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nba.1828 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

Mr. Defense gives Hawks mountain of offense ATLANTA (Nov 30, 1996 - 14:36 EST) -- Lenny Wilkens had promised a major improvement in Dikembe Mutombo's offensive skills by midseason. Well, Atlanta's $56 million man apparently doesn't want to wait that long. The 7-foot-2 Mutombo, one of the NBA's top defensive centers but always suspect at the offensive end, suddenly has become a scorer for the surprising Hawks, who have survived a brutal schedule and a rash of injuries. Mutombo has averaged 18.8 points over the past five games, capped by a season-high 25 in a 110-81 vctory over the Washington Bullets Friday night. Not surprisingly, Atlanta won four of those games. "I know on defense I can do a lot," said Mutombo, who also had 15 rebounds, five blocks and two steals against the Bullets. "But on offense, I have just been absent for the past two years because of all the coaching changes that happened in my life." With the Denver Nuggets, Mutombo played for three coaches the past two seasons and saw his scoring average dip each year -- from 16.6 as a rookie in 1991-92 to 11.0 last season. Still, the Hawks signed him to a $56 million contract -- richest in team history -- because he would finally give them a legitimate center. Mutombo is the first player in NBA history to lead the league in blocked shots three years in a row. But Wilkens, the Hawks coach, wasn't content to just get blocks and rebounds from Mutombo. He spent extensive time working on the center's low-post moves and said he would be a different player by the middle of the season. While Mutombo still moves a little stiffly on offense and doesn't have the soft hands of a scorer, Wilkens' crash course in Offense 101 has prompted the center to put up a few shots of his own, not just stand around and watch his teammates. "Lenny is a great guy," Mutombo said. "He believes in me and keeps telling me I can score. All I have to do is take the ball to the basket. He keeps telling me, 'Take the ball to the basket.' " Maybe it helped when the Hawks' leading scorer, Steve Smith, went out with a badly sprained ankle. The shooting guard has missed the last 10 games, forcing Mutombo to step up his offensive output. His performance against the Bullets was the best yet: 10-of-17 from the field and 5-of-6 at the foul line. "I had an opportunity to get a couple of baskets early in the game, and that helped me build my confidence," Mutombo said. "I just kept going because my teammates started believing in me. They kept telling me, 'You can do it, you can do it.' " That the Hawks (9-7) have managed to get above .500 is no small feat. In addition to Smith's injury, key frontcourt reserve Alan Henderson has missed the entire season with viral pancreatitis, first-round pick Priest Launderdale is sidelined with a sprained knee and Ken Norman also spent time on the injured list. Plus, the November schedule was nothing short of cruel and unusual punishment. Eleven of 16 games were on the road, and Friday night was the first time the Hawks didn't have to head to the airport immediately after a home game. The upcoming months look more promising. Smith has been working out and may return for Tuesday's game against Boston. In addition, 15 of the next 24 games are at the Omni, where the Hawks have a four-game winning streak. "We survived," Mutombo said. "This is a great chance for us to win a lot of games."

nba.1829 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

Former Nets guard "Super" Williamson dead at 45 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Nov 30, 1996 - 21:06 EST) -- John Williamson, a flashy guard who was a member of two Nets teams that won ABA championships, died Saturday at Yale-New Haven Hospital, a team spokesman said. The 44-year-old Williamson, known as "Super John," played with the New York then New Jersey Nets from 1973-1980, with parts of two seasons spent with Indianapolis. Retired Nets' trainer Fritz Massman said Williamson had been sick for about seven or eight years and was under dialysis for a severe kidney problem. "He was one hell of a player, a good player. He was tough. He never backed down from anything and he always wanted to take the big shot," Massman said. "He thrived on that." Williamson held several Nets records, including his 34 field goal attempts against Philadelphia in the 1979 playoffs and his 40 attempts against Buffalo in the regular season in 1978. He also has a Nets record with 22 free throws made in a game against San Diego in 1978. The Nets have retired his number 23. Julius Erving averaged 34.6 points in the 1976-1977 ABA championship win over the Denver Nuggets. But Massman said Williamson was the key in the six-game series. "John won us the championship," Massman said. "Everyone was keying on Doc, and John was popping them right in. The paper said he had 16 points in the fourth quarter, but I thought it was 18." Williamson won two championships with the Nets, including that in his rookie season. He was traded to Indianapolis on Jan. 31, 1977 for a first round draft pick. Almost one year later, Williamson was reacquired by the Nets for Bob Karrington and two second-round draft picks. That year, Williamson scored 40 points against Atlanta and 50 points against Indianapolis in consecutive games. Williamson has the second-most points in any playoff game in Nets history with his 38 against Philadelphia in 1979. Drazen Petrovic, who was killed in an automobile accident in 1993, has the record with 40 against Cleveland in 1992. The Wade Funeral Home in New Haven is in charge of arrangements. Owner Michael Wade said Williamson's family planned to finalize the plans on Monday.

nba.1830 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

John Williamson's career statistics A statistical recap of the career of John Williamson, who died Saturday: YEAR TEAM G FG PCT FT PCT REB AST STL BLK PTS PPG 73-74 NYN 77 .491 .789 213 243 86 27 1116 14.5 74-75 NYN 75 .482 .837 149 197 61 23 868 11.5 75-76 NYN 76 .450 .806 190 188 76 33 1233 16.2 76-77 NY-IND 72 .459 .787 193 201 107 13 1495 20.8 77-78 IND-NJ 75 .438 .847 227 214 94 10 1777 23.7 78-79 NJN 74 .465 .854 196 255 89 12 1643 22.2 79-80 NJ-WAS 58 .439 .841 99 126 36 19 845 14.6 80-81 WAS 9 .321 .833 7 17 4 1 42 4.7 ABA TOTALS 228 .472 .808 552 628 223 83 3215 14.1 NBA TOTALS 288 .449 .833 722 813 330 55 5802 20.1 ABA PLAYOFFS 29 .491 .721 80 76 21 12 448 15.4 NBA PLAYOFFS 4 .420 .842 8 9 4 0 86 21.5

nba.1831 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

Owens wants Sacramento to move the ball better NEW YORK (Nov 30, 1996 - 07:36 EST) -- Billy Owens was whistled for the foul with 4:03 left in the first quarter of the Kings' loss Thursday night in Indianapolis and was so angry that he slammed the ball down to the floor. It bounced 15 feet into the air, and when it came down, a technical foul accompanied it. On the surface, it appeared that Owens may have been troubled by the foul call, but that was not the reason. Almost eight minutes into the game, when Owens recovered the ball after the foul, it was one of the few times he had touched it. "That's why I threw the ball down," Owens said. "We have to move the ball, make the extra pass. I don't want to touch the ball just to shoot it, just to get into the flow." When the Kings meet the New York Knicks Saturday at Madison Square Garden, Owens hopes his teammates will remember that ball movement makes the offense go. "It's something we talk about before the game," he said. "It's something the coaches put on the board before the game every night. "But if you never were taught to pass the ball, maybe it's something you'll never do." Owens, one of top passers among small forwards in the game, said he is perplexed by the team's inability to consistently make the extra pass. "In Toronto, we moved the ball real good," he said. "Then (in Indianapolis), we just held onto it. In my opinion, I feel there is only one person who should hold the ball, and that's our All-Star (Mitch Richmond). "Everybody else has to look to move the ball to get higher-percentage shots. It's something that we'd better learn, or it's going to be a long season. We even do drills in practice where you're not supposed to shoot until you pass the ball five times." Even with the limited ball movement against the Pacers, the Kings had good, makable shots, especially during the first half, when they hit just 30 percent from the field. With the absence of Brian Grant and sub-par performances from Olden Polynice, it appears this team is destined to ride on the fortunes of guards Richmond and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. If the starting backcourt shoots well, the Kings will have a chance. If not, unless the ball moves well and helps Corliss Williamson, Polynice and Owens get going, the Kings are in for long nights. Reserves Lionel Simmons and Tyus Edney have been inconsistent, at best, while free agent Lloyd Daniels has not received enough playing time to be accurately evaluated. Daniels appears to be capable of contributing offensively if given the opportunity, but he is still waiting. Kings coach Garry St. Jean said the offensive struggles mean the Kings will need to be more adept at the other phases of the game. However, they have been pounded on the boards on each end of the floor, and their defense has been broken down by the weight of offensive ineptitude and a lack of cohesion. "When you're not shooting the ball well, then you have to find a way to get to the free-throw line or knock down some threes or do something positive on the glass, and we're not doing them," St. Jean said. "Really, we're not getting any consistency." Abdul-Rauf said the Kings need to settle down. "We still commit our turnovers, as usual," he said, "but we rush ourselves a little too much. We need to be more focused and take our time. Whenever we rush, we give the ball up too quickly. We have to have more patience, and when we use that, the offense seems to come better. "But we had a lot of good looks (against Indiana). A lot of them, I think, were too easy. But they wouldn't go down. Lately, that's been the story of my life: 'It wouldn't go down.' " Said Richmond: "We've had some good looks and not been able to put them down. It's been like that in a lot of games this season." That's just one reason why the Kings are looking up at the Los Angeles Clippers, among others, in the Pacific Division.

nba.1832 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

Flu fading among SuperSonics SEATTLE (Nov 30, 1996 - 06:24 EST) -- The illness that gripped almost every member of the Seattle SuperSonics traveling party at some point during the team's just completed six-game, nine-day trip east appears to be fading. Only Hersey Hawkins, Jim McIlvaine and Greg Graham were still suffering from flu-like symptoms that caused Detlef Schrempf, Craig Ehlo and David Wingate to miss games in the past two weeks. "It's going in the right direction," said head coach George Karl, who was among the afflicted. Karl said the sickness was the worst he can remember. "I've never witnessed it as much as in the last three games on the road," Karl said. "You'd go in our locker room and there would be three or four guys coughing. You could see guys pushing themselves just to get ready to play." Karl said things got bad enough that trainer Frank Furtado -- who called the trip the must rugged he could remember in his 23 years with the team, according to Karl -- at one point suggested the players wear masks on the team plane to prevent the sickness spreading. Karl didn't go for that one, but doesn't doubt that long flights in close proximity don't help. "We have a better chance to keep it away from each other when we don't get on the plane and we're recycling our coughing for three hours," Karl said. FAST START: The Sonics played 11 road games in November, more than in any month since they also had 11 road games in December 1990. The Sonics had a 4-7 record in those 1990 road games en route to a 41-41 record under K.C. Jones. This season's team had a 9-2 record in its 11-road-game month -- more than one-quarter of all the 41 road games the team will play this season. "To have had so many road games and come away from it 9-2 is a great start," Hawkins said. "We have to just take advantage of the home court now." Still, the Sonics won't exactly be homebodies in December. Seattle has seven road games next month, including a trip to Philadelphia, New Jersey and Milwaukee from Dec. 9 to 12. MCMILLAN UPDATE: Karl said guard Nate McMillan, on the injured reserve list since Nov. 15 with a pulled groin, will likely practice Saturday in the first step toward returning to the active roster. "He's at that stage where he's said he needs a couple of practices before he makes a decision," Karl said. "If everything progresses positively, we are looking at next week." One thing the team's fast start has done is take the pressure off for McMillan to return immediately. "We need Nate back, but because we are doing well, this way he can wait until he is 100 percent to come back," said Hawkins. LOOSE BALLS: It was 19 years ago Saturday that Lenny Wilkens replaced Bob Hopkins as head coach and turned around the 1977-78 team, leading it to the NBA Finals. ... Remember, Sunday's game starts at 5 p.m. ... Karl entered Friday night's game with 398 NBA victories. Only 26 NBA coaches have won 400 or more. ... Phoenix guard Sam Cassell missed the game after leaving the team to be with his mother, who is having surgery. ... Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Todd Hollandsworth, the 1996 National League Rookie of the Year from Bellevue's Newport High School, threw up the ceremonial opening tip.

nba.1833 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1996/97 (Saturday, November 30 - 30 days, 216 games) WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Seattle Supersonics 17 14 3 5 1 9 2 102.6 94.8 82.4 - W 2 Los Angeles Lakers 17 11 6 5 2 6 4 96.1 93.8 64.7 3.0 W 1 Portland Trail Blazers 16 10 6 5 1 5 5 98.1 91.4 62.5 3.5 W 2 Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 10 2 6 4 4 90.5 93.1 37.5 7.5 L 6 Sacramento Kings 16 5 11 2 4 3 7 91.7 99.9 31.3 8.5 L 2 Golden State Warriors 15 4 11 2 6 2 5 100.6 106.7 26.7 9.0 L 1 Phoenix Suns 15 1 14 1 6 0 8 93.1 101.5 6.7 12.0 L 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Houston Rockets 16 15 1 7 1 8 0 104.8 95.9 93.8 - W 9 Utah Jazz 13 11 2 8 1 3 1 100.1 91.8 84.6 2.5 W 9 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 7 8 5 1 2 7 91.2 93.4 46.7 7.5 W 2 Denver Nuggets 16 5 11 2 6 3 5 93.1 98.2 31.3 10.0 L 2 Dallas Mavericks 14 4 10 3 4 1 6 94.0 99.4 28.6 10.0 L 1 San Antonio Spurs 15 2 13 1 7 1 6 86.3 93.3 13.3 12.5 L 8 Vancouver Grizzlies 17 2 15 2 6 0 9 85.5 97.0 11.8 13.5 L 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Miami Heat 16 12 4 4 2 8 2 94.0 89.4 75.0 - W 7 Orlando Magic 12 8 4 5 3 3 1 89.3 88.1 66.7 2.0 W 1 New York Knicks 14 9 5 4 3 5 2 97.2 93.9 64.3 2.0 W 1 Washington Bullets 15 7 8 4 5 3 3 95.2 96.2 46.7 4.5 L 2 Philadelphia 76ers 15 7 8 4 5 3 3 95.8 98.3 46.7 4.5 W 2 Boston Celtics 14 4 10 4 6 0 4 94.7 101.1 28.6 7.0 L 2 New Jersey Nets 12 3 9 2 4 1 5 94.3 99.6 25.0 7.0 W 1 EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Chicago Bulls 16 15 1 6 0 9 1 103.6 87.5 93.8 - W 3 Detroit Pistons 14 11 3 6 2 5 1 91.9 86.5 78.6 3.0 L 1 Cleveland Cavaliers 14 9 5 5 3 4 2 88.1 82.1 64.3 5.0 L 2 Charlotte Hornets 14 8 6 5 2 3 4 93.6 93.8 57.1 6.0 W 1 Atlanta Hawks 16 9 7 4 1 5 6 86.6 85.0 56.3 6.0 W 1 Milwaukee Bucks 15 8 7 5 3 3 4 96.1 93.6 53.3 6.5 L 1 Indiana Pacers 13 5 8 3 4 2 4 91.2 90.8 38.5 8.5 W 2 Toronto Raptors 14 4 10 4 6 0 4 92.3 96.3 28.6 10.0 L 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Houston Rockets 16 15 1 7 1 8 0 104.8 95.9 93.8 - W 9 2. Seattle Supersonics 17 14 3 5 1 9 2 102.6 94.8 82.4 1.5 W 2 3. Utah Jazz 13 11 2 8 1 3 1 100.1 91.8 84.6 2.5 W 9 4. Los Angeles Lakers 17 11 6 5 2 6 4 96.1 93.8 64.7 4.5 W 1 5. Portland Trail Blazers 16 10 6 5 1 5 5 98.1 91.4 62.5 5.0 W 2 6. Minnesota Timberwolves 15 7 8 5 1 2 7 91.2 93.4 46.7 7.5 W 2 7. Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 10 2 6 4 4 90.5 93.1 37.5 9.0 L 6 8. Denver Nuggets 16 5 11 2 6 3 5 93.1 98.2 31.3 10.0 L 2 9. Sacramento Kings 16 5 11 2 4 3 7 91.7 99.9 31.3 10.0 L 2 10. Dallas Mavericks 14 4 10 3 4 1 6 94.0 99.4 28.6 10.0 L 1 11. Golden State Warriors 15 4 11 2 6 2 5 100.6 106.7 26.7 10.5 L 1 12. San Antonio Spurs 15 2 13 1 7 1 6 86.3 93.3 13.3 12.5 L 8 13. Vancouver Grizzlies 17 2 15 2 6 0 9 85.5 97.0 11.8 13.5 L 4 14. Phoenix Suns 15 1 14 1 6 0 8 93.1 101.5 6.7 13.5 L 1 EASTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 16 15 1 6 0 9 1 103.6 87.5 93.8 - W 3 2. Detroit Pistons 14 11 3 6 2 5 1 91.9 86.5 78.6 3.0 L 1 3. Miami Heat 16 12 4 4 2 8 2 94.0 89.4 75.0 3.0 W 7 4. Orlando Magic 12 8 4 5 3 3 1 89.3 88.1 66.7 5.0 W 1 5. Cleveland Cavaliers 14 9 5 5 3 4 2 88.1 82.1 64.3 5.0 L 2 6. New York Knicks 14 9 5 4 3 5 2 97.2 93.9 64.3 5.0 W 1 7. Charlotte Hornets 14 8 6 5 2 3 4 93.6 93.8 57.1 6.0 W 1 8. Atlanta Hawks 16 9 7 4 1 5 6 86.6 85.0 56.3 6.0 W 1 9. Milwaukee Bucks 15 8 7 5 3 3 4 96.1 93.6 53.3 6.5 L 1 10. Washington Bullets 15 7 8 4 5 3 3 95.2 96.2 46.7 7.5 L 2 11. Philadelphia 76ers 15 7 8 4 5 3 3 95.8 98.3 46.7 7.5 W 2 12. Indiana Pacers 13 5 8 3 4 2 4 91.2 90.8 38.5 8.5 W 2 13. Toronto Raptors 14 4 10 4 6 0 4 92.3 96.3 28.6 10.0 L 1 14. Boston Celtics 14 4 10 4 6 0 4 94.7 101.1 28.6 10.0 L 2 15. New Jersey Nets 12 3 9 2 4 1 5 94.3 99.6 25.0 10.0 W 1 TOTAL STANDINGS # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 16 15 1 6 0 9 1 103.6 87.5 93.8 - W 3 2. Houston Rockets 16 15 1 7 1 8 0 104.8 95.9 93.8 - W 9 3. Seattle Supersonics 17 14 3 5 1 9 2 102.6 94.8 82.4 1.5 W 2 4. Utah Jazz 13 11 2 8 1 3 1 100.1 91.8 84.6 2.5 W 9 5. Detroit Pistons 14 11 3 6 2 5 1 91.9 86.5 78.6 3.0 L 1 6. Miami Heat 16 12 4 4 2 8 2 94.0 89.4 75.0 3.0 W 7 7. Los Angeles Lakers 17 11 6 5 2 6 4 96.1 93.8 64.7 4.5 W 1 8. Orlando Magic 12 8 4 5 3 3 1 89.3 88.1 66.7 5.0 W 1 9. Cleveland Cavaliers 14 9 5 5 3 4 2 88.1 82.1 64.3 5.0 L 2 10. New York Knicks 14 9 5 4 3 5 2 97.2 93.9 64.3 5.0 W 1 11. Portland Trail Blazers 16 10 6 5 1 5 5 98.1 91.4 62.5 5.0 W 2 12. Charlotte Hornets 14 8 6 5 2 3 4 93.6 93.8 57.1 6.0 W 1 13. Atlanta Hawks 16 9 7 4 1 5 6 86.6 85.0 56.3 6.0 W 1 14. Milwaukee Bucks 15 8 7 5 3 3 4 96.1 93.6 53.3 6.5 L 1 15. Washington Bullets 15 7 8 4 5 3 3 95.2 96.2 46.7 7.5 L 2 16. Minnesota Timberwolves 15 7 8 5 1 2 7 91.2 93.4 46.7 7.5 W 2 17. Philadelphia 76ers 15 7 8 4 5 3 3 95.8 98.3 46.7 7.5 W 2 18. Indiana Pacers 13 5 8 3 4 2 4 91.2 90.8 38.5 8.5 W 2 19. Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 10 2 6 4 4 90.5 93.1 37.5 9.0 L 6 20. Denver Nuggets 16 5 11 2 6 3 5 93.1 98.2 31.3 10.0 L 2 21. Sacramento Kings 16 5 11 2 4 3 7 91.7 99.9 31.3 10.0 L 2 22. Toronto Raptors 14 4 10 4 6 0 4 92.3 96.3 28.6 10.0 L 1 23. Dallas Mavericks 14 4 10 3 4 1 6 94.0 99.4 28.6 10.0 L 1 24. Boston Celtics 14 4 10 4 6 0 4 94.7 101.1 28.6 10.0 L 2 25. New Jersey Nets 12 3 9 2 4 1 5 94.3 99.6 25.0 10.0 W 1 26. Golden State Warriors 15 4 11 2 6 2 5 100.6 106.7 26.7 10.5 L 1 27. San Antonio Spurs 15 2 13 1 7 1 6 86.3 93.3 13.3 12.5 L 8 28. Vancouver Grizzlies 17 2 15 2 6 0 9 85.5 97.0 11.8 13.5 L 4 29. Phoenix Suns 15 1 14 1 6 0 8 93.1 101.5 6.7 13.5 L 1 -------- 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>

nba.1834 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Top Individual Performances (THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH) --------------------------------- POINTS ------ PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Michael Jordan, CHI at Miami 50 11-06-96 Michael Jordan, CHI at Utah 44 11-23-96 Michael Jordan, CHI at La Clippers 40 11-25-96 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 Karl Malone, UTH at La Lakers 37 11-20-96 Scottie Pippen, CHI at Phoenix 37 11-20-96 Michael Jordan, CHI at Phoenix 37 11-20-96 REBOUNDS -------- PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Charles Barkley, HOU at Phoenix 33 11-02-96 Jayson Williams, NJN at La Clippers 24 11-30-96 Will Perdue, SAS vs. Chicago 23 11-30-96 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 Shaquille Oneal, LAL vs. San Antonio 21 11-22-96 Dikembe Mutombo, ATL vs. Vancouver 21 11-26-96 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 Shaquille Oneal, LAL at Philadelphia 20 11-26-96 ASSISTS ------- PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Robert Pack, NJN vs. Dallas 22 11-23-96 John Stockton, UTH vs. Vancouver 18 11-15-96 Jason Kidd, DAL vs. Chicago 17 11-29-96 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 John Stockton, UTH vs. Golden State 15 11-21-96 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 Avery Johnson, SAS at La Lakers 14 11-22-96 Tim Hardaway, MIA at Golden State 14 11-26-96

nba.1835 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

1996-97 Triple Doubles REGULAR SEASON ============== 1. Clyde Drexler, HOU vs SAC, 11/01, 25 pts, 10 rbs, 10 steals, 21st career 2. Damon Stoudamire, TOR vs LAL, 11/08, 21 pts, 10 rbs, 10 assists, 2nd career 3. Charles Barkley, HOU at GSW, 11/23, 27 pts, 17 rbs, 12 assists, 19th career 4. Anthony Mason, CHA vs SEA, 11/26, 14 pts, 10 rbs, 10 assists, 1st career

nba.1836 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Scoring Through Saturday, November 30 Player Gp PTS AVG Michael Jordan, Chi 16 511 31.9 Karl Malone, Uth 13 341 26.2 Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou 13 335 25.8 Shaquille Oneal, Lal 17 424 24.9 Latrell Sprewell, Gsw 15 369 24.6 Shawn Kemp, Sea 17 399 23.5 Tom Gugliotta, Min 15 336 22.4 Allen Iverson, Phi 12 261 21.8 Patrick Ewing, Nyk 14 304 21.7 Mitch Richmond, Sac 16 347 21.7 Glenn Robinson, Mil 15 322 21.5 Gary Payton, Sea 17 364 21.4 Damon Stoudamire, Tor 13 276 21.2 Grant Hill, Det 13 274 21.1 Reggie Miller, Ind 13 271 20.9 Vin Baker, Mil 12 250 20.8 Charles Barkley, Hou 15 304 20.3 Dale Ellis, Den 16 318 19.9 Chris Gatling, Dal 13 258 19.9 Dominique Wilkins, Sas 15 296 19.7 Alonzo Mourning, Mia 16 315 19.7 Glen Rice, Cha 11 216 19.6 Kendall Gill, Njn 12 235 19.6 Jerry Stackhouse, Phi 15 293 19.5 Chris Webber, Was 15 289 19.3 Eddie Jones, Lal 17 321 18.9 Terrell Brandon, Cle 14 259 18.5 Sam Cassell, Pho 10 182 18.2 Tim Hardaway, Mia 16 289 18.1 Christian Laettner, Atl 16 289 18.1 Scottie Pippen, Chi 16 289 18.1

nba.1837 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Rebounding Through Saturday, November 30 Player Gp Reb AVG Jayson Williams, Njn 12 194 16.2 Charles Barkley, Hou 15 239 15.9 Dennis Rodman, Chi 16 249 15.6 Shaquille Oneal, Lal 17 225 13.2 Dikembe Mutombo, Atl 16 186 11.6 Shawn Kemp, Sea 17 197 11.6 Karl Malone, Uth 13 147 11.3 Patrick Ewing, Nyk 14 155 11.1 Armon Gilliam, Mil 15 161 10.7 Dale Davis, Ind 13 138 10.6 Vin Baker, Mil 12 127 10.6 Horace Grant, Orl 12 126 10.5 Alonzo Mourning, Mia 16 159 9.9 Loy Vaught, Lac 16 159 9.9 Chris Webber, Was 15 146 9.7 Ervin Johnson, Den 16 153 9.6 Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou 13 123 9.5 Kevin Garnett, Min 15 141 9.4 Tyrone Hill, Cle 14 131 9.4 Chris Gatling, Dal 13 121 9.3

nba.1838 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Assists Through Saturday, November 30 Player Gp AST AVG Mark Jackson, Den 15 174 11.6 John Stockton, Uth 13 135 10.4 Nick Van Exel, Lal 17 153 9.0 Tim Hardaway, Mia 16 135 8.4 Jason Kidd, Dal 14 115 8.2 Avery Johnson, Sas 15 120 8.0 Gary Payton, Sea 17 135 7.9 Damon Stoudamire, Tor 13 99 7.6 Rod Strickland, Was 15 113 7.5 Robert Pack, Njn 12 84 7.0 Terrell Brandon, Cle 14 95 6.8 Latrell Sprewell, Gsw 15 101 6.7 Charlie Ward, Nyk 12 78 6.5 Allen Iverson, Phi 12 77 6.4 Scottie Pippen, Chi 16 98 6.1 Greg Anthony, Van 17 103 6.1 Sherman Douglas, Mil 15 89 5.9 Grant Hill, Det 13 77 5.9 Mookie Blaylock, Atl 12 71 5.9 Sam Cassell, Pho 10 57 5.7

nba.1839 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Steals Through Saturday, November 30 Player Gp Stl AVG Greg Anthony, Van 17 47 2.8 Allen Iverson, Phi 12 32 2.7 Eddie Jones, Lal 17 44 2.6 Gary Payton, Sea 17 44 2.6 Mookie Blaylock, Atl 12 30 2.5 Clyde Drexler, Hou 16 35 2.2 John Stockton, Uth 13 28 2.2 Damon Stoudamire, Tor 13 27 2.1 Kenny Anderson, Por 16 32 2.0 Kevin Garnett, Min 15 30 2.0 Latrell Sprewell, Gsw 15 30 2.0 Tim Hardaway, Mia 16 31 1.9 Avery Johnson, Sas 15 29 1.9 Terrell Brandon, Cle 14 27 1.9 Rick Fox, Bos 14 27 1.9 Jason Kidd, Dal 14 27 1.9 Walt Williams, Tor 14 26 1.9 Nick Anderson, Orl 12 22 1.8 Horace Grant, Orl 12 22 1.8 Robert Pack, Njn 12 22 1.8

nba.1840 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Blocked shots Through Saturday, November 30 Player Gp BLK AVG Shawn Bradley, Njn 12 49 4.1 Dikembe Mutombo, Atl 16 52 3.3 Alonzo Mourning, Mia 16 42 2.6 Kevin Garnett, Min 15 39 2.6 Chris Webber, Was 15 39 2.6 Greg Ostertag, Uth 12 30 2.5 Shaquille Oneal, Lal 17 41 2.4 Jim Mcilvaine, Sea 17 40 2.4 Patrick Ewing, Nyk 14 29 2.1 Ervin Johnson, Den 16 32 2.0 Stoyko Vrankovic, Min 15 29 1.9 Marcus Camby, Tor 11 21 1.9 Dino Radja, Bos 11 21 1.9 Antonio Mcdyess, Den 16 30 1.9 Vin Baker, Mil 12 22 1.8 Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou 13 23 1.8 Erick Dampier, Ind 11 19 1.7 Roy Rogers, Van 17 28 1.7 Charles Outlaw, Lac 16 23 1.4 Gheorghe Muresan, Was 9 13 1.4

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NBA Field goal percentage Through Saturday, November 30 Player Gp Fgm Fga PCT Shaquille Oneal, Lal 17 179 296 .605 Rasheed Wallace, Por 15 92 152 .605 Chris Mullin, Gsw 15 98 165 .594 Gary Trent, Por 16 68 119 .571 Tyrone Hill, Cle 14 65 114 .570 Marcus Camby, Tor 11 58 104 .558 Larry Johnson, Nyk 14 65 117 .556 Alonzo Mourning, Mia 16 124 225 .551 Charles Oakley, Nyk 12 55 100 .550 Karl Malone, Uth 13 129 235 .549 Chris Gatling, Dal 13 97 177 .548 John Stockton, Uth 13 70 128 .547 Shawn Kemp, Sea 17 136 252 .540 Anthony Mason, Cha 14 75 141 .532 Roy Rogers, Van 17 65 126 .516 Sherman Douglas, Mil 15 63 122 .516

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NBA 3-point shooting percentage Through Saturday, November 30 Player Gp 3fg 3fa PCT Joe Dumars, Det 14 38 70 .543 Aaron Mckie, Por 16 15 29 .517 Rex Walters, Phi 11 19 37 .514 Anthony Goldwire, Cha 14 19 38 .500 Bobby Phills, Cle 11 22 45 .489 John Stockton, Uth 13 19 39 .487 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, Sac 15 18 37 .486 Mark Jackson, Den 15 14 29 .483 Kobe Bryant, Lal 14 13 27 .481 Walt Williams, Tor 14 35 73 .479 Danny Ferry, Cle 14 23 48 .479 Mark Price, Gsw 15 32 68 .471 Christian Laettner, Atl 16 13 28 .464 Dell Curry, Cha 14 28 61 .459 Matt Bullard, Hou 14 21 46 .457

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NBA Free throw percentage Through Saturday, November 30 Player Gp Ftm Fta PCT Popeye Jones, Tor 14 22 24 .917 Joe Dumars, Det 14 49 54 .907 Terrell Brandon, Cle 14 37 41 .902 Sam Cassell, Pho 10 57 64 .891 Latrell Sprewell, Gsw 15 107 121 .884 Darrell Armstrong, Orl 12 28 32 .875 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, Sac 15 21 24 .875 Blue Edwards, Van 15 27 31 .871 Luc Longley, Chi 12 27 31 .871 Gary Trent, Por 16 27 31 .871 Lionel Simmons, Sac 16 20 23 .870 Jeff Hornacek, Uth 13 59 68 .868 Allan Houston, Nyk 14 33 38 .868 Bryant Stith, Den 16 65 75 .867 John Starks, Nyk 14 39 45 .867

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NBA Defense statistics Through Saturday, November 30 Team G Fgm-Fga PCT 3pm-3pa PCT Ftm-Fta PCT AVG Cleveland 14 400-975 .410 79-206 .383 270-365 .740 82.1 Atlanta 16 524-1240 .423 109-299 .365 203-271 .749 85.0 Detroit 14 461-1055 .437 106-267 .397 183-258 .709 86.5 Chicago 16 532-1306 .407 84-264 .318 252-364 .692 87.5 Orlando 12 406-928 .438 53-165 .321 192-260 .738 88.1 Miami 16 500-1196 .418 77-219 .352 354-448 .790 89.4 Indiana 13 430-986 .436 90-260 .346 230-338 .680 90.8 Portland 16 532-1268 .420 83-234 .355 315-424 .743 91.4 Utah 13 415-1016 .408 88-263 .335 276-389 .710 91.8 LA Clippers 16 523-1195 .438 70-221 .317 374-497 .753 93.1 San Antonio 15 512-1123 .456 93-258 .360 283-376 .753 93.3 Minnesota 15 504-1146 .440 75-219 .342 318-451 .705 93.4 Milwaukee 15 535-1167 .458 58-189 .307 276-395 .699 93.6 Charlotte 14 508-1110 .458 87-224 .388 210-295 .712 93.8 LA Lakers 17 604-1373 .440 114-328 .348 273-380 .718 93.8 New York 14 452-1032 .438 96-237 .405 315-437 .721 93.9 Seattle 17 584-1353 .432 125-334 .374 318-422 .754 94.8 Houston 16 602-1350 .446 94-269 .349 236-340 .694 95.9 Washington 15 556-1236 .450 81-245 .331 250-326 .767 96.2 Toronto 14 472-1028 .459 85-235 .362 319-448 .712 96.3 Vancouver 17 624-1360 .459 97-290 .334 304-408 .745 97.0 Denver 16 571-1295 .441 91-247 .368 338-475 .712 98.2 Philadelphia 15 556-1246 .446 102-284 .359 260-361 .720 98.3 Dallas 14 506-1138 .445 90-217 .415 290-385 .753 99.4 New Jersey 12 448-994 .451 51-161 .317 248-340 .729 99.6 Sacramento 16 581-1269 .458 94-260 .362 343-486 .706 99.9 Boston 14 533-1116 .478 83-236 .352 267-382 .699 101.1 Phoenix 15 556-1206 .461 109-323 .337 302-433 .697 101.5 Golden State 15 609-1244 .490 96-270 .356 287-386 .744 106.7 - Rebounds - Off-Def TRB AST Stl To BLKS Cleveland 154-384 538 272 84 248 72 Atlanta 201-463 664 325 119 270 74 Detroit 156-379 535 301 89 211 39 Chicago 208-455 663 283 112 263 59 Orlando 164-331 495 229 117 202 78 Miami 191-463 654 277 134 282 85 Indiana 148-366 514 270 108 229 72 Portland 186-394 580 305 124 242 90 Utah 166-376 542 240 93 203 59 LA Clippers 209-481 690 297 151 297 95 San Antonio 185-426 611 338 114 234 73 Minnesota 185-453 638 318 116 268 79 Milwaukee 173-418 591 309 103 228 66 Charlotte 178-388 566 279 85 198 60 LA Lakers 227-468 695 405 156 278 66 New York 136-339 475 295 139 266 56 Seattle 217-490 707 374 126 325 94 Houston 189-439 628 352 143 262 74 Washington 203-481 684 274 108 271 67 Toronto 172-397 569 296 114 262 63 Vancouver 269-558 827 399 135 315 101 Denver 213-461 674 321 141 270 93 Philadelphia 219-424 643 339 156 284 75 Dallas 217-403 620 298 114 238 80 New Jersey 169-364 533 258 113 208 71 Sacramento 222-473 695 358 150 253 77 Boston 169-435 604 335 120 245 85 Phoenix 201-494 695 366 124 266 82 Golden State 213-418 631 399 140 258 79 (Note: Defensive Statistics Reflect Cumulative Totals Of A Team's Opponents)

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NBA Offense statistics Through Saturday, November 30 Team G Fgm-Fga PCT 3pm-3pa PCT Ftm-Fta PCT AVG Houston 16 589-1272 .463 131-371 .353 367-500 .734 104.8 Chicago 16 636-1344 .473 97-272 .357 288-395 .729 103.6 Seattle 17 628-1331 .472 116-338 .343 373-513 .727 102.7 Golden State 15 546-1186 .460 97-249 .390 320-402 .796 100.6 Utah 13 480-1009 .476 52-143 .364 289-391 .739 100.1 Portland 16 571-1246 .458 106-306 .346 322-442 .729 98.1 New York 14 495-1036 .478 77-197 .391 294-386 .762 97.2 LA Lakers 17 603-1296 .465 119-322 .370 308-471 .654 96.1 Milwaukee 15 537-1176 .457 56-154 .364 311-419 .742 96.1 Philadelphia 15 512-1188 .431 103-275 .375 310-443 .700 95.8 Washington 15 559-1258 .444 74-226 .327 236-351 .672 95.2 Boston 14 502-1147 .438 67-211 .318 255-345 .739 94.7 New Jersey 12 401-1026 .391 71-212 .335 258-350 .737 94.3 Dallas 14 488-1092 .447 78-242 .322 262-389 .674 94.0 Miami 16 562-1247 .451 119-336 .354 261-369 .707 94.0 Charlotte 14 481-1054 .456 105-241 .436 244-331 .737 93.6 Denver 16 533-1253 .425 102-282 .362 322-423 .761 93.1 Phoenix 15 534-1255 .425 66-235 .281 263-348 .756 93.1 Toronto 14 467-1116 .418 112-295 .380 246-323 .762 92.3 Detroit 14 460-1030 .447 110-257 .428 257-327 .786 91.9 Sacramento 16 556-1247 .446 62-173 .358 293-407 .720 91.7 Indiana 13 436-973 .448 61-175 .349 252-354 .712 91.2 Minnesota 15 510-1177 .433 53-164 .323 295-407 .725 91.2 LA Clippers 16 538-1290 .417 67-197 .340 305-426 .716 90.5 Orlando 12 398-956 .416 72-222 .324 204-287 .711 89.3 Cleveland 14 476-1053 .452 92-226 .407 190-273 .696 88.1 Atlanta 16 497-1188 .418 116-321 .361 275-375 .733 86.6 San Antonio 15 485-1148 .422 74-278 .266 250-349 .716 86.3 Vancouver 17 556-1357 .410 105-304 .345 236-344 .686 85.5 - Rebounds - Off-Def TRB AST Stl To BLKS Houston 213-505 718 389 155 305 66 Chicago 221-518 739 409 121 225 71 Seattle 192-495 687 411 184 272 89 Golden State 177-393 570 353 112 263 70 Utah 161-416 577 329 106 198 79 Portland 231-509 740 338 123 294 85 New York 172-414 586 309 120 292 74 LA Lakers 200-504 704 386 129 295 99 Milwaukee 194-445 639 270 111 224 64 Philadelphia 221-433 654 316 147 309 73 Washington 194-436 630 325 114 226 89 Boston 180-391 571 287 118 249 56 New Jersey 233-348 581 230 106 226 88 Dallas 187-393 580 313 123 249 57 Miami 203-472 675 329 130 280 89 Charlotte 151-387 538 334 91 211 56 Denver 193-483 676 355 115 322 93 Phoenix 180-417 597 328 123 237 57 Toronto 190-373 563 250 132 263 72 Detroit 163-386 549 236 90 209 45 Sacramento 184-453 637 329 99 269 69 Indiana 154-399 553 259 100 228 66 Minnesota 179-416 595 297 110 251 114 LA Clippers 221-446 667 288 156 281 84 Orlando 191-338 529 221 101 210 56 Cleveland 161-388 549 290 106 213 60 Atlanta 189-460 649 262 128 269 90 San Antonio 201-379 580 303 120 238 71 Vancouver 204-424 628 366 158 268 82

