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nba.109 vpoznanovic,
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1995/96 (Monday, March 18 - 130 days, 933 games) WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Seattle Supersonics 64 50 14 29 3 21 11 104.4 96.7 78.1 - W 3 Los Angeles Lakers 63 40 23 24 10 16 13 103.2 99.4 63.5 9.5 L 1 Phoenix Suns 65 32 33 17 15 15 18 104.3 104.5 49.2 18.5 L 1 Portland Trail Blazers 65 31 34 19 14 12 20 99.7 98.9 47.7 19.5 W 5 Sacramento Kings 63 28 35 18 13 10 22 100.2 103.4 44.4 21.5 L 2 Golden State Warriors 66 29 37 19 13 10 24 102.8 104.0 43.9 22.0 L 1 Los Angeles Clippers 65 23 42 14 19 9 23 99.8 103.8 35.4 27.5 L 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str San Antonio Spurs 64 46 18 27 6 19 12 104.2 97.2 71.9 - W10 Utah Jazz 65 45 20 26 4 19 16 103.8 97.4 69.2 1.5 W 1 Houston Rockets 65 42 23 22 8 20 15 102.6 99.5 64.6 4.5 L 1 Denver Nuggets 65 28 37 19 13 9 24 98.3 101.2 43.1 18.5 W 1 Minnesota Timberwolves 64 21 43 15 19 6 24 97.7 103.2 32.8 25.0 W 2 Dallas Mavericks 65 21 44 13 18 8 26 103.6 108.1 32.3 25.5 L 7 Vancouver Grizzlies 62 11 51 8 25 3 26 90.1 100.5 17.7 34.0 L14 EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Orlando Magic 66 49 17 32 0 17 17 104.1 99.3 74.2 - W 2 New York Knicks 63 37 26 22 11 15 15 97.4 95.0 58.7 10.5 W 3 Miami Heat 65 32 33 21 12 11 21 94.9 94.1 49.2 16.5 W 1 Washington Bullets 65 30 35 20 11 10 24 102.2 100.8 46.2 18.5 W 2 New Jersey Nets 64 25 39 16 14 9 25 94.3 97.5 39.1 23.0 L 4 Boston Celtics 65 25 40 15 18 10 22 103.6 107.3 38.5 23.5 W 1 Philadelphia 76ers 65 13 52 8 25 5 27 95.7 105.2 20.0 35.5 L 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Chicago Bulls 65 58 7 32 0 26 7 105.5 94.3 89.2 - W 4 Indiana Pacers 64 40 24 24 7 16 17 99.7 96.4 62.5 17.5 W 1 Detroit Pistons 64 37 27 23 10 14 17 95.5 92.9 57.8 20.5 W 5 Cleveland Cavaliers 64 36 28 22 12 14 16 91.6 89.0 56.3 21.5 W 1 Atlanta Hawks 64 35 29 21 11 14 18 98.0 97.3 54.7 22.5 L 2 Charlotte Hornets 63 32 31 23 11 9 20 103.9 103.4 50.8 25.0 W 3 Milwaukee Bucks 64 21 43 12 20 9 23 95.6 100.6 32.8 36.5 L 8 Toronto Raptors 64 16 48 11 19 5 29 96.8 103.1 25.0 41.5 L 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Seattle Supersonics 64 50 14 29 3 21 11 104.4 96.7 78.1 - W 3 * 2. San Antonio Spurs 64 46 18 27 6 19 12 104.2 97.2 71.9 4.0 W10 * 3. Utah Jazz 65 45 20 26 4 19 16 103.8 97.4 69.2 5.5 W 1 4. Houston Rockets 65 42 23 22 8 20 15 102.6 99.5 64.6 8.5 L 1 5. Los Angeles Lakers 63 40 23 24 10 16 13 103.2 99.4 63.5 9.5 L 1 6. Phoenix Suns 65 32 33 17 15 15 18 104.3 104.5 49.2 18.5 L 1 7. Portland Trail Blazers 65 31 34 19 14 12 20 99.7 98.9 47.7 19.5 W 5 8. Sacramento Kings 63 28 35 18 13 10 22 100.2 103.4 44.4 21.5 L 2 9. Golden State Warriors 66 29 37 19 13 10 24 102.8 104.0 43.9 22.0 L 1 10. Denver Nuggets 65 28 37 19 13 9 24 98.3 101.2 43.1 22.5 W 1 11. Los Angeles Clippers 65 23 42 14 19 9 23 99.8 103.8 35.4 27.5 L 2 12. Minnesota Timberwolves 64 21 43 15 19 6 24 97.7 103.2 32.8 29.0 W 2 13. Dallas Mavericks 65 21 44 13 18 8 26 103.6 108.1 32.3 29.5 L 7 14. Vancouver Grizzlies 62 11 51 8 25 3 26 90.1 100.5 17.7 38.0 L14 EASTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 65 58 7 32 0 26 7 105.5 94.3 89.2 - W 4 * 2. Orlando Magic 66 49 17 32 0 17 17 104.1 99.3 74.2 9.5 W 2 3. Indiana Pacers 64 40 24 24 7 16 17 99.7 96.4 62.5 17.5 W 1 4. New York Knicks 63 37 26 22 11 15 15 97.4 95.0 58.7 20.0 W 3 5. Detroit Pistons 64 37 27 23 10 14 17 95.5 92.9 57.8 20.5 W 5 6. Cleveland Cavaliers 64 36 28 22 12 14 16 91.6 89.0 56.3 21.5 W 1 7. Atlanta Hawks 64 35 29 21 11 14 18 98.0 97.3 54.7 22.5 L 2 8. Charlotte Hornets 63 32 31 23 11 9 20 103.9 103.4 50.8 25.0 W 3 9. Miami Heat 65 32 33 21 12 11 21 94.9 94.1 49.2 26.0 W 1 10. Washington Bullets 65 30 35 20 11 10 24 102.2 100.8 46.2 28.0 W 2 11. New Jersey Nets 64 25 39 16 14 9 25 94.3 97.5 39.1 32.5 L 4 12. Boston Celtics 65 25 40 15 18 10 22 103.6 107.3 38.5 33.0 W 1 13. Milwaukee Bucks 64 21 43 12 20 9 23 95.6 100.6 32.8 36.5 L 8 14. Toronto Raptors 64 16 48 11 19 5 29 96.8 103.1 25.0 41.5 L 4 15. Philadelphia 76ers 65 13 52 8 25 5 27 95.7 105.2 20.0 45.0 L 4 IF THE PLAYOFFS START NOW... WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle Supersonics Sacramento Kings Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz Phoenix Suns EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Bulls Charlotte Hornets New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic Atlanta Hawks Indiana Pacers Cleveland Cavaliers TOTAL STANDINGS # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 65 58 7 32 0 26 7 105.5 94.3 89.2 - W 4 2. Seattle Supersonics 64 50 14 29 3 21 11 104.4 96.7 78.1 7.5 W 3 3. Orlando Magic 66 49 17 32 0 17 17 104.1 99.3 74.2 9.5 W 2 4. San Antonio Spurs 64 46 18 27 6 19 12 104.2 97.2 71.9 11.5 W10 5. Utah Jazz 65 45 20 26 4 19 16 103.8 97.4 69.2 13.0 W 1 6. Houston Rockets 65 42 23 22 8 20 15 102.6 99.5 64.6 16.0 L 1 7. Los Angeles Lakers 63 40 23 24 10 16 13 103.2 99.4 63.5 17.0 L 1 8. Indiana Pacers 64 40 24 24 7 16 17 99.7 96.4 62.5 17.5 W 1 9. New York Knicks 63 37 26 22 11 15 15 97.4 95.0 58.7 20.0 W 3 10. Detroit Pistons 64 37 27 23 10 14 17 95.5 92.9 57.8 20.5 W 5 11. Cleveland Cavaliers 64 36 28 22 12 14 16 91.6 89.0 56.3 21.5 W 1 12. Atlanta Hawks 64 35 29 21 11 14 18 98.0 97.3 54.7 22.5 L 2 13. Charlotte Hornets 63 32 31 23 11 9 20 103.9 103.4 50.8 25.0 W 3 14. Miami Heat 65 32 33 21 12 11 21 94.9 94.1 49.2 26.0 W 1 15. Phoenix Suns 65 32 33 17 15 15 18 104.3 104.5 49.2 26.0 L 1 16. Portland Trail Blazers 65 31 34 19 14 12 20 99.7 98.9 47.7 27.0 W 5 17. Washington Bullets 65 30 35 20 11 10 24 102.2 100.8 46.2 28.0 W 2 18. Sacramento Kings 63 28 35 18 13 10 22 100.2 103.4 44.4 29.0 L 2 19. Golden State Warriors 66 29 37 19 13 10 24 102.8 104.0 43.9 29.5 L 1 20. Denver Nuggets 65 28 37 19 13 9 24 98.3 101.2 43.1 30.0 W 1 21. New Jersey Nets 64 25 39 16 14 9 25 94.3 97.5 39.1 32.5 L 4 22. Boston Celtics 65 25 40 15 18 10 22 103.6 107.3 38.5 33.0 W 1 23. Los Angeles Clippers 65 23 42 14 19 9 23 99.8 103.8 35.4 35.0 L 2 24. Milwaukee Bucks 64 21 43 12 20 9 23 95.6 100.6 32.8 36.5 L 8 25. Minnesota Timberwolves 64 21 43 15 19 6 24 97.7 103.2 32.8 36.5 W 2 26. Dallas Mavericks 65 21 44 13 18 8 26 103.6 108.1 32.3 37.0 L 7 27. Toronto Raptors 64 16 48 11 19 5 29 96.8 103.1 25.0 41.5 L 4 28. Philadelphia 76ers 65 13 52 8 25 5 27 95.7 105.2 20.0 45.0 L 4 29. Vancouver Grizzlies 62 11 51 8 25 3 26 90.1 100.5 17.7 45.5 L14 -------- 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.110 koky, -> #99, vpoznanovic
> Chicago (98) At Philadelphia (94) Jordan prvi skakac u ekipi.E ovo je novost :)) A sta li rade Kukoc, Wennington, Longley na parketu. Dejan
