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 12
MANNING F 28 5-9 6-6 3 7 10 1 2 1 1 16
KLEINE C 25 2-5 1-2 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 5
PERSON G 26 1-10 0-0 2 2 4 2 3 0 2 2
CASSELL G 24 5-15 1-2 1 2 3 3 1 3 2 13
NASH 15 4-8 0-0 0 2 2 6 5 1 2 8
FINLEY 29 6-13 4-4 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 17
CHAPMAN 17 3-8 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 7
GREEN 20 2-4 0-2 1 6 7 0 3 0 0 4
TISDALE 3 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
BROWN 11 3-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 5 0 3 6
DAVIS 13 3-4 1-2 2 3 5 0 2 2 1 7
TOTALS 240 40-93 14-21 15 31 46 21 29 10 16 99
(.430) (.667) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 17(18 PTS)
CHICAGO 35 27 25 26 - 113
PHOENIX 26 21 23 29 - 99
BLOCKED SHOTS: CHICAGO - PIPPEN 2, HARPER 2, KUKOC 2, RODMAN, JORDAN,
LONGLEY. PHOENIX - NONE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHICAGO 9-20 (.450), PIPPEN 6-10, HARPER 0-1, KERR 2-6,
KUKOC 1-2, BROWN 0-1. PHOENIX 5-16 (.313), HORRY 1-2, PERSON 0-3, CASSELL
2-6, FINLEY 1-4, CHAPMAN 1-1.
TECHNICALS: PHOENIX - CHAPMAN, GREEN.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK STAFFORD, BILL OAKES, TIM DONAGHY.
A - 19,023. T - 2:04.
CHICAGO (113) AT PHOENIX (99)
Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen scored 37 points apiece and
combined to score the team's first 25 points as the Chicago
Bulls remained unbeaten by breezing to a 113-99 victory over the
Phoenix Suns.
Pippen, who made 15-of-23 field goals attempts, scored 18 points
in the first quarter. Jordan, who shot 16-of-29, added 14 as the
Bulls built a 35-26 first-quarter lead. Pippen added eight
rebounds and seven assists for Chicago, which was playing the
first game of its seven-game road trip.
"We took what they gave us," Jordan said. "Scottie got out of
the block quickly and the took some of the pressure off me. The
triangle offense (which Phoenix installed in training camp this
season) is not something you can pick up in a couple of weeks.
It took us five or six years to understand all the portions and
we got the guy, mastermind Tex Winter. It's different coming in
here. Obviously, the biggest difference is there's no (Charles)
Barkley."
Dennis Rodman grabbed 16 rebounds, Toni Kukoc scored 13 points
and Steve Kerr added 11 for Chicago, which extended the best
start in franchise history to 11-0. The NBA record for most
wins to start the season is 15, held by the 1948-49 Washington
Capitols and the 1993-94 Houston Rockets.
"We felt this team (Phoenix) would play really hard because they
were up against a wall, having not won a game," Bulls coach Phil
Jackson said. "We felt we were riding the confidence level too
highly. It was the kind of game we needed: a good running game
to start off the road trip."
Michael Finley scored 17 points, Danny Manning added 16 and Sam
Cassell had 13 for the Suns. Phoenix is off to its worst start
in franchise history at 0-10, eclipsing its previous mark set at
the start of the 1985-86 season. The Suns have yet to score 100
points in any game this season.
New Suns coach Danny Ainge, who took over for Cotton
Fitzsimmons, is just realizing what he is in for.
"Where's Cotton? I want to kill that guy," Ainge joked.
"(Chicago) is a great basketball team, that's the bottom line.
They played well. Pippen has been struggling with his shot. He's
had as good a luck as we've given him tonight. He killed us.
Those outside shots were devastating. The same with Jordan,
although you expect that out of Jordan."
"I'm going crazy," Cassell admitted. "I've got to get a win.
We've got to get a win as a team. So their intensity for myself
will definitely be there tomorrow (against Houston)."
After A.C. Green made a layup to close Phoenix within 25-22 with
two minutes left in the first quarter, Pippen ignited a
quarter-closing 10-4 run. Pippen scored seven points during the
burst, including a three-pointer that capped the spurt for a
nine-point lead entering the second quarter.
Following Manning's two free throws that closed the Suns to
within 50-42 four minutes before halftime, the Bulls scored 10
of the next 13 points. Pippen's three-pointer with 31 seconds
left gave Chicago a 60-45 advantage.
The Bulls scored the last five points of the third quarter to
take an 87-70 lead after three quarters. Kerr made a pair of
free throws and Jordan converted a three-point play to help the
Bulls gain a 17-point lead into the fourth quarter.