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NBA Team-by-team comparison Through Saturday, November 30 Points Field Goal 3-Pt Fg Per Game Percentage Percentage Turnovers Per Game Team Own OPP Own OPP Own OPP Own OPP Margin Atlanta 86.6 85.0 .418 .423 .361 .365 16.8 16.9 +0.1 Boston 94.7 101.1 .438 .478 .318 .352 17.8 17.5 -0.3 Charlotte 93.6 93.8 .456 .458 *.436 .388 15.1 14.1 -1.0 Chicago 103.6 87.5 .473 *.407 .357 .318 *14.1 16.4 +2.3 Cleveland 88.1 *82.1 .452 .410 .407 .383 15.2 17.7 +2.5 Dallas 94.0 99.4 .447 .445 .322 .415 17.8 17.0 -0.8 Denver 93.1 98.2 .425 .441 .362 .368 20.1 16.9 -3.2 Detroit 91.9 86.5 .447 .437 .428 .397 14.9 15.1 +0.2 Golden State 100.6 106.7 .460 .490 .390 .356 17.5 17.2 -0.3 Houston *104.8 95.9 .463 .446 .353 .349 19.1 16.4 -2.7 Indiana 91.2 90.8 .448 .436 .349 .346 17.5 17.6 +0.1 LA Clippers 90.5 93.1 .417 .438 .340 .317 17.6 18.6 +1.0 LA Lakers 96.1 93.8 .465 .440 .370 .348 17.4 16.4 -1.0 Miami 94.0 89.4 .451 .418 .354 .352 17.5 17.6 +0.1 Milwaukee 96.1 93.6 .457 .458 .364 *.307 14.9 15.2 +0.3 Minnesota 91.2 93.4 .433 .440 .323 .342 16.7 17.9 +1.2 New Jersey 94.3 99.6 .391 .451 .335 .317 18.8 17.3 -1.5 New York 97.2 93.9 *.478 .438 .391 .405 20.9 19.0 -1.9 Orlando 89.3 88.1 .416 .438 .324 .321 17.5 16.8 -0.7 Philadelphia 95.8 98.3 .431 .446 .375 .359 20.6 18.9 -1.7 Phoenix 93.1 101.5 .425 .461 .281 .337 15.8 17.7 +1.9 Portland 98.1 91.4 .458 .420 .346 .355 18.4 15.1 -3.3 Sacramento 91.7 99.9 .446 .458 .358 .362 16.8 15.8 -1.0 San Antonio 86.3 93.3 .422 .456 .266 .360 15.9 15.6 -0.3 Seattle 102.6 94.8 .472 .432 .343 .374 16.0 *19.1 *+3.1 Toronto 92.3 96.3 .418 .459 .380 .362 18.8 18.7 -0.1 Utah 100.1 91.8 .476 .408 .364 .335 15.2 15.6 +0.4 Vancouver 85.5 97.0 .410 .459 .345 .334 15.8 18.5 +2.7 Washington 95.2 96.2 .444 .450 .327 .331 15.1 18.1 +3.0 ------------------ 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 .290 .696 .494 6-7 9-6 0-0 1-0 4-5 Boston .293 .698 .486 1-8 4-2 0-0 0-2 4-7 Charlotte .280 .685 .487 6-6 8-2 0-0 1-1 3-2 Chicago .327 .713 .527 6-0 14-0 0-0 0-0 11-0 Cleveland .295 .716 .505 6-5 9-4 1-0 1-0 7-1 Dallas .317 .644 .483 1-10 3-2 0-0 1-2 2-6 Denver .295 .694 .501 3-8 4-3 0-2 2-3 1-4 Detroit .301 .712 .506 8-3 11-3 1-0 2-0 5-1 Golden State .297 .649 .475 1-5 3-2 0-2 0-2 2-6 Houston .327 .728 .533 5-0 10-0 3-1 4-0 7-1 Indiana .296 .729 .518 1-8 4-7 1-0 1-4 4-2 LA Clippers .315 .681 .492 5-9 6-6 1-2 0-1 3-5 LA Lakers .299 .689 .503 6-6 8-4 1-0 1-1 5-4 Miami .305 .712 .508 7-3 11-2 1-0 4-1 6-1 Milwaukee .317 .720 .520 2-7 6-4 1-0 2-0 5-1 Minnesota .283 .692 .483 4-8 6-5 0-1 3-2 1-2 New Jersey *.390 .673 .522 0-8 3-5 1-0 0-0 2-5 New York .337 *.753 .552 4-5 7-2 1-0 2-0 3-2 Orlando .366 .673 .517 7-4 8-2 0-0 1-0 1-1 Philadelphia .343 .664 .504 2-7 6-2 0-0 1-1 3-6 Phoenix .267 .675 .462 1-12 1-6 0-1 0-3 1-9 Portland .370 .732 *.561 5-4 9-2 2-1 2-3 6-3 Sacramento .280 .671 .478 2-9 4-3 0-2 2-2 2-8 San Antonio .321 .672 .487 2-11 2-10 0-0 0-0 1-8 Seattle .282 .695 .493 3-3 12-2 1-0 0-0 10-1 Toronto .324 .684 .497 2-10 4-6 0-0 1-2 1-3 Utah .300 .715 .516 3-2 8-2 1-0 1-1 4-0 Vancouver .268 .612 .432 2-15 2-8 0-1 1-1 0-10 Washington .287 .682 .479 4-6 7-3 0-3 0-2 4-4 * = 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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NBA All-Time Points Leaders POINTS ------ 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 2. Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 3. Moses Malone 27,409 4. Elvin Hayes 27,313 5. Oscar Robertson 26,710 6. John Havlicek 26,395 7. X-Dominique Wilkins 25,685 8. Alex English 25,613 9. Jerry West 25,192 10. x-Michael Jordan 25,000 11. x-Karl Malone 23,684 12. x-Robert Parish 23,196 13. Adrian Dantley 23,177 14. Elgin Baylor 23,149 15. x-Hakeem Olajuwon 22,175 16. Larry Bird 21,791 17. Hal Greer 21,586 18. X-Charles Barkley 21,044 19. Walt Bellamy 20,941 20. Bob Pettit 20,880 x-active LEADING ACTIVE PLAYERS CLOSING IN --------------------------------- Patrick Ewing 20,092 Clyde Drexler 20,050

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NBA All-Time Rebound Leaders REBOUNDS -------- 1. Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 2. Bill Russell 21,620 3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 4. Elvin Hayes 16,279 5. Moses Malone 16,212 6. x-Robert Parish 14,636 7. Nate Thurmond 14,464 8. Walt Bellamy 14,241 9. Wes Unseld 13,769 10. Jerry Lucas 12,942 11. Bob Pettit 12,849 12. x-Buck Williams 12,504 13. Paul Silas 12,347 14. Elgin Baylor 11,463 15. Dolph Schayes 11,256 16. x-Hakeem Olajuwon 11,146 17. Bill Bridges 11,054 18. Jack Sikma 10,816 19. X-Charles Barkley 10,550 20. Dave Cowens 10,444 X-ACTIVE LEADING ACTIVE PLAYERS CLOSING IN --------------------------------- Karl Malone 9,880

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N-B-A All-Time Assist Leaders ASSISTS ------- 1. x-John Stockton 11,434 2. Magic Johnson 10,141 3. Oscar Robertson 9,887 4. Isiah Thomas 9,061 5. Maurice Cheeks 7,392 6. Len Wilkens 7,211 7. Bob Cousy 6,955 8. Guy Rodgers 6,917 9. Nate Archibald 6,476 10. John Lucas 6,454 11. Reggie Theus 6,453 12. x-Mark Jackson 6,420 13. x-Derek Harper 5,889 14. x-Terry Porter 5,822 15. x-Kevin Johnson 5,819 16. x-Muggsy Bogues 5,543 17. x-Clyde Drexler 5,463 X-ACTIVE

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N-B-A All-Time Steals Leaders STEALS ------ 1. x-John Stockton 2,393 2. Maurice Cheeks 2,310 3. Alvin Robertson 2,112 4. x-Michael Jordan 2,045 5. x-Clyde Drexler 1,997 6. Isiah Thomas 1,861 7. x-Derek Harper 1,759 8. Magic Johnson 1,724 9. x-Hakeem Olajuwon 1,711 10. Fat Lever 1,666 x-active LEADING ACTIVE PLAYERS CLOSING IN --------------------------------- Scottie Pippen 1,624

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N-B-A All-Time Blocks Leaders BLOCKS ------ 1. x-Hakeem Olajuwon 3,213 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 3. Mark Eaton 3,064 4. Tree Rollins 2,542 5. x-Patrick Ewing 2,356 6. x-Robert Parish 2,337 7. Manute Bol 2,086 8. George Johnson 2,082 9. Larry Nance 2,027 10. X-David Robinson 2,006 X-ACTIVE

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All-Time Winningest NBA Coaches (THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH) COACH W-L PCT. ===== === ==== x-Lenny Wilkens 1,023-857 .544 Red Auerbach 938-479 .662 X-Dick Motta 919-967 .488 x-Bill Fitch 897-1005 .473 Jack Ramsay 864-783 .525 Don Nelson 851-630 .575 Cotton Fitzsimmons 832-775 .517 x-Pat Riley 809-343 .701 Gene Shue 784-861 .477 John MacLeod 707-657 .518 x - active

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Ostale statistike stižu nešto kasnije.

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NBA Team Stats Through Saturday, November 30 PACIFIC DIVISION GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS --------------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Latrell Sprewell 15 642 24.6 4.9 6.7 14- 60- 74 101 30 11 56 24 Joe Smith 14 559 17.6 8.4 1.6 37- 80- 117 23 14 20 47 41 Chris Mullin 15 550 16.5 3.4 4.0 15- 36- 51 60 25 8 34 35 Mark Price 15 419 14.3 2.5 4.8 9- 29- 38 72 17 0 34 30 B J Armstrong 15 285 6.2 1.5 3.1 2- 21- 23 46 6 0 12 22 Todd Fuller 15 284 5.5 3.9 0.7 23- 35- 58 10 3 7 20 35 Bimbo Coles 10 204 5.2 2.4 2.1 7- 17- 24 21 5 2 8 19 Ray Owes 10 127 5.0 3.6 0.4 16- 20- 36 4 2 3 5 23 Felton Spencer 14 241 3.8 4.7 0.4 22- 44- 66 5 1 8 12 51 Donald Royal 12 144 3.7 1.7 0.4 6- 14- 20 5 3 4 7 16 Donyell Marshall 10 93 3.6 2.8 0.5 8- 20- 28 5 2 4 7 15 Andrew Declercq 10 134 3.5 4.0 0.2 22- 18- 40 2 4 3 12 33 Lou Roe 2 11 1.0 1.0 0.5 2- 0- 2 1 0 0 2 2 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Sprewell 115-278 .414 32-82 .390 107-121 .884 369 33 Smith 97-232 .418 3-13 .231 50-60 .833 247 30 Mullin 98-165 .594 16-36 .444 36-42 .857 248 27 Price 75-146 .514 32-68 .471 32-38 .842 214 32 Armstrong 35-76 .461 3-17 .176 20-25 .800 93 24 Fuller 33-80 .413 0-0 .000 16-26 .615 82 14 Coles 20-51 .392 8-21 .381 4-4 1.000 52 12 Owes 22-36 .611 0-0 .000 6-12 .500 50 18 Spencer 19-33 .576 0-0 .000 15-29 .517 53 10 Royal 12-35 .343 0-1 .000 20-24 .833 44 12 Marshall 14-31 .452 3-11 .273 5-6 .833 36 10 Declercq 12-32 .375 0-0 .000 11-15 .733 35 9 Roe 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2 2 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS -------------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Malik Sealy 16 524 13.6 3.6 1.8 16- 41- 57 29 25 13 33 32 Rodney Rogers 16 456 10.8 4.1 2.7 26- 40- 66 43 13 3 37 56 Stanley Roberts 16 364 10.6 5.5 0.6 23- 65- 88 9 7 21 22 57 Loy Vaught 16 513 9.6 9.9 0.9 55- 104- 159 15 22 5 24 39 Pooh Richardson 16 466 8.3 3.1 4.7 14- 36- 50 75 27 1 33 33 Lamond Murray 16 359 7.9 3.9 1.2 22- 40- 62 19 11 7 22 27 Darrick Martin 16 204 7.1 0.9 2.1 3- 11- 14 33 4 0 18 20 Charles Outlaw 16 356 6.8 5.4 0.7 35- 52- 87 11 22 23 20 37 Brent Barry 2 20 6.0 1.0 1.5 0- 2- 2 3 4 0 1 4 Terry Dehere 16 249 5.6 1.3 2.1 3- 18- 21 33 8 1 22 41 Eric Piatkowski 12 125 5.3 0.9 0.5 4- 7- 11 6 7 0 7 19 Kevin Duckworth 16 242 3.8 2.4 0.8 12- 26- 38 12 5 8 24 43 Lorenzen Wright 13 62 2.4 0.9 0.0 8- 4- 12 0 1 2 5 9 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Sealy 73-193 .378 6-17 .353 65-76 .855 217 22 Rogers 66-133 .496 9-27 .333 31-45 .689 172 22 Roberts 62-143 .434 0-0 .000 45-64 .703 169 21 Vaught 68-181 .376 0-2 .000 18-28 .643 154 20 Richardson 52-140 .371 20-58 .345 8-18 .444 132 16 Murray 48-114 .421 5-17 .294 25-35 .714 126 15 D Martin 36-80 .450 10-23 .435 31-36 .861 113 18 Outlaw 42-79 .532 0-2 .000 24-47 .511 108 13 Barry 5-13 .385 1-7 .143 1-2 .500 12 9 Dehere 26-82 .317 7-27 .259 30-36 .833 89 14 Piatkowski 21-38 .553 7-14 .500 15-17 .882 64 15 Duckworth 25-64 .391 2-3 .667 9-14 .643 61 12 Wright 14-30 .467 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 31 6 LOS ANGELES LAKERS ------------------ REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Shaquille Oneal 17 661 24.9 13.2 2.4 70- 155- 225 40 13 41 60 66 Eddie Jones 17 686 18.9 4.6 3.4 20- 58- 78 57 44 9 48 54 Nick Van Exel 17 617 12.5 2.2 9.0 4- 34- 38 153 15 0 46 18 Cedric Ceballos 8 279 10.8 6.6 1.9 11- 42- 53 15 5 6 17 19 Elden Campbell 17 526 10.2 6.9 1.9 41- 76- 117 32 12 17 26 68 Jerome Kersey 6 155 8.5 5.5 1.2 11- 22- 33 7 13 0 4 23 Byron Scott 17 367 7.1 1.7 1.4 2- 27- 29 24 11 5 18 16 Kobe Bryant 14 150 5.4 1.4 0.5 5- 14- 19 7 1 5 20 20 Derek Fisher 17 213 3.9 1.2 1.4 4- 16- 20 23 5 0 17 21 Rumeal Robinson 9 77 3.6 0.7 1.0 2- 4- 6 9 4 2 8 9 Corie Blount 15 243 2.9 3.2 0.5 17- 31- 48 7 3 5 12 29 Travis Knight 10 55 1.2 1.7 0.6 5- 12- 17 6 1 3 4 8 Sean Rooks 13 101 1.2 1.6 0.5 8- 13- 21 6 2 6 9 20 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Oneal 179-296 .605 0-2 .000 66-149 .443 424 35 Jones 114-241 .473 47-105 .448 46-59 .780 321 32 Van Exel 76-206 .369 27-84 .321 34-41 .829 213 29 Ceballos 34-83 .410 5-21 .238 13-15 .867 86 22 Campbell 65-141 .461 0-1 .000 43-57 .754 173 20 Kersey 18-36 .500 1-4 .250 14-20 .700 51 13 Scott 33-84 .393 18-44 .409 37-43 .860 121 19 Bryant 23-57 .404 13-27 .481 16-22 .727 75 16 Fisher 20-56 .357 4-19 .211 23-34 .676 67 12 Robinson 12-33 .364 4-15 .267 4-6 .667 32 10 Blount 19-35 .543 0-0 .000 5-10 .500 43 12 Knight 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 12 6 Rooks 5-20 .250 0-0 .000 5-11 .455 15 7 PHOENIX SUNS ------------ REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Kevin Johnson 4 142 19.8 3.8 7.5 2- 13- 15 30 2 0 11 9 Sam Cassell 10 300 18.2 2.8 5.7 8- 20- 28 57 18 2 32 32 Michael Finley 15 449 12.9 4.3 2.3 20- 45- 65 34 11 4 20 26 Danny Manning 15 430 12.5 7.6 1.9 39- 75- 114 28 17 18 33 61 Wesley Person 15 442 10.8 3.9 1.8 15- 44- 59 27 22 2 21 20 Rex Chapman 15 342 9.3 2.1 2.5 8- 24- 32 37 9 4 19 35 John Williams 3 77 8.0 6.3 1.3 6- 13- 19 4 3 3 4 9 Robert Horry 15 388 7.4 4.1 2.3 23- 39- 62 34 13 12 29 41 Steve Nash 15 268 6.9 1.7 3.6 7- 18- 25 54 9 0 28 32 Ac Green 15 293 4.8 4.8 0.5 20- 52- 72 7 8 1 10 23 Wayman Tisdale 10 105 4.2 1.4 0.3 6- 8- 14 3 1 1 4 13 Joe Kleine 13 272 4.2 4.7 0.7 17- 44- 61 9 7 3 15 31 Chucky Brown 10 83 3.4 1.6 0.4 3- 13- 16 4 0 2 4 14 Ben Davis 4 34 3.0 3.8 0.0 6- 9- 15 0 3 0 1 10 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Johnson 24-55 .436 1-4 .250 30-35 .857 79 34 Cassell 58-142 .408 9-36 .250 57-64 .891 182 30 Finley 72-168 .429 11-37 .297 38-48 .792 193 25 Manning 77-162 .475 0-1 .000 34-49 .694 188 24 Person 66-159 .415 13-51 .255 17-20 .850 162 22 Chapman 58-147 .395 14-49 .286 10-12 .833 140 20 Williams 8-21 .381 0-0 .000 8-12 .667 24 10 Horry 46-110 .418 10-34 .294 9-17 .529 111 16 Nash 37-78 .474 8-21 .381 22-26 .846 104 17 Green 29-64 .453 0-2 .000 14-25 .560 72 12 Tisdale 19-61 .311 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 42 16 Kleine 23-51 .451 0-0 .000 8-12 .667 54 11 Brown 13-26 .500 0-0 .000 8-11 .727 34 12 Davis 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 4-10 .400 12 7 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ---------------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Kenny Anderson 16 583 18.0 4.4 5.6 17- 53- 70 90 32 1 29 39 Clifford Robinson 16 613 15.4 3.9 3.3 19- 43- 62 52 13 14 43 45 Rasheed Wallace 15 455 14.5 6.8 1.1 36- 66- 102 17 9 17 37 49 Isaiah Rider 15 509 13.6 5.0 3.3 24- 51- 75 49 11 1 45 46 Arvydas Sabonis 16 372 10.4 7.6 2.2 27- 94- 121 35 17 21 36 41 Gary Trent 16 326 10.2 5.2 0.4 28- 55- 83 7 4 1 25 35 Aaron Mckie 16 340 6.9 2.6 2.5 9- 33- 42 40 12 8 23 22 Chris Dudley 16 374 4.6 8.0 0.6 51- 77- 128 9 7 21 19 47 Dontonio Wingfield 12 162 4.1 3.5 1.4 16- 26- 42 17 8 0 16 32 Mitchell Butler 12 92 2.6 0.4 0.7 1- 4- 5 8 3 1 3 10 Aleksander Djordjevic 1 5 2.0 1.0 0.0 0- 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 Randolph Childress 7 46 1.7 0.1 1.3 0- 1- 1 9 5 0 5 3 Reggie Jordan 5 38 1.6 1.6 1.0 3- 5- 8 5 2 0 2 4 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Anderson 90-208 .433 28-68 .412 80-102 .784 288 32 C Robinson 85-212 .401 20-72 .278 56-82 .683 246 23 Wallace 92-152 .605 0-4 .000 33-48 .688 217 32 Rider 75-190 .395 26-67 .388 28-37 .757 204 23 Sabonis 58-118 .492 6-26 .231 44-60 .733 166 23 Trent 68-119 .571 0-2 .000 27-31 .871 163 22 Mckie 35-79 .443 15-29 .517 26-32 .813 111 17 Dudley 30-67 .448 0-0 .000 13-29 .448 73 8 Wingfield 18-54 .333 6-22 .273 7-9 .778 49 9 Butler 11-27 .407 4-10 .400 5-8 .625 31 10 Djordjevic 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 Childress 4-10 .400 1-6 .167 3-4 .750 12 5 Jordan 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 8 6 SACRAMENTO KINGS ---------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Mitch Richmond 16 622 21.7 3.9 4.1 8- 54- 62 65 22 5 48 37 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf 15 476 13.4 2.1 3.4 2- 29- 31 51 11 2 29 37 Brian Grant 5 157 12.8 8.0 0.8 15- 25- 40 4 6 8 10 14 Olden Polynice 16 555 11.3 7.8 1.7 36- 89- 125 27 5 13 24 67 Corliss Williamson 16 396 10.3 3.6 1.6 20- 37- 57 25 12 7 31 59 Billy Owens 14 450 9.9 5.4 3.0 26- 50- 76 42 8 4 28 36 Tyus Edney 15 282 7.4 1.9 2.4 10- 18- 28 36 15 0 28 16 Michael Smith 16 373 7.3 7.1 1.9 38- 75- 113 30 8 8 25 41 Lionel Simmons 16 279 4.4 3.2 1.8 12- 39- 51 29 6 6 19 32 Duane Causwell 15 222 2.9 2.6 0.5 14- 25- 39 8 4 13 15 52 Kevin Gamble 6 33 2.2 1.3 0.2 2- 6- 8 1 1 3 1 3 Bobby Hurley 11 54 1.5 0.4 0.9 0- 4- 4 10 1 0 3 5 Lloyd Daniels 4 16 0.8 0.8 0.3 1- 2- 3 1 0 0 3 3 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Richmond 124-282 .440 23-67 .343 76-90 .844 347 32 Abdul-rauf 81-181 .448 18-37 .486 21-24 .875 201 31 Grant 25-61 .410 0-0 .000 14-17 .824 64 20 Polynice 77-167 .461 0-1 .000 26-54 .481 180 25 C Williamson 65-132 .492 0-0 .000 34-43 .791 164 22 Owens 55-128 .430 7-20 .350 21-27 .778 138 17 Edney 36-96 .375 5-17 .294 34-44 .773 111 23 Smith 45-70 .643 0-0 .000 26-50 .520 116 15 Simmons 22-67 .328 6-18 .333 20-23 .870 70 13 Causwell 17-34 .500 0-1 .000 10-21 .476 44 8 Gamble 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 13 7 Hurley 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 11-14 .786 16 6 Daniels 1-10 .100 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 3 3 SEATTLE SUPERSONICS ------------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Shawn Kemp 17 607 23.5 11.6 1.9 52- 145- 197 32 27 22 64 69 Gary Payton 17 645 21.4 4.1 7.9 23- 47- 70 135 44 4 48 45 Detlef Schrempf 16 597 17.8 6.8 4.3 26- 83- 109 68 11 5 37 44 Hersey Hawkins 17 557 11.8 4.2 3.1 23- 48- 71 52 29 2 28 31 Sam Perkins 17 429 10.8 3.4 1.4 12- 46- 58 23 24 9 17 25 Craig Ehlo 16 334 5.9 2.5 1.6 14- 26- 40 25 15 2 19 26 Nate Mcmillan 5 96 4.6 4.0 2.8 3- 17- 20 14 4 0 6 13 Larry Stewart 16 197 3.7 1.9 0.4 16- 15- 31 7 10 2 19 25 Jim Mcilvaine 17 317 3.5 3.5 0.4 16- 43- 59 6 7 40 9 46 Antonio Harvey 3 14 3.0 1.7 0.0 0- 5- 5 0 0 2 0 6 Eric Snow 15 192 2.5 1.1 2.7 4- 13- 17 40 8 0 14 30 David Wingate 14 123 1.8 0.6 0.6 2- 7- 9 9 4 1 3 13 Greg Graham 4 17 1.3 0.3 0.0 1- 0- 1 0 0 0 1 2 Elmore Spencer 1 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0- 0- 0 0 1 0 1 0 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Kemp 136-252 .540 1-5 .200 126-164 .768 399 34 Payton 140-300 .467 25-83 .301 59-86 .686 364 31 D Schrempf 99-196 .505 18-49 .367 69-90 .767 285 27 Hawkins 71-152 .467 24-70 .343 35-49 .714 201 24 Perkins 60-125 .480 30-67 .448 34-46 .739 184 16 Ehlo 37-99 .374 12-33 .364 8-14 .571 94 12 Mcmillan 8-19 .421 3-10 .300 4-4 1.000 23 8 Stewart 19-46 .413 1-8 .125 20-27 .741 59 12 Mcilvaine 28-55 .509 0-0 .000 4-15 .267 60 7 Harvey 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 9 5 Snow 16-35 .457 1-3 .333 4-7 .571 37 8 Wingate 9-34 .265 0-8 .000 7-7 1.000 25 6 Graham 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 5 5 Spencer 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0

nba.1855 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Team Stats Through Saturday, November 30 MIDWEST DIVISION DALLAS MAVERICKS ---------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Chris Gatling 13 372 19.9 9.3 0.5 45- 76- 121 6 17 10 32 41 Jim Jackson 14 510 17.9 5.5 3.1 23- 54- 77 44 16 4 29 37 George Mccloud 14 405 13.8 3.4 2.4 7- 40- 47 33 21 4 20 36 Jason Kidd 14 497 9.5 4.9 8.2 28- 40- 68 115 27 5 38 25 Jamal Mashburn 10 235 9.3 2.9 2.1 10- 19- 29 21 5 3 18 19 Derek Harper 14 314 8.3 1.0 3.4 2- 12- 14 47 10 1 22 28 Tony Dumas 11 145 5.7 0.7 1.3 3- 5- 8 14 9 0 7 24 Eric Montross 14 300 4.6 4.6 0.6 16- 49- 65 8 1 11 16 45 Loren Meyer 14 207 4.5 2.8 0.4 11- 28- 39 5 5 2 22 44 Oliver Miller 14 295 3.8 6.6 1.3 36- 56- 92 18 11 15 24 46 Samaki Walker 5 36 2.4 2.2 0.0 3- 8- 11 0 0 2 2 5 Erick Strickland 2 15 2.0 0.5 1.0 1- 0- 1 2 1 0 3 5 Fred Roberts 8 29 1.6 1.0 0.0 2- 6- 8 0 0 0 4 2 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Gatling 97-177 .548 0-1 .000 64-99 .646 258 35 Jackson 83-189 .439 18-50 .360 66-87 .759 250 28 Mccloud 67-154 .435 30-68 .441 29-35 .829 193 22 Kidd 47-134 .351 11-41 .268 28-43 .651 133 25 Mashburn 32-91 .352 12-40 .300 17-30 .567 93 19 Harper 48-100 .480 4-24 .167 16-23 .696 116 17 Dumas 24-59 .407 3-17 .176 12-17 .706 63 15 Montross 32-62 .516 0-0 .000 1-7 .143 65 12 Meyer 28-58 .483 0-0 .000 7-10 .700 63 11 Miller 20-44 .455 0-0 .000 13-22 .591 53 8 Walker 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 12 7 Strickland 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 4 4 Roberts 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 13 6 DENVER NUGGETS -------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Dale Ellis 16 648 19.9 4.4 1.3 22- 49- 71 21 12 1 40 38 Antonio Mcdyess 16 528 16.1 8.1 1.1 36- 93- 129 17 13 30 49 72 Bryant Stith 16 533 13.9 5.3 2.1 23- 61- 84 33 24 3 22 37 Laphonso Ellis 3 61 11.0 5.3 0.7 7- 9- 16 2 3 3 9 8 Brooks Thompson 7 103 8.4 1.3 3.7 3- 6- 9 26 6 0 12 15 Mark Jackson 15 520 7.9 4.3 11.6 13- 52- 65 174 12 4 58 32 Sarunas Marciulionis 15 234 7.2 1.8 1.5 11- 16- 27 23 11 1 37 35 Ervin Johnson 16 472 6.8 9.6 0.6 40- 113- 153 9 13 32 19 62 Tom Hammonds 15 332 6.6 4.9 0.5 28- 45- 73 7 5 8 17 48 Jeff Mcinnis 9 82 5.8 0.6 1.4 1- 4- 5 13 0 1 11 10 Ricky Pierce 8 90 5.3 0.6 0.5 2- 3- 5 4 2 0 8 9 Eric Murdock 12 114 3.8 0.9 2.0 1- 10- 11 24 9 2 11 9 Darvin Ham 13 113 1.5 0.9 0.2 5- 7- 12 3 3 2 8 30 Lasalle Thompson 9 68 0.8 1.8 0.0 1- 15- 16 0 2 6 6 16 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI D Ellis 117-274 .427 40-111 .360 44-56 .786 318 37 Mcdyess 103-236 .436 0-5 .000 51-75 .680 257 34 Stith 72-186 .387 13-43 .302 65-75 .867 222 31 L Ellis 11-34 .324 0-4 .000 11-16 .688 33 21 B Thompson 20-47 .426 10-28 .357 9-12 .750 59 26 Jackson 35-99 .354 14-29 .483 35-44 .795 119 15 Marciulionis 35-94 .372 9-26 .346 29-36 .806 108 14 Johnson 44-81 .543 0-0 .000 21-33 .636 109 16 Hammonds 40-70 .571 0-0 .000 19-23 .826 99 19 Mcinnis 18-36 .500 10-20 .500 6-8 .750 52 10 Pierce 13-35 .371 2-6 .333 14-15 .933 42 15 Murdock 15-33 .455 4-10 .400 11-12 .917 45 7 Ham 7-16 .438 0-0 .000 6-16 .375 20 5 L Thompson 3-13 .231 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 7 2 HOUSTON ROCKETS --------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Hakeem Olajuwon 13 448 25.8 9.5 2.7 34- 89- 123 35 17 23 44 35 Charles Barkley 15 628 20.3 15.9 4.9 68- 171- 239 73 27 15 50 47 Clyde Drexler 16 575 16.0 5.9 4.6 31- 64- 95 74 35 12 45 40 Mario Elie 16 543 12.4 2.7 4.3 11- 32- 43 68 22 1 36 40 Matt Maloney 16 468 9.1 1.6 3.5 2- 23- 25 56 19 0 26 29 Kevin Willis 16 382 8.9 5.9 0.9 35- 59- 94 14 6 4 26 42 Matt Bullard 14 232 6.4 1.7 0.6 6- 18- 24 9 3 4 9 13 Othella Harrington 8 97 5.1 2.4 0.3 10- 9- 19 2 6 2 11 13 Emanual Davis 13 230 5.0 1.7 2.0 2- 20- 22 26 9 2 17 20 Tracy Moore 12 119 3.5 0.9 1.0 6- 5- 11 12 2 0 6 6 Sam Mack 12 136 3.3 1.1 0.8 5- 8- 13 9 4 1 9 11 Randy Livingston 7 87 2.4 1.0 1.6 3- 4- 7 11 5 1 11 11 Elmer Bennett 1 6 0.0 1.0 0.0 0- 1- 1 0 0 0 0 0 Charles Jones 2 14 0.0 1.0 0.0 0- 2- 2 0 0 1 0 1 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Olajuwon 127-247 .514 0-0 .000 81-104 .779 335 38 Barkley 90-185 .486 17-47 .362 107-145 .738 304 33 Drexler 89-204 .436 23-69 .333 55-77 .714 256 33 Elie 66-129 .512 23-54 .426 44-52 .846 199 21 Maloney 52-126 .413 27-76 .355 14-21 .667 145 18 Willis 58-128 .453 1-4 .250 25-36 .694 142 19 Bullard 32-66 .485 21-46 .457 5-10 .500 90 12 Harrington 19-34 .559 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 41 12 Davis 24-54 .444 12-27 .444 5-8 .625 65 19 Moore 15-45 .333 3-23 .130 9-12 .750 42 12 Mack 12-36 .333 4-23 .174 12-15 .800 40 10 Livingston 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 7-12 .583 17 10 Bennett 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 Jones 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES ---------------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Tom Gugliotta 15 589 22.4 8.7 3.5 35- 95- 130 52 25 18 62 53 Kevin Garnett 15 580 15.0 9.4 3.3 39- 102- 141 49 30 39 32 40 Stephon Marbury 8 212 13.3 3.5 5.0 10- 18- 28 40 5 2 21 17 Sam Mitchell 15 394 10.2 4.1 1.3 30- 32- 62 19 3 2 23 46 Doug West 15 465 9.3 2.1 1.6 8- 23- 31 24 14 5 21 54 James Robinson 13 255 7.5 1.6 2.5 2- 19- 21 33 2 1 20 29 Terry Porter 15 298 6.1 2.0 3.5 5- 25- 30 53 12 1 26 17 Stoyko Vrankovic 15 303 4.3 3.8 0.5 15- 42- 57 7 3 29 24 49 Dean Garrett 10 130 3.7 4.0 0.0 18- 22- 40 0 4 5 2 22 Shane Heal 11 63 3.5 0.3 0.6 1- 2- 3 6 2 1 3 5 Chris Carr 14 190 3.4 1.9 0.8 4- 22- 26 11 3 4 5 21 Cherokee Parks 13 146 2.5 2.0 0.2 12- 14- 26 3 7 7 3 21 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Gugliotta 115-260 .442 7-20 .350 99-127 .780 336 30 K Garnett 92-196 .469 0-1 .000 41-61 .672 225 24 Marbury 35-92 .380 13-36 .361 23-33 .697 106 30 Mitchell 53-127 .417 1-4 .250 46-58 .793 153 16 West 63-129 .488 1-12 .083 12-18 .667 139 16 Robinson 32-95 .337 9-30 .300 25-38 .658 98 15 Porter 30-77 .390 8-24 .333 24-30 .800 92 18 Vrankovic 29-58 .500 0-0 .000 6-11 .545 64 8 D Garrett 13-28 .464 0-0 .000 11-14 .786 37 8 Heal 13-30 .433 11-21 .524 1-2 .500 38 15 Carr 20-53 .377 3-16 .188 4-7 .571 47 11 Parks 15-32 .469 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 33 8 SAN ANTONIO SPURS ----------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Dominique Wilkins 15 521 19.7 9.0 1.7 65- 70- 135 25 13 11 37 31 Sean Elliott 14 576 15.1 5.7 3.6 24- 56- 80 50 13 11 33 36 Avery Johnson 15 545 13.1 2.0 8.0 7- 23- 30 120 29 5 35 34 Vernon Maxwell 15 480 11.8 2.3 1.4 4- 31- 35 21 16 4 26 39 Will Perdue 7 196 9.9 10.0 0.7 30- 40- 70 5 1 4 12 26 Vinny Del Negro 13 339 9.2 2.2 3.0 8- 20- 28 39 10 1 14 22 Charles Smith 4 92 8.0 5.3 1.3 6- 15- 21 5 1 5 9 18 Monty Williams 13 147 4.4 2.7 0.3 18- 17- 35 4 3 9 8 28 Carl Herrera 15 220 3.3 2.9 0.3 15- 28- 43 4 8 5 14 30 Cory Alexander 13 128 3.3 0.9 1.7 2- 9- 11 22 11 0 17 11 Greg Anderson 15 304 2.6 5.7 0.4 19- 66- 85 6 14 15 15 42 Tim Kempton 8 52 0.5 0.9 0.3 3- 4- 7 2 1 1 6 3 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI D Wilkins 99-248 .399 23-79 .291 75-91 .824 296 33 Elliott 70-176 .398 15-49 .306 56-75 .747 211 27 Johnson 84-170 .494 4-10 .400 24-36 .667 196 23 Maxwell 68-196 .347 19-86 .221 22-39 .564 177 22 W Perdue 27-50 .540 0-0 .000 15-25 .600 69 17 Del Negro 48-101 .475 6-31 .194 18-19 .947 120 16 Smith 13-24 .542 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 32 12 M Williams 24-44 .545 0-0 .000 9-20 .450 57 14 Herrera 22-64 .344 0-0 .000 6-12 .500 50 10 Alexander 14-39 .359 7-23 .304 8-10 .800 43 15 Anderson 15-32 .469 0-0 .000 9-14 .643 39 8 Kempton 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 4 4 UTAH JAZZ --------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Karl Malone 13 473 26.2 11.3 4.5 31- 116- 147 58 16 10 42 33 Jeff Hornacek 13 422 16.2 3.7 4.4 15- 33- 48 57 19 5 17 32 John Stockton 13 471 14.9 2.3 10.4 7- 23- 30 135 28 2 42 28 Bryon Russell 13 410 10.7 4.5 1.5 15- 43- 58 20 17 8 19 47 Greg Ostertag 12 318 7.1 8.7 0.3 29- 75- 104 4 3 30 14 46 Antoine Carr 13 254 6.9 3.2 0.7 15- 27- 42 9 4 10 12 30 Shandon Anderson 11 151 4.7 2.9 0.7 11- 21- 32 8 2 0 10 18 Howard Eisley 13 149 3.9 1.3 1.5 5- 12- 17 19 6 4 12 24 Adam Keefe 13 199 3.9 4.3 0.5 22- 34- 56 7 4 2 11 23 Greg Foster 11 126 3.6 1.2 0.4 5- 8- 13 4 1 5 1 20 Chris Morris 12 144 3.3 2.2 0.4 6- 20- 26 5 6 3 8 13 Jamie Watson 4 20 1.8 1.0 0.5 0- 4- 4 2 0 0 5 3 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Malone 129-235 .549 0-5 .000 83-114 .728 341 37 Hornacek 72-156 .462 8-32 .250 59-68 .868 211 30 Stockton 70-128 .547 19-39 .487 35-41 .854 194 28 Russell 48-97 .495 14-31 .452 29-42 .690 139 17 Ostertag 35-73 .479 0-1 .000 15-23 .652 85 16 Carr 34-93 .366 0-0 .000 22-32 .688 90 15 Anderson 20-50 .400 4-6 .667 8-15 .533 52 13 Eisley 19-42 .452 4-11 .364 9-12 .750 51 9 Keefe 18-38 .474 0-0 .000 15-27 .556 51 11 Foster 15-40 .375 0-0 .000 10-11 .909 40 7 Morris 17-51 .333 2-17 .118 4-6 .667 40 11 Watson 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 7 3 VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES ------------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Bryant Reeves 14 501 12.7 7.3 2.2 29- 73- 102 31 10 13 35 51 Greg Anthony 17 530 12.3 3.5 6.1 6- 54- 60 103 47 2 34 38 Blue Edwards 15 455 11.7 3.7 1.9 14- 42- 56 29 10 6 29 43 Shareef Abdur-rahim 16 463 11.5 4.7 1.8 27- 48- 75 29 18 10 34 36 Anthony Peeler 15 404 9.7 3.1 2.9 9- 38- 47 43 12 5 21 28 Chris Robinson 1 21 9.0 5.0 1.0 2- 3- 5 1 2 0 4 6 Lawrence Moten 17 377 8.8 1.7 2.1 12- 17- 29 36 17 6 29 29 Roy Rogers 17 377 8.1 4.7 0.4 31- 48- 79 6 2 28 17 35 George Lynch 17 327 5.7 4.2 1.7 32- 40- 72 29 24 4 15 34 Lee Mayberry 16 289 4.6 1.8 2.5 9- 20- 29 40 9 0 16 22 Eric Mobley 15 208 3.2 2.7 0.7 21- 19- 40 11 1 4 20 32 Pete Chilcutt 8 94 2.5 2.3 0.8 6- 12- 18 6 4 3 1 9 Rich Manning 11 84 2.5 1.5 0.2 6- 10- 16 2 2 1 0 9 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Reeves 70-165 .424 0-1 .000 38-49 .776 178 30 Anthony 68-167 .407 33-81 .407 40-56 .714 209 24 B Edwards 68-156 .436 12-37 .324 27-31 .871 175 34 Abdur-rahim 66-174 .379 0-3 .000 52-69 .754 184 20 Peeler 61-175 .349 16-59 .271 7-9 .778 145 21 Robinson 2-5 .400 2-3 .667 3-4 .750 9 9 Moten 57-145 .393 21-54 .389 15-25 .600 150 21 Rogers 65-126 .516 0-0 .000 7-17 .412 137 18 Lynch 37-87 .425 5-15 .333 18-35 .514 97 14 Mayberry 26-71 .366 11-41 .268 11-16 .688 74 12 Mobley 18-37 .486 0-0 .000 12-23 .522 48 11 Chilcutt 7-17 .412 3-7 .429 3-6 .500 20 8 Manning 11-32 .344 2-3 .667 3-4 .750 27 10