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RODMAN RIPS NBA, THEN APOLOGIZES FOR HEAD-BUTT NEW YORK -- Chicago Bulls forward Dennis Rodman said Tuesday he wants to meet with NBA commissioner David Stern about his six-game suspension and added that his teammates are still behind him despite his antics. Rodman followed that up with a formal apology later in the day. The NBA suspended Rodman for six games and fined him $20,000 on Monday for his wild theatrics in Saturday night's game at New Jersey, where he head-butted a referee after being ejected from the game. Rodman will not be eligible to play again until the Bulls visit the Miami Heat on April 2. The ejection also carries an additional automatic $1,000 fine. With his lost salary during the suspension, the incident will cost Rodman more than $228,000. Rodman told WMVP Radio in Chicago on Tuesday that he wants to confront Stern. Just hours later, Rodman released an apology through the team. "I want to talk to him face-to-face, and I want him to look at me, in my eyes, and say, 'Dennis you cannot do this, you cannot do that,'" Rodman said. "And I will put something in his face ... on the table, and say, 'What do you mean I can't do this?' And I want to ask, 'What is the difference between me and everybody else in this league?'" Hours later, the Bulls issued the following statement from Rodman: "I want to apologize publicly for my actions. I was wrong in making contact with an NBA official and I deserved to be punished for my actions, although I do not believe they are severe. "I realize that the NBA referees are doing their jobs and it's my job to respect them and the rules of the game and not put my teammates in jeopardy. Chicago Bulls fans and my teammates have treated me with grest warmth and acceptance and I realize I let them down and I have an obligation not to let them down again." Michael Jordan was among the Chicago players who said Monday the suspension was hurting the Bulls, who are already playing without injured All-Star Scottie Pippen. But Rodman claims he is a team player. "The team is still behind me no matter what. They know that I'm very competitive. I like to go out there and win, win, win," Rodman said. "That's my No. 1 goal. And they know that they know that I'm not no psycho problem-child when I'm out there on the floor." Rodman said that the suspension was inconsistent with past league policy. "It's like I haven't done anything different for the last 10 years and now all of sudden they're saying you gotta change," he said. Rodman was ejected with 1:31 left in the first quarter of Saturday's game after receiving his second technical foul of the game. He proceeded to lightly head-butt referee Ted Bernhardt above the left eye. Rodman then ripped his shirt off, stormed around the court and knocked over a water cooler as he headed to the locker room. The Bulls won the game 97-93. "Physical assaults on referees cannot and will not be tolerated under any circumstances," said NBA senior vice president Rod Thorn. "The suspension and fine reflect not only the head-butting, but the totality of his actions on the court." Rodman's suspension was the third longest levied by the NBA. Kermit Washington was suspended for 26 games in 1977 for punching Rudy Tomjanovich, and Vernon Maxwell received a 10-game suspension last year for going into the stands and hitting a fan. "I understand fully that making contact with an official is an extremely serious offense and we as an organization understand the severity of Mr. Rodman's situation," said Bulls vice president of operations Jerry Krause. "However, I think the penalty is too severe for a player whose conduct has been excellent up until this point." Rodman accused the referees of treating him unfairly after Saturday's game. "The refs watch me instead of the game," said Rodman. "Thorn was even here to watch me. Since it was me, I get picked on. Every damn game, I'm the guinea pig. Why am I so different from the rest of the league? "If I butted him, I butted him," said Rodman. "Suspend me. Rod Thorn, (commissioner) David Stern -- suspend me if you're so big." Rodman picked up a questionable technical foul early in the first quarter for pounding the ball on the court. He was called for a personal foul with 1:31 left in the first quarter and protested the call. As Rodman argued the call with referee Paul Mihalak, he put his hands inside his shorts. Bernhardt then raced over and called Rodman for his second technical. "It's tough to swallow as a team," said Bulls coach Phil Jackson of the suspension. "We know this can't happen on the basketball court just as we know people can't disrupt a game."
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CABLE TV COMPANY BUYS 76ERS, FLYERS, ARENAS PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp., a cable television company, on Tuesday announced that it is buying both the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers along with two arenas. The announcement was made Tuesday at a news conference in Philadelphia. Terms were not announced but insiders claim the price is between $500 million and $600 million, ranking it as the most expensive sports acquisition in history. Comcast is the third largest cable corporation in the United States with more than 3.3 million subscribers. It reported $3.4 billion in revenue last year. The purchase of the 76ers is subject to approval by the National Basketball Association. The purchase of the Flyers is subject to a number of approvals, including that of the National Hockey League. Ed Snider, Pat Croce and Comcast Corporation announced the formation of the Comcast-Spectacor Venture. The venture will own and operate the 76ers basketball team, the Flyers hockey team and the two sports arenas, the CoreStates Spectrum and the new CoreStates Center. Comcast will hold a 66 percent ownership interest in this joint venture. Croce and Comcast teamed to purchase the 76ers from Harold Katz. Comcast and Croce will contribute the 76ers to the joint venture and Croce will become president of the 76ers. Snider will be the managing partner of the venture. "This is an exciting day for the Philadelphia region -- the chance to combine two major sports franchises and to continue to expand the opportunities for the teams and for both arenas, are exciting prospects," said Snider. "We are looking forward to the August, 1996, opening of the CoreStates Center, where both the 76ers and the Flyers will play next season. We hope to build upon the great history of these two sports franchises in the years ahead. "I am delighted to be a partner of Comcast Corporation, whose media, telephone and electronic retailing businesses in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware will help to expand the popularity of the teams." "This is a dream come true for me," added Croce. "The chance to help take the 76ers to new heights is a once in a lifetime opportunity -- and I can't wait to get started. I would like to thank Harold Katz for giving me this wonderful opportunity." "We are delighted to have the opportunity to join with Ed Snider and Pat Croce in the formation of this exciting new partnership," said Ralph J. Roberts, the chairman of Comcast Corporation. "Ed has a long and successful track record in both owning and operating the Flyers and the Spectrum and is responsible for the creation of the exciting new CoreStates Center. "Pat Croce was instrumental in putting this transaction together and will play an important role as we continue to build the premier sports complex and sports operation in the country. "Harold Katz has made a major contribution to regional sports over the fifteen years that he has owned the 76ers. Through his efforts, the 76ers won the NBA title in 1983. Now that Harold has made the difficult decision to sell the team, it is up to us to regain that past glory." Comcast Corp. is principally engaged in the development, management and operation of wired telecommunications, including cable television and telephone services, wireless telecommunications, cellular, personal communications services and direct to home satellite television. Comcast also is the principal ownership of QVC network, the world's premier electronic retailer, and other programming investments.
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Hill garners weekly honor Detroit Pistons forward Grant Hill has been named the NBA Player of the Week. Hill recorded a pair of triple-doubles in four games last week. Hill, who has a league-leading eight triple-doubles this season, averaged 21.5 points, 13.3 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game to lead Detroit to a 4-0 record last week. Other candidates for the honor were Charlotte's Larry Johnson, Chicago's Michael Jordan, Miami's Tim Hardaway, Phoenix's Kevin Johnson, Portland's Arvydas Sabonis, Vancouver's Bryant Reeves and Washington's Gheorghe Muresan.
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Hill apologizes for Bowie timeout An angry Orlando Magic head coach Brian Hill has apologized to the Detroit Pistons for an incident at the close of Tuesday night's 113-91 Magic victory that resulted in the Pistons leaving the court in the closing seconds of the game. With Orlando about to complete the rout, Magic guard Anthony Bowie called timeout with just 2.7 seconds left to play. It turned out he needed just one assist to record his first NBA triple-double and he wanted to set up a play to get the assist. The timeout angered Detroit head coach Doug Collins, who told his players to stand off to the side when the Magic inbounded the ball. Bowie got his assist, but then Collins and his players walked off the court with about a second to play. Hill, who had not called for the timeout, was obviously upset by Bowie's action. He tried to apologize to Collins outside the Pistons' locker room, but was ignored. "I'd like to formally apologize to Doug Collins, his staff, the fans and entire Detroit Pistons organization for the timeout," Hill said. "I thought it was totally uncalled for. I regret it." Bowie, who ended the night with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, did not apologize for what happened. "You only get so many opportunities like that," he told reporters, and that's why I did it." Collins refused to comment afterward, and told his players to also keep quiet about the incident.
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BRADLEY'S NET WORTH REACHES NEW HEIGHTS In his third NBA season, 23-year-old Shawn Bradley has finally found a home. Like his Mormon forbearers, Bradley has had a rough journey. He spent more than two seasons in unforgiving Philadelphia -- first as the savior, then as a bust. The Sixers finally traded him Nov. 30 to the New Jersey Nets for malcontent Derrick Coleman. While Coleman has played in just 11 games for Philadelphia, Bradley has already paid big dividends in New Jersey. Since moving roughly 90 miles north from Philadelphia, the 7-foot-6 center has been attacking the rim for vicious dunks. And instead of serving as every dunker's favorite target on the other end of the floor, he's blocking shots like a man on a mission. He's even thrown Alonzo Mourning to the floor in his new home. "I'm not going back down to anybody," Bradley said. "If Shaquille (O'Neal) dunks on me, I'm going to run down the floor and try to score on him. I may not dunk on him, but I'm going to try to score." Better atmosphere equals better play This kind of transformation is not supposed to happen in the NBA. The Nets franchise has been known for ruining players ... not reviving them. But, so far, New Jersey and Bradley are perfect together. "When Shawn came here and we had the press conference, I took him aside and said, 'Look Shawn, I don't know what happened in Philadelphia. I've read a lot of things, but you can't come here and save this organization,'" Nets coach Butch Beard said. And that comfort zone created by his coach on his first day with the organization has had a lasting impact on Bradley. "They said, 'What we want you to do is come out and work hard and get better,'" Bradley explained. "It took a lot of the pressure off me, and I was able to come out and feel a lot better about myself and my game. And I've been playing a lot better ball." The success behind the Nets/Bradley merger goes beyond the improved atmosphere off the court. New Jersey's on-the-court product has also helped. The Sixers didn't have a bona fide point guard during Bradley's two-year stay. The Nets, on the other hand, had Kenny Anderson and still have Chris Childs - - who has averaged over 10 assists per game since February - - to feed Bradley the ball in the low post. Once Bradley gets the ball down low, he now has a better idea of what to do with it -- thanks in large part to Nets assistant coach Clifford Ray. Standing 6-foot-9, the former NBA Rookie of the Year understands exactly what Bradley has been up against. "People have a tendency to have a short amount of patience with big people," Ray explained. "Because they look at their size and they say, 'You ought to be doing this.'" Bradley isn't the first player to look to Ray for guidance. Ray tutored Robert Parish while both were playing for the Warriors in the '70s, and as an assistant coach with the Mavs, he worked with Roy Tarpley, James Donaldson and Herb Williams. "Working with Clifford has been very good for me," Bradley said. "He's really helped me with my confidence and believes in my ability." And the results have certainly been noticeable. "Obviously he's put in some time and put some work into his game trying to improve and develop into a game and not being what everybody thinks he's going to be -- a stiff, a flop, a quote unquote flop," Mourning said. "I would love to have Shawn Bradley on our team," Suns forward Charles Barkley said. "He's a guy who is not going to dominate the game like they thought he would, but I think he can be a solid rebounder and gives you solid defense every night." Forgetting Philly Like Barkley, Bradley's experience in Philadelphia is best forgotten. Although Bradley played just one season and 34 games at Brigham Young, the Sixers selected him with the second pick of the 1993 draft and gave him a $44 million contract. When he fell short of expectations, he was accused of being lazy and soft. "I won't say I had a bad time in Philadelphia," Bradley said. "But it came to a point where they didn't want me anymore." The low point came last fall when a Philadelphia sportstalk radio station asked listeners to call in with creative nicknames for Bradley. Creative quickly turned into crude: White man's burden; Missionary impossible; The great white nope. "I've always known that if I work hard and do the best that I can do, it doesn't matter what people think about me," Bradley said. "There's been worse stuff said about other people in their lives, and if I let that stuff get to me, I'm succumbing to their level." Barkley, a 10-time All-Star selection who spent eight seasons in Philadelphia, knows all about the not so loving side of the City of Brotherly Love. "You're not going to get a fair deal in Philadelphia with the press there," he said. New Jersey state of mind Ironic as it may seem, Bradley may have found the perfect refuge in the NBA's biggest and toughest market. The New York press is so preoccupied with the Knicks' daily soap opera across the Hudson River that Bradley should get a chance to succeed or fail in New Jersey without the daily scrutiny that dogged him in Philadelphia. And while the Nets struggle to turn their season around and make the playoffs, the big news at the Meadowlands is the big man in the middle who cares. "You need a little history. We've gone through the Joe Barry Carroll decade. We've gone through the Benoit Benjamin decade," said long-time Nets season-ticket holder Frank Capece. "We actually have a center who is willing to run up and down the court. We have a center who is willing to play the game. We have a center who yells at the referees. We have a center who is fighting for us. Shawnster's our guy. He has found a home in northern New Jersey." The cause for this endearment is obvious; Bradley's minutes, points, rebounds and blocks have gone up in each month since he joined the Nets at the beginning of December. Yet, he and the team know his game needs plenty of work. "When I look at Shawn, sometimes he want to be a small forward," said Nets executive vice president and general manager Willis Reed. "He's not a small forward. He has to be a center. He has to develop the sky hook, the turnaround jump shot, the jams. He has to run the floor and block shots in the middle of the floor." The coach concurred: "He's still a baby. He doesn't understand a lot of things, but he has made tremendous progress since he's been here." And the Nets just hope Bradley's game approaches the height of his 7-foot-6 frame.
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NETS' GILL READY TO REHAB INJURED HAND EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New Jersey Nets guard Kendall Gill can begin physical therapy Wednesday, one day after three surgical pins and a cast were removed from his left hand. Dr. Charles Melone Jr. said the metacarpal on Gill's left index finger had healed and will be re-evaluated in a week. Gill will have to wear a removable splint. Gill sustained the injury Feb. 14 in a game against Indiana. New Jersey acquired him from Charlotte on Jan. 19 in a deal for Kenny Anderson, and Gill played 11 games for New Jersey before the injury.