nba.1856 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Team Stats Through Saturday, November 30 ATLANTIC DIVISION BOSTON CELTICS -------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Dino Radja 11 380 16.4 9.3 1.6 22- 80- 102 17 6 21 33 39 David Wesley 8 315 13.9 3.0 7.1 7- 17- 24 57 15 2 24 20 Antoine Walker 14 393 13.3 6.9 2.1 38- 58- 96 30 15 2 40 42 Dana Barros 13 417 12.5 2.3 4.2 4- 26- 30 55 16 2 21 20 Rick Fox 14 436 11.9 5.6 3.6 27- 51- 78 51 27 5 37 51 Eric Williams 14 379 11.6 3.8 1.2 18- 35- 53 17 6 0 22 41 Todd Day 14 310 10.1 4.4 1.1 22- 40- 62 16 13 3 23 31 Dee Brown 3 83 8.7 4.3 4.3 1- 12- 13 13 4 1 1 4 Greg Minor 4 70 8.3 2.3 0.8 6- 3- 9 3 2 0 1 5 Frank Brickowski 12 183 5.9 2.1 0.8 5- 20- 25 10 5 3 15 31 Marty Conlon 13 178 4.0 2.7 0.8 16- 19- 35 10 2 3 13 22 Pervis Ellison 6 125 2.5 4.3 0.7 9- 17- 26 4 5 9 7 21 Brett Szabo 10 54 1.2 1.3 0.4 2- 11- 13 4 1 4 2 8 Nate Driggers 7 37 0.9 0.7 0.0 3- 2- 5 0 1 1 1 3 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Radja 79-155 .510 0-1 .000 22-31 .710 180 26 Wesley 43-95 .453 9-29 .310 16-24 .667 111 19 Walker 74-178 .416 9-30 .300 29-47 .617 186 23 Barros 62-150 .413 20-58 .345 19-23 .826 163 24 Fox 61-135 .452 10-29 .345 34-42 .810 166 21 Williams 57-120 .475 0-0 .000 49-66 .742 163 19 Day 46-122 .377 9-32 .281 41-54 .759 142 21 Brown 10-27 .370 3-9 .333 3-5 .600 26 11 Minor 12-25 .480 0-2 .000 9-10 .900 33 14 Brickowski 27-54 .500 7-16 .438 10-14 .714 71 12 Conlon 19-46 .413 0-0 .000 14-16 .875 52 11 Ellison 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 15 7 Szabo 4-14 .286 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 12 4 Driggers 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 2-2 1.000 6 4 MIAMI HEAT ---------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Alonzo Mourning 16 542 19.7 9.9 1.6 45- 114- 159 25 11 42 66 68 Tim Hardaway 16 594 18.1 3.4 8.4 13- 42- 55 135 31 0 36 30 Dan Majerle 16 660 14.6 5.3 3.6 25- 59- 84 57 27 6 25 34 Sasha Danilovic 16 534 11.9 2.1 1.8 8- 26- 34 28 13 1 39 50 Kurt Thomas 9 212 8.0 7.3 0.7 18- 48- 66 6 7 6 17 36 Pj Brown 16 434 7.9 6.9 0.9 45- 66- 111 14 13 21 23 59 Isaac Austin 16 320 7.1 5.3 1.0 19- 66- 85 16 11 7 36 52 Keith Askins 16 273 4.3 2.3 0.6 15- 21- 36 9 3 2 6 37 Gary Grant 16 207 3.8 1.1 2.1 2- 15- 17 33 12 0 18 21 Voshon Lenard 8 42 2.4 0.9 0.5 4- 3- 7 4 0 0 2 2 Ed Pinckney 6 47 1.7 2.0 0.3 5- 7- 12 2 0 2 1 4 Mark Strickland 6 20 1.0 1.5 0.0 4- 5- 9 0 0 2 4 2 James Scott 2 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0- 0- 0 0 2 0 0 1 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Mourning 124-225 .551 1-2 .500 66-103 .641 315 33 Hardaway 103-240 .429 31-93 .333 52-69 .754 289 25 Majerle 90-201 .448 42-110 .382 11-22 .500 233 26 Danilovic 66-150 .440 23-60 .383 35-41 .854 190 18 Thomas 26-71 .366 0-1 .000 20-27 .741 72 18 Brown 49-99 .495 0-0 .000 29-38 .763 127 18 Austin 45-98 .459 0-0 .000 24-41 .585 114 17 Askins 23-57 .404 11-29 .379 11-11 1.000 68 10 Grant 22-65 .338 8-24 .333 9-13 .692 61 12 Lenard 8-23 .348 3-15 .200 0-0 .000 19 5 Pinckney 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 10 2 Strickland 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 6 4 Scott 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 NEW JERSEY NETS --------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Kendall Gill 12 448 19.6 7.0 3.3 30- 54- 84 40 21 9 39 34 Jayson Williams 12 441 13.4 16.2 1.3 89- 105- 194 16 7 9 37 48 Robert Pack 12 383 12.8 1.7 7.0 4- 16- 20 84 22 1 41 32 Kerry Kittles 12 396 11.7 2.8 3.3 14- 20- 34 39 21 5 17 25 Shawn Bradley 12 327 10.3 8.3 0.3 38- 62- 100 3 5 49 22 37 Khalid Reeves 12 201 8.1 1.1 2.4 5- 8- 13 29 8 2 17 25 Tony Massenburg 12 232 6.6 3.6 0.3 18- 25- 43 3 6 6 17 28 Reggie Williams 11 176 5.6 2.4 0.7 3- 23- 26 8 7 3 10 28 Xavier Mcdaniel 6 110 5.2 5.5 0.8 17- 16- 33 5 3 0 9 10 Ed Obannon 11 116 3.6 1.4 0.4 6- 9- 15 4 3 2 4 11 Yinka Dare 4 22 1.3 1.3 0.0 3- 2- 5 0 0 1 2 1 Adrian Caldwell 8 79 1.1 2.6 0.1 7- 14- 21 1 3 1 8 15 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Gill 82-197 .416 8-26 .308 63-75 .840 235 32 J Williams 57-146 .390 0-1 .000 47-65 .723 161 28 Pack 49-129 .380 6-21 .286 49-61 .803 153 25 Kittles 53-135 .393 18-50 .360 16-24 .667 140 25 Bradley 46-114 .404 0-2 .000 32-47 .681 124 19 Reeves 32-82 .390 21-49 .429 12-15 .800 97 17 Massenburg 28-61 .459 0-0 .000 23-35 .657 79 12 R Williams 24-66 .364 7-29 .241 7-10 .700 62 12 Mcdaniel 13-38 .342 3-5 .600 2-6 .333 31 9 Obannon 15-48 .313 8-29 .276 2-2 1.000 40 12 Dare 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 5 2 Caldwell 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 3-8 .375 9 4 NEW YORK KNICKS --------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Patrick Ewing 14 501 21.7 11.1 1.6 27- 128- 155 22 19 29 56 47 John Starks 14 384 14.4 2.7 3.5 8- 30- 38 49 12 1 43 40 Larry Johnson 14 442 12.1 4.1 2.4 29- 29- 58 33 7 5 27 49 Allan Houston 14 432 12.1 2.7 2.9 7- 31- 38 40 11 5 39 44 Charles Oakley 12 406 11.0 8.9 2.9 37- 70- 107 35 13 3 32 48 Chris Childs 5 112 9.6 1.0 3.8 0- 5- 5 19 7 0 12 16 Charlie Ward 12 351 8.8 3.8 6.5 9- 36- 45 78 13 7 25 36 John Wallace 14 246 7.1 3.5 0.6 17- 32- 49 8 10 8 24 32 Buck Williams 14 295 5.8 4.8 0.6 31- 36- 67 8 12 13 16 39 Walter Mccarty 3 25 4.3 1.3 0.0 1- 3- 4 0 1 1 1 3 Scott Brooks 10 119 2.2 1.0 1.4 3- 7- 10 14 12 0 8 20 Chris Jent 3 10 2.0 0.3 0.3 1- 0- 1 1 0 0 0 2 Herb Williams 6 62 1.2 1.5 0.3 2- 7- 9 2 3 2 4 5 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Ewing 110-222 .495 1-2 .500 83-114 .728 304 33 Starks 69-155 .445 25-64 .391 39-45 .867 202 27 Johnson 65-117 .556 4-14 .286 36-57 .632 170 28 Houston 58-160 .363 21-56 .375 33-38 .868 170 28 Oakley 55-100 .550 2-5 .400 20-24 .833 132 17 Childs 14-28 .500 5-10 .500 15-19 .789 48 17 Ward 38-80 .475 14-37 .378 16-22 .727 106 14 Wallace 36-76 .474 0-0 .000 28-36 .778 100 16 B Williams 34-55 .618 0-0 .000 13-19 .684 81 16 Mccarty 5-11 .455 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 13 8 Brooks 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 6-6 1.000 22 7 Jent 2-6 .333 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 6 3 H Williams 2-11 .182 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 7 4 ORLANDO MAGIC ------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Penny Hardaway 4 154 21.3 6.3 5.3 8- 17- 25 21 6 2 7 10 Nick Anderson 12 453 16.8 4.8 2.1 15- 42- 57 25 22 8 21 30 Gerald Wilkins 11 336 13.5 2.6 2.0 11- 18- 29 22 7 4 23 26 Horace Grant 12 461 12.3 10.5 2.2 46- 80- 126 26 22 8 21 25 Darrell Armstrong 12 257 10.3 1.3 4.0 6- 9- 15 48 16 2 31 24 Rony Seikaly 11 329 10.0 9.1 0.9 37- 63- 100 10 6 15 24 48 Derek Strong 12 267 7.7 5.8 0.8 26- 44- 70 9 7 4 14 20 Brian Shaw 12 323 6.3 2.7 4.2 9- 23- 32 50 9 3 41 27 David Vaughn 12 186 4.3 4.9 0.3 23- 36- 59 4 5 10 15 20 Dennis Scott 2 28 4.0 1.5 0.5 1- 2- 3 1 0 0 1 1 Amal Mccaskill 3 31 3.0 2.0 1.0 3- 3- 6 3 1 0 1 1 Danny Schayes 2 7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clifford Rozier 1 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Hardaway 29-80 .363 4-18 .222 23-33 .697 85 29 Anderson 81-192 .422 31-97 .320 9-27 .333 202 25 Wilkins 57-116 .491 10-32 .313 24-34 .706 148 24 Grant 61-136 .449 0-1 .000 26-34 .765 148 21 Armstrong 38-88 .432 20-49 .408 28-32 .875 124 19 Seikaly 38-104 .365 0-0 .000 34-52 .654 110 17 Strong 37-78 .474 0-2 .000 18-20 .900 92 15 Shaw 25-84 .298 7-18 .389 19-24 .792 76 11 Vaughn 19-43 .442 0-0 .000 14-20 .700 52 12 Scott 3-14 .214 0-5 .000 2-3 .667 8 8 Mccaskill 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 9 9 Schayes 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 2 Rozier 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS ------------------ REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Allen Iverson 12 446 21.8 5.3 6.4 23- 40- 63 77 32 6 64 31 Jerry Stackhouse 15 526 19.5 3.1 3.0 18- 29- 47 45 19 17 59 48 Derrick Coleman 15 572 17.1 8.5 4.4 34- 94- 128 66 13 16 59 45 Clarence Weatherspoon15 537 10.6 9.2 1.5 54- 84- 138 22 15 9 26 27 Mark Davis 15 349 8.1 3.8 1.5 26- 31- 57 23 22 6 21 47 Rex Walters 11 190 7.6 1.5 2.5 3- 13- 16 27 9 0 12 19 Don Maclean 7 97 7.0 3.0 0.7 7- 14- 21 5 2 1 12 15 Lucious Harris 13 222 6.3 1.2 1.3 1- 15- 16 17 12 0 17 10 Scott Williams 14 320 5.1 6.8 0.4 31- 64- 95 5 13 15 14 46 Mark Hendrickson 3 18 3.0 2.0 0.0 3- 3- 6 0 0 0 0 1 Doug Overton 8 70 2.5 1.0 2.4 1- 7- 8 19 3 0 3 3 Michael Cage 15 206 1.7 3.5 0.6 18- 34- 52 9 7 3 3 19 Mark Bradtke 6 47 1.0 1.2 0.2 2- 5- 7 1 0 0 6 5 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Iverson 88-211 .417 26-66 .394 59-95 .621 261 35 Stackhouse 94-247 .381 24-71 .338 81-109 .743 293 36 Coleman 87-191 .455 12-39 .308 70-90 .778 256 25 Weatherspoon 63-126 .500 0-0 .000 33-44 .750 159 26 Davis 43-98 .439 8-25 .320 28-46 .609 122 22 Walters 28-61 .459 19-37 .514 9-13 .692 84 21 Maclean 21-52 .404 0-1 .000 7-13 .538 49 16 Harris 31-78 .397 12-32 .375 8-10 .800 82 13 Williams 32-71 .451 0-0 .000 7-10 .700 71 15 Hendrickson 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 9 6 Overton 7-20 .350 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000 20 9 Cage 11-20 .550 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 25 6 Bradtke 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 6 4 WASHINGTON BULLETS ------------------ REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Chris Webber 15 597 19.3 9.7 4.0 50- 96- 146 60 16 39 48 56 Juwan Howard 15 593 17.5 8.5 4.1 50- 78- 128 62 16 6 49 49 Rod Strickland 15 526 13.9 3.7 7.5 13- 43- 56 113 26 3 43 23 Chris Whitney 15 257 8.9 1.5 1.9 6- 16- 22 29 12 0 14 16 Gheorghe Muresan 9 221 8.7 6.1 0.3 16- 39- 55 3 4 13 17 29 Jaren Jackson 15 296 8.6 2.1 1.0 9- 23- 32 15 7 1 12 30 Calbert Cheaney 15 415 8.4 3.1 1.1 9- 37- 46 16 13 2 14 38 Tracy Murray 15 308 6.9 2.6 0.5 8- 31- 39 7 13 5 10 26 Harvey Grant 15 371 5.4 4.5 1.1 14- 53- 67 17 4 16 9 31 Ben Wallace 10 100 1.0 3.1 0.2 17- 14- 31 2 3 4 7 12 Ashraf Amaya 5 12 1.0 1.0 0.2 1- 4- 5 1 0 0 0 4 Matt Fish 3 4 0.7 1.0 0.0 1- 2- 3 0 0 0 1 2 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Webber 121-244 .496 5-18 .278 42-79 .532 289 34 Howard 108-237 .456 0-1 .000 46-65 .708 262 24 Strickland 77-177 .435 1-19 .053 54-79 .684 209 20 Whitney 43-97 .443 20-48 .417 28-33 .848 134 18 Muresan 31-63 .492 0-0 .000 16-22 .727 78 16 Jackson 47-107 .439 20-53 .377 15-21 .714 129 16 Cheaney 56-123 .455 2-9 .222 12-17 .706 126 13 Murray 37-112 .330 19-59 .322 10-13 .769 103 16 Grant 32-74 .432 7-19 .368 10-14 .714 81 11 Wallace 4-14 .286 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 10 6 Amaya 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 5 3 Fish 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2

nba.1857 nba.news, 01 Dec 96

NBA Team Stats Through Saturday, November 30 CENTRAL DIVISION ATLANTA HAWKS ------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Steve Smith 6 214 19.2 3.5 3.8 6- 15- 21 23 2 2 14 17 Christian Laettner 16 619 18.1 8.0 2.3 26- 102- 128 36 13 16 41 54 Mookie Blaylock 12 436 16.9 3.8 5.9 12- 33- 45 71 30 3 33 24 Dikembe Mutombo 16 590 12.7 11.6 1.1 62- 124- 186 18 6 52 39 43 Tyrone Corbin 16 543 11.9 5.2 1.4 26- 57- 83 23 24 2 34 46 Jon Barry 16 431 6.8 2.8 2.4 12- 32- 44 39 23 0 27 20 Eldridge Recasner 15 330 6.5 2.2 1.7 12- 21- 33 26 10 1 17 19 Willie Burton 14 201 6.1 1.8 0.6 5- 20- 25 8 4 2 17 32 Donnie Boyce 10 103 3.9 0.7 0.8 2- 5- 7 8 6 4 12 13 Ken Norman 8 133 2.9 2.6 0.9 2- 19- 21 7 5 1 15 10 Ivano Newbill 16 204 1.9 2.7 0.2 18- 25- 43 3 5 5 11 27 Priest Lauderdale 4 11 0.5 0.5 0.0 1- 1- 2 0 0 2 1 1 Anthony Miller 1 14 0.0 7.0 0.0 2- 5- 7 0 0 0 0 2 Derrick Alston 2 11 0.0 2.0 0.0 3- 1- 4 0 0 0 0 0 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Smith 39-93 .419 14-35 .400 23-32 .719 115 27 Laettner 106-240 .442 13-28 .464 64-82 .780 289 31 Blaylock 73-179 .408 43-99 .434 14-23 .609 203 39 Mutombo 77-150 .513 0-0 .000 49-78 .628 203 25 Corbin 72-154 .468 14-37 .378 32-37 .865 190 22 Barry 40-98 .408 15-40 .375 14-19 .737 109 17 Recasner 33-84 .393 8-27 .296 23-27 .852 97 23 Burton 20-61 .328 5-22 .227 40-47 .851 85 20 Boyce 15-38 .395 2-11 .182 7-12 .583 39 8 Norman 10-53 .189 2-22 .091 1-2 .500 23 7 Newbill 11-24 .458 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 30 7 Lauderdale 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 Miller 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 Alston 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0 0 CHARLOTTE HORNETS ----------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Glen Rice 11 418 19.6 2.6 2.0 8- 20- 28 22 4 4 25 28 Dell Curry 14 482 16.3 3.1 1.8 5- 39- 44 25 15 4 25 29 Anthony Mason 14 584 14.9 8.4 5.4 26- 91- 117 75 12 3 24 43 Vlade Divac 14 412 10.4 9.0 2.1 40- 86- 126 29 13 20 27 51 Matt Geiger 14 312 8.8 5.1 1.0 29- 42- 71 14 6 10 24 46 Anthony Goldwire 14 296 7.6 1.8 3.8 1- 24- 25 53 6 1 19 26 Tony Smith 11 170 6.8 1.2 2.4 6- 7- 13 26 6 4 12 11 Tyrone Bogues 8 202 5.9 1.0 6.9 3- 5- 8 55 11 0 14 8 Scott Burrell 13 230 5.5 2.7 1.5 8- 27- 35 20 7 7 11 26 George Zidek 9 111 4.2 3.1 0.3 7- 21- 28 3 1 1 9 15 Tony Delk 8 58 3.6 1.4 0.8 4- 7- 11 6 3 0 4 2 Malik Rose 10 85 2.3 3.2 0.6 14- 18- 32 6 7 2 6 18 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Rice 77-175 .440 25-56 .446 37-44 .841 216 29 Curry 86-177 .486 28-61 .459 28-36 .778 228 38 Mason 75-141 .532 0-0 .000 59-85 .694 209 21 Divac 60-133 .451 5-10 .500 21-34 .618 146 23 Geiger 47-104 .452 5-12 .417 24-33 .727 123 22 Goldwire 34-73 .466 19-38 .500 19-26 .731 106 18 Smith 28-63 .444 8-20 .400 11-14 .786 75 20 Bogues 20-43 .465 0-1 .000 7-8 .875 47 11 Burrell 21-73 .288 9-30 .300 20-25 .800 71 12 Zidek 16-32 .500 0-1 .000 6-9 .667 38 10 Delk 10-22 .455 6-12 .500 3-3 1.000 29 14 Rose 7-18 .389 0-0 .000 9-14 .643 23 7 CHICAGO BULLS ------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Michael Jordan 16 574 31.9 4.9 3.4 17- 62- 79 55 24 10 24 32 Scottie Pippen 16 606 18.1 7.0 6.1 28- 84- 112 98 28 8 43 41 Toni Kukoc 16 408 13.4 4.0 3.8 19- 45- 64 60 12 12 26 30 Steve Kerr 16 397 8.3 1.6 2.3 4- 21- 25 37 12 0 7 20 Luc Longley 12 257 7.3 5.0 2.4 23- 37- 60 29 4 15 26 34 Ron Harper 16 368 7.1 2.6 2.1 10- 31- 41 33 19 11 10 31 Dennis Rodman 16 543 5.5 15.6 2.8 84- 165- 249 45 4 7 38 44 Jason Caffey 10 96 5.2 2.5 0.3 10- 15- 25 3 2 0 9 17 Robert Parish 5 45 4.6 2.0 0.4 4- 6- 10 2 0 1 4 5 Randy Brown 15 185 4.2 1.7 1.4 6- 19- 25 21 9 2 10 23 Bill Wennington 15 197 3.7 1.5 0.9 7- 15- 22 13 4 3 12 33 Dickey Simpkins 8 64 1.8 1.5 0.5 6- 6- 12 4 1 1 7 2 Jud Buechler 15 100 0.9 1.0 0.6 3- 12- 15 9 2 1 3 8 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Jordan 196-390 .503 20-53 .377 99-117 .846 511 50 Pippen 115-255 .451 25-69 .362 34-53 .642 289 37 Kukoc 76-165 .461 8-29 .276 54-70 .771 214 26 Kerr 47-96 .490 25-57 .439 14-15 .933 133 17 Longley 30-67 .448 0-1 .000 27-31 .871 87 16 Harper 44-94 .468 12-35 .343 14-21 .667 114 19 Rodman 36-72 .500 1-3 .333 15-23 .652 88 13 Caffey 16-28 .571 0-0 .000 20-38 .526 52 11 Parish 11-18 .611 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 23 6 Brown 29-71 .408 3-9 .333 2-6 .333 63 9 Wennington 25-50 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750 56 18 Simpkins 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 2-7 .286 14 6 Buechler 5-22 .227 3-15 .200 0-4 .000 13 5 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS ------------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Terrell Brandon 14 486 18.5 3.6 6.8 5- 45- 50 95 27 6 36 35 Bobby Phills 11 382 13.7 4.0 3.2 7- 37- 44 35 14 6 24 27 Chris Mills 14 498 12.4 5.9 2.1 20- 63- 83 29 13 7 18 32 Tyrone Hill 14 481 11.9 9.4 1.5 52- 79- 131 21 14 8 36 50 Danny Ferry 14 406 9.7 4.4 1.6 11- 51- 62 22 7 5 21 40 Bob Sura 14 352 9.6 4.0 3.6 14- 42- 56 51 10 4 20 38 Vitaly Potapenko 14 215 7.0 3.1 0.7 21- 22- 43 10 5 5 15 35 Mark West 14 220 4.3 3.1 0.4 21- 23- 44 6 2 8 15 28 Antonio Lang 13 174 2.2 1.4 0.4 7- 11- 18 5 6 9 9 21 Carl Thomas 7 44 1.9 1.1 0.3 1- 7- 8 2 0 1 3 6 Reggie Geary 10 80 1.0 0.5 0.9 0- 5- 5 9 6 1 5 11 Donny Marshall 8 47 0.5 0.6 0.6 2- 3- 5 5 2 0 4 4 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Brandon 101-240 .421 20-58 .345 37-41 .902 259 31 Phills 58-123 .472 22-45 .489 13-24 .542 151 26 Mills 68-152 .447 12-34 .353 26-33 .788 174 25 Hill 65-114 .570 0-1 .000 37-65 .569 167 19 Ferry 51-117 .436 23-48 .479 11-14 .786 136 20 Sura 52-107 .486 11-22 .500 19-38 .500 134 17 Potapenko 35-85 .412 0-0 .000 28-33 .848 98 22 West 26-51 .510 0-0 .000 8-10 .800 60 11 Lang 10-25 .400 0-1 .000 8-11 .727 28 6 Thomas 5-11 .455 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 13 5 Geary 4-17 .235 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 10 5 Marshall 1-11 .091 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 4 3 DETROIT PISTONS --------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Grant Hill 13 488 21.1 7.5 5.9 15- 83- 98 77 20 7 39 29 Joe Dumars 14 534 17.1 3.0 3.6 3- 39- 42 51 14 0 25 15 Lindsey Hunter 14 509 15.1 3.1 1.7 8- 36- 44 24 14 3 15 43 Otis Thorpe 14 460 13.0 8.4 1.4 44- 73- 117 20 8 5 35 48 Terry Mills 14 295 8.7 4.1 0.9 14- 44- 58 12 4 2 22 28 Grant Long 14 388 6.6 5.9 1.4 42- 41- 83 19 12 0 15 34 Stacey Augmon 13 228 4.3 2.4 1.1 9- 22- 31 14 9 7 19 19 Don Reid 8 71 2.6 1.8 0.1 7- 7- 14 1 3 3 7 16 Kenny Smith 9 64 2.6 0.6 1.1 0- 5- 5 10 1 0 3 2 Michael Curry 13 182 2.5 1.4 0.3 5- 13- 18 4 3 0 4 20 Rick Mahorn 8 71 2.3 2.1 0.4 4- 13- 17 3 1 1 2 12 Theo Ratliff 11 87 1.6 2.0 0.1 12- 10- 22 1 0 9 4 13 Jerome Williams 4 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0- 0- 0 0 1 0 1 1 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Hill 96-197 .487 4-10 .400 78-102 .765 274 27 Dumars 76-156 .487 38-70 .543 49-54 .907 239 27 Hunter 75-175 .429 31-85 .365 30-38 .789 211 24 Thorpe 75-153 .490 0-0 .000 32-47 .681 182 20 Mills 44-104 .423 25-57 .439 9-9 1.000 122 19 Long 35-86 .407 6-12 .500 16-22 .727 92 12 Augmon 20-52 .385 0-0 .000 16-22 .727 56 12 Reid 10-18 .556 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 21 7 Smith 8-20 .400 5-10 .500 2-2 1.000 23 7 Curry 8-27 .296 1-13 .077 15-17 .882 32 9 Mahorn 6-18 .333 0-0 .000 6-7 .857 18 6 Ratliff 7-23 .304 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 17 4 Williams 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 INDIANA PACERS -------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Reggie Miller 13 456 20.9 4.2 4.2 10- 44- 54 54 10 5 32 20 Travis Best 13 372 12.1 2.1 3.7 4- 23- 27 48 20 0 38 42 Duane Ferrell 7 131 11.9 2.4 0.7 4- 13- 17 5 4 0 10 16 Dale Davis 13 442 9.5 10.6 0.8 42- 96- 138 10 13 14 22 37 Antonio Davis 13 374 9.2 6.9 0.9 31- 59- 90 11 10 15 26 46 Derrick Mckey 13 404 8.8 6.0 2.7 21- 57- 78 35 11 6 25 42 Jalen Rose 12 184 6.8 1.8 1.9 3- 19- 22 23 8 6 23 22 Erick Dampier 11 205 6.8 5.0 0.6 21- 34- 55 7 2 19 16 29 Vincent Askew 12 237 5.5 2.3 1.9 5- 23- 28 23 4 1 5 38 Haywoode Workman 4 81 5.5 1.8 2.8 4- 3- 7 11 3 0 5 10 Fred Hoiberg 7 71 4.1 2.4 0.6 3- 14- 17 4 4 0 4 4 Brent Scott 3 26 2.7 1.0 0.0 2- 1- 3 0 0 0 1 7 Jerome Allen 13 136 2.3 0.8 2.0 3- 7- 10 26 11 0 11 15 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Miller 90-210 .429 31-84 .369 60-71 .845 271 34 Best 61-127 .480 9-28 .321 26-38 .684 157 23 Ferrell 35-54 .648 3-4 .750 10-15 .667 83 16 D Davis 56-109 .514 0-0 .000 11-25 .440 123 15 A Davis 42-102 .412 0-1 .000 36-54 .667 120 20 Mckey 40-103 .388 6-17 .353 28-41 .683 114 15 Rose 29-62 .468 2-11 .182 22-28 .786 82 17 Dampier 25-67 .373 0-0 .000 25-34 .735 75 15 Askew 23-52 .442 2-6 .333 18-26 .692 66 10 Workman 11-20 .550 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 22 8 Hoiberg 7-22 .318 3-8 .375 12-13 .923 29 15 Scott 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 8 6 Allen 12-29 .414 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 30 8 MILWAUKEE BUCKS --------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Glenn Robinson 15 586 21.5 6.6 2.7 27- 72- 99 40 19 15 47 43 Vin Baker 12 449 20.8 10.6 2.3 40- 87- 127 28 10 22 37 43 Armon Gilliam 15 495 13.2 10.7 0.7 48- 113- 161 11 16 9 26 43 Ray Allen 15 402 12.7 3.5 1.8 18- 35- 53 27 12 1 24 32 Sherman Douglas 15 472 10.7 3.3 5.9 16- 33- 49 89 21 4 28 35 Johnny Newman 15 405 9.7 1.8 1.5 10- 17- 27 22 10 2 14 42 Andrew Lang 9 214 4.9 5.8 0.4 20- 32- 52 4 5 6 9 22 Elliot Perry 15 244 4.6 1.1 2.5 6- 11- 17 37 12 0 18 15 Shawn Respert 3 24 4.0 1.0 0.3 1- 2- 3 1 0 0 2 2 Joe Wolf 12 131 1.8 2.2 0.4 4- 22- 26 5 1 1 2 25 David Wood 11 94 1.7 1.0 0.1 1- 10- 11 1 1 3 1 14 Keith Tower 5 72 1.4 1.8 0.2 2- 7- 9 1 2 1 2 12 Darren Hancock 8 37 0.3 0.6 0.5 1- 4- 5 4 2 0 4 7 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Robinson 124-265 .468 17-43 .395 57-74 .770 322 33 Baker 93-197 .472 4-8 .500 60-79 .759 250 32 Gilliam 65-159 .409 0-0 .000 68-83 .819 198 27 Allen 70-157 .446 16-45 .356 35-46 .761 191 23 Douglas 63-122 .516 9-20 .450 26-42 .619 161 22 Newman 52-107 .486 3-13 .231 38-51 .745 145 27 Lang 20-43 .465 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 44 12 Perry 28-68 .412 3-10 .300 10-12 .833 69 11 Respert 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 5-5 1.000 12 7 Wolf 9-24 .375 0-3 .000 3-4 .750 21 6 Wood 6-11 .545 3-6 .500 4-9 .444 19 7 Tower 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 1-8 .125 7 3 Hancock 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 TORONTO RAPTORS --------------- REBOUNDS G MIN PPG RPG APG OFF- DEF- TOT AST STL BLK TO PF Damon Stoudamire 13 518 21.2 4.6 7.6 13- 47- 60 99 27 2 57 30 Walt Williams 14 528 16.8 4.9 2.6 20- 49- 69 36 26 11 40 67 Marcus Camby 11 291 14.3 4.2 0.8 14- 32- 46 9 16 21 22 42 Doug Christie 14 499 13.1 4.7 3.0 17- 49- 66 42 24 7 36 41 Carlos Rogers 10 251 9.0 7.2 0.8 29- 43- 72 8 8 11 15 33 Popeye Jones 14 418 6.6 9.2 0.9 51- 78- 129 13 12 4 23 50 Sharone Wright 12 169 5.7 2.3 0.1 15- 13- 28 1 2 7 17 28 Zan Tabak 5 92 5.4 4.4 1.0 8- 14- 22 5 2 3 9 15 Hubert Davis 14 281 5.1 1.2 0.6 5- 12- 17 9 5 0 12 19 Acie Earl 10 118 4.2 3.0 0.5 13- 17- 30 5 3 6 10 18 Benoit Benjamin 4 44 3.3 2.3 0.3 3- 6- 9 1 1 0 2 5 Donald Whiteside 13 105 2.1 0.6 1.6 1- 7- 8 21 5 0 5 10 Brad Lohaus 6 45 1.7 1.2 0.2 1- 6- 7 1 1 0 1 6 John Long 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Stoudamire 97-241 .402 34-88 .386 48-59 .814 276 28 Williams 82-187 .439 35-73 .479 36-45 .800 235 34 Camby 58-104 .558 1-4 .250 40-53 .755 157 29 Christie 62-159 .390 22-58 .379 37-47 .787 183 31 Rogers 35-74 .473 7-15 .467 13-19 .684 90 20 Jones 35-64 .547 1-1 1.000 22-24 .917 93 15 Wright 30-82 .366 0-0 .000 8-19 .421 68 16 Tabak 9-24 .375 0-0 .000 9-14 .643 27 14 Davis 28-84 .333 4-29 .138 11-16 .688 71 15 Earl 14-43 .326 0-1 .000 14-16 .875 42 10 Benjamin 5-12 .417 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 13 8 Whiteside 8-26 .308 6-18 .333 5-7 .714 27 9 Lohaus 4-15 .267 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 10 5 Long 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0

nba.1858 vpoznanovic, 02 Dec 96

Sunday, December 1 Denver at L.A. Lakers 96:104 Portland at Golden State 70:98 Sacramento at Detroit 66:95 Utah at Seattle 96:90 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 9 20 27 40 96 LA LAKERS 23 26 25 30 104 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: DEN - ANTONIO MCDYESS 26, DALE ELLIS 20, BRYANT STITH 14 LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 24, NICK VAN EXEL 24, TWO PLAYERS WITH 14 HIGH REBOUND: DEN - ERVIN JOHNSON 12, DALE ELLIS 8 LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 16, ELDEN CAMPBELL 8 HIGH ASSISTS: DEN - BROOKS THOMPSON 9, BRYANT STITH 6 LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 8, NICK VAN EXEL 7 ATT: 15,684 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- PORTLAND 14 18 20 18 70 GOLDEN STATE 25 26 23 24 98 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: POR - CLIFFORD ROBINSON 13, ISAIAH RIDER 13, ARVYDAS SABONIS 9 GSW - LATRELL SPREWELL 28, B J ARMSTRONG 18, CHRIS MULLIN 11 HIGH REBOUND: POR - RASHEED WALLACE 7, CHRIS DUDLEY 7 GSW - JOE SMITH 11, TODD FULLER 8 HIGH ASSISTS: POR - ISAIAH RIDER 3, AARON MCKIE 3 GSW - MARK PRICE 6, CHRIS MULLIN 5 ATT: 12,510 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SACRAMENTO 16 16 16 18 66 DETROIT 31 21 22 21 95 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: SAC - CORLISS WILLIAMSON 15, BILLY OWENS 11, OLDEN POLYNICE 10 DET - GRANT HILL 23, GRANT LONG 15, LINDSEY HUNTER 13 HIGH REBOUND: SAC - MICHAEL SMITH 9, OLDEN POLYNICE 6 DET - GRANT HILL 14, STACEY AUGMON 9 HIGH ASSISTS: SAC - THREE PLAYERS WITH 3 DET - JOE DUMARS 7, LINDSEY HUNTER 3 ATT: 14,063 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- UTAH 18 31 19 28 96 SEATTLE 15 23 25 27 90 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: UTH - KARL MALONE 30, ANTOINE CARR 13, CHRIS MORRIS 12 SEA - SHAWN KEMP 29, GARY PAYTON 18, SAM PERKINS 17 HIGH REBOUND: UTH - KARL MALONE 13, ANTOINE CARR 6 SEA - SHAWN KEMP 12, DETLEF SCHREMPF 10 HIGH ASSISTS: UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 12, KARL MALONE 3 SEA - DETLEF SCHREMPF 8, GARY PAYTON 4 ATT: 17,072

nba.1859 nba.news, 02 Dec 96

DENVER (96) AT LA LAKERS (104) DENVER REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MCDYESS F 35 11-25 4-5 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 26 D ELLIS F 48 7-21 4-4 2 6 8 3 3 0 4 20 JOHNSON C 28 0-2 0-0 2 10 12 2 5 4 3 0 STITH G 30 4-12 6-6 3 1 4 6 1 1 0 14 JACKSON G 33 2-7 4-6 1 3 4 4 1 0 4 8 HAMMONDS 24 4-5 3-4 0 4 4 0 4 0 2 11 MARCIULIONIS 14 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 5 B THOMPSON 20 4-8 0-0 0 0 0 9 4 0 2 12 L THOMPSON 7 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 HAM 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MCINNIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION MURDOCK DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 34-84 21-25 12 29 41 27 25 6 18 96 (.405) (.840) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 18(19 PTS) LA LAKERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === CAMPBELL F 31 6-8 2-3 1 7 8 3 5 3 0 14 JONES F 36 6-15 2-2 1 0 1 5 1 3 2 14 ONEAL C 40 10-19 4-7 4 12 16 8 4 0 7 24 ROBINSON G 14 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 VAN EXEL G 36 7-13 6-6 2 4 6 7 1 1 3 24 KERSEY 28 2-5 2-2 2 3 5 2 2 0 1 6 KNIGHT 20 4-6 0-4 2 4 6 0 4 1 1 8 FISHER 12 1-4 2-6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 SCOTT 15 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 BRYANT 3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 BLOUNT 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ROOKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 40-81 18-30 12 31 43 28 21 8 18 104 (.494) (.600) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 18(19 PTS) DENVER 9 20 27 40 - 96 LA LAKERS 23 26 25 30 - 104 BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - MCDYESS. LA LAKERS - ONEAL 4, JONES, KNIGHT. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 7-21 (.333), D ELLIS 2-8, STITH 0-3, JACKSON 0-2, MARCIULIONIS 1-2, B THOMPSON 4-6. LA LAKERS 6-17 (.353), JONES 0-5, ROBINSON 1-3, VAN EXEL 4-7, FISHER 1-1, SCOTT 0-1. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: PAUL MIHALAK, BILL SPOONER, JOE BORGIA. A - 15,684. T - 2:21. DENVER (96) AT LA LAKERS (104) Shaquille O'Neal had 24 points and 16 rebounds and tied a career-high with eight assists as the Los Angeles Lakers held the Nuggets to a franchise-low nine points in the first quarter before holding on for a 104-96 victory. Nick Van Exel added 24 points for the Lakers, who closed the first quarter on a 10-1 run for a 23-9 lead. Derek Fisher's three-pointer capped a 20-1 run bridging the first and second quarters as the Lakers assumed a commanding 33-9 advantage with 6:38 to go in the first half. Antonio McDyess scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Nuggets get within 99-90 with 62 seconds remaining. But Van Exel sealed the victory with four free throws in the final 33 seconds. "I'm glad to see our guys come out with the same kind of defensive intensity that we had in Detroit," Lakers coach Del Harris said. "When you can hold a team with the kind of firepower, with all their good shooters to nine points in a qaurter that gets you off to a good start. We were able to ride that out and win the game. The negative part was we didn't exhibit any killer instinct, so the game got a little sloppy at the end." Dale Ellis scored 20 points for Denver, which dropped to 1-3 under new coach Dick Motta. The Nuggets have lost three straight games and seven of their last eight. The Nuggets, who have lost seven of their last eight games, eclipsed the franchise-low of 10 points in a quarter, set against the Portland Trail Blazers on April 1st, 1977. "The way we started that game is inexcusable," Nuggets coach Dick Motta said. "I was happy when we got to 10 points. It feels like I'm taking over someone else's car with its own idiosyncrasies, the emotion just isn't there. That won't last long if I'm going to stay here." Denver, which at one point was shooting a woeful 4-for-27 from the field, was held scoreless for over 10 minuters before Tom Hammonds' jumper ended the drought. The Nuggets trailed 49-29 at halftime after shooting just 25 percent (9-of-35) from the floor in the first half. Rumeal Robinson's basket with 6:39 left in the third quarter gave Los Angeles its biggest lead of the game at 62-36. Denver still trailed 74-56 after three quarters, but used an 18-10 run to pull within 84-74 with 5:51 remaining. "We came out with a lot of intensity in the first half, we wanted to come out smoking like we did against Detroit," O'Neal said. "I think in the second half we eased up a little, we were trying to help Eddie break the record. In this league when you have a 25-point lead, it's kind of hard to stay focused and we lost it. When they whittled the lead down to 10 we knew we had to get it together." Hammonds made a shot and Ellis sank two foul shots to get the Nuggets within 100-94 with 35 seconds to go, but Van Exel hit four free throws down the stretch. Lakers guard Eddie Jones did not hit a three-pointer, ending his streak of 22 straight games with at least two three-pointers. "I'm still part holder of the record so I'm not upset," said Jones, who missed all five of his three-point attempts. "Maybe I would've got it if I didn't know about it. Once you know about these things you get it in your head." Eldon Campbell and Jones each finished with 14 points for the Lakers, who shot 49 percent (40-of-81) from the field. Bryant Stith had 14 points and Brooks Thompson contributed 12 for the Nuggets, who shot 40 percent (34-of-84). "I'm kind of upset, I don't know what's going on with this team but I'm upset," Thompson said. "You don't have to win every game, you just have to compete."

nba.1860 nba.news, 02 Dec 96

PORTLAND (70) AT GOLDEN STATE (98) PORTLAND REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === C ROBINSON F 33 5-12 1-2 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 13 WALLACE F 27 3-11 2-4 3 4 7 0 3 0 2 8 SABONIS C 18 4-7 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 9 ANDERSON G 25 1-9 5-5 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 7 RIDER G 37 5-15 1-2 1 2 3 3 2 1 3 13 DUDLEY 23 0-3 1-4 2 5 7 0 2 1 3 1 TRENT 22 2-6 2-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 6 BUTLER 9 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 MCKIE 22 1-8 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 0 3 2 DJORDJEVIC 12 2-4 2-2 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 8 WINGFIELD 12 1-3 0-2 2 1 3 1 3 0 1 3 CHILDRESS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 24-79 14-23 13 25 38 13 28 7 18 70 (.304) (.609) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 18(28 PTS) GOLDEN STATE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MULLIN F 25 4-8 0-0 2 3 5 5 4 0 1 11 SMITH F 36 3-12 4-4 3 8 11 0 4 1 3 10 SPENCER C 13 3-4 3-4 2 4 6 0 4 0 2 9 PRICE G 22 1-4 3-3 0 2 2 6 1 3 2 6 SPREWELL G 44 10-22 6-8 1 6 7 4 3 4 3 28 ROYAL 23 1-6 6-7 3 3 6 0 3 0 2 8 DECLERCQ 14 0-3 2-2 2 3 5 0 5 0 3 2 FULLER 18 1-4 2-2 4 4 8 0 2 0 1 4 ARMSTRONG 26 5-8 7-8 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 18 OWES 15 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 ROE 4 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 MARSHALL DNP - STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING TOTALS 240 28-75 35-40 19 38 57 17 28 10 18 98 (.373) (.875) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 20(16 PTS) PORTLAND 14 18 20 18 - 70 GOLDEN STATE 25 26 23 24 - 98 BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - DUDLEY 5, SABONIS 2, WALLACE 2, C ROBINSON, RIDER. GOLDEN STATE - SMITH 4, SPENCER 2, MULLIN, SPREWELL, DECLERCQ, OWES, ROE. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 8-22 (.364), C ROBINSON 2-4, SABONIS 1-1, ANDERSON 0-2, RIDER 2-7, BUTLER 0-1, MCKIE 0-2, DJORDJEVIC 2-2, WINGFIELD 1-3. GOLDEN STATE 7-15 (.467), MULLIN 3-4, PRICE 1-3, SPREWELL 2-6, ARMSTRONG 1-2. TECHNICALS: PORTLAND - ANDERSON, GOLDEN STATE - ASSISTANT COACH WETZEL. OFFICIALS: BRUCE ALEXANDER, BENNETT SALVATORE, TONY BROTHERS. A - 12,510. T - 2:13. PORTLAND (70) AT GOLDEN STATE (98) Latrell Sprewell scored 28 points and B.J. Armstrong added seven of his 18 in a second-quarter run as the Golden State Warriors pounded the Portland Trail Blazers, 98-70. Chris Mullin added 11 for Golden State, which salvaged the back end of a home-and-home series against Portland. The Warriors put forth their best defensive effort of the season, bettering their mark of 86 against Milwaukee on November 14th. Golden State has held just six of 16 opponents under 100 points. "We weren't pleased with our effort on Friday, and the guys wanted to improve in the areas where we didn't execute, and we did that," Sprewell said. "We competed out there. We did a much better job today. Now we have to sustain it." Clifford Robinson and Isaiah Rider scored 13 points apiece for Portland, which lost for just the second time in its last eight games. It was the second time this season the Trail Blazers have been held to 70 points, two higher than their franchise record for fewest points in a game. The Warriors set a franchise record for fewest points and field goals (24) allowed. "It's just a great win," said Golden State coach Rick Adelman. "It's like we had a definite attitude adjustment in the way we played and the way we defended them. From wire to wire, this was a great win." Golden State blew the game open with a 22-4 run in the second quarter. Joe Smith started the run with a basket and Mullin hit a jumper to give the Warriors a 30-23 lead. Rasheed Wallace answered with a basket for Portland, but Sprewell had a basket after a goaltending call, Smith added a pair of free throws and Armstrong hit a foul shot and a basket around a layup by Aaron McKie for a 37-27 Warriors lead. Andrew DeClerq and Armstrong each made two free throws before Smith added a basket. Sprewell made a free throw and a basket before Armstrong capped the run with a 14-foot jumper to give Golden State a 48-27 lead. The Warriors, who led 51-32 at halftime, then started the second half with a 15-7 run to extend their lead to 66-39. Golden State took its largest lead of the game at 90-56 with 6:03 to play after a 16-4 run to start the fourth quarter. Sprewell scored eight points in the run. Golden State shot 37 percent (28-of-73) from the field but outrebounded the Blazers 57-38, including 19-13 on the offensive glass. The Warriors scored 28 points off 18 turnovers and had 17 second-chance points. Portland was woeful from the field, making only 30 percent (24-of-79). Center Arvydas Sabonis was the only Blazers starter to make better than 50 percent of his shots, going 4-of-7 in 18 minutes. "We came out real flat and they came out really strong," said Portland center Chris Dudley. "They have a lot of good players. When you beat a team that badly, they have a lot of pride and came out and really played." "We certainly didn't play with our accustomed energy," said Portland coach P.J. Carlesimo. "The Warriors defended. They played aggressively. They outrebounded us and when we get hammered on the boards, we've got problems."

nba.1861 nba.news, 02 Dec 96

SACRAMENTO (66) AT DETROIT (95) SACRAMENTO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === OWENS F 27 5-13 0-0 3 1 4 3 4 1 1 11 C WILLIAMSON F 31 6-13 3-4 3 1 4 0 3 1 2 15 POLYNICE C 27 4-13 2-3 4 2 6 1 2 0 1 10 ABDUL-RAUF G 25 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 3 2 0 2 0 RICHMOND G 31 2-12 3-4 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 7 SMITH 26 1-3 3-4 1 8 9 1 1 0 1 5 SIMMONS 11 1-4 1-1 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 3 EDNEY 19 2-11 4-4 2 0 2 3 1 1 2 8 CAUSWELL 17 1-4 0-2 5 0 5 0 6 1 3 2 DANIELS 12 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 GAMBLE 8 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 HURLEY 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 TOTALS 240 24-85 16-22 18 21 39 13 28 7 13 66 (.282) (.727) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 14(19 PTS) DETROIT REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === HILL F 31 9-18 5-6 2 12 14 2 3 2 2 23 LONG F 26 6-7 2-3 0 4 4 1 2 0 1 15 THORPE C 25 2-4 7-8 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 11 HUNTER G 36 6-11 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 1 1 13 DUMARS G 32 1-2 6-6 1 4 5 7 1 0 3 8 MAHORN 17 2-4 2-2 3 3 6 0 4 0 2 6 MILLS 9 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 AUGMON 15 2-5 2-2 1 8 9 0 4 0 4 6 CURRY 22 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 RATLIFF 12 1-2 0-4 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 REID 8 2-3 1-2 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 5 WILLIAMS 7 1-4 0-0 1 3 4 2 0 1 2 2 TOTALS 240 34-67 25-33 11 40 51 18 27 5 20 95 (.507) (.758) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 20(13 PTS) SACRAMENTO 16 16 16 18 - 66 DETROIT 31 21 22 21 - 95 BLOCKED SHOTS: SACRAMENTO - CAUSWELL. DETROIT - AUGMON 2, HILL. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SACRAMENTO 2-16 (.125), OWENS 1-1, ABDUL-RAUF 0-1, RICHMOND 0-5, SIMMONS 0-1, EDNEY 0-2, DANIELS 1-5, GAMBLE 0-1. DETROIT 2-6 (.333), LONG 1-1, HUNTER 1-3, MILLS 0-1, CURRY 0-1. TECHNICALS: DETROIT - ILLEGAL DEFENSE. OFFICIALS: MIKE MATHIS, GREG WILLARD, HANK ARMSTRONG. A - 14,063. T - 2:05. SACRAMENTO (66) AT DETROIT (95) Grant Hill scored nine of his 23 points during a 21-2 run in the first quarter and Grant Long added 15 points as the Detroit Pistons whipped the Sacramento Kings, 95-66. The 66 points was the second-lowest output in Sacramento history. The Kings dropped a 101-59 decision to Charlotte on January 10th, 1991. Sacramento fell to 1-4 on its six-game road trip and has lost three straight by an average of 20 points per game. "It was a horrible performance," said Kings coach Garry St. Jean. "It started early and stayed consistent. Say whatever you want, we got spanked, kicked, pushed and shoved. It was a long night sitting there on the bench and I am sure it was the same for the players out on the floor." Detroit, whose largest lead was 35, bounced back from its second home loss of the season and won for the seventh time in nine games. "We knew they were tired, so we really wanted to push the ball upcourt and wear them down," said Hill. "When you hold a team to 66 points, you can pretty much shoot 20 percent and win the game. Sacramento led 12-10 on Corliss Williamson's layup with 6:20 to play in the first before Detroit exploded. Long opened the run with an 11-foot jumper. After Lindsey Hunter added a basket, Hill scored Detroit's next five points on a pair of layups and a foul shot. Otis Thorpe added a layup and Hill added a two more free throws and a basket to give the Pistons a 25-14 lead with 3:17 to go. Rick Mahorn capped the outburst with a pair of free throws as Detroit opened a 31-16 lead after the first quarter. "Tonight, we used defense as a weapon," Mahorn said. "You do not win every game by shooting, but you can win games by playing good defense." Detroit shot 63 percent (12-for-19) in the first quarter, while Sacramento made just 8-of-23 from the field. Overall, the Pistons made just over 50 percent of their shots (34-for-67), while the Kings shot 28 percent from the floor (24-for-85). "All you can do is look on to the next game," said Sacramento's Mitch Richmond, who finished with just seven points in 31 minutes. "It's just not going right for us. Wins are very hard to come by. We are not playing together. People do not know their roles and what they are supposed to do." Corliss Williamson led Sacramento with 15 points.

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UTAH (96) AT SEATTLE (90) UTAH REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MALONE F 43 12-27 6-8 2 11 13 3 3 1 2 30 RUSSELL F 27 2-6 0-0 0 4 4 2 2 2 0 6 OSTERTAG C 19 3-6 0-0 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 6 HORNACEK G 21 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 4 STOCKTON G 37 2-7 1-2 0 3 3 12 2 3 2 6 EISLEY 11 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 ANDERSON 24 4-7 3-3 3 1 4 2 3 0 1 11 MORRIS 19 4-6 2-2 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 12 CARR 29 4-10 5-6 2 4 6 1 5 1 3 13 FOSTER 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 KEEFE 8 3-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 6 WATSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 37-79 17-21 11 29 40 24 23 10 12 96 (.468) (.810) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 12(11 PTS) SEATTLE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === KEMP F 41 11-19 7-12 4 8 12 3 3 2 6 29 D SCHREMPF F 39 1-8 3-4 1 9 10 8 5 0 3 5 MCILVAINE C 14 2-3 0-2 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 4 HAWKINS G 35 5-8 1-1 3 3 6 1 2 0 1 12 PAYTON G 47 8-19 2-2 2 5 7 4 3 1 1 18 PERKINS 31 5-10 4-6 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 17 EHLO 18 2-6 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 5 SNOW 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 STEWART 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION HARVEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION WINGATE DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 34-73 17-27 13 29 42 18 23 3 15 90 (.466) (.630) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15(16 PTS) UTAH 18 31 19 28 - 96 SEATTLE 15 23 25 27 - 90 BLOCKED SHOTS: UTAH - MALONE. SEATTLE - KEMP 2, MCILVAINE 2, D SCHREMPF. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: UTAH 5-8 (.625), RUSSELL 2-4, STOCKTON 1-1, EISLEY 0-1, MORRIS 2-2. SEATTLE 5-18 (.278), D SCHREMPF 0-3, HAWKINS 1-1, PAYTON 0-4, PERKINS 3-7, EHLO 1-3. TECHNICALS: UTAH - ILLEGAL DEFENSE. OFFICIALS: HUGH EVANS, TOM WASHINGTON, TOMMIE WOOD. A - 17,072. T - 2:06. UTAH (96) AT SEATTLE (90) Karl Malone scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Utah Jazz extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 96-90 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics in a rematch of last year's Western Conference finals. John Stockton added 12 assists but only six points for Utah. The Jazz have lost only twice this season, dropping a home-and-home with the Houston Rockets. Malone has led the team in scoring in all but two games and in rebounding in all but five. "This is one game, we've had some big games with Chicago, Dallas, Denver and the Sonics," said Utah coach Jerry Sloan. "These are the kinds of teams we judge ourselves against. We played hard and took advantage of some key situations, but it's just another win." Shawn Kemp had 29 points and 12 rebounds and Gary Payton added 19 points for the Sonics, who had won 13 of their previous 14 games. "I don't think we played with an urgency or an energy that was respectful of the matchup," said Seattle coach George Karl. "I thought it was a stale game in a big-game situation." Seattle held a 23-22 lead at 8:22 of the second quarter, but Malone's 12-footer capped a 21-6 run to give Utah a 43-29 advantage with just over three minutes remaining in the half. The Jazz held a 49-38 halftime lead. The Sonics rallied in the fourth quarter and cut the lead to four before Chris Morris had five points in a 9-1 spurt that put Utah ahead, 84-72, with 5:17 to go. Seattle got back within six on Kemp's 20-footer, but Shandon Anderson and Malone had two free throws apiece to put the lead back to 95-85 as Utah held on for the victory. "Obviously we're not as good as we think we are," said Seattle forward Detlef Schrempf. "We have beaten a lot of teams, but teams we were supposed to beat. It took us a long time to get any energy in the game and when we did, we fought back into the game but they made the good plays and we didn't." The Sonics' Hershey Hawkins scored the NBA's 7 millionth point on a jumper at 7:58 of the fourth quarter. "As far as I'm concerned, it's just one game in a season and we came out and executed and did everything we needed to do," said Malone. "We never let the crowd into it. Every time they did something, we answered and kept them out of it." Seattle's only other loss to a Western Conference team this season came against the Jazz in a 99-91 decision on opening night.

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Olajuwon hospitalized again with heart problem HOUSTON -- Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon returned to Houston on Sunday and checked into a hospital after he experienced an irregular heartbeat for the second time in a little more than two weeks. Rockets team physician Dr. James Muntz said Olajuwon, 33, was in very good condition at Methodist Hospital, where he had been since about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Cardiologist Dr. Tony Pacifico, an arrhythmia specialist, said he would wait until Monday to see if Olajuwon's heart corrects its own rhythm. If not, doctors will shock it back into sync with a defibrillator. Olajuwon noticed the abnormal heart rhythm -- or arrhythmia -- during halftime of the Rockets' 103-99 victory over the Washington Bullets on Saturday night. Trainers took his pulse and consulted with team doctors, who determined it was safe for Olajuwon to play in the second half, Muntz said. Olajuwon played 39 minutes in the game, scoring 34 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. Rockets spokesman Tim Frank said Olajuwon started to feel strange after a postgame dinner. "He went to lay down. We called our trainer, our trainer checked him out and team officials decided it was in the best interest to fly him back and get our own doctors to take a look at him," Frank said. It's not known why such an abnormal heart rhythm occurs. Between 1 and 2 percent of all people are believed to have the condition at one time or another, Pacifico said. Muntz said the abnormal rhythm doesn't necessarily mean Olajuwon has a heart problem. "He has a perfectly normal heart," Muntz said. "We don't think that arrhythmia is career-threatening. We don't think it's life-threatening." Doctors said they still can't tell if the arrhythmia is sporadic or chronic and are considering putting Olajuwon on a drug to help keep his heartbeat regular. The arrhythmia appears similar to an episode Olajuwon suffered earlier this month and once in 1991, Frank said. Olajuwon was admitted to Methodist Hospital after a Nov. 19 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He underwent an exercise stress test and an echocardiogram. Both tests were normal and Olajuwon was released from the hospital two days later. He rested for a week and missed three games. Houston went 3-0 in Olajuwon's absence, defeating Phoenix, Golden State and the Los Angeles Lakers. Olajuwon returned last Tuesday and has played in victories over Portland, Boston and Washington. Olajuwon missed seven games early in the 1991-92 season because of similar heart-rate problems. During the previous season, he had clotting problems and was treated with blood thinners. He also wore an elastic sleeve on his leg to improve circulation. He also suffered from anemia late in the 1994-95 season. Olajuwon is an 11-time All-Star who won the NBA Most Valuable Player award in 1994 and led the Rockets to consecutive NBA championships in 1994 and 1995.

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Explaining Olajuwon's arrhythmia The following is an explanation of the medical situation involving Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon, who checked into a Houston hospital because of an arrhythmia for the second time in the past two weeks: What's an arrhythmia? A cardiac arrhythmia can be described as an irregular heartbeat or abnormal heart rhythm. Between 1 and 2 percent of all people are believed to have the condition at one time or another, said Dr. Tony Pacifico, a cardiologist and arrhythmia specialist who examined Olajuwon on Sunday. However, it is not known why such arrhythmia occurs. All of Olajuwon's tests to this date have shown normal cardiac status, and Rockets team physician Dr. James Muntz emphasized that Hakeem's arrhythmia doesn't necessarily mean he has a heart problem. "He has a perfectly normal heart," Muntz said. The treatment Pacifico said he would wait until Monday to see if Olajuwon's heart corrects its own rhythm. If not, doctors will shock it back into sync with a defibrillator. Regardless, Olajuwon will continue to take aspirin to prevent blood clotting. Doctors said they still can't tell if the arrhythmia is sporadic or chronic and are considering putting Olajuwon on a drug to help keep his heartbeat regular. A defibrillator was used to correct the arrhythmia that struck Olajuwon during halftime of a Nov. 19 home game against Minnesota. At that time he missed three games. What it means for Hakeem's career "We don't think that arrhythmia is career-threatening," Dr. Muntz said. "We don't think it's life-threatening." While Olajuwon was checking into the hospital, the rest of the Rockets were headed to Toronto for Monday night's game against the Raptors. Muntz said Olajuwon was not likely to play Monday, but it was uncertain if he would miss any other games.

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Olajuwon's recent medical history Timeline of Hakeem Olajuwon's medical problems in the 1990s: 1990-91 Before the season he was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg, and blood thinners dissolved the clot. He also wore an elastic sleeve on his leg to improve circulation. 1991-92 Missed seven games early in the season because of an arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). 1994-95 Suffered from anemia late in the season and missed several games. (Anemia exists when the hemoglobin content of the bloodstream is less than that required to provide the oxygen demands of the body). 1996-97 Experienced an arrhythmia during halftime of a Nov. 19 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves and immediately was taken to a Houston hospital. He was released from the hospital Nov. 21 and missed three games. He experienced another arrhythmia during halftime of a Nov. 30 game against the Washington Bullets. Trainers took his pulse and consulted with team doctors, who determined it was safe for Olajuwon to play in the second half. However, Olajuwon felt strange after dinner that night and team officials decided he should fly back to Houston for testing.

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NBA's heart-related problems in the '90s Derrick Coleman He missed the first month of the 1995-96 season with an irregular heartbeat discovered during his training-camp physical. The problem has not resurfaced since then. Reggie Lewis After the former Celtics All-Star collapsed during a 1993 playoff game, doctors at New England Baptist told him he had a life-threatening heart ailment and should retire. Lewis sought a second opinion from doctors who cleared him to play, and he had a fatal heart attack while shooting baskets three months later. Hakeem Olajuwon On three separate occasions during the 1990s, he missed games after experiencing an irregular heartbeat. Eric Williams An abnormal finding was revealed during a cardiac-related physical examination the day before the Celtics started training camp this October. Further tests revealed no problems of concern with Williams' heart, and he has played in all of Boston's games this season. Monty Williams Spurs currently keep a defibrillator machine at courtside for Williams, who has had an irregular heartbeat.

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7,000,000th Point Scored by Seattle G Hersey Hawkins Seattle SuperSonics shooting guard Hersey Hawkins scored the NBA's 7,000,000th point in league history today on a jumper with a jumper at 7:58 of the fourth quarter. The following are the date, person and game in which each of the seven millionth points were scored: POINT DATE GAME/PLAY ----- ---- --------- 1,000,000 12/22/62 Occurred in the Detroit-Chicago, New York-Boston or Syracuse-San Francisco game 2,000,000 1/9/72 Occurred in Baltimore-Phoenix or Detroit-Buffalo game 3,000,000 2/17/78 Occurred in Indiana-Washington, Buffalo-Kansas City, Detroit-New York, New Jersey-Cleveland or Philadelphia-San Antonio game 4,000,000 2/18/83 Scored by Philadelphia's Moses Malone on a tip-in of his own miss at 11:59 of the first quarter against Houston. 5,000,000 1/25/88 Scored by Utah's Rickey Green on a 24-foot three-pointer as the buzzer sounded at the end of the third quarter against Cleveland 6,000,000 3/23/92 Scored by Atlanta's Stacey Augmon on driving layup at 7:41 of the second quarter against Golden State. 7,000,000 12/1/96 Scored by Seattle's Hersey Hawkins on a jump shot at 7:58 of the fourth quarter against Utah.

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Lakers are limited by grab-bag lineups SAN DIEGO (Dec 1, 1996 - 21:01 EST) -- The season still is young, but already it's getting old watching the Lakers. They were 11-6 entering Sunday night's game against visiting Denver but appear to be playing no better than they did in the season opener. Glimmers of promise have been overshadowed by embarrassing losses to lowly Boston, Toronto, San Antonio and Charlotte. Watch the Lakers for any length of time and you fail to detect any cohesion. Coach Del Harris says they have yet to discover their "identity," which in large part has to do with his rotation. There isn't one -- or one that makes any sense. Reserve forward Corie Blount plays well in a season-high 30 minutes on Sunday and is rewarded with 10 minutes the next game and eight after that. Reserve center Travis Knight averages one minute of action through the first 14 games, then plays 20 against the 76ers and 13 against Boston. "As a team, we don't know what to expect," said point guard Nick Van Exel. "And we don't know who our sixth man is. A person could play the whole first quarter, then he might get only a few minutes in the second half ... "Nothing surprises me with the coach we've got. Nothing. He expects me to be the leader on the court, the quarterback, and then he takes me out of the game." Harris' pat answer is that he goes with the hot player. Problem is, there has yet to be a basketball player who doesn't struggle at some point. Most times, he has to work his way through it. But Harris sees the basketball world in black and white. You're either on or you're off. There is no gray. No continuity. No rhythm. And no excitement. Man, is it really only December? * * * LONG ARM OF LAW: Bulls forward Dennis Rodman is finding that fame not only can translate into fortune, but also lawsuits. Rodman had to appear in a Dallas courtroom before Friday's game against the Mavericks because he is being sued by a woman who holds him accountable for an accident 18 months ago involving a boat Rodman owns. And last weekend in Salt Lake City, a Delta Center usher had papers served on Rodman, claiming he groped her three years ago while diving into the stands for a loose ball during the playoffs. Rodman was playing for San Antonio at the time. "This is getting ridiculous," Rodman said recently. "Everywhere I turn, somebody wants something. It's gone beyond basketball." The incidents may have contributed to Mavs forward Chris Gatling going for a career-high 35 points against Rodman and the Bulls on Friday. * * * CHARLES THE GREAT: Rockets forward Charles Barkley has played like a man possessed this season. His motives: the chance to win a championship, end Rodman's streak of rebounding titles at five years, and, perhaps most importantly, improve his contract for next season. It has been reported that Barkley's deal is for $4.6 million this season and $4.5 million next year. But, according to the Arizona Republic, next year's figure includes $2 million in bonus money. To receive the bonus, Barkley has to be named first- or second-team All-NBA -- he was third team last year -- or he has to finish in the top seven in the league in both scoring and rebounding. Failing to do both would reduce his salary to $2.5 million for next season. Barkley ranks first in the league in rebounding (16.4 per game) but is not among the top 10 scorers. * * * DIKEMBE HEATING UP: When the Atlanta Hawks signed free-agent center Dikembe Mutombo to a five-year, $50 million deal in the offseason, coach Lenny Wilkens talked of increasing Mutombo's role as an offensive player. But through 11 games, he was averaging just 9.9 points, three under his career average. Mutombo has since picked it up and is averaging 18.8 points in his last five games. "I'm feeling very comfortable with my hook shot," Mutombo said. "I was struggling, but I watch tape, and my assistant coaches work with me." * * * WHO'S KIDDING WHOM?: Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd averaged career highs in points (16.6), assists (9.7) and rebounds (6.8) last season. Through 14 games this year, he's averaging 9.5 points, 8.6 assists and 4.9 rebounds. Basketball followers have offered a handful of explanations for the dropoff, among them Kidd's cool relationship with shooting guard Jimmy Jackson , and Kidd's sore knees. The latest one: Kidd is struggling to live up to the expectations of Bulls star Michael Jordan , who told Kidd over the summer that he would like to pass the torch to him when he retires. "People talk about that being a lot of pressure for me, about my stats being down," said Kidd. "But last year was just one of those years. We had people hurt, and I had to score more. I'm happy with my play this year. I don't think I need to score a lot of points to be effective."

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Seattle benefits from more mature Kemp (Dec 1, 1996 - 06:06 EST) - Any Shawn Kemp interview eventually gets around to the topic of expectations. It's a topic the Seattle SuperSonics star forward usually slam dunks as easily as he does a basketball or three every game, saying he never worries about what other people say about him, doesn't care about meeting the expectations of anyone else. Which, of course, is as misleading as some Ross Perot infomercials. Kemp might not really care what the general public or the media thinks of him, but he most certainly cares about what the other 11 players in the SuperSonics locker room expect out of him. Which is why, Kemp said, he couldn't have taken the contract frustrations that caused him to sit out 22 days of training camp on the court with him even if he had wanted to. "These guys in here, they know you, they hang out with you, they know if I'm cheating them," Kemp said. "You can fool some people, but these guys, these guys would know. After playing with them seven, eight years, to come back and cheat these guys, you couldn't do that." And Kemp most certainly hasn't. Heading into Sunday's game in KeyArena against Utah, Kemp is averaging a career-high 23.5 points and 11.6 rebounds through 17 games, despite consistently saying he's not yet in 100 percent physical shape after his holdout. If the numbers stay at or above those levels, it would mean Kemp has improved his scoring and rebounding averages every year of his career. And they are numbers that have appeared to have won back any Sonic fan turned off by Kemp's claim that he held out because he needed a period of "renewal." But when the Sonics went on a six-game trip back east last week, in every city Kemp was peppered with questions of whether he was somehow playing frustrated or with an attitude because of the unhappiness with his contract. "When you play basketball, you never let money or decisions like that bother you," Kemp said in a typical response. "If I go out there and started worrying about what other guys are making, then I'd never play well. That's too much to overcome. I refuse. That's why I did what I did. When you step on the court, you just have to play." Kemp's teammates said they never expected him to do otherwise. Guard Nate McMillan said questions about Kemp's mental approach "are just writers needing something to write about and trying to start something with this team. "Every team in the league goes through a problem where somebody is having negotiation problems and you have to wait and see what will happen with it. That's part of the business and we understood what was going on and we worked through it and now he's back and it's finished and gone." Besides, Kemp knows the best statement he can make about his relative poverty -- he stands to make $3.7 million this year, third-best on the team and 59th in the NBA, according to a USA Today survey of league salaries -- is his play on the floor. Among the players who will make more than Kemp this year are Chris Dudley, Billy Owens, Kendall Gill, Danny Ferry and Elden Campbell. None of them are Kemp, who has been unstoppable one-on-one all season, and whose play, along with that of point guard Gary Payton, has set the tone for a team that is 14-3 and appears on its way to a second 60-plus victory season. Sonics coach George Karl essentially turned the leadership of the team over to Kemp and Payton last season, and it resulted in 64 regular-season victories and a trip to the NBA Finals. The offseason distractions -- Payton re-signed with the Sonics and also played on the Dream Team, while Kemp was left off the Dream Team -- have done nothing to change the duo's approach to this season, Karl said. "Shawn and Gary grew up a lot last year," Karl said. "The older guys are trusting the younger guys (Kemp and Payton) more now and the younger guys realize how important the older guys are to this team." Karl said that growth is allowing him to alter his coaching style a bit. "We've become less of a dictatorship and more of a democracy," Karl said. "They coach themselves more now." Not the kind of thing that could have been done a few seasons ago, Karl said, when the Sonics had a reputation for a mental capacity just above that of some of the Peanuts gang. Karl said that while those perceptions might linger in some corners, they couldn't be further from the truth, citing Kemp's ability to handle his ever-growing fame. "It's just being a professional and a lot of that has to do with on-the-court stuff and a lot of it has to do with how you handle off-the-court activities, how you handle the media, the marketing, the national publicity," Karl said. "I think Shawn's gone from where three, four years ago he was a difficult interview, he felt uncomfortable doing them, to where now he is one of the best interviews in the NBA. It takes a focus." Kemp said he and Payton have always wanted that leadership role. "We are the energy to this team," Kemp said. "We've always thought that, there's just a little more focus on us now. But we've always thought we were the ones who had to come out and put the energy on the court." So far this season, Kemp has often taken that to mean he must score early to make other teams pay even more attention to the inside, which then opens up the outside. "It's my responsibility to give it back to my teammates," Kemp said. Kemp also knows it's the only way to a championship, which Karl said is the only thing holding Kemp back from being regarded as one of the truly great forwards of all time. Kemp faces another player in a similar situation today, Utah's Karl Malone, whose Hall of Fame career also is without an NBA title. "If they would put a championship on their standard, then I think they would have to put those guys with Kevin McHale, who to me is the only other guy I know of in their class," Karl said. Malone is off to a similarly great start, averaging 26.2 points and 11.3 rebounds a game, shooting 54.9 percent from the field. "I think because of Karl Malone's years in the league, he would get most people's vote right now," Karl said. "But five years from now, I think Shawn Kemp will get most people's vote." It's unlikely, however, that Kemp will ever put up scoring numbers like Malone's because of the better overall balance of the Sonics. But his expanding repertoire leads one to believe Kemp could if needed. What's most impressed those around the league this year is Kemp's continuing improvement with the outside shot, his free-throw shooting (he's at a career-best 76.8 so far, which leads the team) and his decision-making. "Now he's become a very disciplined player," said Charlotte coach Dave Cowens. "His shot selection is excellent, he's making his free throws and he's just really arrived." "What I try to do now is mix it up a little bit where I don't do the same move every time down the court," Kemp said. "Some teams still play me like I'm going to dunk it every time and I'm really not trying to do that." If Kemp has a continuing statistical foible it is turnovers. Only Jason Kidd had more turnovers (328) than Kemp's 315 last year, an average of 3.98 a game and the most in his career. That number is down slightly this year (64 in 17 games, 3.8 a game). "What teams do when you are hot is try to set you up for the turnover," Kemp said. "I'm trying to get smarter and better at it, although I still struggle with it sometimes." It's that, as much as anything, that he would like to improve on. "It's not necessarily scoring points, but just being smarter and making better decisions and making other guys on the team have easier shots," Kemp said. Kemp knows if he passes it back out when he's double-teamed, he'll get it back when he's not. It's a payoff that comes with patience, something Kemp is learning more about all the time.

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McMillan back at practice, but not games (Dec 1, 1996 - 06:01 EST) - Nate McMillan fully participated in the Seattle SuperSonics' practice Saturday, but said he still needs a couple more workouts before he can come off the injured reserve list. McMillan, who is one of the team's three captains, has been on the injured reserve list since Nov.15 with a pulled groin and has played in only five games this season. "I was able to get up and down the floor, but I was having trouble sliding on defense," McMillan said. "The thing today was just to get out and run. I haven't run in a week and a half and I was able to get a good run in today." McMillan said he will practice again Monday. "I feel good about where it's at and that it's improving," McMillan said. "My thing is to try and let it heal as much as possible (before he returns) and hopefully these guys will continue to win (allowing him to be patient)." Coach George Karl said McMillan "looked a little rusty" and still needs a few more hard practices before returning. RIVALS MEET AGAIN: Sunday's game with Utah is the first meeting in KeyArena since Seattle beat the Jazz in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on June 2. Karl said that playoff series and others in recent years between the two teams has made the Seattle-Utah matchup "the best unknown rivalry in the NBA. For years these teams have been battling each other competitively, the players respect each other, and the organizations have mirrored each other's success." The game will be the first at home for the Sonics this year against a team expected to be a contender come playoff time. "It's a good barometer," Karl said. "Everyone will kind of know a little bit more about themselves tomorrow." Utah beat Seattle, 99-91, in Salt Lake City in the first game of the season Nov. 1. MILESTONE POSSIBLE: The 7 millionth point in NBA history will likely be scored today, and could come in KeyArena. There had been 6,993,581 points scored before Wednesday, and the NBA was calculating that based on the average of 192 points per game this season, the milestone point would come in either the Sonics-Jazz game or the Denver at Los Angeles Lakers game, which starts at 6:30 p.m.

nba.1871 nba.news, 02 Dec 96

Good start still leaves Utah with many questions SEATTLE (Dec 1, 1996 - 05:36 EST) -- Coach Jerry Sloan wouldn't change many things about the Jazz's 11-2 start. But there is one thing. "Too many home games," Sloan says. True enough. En route to the best start in franchise history, the Jazz have played only four of their first 13 games on the road. While the schedule has undoubtedly helped them stay close to red-hot Houston in the Midwest Division, it also makes Sloan wary about the future. What does he see? First, Sunday night's game at Key Arena against the Sonics. After a 1-2 start, Seattle has won 13 of 14. Only two victories have come by less than 10 points, and none was by less than eight. After this stern test, the Jazz play six of seven in the Delta Center before the scheduling gods pull the inevitable about-face. Between Dec. 17 and Jan. 25, the Jazz play 16 of 21 games on the road. Among the stops in this rugged stretch are New York, Miami, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Portland and Houston. Certainly, the Jazz have claimed a spot among the NBA's elite at this point. But whether they are still there at mid-season depends on how successful they are on the road. Of course, that brings up another of Sloan's concerns. He knows the performance of a team's second unit is vital to its chances in hostile territory. The Jazz's non-starters have been a bit inconsistent. "They've had their moments," Sloan said. "But we're still trying to figure out exactly who fits in where. In defense of those guys, it's hard to get into a rhythm in that type of situation." Among the Jazz's non-starters, Antoine Carr is the top scorer (6.9). But he's shooting only 36.6 percent. Chris Morris, a starter much of last season, has given way to Bryon Russell. But he hasn't found his off-the-bench comfort zone. Though Morris made two huge three-pointers in the Jazz's 107-103 comeback win over Denver on Wednesday night, he has missed his other 17 attempts. Overall, Morris is shooting just 33 percent while averaging 12 minutes per game. "He just needs to keep working at it," said Sloan. "He needs to get into a rhythm so he starts shooting the ball better." Adam Keefe has been one of Sloan's most dependable non-starters. In the four games when he has played over 20 minutes, Keefe averages nine points and 7.8 rebounds. Still, the Jazz's surplus of small forwards and lack of power players often leaves Keefe rotating between positions. Sloan knows the difficulty of such a role. "We've played him some at 'three' and some at 'four,' " he said. "That's tough on a guy. But one thing about Adam: When he steps on the floor, he competes." Rookie Shandon Anderson has been a pleasant surprise, though his emergence as a dependable NBA player has added to Sloan's problem of finding his second unit players meaningful minutes. Still, don't expect Anderson to miss many shifts, especially if Morris' struggles continue. "He's played pretty well," said Sloan. "He plays hard. He works hard. He tries to do what we want offensively, and he goes after the basketball." Backup point guard Howard Eisley seems like the least of Sloan's concerns. Playing behind John Stockton, he normally gets 10-15 minutes per night. Typically, Eisley is solid. "He's in a tough situation, too," says Sloan. "But it's not going to change as long as John's here."

nba.1872 schef, 02 Dec 96 -> #1860, nba.news

][ PORTLAND ][ DJORDJEVIC 12 2-4 2-2 1 2 3 1 ][ 3 0 0 8 Sve je bolji i bolji. :) Ovaj put je dao 2 trojke. :)

nba.1873 junior, 02 Dec 96 -> #1853, nba.news

> Ostale statistike stižu nešto kasnije. Imaš li one statistike, kako koji tim igra kojeg dana? :) Čuo sam da su u "Atlantiku" otvorili kladionicu na NBA, pa mislim da bi mi dobro došle te statistike .. >:)

nba.1874 sani., 03 Dec 96

nba.1875 sani., 03 Dec 96 -> #1867, nba.news

> 7,000,000,000th Point Scored By Seatlle G Hersey Hawkins Ma sve je to samo zavera protiv Divca :))

nba.1876 vpoznanovic, 03 Dec 96

Monday, December 2 Charlotte at Utah 97:107 Dallas at Orlando 108:102 Houston at Toronto 89:100 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- CHARLOTTE 21 18 31 27 97 UTAH 27 24 24 32 107 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: CHA - DELL CURRY 25, GLEN RICE 19, ANTHONY MASON 17 UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 22, KARL MALONE 20, BRYON RUSSELL 13 HIGH REBOUND: CHA - VLADE DIVAC 10, ANTHONY MASON 8 UTH - KARL MALONE 11, GREG OSTERTAG 5 HIGH ASSISTS: CHA - ANTHONY MASON 6, ANTHONY GOLDWIRE 6 UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 16, KARL MALONE 5 ATT: 19,410 NBA FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- ----- DALLAS 25 25 22 22 14 108 ORLANDO 25 28 25 16 8 102 FINAL IN 1ST OT HIGH SCORERS: DAL - CHRIS GATLING 25, GEORGE MCCLOUD 21, JIM JACKSON 17 ORL - RONY SEIKALY 26, GERALD WILKINS 25, DEREK STRONG 18 HIGH REBOUND: DAL - CHRIS GATLING 14, JASON KIDD 7 ORL - RONY SEIKALY 14, DEREK STRONG 12 HIGH ASSISTS: DAL - JASON KIDD 18, JIM JACKSON 4 ORL - BRIAN SHAW 7, DARRELL ARMSTRONG 6 ATT: 17,248 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- HOUSTON 22 19 25 23 89 TORONTO 26 28 24 22 100 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 30, CLYDE DREXLER 21, MATT MALONEY 18 TOR - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 27, WALT WILLIAMS 23, POPEYE JONES 15 HIGH REBOUND: HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 12, CLYDE DREXLER 10 TOR - POPEYE JONES 13, DOUG CHRISTIE 10 HIGH ASSISTS: HOU - CLYDE DREXLER 5, MATT BULLARD 5 TOR - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 11, WALT WILLIAMS 6 ATT: 17,108

nba.1877 nba.news, 03 Dec 96

CHARLOTTE (97) AT UTAH (107) CHARLOTTE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MASON F 45 6-10 5-8 3 5 8 6 3 1 6 17 RICE F 42 8-22 2-2 1 4 5 1 3 3 3 19 DIVAC C 38 3-8 4-6 6 4 10 4 2 0 2 10 BOGUES G 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 CURRY G 42 10-18 2-2 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 25 GOLDWIRE 31 4-8 0-0 0 0 0 6 6 1 1 10 ZIDEK 12 2-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 6 BURRELL 13 2-4 3-3 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 8 SMITH 12 1-3 0-0 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 2 DELK 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GEIGER DNP - BACK SPASMS ROSE DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 36-76 18-23 13 19 32 22 23 6 16 97 (.474) (.783) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16(22 PTS) UTAH REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MALONE F 34 9-17 2-4 2 9 11 5 5 1 3 20 RUSSELL F 30 5-7 1-4 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 13 OSTERTAG C 28 2-3 2-2 2 3 5 0 2 0 1 6 STOCKTON G 40 7-11 7-8 1 3 4 16 3 2 3 22 HORNACEK G 28 3-8 5-7 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 11 EISLEY 8 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 CARR 25 5-10 0-1 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 10 ANDERSON 20 4-6 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 MORRIS 18 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 6 FOSTER 9 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 4 KEEFE DNP - COACH'S DECISION WATSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 43-74 17-26 9 25 34 31 24 7 15 107 (.581) (.654) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 15(27 PTS) CHARLOTTE 21 18 31 27 - 97 UTAH 27 24 24 32 - 107 BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - DIVAC. UTAH - OSTERTAG 5, MALONE, CARR, MORRIS, FOSTER. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 7-20 (.350), RICE 1-6, DIVAC 0-1, CURRY 3-6, GOLDWIRE 2-6, BURRELL 1-1. UTAH 4-8 (.500), RUSSELL 2-3, STOCKTON 1-2, HORNACEK 0-1, EISLEY 1-1, MORRIS 0-1. TECHNICALS: CHARLOTTE - DIVAC, MASON. OFFICIALS: BOB DELANEY, DERRICK STAFFORD, KEVIN FEHR. A - 19,410. T - 2:06. CHARLOTTE (97) AT UTAH (107) John Stockton had 22 points and 16 assists and Bryon Russell keyed a decisive fourth-quarter run with a pair of three-pointers to lead the Utah Jazz to their 11th straight victory, 107-97 over the Charlotte Hornets. Karl Malone scored 20 points and Russell finished with 12 for the Jazz, who have won eight in a row at home. They need three more wins to match the franchise-record 14-game winning streak set in the 1994-95 season. The 11-game streak is the second-longest in franchise history. The Hornets battled back from a 16-point deficit to tie it, 85-85 with 5:49 remaining on two free throws by Anthony Mason. The Jazz then went on a 12-3 run, including Russell's two three-pointers, for a 97-88 lead with 72 seconds left. Utah sealed the victory by scoring its final 10 points all on free throws. "I think the confidence of our bench is really up right now," Utah's Jeff Hornacek said. "Jerry (Sloan) is using them a lot. You know sometimes that's a tough thing coming off the bench if you're only playing in scattered minutes, but he's playing them a lot longer." Dell Curry scored 25 points and Glen Rice added 19 for Charlotte, which lost for the second time in seven games. Mason had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets, who shot 47 percent (36-of-76) from the field. "Well all I can say is our guys, they didn't quit," Hornets coach Dave Cowens said. "We played hard all the way down to the end. It's really tough to beat this team and they shot really well, but we got back into the game and got them to the point where I thought we'd get over the top and then they hit a couple of three-pointers." Jeff Hornacek scored 11 points and Antonie Carr added 10 for Utah, which shot 58 percent (43-of-74) from the field. "We were right into it until the last three or four minutes," Charlotte's Anthony Goldwire said. "They hit some tough shots and we let down offensively and didn't get anything and they were coming out and scoring. We know we can compete with this team, we just fell short at the end." Utah Center Greg Ostertag had six points, five rebounds and five blocks. "I just come out and try to stay aggressive," Ostertag said. "I've been aggressive the past couple of games and trying to keep it consistent by staying aggressive right now." The Jazz held their biggest lead at 62-46 with 7:20 to go in the third period, but the Hornets closed the quarter on a 24-13 run to get within 75-70 entering the final 12 minutes. After the teams traded baskets to start the contest, the Jazz reeled off 12 straight points for a 14-2 lead. Malone had eight points to help Utah to a 27-21 lead after the first quarter. A 12-2 run pushed the Jazz's advantage to 43-30 with 4:05 left in the first half before they settled for a 51-39 halftime lead. Charlotte played without backup center Matt Geiger, who was suffering from back spasms.