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Cleveland 81, Dallas 72 CLEVELAND REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Mills F 41 4-6 0-0 1 5 6 0 2 1 2 9 Ferry F 37 8-11 2-3 0 6 6 1 2 0 2 24 Cage C 27 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 Brandon G 33 4-14 5-6 3 6 9 4 4 2 1 14 Majerle G 40 4-16 1-2 2 8 10 5 2 2 0 10 Hill 20 1-3 2-4 1 3 4 1 0 1 2 4 Sura 16 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 2 1 2 4 4 Phills 20 3-8 6-6 2 1 3 2 4 2 2 12 Lang 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 Marshall 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Crotty DNP - Coach's decision Johnson DNP - Coach's decision Totals 240 27-63 18-23 9 34 43 16 18 11 15 81 (.429) (.783) Team rebs: 6 Total TO: 16 (14 pts) DALLAS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Parks F 10 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 McCloud F 40 6-19 2-2 3 3 6 3 3 1 1 18 Williams C 42 1-5 0-0 4 6 10 1 3 2 3 2 Kidd G 44 4-17 4-4 1 5 6 3 2 0 4 14 Jackson G 34 3-15 6-6 2 7 9 4 3 0 2 12 Wood 32 2-8 1-2 2 3 5 2 4 3 2 6 Harris 23 5-10 2-2 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 14 Brooks 6 0-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Meyer 9 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Davis DNP - Left knee surgery Dumas DNP - Left foot injury Jones DNP - Tendinitis in right knee Totals 240 23-79 17-18 16 27 43 16 19 6 14 72 (.291) (.944) Team rebs: 6 Total TO: 14 (14 pts) Cleveland 20 25 17 19 -- 81 Dallas 11 25 20 16 -- 72 Blocked shots: Cleveland -- Hill 2, Mills, Ferry, Majerle, Sura, Phills; Dallas -- Williams 3, Wood. 3-pt. field goals: Cleveland 9-17 (.529) -- Mills 1-1, Ferry 6-7, Brandon 1-1, Majerle 1-8; Dallas 9-29 (.310) -- McCloud 4-12, Kidd 2-7, Jackson 0-3, Wood 1-3, Harris 2-4. Technicals: Dallas -- Kidd. Officials: Bernie Fryer, Jim Capers, Lee Jones. Att.: 17,121. Time: 1:57.
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Cleveland 81, Dallas 72 DALLAS -- Danny Ferry scored 17 of his 24 points in the first half to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 81-72 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Bobby Phills converted six free throws and added a dunk in the final 44 seconds to seal the victory for the Cavaliers, who moved into a tie with Detroit for the fifth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. "This was a very important win for us because of our playoff situation," Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello said. "We got some big defensive stops when we had to." The loss was the eighth in a row for the Mavericks, who finished with a season-low 72 points and shot a dreadful 29 percent (23 for 79) from the field. George McCloud led Dallas with 18 points, but hit just six of 19 shots from the field. The Mavericks played without Tony Dumas and Popeye Jones, as Dumas is nursing a left foot injury and Jones has tendinitis in his right knee. Ferry scored eight points in the first quarter when Cleveland raced to a 20-11 lead. The Mavs hit just five of 24 shots in the quarter. Cleveland maintained its nine-point lead, 45-36, at the half. McCloud scored 13 points in the third quarter and Dallas pulled within 62-56 by the end of the period. The Mavericks pulled within 71-68 on a pair of free throws by Jason Kidd with 1:48 remaining. Cleveland's Terrell Brandon converted a pair of free throws with 57 seconds left and Phills took control in the final 44 seconds. Brandon had 14 points and Phills finished with 12 for Cleveland. "We needed to win this one because we have Houston next and they're always tough," Cavaliers guard Dan Majerle said. "It's always a good way to start off a road trip with a win, especially when your fighting for a playoff spot like we are. "Obviously, on offense we take our time and execute, but we've become a very good team by playing good defense." Dallas' starting backcourt of Kidd and Jim Jackson combined to hit just seven of 32 shots from the field. Kidd had 14 points on four-for-17 shooting and Jackson finished with 12 on three-for-15 shooting. "I think tonight we ran the offense correctly. We had good looks but they didn't fall," Jackson said. "Cleveland does a good job of lulling you to sleep and having you play a halfcourt game. Our offense was there. It was just one of those nights where you don't shoot well and the score indicates that." The combined total of 153 points is the lowest in a game involving the Mavericks. The previous low was 155 points in an 84-73 Indiana victory over Dallas on Feb. 17, 1994.
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Orlando 113, Detroit 91 DETROIT REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Hill F 35 5-11 3-4 0 6 6 7 3 0 3 13 Thorpe F 31 4-7 2-4 2 4 6 0 2 2 2 10 West C 12 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 4 Houston G 32 6-11 1-2 1 3 4 2 5 0 4 14 Dumars G 29 4-7 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 12 Curry 24 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 6 Mills 25 2-9 0-0 2 4 6 1 4 0 1 4 Reid 12 2-2 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 4 Hunter 21 4-7 5-7 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 15 Ratliff 12 1-1 3-4 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 5 Roe 7 0-3 4-4 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 Leckner DNP - Coach's decision Totals 240 32-68 20-28 9 26 35 19 25 5 18 91 (.471) (.714) Team rebs: 7 Total TO: 19 (18 pts) ORLANDO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Grant F 32 12-17 2-3 5 4 9 0 3 1 0 26 Scott F 39 3-9 0-0 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 8 O'Neal C 30 4-13 2-4 2 3 5 4 5 0 2 10 Bowie G 41 8-14 4-5 1 9 10 10 2 1 1 20 Hardaway G 34 9-18 0-0 3 2 5 11 2 0 1 18 Koncak 10 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 Thompson 21 6-13 5-6 0 4 4 3 3 1 0 21 Wolf 20 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 3 Royal 9 0-1 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 Vaughn 4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 Anderson DNP - Left shoulder contusion Totals 240 45-90 17-24 13 27 40 31 26 7 9 113 (.500) (.708) Team rebs: 14 Total TO: 9 (12 pts) Detroit 18 19 26 28 -- 91 Orlando 19 22 38 34 -- 113 Blocked shots: Detroit -- Hunter 2, Hill, Mills, Reid, Ratliff; Orlando -- Grant 2, O'Neal. 3-pt. field goals: Detroit 7-21 (.333) -- Hill 0-1, Houston 1-4, Dumars 4-6, Curry 0-1, Mills 0-4, Hunter 2-2, Roe 0-3; Orlando 6-21 (.286) -- Scott 2-7, Bowie 0-1, Hardaway 0-2, Thompson 4-10, Royal 0-1. Technicals: Detroit - West 2 (ejected), illegal defense. Officials: Paul Mihalak, Ted Bernhardt, Tommie Wood. Att.: 17,248. Time: 2:10.