nba.1878 nba.news, 03 Dec 96

DALLAS (108) AT ORLANDO (102) - FINAL IN OT DALLAS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MCCLOUD F 45 9-23 0-0 1 4 5 1 5 3 1 21 MEYER F 14 3-6 0-0 1 4 5 0 2 0 1 6 MONTROSS C 30 2-4 2-2 0 4 4 0 5 0 1 6 JACKSON G 50 8-19 0-0 3 2 5 4 3 3 1 17 KIDD G 49 2-4 3-4 0 7 7 18 5 2 4 8 GATLING 35 7-16 11-13 3 11 14 2 4 0 4 25 HARPER 15 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 WALKER 9 4-5 2-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 MILLER 18 6-6 1-3 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 13 DREILING DNP - COACH'S DECISION DUMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION ROBERTS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 265 42-88 19-24 10 33 43 30 30 11 15 108 (.477) (.792) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15(16 PTS) ORLANDO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === ANDERSON F 6 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 GRANT F 46 4-9 4-8 4 3 7 1 3 1 2 12 SEIKALY C 43 10-16 6-6 6 8 14 2 5 0 6 26 WILKINS G 45 9-24 4-5 1 4 5 4 1 2 2 25 SHAW G 33 3-9 0-0 0 3 3 7 6 1 0 8 MCCASKILL 10 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 ARMSTRONG 36 3-11 3-3 1 3 4 6 3 1 3 9 VAUGHN 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 STRONG 36 7-16 4-5 1 11 12 0 2 1 2 18 SCHAYES 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 DEMPS DNP - COACH'S DECISION ROZIER DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 265 37-86 22-29 13 34 47 22 22 7 19 102 (.430) (.759) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 21(19 PTS) DALLAS 25 25 22 22 14 - 108 ORLANDO 25 28 25 16 8 - 102 BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - MONTROSS 3, MILLER 3, MEYER, JACKSON. ORLANDO - WILKINS 3, ANDERSON, SEIKALY. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 5-16 (.313), MCCLOUD 3-10, JACKSON 1-4, KIDD 1-1, HARPER 0-1. ORLANDO 6-20 (.300), ANDERSON 1-1, GRANT 0-1, WILKINS 3-8, SHAW 2-5, ARMSTRONG 0-5. TECHNICALS: DALLAS - ILLEGAL DEFENSE. OFFICIALS: RON GARRETSON, MARK WUNDERLICH, JIM KINSEY. A - 17,248. T - 2:39. DALLAS (108) AT ORLANDO (102) - FINAL IN OT Oliver Miller dunked at the regulation buzzer, then scored seven points in overtime as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a six-game road losing streak with a 108-102 victory over the Orlando Magic. Miller had just four points before taking a pass from Jason Kidd and dunking just before the buzzer, tying the game at 94-94. He scored seven straight Dallas points as the Mavericks broke a tie and opened a 103-98 lead with 30 seconds to go. Chris Gatling had 25 points and 12 rebounds and Kidd handed out a season-high 18 assists for Dallas, which won on the road for the first time since opening night at Denver. Miller had a season-high 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting as the Mavs won for just the second time in nine visits to Orlando. "Any win on the road is special for us," said Dallas guard Jim Jackson, who scored 17 points. "We have been close so many times, but unable to finish it off." Rony Seikaly scored 26 points, Gerald Wilkins added 25 and Derek Strong 18 and 12 rebounds -- all season highs -- for the Magic, who dropped to 5-4 at home. Orlando was 37-4 at home last season, but is just 10-8 in its last 17 games at Orlando Arena. "This was a very bad loss for us tonight," Orlando coach Brian Hill said. "I thought we had the game won, and unfortunately we didn't play with any pise or composure down the stretch. We just turned the ball over and let them right back into the basketball game." The Magic, who already are without All-Star guard Penny Hardaway and outside threat Dennis Scott, lost guard Nick Anderson with a sprained right wrist less than seven minutes into the game. Although X-rays were negative, he had a soft cast placed on the wrist. The Magic led throughout the fourth quarter and still held a 94-90 advantage after Darrell Armstrong's lay-in with 35 seconds left. But Gatling made two free throws and Armstrong's airball created a 24-second violation, giving Dallas the ball with 3.4 seconds to go. Kidd took the inbounds pass, dribbled to just inside the foul line as Armstrong slipped and fired a pass to Miller alone under the left side of the basket. "When we had 3.4 seconds left, Jason got me the ball and I just went up as quick as I could," the 280-pound Miller said. "When I dunked it, then I heard the buzzer and I was really happy." "I'm not going to run away from what I did, Armstrong said. "I've just got to execute a little bit better down the stretch. There's something I can't afford to do and that's give the ball up at the end of the game, especially at the end of the game." Gatling and Wilkins traded a pair of points before Miller took over in the extra session. His block and basket gave Dallas the lead for good at 98-96 with 2:39 left. He blocked a shot by Seikaly and scored underneath with 50 seconds to play and, after Strong made a jumper, converted a three-point play for a 103-98 advantage with 30 seconds remaining. "I just think we ran out of gas down the stretch," Wilkins said. "I think we allowed Miller to get off in OT. He used his big body to get the handle underneath. ... It was just a hell of a loss." Wilkins made a jumper, but Kidd answered with a free throw and Gatling added four free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the victory. George McCloud scored 21 points and Gatling grabbed 14 rebounds for the Mavericks, who shot 48 percent (42-of-88) from the field and forced 21 turnovers while committing 15. "I was happy the way the game turned out," said Mavs coach Jim Cleamons. "I thought we played well. Turnovers were down, which I was happy about." Seikaly pulled down 14 rebounds and Horace Grant had 12 points for the Magic, who shot 43 percent (37-of-86) and held a 47-43 edge in rebounds.

nba.1879 nba.news, 03 Dec 96

HOUSTON (89) AT TORONTO (100) HOUSTON REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === ELIE F 37 2-7 2-3 0 2 2 3 4 0 3 6 BARKLEY F 47 11-23 6-7 2 10 12 4 5 1 3 30 WILLIS C 25 2-10 1-1 2 3 5 0 4 1 3 5 DREXLER G 43 5-15 9-12 6 4 10 5 2 4 2 21 MALONEY G 39 6-11 5-6 1 4 5 3 2 1 0 18 HARRINGTON 22 2-4 1-2 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 5 LIVINGSTON 9 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 BULLARD 18 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 BENNETT DNP - COACH'S DECISION MACK DNP - COACH'S DECISION MOORE DNP - COACH'S DECISION OLAJUWON DNP - IREGULAR HEART BEAT TOTALS 240 30-76 24-31 11 26 37 20 24 8 15 89 (.395) (.774) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 16(21 PTS) TORONTO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === WILLIAMS F 37 8-14 5-6 2 4 6 6 4 0 5 23 JONES F 46 6-8 3-4 5 8 13 1 5 1 2 15 WRIGHT C 38 5-11 2-4 4 4 8 1 5 0 2 12 CHRISTIE G 44 5-13 2-2 0 10 10 3 5 3 3 14 STOUDAMIRE G 40 9-21 5-10 2 6 8 11 4 0 1 27 DAVIS 24 2-7 1-1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 6 EARL 11 1-5 1-2 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 CAMBY DNP - SPRAINED BACK CURETON DNP - COACH'S DECISION LONG DNP - COACH'S DECISION TABAK DNP - SORE LEFT HEEL WHITESIDE DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 36-79 19-29 13 34 47 26 27 4 14 100 (.456) (.655) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 14(11 PTS) HOUSTON 22 19 25 23 - 89 TORONTO 26 28 24 22 - 100 BLOCKED SHOTS: HOUSTON - HARRINGTON. TORONTO - CHRISTIE 2, WRIGHT. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: HOUSTON 5-28 (.179), ELIE 0-2, BARKLEY 2-11, DREXLER 2-5, MALONEY 1-6, BULLARD 0-4. TORONTO 9-24 (.375), WILLIAMS 2-7, CHRISTIE 2-4, STOUDAMIRE 4-9, DAVIS 1-4. TECHNICALS: HOUSTON - BARKLEY, ELIE, HARRINGTON, TORONTO - HEAD COACH WALKER, ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2. OFFICIALS: BERNIE FRYER, MONTY MCCUTCHEN, DEREK RICHARDSON. A - 17,108. T - 2:17. HOUSTON (89) AT TORONTO (100) Walt Williams scored six points in a 15-0 first-quarter run as the Toronto Raptors cooled off the red-hot Houston Rockets, 100-89, handing them their first road loss of the season. Damon Stoudamire fell just two rebounds shy of a triple-double, scoring 27 points, grabbing eight rebounds and handing out 11 assists. Toronto placed all five starters in double figures. "We played smart down the stretch," Stoudamire said. "We utilized the clock and made smart shots. We came out from the beginning and played well. We pressed them from the start, just to give them a different look. They've got a really potent offense, we just tried to slow them up and we held them off." Charles Barkley scored 30 points and pulled down 12 boards and Clyde Drexler scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds for Houston, which played without all-star center Hakeem Olajuwon. Kevin Willis scored just five points in 25 minutes in Olajuwon's place. Williams scored 23 points and Popeye Jones had 15 points and 13 boards for the Raptors, who improved to 5-6 at home. The Rockets (15-2) fell to 8-1 on the road and were denied the best start in franchise history. Houston won its first 15 games in the 1993-94 season before splitting its next two. Olajuwon was hospitalized for the second time in as many weeks on Sunday with a recurrence of atrial fibrillation. He did not make the trip to Toronto. "It's always going to be a difficult game playing without him (Olajuwon)," Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. "We've won some big games without Hakeem, we beat the Lakers. The key was we came out early and had some success agianst the press and that lulled us into a false sense of security. We let a high energy team get the momentum. We missed some opportunites that could have turned this around." Toronto shot 45 percent (36-of-79) from the field while Houston shot just 39 percent (30-of-76). The Raptors outrebounded their opponent for the sixth straight game, beating the Rockets on the boards, 47-37. Toronto also played shorthanded as rookie forward Marcus Camby sat out the game with a back sprain and forward Zan Tabak did not play due to a sore left heel. The Raptors had just 10 players available and used seven, the lowest total in the NBA this season. "We outrebounded them 47-37 and we passed the ball with 26 assists, it was a great team effort," Toronto coach Darrell Walker said. "They made a run but we didn't crack. We used the clock down the stretch, we moved the ball well and made good decisions. We didn't make turnovers in crucial situations." The Raptors led by as many as 18 points on Doug Christie's bucket with 4:27 remaining in the third quarter, ballooning the lead to 70-52. Christie totaled 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals. "The thing about this league, you can't get too high on any one win and you can't get too low on any one loss," Williams said. "We've got a tough game tomorrow against Cleveland, they've beaten us pretty good. We came out tonight and played hard to get the win against a veteran team. That's a credit to this team. The coaches called the right plays and we executed them down the stretch." Barkley had 11 points in the third quarter as Houston trailed 78-66 after three periods. He went cold in the game's final period, scoring just four points. "It's tough to get motivated against a bad team," Barkley said. "Give them credit, they played well tonight. Obviously, they've lost seven of eight so they haven't played well, but tonight they were pumped for a team that's been as hot as we have. We'd won nine in a row and kind of had a letdown." Houston whittled the lead to 84-81 on Matt Maloney's three-pointer with 6:13 left, but could get no closer.

nba.1880 nba.news, 03 Dec 96

Hawks' Mutombo named NBA Player of the Week Atlanta Hawks center Dikembe Mutombo today was named National Basketball Association Player of the Week for the period ending December 1st. Mutombo averaged 19.7 points, 16.7 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots in three games last week. The 7-2 center from Zaire began the week with 14 points, a game-high 21 rebounds and three blocked shots in Atlanta's 101-80 win over Vancouver Tuesday. He followed that performance with 20 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots in a 79-75 loss at Orlando Wednesday and finished the week with a season-high 25 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots in a 110-81 victory over Washington on Friday. Other players considered for the award were Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, Anthony Mason of the Charlotte Hornets, Dan Majerle of the Miami Heat, Glenn Robinson of the Milwaukee Bucks, Horace Grant of the Orlando Magic, Dominique Wilkins of the San Antonio Spurs and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz.

nba.1881 nba.news, 03 Dec 96

Houston's Rudy Tomjanovich named NBA Coach of the Month Rudy Tomjanovich, who guided the Houston Rockets to a 15-1 mark in November, today was named NBA Coach of the Month. Under Tomjanovich, the Rockets (15-1) got off to their customary quick start. They won their first six games and set a franchise record for wins in a month, despite a revamped backcourt and the three-game absence of All-Star center Hakeem Olajuwon. Houston, which leads the NBA in scoring at 104.8 points per game, has won nine straight games since November 14th. They are 8-0 on the road, the league's only unbeaten team. Tomjanovich is in his sixth season as coach of the Rockets and has compiled a 239-135 mark. He guided the club to NBA titles in 1994 and 1995. Eight other coaches were considered, including Chicago's Phil Jackson, Miami's Pat Riley and Seattle's George Karl.

nba.1882 nba.news, 03 Dec 96

Raptors sign Earl Cureton, waive Brad Lohaus The Toronto Raptors, who have lost seven of their last eight games, today signed journeyman center Earl Cureton, who has won a pair of NBA championship rings. The 39-year-old Cureton replaces Brad Lohaus, who was waived. His signing comes on the heels of last week's signing of 40-year-old John Long. Both Cureton and Long were former teammates of Raptors general manager Isiah Thomas, who felt the leadership was needed. "We wanted to continue to add experience to our roster," Thomas said. "Earl Cureton and John Long will help us become a more confident team down the stretch. We have been in a lot of close games and they will help guide our younger players." During their recent slide, the Raptors (4-10) have not lost by more than nine points. There have been two three-point losses and one five-point setback. Cureton hasn't played in the league since the 1993-94 season, when he was a member of the NBA champion Houston Rockets. He has a lifetime scoring average of 5.4 points per game with six teams, including the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers, another team that won the NBA title. Lohaus was averaging 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per contest this season.

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Olajuwon undergoes treatment for irregular heartbeat HOUSTON (Dec 2, 1996 - 10:30 EST) -- Hakeem Olajuwon underwent electrical treatment Monday in an attempt to correct his second incidence of an irregular heartbeat in less than two weeks. Cardiologist Tony Pacifico, an arrhythmia specialist, waited to see if the heart corrected itself before trying to bring it into sync with a defibrillator. "He's just had the electrocardio version -- shocking his heart back into a normal rhythm," Methodist Hospital spokeswoman Angela McPike said. "It refused to go back on its own." Doctors and the Rockets planned a statement later today on the outcome. The procedure also was used two weeks ago to correct Olajuwon's arrhythmia, or abnormal heartbeat, after he left the Nov. 19 game against Minnesota at halftime. At that time, he went immediately to Methodist Hospital, where he remained for two days while undergoing precautionary tests. Olajuwon, 33, checked himself into the hospital Sunday after suffering arrhythmia during halftime of the Rockets' Saturday night victory over the Washington Bullets. He had the same problem once in 1991. The Rockets' physician, Dr. James Muntz, said the recurring complication doesn't mean that Olajuwon has a problem with his health or his heart. "He has a perfectly normal heart," Muntz said. "We don't think that arrhythmia is career-threatening. We don't think it's life-threatening." Olajuwon alerted trainers when he noticed the abnormal heartbeat Saturday night. The trainers took his pulse and consulted with team doctors, who determined it was safe for Olajuwon to play in the second half, Muntz said. Olajuwon played 39 minutes in the game, scoring 34 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. Rockets spokesman Tim Frank said the star center felt "a little funny" while returning to the team hotel from a post-game dinner. "He went to lay down," Frank said. "We called our trainer, our trainer checked him out and team officials decided it was in the best interest to fly him back and get our own doctors to take a look at him." The doctors said they still can't tell if the arrhythmia is sporadic or chronic and are considering putting Olajuwon on a drug to help keep his heartbeat regular. It's not known why such arrhythmia occurs. Between 1 percent and 2 percent of all people are believed to suffer the condition at one time or another, Pacifico said. Olajuwon is third in the NBA in scoring at 25.8 points per game, and his 9.5 rebounds per game are second on the team to Charles Barkley. Olajuwon, who helped the United States -- his naturalized country -- win the 1996 Olympic gold medal in basketball, also is averaging 2.7 assists with 17 steals and 23 blocks. Olajuwon suffered anemia during the 1994-95 season. Before the 1990-91 season, he was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg, which was dissolved by blood thinners.

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Olajuwon released from Houston hospital HOUSTON (Dec 2, 1996 - 18:36 EST) -- Hakeem Olajuwon, saying he's in good health and has a "very good heart," left the hospital Monday after a visit from former President George Bush and plans to start working out in hopes of rejoining the Houston Rockets. For the second time in less than two weeks, the star center was treated for an irregular heartbeat. The problem is not considered career-threatening, but his return to play was not immediately set. When asked when he would be in the lineup again, Olajuwon said, "Hopefully, as soon as possible." Olajuwon remained in Houston while his teammates played in Toronto on Monday night. The Rockets said Olajuwon is to begin workouts Tuesday. Olajuwon spent the night in Methodist Hospital. He spoke before climbing into his white Mercedes and driving himself home. "It wasn't painful," he said of his hospital stay. "I'm in good health. I have a very good heart. There's no really major concern. It's just something I need to learn to live with." Olajuwon, 33, was given aspirin and the drug Lanoxin to deal with the heartbeat irregularity. The problem resurfaced Saturday night in Washington, where he scored 34 points, his high game this season. Houston beat the Bullets to improve its record to 15-1, tied with Chicago for the NBA's best mark. His 25.8 point average is third best in the NBA. Doctors said aspirin would keep his blood from clotting and the prescription medication would keep his heart from fluttering. "What it basically does is keep it from getting fast," team physician James Muntz said. "It's uncomfortable for him because your heart is going fast but at no point would the Rockets or any of the doctors let him play if this was something dangerous." Cardiologist Tony Pacifico, an arrhythmia specialist, had waited to see if the heart corrected itself before bringing it into sync with a defibrillator Monday morning. About three hours later, Olajuwon was released. Before departing, however, Olajuwon received a visit from the former president. Bush, who has a similar medical problem, lives in Houston and dropped by the hospital specifically to see the player. "The big guy was laying there looking pretty good to me," Bush said. Two weeks ago doctors used the electrical shock to correct Olajuwon's arrhythmia, or abnormal heartbeat, after he left the Nov. 19 game against Minnesota at halftime. At that time, he went immediately to Methodist Hospital, where he remained for two days while undergoing precautionary tests. He was sidelined for a week, missing three games. He had the same heart problem once in 1991. It's not known why such arrhythmia occurs. Between 1 percent and 2 percent of all people are believed to suffer the condition at one time, Pacifico said. Olajuwon had anemia during the 1994-95 season. Before the 1990-91 season, he was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg, which was dissolved by blood thinners. "I really appreciate the concern, but really there is no need to be concerned," Olajuwon said.

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Hardaway not far from coming back Orlando Magic star point guard Anfernee Hardaway might be returning sooner than expected from arthroscopic knee surgery performed on November 17th. Initially expected to be sidelined as long as a month, Hardaway instead will likely resume practicing with the team this week, and the Magic hope he can play as early as Friday night when they begin a road trip against the Lakers and ex-Orlando star Shaquille O'Neal. Hardaway had the surgery to repair a cartilage tear in the left knee, but was able to begin rehabilitation immediately. Despite being without Hardaway and the injured Dennis Scott, the Magic came out of November with an 8-4 record. The team went 4-3 without Hardaway. He is averaging 21.3 points, 5.3 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals a game this season.

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AROUND THE NBA: Hardaway making Riley look good (Dec 2, 1996 - 09:24 EST) -- For all intents and purposes, the Miami Heat's designs on becoming one of the elite teams in the league ended when commissioner David Stern invalidated their contract with Juwan Howard. Or so it seemed this past offseason, when Heat coach and president Pat Riley had his master plan torn to pieces by Stern's verdict that the deal with Howard put Miami over the salary cap. Howard returned to Washington and the Heat returned to also-ran status, right? Apparently not. Riley the deal-maker may have outsmarted himself, but Riley the coach is still a pretty sharp fellow. After concluding a perfect six-game western swing with a victory over the Clippers on Wednesday, the Heat entered the weekend atop the Atlantic Division with an 11-4 record. The 6-0 journey marked the first time the Heat had won more than two games on a western trip. "Who could have expected this?" forward P.J. Brown said. "I came out here hoping to go .500." Free-agent signees Dan Majerle and Brown have picked up some of the load Howard was expected to carry, which has kept the Heat from relying too much on center Alonzo Mourning. Majerle is showing flashes of the All-Star form he displayed in Phoenix, as evidenced by his consecutive games of 20-plus points at the end of the trip. But the man making the biggest impact is veteran guard Tim Hardaway, who played a nearly flawless game last Tuesday against his former Golden State Warriors teammates. Despite Mourning's presence, Hardaway is the undisputed floor leader, a role he publicly tries to downplay. "This is all our team," said Hardaway, considerably quicker after trimming 15-20 pounds to his current 195. "We're going to set the example. It's not just one person's team. "When the ball swings to me I look to penetrate, get somebody an open shot, make the right play at the right time." The right time has often been at the end of games, when Hardaway has converted in key situations, especially from the free throw line. During the trip Riley paid him the ultimate compliment. "He's the closest thing I've been around to Magic Johnson," Riley said. "He's a 6-foot Magic Johnson, that's what he is. He's tough-minded, he's competitive, he challenges you." The same words could be said about Riley. * * * RUMOR CENTRAL: Word spread quickly last week about a possible trade through which the Warriors would land 7-6 center Shawn Bradley from the Nets in exchange for Donyell Marshall and rookie Todd Fuller. The Warriors reportedly nixed the deal, though general manager Dave Twardzik denied even talking to New Jersey. New Nets coach John Calipari, who has considerable say in personnel matters, said for now Bradley is rooted to the Meadowlands muck. "Oh yeah, he's staying," Calipari said. "I'm not moving any of our frontline guys unless we get an All-Star or an early first-round draft pick. Even if that's in the deal, I'm not sure I'd do it. I like the fact Shawn's 7-6 and would be a rookie this year if he'd gone to college." Bradley occasionally shows the skills that prompted the 76ers to take him with the second pick in the 1993 draft. On Thursday against the Warriors, he surpassed his season average of 10 points midway through the first quarter. He also blocked four shots, grabbed 12 rebounds and make some very athletic plays, especially for a player his size. But his effort is still maddeningly inconsistent, prompting the trade talk. "You can get mad at him on the court because he's not aggressive at times, maybe he gets winded at times," Calipari said. "But I've seen great strides and he'll be fine." At 245 pounds, Bradley is still painfully thin and gets pushed around underneath the basket. After three years of getting called Beanpole and assorted other names, it's not a topic he's happy to discuss. "Look man, I'm 24 years old," he said testily. "I'm trying to be strong. I know that's going to happen naturally. I'm not worried about it. As far as putting on 40 pounds, that's not going to happen." * * * SEE, I TOLD YOU SO: Mavericks forward Jamal Mashburn, known for his inclination to shoot 3-pointers, is not likely to venture into the paint anytime soon. New coach Jim Cleamons had been encouraging him to do so, but Mashburn's latest attempt left him pretty sore. Mashburn broke his cheekbone on a drive to the basket when his face collided with the knee of the Clippers' Rodney Rogers. Mashburn had facial surgery and is expected to be out about a month. When he returns he'll wear a hockey mask or some other such contraption. * * * JOE THE THESPIAN: The Warriors' Joe Smith has a small speaking part in the HBO movie "Rebound," the story of New York City playground legend Earl Manigault. Smith plays a young Connie Hawkins. "We did it in June," said Smith, who couldn't remember his lines. "It was cool, but it was long. It would take 12, 13 hours a day. Sometimes you'd be more tired than when you're coming off the court." * * * Pistons star Grant Hill is still bothered by the sprained right wrist he reinjured when fouled by the Hornets' Matt Geiger. Geiger, you'll recall, is the guy who sent Shaquille O'Neal to the sidelines for the early part of last season with a foul that resulted in a broken wrist. The move, of course, is now known as the Geiger counter ... The Cavaliers, off to a surprising 9-4 start, are rooting for the Suns to continue their losing ways. They have Phoenix's first-round pick as part of the Hot Rod Williams deal ... The Blazers are the youngest team in the NBA, with an average age of 25.63 years. The Warriors are third at 25.87. They meet for the second game of a home-and-away set Sunday at noon in the San Jose Arena. Bring your pacifiers ... The Sonics have beaten the Timberwolves 22 straight times, a streak that extends to 1991. * * * QUOTABLE: "Sex is canceled. When you have to cut (sex) out, you know it's a problem."-- Raptors forward Carlos Rogers, on the recent asthma attack that sent him to the hospital.

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AROUND THE NBA: Bulls coach can go shopping (Dec 2, 1996 - 11:18 EST) -- Phil Jackson is free to look for another job. Dennis Rodman can't afford to get hurt or suspended. So sayeth their contracts, according to the Chicago Tribune. Jackson and Rodman both signed one-year contracts with the Chicago Bulls last summer, and some of the fine print is beginning to make its way into newsprint. When Jackson was negotiating his contract, he insisted that owner Jerry Reinsdorf include a clause allowing him to contact other teams about jobs before this season is over. So when Denver Nuggets coach Bernie Bickerstaff was replaced by Dick Motta on Tuesday, there was immediate speculation that the 65-year-old Motta will be a stopgap until Jackson comes aboard next season. Jackson may desire a job in the Western Conference closer to his home in Montana. The Nuggets job would also allow him to be closer to his daughter, a student at the University of Colorado. And the corporate owners of the Nuggets and NHL Colorado Avalanche could afford to pay Jackson enough to put him in the Pat Riley salary range. Also, with the Nuggets set to have $20 million of salary cap room available after the 1997-98 season, Jackson would be able to rebuild the team as he sees fit. Rodman, on the other hand, agreed to a clause that Reinsdorf wanted. The Bulls filled Rodman's contract with penalties for missed games. Should he play fewer than 80 games, he would lose several hundred thousand dollars -- and the penalties escalate from there. Due to injuries and suspensions, Rodman hasn't played a full 82-game schedule since 1991-92. * * * MORE BULLS: Michael Jordan also signed a one-year contract last summer, and he has been coy regarding his plans for the future. "I don't know if I want to go through one of those farewell tours," Jordan said. "When it's time, I just want to be able to walk away." Maybe he'll walk further into an acting career. "Space Jam", in which Jordan co-stars with Bugs Bunny, grossed $48.3 million in its first two weeks and ranked No. 2 at the box office. If the Bulls win the championship this year, it would be their fifth in seven years -- and it could push Jordan into retirement again. "That would be a storybook ending," Jordan said. "Kind of like a fairy tale. Hey, maybe that could be another movie." As for Rodman, he issued a statement on his future while wearing pink suede shoes and a blue suede jacket after the Bulls played the Clippers in Los Angeles. "If we win it again, I'll come back," Rodman said. "If we don't, I'm getting out. I've already made my mark in this game. I've got other things to do." Rodman also took a shot at the NBA and a certain 7-foot center. "The NBA is going to sell itself out like football and baseball," Rodman said. "I saw Shaquille O'Neal play the other night and they pay him $100 million and he still can't hit a free throw. That should tell you something." * * * ONLY A MOTTA OF TIME: Motta's promotion from assistant to head coach of the Nuggets came as no surprise to the Dallas Mavericks, the team Motta coached last season. "Dick was a shoo-in to be the next head coach in Denver," Mavericks guard Derek Harper said. "When the season started, everyone contemplated that would happen. It was just a matter of when." "Dick is the reason why I'm in the league, because he drafted me when I came out of college," Harper said. "So this couldn't have happened to a better person." * * * FALL FROM GRACE: On the same day the Nuggets promoted Motta, they made another, less-noticeable personnel move by waiving backup point guard Eric Murdock. It was another in a line of setbacks for a player who just three years ago was a notch below All-Star level. After leaving Providence as the career steals leader in NCAA Division I, Murdock improved over his first three NBA seasons. In 1993-94, he played all 82 games for the Milwaukee Bucks and averaged 15.3 points and 6.7 assists in 31 minutes. His averages dipped the following season, and last year he had the ignominious distinction of being traded -- along with another player, no less -- for Benoit Benjamin. The Vancouver Grizzlies renounced his rights over the summer and he signed with Denver as a free agent, but Motta had more faith in Utah reject Brooks Thompson as the backup to Mark Jackson. The day Murdock was waived, Thompson had career-highs of 26 points and six 3-pointers against Phoenix. * * * BACK FROM BRINK: Just two weeks ago, there was talk that Muggsy Bogues, one of the original members of the Charlotte Hornets, was finished. Surgery on his chronically sore left knee -- "bone scraping bone" was the way one team official put it -- didn't alleviate the pain and Bogues, 31, missed six consecutive games after playing in the first two of the season. Bogues turned to acupuncture as a last resort, and it has helped enough to get the 5-foot-3 guard back on the court. He even played in back-to-back games this week and burned the Sonics for 10 points, 12 assists and four steals Tuesday as Charlotte ended Seattle's 11-game winning streak. * * * TAINTED T.D.?: Anthony Mason of the Hornets had 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists when he fouled out against Seattle with 24.2 seconds remaining, and the official play-by-play sheet listed only nine assists. But the final box score included a 10th assist that gave the former Knick his first career triple-double. The Hornets said the official scorer had credited Mason with 10 assists, but the play-by-play inputter had missed one in the third quarter. The two officials conferred during a late timeout and gave Mason the 10th assist. * * * MISCELLANEOUS LEADERS: A few categories you won't see on the usual league leaders list: Minutes per game: Latrell Sprewell, Golden State, 43.1. Assists-turnover ratio: B.J. Armstrong, Golden State, 4.09. Steals-turnover ratio: Ron Harper, Chicago, 2.13. Fouls per 48 minutes: Andrew DeClercq, Golden State, 12.3. Personal fouls: Shawn Kemp, SuperSonics, 68. Technical fouls, Charles Barkley, Houston, 8.

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Kings play like paupers in Palace AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Dec 2, 1996 - 06:24 EST) -- This was regression in its purest sense. Forget last season's playoff victory over Seattle and erase the fast starts the Kings have enjoyed the past two seasons. Their feeble attempt to be competitive in Sunday night's embarrassing 95-66 whipping by the Detroit Pistons was akin to dressing for the prom and then not going. It was the no-show performance the Kings made famous during the early '90s, when they set the modern-day record for fewest points in a game with 59 at Charlotte on Jan. 10, 1991. The Kings threatened that record again Sunday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. They scored just 16 points in each of the first three quarters and still had 54 points with less than four minutes remaining. Forward Lionel Simmons and center Duane Causwell are the two remaining players from the 1990-91 squad that set that single-game record for scoring futility. Simmons played 11 minutes in the first half but did not play in the second. He sat on the bench during the Kings' season-low scoring output, and his mind naturally drifted back. "Don't ask me anything," he said. "I was sitting on the bench thinking about how everyone would ask me and Caus what it was like when it happened before." It was abysmal then and worse now, because the talent level is much improved over that team's. This was unrepresentative of a team that entered the season with visions of improvement and a better performance in the playoffs. Offensively, the Kings shot a putrid 28.2 percent (24 of 85), the lowest percentage in the Sacramento era. The previous stinker was against Utah on Jan. 3, 1988, when they shot 28.6 percent. However, it was not the lowest percentage in franchise history. The Rochester Royals shot 25 percent against St. Louis on Nov. 23, 1955. Should the Kings throw out a few more listless performances like this one, even their former home, the lottery, should be deemed off-limits. "It was a horrible performance," said a distraught coach Garry St. Jean. "It started early and stayed consistent. "Bring out all your adjectives. We were spanked, kicked, pushed and shoved in every direction. I'll tell you something. It was a long time sitting there on that bench, and I know it was just as long for the players on the floor." Yes, the Kings have been on the road for eight days, and yes, they have played eight of their past nine games away from Arco Arena. But they only had to look down the floor at the other bench for an example of how to play together as a team. The Pistons were solid, aggressive and focused defensively. Their rotations were crisp and designed to take guards Mitch Richmond and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf out of the game. Richmond made just 2 of 12 shots and scored seven points, while Abdul-Rauf attempted just two shots and went scoreless in 25 minutes. The Pistons' team defense fought through what are supposed to be picks set for the two shooters and then crowded the Kings' pick-and-roll plays. They forced the shooters to give up the ball, and the ball never was passed around to the open man, much less ever made its way back to the shooters. "We have to know our roles," Richmond said. "We need to know what we have to do. We have to play defense and help each other out. If people ain't playing, then get them out of the game." The Kings were competitive for all of six minutes. They led 12-10 after Corliss Williamson, who had a team-high 15 points, scored on a lay-in with 6:38 remaining. But the Kings then were outscored 21-2 until Causwell sank a 14-foot jumper just before the first-quarter buzzer. During an 11-possession span, the Kings missed 10 shots and committed a turnover. That was the best example of their futility. They trailed by as many as 35 and were lucky the Pistons missed eight of their first 10 shots in the second quarter -- or it could have been worse.

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Uneasy signs for Sonics in loss to Jazz SEATTLE (Dec 2, 1996 - 05:18 EST) -- Hersey Hawkins made the plea, and given this team's recent history of success, it's certainly worth consideration. "I hope nobody makes more of this than what it is," Hawkins said after the Seattle SuperSonics were beaten by the Utah Jazz, 96-90, in front of 17,072 at KeyArena on Sunday. "It's just one basketball game. We have 60-something to go." So considering the Sonics are still 14-4, still the favorites to win the Pacific Division, still one of only four or five really good teams in the NBA, and that December just began, they deserve a certain benefit of the doubt. But if you are the type to search for warning signs -- and Sonic head coach George Karl is certainly one of those -- there are several as noticeable as the smile on Karl Malone's face after Utah won its 10th in a row and second in two tries against Seattle this year. What four things are probably worrying Karl most today? 1. The Sonics, despite their glittery record, have played only six games against teams that currently have winning records and have lost four (Utah twice, Atlanta, Charlotte), beating only New York and Portland. "Obviously, we're not as good as we think we are," said forward Detlef Schrempf. "We have beaten a lot of teams, but teams we are supposed to beat." Utah, meanwhile, is a team the Sonics will probably need to beat to get another shot at Chicago. "We've had holes in some of the games we've won," Karl said. "But tonight we played a team that doesn't beat itself and makes you make mistakes and slaps you with them." 2. The Sonics have been an erratic shooting team all season, and were much more hit than miss again Sunday. Seattle has shot 36 percent or better from the 3-point line -- what it averaged last year -- only four times in the last nine games and was only 5 of 18 Sunday (27.8 percent). That percentage mattered even more Sunday because Seattle often seemed content to settle for the 3-pointer on a day when a clamp-like Utah defense didn't allow the Sonics a single fast-break point. "When you see that (no fast-break points), you know the team wasn't ready to play," said forward Shawn Kemp, who led the Sonics with 29 points. "I thought they got back on transition defense a lot of times today and when you stop a team's fast break from going, they lose confidence." When that happened, the Sonics started hoisting up the jumpers, few of which fell. "It seems like early in the games, we kind of start trying to make 3s and jumpers and then we don't make them and then we go back to our real personality," Karl said. "The positive of that is that it hasn't hurt us until tonight. The negative is that we might be developing a negative personality." The Sonics reigned in the jumpers a bit in the second half, which led to several runs at Utah's 11-point halftime lead. But Seattle never got closer than two in the third quarter, and never closer than three after Sam Perkins hit a 3-pointer with 10:52 left. Chris Morris quickly responded with a trey for the Jazz, and the lead was never fewer than four again. 3. The Sonics have gotten to the free throw line more than any other team in the NBA, but lately haven't been making it count. Seattle hit only 17 of 27 on Sunday (63 percent) after shooting only 60 percent in two of the last three games, including a loss at Charlotte. The Sonics are shooting 72 percent from the line compared to 76 percent last year. "We lacked a lot of things tonight -- offense, defense, fast breaks," Kemp said. "It was just a bad night." 4. Seattle's bench was outplayed big time by the Jazz. And the play of the reserves -- like the outside shooting -- has been sporadic, save for the steady Perkins, who scored 17 points Sunday compared to only five for the rest of the bench. Utah, meanwhile, got 13 points from Antoine Carr, 12 from Morris and 11 from Shandon Anderson to complement Malone's game-high 30 and offset a bad night from Jeff Hornacek. Karl, however, said that much of the depth problem will be solved once Nate McMillan returns from a pulled groin. McMillan could potentially be ready for Tuesday's game in Los Angeles against the Lakers if all goes well at practice today. And maybe the return of McMillan is all the Sonics need to get back to playing like they did when they beat Utah in last year's Western Conference Finals, and not like the team that has lost to Utah twice this year. "We're 18 games into the season and if anybody is worried about this loss, they shouldn't be in this locker room," said Hawkins. "Of course you want to win them all and play well in all of them, but it's just not going to happen."

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Webber's takes a stand with his shoes LANDOVER, Md. (Dec 2, 1996 - 11:06 EST) -- It isn't always easy being in Chris Webber's shoes. He was criticized when his feud with former coach Don Nelson forced the Golden State Warriors to trade him to the Washington Bullets two seasons ago. Then, when he signed a six-year, $57 million deal, he was immediately given the responsibility of carrying the team past the Chicago Bulls and everyone else. "We are going to bring an NBA championship to Washington, and Chris Webber is going to lead the way," owner Abe Pollin said last October. Pressure? Sure. Especially for a 23-year-old who isn't interested in dedicating every facet of his life to the game of basketball. But Webber has other, self-imposed pressures on him, to be a good role model for children growing up in Washington, to be a positive influence in the community. For that reason, Webber took the unusual step of refusing to renew his shoe contract with Nike. For one thing, it was virtually impossible for most inner-city kids to afford the Chris Webber model, which sold for $140. "Also, a lot of my friends own stores in the Detroit area, and Nike doesn't sell to black vendors in the inner city," Webber said. "You won't find Nikes being sold to small vendors -- which mostly happen to be minorities, whether they be black or Arabic. A lot of pressure was put on me by my friends and I took upon myself to step up and show them that I mean what I say." So Webber now wears black Converse sneakers with the logo obscured by black ink. Nike spokesman Keith Peters refused to comment directly on Webber's assertions, but said, "There's been a fair amount of misinformation that I've read in regards to Chris Webber's relationship with Nike. "It appears as if Chris wants to head in another direction. I just wish he would be more forthright in characterizing his negotiations with Nike and the way this company operates." Webber has talked with Converse and Reebok about a shoe deal, but he's prepared to go the entire season in his generic black high-tops. "I do a lot of things that aren't for money. I could have gotten more money by staying at Golden State, and I could have got more money by staying with Nike. Both times, I've been criticized," Webber said. One thing his sizeable salary has allowed him to do is explore his heritage and share it with others. He owns a fine collection of documents signed by black leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X. "When I got out of school, I had the money and I wanted to learn as much about my people and myself as I could," Webber said. "He's doing something he loves to do. It's great to see that he appreciates stuff like that," said Juwan Howard, Webber's teammate and one of his closest friends. On off days, Webber often visits local elementary schools to try to make a positive, lasting impression on young minds. "I think sometimes we take for granted the effect we have on young people. I never want to do that," he said. "One time I showed this little kid Martin Luther King's signature, and it changed his world. "I remember shaking hands with Isiah Thomas when I was 12 and my hand tingling all day," he said. "I need to be a role model. It's part of our job."

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NBA Power Ratings Through November 29th The ratings are a statistical analysis of the strength of a basketball team. Compare the ratings for the two teams after adding 3.5 points to the home team's rating. The greater the difference the more likely the higher rated team will win. The Power Ratings take into account 45 different statistical categories and rankings. Power Rank Team Rating 1 Chicago 112.0 2 Seattle 108.3 3 Utah 108.0 4 Cleveland 107.2 5 Washington 105.8 6 Miami 105.4 7 Milwaukee 104.7 8 LA Clippers 104.4 9 New York 103.3 10 Orlando 102.0 11 Detroit 101.9 12 Portland 101.7 13 Indiana 101.6 14 Minnesota 101.3 15 LA Lakers 100.1 16 Phoenix 98.7 17 Houston 98.1 18 Atlanta 97.1 19 Dallas 96.7 20 San Antonio 96.4 21 Toronto 96.1 22 Sacramento 95.9 23 Vancouver 94.8 24 Philadelphia 94.3 25 New Jersey 93.3 26 Denver 93.1 27 Charlotte 92.7 28 Boston 92.7 29 Golden State 92.4

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Evo i malo tračeva iz NBA lige... :) Toni! Toni! Toni! A few weeks ago we reported on the trouble pop singer Toni Braxton started when she was supposedly dating Dallas Mavericks Jason Kidd and Jimmy Jackson at the same time. Jackson and Kidd got over it -- in fact, Kidd has recently been spotted with Mike Tyson's ex, Robin Givens -- but Braxton did not give up on finding a man in the NBA. Word has it, the R&B songstress is now engaged to David Vaughn of the Orlando Magic. In more book news ... Looks like Seattle SuperSonics coach George Karl is writing a book that will be released this spring called "This Game's the Best!" Included topics are: how the marketing of players has eroded team play; how superstars "blackmail" coaches; how young athletes are ruined by coddling coaches and greedy parents; and how players and fans have lost perspective of the game and their lives. The coach will also share his insights on Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone and, of course, his own team. Jordan with a steal Thieves were probably set to cash in recently after stealing Michael Jordan's three Chicago Bulls championship rings and a watch from a display case at his golf shop. Or so they thought. Seems Jordan made sure the display items were all replicas of the real jewelry. Watch your back in front of Jack We all know Jack Nicholson takes his L.A. Lakers seriously. Just ask Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich. During a recent Rockets-Lakers game -- that Houston won -- Rudy T got in Nicholson's way a little too often. The actor reportedly slapped the coach around the waist and ordered him to get out of his way. Tomjanovich obeyed. Cheeks in his ear The Sixers are entrusting former player and current assistant coach Maurice Cheeks with the maturing of their prized rookie Allen Iverson. Sixers coach Johnny Davis told Cheeks to show the youngster the ropes to being a successful NBA point guard. Cheeks says Davis told him to "stay in Allen Iverson's ear," and he does.

nba.1893 dizel, 04 Dec 96

Posle prvog poluvremena utakmice Miami-New York najefikasniji igrač je Saša Danilović sa ukupno 15 poena, uz šut za 3 poena 5/5!

nba.1894 junior, 04 Dec 96 -> #1893, dizel

Za sad ima 7/7 sut, i ako ubaci jos jednu, izjednacice NBA rekord Jeffa Hornaceka. :) Nek mu je sa srecom ...

nba.1895 dizel, 04 Dec 96

The player of the game : Saša Danilović 21 poen, za 3 poena, 7/7, tj.100% :)

nba.1896 vpoznanovic, 04 Dec 96

Tuesday, December 3 Boston at Atlanta 95:105 Charlotte at L.A. Clippers 89:96 Chicago at Milwaukee 107:104 Denver at Golden State 99:114 Indiana at Portland 98:93 Miami at New York 99:75 Sacramento at Minnesota 96:89 Seattle at L.A. Lakers 106:110 Toronto at Cleveland 74:93 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BOSTON 23 22 17 33 95 ATLANTA 22 25 29 29 105 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: BOS - DANA BARROS 24, TODD DAY 15, RICK FOX 11 ATL - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 21, STEVE SMITH 20, CHRISTIAN LAETTNER 15 HIGH REBOUND: BOS - DINO RADJA 9, RICK FOX 8 ATL - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 14, TWO PLAYERS WITH 8 HIGH ASSISTS: BOS - RICK FOX 7, ANTOINE WALKER 3 ATL - CHRISTIAN LAETTNER 5, FOUR PLAYERS WITH 4 ATT: 7,364 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- CHARLOTTE 27 24 22 16 89 LA CLIPPERS 24 24 27 21 96 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: CHA - GLEN RICE 23, VLADE DIVAC 18, DELL CURRY 16 LAC - TERRY DEHERE 25, LOY VAUGHT 23, RODNEY ROGERS 13 HIGH REBOUND: CHA - VLADE DIVAC 12, MALIK ROSE 7 LAC - LOY VAUGHT 15, RODNEY ROGERS 8 HIGH ASSISTS: CHA - TYRONE BOGUES 7, VLADE DIVAC 6 LAC - RODNEY ROGERS 6, TERRY DEHERE 5 ATT: 5,755 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- CHICAGO 26 27 27 27 107 MILWAUKEE 23 26 31 24 104 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: CHI - MICHAEL JORDAN 40, TONI KUKOC 14, THREE PLAYERS WITH 12 MIL - GLENN ROBINSON 21, VIN BAKER 20, SHERMAN DOUGLAS 20 HIGH REBOUND: CHI - DENNIS RODMAN 12, MICHAEL JORDAN 6 MIL - VIN BAKER 16, GLENN ROBINSON 7 HIGH ASSISTS: CHI - MICHAEL JORDAN 6, SCOTTIE PIPPEN 6 MIL - SHERMAN DOUGLAS 7, VIN BAKER 5 ATT: 18,633 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 25 20 26 28 99 GOLDEN STATE 31 26 32 25 114 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: DEN - BROOKS THOMPSON 23, ANTONIO MCDYESS 21, DALE ELLIS 16 GSW - LATRELL SPREWELL 28, MARK PRICE 19, JOE SMITH 18 HIGH REBOUND: DEN - ERVIN JOHNSON 9, TOM HAMMONDS 8 GSW - CHRIS MULLIN 8, JOE SMITH 7 HIGH ASSISTS: DEN - MARK JACKSON 7, BROOKS THOMPSON 6 GSW - CHRIS MULLIN 11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 6 ATT: 12,347 NBA FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANA 28 26 20 11 13 98 PORTLAND 17 25 28 15 8 93 FINAL IN 1ST OT HIGH SCORERS: IND - REGGIE MILLER 32, ANTONIO DAVIS 14, TRAVIS BEST 12 POR - KENNY ANDERSON 29, CLIFFORD ROBINSON 23, TWO PLAYERS WITH 10 HIGH REBOUND: IND - ANTONIO DAVIS 11, DALE DAVIS 11 POR - CHRIS DUDLEY 11, ARVYDAS SABONIS 7 HIGH ASSISTS: IND - TRAVIS BEST 7, REGGIE MILLER 7 POR - CLIFFORD ROBINSON 4, KENNY ANDERSON 3 ATT: 20,083 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MIAMI 27 20 28 24 99 NEW YORK 14 24 21 16 75 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: MIA - DAN MAJERLE 22, SASHA DANILOVIC 21, ALONZO MOURNING 17 NYK - ALLAN HOUSTON 14, PATRICK EWING 12, LARRY JOHNSON 12 HIGH REBOUND: MIA - PJ BROWN 10, DAN MAJERLE 8 NYK - PATRICK EWING 7, CHARLES OAKLEY 6 HIGH ASSISTS: MIA - DAN MAJERLE 5, TIM HARDAWAY 5 NYK - CHRIS CHILDS 6, JOHN STARKS 5 ATT: 19,763 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SACRAMENTO 30 20 23 23 96 MINNESOTA 25 18 24 22 89 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: SAC - MITCH RICHMOND 29, BILLY OWENS 13, MAHMOUD ABDUL-RAUF 12 MIN - TOM GUGLIOTTA 22, STEPHON MARBURY 20, KEVIN GARNETT 10 HIGH REBOUND: SAC - BILLY OWENS 11, LIONEL SIMMONS 8 MIN - TOM GUGLIOTTA 13, STOYKO VRANKOVIC 7 HIGH ASSISTS: SAC - THREE PLAYERS WITH 4 MIN - THREE PLAYERS WITH 3 ATT: 11,191 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 28 30 26 22 106 LA LAKERS 26 29 35 20 110 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: SEA - DETLEF SCHREMPF 27, GARY PAYTON 24, SHAWN KEMP 22 LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 32, NICK VAN EXEL 18, BYRON SCOTT 16 HIGH REBOUND: SEA - SHAWN KEMP 14, JIM MCILVAINE 8 LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 14, EDDIE JONES 7 HIGH ASSISTS: SEA - GARY PAYTON 8, DETLEF SCHREMPF 6 LAL - EDDIE JONES 9, SHAQUILLE ONEAL 7 ATT: 17,505 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- TORONTO 11 23 19 21 74 CLEVELAND 29 21 19 24 93 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: TOR - DOUG CHRISTIE 16, ACIE EARL 16, TWO PLAYERS WITH 11 CLE - TERRELL BRANDON 18, BOB SURA 15, BOBBY PHILLS 13 HIGH REBOUND: TOR - POPEYE JONES 9, TWO PLAYERS WITH 6 CLE - TYRONE HILL 11, BOB SURA 6 HIGH ASSISTS: TOR - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 11, DOUG CHRISTIE 3 CLE - TERRELL BRANDON 6, BOBBY PHILLS 6 ATT: 13,494

nba.1897 nba.news, 04 Dec 96

BOSTON (95) AT ATLANTA (105) BOSTON REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === WALKER F 33 4-9 1-2 1 6 7 3 1 2 5 9 WILLIAMS F 24 3-6 3-5 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 9 RADJA C 37 3-11 3-3 1 8 9 1 4 1 2 9 FOX G 37 4-14 2-2 1 7 8 7 3 3 3 11 BARROS G 39 9-11 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 4 24 MINOR 24 5-10 0-0 4 2 6 1 2 1 1 10 DAY 24 5-12 4-4 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 15 SZABO 6 1-1 2-2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 BRICKOWSKI 16 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 4 BROWN DNP - SORE BACK CONLON DNP - SORE LOWER BACK WESLEY DNP - SORE RIGHT FOOT TOTALS 240 36-79 15-18 11 27 38 16 19 9 20 95 (.456) (.833) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 20(21 PTS) ATLANTA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === CORBIN F 35 4-13 2-2 3 4 7 4 4 3 2 10 LAETTNER F 34 6-12 3-4 1 7 8 5 3 1 1 15 MUTOMBO C 29 7-15 7-7 6 8 14 1 4 0 3 21 SMITH G 33 8-15 1-1 0 5 5 4 2 1 0 20 BLAYLOCK G 34 5-14 2-2 5 3 8 4 1 5 2 14 NEWBILL 17 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 BARRY 15 2-4 2-2 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 6 RECASNER 14 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 7 BURTON 14 1-3 1-2 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 3 NORMAN 9 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 LAUDERDALE 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 BOYCE 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 TOTALS 240 40-87 18-20 18 30 48 24 19 12 18 105 (.460) (.900) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 18(18 PTS) BOSTON 23 22 17 33 - 95 ATLANTA 22 25 29 29 - 105 BLOCKED SHOTS: BOSTON - RADJA 2, WALKER, DAY. ATLANTA - MUTOMBO 9, LAETTNER, BURTON. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: BOSTON 8-17 (.471), WALKER 0-1, FOX 1-6, BARROS 6-7, DAY 1-2, BRICKOWSKI 0-1. ATLANTA 7-17 (.412), CORBIN 0-1, LAETTNER 0-1, SMITH 3-5, BLAYLOCK 2-6, BARRY 0-1, RECASNER 1-1, NORMAN 1-2. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: MIKE MATHIS, MIKE CALLAHAN, GREG WILLARD. A - 7,364. T - 1:59. BOSTON (95) AT ATLANTA (105) Dikembe Mutombo had 21 points, 14 rebounds and nine blocks and Steve Smith added 20 points in his return from a 10-game absence to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics. Christian Laettner had 15 points for the Hawks, who have won five of six overall and five in a row at home. Atlanta has won seven of its last eight meetings with Boston. "We were totally out of rhythm in the first half and then we tightened up the defense and all of a sudden started to score," Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens said. "Dikembe was incredible again. When he made those blocked shots we were picking up those balls. With him in the middle we can play good pressure defense. I thought he was awesome." The Hawks held a 65-60 lead with 2:09 left in the third quarter before scoring the next nine points for a 74-60 advantage with 32 seconds to go in the period. Mookie Blaylock began the run with a pair of foul shots. Smith, who missed the last 10 games with a sprained right ankle, hit a three-pointer, Mutombo added a hook shot and Tyrone Corbin capped a fast break with a layup. Smith made a layup with 5:58 remaining to give Atlanta its biggest lead at 92-71. "It felt real good, when you're winning it never hurts," Smith said. "It's still not 100 percent yet, but it felts good. I'm happy, I'm tired of being in the gym by myself. I think it was a great night for us, it all starts with our defense. That will really be the key to most of our victories." Dana Barros scored 24 points and hit 6-of-7 from three-point range for the Celtics, who have lost three straight and five of seven. "We played hard, we just didn't play smart," Barros said. "It has been our problem most of the year, good half, good quarter, bad quarter, we just play in spurts. The first five minutes of the second was very important, we just didn't take care of business. We got our butts kicked." The Celtics couldn't contain the 7-foot-2 Mutombo with 6-foot-11 Dino Radja playing out of position at center. Mutombo hit 7-of-15 from the field, made all seven of his free-throw attempts and had five blocks in the decisive third quarter. "In the first half I didn't get a chance to play that much, but I kept my composure," Mutombo said. "I think our rotation was very well tonight, especially in the third quarter. By me blocking those shots, it helps us get the fast break. I love blocking shots, my tempo usually goes high and I get pumped up. Now we know the month of December will be a great month and maybe even finish on the top." Barros hit three three-pointers to help the Celtics to a 23-22 lead after one quarter. Smith scored seven points and Laettner had four in the second period to give Atlanta a 47-45 edge at halftime. The Hawks had a 48-38 rebounding advantage and shot 90 percent (18-of-20) from the foul line. Rick Fox had 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Boston, which shot 46 percent (36-of-79) from the field. "They tightened up, they gained the lead and they held it," Fox said. "They made it tough for us to get any good looks to come back."

nba.1898 nba.news, 04 Dec 96

CHARLOTTE (89) AT LA CLIPPERS (96) CHARLOTTE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MASON F 43 5-11 3-3 1 3 4 1 6 1 4 13 RICE F 42 8-18 4-5 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 23 DIVAC C 35 9-16 0-0 2 10 12 6 5 0 4 18 BOGUES G 39 2-6 2-2 1 2 3 7 2 0 2 6 CURRY G 36 7-18 1-2 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 16 ZIDEK 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 BURRELL 17 0-2 1-2 2 2 4 1 4 0 2 1 GOLDWIRE 9 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 6 DELK 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROSE 12 3-3 0-0 2 5 7 0 4 1 1 6 GEIGER DNP - BACK SPASMS SMITH DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 36-77 11-14 10 28 38 19 26 4 17 89 (.468) (.786) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 19(17 PTS) LA CLIPPERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === VAUGHT F 42 10-18 3-4 3 12 15 1 2 0 2 23 ROGERS F 42 4-12 4-8 2 6 8 6 3 1 3 13 WRIGHT C 6 1-2 1-2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 D MARTIN G 23 1-3 3-5 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 5 DEHERE G 34 8-13 5-5 0 3 3 5 1 1 2 25 DUCKWORTH 10 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 MURRAY 20 4-8 2-4 3 0 3 0 2 1 1 11 BARRY 14 0-7 0-0 1 0 1 2 6 1 1 0 RICHARDSON 25 2-9 0-0 0 3 3 3 1 3 0 4 OUTLAW 24 4-4 0-1 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 8 ROBERTS DNP - RUPTURED DISK IN LOWER BACK SEALY DNP - INJURED RIGHT ANKLE TOTALS 240 36-79 18-29 12 29 41 23 24 7 12 96 (.456) (.621) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 14(17 PTS) CHARLOTTE 27 24 22 16 - 89 LA CLIPPERS 24 24 27 21 - 96 BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - BURRELL 3, ROSE 2, DIVAC 2. LA CLIPPERS - VAUGHT, ROGERS, WRIGHT. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 6-18 (.333), RICE 3-8, DIVAC 0-1, CURRY 1-5, BURRELL 0-2, GOLDWIRE 2-2. LA CLIPPERS 6-13 (.462), ROGERS 1-2, DEHERE 4-5, MURRAY 1-2, BARRY 0-2, RICHARDSON 0-2. TECHNICALS: CHARLOTTE - MASON 2 (EJECTED), LA CLIPPERS - DEHERE. OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, TONY BROTHERS, ED F RUSH. A - 5,755. T - 2:11. CHARLOTTE (89) AT LA CLIPPERS (96) Loy Vaught scored a season-high 23 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and hit a key jumper with 22 seconds remaining, as the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 96-89 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Anthony Mason's three-point play with 61 seconds left pulled the Hornets within 91-89 before Rodney Rogers missed a pair of free throws for the Clippers. With a chance to tie, Vlade Divac's awkward shot as the shot clock expired was way off and Vaught made a baseline jumper with 22 seconds to go to seal the victory. "I was just feeling involved," Vaught said. "We've got guys hurt and we had to go back to how it used to be. They were calling my number and I knew that if I missed a couple, I wasn't gonna get benched because we only had ten guys." Charlotte's Glen Rice missed a three-pointer and Terry Dehere sank three foul shots to cap the scoring. "They seemed to come out more aggressive than we did," Rice said. "I think at this time it should wake us up. We didn't play basketball the way the Charlotte Hornets are capable of playing." Dehere scored a season-high 25 points to lead the Clippers, who snapped a three-game home losing streak with their first win since November 20th. "If you can shoot then you just have to take shots," Dehere said. "The points that I scored came from plays that were called in the huddle. It wasn't like I was taking it myself or taking any load on my shoulders. I think we did really well on the defensive end and that allowed us to stay in the game." Rice scored 23 points and Divac added 18 for the Hornets, who have lost three of four following a four-game winning streak. Mason was ejected with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter after receiving his second technical foul. The Hornets tied the game for the final time, 75-75 with 11:46 left on Mason's layup. The Clippers scored five straight points, capped by Vaught's dunk with 7:15 to go, for an 87-80 lead. Divac scored eight points during an 11-4 burst to give the Hornets a 40-30 lead with 4:45 left in the first half before the Clippers got within 51-48 at halftime. "I thought we were ready to play tonight and with the way the guys came out, I thought we were doing all right," Hornets coach Dave Cowens said. "I thought we really needed this victory here, it just makes it hard for us, it puts us in a hole." Rogers scored 13 points and Lamond Murray added 11 for Los Angeles, which shot 56 percent (36-of-79) from the field. The Clippers attempted 15 more foul shots than the Hornets.

nba.1899 nba.news, 04 Dec 96

CHICAGO (107) AT MILWAUKEE (104) CHICAGO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === PIPPEN F 44 5-14 2-4 2 0 2 6 3 3 5 12 RODMAN F 36 1-4 0-0 3 9 12 5 4 2 1 2 WENNINGTON C 24 6-9 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 12 HARPER G 18 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 3 JORDAN G 41 13-27 14-17 2 4 6 6 1 0 3 40 KUKOC 27 5-11 3-4 1 0 1 5 3 2 1 14 KERR 25 3-5 1-1 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 9 CAFFEY 14 6-6 0-1 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 12 BUECHLER 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SIMPKINS 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 BROWN 5 1-3 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 LONGLEY DNP - SEPARATED LEFT SHOULDER TOTALS 240 41-81 21-29 11 19 30 27 28 10 13 107 (.506) (.724) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 13(17 PTS) MILWAUKEE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === BAKER F 47 7-11 6-12 3 13 16 5 6 3 8 20 ROBINSON F 36 7-16 5-6 4 3 7 1 2 1 4 21 LANG C 25 3-4 0-0 2 3 5 1 1 0 2 6 ALLEN G 29 3-9 2-2 3 2 5 3 5 1 1 8 DOUGLAS G 33 6-12 6-7 0 1 1 7 2 2 1 20 NEWMAN 33 5-10 8-8 1 2 3 1 3 2 3 19 GILLIAM 17 2-4 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 4 HANCOCK 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 PERRY 15 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 WOOD 3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 RESPERT DNP - COACH'S DECISION WOLF DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 35-72 29-37 15 25 40 20 22 9 22 104 (.486) (.784) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 22(30 PTS) CHICAGO 26 27 27 27 - 107 MILWAUKEE 23 26 31 24 - 104 BLOCKED SHOTS: CHICAGO - HARPER. MILWAUKEE - BAKER 2. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHICAGO 4-6 (.667), PIPPEN 0-1, HARPER 1-1, KUKOC 1-1, KERR 2-3. MILWAUKEE 5-13 (.385), ROBINSON 2-3, ALLEN 0-2, DOUGLAS 2-2, NEWMAN 1-3, PERRY 0-2, WOOD 0-1. TECHNICALS: CHICAGO - ILLEGAL DEFENSE, HEAD COACH JACKSON, MILWAUKEE - BAKER. OFFICIALS: JOE FORTE, NOLAN FINE, TOMMIE WOOD. A - 18,633. T - 2:17. CHICAGO (107) AT MILWAUKEE (104) Michael Jordan scored 40 points, including 10 in the final quarter, and Jason Caffey keyed a pivotal fourth-quarter run with six points as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks for the fifth consecutive time, 107-104. Jordan recorded his 148th career game of 40-plus points and has been the Bulls' leading scorer in 15 of 17 games this season. He had a big fourth quarter as the Bulls used a 19-5 run to turn an 80-80 tie into a 14-point lead with four minutes to play. Caffey sparked the run by opening the quarter with a dunk and had the first six points of the period for Chicago. Scottie Pippen and Toni Kukoc had layups and Jordan had a pair of free throws for an 92-81 lead with 7:24 left. After a timeout, Jordan and Kukoc hit jump shots and Steve Kerr capped the run with a three-pointer. "The Bucks came out and played hard," Jordan said. "Milwaukee has shown that they are improved. I think that our bench came in and executed our offense very well. We had some hard battles on the road." Toni Kukoc added 14 points and Caffey 12, both off the bench, as the Bulls won for the 16th time in 17 games this season. Chicago completed its seven-game road trip 6-1. "I think that Milwaukee is a good team," Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. "I belive that they are better than they played tonight. We did what we wanted to do on our recent road trip. This was the one of the more difficult games we had on the trip. We're ahead of the game and ahead of the pack as opposed to last season." Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 21 points and Sherman Douglas and Vin Baker had 20 apiece. The Bucks, who rallied late, became just the third team to score more than 100 points against the Bulls this season. "We are very disappointed," Baker said. "We honestly feel that we should have won this game. We played hard, but we didn't rebound like what we need to. The turnovers really hurt us. They're a great basketball team. In the fourth quarter they came out at us very aggressively. We went into a drought, we weren't as aggressive in the final quarter. We were flat and had too many turnovers." "We had our moments tonight, but we just couldn't sustain them," Bucks coach Chris Ford said. "Turnovers really hurt us throughout the game and you only get so many chances with the Bulls. We had a little run and got the fans excited at the end of the third quarter." Jordan had 11 in the opening quarter as the Bulls raced to an early 12-8 lead and led 26-23 after one. An 8-2 run to start the second quarter extended the lead to 34-25 and Chicago held a 53-49 halftime advantage. Dennis Rodman had 12 rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals but the Bucks held a 40-30 advantage on the boards. But Milwaukee committed 22 turnovers and made just 5-of-13 three-point attempts.

nba.1900 nba.news, 04 Dec 96

DENVER (99) AT GOLDEN STATE (114) DENVER REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MCDYESS F 39 9-15 2-3 2 3 5 2 2 1 3 21 D ELLIS F 44 6-16 1-2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 16 JOHNSON C 24 2-3 1-2 1 8 9 2 3 1 3 5 JACKSON G 21 4-5 1-2 1 3 4 7 1 1 1 10 STITH G 19 1-7 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 B THOMPSON 33 9-18 0-0 1 2 3 6 4 1 4 23 MARCIULIONIS 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 HAMMONDS 33 3-4 7-8 1 7 8 1 5 0 3 13 MCINNIS 16 2-5 1-2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 6 HAM 4 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 L THOMPSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 37-78 13-19 10 23 33 26 25 8 18 99 (.474) (.684) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 19(25 PTS) GOLDEN STATE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MULLIN F 40 4-9 4-5 3 5 8 11 2 1 3 12 SMITH F 37 7-13 4-4 2 5 7 1 4 0 1 18 SPENCER C 31 5-7 0-1 2 4 6 0 5 0 2 10 PRICE G 31 6-12 4-4 0 3 3 6 2 3 2 19 SPREWELL G 42 12-24 3-5 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 28 DECLERCQ 13 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 0 2 2 1 0 ARMSTRONG 19 4-9 4-4 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 14 OWES 7 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 ROYAL 17 3-3 1-1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 7 FULLER 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 MARSHALL 1 1-2 1-2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 ROE 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 240 43-81 21-26 12 26 38 28 18 10 14 114 (.531) (.808) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 14(18 PTS) DENVER 25 20 26 28 - 99 GOLDEN STATE 31 26 32 25 - 114 BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - JOHNSON 3, MCDYESS 2. GOLDEN STATE - MULLIN 2, SPENCER 2, SMITH, PRICE. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 12-30 (.400), MCDYESS 1-2, D ELLIS 3-10, JACKSON 1-1, STITH 0-2, B THOMPSON 5-11, MARCIULIONIS 1-2, MCINNIS 1-2. GOLDEN STATE 7-16 (.438), MULLIN 0-2, SMITH 0-1, PRICE 3-7, SPREWELL 1-2, ARMSTRONG 2-3, MARSHALL 1-1. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: JESS KERSEY, RON OLESIAK, SCOTT FOSTER. A - 12,347. T - 1:58. DENVER (99) AT GOLDEN STATE (114) Latrell Sprewell scored 10 of his 28 points over the final 5:22 of the first half as the Golden State Warriors raced to an early lead and never trailed, handing the Denver Nuggets their fourth straight loss, 114-99. Sprewell, who has 88 points in his last three games, hit a jump shot, three-pointer, had a pair of layups and a free throw as the Warriors opened a 12-point halftime advantage and were never headed. "I think we've gotten better defensively, and we're rebounding better too," Sprewell said. "We're not giving other teams as many opportunities to score and our post guys are really fighting hard and making it difficult for teams inside. We studied the films and we've improved where we needed it." Mark Price added 19 points and Joe Smith had 18 for the Warriors, who shot 63 percent (14-of-22) from the field in the first quarter to build a 31-25 lead. "I thought it was a real solid win for us," said Warriors coach Rick Adelman. "We played pretty good defense tonight. Sprewell had a real solid game. Chris Mullin was terrific at both ends of the court. He really defended and helped us on the boards. Going to Phoenix tomorrow, I think we can get a win and hopefully start on a (winning) streak." Brooks Thompson had 23 points for Denver, which suffered its fifth straight road loss and has allowed 100 or more points in nine consecutive games. The Nuggets have dropped four of five under new coach Dick Motta. "Our guards can't get over the pick-and-roll," Motta said. "Everytime we tried to trap, they just picked it apart. They hit the cutters going down the middle. Our lack of speed in the frontcourt is being exploited." Price and Sprewell had eight points apiece in the opening quarter as Golden State raced to a 24-14 lead and led by six at the end of one. Thompson kept Denver in the game by scoring 10 of the Nuggets' final 11 points in the quarter. "I just tried to light a spark and do what I could to get this team going," Thompson said. "I don't think we are playing with a lot of emotion now. We are just kind of going through the motions and we just have to get over that." The Warriors followed their hot shooting in the opening quarter by hitting 10-of-19 shots in the second. Sprewell stayed hot with 10 points, including a three-pointer and a pair of layups. The Nuggets drew within eight points twice in the third quarter, but trailed by 18 entering the fourth. Price and Sprewell had eight as the Warriors hit 12-of-21 shots in the period. A 7-2 run by Golden State to open the final quarter sealed the victory as Denver was unable to get closer than 12. Chris Mullin had 12 points and recorded season highs with 11 assists and 8 rebounds. B.J. Armstrong added 14 points off the bench for Golden State, which had six players in double figures for the second time this season.

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INDIANA (98) AT PORTLAND (93) - FINAL IN OT INDIANA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MCKEY F 31 3-10 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 1 3 8 D DAVIS F 44 2-3 3-6 2 9 11 1 6 3 3 7 DAMPIER C 21 3-8 2-2 1 2 3 0 4 1 2 8 BEST G 36 3-11 6-6 1 3 4 7 3 0 2 12 MILLER G 44 10-20 7-7 0 2 2 7 2 1 1 32 ALLEN 9 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 A DAVIS 32 5-8 4-9 3 8 11 0 4 0 3 14 ROSE 12 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 ASKEW 21 0-1 2-2 2 0 2 1 4 1 1 2 FERRELL 11 1-1 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 4 JOHNSON 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 HOIBERG DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 265 31-72 28-36 10 29 39 20 34 7 18 98 (.431) (.778) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 19(23 PTS) PORTLAND REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === C ROBINSON F 51 6-16 10-12 2 2 4 4 2 0 2 23 WALLACE F 31 2-8 0-0 0 4 4 0 2 1 1 4 SABONIS C 20 4-8 2-4 3 4 7 2 5 0 2 10 RIDER G 34 4-15 2-2 2 2 4 2 5 0 2 10 ANDERSON G 46 9-21 10-12 2 3 5 3 3 0 1 29 TRENT 22 4-9 0-0 2 4 6 0 3 1 3 8 DUDLEY 35 3-4 0-0 3 8 11 2 5 3 2 6 MCKIE 21 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 3 DJORDJEVIC 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 CHILDRESS DNP - COACH'S DECISION ONEAL DNP - COACH'S DECISION WINGFIELD DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 265 33-86 24-30 14 27 41 16 30 6 15 93 (.384) (.800) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 16(11 PTS) INDIANA 28 26 20 11 13 - 98 PORTLAND 17 25 28 15 8 - 93 BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - D DAVIS 3, A DAVIS 2, MCKEY. PORTLAND - SABONIS 2, DUDLEY 2, RIDER, MCKIE. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 8-18 (.444), MCKEY 0-2, BEST 0-2, MILLER 5-9, ALLEN 2-2, ROSE 0-1, JOHNSON 1-2. PORTLAND 3-21 (.143), C ROBINSON 1-5, RIDER 0-6, ANDERSON 1-8, TRENT 0-1, MCKIE 1-1. TECHNICALS: INDIANA - D DAVIS, PORTLAND - ANDERSON. OFFICIALS: PAUL MIHALAK, TOMMY NUNEZ, TOMMIE WOOD. A - 20,083. T - 2:45. INDIANA (98) AT PORTLAND (93) - FINAL IN OT Reggie Miller scored 32 points and put Indiana ahead for good as the Pacers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 98-93, in overtime for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Miller's three-pointer gave the Pacers a 90-87 advantage with 2:56 left in the extra period. Miller was 10-for-20 from the field, including 5-of-9 from behind the arc as Indiana stopped a three-game losing streak at Portland. "Coming out here it was an objective of our's to try and win this game," Miller said. "We wanted to win this one really bad, and you have to give them credit because they made a comeback." Kenny Anderson scored 29 points and Clifford Robinson added 23 for the Trail Blazers, who lost lost for just the third time in nine games. Derrick McKey, who had eight points, made a pair of free throws to give the Pacers a 92-87 lead with 1:50 remaining. Anderson made a driving layup and free throw to convert a three-point play and cut the deficit to 92-90 just 11 seconds later. As the shot clock ran down, McKey missed a desperation three-pointer and Arvydas Sabonis grabbed the rebound. Sabonis was fouled and had a chance to tie the game but made just one free throw to make it 92-91 with 1:14 left. Antonio Davis, who had 14 points and 11 rebounds, hit a short hook shot to give the Pacers a 94-91 lead with just over a minute left. After Miller missed a short one-handed jumper, Anderson's layup cut the deficit to 94-93 with 13 seconds left. "I really understood what it would take to win this game, and I thought we had a real challenge here," Davis said. "We haven't done a good job down low, but tonight I think we improved on that." Travis Best made two free throws with 12.6 seconds left to give the Pacers a 96-93 lead. After Isaiah Rider missed a three-pointer, Duane Ferrell made two free throws for the final margin with six seconds left. "I just caught it, squared up, took one dribble, tried to rise and missed the shot," Rider said. "It was tough tonight, a rough night. We have a chance to win a lot more games but these games are going to haunt us at the end of the yaer." McKey, Miller and rookie Erick Dampier each scored six points as the Pacers took a 28-17 lead at the end of the first. Miller made a layup to cap an 11-4 run and give Indiana its biggest lead of the game, 46-28, with 4:39 left in the second. "Once again we started out very poorly but those guys came in here ready to play," Portland coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "It's getting to be a real problem, not being ready to start the game." Robinson made a pair of free throws with 34 seconds left in the third as the Blazers closed the third with a 12-2 burst to cut the deficit to 74-70. Anderson, who was 10-of-12 from the free throw line, made a pair as the Blazers tied the score 78-78 with 6:28 left in the fourth. The lead changed five times before Sabonis made a free throw to make it 85-85 with 1:23 left.

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MIAMI (99) AT NEW YORK (75) MIAMI REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === BROWN F 36 5-8 3-4 6 4 10 3 4 0 1 13 DANILOVIC F 38 7-8 0-1 0 2 2 1 3 2 6 21 MOURNING C 41 3-14 11-13 2 5 7 2 4 0 3 17 MAJERLE G 43 7-12 5-5 4 4 8 5 2 3 4 22 HARDAWAY G 40 1-12 5-5 0 6 6 5 2 3 5 8 AUSTIN 17 4-6 1-1 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 9 GRANT 11 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 0 ASKINS 10 2-2 1-1 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 6 STRICKLAND 2 1-1 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 SCOTT 2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 LENARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION PINCKNEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 30-65 27-32 15 31 46 20 22 8 21 99 (.462) (.844) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 23(25 PTS) NEW YORK REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === JOHNSON F 32 4-9 4-6 2 1 3 0 4 0 0 12 OAKLEY F 32 4-9 2-3 2 4 6 0 4 0 1 10 EWING C 43 5-17 2-2 4 3 7 1 4 2 3 12 WARD G 21 0-5 1-2 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 HOUSTON G 34 6-12 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 14 CHILDS 27 2-6 2-2 2 1 3 6 3 3 3 6 STARKS 30 5-12 1-2 0 3 3 5 3 1 2 11 B WILLIAMS 21 4-9 1-1 2 2 4 1 4 2 0 9 BROOKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION MCCARTY DNP - COACH'S DECISION WALLACE DNP - COACH'S DECISION H WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 30-79 13-18 13 17 30 17 26 12 12 75 (.380) (.722) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 13(22 PTS) MIAMI 27 20 28 24 - 99 NEW YORK 14 24 21 16 - 75 BLOCKED SHOTS: MIAMI - MOURNING 2, ASKINS, BROWN. NEW YORK - JOHNSON, EWING. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MIAMI 12-22 (.545), DANILOVIC 7-7, MAJERLE 3-7, HARDAWAY 1-6, GRANT 0-1, ASKINS 1-1. NEW YORK 2-12 (.167), OAKLEY 0-1, WARD 0-3, HOUSTON 2-4, CHILDS 0-1, STARKS 0-3. TECHNICALS: NEW YORK - OAKLEY, ILLEGAL DEFENSE. OFFICIALS: RON GARRETSON, TOM WASHINGTON, MARK WUNDERLICH. A - 19,763. T - 2:16. MIAMI (99) AT NEW YORK (75) Sasha Danilovic scored all 21 of his points on three-pointers as the Miami Heat won their franchise-record eighth straight game, routing the stumbling New York Knicks, 99-75. Dan Majerle scored 22 points for the Heat, who broke the club record of seven straight wins set from February 21th-March 5th, 1994. Miami also has won seven consecutive road games. "I'm real happy," danilovic said. "First, because we got the win and second, because I shot well. I was just open tonight, they gave me the ball at the right time and I just made. I am just playing the same game I always play." It was Heat coach Pat Riley's first win at Madison Square Garden since resigning as Knicks coach in 1995. Riley was soundly booed as he was last season, when Miami lost both of its visits to New York. "We're a solid defensive team," Riley said. "We got off to a good start tonight and we didn't have to double Patrick. We played him straight up." Allan Houston had 14 points and Larry Johnson and Patrick Ewing added 12 apiece for the Knicks, who were held to their lowest total since a 78-69 loss to Charlotte on March 21st, 1995. New York never led and fell to 4-4 at home. "Quite frankly, I just felt that tonight's game, we just didn't bring a competitive spirit," Knicks forward Buck Williams said. "It wasn't just Xs and Os. We seemed to be preoccupied with individual things and not as a team." Miami opened the game with a 12-2 burst as Majerle scored five points and Danilovic made a three-pointer. Houston scored five points as New York responded with a 9-0 spurt, but Danilovic had two more three-pointers in a 10-1 run as the Heat opened a 22-12 lead with 2:17 left in the first quarter. The Knicks trailed 27-14 after the opening period but closed to 29-25 as Buck Williams scored six points in a 10-2 spurt. The teams traded baskets before the Heat got two free throws from Tim Hardaway and three-pointers from Danilovic and Keith Askins to open a 39-27 advantage with 3:34 remaining before halftime. New York cut the deficit to 49-42 on a pair of free throws by Johnson one minute into the second half, but Miami scored the next 12 points. Danilovic and Majerle made three-pointers, Alonzo Mourning had two free throws and a dunk and P.J. Brown added two foul shots to push the lead to 61-42 with 6:45 left in the third quarter. The Knicks closed to 75-62 on Houston's bakset with 10:56 left, but Isaac Austin scored six points in an 11-0 spurt that sealed the victory for Miami. "This was not a statement game," Majerle said. "We were in first place coming in here and played a team that wants to be to where we are right now. We just wanted to play our game and we did a great job defensively. We really shut them down defensively and did a great job of making our shots." Mourning scored 17 points and Brown added 13 and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who shot 46 percent (30-of-65) from the field but 55 percent (12-of-22) from three-point range. Danilovic was 7-of-7 and Majerle 3-of-7 from behind the arc. Miami breezed to just its second victory in 19 all-time visits to the Garden despite poor shooting nights by leading scorers Mourning and Hardaway. Mourning shot 3-of-14 and Hardaway was 1-of-12. "This is not a one-man team," Mourning said. "The key to our success is our hard work and determination. It was a big divisional win for us. For Pat, it might have been more personal. We are not selfish and we have great tenacity." John Starks scored 11 points and Charles Oakley added 10 for the Knicks, who shot 38 percent (30-of-79) and were outrebounded, 46-30. Ewing was 5-of-17 from the field. "We're just not hungry," Oakley said. "We're just not clicking. If we don't make it happen soon, we're going to make a fool out of ourselves."