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TEAM EFFORT CARRIES MAGIC AS SHAQ DOESN'T DO SQUAT ORLANDO, Fla. -- Horace Grant scored a season-high 26 points, Anthony Bowie recorded his first career triple-double and Dennis Scott set a single-season record for 3-pointers as the Orlando Magic extended their NBA-record home winning streak to 40 games with a 113-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. Bowie had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Brooks Thompson scored a carer-high 21 points and Anfernee Hardaway had 18 points and 11 assists for Orlando. Shaquille O'Neal was held to 10 points on four-of-13 shooting. Dream Teamers Grant Hill, left, and Shaquille O'Neal didn't have superstar numbers Tuesday. Hill finished with 13 points and O'Neal had 10. Orlando improved to 33-0 at home this season and has won 40 consecutive home games overall. The Magic shares both records with the Chicago Bulls, whose streaks also are active. The Magic called a timeout with two seconds left and a 111-91 lead in order to get Bowie his 10th assist. Bowie fed the ball to David Vaughn, who dunked the ball as time expired. Angry Pistons coach Doug Collins stormed off the court after the final basket, giving Bowie the cold shoulder when he tried to explain the situation. "I know a lot of people are not going to be happy with it," Scott said of the timeout. "But people have to realize that A.B. worked hard to get where he is today. He's been in the CBA, overseas, he's been drafted late in whatever round he was drafted when he came out of college (third round, 1986). "He deserved this. He's a classy guy and I hope that people don't take this one incident and try to rearrange his character, because he's a great guy." Scott made two 3-pointers for a season-total of 219, surpassing the previous NBA record of 217 set by New York's John Starks during the 1994-95 season. "Oh, I'm glad it's over with," Scott said. "First of all, to the fans, thank you very much for the ovation in the middle of the first quarter. That was beautiful. I did it for my ma, sitting up there. Her eyes got watery. It was great." Lindsey Hunter scored 15 points, Allan Houston had 14 and Grant Hill had 13 for Detroit, which had its six-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the third time in the past 14 games. The Pistons fell to 14-18 on the road and dropped one game behind the New York Knicks in the race for the fourth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With the Magic leading 41-37 at the half, Grant opened the third quarter with an 18-footer that ignited a 23-10 run. Bowie scored six points and Hardaway and Grant had four apiece in the burst. Grant's 16-footer gave Orlando a 64-47 lead with 5:17 left in the third quarter. The Magic, who have beaten the Pistons nine of 11 times, settled for a 79-63 lead entering the fourth quarter. Hill -- who entered the game as the only player in the NBA to lead his team in scoring (21.4), rebounding (9.7) and assists (6.8) -- had seven assists and six rebounds for Detroit. "We played O.K.," Hill said. "Our last three losses have been to the three best teams in the league. The good things about those games is after we got blown out, we were able to bounce back and win four in a row and five in a row."
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Golden State (105) At Houston (102) - Final In Ot Golden State Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Kersey F 43 4-12 2-4 8 6 14 0 4 3 4 10 Smith F 46 8-17 4-6 3 9 12 1 2 0 0 20 Willis C 31 6-17 3-4 4 6 10 2 2 1 4 15 Sprewell G 49 6-20 3-4 1 4 5 7 4 5 1 16 Armstrong G 41 10-17 13-15 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 35 Seikaly 6 1-3 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 Coles 33 2-6 0-0 0 4 4 4 4 2 1 4 Marshall 10 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 Barry 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Churchwell Dnp - Coach'S Decision Declercq Dnp - Coach'S Decision Rozier Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 265 38-93 26-35 18 36 54 18 19 12 12 105 (.409) (.743) Team Rebs: 11 Total To: 13(15 Pts) Houston Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Mack F 26 1-5 2-2 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 4 Horry F 48 10-17 0-0 1 7 8 5 4 1 2 26 Brown C 32 4-10 2-3 4 5 9 2 2 0 2 10 Smith G 35 8-11 0-1 0 2 2 8 6 1 7 19 Recasner G 26 4-14 1-2 2 3 5 1 2 1 4 11 Jones 15 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 Breaux 33 3-12 6-7 5 6 11 1 2 0 2 12 Booker 9 2-9 1-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 Moore 21 4-11 2-3 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 12 Chilcutt 20 1-2 0-0 3 3 6 0 4 2 0 3 Bryant Dnp - Sprained Left Ankle Olajuwon Dnp - Tendinitis Both Knees Totals 265 37-92 14-20 18 33 51 22 25 5 20 102 (.402) (.700) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 20(15 Pts) Golden State 27 27 26 17 8 - 105 Houston 21 18 27 31 5 - 102 Blocked Shots: Golden State - Smith 3, Kersey, Willis, Seikaly. Houston - Horry 6, Jones. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Golden State 3-10 (.300), Smith 0-1, Sprewell 1-4, Armstrong 2-3, Coles 0-2. Houston 14-30 (.467), Mack 0-2, Horry 6-8, Smith 3-6, Recasner 2-6, Breaux 0-1, Booker 0-3, Moore 2-3, Chilcutt 1-1. Technicals: Houston - Brown. Officials: Ron Garretson, Bob Delaney, Tom Washington. A - 16,285. T - 2:40.
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ARMSTRONG, WARRIORS TAKE GIANT LEAP AGAINST ROCKETS HOUSTON -- Joe Smith scored four of his 20 points during an overtime run, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a 105-102 victory over the injury-riddled Houston Rockets on Tuesday. B.J. Armstrong hit 10 of 17 shots from the field, made 13 of 15 free throws and finished with a career-high 35 points. Smith had 12 rebounds and three blocks. Golden State guard Jon Barry leaps high to knock the ball away from Charles Jones. "I thought we had the game under control," Armstrong said. "We were doing well defensively, passing the ball, hitting our open shots. But then they got a few threes. Give Houston credit -- It was a ballgame at the end. "Really, it put us in a position we are not used to -- being in the lead. There is a lesson to be learned here. It would have been painful if we lost." Houston played without All-Star center Hakeem Olajuwon and veteran power forward Mark Bryant, because Olajuwon has tendinitis in both knees and Bryant has an ankle injury. The Rockets already had been playing without Clyde Drexler, Mario Elie and Sam Cassell for several games. Warriors center Rony Seikaly suffered a torn tendon in his right thumb in the second quarter Tuesday and did not return. He might need surgery and is flying back to Oakland on Wednesday for further tests. Latrell Sprewell scored 16 points and Kevin Willis had 15 and 10 rebounds for Golden State, which won for just the second time in seven games and improved to 11-24 on the road. The Warriors pulled even with the Sacramento Kings in the race for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. "They got back in it," Sprewell said of the Rockets. "They never quit playing. When you know Hakeem's out, that has to make it easier on offense and defense. Still though, you have to respect the other guys. They have pride and you can't take them for granted." Robert Horry scored 26 points, Kenny Smith scored 19 before fouling out and Tim Breaux had 12 and 11 rebounds for Houston, which lost for the fourth time in six games. "If you can be happy with a loss, I guess this is about as happy as you can be," Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. "We expended a lot of effort on defense and that was great. We held what I consider a pretty good offensive team to 40-percent shooting. "This is an inspiring game. You hate to lose, but we really gave it our best. I keep telling the guys, it doesn't matter what your name is or how much you make. What matters is that you believe in yourself." Joe Smith hit a jumper, Sprewell had a steal and dunked and Smith made another jumper to cap a 6-1 run in overtime and give the Warriors a 103-98 lead with two minutes left. Sprewell made one free throw to give the Warriors a 105-102 lead with eight seconds left. Houston's Melvin Booker missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Jerome Kersey pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds and scored 10 points and Sprewell had a season-high five steals for Golden State, which shot just 41 percent (38 for 93) from the field, but forced 20 turnovers. Horry had six blocked shots for Houston, which fell to 22-9 at home and is dropped four games behind the Utah Jazz in the race for the third playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Rockets have lost consecutive games to the Warriors after beating Golden State on 11 consecutive occasions.
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Indiana (94) At Charlotte (102) Indiana Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === D Davis F 37 3-6 1-4 4 3 7 2 3 2 1 7 Mckey F 22 1-5 2-2 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 Smits C 26 11-17 2-2 3 8 11 1 4 0 1 24 Miller G 39 5-14 10-11 1 1 2 6 5 0 4 20 Jackson G 41 4-14 0-0 4 4 8 6 3 1 3 9 A Davis 27 4-9 4-4 3 2 5 2 2 0 2 12 Best 11 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 Pierce 22 2-4 8-8 0 4 4 3 1 0 2 12 Caldwell 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Workman 8 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Johnson Dnp - Sore Left Knee Schintzius Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 33-76 27-31 17 23 40 22 24 4 17 94 (.434) (.871) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 17(21 Pts) Charlotte Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === L Johnson F 38 4-12 2-3 1 7 8 14 3 1 4 10 Geiger F 34 7-12 0-1 4 7 11 3 5 1 2 14 Parish C 24 4-8 1-2 4 3 7 1 2 0 1 9 Rice G 40 9-19 3-3 1 0 1 4 4 1 3 23 Goldwire G 36 4-7 5-6 0 2 2 3 1 0 3 14 Addison 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Curry 26 4-8 5-6 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 14 Zidek 8 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Adams 11 2-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 Myers 9 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 Hancock 7 3-3 0-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 Anderson Dnp - Sprained Right Ankle Totals 240 39-77 18-24 11 22 33 32 27 4 16 102 (.506) (.750) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 16(20 Pts) Indiana 18 18 25 33 - 94 Charlotte 27 27 15 33 - 102 Blocked Shots: Indiana - D Davis 4. Charlotte - Geiger 2, Parish 2. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Indiana 1-9 (.111), Miller 0-4, Jackson 1-2, Best 0-1, Pierce 0-1, Workman 0-1. Charlotte 6-15 (.400), L Johnson 0-1, Geiger 0-1, Rice 2-4, Goldwire 1-3, Addison 0-1, Curry 1-3, Adams 2-2. Technicals: Indiana - Pierce, Charlotte - Myers. Officials: Dick Bavetta, Ken Mauer, Hank Armstrong. A - 24,042. T - 2:19.