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SACRAMENTO (96) AT MINNESOTA (89) SACRAMENTO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === OWENS F 36 6-14 1-2 6 5 11 4 4 2 1 13 C WILLIAMSON F 21 4-7 3-3 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 11 POLYNICE C 32 4-14 1-2 4 0 4 3 4 0 0 9 RICHMOND G 40 10-27 5-6 1 4 5 0 2 3 1 29 ABDUL-RAUF G 28 6-17 0-0 1 1 2 4 6 0 0 12 SIMMONS 25 3-8 0-0 1 7 8 4 0 0 1 6 CAUSWELL 15 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 0 4 0 1 2 SMITH 21 2-4 3-8 4 1 5 1 4 2 2 7 EDNEY 21 1-2 5-6 1 4 5 0 0 4 1 7 GAMBLE 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 240 37-95 18-27 19 28 47 17 26 11 9 96 (.389) (.667) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 9(2 PTS) MINNESOTA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === K GARNETT F 18 5-11 0-0 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 10 GUGLIOTTA F 42 7-21 8-8 4 9 13 3 3 1 4 22 VRANKOVIC C 19 3-5 0-0 2 5 7 0 2 0 2 6 WEST G 21 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 MARBURY G 38 7-18 6-8 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 20 PARKS 16 1-2 3-4 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 CARR 15 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 3 0 1 2 2 PORTER 14 3-7 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 7 MITCHELL 27 0-2 2-2 0 4 4 2 5 1 1 2 ROBINSON 13 4-6 0-0 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 8 D GARRETT 12 1-1 3-4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 HEAL 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 240 33-82 22-26 13 33 46 17 21 4 17 89 (.402) (.846) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 17(15 PTS) SACRAMENTO 30 20 23 23 - 96 MINNESOTA 25 18 24 22 - 89 BLOCKED SHOTS: SACRAMENTO - SIMMONS 2, CAUSWELL 2, POLYNICE. MINNESOTA - VRANKOVIC 5, GUGLIOTTA 2, D GARRETT 2, MITCHELL, ROBINSON, PARKS. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SACRAMENTO 4-7 (.571), RICHMOND 4-4, ABDUL-RAUF 0-1, SIMMONS 0-2. MINNESOTA 1-8 (.125), GUGLIOTTA 0-2, MARBURY 0-1, CARR 0-1, PORTER 1-4. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, JIM CLARK, GEORGE TOLIVER. A - 11,191. T - 2:07. SACRAMENTO (96) AT MINNESOTA (89) Mitch Richmond scored 29 points and hit key three-pointers in separate second-half runs to propel the Sacramento Kings to a 96-89 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Billy Owens added 13 points for the Kings, who wrapped up a 2-4 road trip. Sacramento never trailed after Richmond made two free throws for an 11-10 lead with 6:55 left in the first quarter. Tom Gugliotta scored 22 points and rookie Stephon Marbury added 20 for Minnesota, which was denied in its bid to reach the .500 mark. It would have been the deepest point into a season at which the Timberwolves would have owned a break-even record. "It was really a tough loss," Marbury said. "We just came up a little short tonight. When one of your best players (forward Kevin Garnett) goes down, you have to step it up. We tried to step it up, but we just couldn't do it enough." Kevin Garnett left the game at the 4:33 mark of the second quarter after spraining his left ankle trying to grab a rebound. He did not return to the game and was taken to the CDI Center for Diagnostic Imagery for further evaluation. Terry Porter had pulled Minnesota within 82-81 with a layup with 7:21 to play. But the Kings answered with an 8-2 run to put the game out of reach as Richmond drilled a three-pointer and Owens added a follow basket to make it 87-81 with 4:40 left. Gugliotta answered with two free throws, but Owens made a foul shot and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf made a basket to give Sacramento a 90-83 lead with less than three minutes remaining. Stojko Vrankovic had drawn the Wolves within 52-48 with a basket 82 seconds into the second half. But Corliss Williamson and Owens followed with baskets to push the lead to 56-48. Vrankovic made another layup to pull Minnesota within 58-50, but Abdul-Rauf hit a running jumper and Marbury sank two foul shots. Tyus Edney hit two free throws and Richmond capped the run with a three-pointer to give Sacramento a 65-54 lead with 6:40 remaining in the third quarter. "I think we have heart," Richmond said. We haven't been playing up to our potential. We just weren't getting it done on the defensive end. Tonight, we did a much better job." Abdul-Rauf finished with 12 points and Williamson 11 for Sacramento, which shot 39 percent (37-of-95) from the floor, but scored 16 second-chance points on 19 offensive rebounds. The Kings committed just nine turnovers that led to only two points for Minnesota. "For us to get a win and come out and play hard, smart together and defended tonight as well as we have on the whole trip and we got a very good performance out of our bench," said Kings coach Garry St. Jean. "Our guys defended and made some good, smart basketball players." Gugliotta pulled down 13 rebounds -- all in the first half -- to tie a team record set by Luc Longley on December 30th, 1993, against Houston. Garnett, who played just 18 minutes, was the only other player in double figures for the Wolves, scoring just 10 points. Vrankovic blocked five shots and grabbed seven rebounds in 19 minutes.

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SEATTLE (106) AT LA LAKERS (110) SEATTLE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === KEMP F 30 8-16 6-7 6 8 14 0 6 2 6 22 D SCHREMPF F 42 8-14 9-12 1 5 6 6 1 1 2 27 MCILVAINE C 22 1-4 0-0 5 3 8 0 6 1 1 2 HAWKINS G 33 7-12 0-0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 17 PAYTON G 43 9-19 6-11 1 2 3 8 3 1 2 24 PERKINS 34 4-6 1-2 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 10 EHLO 22 1-6 0-0 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 STEWART 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 SNOW 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION HARVEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION WINGATE DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 39-79 22-32 15 26 41 22 23 7 13 106 (.494) (.688) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 13(10 PTS) LA LAKERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === CAMPBELL F 35 4-7 4-5 1 2 3 3 5 0 1 12 JONES F 43 6-14 1-2 3 4 7 9 3 2 1 15 ONEAL C 45 13-25 6-10 5 9 14 7 2 1 3 32 ROBINSON G 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 VAN EXEL G 37 6-13 4-5 0 2 2 6 2 0 3 18 KERSEY 33 5-9 1-2 1 2 3 2 4 3 1 12 KNIGHT 12 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 1 4 1 0 1 FISHER 11 2-5 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 1 1 4 SCOTT 20 6-9 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 16 BLOUNT DNP - COACH'S DECISION BRYANT DNP - COACH'S DECISION ROOKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 42-84 17-26 13 24 37 32 26 8 12 110 (.500) (.654) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 13(19 PTS) SEATTLE 28 30 26 22 - 106 LA LAKERS 26 29 35 20 - 110 BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - MCILVAINE, PERKINS. LA LAKERS - JONES 3, ONEAL 3, CAMPBELL 2, VAN EXEL. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 6-17 (.353), KEMP 0-1, D SCHREMPF 2-4, HAWKINS 3-4, PAYTON 0-2, PERKINS 1-3, EHLO 0-3. LA LAKERS 9-19 (.474), JONES 2-4, ROBINSON 0-1, VAN EXEL 2-4, KERSEY 1-3, FISHER 0-1, SCOTT 4-6. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: ED T RUSH, TIM DONAGHY, LEE JONES. A - 17,505. T - 2:16. SEATTLE (106) AT LA LAKERS (110) Shaquille O'Neal scored 32 points, including four in the final 63 seconds, and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 110-106 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics in a matchup of the Pacific Division's top two teams. Nick Van Exel scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, Byron Scott added 16 off the bench and Eddie Jones had 15 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for Los Angeles, which pulled within one game of first-place Seattle. The Lakers have matched their season high with three straight wins. Detlef Schrempf matched his season high with 27 points and Gary Payton added 24 points and six assists for Seattle, which lost for the third time in five games following an 11-game winning streak. Shawn Kemp had 22 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out with 4:12 remaining for the Sonics, who fell to 9-3 on the road. O'Neal, whose seven assists were one short of a career high, broke a 105-105 tie with a short hook shot with 1:03 left. Schrempf made one free throw to close Seattle to 107-106 with 43 seconds left before O'Neal helped the Lakers gain a three-point lead by sinking a pair of free throws one second later. O'Neal, who made only 28-of-82 free throws in his previous nine games, was 6-for-10 from the foul line. After gaining control of a jump ball, the Lakers failed to put the game away as Scott missed a jumper. But the Sonics failed to capitalize on the opportunity as Schrempf missed an open three-point attempt from the top of the key with five seconds to go. Jones grabbed the rebound and sank one from the line for a 110-106 advantage with 2.6 seconds left. The SuperSonics took a 58-55 lead into halftime behind 16 points from Schrempf. But the Lakers outscored the Sonics in the third quarter, 35-26, to take a 90-84 advantage into the fourth behind O'Neal's 26. Elden Campbell and Jerome Kersey each scored 12 points and O'Neal and Jones had three blocks apiece for Los Angeles, which shot 50 percent (42-of-84) from the field and made 9-of-19 three-pointers. Hersey Hawkins scored 17 points for Seattle, which played without coach George Karl. Assistant Terry Stotts replaced Karl, who had dental surgery and came down with the flu.

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TORONTO (74) AT CLEVELAND (93) TORONTO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === WILLIAMS F 31 5-11 0-0 1 3 4 2 5 1 4 11 JONES F 33 1-4 0-0 2 7 9 0 2 0 2 2 WRIGHT C 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 STOUDAMIRE G 39 3-12 4-5 0 2 2 11 0 0 2 11 CHRISTIE G 36 5-14 6-6 2 4 6 3 1 1 5 16 CAMBY 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 EARL 35 7-13 2-6 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 16 DAVIS 25 2-3 0-0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 CURETON 12 0-2 1-2 2 4 6 1 5 0 0 1 LONG 13 1-4 3-4 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 6 WHITESIDE 6 2-4 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 TABAK DNP - SORE LEFT HEEL TOTALS 240 26-68 17-25 8 30 38 20 22 3 15 74 (.382) (.680) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 16(21 PTS) CLEVELAND REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MILLS F 36 2-8 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 4 HILL F 32 4-9 3-4 4 7 11 1 1 2 1 11 WEST C 25 3-6 4-4 2 3 5 1 3 0 0 10 BRANDON G 36 7-16 4-5 0 5 5 6 1 0 0 18 PHILLS G 27 5-11 0-0 1 3 4 6 3 1 1 13 SURA 22 5-6 4-5 0 6 6 4 3 2 2 15 FERRY 25 2-5 2-2 2 2 4 3 2 0 1 6 LANG 13 2-5 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 1 2 6 POTAPENKO 11 4-9 0-2 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 8 GEARY 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 THOMAS 3 1-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 MARSHALL 4 0-3 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 240 35-82 19-24 16 32 48 26 25 6 10 93 (.427) (.792) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 10(7 PTS) TORONTO 11 23 19 21 - 74 CLEVELAND 29 21 19 24 - 93 BLOCKED SHOTS: TORONTO - EARL 3, JONES 2, WILLIAMS. CLEVELAND - LANG 3, HILL 2, WEST, BRANDON, PHILLS, FERRY, POTAPENKO. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: TORONTO 5-13 (.385), WILLIAMS 1-2, STOUDAMIRE 1-3, CHRISTIE 0-2, DAVIS 0-1, LONG 1-2, WHITESIDE 2-3. CLEVELAND 4-14 (.286), MILLS 0-1, BRANDON 0-2, PHILLS 3-6, SURA 1-1, FERRY 0-1, LANG 0-1, THOMAS 0-1, MARSHALL 0-1. TECHNICALS: TORONTO - HEAD COACH WALKER, CLEVELAND - ILLEGAL DEFENSE. OFFICIALS: BILL OAKES, JOE DEROSA, SCOTT WALL. A - 13,494. T - 2:03. TORONTO (74) AT CLEVELAND (93) Terrell Brandon scored 18 points and Mark West had six in an early 15-0 run as the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 93-74 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Bob Sura added 15 points for the Cavaliers, who allowed less than 80 points for the seventh time in 15 games this season. Cleveland, which snapped a two-game losing streak, is giving up just 82.1 points per game, the lowest total in the league. Doug Christie and Acie Earl scored 16 points apiece for the Raptors, who were coming off a home win over the Houston Rockets but lost for the second time in as many games to the Cavaliers this season. "It was a good game for us from beginning to end," Cleveland coach Mike Fratello said. "There were a lot of good signs out there tonight. I know we caught them after a very, very big win for their franchise. They had to play and we had an off night. That's what this league is about." "I'm really disappointed in that effort and you know what, I didn't holler or scream," Toronto coach Darrell Walker said. "I'm not going to get frustrated. It's up to the players and that was just a total, total, total disaster. Guys wouldn't show up. How can you show up one night and not show up the next night? Unbelievable. Some guys need to check their hearts." Toronto rookie forward Marcus Camby played for the first time since collapsing with back spasms prior to a game a week ago. He played just four minutes and did not score. "It was good to step back out there, but my back was real sore," Camby said. "It still hurts a little bit. I wasn't able to go anymore." After Damon Stoudamire opened the scoring with a pair of free throws, Cleveland scored the next 15 points and never trailed again. West, averaging just 4.3 points per game, scored six of his 10 in the burst, which was capped by Sura's foul shot with 5:11 left in the period. Brandon had six points in the first quarter, which ended with the Cavs holding a 29-11 lead. Cleveland shot 50 percent (9-of-18) in the period and held Toronto to under 18 percent (3-of-17), the worst one-quarter percentage in Raptors history. "We got out of the box early, tried to contain their players and I think that is what we did tonight," Brandon said. "I think that we played a complete 48 minutes and that is something we definitely needed." The Raptors closed to 34-21 on a layup by Hubert Davis with 8:49 to go in the second quarter and trailed 50-34 at halftime. Walt Williams scored seven points in a 9-2 run that opened the third quarter and pulled Toronto within 52-43 with 7:14 left in the period. But Brandon scored six points in a 13-5 burst, and Danny Ferry's two free throws gave Cleveland a 65-48 advantage with 2:12 to go. The Cavs led 69-53 after three quarters and opened their largest lead at 89-64 on a layup by Antonio Lang with 2:46 to play. Bobby Phills scored 13 points and Tyrone Hill added 11 and 11 rebounds for the Cavs, who shot 43 percent (35-of-82) from the field and held a 48-38 rebounding advantage. Cleveland blocked a season-high 10 shots and is 5-1 all-time against Toronto. "The past couple of games teams have been jumping out early on us and we had been playing catch-up," Phills said. "Tonight we were not going to let that happen." Stoudamire had 11 points and 11 assists for the Raptors, who shot 38 percent (26-of-68). Williams added 11 points.

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Bulls' Michael Jordan named NBA Player of Month for November Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls today was named NBA Player of the Month for November. Jordan averaged a league-high 31.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.50 steals in leading the Bulls to a 15-1 record. The 10-time All-Star led Chicago in scoring 15 times and became the 10th player in league history to score 25,000 points when he collected 35 in a win over San Antonio last weekend. Jordan reached the 50-point plateau for the 35th time in his career when he scored exactly 50 in a 106-100 win at Miami on November 6th. Other candidates for Player of the Month honors were Anthony Mason of Charlotte, Joe Dumars and Grant Hill of Detroit, Patrick Ewing of New York, Horace Grant of Orlando, Rasheed Wallace of Portland, Damon Stoudamire of Toronto, Shawn Kemp of Seattle and Karl Malone of Utah.

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Sixers' Allen Iverson named NBA Rookie of the Month Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers today was named NBA Rookie of the Month for November. Iverson, the top pick in the June NBA draft, averaged 21.8 points, 6.4 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 2.67 steals per game. He ranked first in scoring, assists and steals among rookies and led the Sixers in those categories. The guard from Georgetown played 37.2 points to lead the Sixers to a 7-8 record last month, a five-game improvement from the Sixers' 2-13 record after 15 games last season. Other candidates for the award included Vitaly Potapenko of Cleveland, Kerry Kittles of New Jersey, John Wallace of New York, Steve Nash of Phoenix and Marcus Camby of Toronto.

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Hawks G Steve Smith to make return to lineup tonight The Atlanta Hawks, locked in the middle of the competitive Central Division, can turn their attention to pulling away from the pack since guard Steve Smith is ready to return to the lineup after missing 10 games with a sprained right ankle. Smith has played in six games this season for the Hawks (9-7), averaging a team-best 19.2 points. He has been practicing with the starters all week and the team said he is expected to play tonight against the Boston Celtics in Atlanta. With the addition of Smith, the Hawks can boast a starting five that each score in double digits per game in Christian Laettner (18.1), Mookie Blaylock (16.9), current NBA Player of the Week Dikembe Mutombo (12.7) and Tyrone Corbin (11.9). Smith re-signed with the Hawks in the off-season for a reported $45-50 million. He is earning $4.5 million this season. The 27-year-old Smith is in his third season with Atlanta after he was acquired with Grant Long from the Miami Heat two games into the 1994-95 campaign. Last season, Smith led the Hawks in scoring, averaging 18.1 points while missing only two games. He also averaged 21.7 points in 10 playoff games. In his sixth season out of Michigan State, Smith also was a member of Dream Team II that won the World Championships of Basketball in Toronto in 1994.

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Sixers F Don MacLean placed on injured list Philadelphia 76ers forward Don MacLean, who has played just seven games this season, was placed on the injured list today with a strained left hip flexor, the team announced. MacLean, signed as a free agent to a five-year, $15 million deal in July, missed eight games earlier this season with a sore right knee. He returned to action over the weekend and came off the bench to score 19 points in two games, both wins. The 6-7 MacLean suffered the injury in Saturday night's 96-90 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies. He is in his fifth season and has been the property of five NBA teams. As a second-year player with the Washington Bullets, MacLean averaged a career-high 18.2 points per game in the 1993-94 season and was named Most Improved Player. He was traded to the Denver Nuggets prior to the 1995-96 campaign and averaged 11.2 points per game last season. The 76ers (7-8) begin a three-game road trip through Texas on Wednesday at San Antonio. Their roster stands at 11 players as no immediate replacement was named.

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Clippers C Roberts out one week with ruptured disk in back Los Angeles Clippers center Stanley Roberts will miss at least one week with a ruptured disk in his lower back, the team said today. The 7-0 Roberts had played all 16 games this season, averaging 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. His absence would move journeyman Kevin Duckworth into the starting lineup. Roberts has had injury problems throughout his career. He had played just 142 games in the last four seasons, rupturing his right and left Achilles tendons in 1994 and 1995, respectively. The 26-year-old Roberts will make a team-high $3.25 million this season. He was suspended for 10 days during the pre-season for conduct detrimental to the team, centering around an argument with coach Bill Fitch.

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Trail Blazers activate O'Neal, could become youngest player The Portland Trail Blazers today activated 18-year-old rookie Jermaine O'Neal, who could become the youngest player in NBA history if he plays before Christmas. O'Neal, selected directly out of high school with the 17th overall pick in the 1996 draft, has spent the entire season on the injured list after suffering a bruised left knee in the team's final exhibition game. The Trail Blazers host the Indiana Pacers tonight and the 6-11 O'Neal would become the youngest player in league history if he gets into the game. Los Angeles Lakers rookie swingman Kobe Bryant -- who also entered the NBA directly from high school -- currently holds the distinction. Bryant made his debut on November 3rd at the age of 18 years, two months, 11 days. O'Neal was born October 13th, 1978 and can become the youngest player in NBA annals if he plays December 24th or earlier. O'Neal replaces swingman Mitchell Butler on Portland's roster. Butler, acquired in the trade that sent Rod Strickland to the Washington Bullets, was averaging 2.4 points in 13 games but has tendinitis in both knees. O'Neal received a three-year deal worth $2.852 million after he was named 3A South Carolina Player of the Year as a junior and senior at Eau Claire High School. Butler joins guards Marcus Brown and Reggie Jordan on the team's injured list.

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Bullets' Howard pleads not guilty to DUI charge WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Washington Bullets All-Star forward Juwan Howard agreed to enter an alcohol rehabilitation and education program Tuesday after pleading not guilty to driving while intoxicated last month. Howard, who became the NBA's first $100 million man this past summer, entered the plea in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the team said. A court date of Feb. 24 has been scheduled. "The Bullets stand by their former statements regarding the situation," said Bullets vice president Wes Unseld. "With the matter in the hands of the court, the Bullets will have no further comment on the proceedings." According to police, Howard was stopped for speeding and then arrested for driving while intoxicated at 3:40 a.m. ET on Nov. 11. He was released on his recognizance. Later that day, Howard addressed the media, apologizing and admitting his actions embarrassed himself, his family and the Bullets. At the same new conference, Unseld said the team accepted the apology and expressed gratitude that no one was hurt. Howard signed a seven-year, $100 million free agent contract with the Miami Heat on July 17, but the league voided the deal because of salary cap violations. Howard then signed a seven-year deal worth $105 million with the Bullets on Aug. 5. Howard is averaging 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in 15 games this season. He averaged 22.1 points and 8.2 rebounds and made the Eastern Conference All-Star team last season, his second in the NBA.

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Minnesota's Garnett sprains ankle MINNEAPOLIS (Dec 4, 1996 - 00:06 EST) -- Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett severely sprained his left ankle in the second quarter of Tuesday night's 96-89 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Garnett, the 20-year-old who last year became the first player in 20 years to jump from directly from high school to the NBA, was injured after grabbing an offensive rebound with 4:33 left in the first half. Garnett landed on the foot of another player and immediately crumbled to the floor, screaming out in pain as play went to the other end of the floor. He remained on the floor briefly and was taken to the locker room. He later went to a local clinic for an MRI to determine if there may be further damage. "Usually Kevin has a very good threshold for pain," Wolves coach Flip Saunders said. "He was obviously in some pain. We wont know anything until the morning." Garnett had been a major part of the Timberwolves' best start in franchise history at 8-9. He is averaging 15 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots per game. In 18 minutes Tuesday, Garnett had 10 points, two rebounds and three assists.

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Leventhal's top 75 NBA draft picks Here is an early ranking of the top 75 prospects for the 1997 NBA Draft (as of December 2, 1996): No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. School 1 Tim Duncan C 6-10 238 Wake Forest 2 Keith Van Horn SF 6-9 235 Utah 3 Ron Mercer* F-G 6-7 215 Kentucky 4 Alexander Koul* C 7-1 296 George Washington 5 Jacque Vaughn G 6-1 195 Kansas 6 Danny Fortson* F 6-7 260 Cincinnati 7 Tim Thomas* PF 6-10 240 Villanova 8 Anthony Parker SG 6-5 190 Bradley 9 Jason Lawson C-F 6-11 230 Villanova 10 Johnny Taylor SF 6-8 215 Tennessee-Chat. 11 Brian Skinner* PF 6-10 240 Baylor 12 Brevin Knight PG 5-10 170 Stanford 13 J.R. Henderson* SF 6-9 215 UCLA 14 Shea Seals SG 6-5 210 Tulsa 15 Kelvin Cato C-F 6-11 245 Iowa State 16 Winfred Walton* PF 6-9 210 No College 17 James Cotton* SG 6-5 200 Long Beach St. 18 Toby Bailey* G 6-5 185 UCLA 19 Alvin Williams G 6-4 180 Villanova 20 Matt Harpring* SF 6-7 226 Georgia Tech 21 Michael Doleac* C 6-11 265 Utah 22 Tony Battie* F-C 6-11 220 Texas Tech 23 Jelani McCoy* PF 6-10 220 UCLA 24 Marc Jackson* PF 6-9 270 Temple 25 Derek Anderson SG 6-4 195 Kentucky 26 Zendon Hamilton* PF 6-11 220 St. John's 27 Chauncey Billups* PG 6-3 197 Colorado 28 Maurice Taylor* F 6-8 235 Michigan 29 Antawn Jamison* SF 6-8 216 North Carolina 30 Chris Anstey C 7-0 235 Australia Pro League 31 Eric Washington SG 6-4 185 Alabama 32 Andre Woolridge G 6-1 190 Iowa 33 Charles O'Bannon F 6-6 205 UCLA 34 Ronnie Fields* SG 6-3 185 No college 35 Peter Aluma F-C 6-10 240 Liberty 36 Isaac Fontaine SG 6-3 210 Washington State 37 Miles Simon* SG 6-5 199 Arizona 38 Kenny Thomas* PF 6-9 260 New Mexico 39 Maceo Baston* F 6-9 215 Michigan 40 Austin Croshere SF 6-9 225 Providence 41 Cory Carr SG 6-4 200 Texas Tech 42 Kiwane Garris PG 6-2 183 Illinois 43 Scot Pollard PF 6-10 250 Kansas 44 DeJuan Wheat PG 6-0 165 Louisville 45 Jerald Honeycutt SF 6-8 245 Tulane 46 Odell Hodge PF 6-9 265 Old Dominion 47 Reggie Freeman SG 6-6 200 Texas 48 Serge Zwikker C 7-2 265 North Carolina 49 Garth Joseph* C 7-2 291 St. Rose 50 Edgar Padilla PG 6-1 175 Massachusetts 51 Jeff Capel PG 6-4 195 Duke 52 Lorenzo Coleman C-F 7-1 295 Tennessee Tech 53 James Collins SG 6-4 190 Florida State 54 Damon Flint SG 6-5 201 Cincinnati 55 Tunji Awojobi SF 6-7 235 Boston U. 56 Mark Sanford* SF 6-8 200 Washington 57 Ed Gray SG 6-3 210 California 58 Harold Deane PG 6-1 177 Virginia 59 Ace Custis SF 6-7 217 Virginia Tech 60 Jared Pickett F 6-9 230 Kentucky 61 Eddie Elisma PF 6-9 210 Georgia Tech 62 Rodrick Rhodes SF 6-7 220 USC 63 Danya Abrams PF 6-7 265 Boston College 64 Terquin Mott F 6-8 230 Coppin State 65 Jess Settles SF 6-7 220 Iowa 66 Jeff Myers PG 6-2 185 Drexel 67 Stais Boseman SG 6-4 200 USC 68 Shaun Igo PF 6-11 225 Rice 69 Jason Cipolla SG 6-7 190 Syracuse 70 Devin Davis SF 6-7 215 Miami-Ohio 71 Lee Wilson C 6-11 260 Arkansas 72 Jerod Haase SG 6-3 185 Kansas 73 Mikki Moore PF 6-11 208 Nebraska 74 Kirk King SF 6-8 236 Connecticut 75 Carmelo Travieso SG 6-2 180 Massachusetts *-Underclassman

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AROUND THE NBA: Nuggets learn no lead is safe (Dec 3, 1996 - 08:36 EST) -- The sublime confidence of the veteran Utah Jazz was back on display last week when it pulled off the greatest comeback in NBA history, overcoming a 36-point, first-half deficit and 34-point halftime debit to beat the Denver Nuggets by four. It was hardly the first time Utah had dashed the hopes of its Rocky Mountain rival. The Nuggets bounced back from a 3-0 deficit in the second round of the 1994 playoffs, winning three in a row over the Jazz and claiming destiny's mantle. Jerry Sloan & Co. blew them out in Game 7. The Nuggets came into this season with a dreary .409 winning percentage against the only other team in their time zone. The reason: Way too much Karl Malone. At 33, he has missed three games in his career and shows no signs of slowing down. Already this season, he: -- Broke open a close game against the Lakers by scoring 20 points in the third quarter on 8-for-8 shooting. He finished with 37 points in a 113-97 victory. -- Scored 33 against Golden State, including a buzzer-beater that sent the game into overtime. -- Put up 36 points and 15 rebounds in a 105-100 victory over the previously unbeaten Chicago Bulls, the best defensive team in the league. Dennis Rodman backed down from Malone early in the game and couldn't be found the rest of the night. -- Scored 10 points in the first 4 minutes of an easy victory over New Jersey, finishing with 27 points and 16 rebounds in only 25 minutes of play. -- Led Wednesday's improbable comeback after a lackluster 10-point, 4-for-11 first half against Denver, finishing with 31 points and 17 rebounds. "We were shellshocked," Jazz guard Jeff Hornacek said after the Nuggets made 25 of their first 30 shots. "If they went through a shooting drill with nobody on them, that's probably what they'd shoot." But Sloan calmly told his players at halftime that if they ever started playing, they still had a chance to win. "As long as you come to play," Sloan said, "you always have a chance. I don't care what the score is." This used to be an empty cliche. Thanks to the Nuggets, the Jazz now has proof it's true. * * * YO, MIKEY: When Shaquille O'Neal arrived at the CoreStates Center for the Lakers-Sixers game last Tuesday, he asked to buy 10 tickets. Sixers vice president Dave Coskey apologized, saying he had no tickets left. But Coskey told O'Neal his 10-year-old son, Michael, wasn't feeling well, and his family wouldn't be using its four seats. He gave the tickets to O'Neal, asking him to sign a basketball for charitable purposes in exchange. O'Neal thanked him, then asked for his home phone number. About 45 minutes after the game, the phone rang in the Coskey household. The voice on the other end asked to speak with Mike. "Mike, this is Shaq," it said. The two spoke for several minutes. Said the elder Coskey: "The whole thing is kind of neat, except for this: When Michael goes to school and tells his friends Shaq called, who's going to believe him?" * * * EYE OF NEWT: Before breaking their season-opening losing streak at 13, the Suns pondered a variety of good-luck charms. Coach Danny Ainge revealed he wore a rubber band on his wrist as a player, a habit he got from Maurice Cheeks, who got it from Wilt Chamberlain. "I'm trying not to be superstitious," center Joe Kleine countered. "If I was, I would end up hanging upside down at night, sleeping like a bat. Or I'd be drinking goat's milk, or going into the desert looking for wild berries." Turns out, all they needed was for the Nets to come to town. * * * AROUND THE LEAGUE: League vice president Rod Thorn says there's nothing wrong with low scores because people still are coming to see the games. He endorsed the increase in calls for traveling, moving screens and 3-second violations, which have disrupted offenses. Knicks assistant Don Chaney disagreed. "Game stoppages -- that's what is creating the lower scores," he said. "It's obliterated the rhythm and momentum of the game. You don't have two plays (in succession) anymore without a whistle stopping the action. It's too much. Because I don't think the defenses are any better, frankly." ... In Philly's first victory over the Knicks, rookie Allen Iverson fouled out both New York point guards, Charlie Ward and Scott Brooks. In the second, with Ward injured, Iverson fouled out Chris Childs and left John Starks with five personals ... The Celtics hope for a disastrous campaign in Dallas because Boston holds the Mavs' first-round draft choice next year from the Eric Montross trade. "I like to beat all the teams," Celtics coach M.L. Carr said after his team beat Dallas last week. "But we definitely don't want to help them." ... Meanwhile, that Phoenix trade for John "Hot Rod" Williams is looking even worse with Cleveland holding an option on the Suns' draft pick next year and Phoenix apparently heading for the lottery. Should the Suns win the rights to the top pick in the draft, they will have traded Dan Majerle, Antonio Lang and the rights to Tim Duncan for a Hot Rod with a bad wheel ... * * * TO TELL THE TRUTH: Pacers coach Larry Brown on rumors linking him to the UCLA head-coaching job: "I started this season 2-6. I might be a better candidate for Taco Cabana."

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Kings' slide starts at top and goes to bottom MINNEAPOLIS (Dec 3, 1996 - 05:18 EST) -- There is no denying the statistical differences in the Kings from a year ago. They are seven games behind last season's pace and are shooting worse, defending worse and generally playing as if they are 12 individuals instead of one team. However, a look at their competition in the eventual Western Conference playoff race suggests that the Kings actually are in decent position if they can right the ship. The Kings, who play the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday, have lost 12 games, more than all but three teams. They have played 11 road games. No team has played more, and only three have played as many. But they are the league's third-worst rebounding team, and only three teams are allowing more points than their 99.6 average. They have kept only five opponents under 100 points. The Kings have lost nine games by 10 or more points; only Vancouver's 10 are more. The latter statistic usually indicates a lack of competitiveness and often contributes to a coach's firing. But Kings vice president Geoff Petrie is as responsible for the team's poor play as anyone else. There is no doubt that Petrie mishandled the situation regarding Mitch Richmond's contract status. Regardless of what was said between Richmond and Petrie behind the scenes the past two seasons, it was up to Petrie to somehow make sure that his captain and unquestioned team leader was mentally ready to play when he reported to training camp. It's clear that Richmond deserves a tremendous amount of blame for not being mentally ready to play when he joined the team. That's his responsibility when he puts on the uniform. However, it was clear to observers and especially to his teammates that Richmond was distracted. They banded with him and took on an anti-Petrie/anti-management attitude. The Kings and Richmond would have been served best if he had have stayed out of camp, as Seattle's Shawn Kemp did, until his head was right. On the player-acquisition front, consider the makeups of some of the players the Kings have lost via trade or free agency the past two seasons: Randy Brown, Walt Williams, Spud Webb, Sarunas Marciulionis and Tyrone Corbin. Include the absence of Brian Grant and you have a group that is linked most tightly in one area: heart. Those players were and are among the toughest the Kings have had since moving to Sacramento, and toughness is a quality they currently are lacking. They also had strong personalities, and chemistry is an underrated but important factor in a sport where a team spends virtually every day together for seven months. Petrie and Richmond still have not had any conversations a month into the season, and the prospects for such appear to be dim. That situation has filtered down to the coaching staff. Petrie obviously wants coach Garry St. Jean on his side. The vice president was responsible for St. Jean getting his new deal and stood by the coach last season during the team's struggles when ownership would have had no problem dismissing him. Yet it was Richmond who was at least partially responsible for St. Jean, a Golden State assistant when Richmond played with the Warriors, getting the job in the first place and the man to whom the coach turns in clutch situations. So how can he go against him? Grant's absence has put St. Jean in a bind with what amounts now to a small, light, non-physical front line. The Kings certainly have lacked defensively starting Corliss Williamson and Billy Owens at forward. Neither is strong at that end of the floor, and center Olden Polynice can disappear like warm air on a cold day. St. Jean has spoken of how minutes have to be earned and how the players who have played the best would receive the playing time. But Bobby Hurley has been the team's best pure point guard and has played little. Tyus Edney has struggled in virtually every phase of the game, but he is a free agent at the end of the season and the Kings appear to be playing him in the hopes that they can re-sign him. But if St. Jean is not careful, his team will lose often this season, Edney could walk and that strategy would be for naught. Polynice spoke Sunday night of how the Kings' pride must kick in and force the team to be more focused and responsible on the defensive end. He spoke of how talk was cheap. Those comments came after he had grabbed his first rebound against Detroit with just 1:50 left in the first half. Guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf has struggled to learn the offense. It may be that he is best served coming off the bench to add punch to a struggling second unit. But Abdul-Rauf's inconsistency puts him in a group of many on this team. Richmond, Williamson, Polynice, Owens, Edney, Michael Smith, Lionel Simmons and Duane Causwell have produced only sporadically. However, the season is not over, and the Kings certainly have enough talent to be a representative outfit. Only four of their next 17 games after Tuesday are away from Arco Arena, and that gives them a legitimate chance to get their act straight. However, St. Jean likely will need to make changes to do so. He would be well-served to demand better defensive play from his players and do so by sitting those who do not produce. He must implore his players to learn the offense or take a seat. He should simplify his offense even more than he already has. What good are an assortment of tricky plays if the nuances are unknown and render the plays ineffective? The opportunity is here for the Kings to turn around their season, but only they know if they are ready to seize the time. One player will not be able to do it. It will take a togetherness and the pride of which Polynice spoke.

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Sonics try to get ready for Shaq's Lakers SEATTLE -- The Seattle SuperSonics finally admitted it -- they have been thinking almost constantly about the threat posed by the new and Shaq-improved Los Angeles Lakers. "We can't help but think about them because everybody keeps asking us about them," said guard Hersey Hawkins. Oh. Well, the questions are natural in as much as the Lakers now seem to be the only team capable of beating the Sonics in the Pacific Division. And even the Sonics will concede that their first regular-season game against the Lakers since Los Angeles signed Shaquille O'Neal last summer holds a little more intrigue than, say, a game at Toronto. The Sonics and Lakers meet at 7:30 Tuesday night at The Great Western Forum. It may even mean a little more, since the Sonics are coming off one of their worst outings of the season in a 96-90 loss to the Utah Jazz Sunday at KeyArena. "It's a message-type game for both teams," said guard Nate McMillan, who went through a second full practice on Monday but said he won't be able to play Tuesday while trying to recover from a pulled groin. "But we are mostly concerned about ourselves right now." That concern rests largely in trying to fire up a suddenly anemic offense that was held without a fast break point on Sunday. "Right now we are not working well offensively," said center Jim McIlvaine. "We aren't running the things we want to run and that's hurting us." For the Sonics to be able to do that against the Lakers, it figures to take a big effort by McIlvaine on the defensive end against O'Neal. McIlvaine doesn't like to dwell on it, but it is games against big centers like the 7-foot-1, 300-pound O'Neal that enticed Seattle management to sign him. "This is what we brought Mac in here for is to be able to defend against the big centers like (Hakeem) Olajuwon, Shaquille and Patrick (Ewing)," McMillan said. "He's held his own against those guys so far." McIlvaine turned in one of his best games of the season Nov. 24 in New York, helping hold Ewing to 2-of-15 shooting as the Sonics ran away to a 102-92 victory. McIlvaine also impressed teammates in Seattle's 99-94 exhibition win over the Lakers in October in Boise, Idaho. O'Neal had 13 points on 6 of 9 shooting, and six rebounds in 30 minutes while McIlvaine had five points, six rebounds and three blocks in 28 minutes. McIlvaine doesn't put much stock in that preseason game. "Teams are trying different things, different rotations, different offenses (in preseason games)," McIlvaine said. But he also said O'Neal's game doesn't change much, no matter what the situation. "He's a pretty straight-forward guy in his game," McIlvaine said. "He's a big power guy, he'll get 30 looks a night, and he'll look to try to dunk it or get as easy a shot as he can get." McIlvaine's main goal is to turn 4-footers into 8-footers as often as possible. Still, no matter what McIlvaine does, O'Neal will likely get close to his averages of 24.9 points and 13.4 rebounds. What has made the difference in most Lakers games this year is how the rest of the team does, players who mostly are still adjusting to suddenly having such a huge and dominating force in the middle. O'Neal, however, tied his career high with eight assists in the Lakers' 104-96 win over Denver Sunday, signifying the team might be learning how to play together. Complicating matters early on was the loss of forward Cedric Ceballos for at least another month with a knee injury suffered Nov. 13. The loss of Ceballos forced Eddie Jones to move to small forward. Jones has mostly played well, averaging 18.6 points, but point guard Nick Van Exel has struggled with his shot all season (37.9 percent) and forward Elden Campbell's numbers (10.4 points, 6.9 rebounds) are down substantially from last season (13.9, 7.6). Veteran Byron Scott had been starting at the other guard position, but Rumeal Robinson has started the last two games. The game will also be the Sonics' first look at Kobe Bryant, who jumped from high school to the NBA this season. The 6-6 Bryant is averaging 5.1 points in about 10 minutes a game.

nba.1918 ppecanac, 04 Dec 96 -> #1894, junior

(R) Za sad ima 7/7 sut, i ako ubaci jos jednu, izjednacice NBA (R) rekord Jeffa Hornaceka. :) Nek mu je sa srecom ... Nazalost nije to uradio :(( U intervju posle utakmice izjavio je da nije znao da je rekord blizu, a i da je znao ne bi bacao vise trojke... Inace, Danilovic (Sasha :) je igrac utakmice.

nba.1919 vpoznanovic, 05 Dec 96

Wednesday, December 4 Atlanta at Detroit 90:100 Boston at Houston 89:94 Cleveland at Orlando 84:57 Dallas at Miami 79:101 Golden State at Phoenix 87:118 Indiana at Vancouver 127:80 L.A. Lakers at Utah 75:101 New York at New Jersey 109:102 Philadelphia at San Antonio 103:113 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ATLANTA 25 22 24 19 90 DETROIT 29 23 21 27 100 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: ATL - MOOKIE BLAYLOCK 21, STEVE SMITH 18, TYRONE CORBIN 17 DET - TERRY MILLS 25, JOE DUMARS 22, GRANT HILL 22 HIGH REBOUND: ATL - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 7, CHRISTIAN LAETTNER 5 DET - GRANT HILL 11, OTIS THORPE 7 HIGH ASSISTS: ATL - STEVE SMITH 5, MOOKIE BLAYLOCK 4 DET - GRANT HILL 8, JOE DUMARS 7 ATT: 14,574 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- BOSTON 25 25 22 17 89 HOUSTON 27 26 26 15 94 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: BOS - RICK FOX 18, DANA BARROS 17, ERIC WILLIAMS 15 HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 19, MARIO ELIE 18, HAKEEM OLAJUWON 16 HIGH REBOUND: BOS - DINO RADJA 11, THREE PLAYERS WITH 7 HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 27, KEVIN WILLIS 8 HIGH ASSISTS: BOS - DINO RADJA 5, RICK FOX 3 HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 7, CLYDE DREXLER 4 ATT: 16,285 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- CLEVELAND 22 21 19 22 84 ORLANDO 16 16 14 11 57 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: CLE - TERRELL BRANDON 22, CHRIS MILLS 17, TYRONE HILL 14 ORL - GERALD WILKINS 10, RONY SEIKALY 9, TWO PLAYERS WITH 8 HIGH REBOUND: CLE - TYRONE HILL 9, CHRIS MILLS 6 ORL - RONY SEIKALY 7, TWO PLAYERS WITH 6 HIGH ASSISTS: CLE - TERRELL BRANDON 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4 ORL - BRIAN SHAW 5, TWO PLAYERS WITH 2 ATT: 17,248 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DALLAS 21 22 22 14 79 MIAMI 29 19 28 25 101 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: DAL - CHRIS GATLING 16, JIM JACKSON 14, GEORGE MCCLOUD 13 MIA - TIM HARDAWAY 33, DAN MAJERLE 11, GARY GRANT 11 HIGH REBOUND: DAL - OLIVER MILLER 9, JIM JACKSON 8 MIA - ALONZO MOURNING 8, ISAAC AUSTIN 6 HIGH ASSISTS: DAL - JASON KIDD 7, JIM JACKSON 6 MIA - THREE PLAYERS WITH 4 ATT: 14,658 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- GOLDEN STATE 17 22 37 11 87 PHOENIX 37 29 28 24 118 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: GSW - LATRELL SPREWELL 22, CHRIS MULLIN 16, JOE SMITH 15 PHO - MICHAEL FINLEY 21, AC GREEN 21, DANNY MANNING 20 HIGH REBOUND: GSW - FELTON SPENCER 6, RAY OWES 6 PHO - AC GREEN 12, MICHAEL FINLEY 9 HIGH ASSISTS: GSW - MARK PRICE 6, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3 PHO - KEVIN JOHNSON 9, TWO PLAYERS WITH 7 ATT: 19,023 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANA 36 32 30 29 127 VANCOUVER 21 19 21 19 80 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: IND - REGGIE MILLER 36, DALE DAVIS 15, ERICK DAMPIER 13 VAN - SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM 24, ANTHONY PEELER 14, LEE MAYBERRY 9 HIGH REBOUND: IND - ERICK DAMPIER 9, TWO PLAYERS WITH 6 VAN - ROY ROGERS 5, SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM 4 HIGH ASSISTS: IND - JALEN ROSE 10, TRAVIS BEST 8 VAN - LEE MAYBERRY 7, ANTHONY PEELER 6 ATT: 15,699 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- LA LAKERS 22 13 14 26 75 UTAH 24 23 31 23 101 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 21, ELDEN CAMPBELL 12, JEROME KERSEY 9 UTH - KARL MALONE 26, JOHN STOCKTON 18, JEFF HORNACEK 13 HIGH REBOUND: LAL - SHAQUILLE ONEAL 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 6 UTH - KARL MALONE 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 7 HIGH ASSISTS: LAL - DEREK FISHER 3, THREE PLAYERS WITH 2 UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 7, KARL MALONE 6 ATT: 19,911 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW YORK 21 27 24 37 109 NEW JERSEY 25 23 28 26 102 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: NYK - PATRICK EWING 30, LARRY JOHNSON 18, CHARLES OAKLEY 14 NJN - KENDALL GILL 20, ROBERT PACK 20, JAYSON WILLIAMS 18 HIGH REBOUND: NYK - CHARLES OAKLEY 12, PATRICK EWING 9 NJN - KENDALL GILL 11, JAYSON WILLIAMS 11 HIGH ASSISTS: NYK - CHARLES OAKLEY 6, JOHN STARKS 6 NJN - ROBERT PACK 12, KENDALL GILL 4 ATT: 20,049 NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- PHILADELPHIA 30 15 28 30 103 SAN ANTONIO 30 21 31 31 113 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: PHI - ALLEN IVERSON 26, DERRICK COLEMAN 21, TWO PLAYERS WITH 15 SAS - AVERY JOHNSON 24, DOMINIQUE WILKINS 24, SEAN ELLIOTT 19 HIGH REBOUND: PHI - DERRICK COLEMAN 12, TWO PLAYERS WITH 11 SAS - DOMINIQUE WILKINS 10, WILL PERDUE 7 HIGH ASSISTS: PHI - ALLEN IVERSON 11, DERRICK COLEMAN 3 SAS - AVERY JOHNSON 11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4 ATT: 12,968

nba.1920 nba.news, 05 Dec 96

ATLANTA (90) AT DETROIT (100) ATLANTA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === CORBIN F 36 7-10 2-2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 17 LAETTNER F 45 6-16 4-6 1 4 5 3 1 2 2 16 MUTOMBO C 32 4-6 0-0 3 4 7 2 4 0 5 8 BLAYLOCK G 41 8-15 1-2 0 2 2 4 0 0 2 21 SMITH G 39 7-15 2-2 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 18 RECASNER 16 2-6 2-2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 8 BURTON 12 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 NEWBILL 19 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 2 BARRY DNP - COACH'S DECISION BOYCE DNP - COACH'S DECISION LAUDERDALE DNP - COACH'S DECISION NORMAN DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 35-71 11-14 8 16 24 19 16 6 10 90 (.493) (.786) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 10(10 PTS) DETROIT REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === HILL F 45 9-15 4-6 0 11 11 8 2 2 3 22 LONG F 30 1-2 2-2 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 4 THORPE C 35 7-14 0-0 4 3 7 2 3 3 2 14 DUMARS G 39 8-11 2-2 0 1 1 7 0 1 2 22 HUNTER G 44 5-13 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 11 AUGMON 9 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 MILLS 25 9-11 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 25 MAHORN 8 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 CURRY 5 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 RATLIFF DNP - COACH'S DECISION REID DNP - COACH'S DECISION WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 40-69 8-10 5 25 30 23 14 6 12 100 (.580) (.800) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 13(21 PTS) ATLANTA 25 22 24 19 - 90 DETROIT 29 23 21 27 - 100 BLOCKED SHOTS: ATLANTA - MUTOMBO 2. DETROIT - HILL, DUMARS. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ATLANTA 9-21 (.429), CORBIN 1-3, LAETTNER 0-2, BLAYLOCK 4-8, SMITH 2-5, RECASNER 2-3. DETROIT 12-20 (.600), LONG 0-1, DUMARS 4-5, HUNTER 1-6, MILLS 7-8. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: HUGH EVANS, BERNIE FRYER, MONTY MCCUTCHEN. A - 14,574. T - 1:55. ATLANTA (90) AT DETROIT (100) Terry Mills scored 14 of his season-high 25 points in the fourth quarter and Grant Hill came within two assists of a triple-double as the Detroit Pistons posted a 100-90 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Hill had 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, while Joe Dumars chipped in 22 points and seven assists for Detroit, which wrapped up a 3-1 homestand. The Pistons have won both games against Atlanta this season and four straight at home against the Hawks. "That was the best basketball I've seen two teams play here this season," said Detroit coach Doug Collins. "Both teams executed, we just finally got them to miss some shots at the end. Shooting covers a lot of ills. When you hit 12-of-20 threes you look pretty good no matter what. It was a terrific win, it gives us two against Atlanta. That becomes important at the end of the season when you begin to think about the playoffs." Mookie Blaylock scored 21 points and Steve Smith added 18 and five assists for Atlanta, which had won five of its previous six contests. "He's (Mills) a shooter, if he gets off, he going to make big shots," said Atlanta coach Lenny Wilkens. "You try not to let him get off like that. We were a step slow tonight. We were coming to help too often and not getting back." Detroit led 73-71 after three quarters, but Christian Laettner scored the first six points of an 8-0 Atlanta run to start the fourth that made it 79-73 with 9:11 remaining. The Pistons answered with a 9-0 spurt, including the final five from Mills, to assume an 82-79 advantage with 6:28 to play. A basket by Blaylock reduced the deficit to 89-87 with 3:06 left before Mills nailed a three-pointer and Dumars hit two foul shots. After Laettner's free throw, Hill hit a jumper to make it 96-88 with 1:25 to go. Mills, who played just 25 minutes off the bench, was 7-for-8 from three-point territory. Overall, the Pistons shot 58 percent (40-of-69) from the floor, including 12-of-20 three-pointers. "I came out and hit a couple of shots and I knew I was in the zone," said Mills. "My teammates know me well enough to know when I get the hot hand, get me the ball. I think Lindsey (Hunter), Joe (Dumars) and Grant (Hill) were passing up layups to get me the ball. I saw Otis (Thorpe) at the scorer's table and then I hit a three. I asked Otis who he was coming in for, and he said nobody now." Tyrone Corbin netted 17 points, Laettner had 16 and Dikembe Mutombo contributed eight and seven boards for Atlanta, which shot a respectable 49 percent (35-of-71) from the field and 79 percent (11-of-14) from the foul line. "I was going back to help out on Grant (Hill) and you can't do that and leave Terry alone," said Laettner. "We didn't play it very smart. I didn't play very smart, so we lost. Maybe we were a step slow. When that happens, you have to be more precise and control the tempo. We had it (the lead) for a while, they just came back."

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BOSTON (89) AT HOUSTON (94) BOSTON REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === WALKER F 27 5-12 0-1 4 3 7 2 3 0 2 10 WILLIAMS F 31 5-10 5-5 3 4 7 2 4 0 1 15 RADJA C 40 4-21 2-2 4 7 11 5 4 2 2 10 FOX G 28 7-16 2-2 4 3 7 3 5 2 2 18 BROWN G 34 2-9 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 2 2 5 BARROS 31 5-14 4-5 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 17 MINOR 15 2-4 1-1 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 5 BRICKOWSKI 16 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 DAY 18 4-8 1-1 1 4 5 1 2 4 1 9 CONLON DNP - COACH'S DECISION SZABO DNP - COACH'S DECISION WESLEY DNP - SORE RIGHT FOOT TOTALS 240 34-98 15-17 17 27 44 21 26 14 15 89 (.347) (.882) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15(7 PTS) HOUSTON REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === ELIE F 41 5-11 7-8 2 1 3 3 4 1 1 18 BARKLEY F 40 7-13 4-6 5 22 27 7 4 3 4 19 OLAJUWON C 40 6-13 4-6 2 5 7 3 0 1 7 16 DREXLER G 40 5-16 4-4 0 2 2 4 4 1 4 15 MALONEY G 39 4-12 1-2 0 2 2 2 2 0 3 11 WILLIS 16 4-5 2-2 2 6 8 1 1 0 1 10 BULLARD 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 LIVINGSTON 9 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 MOORE 7 2-4 1-1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 BENNETT DNP - COACH'S DECISION HARRINGTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION MACK DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 33-75 23-29 11 40 51 22 21 6 25 94 (.440) (.793) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 25(28 PTS) BOSTON 25 25 22 17 - 89 HOUSTON 27 26 26 15 - 94 BLOCKED SHOTS: BOSTON - RADJA 2, BARROS 2, FOX, BRICKOWSKI. HOUSTON - OLAJUWON 5, BARKLEY, BULLARD, DREXLER. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: BOSTON 6-15 (.400), WALKER 0-1, FOX 2-7, BROWN 1-1, BARROS 3-6. HOUSTON 5-21 (.238), ELIE 1-3, BARKLEY 1-5, DREXLER 1-5, MALONEY 2-6, MOORE 0-2. TECHNICALS: HOUSTON - MALONEY. OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, DERRICK STAFFORD, JIM KINSEY. A - 16,285. T - 0:00. BOSTON (89) AT HOUSTON (94) Charles Barkley had 19 points and 27 rebounds and the Houston Rockets held the Boston Celtics to two points in the final 6:56 en route to a 94-89 victory. "Coming to this team, I realized that I was not the first option on offense so I've had to find something to do to help this team," Barkley said. "Rebounding is something I can do to contribute." Rockets All-Star center Hakeem Olajuwon returned to the lineup after he was hopsitalized for the second time this season with an irregular heartbeat. Olajuwon has missed four games this season with the ailment, which the team has called not serious. "I feel normal. I was winded, but that's part of the game," said Olajuwon. "I'm healthy but I need to get more minutes to get into better shape." Boston's last lead came at 87-86 on a basket by Eric Williams with 6:56 to play. The Celtics did not score again until Rick Fox's layup with 1:25 to go and they were held scoreless the rest of the way. "We we get that many shots, we've got to capitalize," Boston coach M.L. Carr said. "We've got to put the ball in the basket. On the road, you want to be in the ballgame down the stretch, we did that tonight but we just didn't get it done in the end." Olajuwon had 16 points, seven rebounds and five blocks in 40 minutes. His layup opened the fourth quarter and gave Houston an 81-72 lead, but Boston responded with a 10-0 run, including five points by Todd Day, to grab an 82-81 edge with 9:14 left. Two free throws by Olajuwon gave the Rockets the lead for good at 88-87 with 6:36 remaining. Mario Elie had three foul shots around a follow basket by Barkley to boost the lead to 93-87 with 2:17 to play. Elie scored 18 points and Clyde Drexler added 15 for Houston, which had five players in double figures. The Rockets shot 44 percent (33-of-75) from the field and held a 51-44 rebounding advantage as they won their sixth straight road game. "We were a little sluggish and we need to play with more enthusiam and passion," barkley said. "They came out and played a hard game, but we were able to pull it out down the stretch." Fox scored 18 points, Dana Barros added 17 and Williams 15 for the Celtics, who lost at home to Houston by 26 points last Friday and were swept by the Rockets for the first time ever. Boston shot 35 percent (34-of-98) from the field. "We always seem to play well in Houston," Fox said. "The last three years we have stolen a game, but fell a little short tonight." Elie scored 10 points in the first half, staking Houston to a 53-50 lead. The Rockets widened the advantage to seven points after three quarters.

nba.1922 nba.news, 05 Dec 96

CLEVELAND (84) AT ORLANDO (57) CLEVELAND REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MILLS F 38 8-16 0-0 4 2 6 2 1 0 0 17 HILL F 36 5-9 4-4 3 6 9 0 4 0 2 14 WEST C 21 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 4 1 1 2 PHILLS G 10 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 5 BRANDON G 39 8-16 4-4 0 3 3 8 0 5 3 22 FERRY 28 3-12 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 7 SURA 30 2-5 1-2 3 2 5 4 3 0 1 6 LANG 21 0-1 2-2 2 2 4 4 4 1 2 2 POTAPENKO 8 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 GEARY 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 MARSHALL 3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 THOMAS 3 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 TOTALS 240 33-73 11-12 14 26 40 25 22 10 14 84 (.452) (.917) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16(8 PTS) ORLANDO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MCCASKILL F 21 1-7 2-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 4 4 GRANT F 39 4-6 0-0 4 2 6 1 3 1 3 8 SEIKALY C 32 3-8 3-4 3 4 7 2 2 0 2 9 WILKINS G 39 5-12 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 1 5 10 SHAW G 39 2-8 0-0 0 2 2 5 2 1 1 5 STRONG 17 3-6 2-2 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 8 ARMSTRONG 30 2-8 2-3 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 7 VAUGHN 14 1-4 2-4 0 6 6 0 3 0 4 4 DEMPS 9 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 ANDERSON DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST ROZIER DNP - COACH'S DECISION SCHAYES DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 21-62 13-17 10 21 31 13 19 5 22 57 (.339) (.765) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 22(24 PTS) CLEVELAND 22 21 19 22 - 84 ORLANDO 16 16 14 11 - 57 BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - BRANDON, FERRY, LANG. ORLANDO - SEIKALY 3, MCCASKILL 2, GRANT, SHAW, ARMSTRONG. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 7-13 (.538), MILLS 1-3, PHILLS 1-2, BRANDON 2-3, FERRY 1-2, SURA 1-1, MARSHALL 1-2. ORLANDO 2-12 (.167), WILKINS 0-2, SHAW 1-5, ARMSTRONG 1-4, DEMPS 0-1. TECHNICALS: CLEVELAND - THOMAS. OFFICIALS: BRUCE ALEXANDER, ED MIDDLETON, MIKE CALLAHAN. A - 17,248. T - 2:05. CLEVELAND (84) AT ORLANDO (57) The Cleveland Cavaliers matched the best defensive effort in NBA history, defeating the Orlando Magic, 84-57, behind 22 points by Terrell Brandon. The Cavaliers, who lead the league in fewest points allowed per game, tied the mark set by the Boston Celtics in the first season of the shot clock and matched last season by the Miami Heat. Boston defeated the Milwaukee Hawks, 62-57, at Providence, Rhode Island on February 27th, 1955. Miami beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 66-57, last February 21st. "We're a good defensive ballclub," said Cleveland guard Bobby Phills, who suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter. "We've been playing defense like this the last couple of years, so it's not anything new." The Magic's previous low was 76, most recently in a three-point win at Indiana on November 23rd. It was Orlando's worst home loss since a 121-81 setback against Detroit on January 26th, 1981. "I just thought I saw too much indecisiveness and lack of aggression out there early in the game," Orlando coach Brian Hill said. "They really just took us out of our game completely tonight. I think they deserve all the credit." Brandon added eight assists and five steals for the Cavaliers, who avenged Saturday's home loss to the Magic and snapped a five-game losing streak at Orlando, winning there for the first time since January 12th, 1994. Gerald Wilkins scored 10 points and Rony Seikaly added nine for the Magic, who are without injured starters Penny Hardaway, Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott. They fell to 4-5 at home after going 37-4 at Orlando Arena last season. "Fifty-seven points or whatever, we knew we were in the vicinity," Wilkins said. "Man, it was wild out there tonight. We played against a good defensive team. Thingss weren't just clicking." The Magic shot just 34 percent (21-of-62) from the field, while the Cavaliers shot 45 percent (33-of-73). Cleveland has allowed less than 75 points seven times in 16 games this season. "We did a lot of things right," Cleveland coach Mike Fratello said. "We were good defensively. We were sharp. Offensively, we made things happen with the basketball, like passing it and through execution. We played a very good game tonight overall." Brandon scored 14 points in the first half as the Cavs opened a 43-32 lead. The Magic managed a game-high 16 points in each of the first two quarters. Brandon added six points and Chris Mills and Tyrone Hill had four apiece in the third quarter as the Cavs widened their lead to 62-46 entering the final period. The Magic stumbled to 11 points in the fourth quarter and fell behind by as many as 28 on a dunk by Carl Thomas with 33 seconds to play. Orlando set a franchise-record low with 25 points in the second half. "We can play a lot better as a team," Brandon said. "We still made some mistakes tonight in the fourth quarter that we need to correct." Mills scored 17 points and Hill added 14 and nine rebounds for Cleveland, which is 16-12 all-time against Orlando.

nba.1923 nba.news, 05 Dec 96

DALLAS (79) AT MIAMI (101) DALLAS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MCCLOUD F 36 5-12 3-5 0 3 3 2 1 1 1 13 MEYER F 14 1-6 0-0 2 2 4 1 3 0 1 2 MONTROSS C 24 3-9 0-0 3 3 6 0 1 0 1 6 KIDD G 36 4-10 2-2 1 0 1 7 1 3 4 12 JACKSON G 39 7-15 0-1 5 3 8 6 1 0 5 14 GATLING 20 7-15 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 2 3 16 HARPER 24 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 MILLER 23 2-2 0-0 2 7 9 0 4 0 2 4 WALKER 14 2-4 2-4 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 6 DUMAS 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 ROBERTS 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DREILING 1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 240 34-78 9-14 15 26 41 21 15 7 19 79 (.436) (.643) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 20(29 PTS) MIAMI REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MAJERLE F 38 4-8 0-0 0 4 4 4 2 3 1 11 BROWN F 30 3-8 2-2 1 4 5 2 5 0 1 8 MOURNING C 35 4-7 2-6 2 6 8 4 4 2 4 10 DANILOVIC G 34 2-8 3-3 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 9 HARDAWAY G 31 11-13 5-5 0 1 1 4 0 0 7 33 GRANT 24 4-11 0-0 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 11 ASKINS 8 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 5 AUSTIN 22 4-5 2-2 1 5 6 2 1 1 1 10 LENARD 5 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 PINCKNEY 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 SCOTT 4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 STRICKLAND 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 240 36-72 14-18 7 26 33 25 16 9 17 101 (.500) (.778) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 18(15 PTS) DALLAS 21 22 22 14 - 79 MIAMI 29 19 28 25 - 101 BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - MONTROSS 2, JACKSON, MILLER, WALKER. MIAMI - MOURNING 4, HARDAWAY. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 2-9 (.222), MCCLOUD 0-3, KIDD 2-4, JACKSON 0-2. MIAMI 15-35 (.429), MAJERLE 3-7, DANILOVIC 2-6, HARDAWAY 6-6, GRANT 3-9, ASKINS 1-3, LENARD 0-3, SCOTT 0-1. TECHNICALS: DALLAS - GATLING 2 (EJECTED), MIAMI - ILLEGAL DEFENSE. OFFICIALS: RONNIE NUNN, BILL SPOONER, GREG WILLARD. A - 14,658. T - 2:01. DALLAS (79) AT MIAMI (101) Tim Hardaway scored a season-high 33 points as the Miami Heat extended their franchise-record winning streak to nine games with a 101-79 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Gary Grant netted 11 points, while Alonzo Mourning and Isaac Austin each added 10 for Miami, which also improved to 8-0 against Western Conference foes. The Heat have won their last 11 meetings with Dallas, dating back to the 1991-92 season. "I just thought it was a great effort on our part, to come back after an emotional win last night, guys playing big minutes and being able to hang in and do the tough things we need to win," said Heat coach Pat Riley. "I think that's the mark of a team that's growing and wanting to be good. I think we are on our way here at the beginning of the season." Chris Gatling scored 16 points and Jim Jackson had 14, eight boards and six assists for Dallas, which has dropped seven of its last eight road games. The Mavericks have alternated wins and losses in their last five overall. "We turned the ball over," said Dallas coach Jim Cleamons. "A lot of our turnovers (19) are sophomoric, that's the only way to put it. Sometimes, the basketball seems to be a foreign object to us. Until we become a better ballhandling team and accept a certain amount of pressure and then take care of the basketball, you are going to have nights that look like this." Hardaway, who tied Mourning for the team's season scoring high, tallied 13 points in the opening quarter to help the Heat to a 29-21 lead. He added six more as Miami led 48-43 at halftime and scored 12 in the third quarter for a 76-65 advantage. "I was just on, they were finding me and I was making good moves," said Hardaway, who was 11-of-13 from the field. "It was just clicking tonight. We are going with whoever is hot right now. Last night Sasha (Danilovic) and Dan (Majerle) were hot, tonight it was me. Everybody'd not worried about their own stats, it's just team oriented and the camaraderie here is great." The Heat, who never trailed, put the game out of reach when Dan Majerle netted eight points in a 15-2 burst. Sasha Danilovic's three-pointer capped the spurt and made it 94-69 with 5:12 to play. Majerle scored 11 points, while Mourning grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots for Miami, which shot 50 percent (36-of-72) from the floor and 43 percent (15-of-35) from three-point range. The 15 three-pointers tied a franchise record, set at Milwaukee on April 8th, 1993. The 35 attempts broke the record of 30, established at Portland on March 30th, 1995. George McCloud contributed 13 points and Jason Kidd had 12 and seven assists for Dallas, which outrebounded Miami, 41-33, but shot 44 percent (34-of-78) from the floor, including 2-of-9 from three-point range. "We didn't play well at all," said Kidd. "They shot the ball extremely well from three-point range. We are struggling as a team both offensively and defensively and we have to find a way to fix it."

nba.1924 nba.news, 05 Dec 96

GOLDEN STATE (87) AT PHOENIX (118) GOLDEN STATE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MULLIN F 32 6-14 4-4 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 16 SMITH F 30 5-14 4-5 2 3 5 0 4 0 0 15 SPENCER C 18 2-3 3-3 2 4 6 1 5 0 2 7 SPREWELL G 34 6-18 10-12 2 2 4 3 2 1 3 22 PRICE G 25 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 6 2 1 0 6 DECLERCQ 8 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 4 2 1 0 ARMSTRONG 20 3-8 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 6 ROYAL 16 1-5 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 OWES 17 2-5 0-0 2 4 6 0 2 0 1 4 ROE 14 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 MARSHALL 18 0-5 1-2 2 2 4 1 2 1 0 1 FULLER 8 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 TOTALS 240 31-87 24-28 13 26 39 17 27 9 13 87 (.356) (.857) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 13(18 PTS) PHOENIX REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === FINLEY F 27 7-12 6-8 1 8 9 1 2 1 4 21 GREEN F 40 5-9 11-13 2 10 12 3 1 3 1 21 WILLIAMS C 24 4-6 5-6 3 3 6 1 3 0 0 13 PERSON G 30 4-13 0-0 2 5 7 7 2 3 2 9 JOHNSON G 24 1-4 2-2 0 2 2 9 2 0 3 4 CASSELL 18 2-5 2-3 0 0 0 7 2 0 2 6 MANNING 28 9-13 2-5 2 6 8 4 5 1 2 20 HORRY 21 4-7 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 13 CHAPMAN 18 4-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 9 NASH 6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 KLEINE 4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 HANCOCK DNP - NOT WITH TEAM TOTALS 240 41-79 30-39 11 39 50 36 22 9 16 118 (.519) (.769) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 16(19 PTS) GOLDEN STATE 17 22 37 11 - 87 PHOENIX 37 29 28 24 - 118 BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - SPENCER 3, MULLIN 2. PHOENIX - WILLIAMS 2, PERSON, CASSELL. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 1-12 (.083), MULLIN 0-1, SMITH 1-1, SPREWELL 0-1, PRICE 0-3, ARMSTRONG 0-2, ROE 0-1, MARSHALL 0-3. PHOENIX 6-12 (.500), FINLEY 1-2, PERSON 1-4, HORRY 3-4, CHAPMAN 1-2. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: JOE BORGIA, HUE HOLLINS, PAUL MIHALAK. A - 19,023. T - 2:07. GOLDEN STATE (87) AT PHOENIX (118) A.C. Green scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns used their best opening quarter of the season to rout the Golden State Warriors, 118-87, for their second win of the season. Green had 13 points in the first quarter as the Suns used a 31-7 run to open a 37-17 lead. The point totals were a season-high for the Suns and a season-low by a Phoenix opponent in the opening quarter. "It definitely skyrockets the team because we know we have been playing well as of late," said Green. "It wasn't that we just built a lead and let a team come back. We sustained it for the whole game. The most important thing was to get the team kick-started. The enthusiasm, getting them fired up, hollering at them and trying to let them follow the lead." Michael Finley also had 21 points and Danny Manning added 20 as the Suns posted their second straight home win. "That was fun out there tonight," Suns coach Danny Ainge said. "The NBA scheduling got us one there because they had a tough one last night and we had a couple of days off and that is always good." "It taught us that if we play hard together we'll do pretty good," said Finley, who was 7-of-12 from the floor and grabbed nine rebounds. "We came out real confident and real loose. From the first jumper, everything was flowing. We got the big lead and coasted home." Latrell Sprewell led the Warriors with 22 points. Joe Smith added 15 and Chris Mullin had 14 for Golden State, which had its two-game winning streak snapped. "I did not expect to get blown out in the first quarter like that, but they have good talent and will start playing better," Mullin said. "We got knocked out right away, so it was not much of a game." "It was just a poor, poor game on our part," added Warriors coach Rick Adelman. "They did what they wanted to. I was scared because I knew how Phoenix was going to come out and play. They pretty much did what they wanted to." The Suns, who recorded a season high in points, have won their two games by a combined margin of 66 points. Phoenix also eclipsed the 100-point plateau for just the third time this season. Trailing 10-6 with 9:25 to go in the first quarter, the Suns went on a 9-0 run, keyed by four points from Finley and a three-pointer by Wesley Person. After a Warriors' basket, the Suns went on an 11-0 run as Person and Finley combined for six. Phoenix pushed the advantage to 66-39 by halftime, setting a season-high for points in the half. Danny Manning also had eight rebounds off the bench and Kevin Johnson added nine of Phoenix's 36 assists. Hot Rod Williams contributed a season-high 13 points as seven Suns scored at least nine points.

nba.1925 nba.news, 05 Dec 96

INDIANA (127) AT VANCOUVER (80) INDIANA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MCKEY F 26 3-3 3-4 1 3 4 3 1 2 1 10 D DAVIS F 26 6-9 3-4 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 15 DAMPIER C 26 5-7 3-4 0 9 9 1 3 0 3 13 MILLER G 27 12-16 7-7 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 36 BEST G 21 4-8 2-2 2 1 3 8 3 2 2 11 A DAVIS 23 3-3 1-2 2 4 6 0 1 0 1 7 ALLEN 16 1-3 1-2 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 4 ASKEW 9 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 ROSE 23 2-5 2-2 1 4 5 10 2 2 3 7 FERRELL 18 4-9 0-2 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 9 JOHNSON 17 2-6 0-0 0 5 5 2 2 1 1 4 HOIBERG 8 4-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 TOTALS 240 46-75 24-31 11 35 46 33 15 10 14 127 (.613) (.774) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16(18 PTS) VANCOUVER REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === LYNCH F 24 4-8 0-0 2 1 3 1 3 1 4 8 ABDUR-RAHIM F 39 10-16 4-6 2 2 4 5 3 0 1 24 MOBLEY C 18 1-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 MOTEN G 30 3-13 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 6 MAYBERRY G 34 4-7 1-2 0 2 2 7 0 2 3 9 PEELER 27 6-14 0-0 1 2 3 6 3 1 4 14 ROGERS 22 3-10 0-0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 6 ROBINSON 25 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 2 1 5 MANNING 13 1-4 2-2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 CHILCUTT 8 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 ANTHONY DNP - BACK INJURY REEVES DNP - INJURED KNEE TOTALS 240 35-81 7-10 8 16 24 25 22 8 17 80 (.432) (.700) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 17(29 PTS) INDIANA 36 32 30 29 - 127 VANCOUVER 21 19 21 19 - 80 BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - DAMPIER 4, MCKEY. VANCOUVER - ABDUR-RAHIM 2, MOBLEY, ROGERS. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 11-22 (.500), MCKEY 1-1, MILLER 5-9, BEST 1-2, ALLEN 1-2, ASKEW 0-1, ROSE 1-2, FERRELL 1-2, JOHNSON 0-2, HOIBERG 1-1. VANCOUVER 3-13 (.231), MOTEN 0-4, MAYBERRY 0-3, PEELER 2-5, ROBINSON 1-1. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: HANK ARMSTRONG, DICK BAVETTA, KEN MAUER. A - 15,699. T - 2:01. INDIANA (127) AT VANCOUVER (80) Reggie Miller scored 31 of his season-high 36 points in the first half to lead the Indiana Pacers to the biggest win in franchise history, 127-80 over the Vancouver Grizzlies. The 47-point margin eclipsed the Pacers' previous mark of 45, set against New York in a 131-86 victory on February 20th, 1980, and equaled in a 133-88 romp over Philadelphia on April 22nd, 1994. The Pacers extended their win streak to a season-best four games. Rookie Shareef Abdur-Rahim netted a career-high 24 points and Anthony Peeler had 14 for Vancouver, which has dropped five in a row. Vancouver was trying to post consecutive home wins for the first time this season. "As a team, all the stuff people are writing about the coach, our leadership, to me that's all garbage," said Abdur-Rahim. "Because as a team we need to do some soul-searching. That is the guys that are out there playing. I don't care, whatever people think is wrong. It can't be that bad to where we lose by 47 points at home." The Grizzlies, who were playing without injured starters Greg Anthony, Blue Edwards and Bryant Reeves, suffered their worst home loss, but fell two points shy of their worst-ever loss, a 111-62 setback at San Antonio last November 8th. "I didn't like it, I thought the effort was poor," said Vancouver coach Brian Winters. "I'm as much to blame as they are, but they didn't play like a professional basketball team tonight. That was a total domination and that shouldn't happen." Dale Davis totaled 15 points and six rebounds, while rookie Erick Dampier had 13 points, nine boards and four blocks for Indiana, which posted its highest point total since the 133-88 win over the 76ers in 1994. "We knew we could rebound better than this team so we pounded the boards hard and tried to go out there and block shots and that's what we did," said Dampier. "By playing good defense, we got a big lead in the game." The Pacers shot 61 percent (46-of-75) from the floor, 50 percent (11-of-22) from three-point range and outrebounded the Grizzlies, 46-24. Travis Best chipped in with 11 points and eight assists, while Jalen Rose dished out 10 assists off the bench. Miller scored 15 points in a 20-4 first quarter run that led to a 36-21 advantage after 12 minutes. He had 19 in the period and his 31 at the half is a record for a Grizzlies' opponent. "The two Davis boys and Dampier did great jobs of getting me wide open and Travis (Best) delivered like he has all year. It was just a matter of me putting the ball in the hole," said Miller. Lee Mayberry registered nine points and seven assists as Vancouver shot 43 percent (35-of-81) from the floor. The Grizzlies have dropped four all-time meetings with Indiana, including a 104-94 loss on Friday. "The emphasis on this game was to try to get into it quickly," said Miller. "They played us very well in Indianapolis a week ago. We wanted to make a statement tonight, not only to ourselves, but also to the rest of the league. This team is coming around."

nba.1926 nba.news, 05 Dec 96

LA LAKERS (75) AT UTAH (101) LA LAKERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === KERSEY F 24 4-7 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 2 9 CAMPBELL F 29 5-10 2-6 3 3 6 1 1 2 3 12 ONEAL C 33 8-18 5-9 3 5 8 2 4 0 4 21 VAN EXEL G 26 2-11 0-0 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 4 JONES G 33 1-10 1-2 2 2 4 2 3 4 1 4 KNIGHT 12 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 SCOTT 18 2-5 1-1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 5 FISHER 22 1-4 2-4 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 4 ROOKS 11 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 BRYANT 13 2-6 4-6 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 8 BLOUNT 12 1-2 0-0 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 2 ROBINSON 7 2-5 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 TOTALS 240 28-82 16-30 20 24 44 14 20 10 14 75 (.341) (.533) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 14(16 PTS) UTAH REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MALONE F 30 9-14 8-9 0 8 8 6 3 4 3 26 RUSSELL F 26 2-4 4-4 2 3 5 2 2 1 1 9 OSTERTAG C 28 2-5 2-2 1 6 7 1 4 1 1 6 STOCKTON G 31 7-11 0-0 0 3 3 7 0 0 4 18 HORNACEK G 26 4-8 4-5 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 13 FOSTER 15 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 2 CARR 16 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 MORRIS 22 4-7 2-2 3 4 7 2 2 0 1 10 ANDERSON 17 3-7 2-3 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 8 KEEFE 7 1-1 1-1 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 3 WATSON 5 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 EISLEY 17 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 TOTALS 240 36-69 23-26 6 36 42 26 22 8 16 101 (.522) (.885) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 16(15 PTS) LA LAKERS 22 13 14 26 - 75 UTAH 24 23 31 23 - 101 BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - CAMPBELL 3, ONEAL 3, JONES. UTAH - MALONE 2, OSTERTAG 2, CARR, WATSON, KEEFE. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 3-14 (.214), KERSEY 1-1, VAN EXEL 0-4, JONES 1-3, SCOTT 0-1, FISHER 0-2, ROBINSON 1-3. UTAH 6-13 (.462), RUSSELL 1-2, STOCKTON 4-5, HORNACEK 1-3, MORRIS 0-2, EISLEY 0-1. TECHNICALS: LA LAKERS - ONEAL. OFFICIALS: JESS KERSEY, RON OLESIAK, SCOTT FOSTER. A - 19,911. T - 2:04. LA LAKERS (75) AT UTAH (101) Karl Malone scored 17 of his 26 points in the third quarter and the Utah Jazz allowed 27 points in the middle two periods for a 101-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, their 12th straight win. John Stockton scored 11 of his 18 points in a second-quarter run for the Jazz, who beat the Lakers for the second time during the streak. Utah is two wins shy of the franchise record of 14, set in the 1994-95 season. "We've just been battling," Stockton said. "We haven't been doing everything right. We've had some awfully bad moments and we've had some good ones, but the guys just keep playing and not get too shook up about the bad things and not too excited about the good." Malone and Bryon Russell scored seven points apiece in the first quarter as Utah grabbed a 24-22 lead. A jumper by Byron Scott opened the second quarter and tied it, but Stockton scored 11 in a 13-2 burst that gave the Jazz a 37-26 lead with 5:54 remaining. "I don't think we really care if the NBA or what any one else believes," Malone said. "We never have and we never will as long as we believe in ourselves and don't get too high when things are going great or get too low. We just need to keep an even keel and continue to play hard. We always believe in ourselves and are just going to continue to play hard and do the things we do." Malone was scoreless in the second quarter, which ended with the Jazz holding a 47-35 lead. But he came out strong in the third, outscoring the Lakers by himself. He scored 17 points while helping to hold Los Angeles to 13 as Utah widened the gap to 78-49 after three periods. A layup by Malone in the first minute of the final quarter gave the Jazz their largest lead at 80-49. The Lakers managed 26 points in the fourth quarter, but still were held to their lowest total of the season. Jeff Hornacek scored 13 points and Chris Morris added 10 for the Jazz, who shot 52 percent (36-of-69) from the field and 88.5 percent (23-of-26) from the foul line. Shaquille O'Neal scored 21 points and Elden Campbell added all 12 of his in the first half for Los Angeles, which beat Seattle on Tuesday night but had a three-game winning streak snapped. "They played a good game," O'Neal said. "They shot the ball well and we really didn't play that well. You can't take anything away from the Jazz. They played well. The Lakers shot just 34 percent (28-of-82) and missed 14 of 30 free throws, including four misses each by O'Neal and Campbell. "It's important at least for the coach to maintain an even keel at least emotionally," Lakers coach Del Harris said. "Naturally, the players are down and certainly I'm down. You know, last night I had a lot of good lines and tonight I don't have any. I thought (Utah) played a wonderful defensive game."

nba.1927 nba.news, 05 Dec 96

NEW YORK (109) AT NEW JERSEY (102) NEW YORK REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === OAKLEY F 36 4-14 6-8 6 6 12 6 3 1 1 14 JOHNSON F 31 5-9 8-13 2 2 4 2 2 0 1 18 EWING C 40 11-19 8-9 1 8 9 5 2 4 6 30 CHILDS G 19 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 6 1 4 5 HOUSTON G 35 4-8 0-0 0 4 4 1 5 0 0 11 WARD 22 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 5 STARKS 29 5-11 2-4 1 2 3 6 4 4 1 13 WALLACE 5 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 B WILLIAMS 19 4-8 5-6 2 1 3 0 3 0 2 13 MCCARTY 3 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BROOKS 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 H WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 37-81 29-42 13 27 40 24 29 12 17 109 (.457) (.690) TEAM REBS: 17 TOTAL TO: 17(22 PTS) NEW JERSEY REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === GILL F 33 7-21 6-7 5 6 11 4 3 1 5 20 J WILLIAMS F 41 7-11 4-7 3 8 11 1 6 1 2 18 BRADLEY C 33 5-8 2-4 3 3 6 1 6 0 2 12 KITTLES G 39 5-14 2-2 0 4 4 2 1 2 1 12 REEVES G 15 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 PACK 38 7-16 6-8 2 2 4 12 2 3 4 20 MASSENBURG 21 2-4 2-2 2 6 8 0 6 0 2 6 R WILLIAMS 20 5-8 2-2 2 2 4 2 5 0 2 14 CALDWELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION DARE DNP - COACH'S DECISION OBANNON DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 38-85 24-32 17 33 50 23 30 7 20 102 (.447) (.750) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 21(21 PTS) NEW YORK 21 27 24 37 - 109 NEW JERSEY 25 23 28 26 - 102 BLOCKED SHOTS: NEW YORK - EWING 3, OAKLEY, HOUSTON, B WILLIAMS. NEW JERSEY - BRADLEY 4, J WILLIAMS 2, GILL, MASSENBURG. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: NEW YORK 6-10 (.600), CHILDS 1-1, HOUSTON 3-6, WARD 1-2, STARKS 1-1. NEW JERSEY 2-16 (.125), GILL 0-3, KITTLES 0-5, REEVES 0-2, PACK 0-2, R WILLIAMS 2-4. TECHNICALS: NEW YORK - JOHNSON, EWING, NEW JERSEY - J WILLIAMS, BRADLEY. OFFICIALS: JOE FORTE, TOMMIE WOOD, NOLAN FINE. A - 20,049. T - 2:31. NEW YORK (109) AT NEW JERSEY (102) Patrick Ewing scored 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, when he scuffled with Shawn Bradley, and led the New York Knicks to a 109-102 victory over the New Jersey Nets. Ewing, coming off a poor game in a home loss to Miami on Tuesday night, took charge in the final period as the Knicks improved to 6-2 on the road. He tangled with the 7-6 Bradley in the final minute, after New York had rallied to take the lead. "We struggled a little bit in the beginning of the game but we were able to turn it around," Ewing admitted. "I would have to say Buck is the only one who is playing well and consistent. This was a must win." Former Net Buck Williams also scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, when the Knicks scored 37 points and erased a six-point deficit. "I was very proud of the guys and their effort," Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "We had trouble all year with quick point guards. Robert Pack is that type of player. I thought Patrick played very well and Buck did also." Robert Pack and Kendall Gill scored 20 points apiece for the Nets, who dropped to 2-5 at home and have lost four of their last five overall. Pack did not start due to the flu but still handed out 12 assists. Gill, usually a guard but playing small forward, grabbed 11 rebounds. "We just didn't shoot the ball enough to win the game," Nets coach John Calipari said. "I'm happy with the game. We outrebounded them, had 23 assists and we made our free throws. We are more confident, we are playing off each other more. I can walk away happy because we are getting better as a team." "We played hard, everybody did what they had to do," Pack said. "We missed three of four shots in a row and that hurt us. That's been happening to us a lot this season." A basket by rookie Kerry Kittles early in the final period gave the Nets a 78-72 lead. But Ewing had seven points and Williams six over the next five-plus minutes. A pair of free throws by Williams gave the Knicks their first lead since the opening period at 92-90 with 6:02 to go. A pair of foul shots by Reggie Williams gave New Jersey its last lead at 94-93 at with 5:23 remaining. But New York took the lead for good 29 seconds later on two free throws by Ewing. A pair of foul shots by Larry Johnson and a basket and two free throws by Williams extended the lead to seven points with 3:07 left. Gill made four foul shots, but Ewing sank a 20-footer and Chris Childs made a three-pointer to give the Knicks a 106-99 lead with 1:11 to play. Bradley had an exchange with Knicks guard John Starks and Ewing intervened, shoving the New Jersey center. Both players were given technical fouls. Johnson scored 18 points, Charles Oakley had 14 and 12 rebounds and Williams and Starks contributed 13 apiece off the bench for the Knicks, who shot 46 percent (37-of-81) from the field and posted their highest road point total of the season. Jayson Williams had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Williams had 14 points for the Nets, who shot 45 percent (38-of-85) and held a 50-40 rebounding edge. Bradley and Kittles added 12 points apiece. The Nets led 25-21 after one period and opened their largest lead at 43-31 on a free throw by Bradley with 4:22 left in the second period. The Knicks closed to 48-44 at halftime and still trailed by four points after three quarters.