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Charlotte 102, Indiana 94 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Glen Rice scored 23 points Tuesday night to lead Charlotte to a 102-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers, moving the Hornets within two games of seventh-place Atlanta in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Rik Smits had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Reggie Miller scored 20 points for the Pacers, who suffered their fifth loss in the past seven games. Indiana's Derrick McKey gets a rude welcoming from Charlotte's Matt Geiger. The Hornets -- who completed a 4-0 homestand -- played without starting point guard Kenny Anderson, who is nursing a sprained left ankle. "I think we held up to their pressure particularly well," Hornets head coach Allan Bristow said. "When we had to make big plays, we did. To me, Indiana is the toughest team in our conference to beat -- I'm just talking over the past two years." Rice scored seven points as Charlotte raced to a 23-10 lead in the first 10 minutes. The Pacers closed within 32-24 with 9:15 left in the second quarter, but the Hornets went on a 15-4 run to open a 47-28 lead with 3:45 remaining. Larry Johnson scored five points and Darrin Hancock added four points in the spurt. Charlotte held a 54-36 halftime advantage. An 8-1 run late in the third quarter pulled the Pacers within 69-61, but Charlotte started the fourth quarter with a 9-4 spurt to open the lead to 78-65. A pair of free throws by Miller with 1:58 left pulled Indiana within 90-83. But Rice hit a 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining and Matt Geiger converted a layup to open a 95-83 lead for the Hornets. "We got in the game slow and were trying to catching up," Pacers coach Larry Brown said. "You've got to play near perfect down the stretch. We did a good job on Larry Johnson, but they just found a way to win." Geiger finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Goldwire -- who started for the injured Anderson -- and Dell Curry added 14 points apiece for the Hornets. Larry Johnson had a career-high 14 assists for Charlotte. "I'm just going in to try to control the tempo, and when guys get double-teamed, I just get to spot up," Goldwire said. "It was a great win for us." Antonio Davis and Ricky Pierce scored 12 points apiece for the Pacers.
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Minnesota (78) At Portland (106) Minnesota Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Garnett F 35 5-12 0-0 0 7 7 2 2 1 4 11 Gugliotta F 33 4-16 4-6 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 12 Riley C 27 3-5 3-4 3 2 5 1 3 0 1 9 West G 20 0-2 2-2 1 4 5 2 3 0 1 2 Martin G 26 1-5 1-2 0 1 1 4 3 1 3 3 Rider 28 4-8 5-5 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 14 Mitchell 25 6-12 1-1 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 13 Davis 17 0-2 1-2 1 4 5 1 3 3 0 1 Porter 22 2-7 1-1 0 0 0 5 3 1 3 5 Bragg 7 4-8 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 Lang Dnp - Torn Left Calf Webb Dnp - Pulled Left Hamstring Totals 240 29-77 18-23 7 21 28 20 28 9 17 78 (.377) (.783) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 17(26 Pts) Portland Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Grant F 27 2-3 3-4 0 4 4 3 3 0 0 7 C Robinson F 31 4-11 3-6 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 12 Sabonis C 21 2-7 5-5 2 6 8 0 3 0 2 9 Mckie G 29 4-7 4-4 2 5 7 3 3 2 2 12 Strickland G 30 8-13 4-5 1 4 5 5 1 1 5 20 Dudley 28 3-7 5-10 4 7 11 1 2 0 1 11 Trent 4 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Williams 22 5-9 3-4 4 4 8 0 4 3 2 13 R Robinson 19 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 6 Wingfield 17 3-4 2-2 0 3 3 1 2 1 3 8 J Robinson 7 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Spencer 5 2-2 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 Totals 240 36-69 31-44 14 39 53 18 21 8 19 106 (.522) (.705) Team Rebs: 13 Total To: 20(15 Pts) Minnesota 18 22 17 21 - 78 Portland 32 24 27 23 - 106 Blocked Shots: Minnesota - Gugliotta, Rider. Portland - Grant, C Robinson, Dudley, Williams, Spencer. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Minnesota 2-5 (.400), Garnett 1-1, Gugliotta 0-1, Martin 0-1, Rider 1-1, Porter 0-1. Portland 3-9 (.333), C Robinson 1-2, Sabonis 0-1, Strickland 0-1, R Robinson 2-3, Wingfield 0-1, J Robinson 0-1. Technicals: Minnesota - Riley, Portland - C Robinson, Dudley. Officials: Joe Derosa, Sean Corbin, Bill Oakes. A - 19,977. T - 2:06.
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Portland 106, Minnesota 78 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Rod Strickland scored 20 points as the Portland Trail Blazers extend their season-best winning streak to six games and continued their dominance over the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 106-78 rout Tuesday night. The Blazers defeated the Timberwolves for the 13th consecutive time, improving Portland's series lead to 26-2. Buck Williams scored 13 points and Clifford Robinson had 12 for Portland, which pulled within one-half game of the the Phoenix Suns in the race for the sixth playoff spot in the Western Conference. "We've just been playing hard and aggressive," Strickland said. "We're getting everybody involved. I think me and Cliff aren't taking all the shots and, let's face it: Arvydas Sabonis has been a big help since he has become a starter. He's giving us some offense right from the beginning, so we're not having to play 10 points behind all the time." Veteran Buck Williams' scored 13 points as Portland moved within one-half game of Phoenix for sixth place in the Western Conference. "We were going to try and get the most benefit out of Sabonis as we can, and he's been playing more and more lately," Blazers guard Aaron McKie said. "Hopefully he can continue to stay healthy and be a big factor for us." Sabonis suffered serious leg injuries during his playing career in Europe, but doctors recently cleared him to play more than 30 minutes per game for Portland. Because of his skills on offense, Sabonis has been one key to Portland's recent success. But the man he replaced in the lineup -- shot-blocking and rebounding specialist Chris Dudley -- had a big game against Minnesota, finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Sabonis had nine points and eight rebounds as the Blazers finished with a 53-28 rebounding edge. Sam Mitchell scored 13 points, Tom Gugliotta had 12 and Kevin Garnett 11 for Minnesota. Isaiah Rider did not start because of an upper-respiratory infection, but scored 14 points in 28 minutes. "We got down quick and we just never did battle back," Gugliotta said. "We tried, but we didn't play smart basketball, so we got blown out. "We're missing a lot of key guys right now, but even with that, it seemed like we were starting to come around a little bit and play as a team. Tonight was a big setback. We didn't play together and it showed." Andrew Lang and Spud Webb -- the two players Minnesota acquired in the Christian Laettner trade -- both missed the game because of injuries. After Gugliotta hit a 10-footer to close Minnesota within 13-10 early in the first quarter, Harvey Grant ignited a 15-5 run with a layin. McKie and Sabonis scored four points each during the burst and Williams made a layup to give the Blazers a 28-15 lead with 1:30 left in the first. "It may look easy, but it's definitely work," McKie said. "We've been coming out and making our shots early and putting pressure on the other team as opposed to them putting pressure on us." Portland settled for a 32-18 lead after one quarter and opened the second quarter with an 8-2 run. Williams made an eight-footer, Dudley made three free throws and Rumeal Robinson made a 3-pointer to give Portland a 40-20 bulge with seven minutes left in the second quarter. The Blazers settled for a 56-40 lead at the half. Minnesota never got no closer than 15 points the rest of the way. Garnett added seven rebounds for Minnesota, which shot 38 percent (29 for 77) and committed 17 turnovers that led 26 points for Portland.
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Sacramento (67) At Chicago (89) Sacramento Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Grant F 35 4-10 2-4 4 4 8 1 3 1 3 10 Causwell F 23 2-4 4-4 4 10 14 0 5 0 1 8 Polynice C 29 1-8 0-0 3 5 8 2 3 1 3 2 Richmond G 27 8-20 4-4 1 2 3 0 6 0 7 23 Edney G 36 2-13 4-4 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 8 Gamble 30 2-9 1-3 3 1 4 3 2 1 1 5 Smith 22 2-4 2-3 3 2 5 2 4 0 1 6 C Williamson 16 2-9 0-0 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 4 Hurley 8 0-2 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Simmons 12 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 Mcdaniel 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Owens Dnp - Plantar Fasciaitis Totals 240 23-82 18-24 23 28 51 13 29 6 22 67 (.280) (.750) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 22(26 Pts) Chicago Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Wennington F 22 4-7 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 8 Kukoc F 37 6-12 4-5 1 4 5 7 3 2 2 18 Longley C 29 2-5 0-0 0 8 8 4 3 0 3 4 Harper G 35 2-8 8-9 2 5 7 3 4 2 2 12 Jordan G 35 7-16 6-6 2 7 9 3 3 2 6 20 Salley 11 0-3 4-6 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Kerr 18 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Simpkins 15 1-2 4-5 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 6 Buechler 17 3-6 2-2 1 4 5 0 2 0 0 8 Brown 21 1-3 2-4 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 4 Pippen Dnp - Tendinitis Right Knee Rodman Dnp - Suspended By League Totals 240 28-67 30-37 7 33 40 20 24 11 14 89 (.418) (.811) Team Rebs: 12 Total To: 15(4 Pts) Sacramento 18 15 27 7 - 67 Chicago 22 24 18 25 - 89 Blocked Shots: Sacramento - Causwell 3, Grant 2. Chicago - Kukoc 2, Longley 2, Harper, Buechler. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Sacramento 3-14 (.214), Grant 0-1, Richmond 3-5, Edney 0-4, Gamble 0-2, Hurley 0-1, Simmons 0-1. Chicago 3-15 (.200), Kukoc 2-5, Harper 0-1, Jordan 0-3, Kerr 1-3, Buechler 0-3. Technicals: Sacramento - Causwell, Chicago - Harper. Officials: Tommy Nunez, Hue Hollins, Woody Mayfield. A - 23,312. T - 2:17.
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KINGS FALL APART IN FOURTH QUARTER AS BULLS WIN AGAIN CHICAGO -- Michael Jordan scored eight of his 20 points during a 21-0 fourth-quarter run as the Chicago Bulls clinched the Central Division title and embarrassed the Sacramento Kings 89-67 on Tuesday night. Sacramento scored seven points in the fourth quarter. Chicago played its second game in as many nights without two of its stars. Scottie Pippen has missed the past five games with knee and back problems, and Dennis Rodman has served two games of a six-game suspension for head-butting a referee. The Bulls snapped a 64-64 tie with 10:35 remaining in the final quarter Tuesday by scoring the next 21 points. Jordan had eight points during the spurt, which ended with 72 seconds left in the game. After playing 47 minutes Monday during a victory over Philadelphia, Jordan made only seven of 16 shots from the field and committed six turnovers against Sacramento. "After playing so many minutes last night, I didn't have my full energy," Jordan said Tuesday. "I kind of needed other guys to step up. "Offensively, we didn't play very well, but our defense played well and offensively they a tough night. It was not a pretty game, that's for sure." Toni Kukoc had 18 points and seven assists and Ron Harper scored 12 points for the Bulls, who are 33-0 at home this season and have a 40-game home winning, dating back to last season. Both streaks are NBA records, but Chicago shares the marks with the Orlando Magic. Chicago needs to win 11 of its final 16 games to become the first team in NBA history to win 70 games. "Luckily, we had our defensive effort going for us as usual," Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. "Their defense was outstanding as well. We were lucky to get out of this game with a win. There were some amusing moments in this game. "We scrummed a bit. It was more like rugby than basketball tonight." Mitch Richmond had 23 points for Sacramento, which has lost three in a row, and is 2Ż games behind the Portland Trail Blazers in the race for the seventh playoff spot in the Western Conference. "We played a hard game tonight," Richmond said. "We played them tough." The Bulls set a record for fewest points allowed in the fourth quarter and posted their third-best defensive quarter ever. Chicago also set a franchise-record by allowing just 23 field goals in the contest. The Kings opened the fourth quarter with baskets by Michael Smith and Brian Grant to knot the score at 64-64. But Sacramento went cold, making just one of its next 19 shots. Jordan scored six of the first nine points during the stretch and Jud Buechler capped the spurt with a fast-break dunk. Duane Causewell had eight points and 14 rebounds for the Kings, who outrebounded the Bulls 51-40, but committed 22 turnovers.
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L.A. Lakers 94, Seattle 71 SEATTLE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Kemp F 36 3-10 7-8 1 14 15 3 3 2 3 13 Schrempf F 38 4-10 2-2 2 6 8 6 2 0 3 10 Johnson C 19 3-7 0-0 3 4 7 0 3 0 3 6 Hawkins G 30 3-8 2-3 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 9 Payton G 36 5-11 5-6 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 17 Perkins 21 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 Wingate 23 2-9 0-0 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 4 Brickowski 20 2-7 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 5 Snow 11 2-2 1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Scheffler 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ford 3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 McMillan DNP - Coach's decision Totals 240 25-71 17-20 9 34 43 18 20 6 20 71 (.352) (.850) Team rebs: 4 Total TO: 21 (20 pts) L.A. LAKERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS Campbell F 29 6-13 2-4 3 7 10 1 4 2 4 14 Ceballos F 12 1-7 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 2 Divac C 36 5-14 1-2 0 8 8 0 4 1 2 11 Jones G 40 10-14 3-4 0 7 7 1 2 3 2 26 Van Exel G 33 4-10 2-2 0 4 4 6 2 1 2 12 Strong 10 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 4 Johnson 34 4-6 5-5 1 4 5 10 1 1 0 14 Blount 17 2-4 0-2 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 4 Threatt 15 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 Peeler 8 1-4 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 Lynch 4 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Miller 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 36-82 16-24 9 35 44 24 21 15 12 94 (.439) (.667) Team rebs: 12 Total TO: 12 (8 pts) Seattle 21 19 18 13 -- 71 L.A. Lakers 28 22 27 17 -- 94 Blocked shots: Seattle -- Kemp 5, Johnson 3, Payton; L.A. Lakers -- Divac 4, Campbell 3, Blount 2. 3-pt. field goals: Seattle 4-19 (.211) -- Schrempf 0-3, Hawkins 1-5, Payton 2-4, Perkins 0-1, Wingate 0-3, Brickowski 1-2, Ford 0-1; L.A. Lakers 6-17 (.353) -- Ceballos 0-2, Divac 0-1, Jones 3-5, Van Exel 2-3, Johnson 1-3, Peeler 0-2, Lynch 0-1. Technicals: None. Officials: Joe Crawford, Blane Reichelt, George Toliver. Att.: 17,505. Time: 1:59.
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SONICS SLEEP THROUGH THE LAKE, LAKE SHOW INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Eddie Jones scored 14 of his 26 points in the first quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers continued their dominance over the Seattle SuperSonics with a 94-71 rout Tuesday night. Elden Campbell had 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots and Magic Johnson had 14 points and 10 assists for Los Angeles, which beat the SuperSonics for the ninth time in the past 12 meetings, excluding their first-round upset of Seattle in last season's Western Conference playoffs. Seattle sports the best record in the West this season, but Sonics were miserable Tuesday. Their final point total was a season low, as were the 13 points they scored in the fourth quarter on four-for-15 shooting. Seattle shot just 35 percent for the game (25 for 71) and its 13-game winning streak against Pacific Division opponents was snapped. "We are now 24-6 in our last 30 games," Lakers coach Del Harris said. "Had we started 24-6, only Chicago would have had a better record than us and people would have been toasting us. Instead I was being roasted (after a one-point home loss to Orlando on Sunday). "It was an outstanding performance," Harris said of the victory over Seattle. "They sustained the effort for 48 minutes. That's the best 48 minutes we've had, and it's not even close this year. I say that knowing that the Sonics had the best defense. We beat them at that aspect tonight." "So we didn't get off to a good start," Jones said. "So you just try to do something to get the team going. We can't get down on ourselves after a loss like Sunday. Today we proved that." Gary Payton scored 17 points and Shawn Kemp had 13 points and 15 rebounds for Seattle. "Our problem was offensively tonight," Sonics coach George Karl said. "Defensively, we were probably sound enough to win the game. "Of course, it was a nightmare. A lot of times when we play the Lakers, somehow they get us to play in a crowd a lot. They've got great shot-blockers -- both Vlade Divac and Elden Campbell have always given us problems. And we can't get the spacing to get Shawn the freedom or Gary the freedom that we normally get against other opponents." After Detlef Schrempf hit a 12-footer to give the Sonics a 17-7 lead early in the first quarter, Jones hit a 3-pointer to ignite a 21-4 run. Jones had 12 points in the burst, and his two free throws ended the quarter, giving the Lakers a 28-21 lead. Seattle pulled within 55-49 on a 15-footer by Schrempf three minutes into the third quarter before Divac hit a six-footer to ignite a quarter-closing 22-9 run. Magic Johnson had seven points and Anthony Peeler made a pair from the line to give Los Angeles a 77-58 advantage entering the fourth quarter. "We had our chances to beat the elite teams in this league," Johnson said. "We lost to Houston twice and Orlando by one and I think tonight we proved to ourselves we can win the big game." The Sonics didn't make a basket in the fourth until David Wingate's jumper with 4:14 to go, pulling Seattle within 86-64. Nick Van Exel scored 12 points and Divac had 11 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Los Angeles, which shot 44 percent (36 for 82) from the field. Schrempf finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for Seattle, which lost for just the third time in 21 games and the fifth time in 32 games. "They got us good, so we've got to come back and get them back at home on Thursday," Schrempf said.
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Vancouver (77) At New Jersey (82) Vancouver Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Wilkins F 36 7-12 0-0 3 0 3 6 2 2 1 15 Amaya F 25 2-8 2-3 4 1 5 1 4 2 3 6 Reeves C 40 7-18 1-3 5 5 10 1 3 1 4 15 Anthony G 26 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 3 1 5 B Edwards G 34 4-16 0-0 4 5 9 2 1 3 1 9 Avent 22 0-4 0-0 0 5 5 0 4 0 2 0 Murdock 22 5-8 2-2 1 3 4 0 2 1 3 13 Scott 21 1-8 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 Manning 8 4-8 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 King 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 D Edwards Dnp - Coach'S Decision Moten Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 33-89 5-8 17 24 41 16 19 13 17 77 (.371) (.625) Team Rebs: 4 Total To: 17(15 Pts) New Jersey Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === A Gilliam F 36 5-6 6-6 1 9 10 1 2 3 3 16 Brown F 43 4-11 3-4 1 4 5 3 2 0 3 11 Bradley C 28 8-15 1-1 3 6 9 0 3 0 4 17 Obannon G 25 3-7 0-0 1 5 6 2 0 0 1 6 Childs G 32 3-8 0-0 2 3 5 9 2 3 7 7 Williams 23 3-8 0-2 2 4 6 2 5 1 3 6 Fleming 28 4-9 1-2 1 2 3 3 0 0 2 9 Mahorn 7 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Reeves 17 4-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 10 Dare 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Graham Dnp - Coach'S Decision Werdann Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 34-69 11-15 12 37 49 21 16 8 24 82 (.493) (.733) Team Rebs: 4 Total To: 24(20 Pts) Vancouver 18 23 21 15 - 77 New Jersey 22 23 14 23 - 82 Blocked Shots: Vancouver - Murdock. New Jersey - Bradley 3, Brown 2, A Gilliam, Williams. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Vancouver 6-15 (.400), Wilkins 1-3, Anthony 1-3, B Edwards 1-3, Murdock 1-2, Scott 1-3, King 1-1. New Jersey 3-7 (.429), Obannon 0-1, Childs 1-3, Reeves 2-3. Technicals: Vancouver - Avent, Anthony 2 (Ejected), New Jersey - Bradley 2 (Ejected). Officials: Luis Grillo, Steve Javie, Ed F Rush. A - 10,621. T - 1:58.
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NETS RALLY TO STOP FEISTY GRIZZLIES, 82-77 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Shawn Bradley had 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks before being ejected, and Armon Gilliam had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the New Jersey Nets handed the Vancouver Grizzlies their 15th consecutive loss, 82-77 on Tuesday night. Bryant Reeves and Gerald Wilkins led Vancouver with 15 points apiece. The expansion Grizzlies continued their futility on the road, dropping to a league-worst 3-27. Bryant "Big Country" Reeves (50) knocks a rebound away from Shawn Bradley. Reeves pulled down 10 boards and Bradley had nine before he was ejected. "It's a win," New Jersey coach Butch Beard said. "It's a game we should have won and we'll take it. Hopefully we'll play with a little more intensity on Thursday (vs. Denver). "It was a crazy game. We had some defensive stops down the stretch and made some shots at the end of the game." Bradley hit a nine-foot jumper, his only points of the second half, to open the fourth quarter and pull the Nets within 62-61. Eric Murdock gave the Grizzlies a 64-61 lead on a jumper before Khalid Reeves put the Nets back within one with a layup. Gilliam made two free throws to give New Jersey their first lead of the final quarter, 65-64 with 8:59 left. Bryant Reeves gave Vancouver a two-point lead with a layup and a free throw, but Jayson Williams' jumper to tied the score at 67-67 with 7:07 left. Bradley and Greg Anthony were ejected with 5:21 remaining when Anthony fell on the court while chasing a loose ball and was tied up by Bradley. After a jump ball was called, Anthony got up and pushed Bradley with a hand to the face. Bradley retaliated with a push of his own before both players were thrown out. "We got tangled up," Bradley said. "He got up and threw a punch. I just tried to keep him away." "I didn't throw a punch," Anthony said. "I really don't know what the heck happened. But I could tell you I didn't throw a punch. I haven't seen a replay either." Murdock hit a 14-foot basket to regain the lead before New Jersey's Chris Childs tied the score at 69-69 on a layup with 4.33 left. A putback by Ashraf Amaya gave Vancouver a 71-69 lead with 4:11 remaining. After New Jersey failed to score on its next possession, Bryant Reeves was fouled but missed both free throws. Amaya was called for a loose-ball foul on the second miss, and Gilliam made both free throws to tie the score at 71-71. Childs stole the ball on Vancouver's next possession and drove for an uncontested layup to give the Nets the lead for good at 73-71 with 3:16 left. Vern Fleming gave New Jersey a 75-71 lead on a layup with 2:36 left. Blue Edwards pulled Vancouver within two on a putback with 2:10 remaining, but Fleming hit a 15-foot jumper to put the Nets back up by four. A tip-in by Wilkins cut the New Jersey lead to 77-75 with 1:08 left. The Nets did not score on their next possession, but Gilliam stole a pass by Amaya and was fouled. He made both free throws with 17 seconds left to seal the victory. Anthony hit a 3-pointer to open the game, but New Jersey scored the next 14 points over the next 6:18,with Gilliam scoring six points during the run. Vancouver went on a 9-0 run when Wilkins -- who had seven of the nine points -- hit a 3-pointer with 3:42 remaining. New Jersey led by four after the first quarter. Khalid Reeves hit a 3-pointer to open the second quarter to give the Nets a seven-point advantage. Reeves made another 3-pointer to give the Nets their largest lead of the half, 30-21. Vancouver pulled to within 34-31 when Rich Manning hit an 11-foot jumper with 6:53 left. Vancouver took its first lead since scoring the first basket of the game when Bryant Reeves hit a nine-foot hook shot to give the Grizzlies a 57-55 lead with 1:33 remaining. Fleming made a driving layup to tie the score, but Murdock hit a 23-footer to put Vancouver up by three. Fleming hit a jumper to pull New Jersey within one, but Murdock made two free throws to give the Grizzlies a 62-59 advantage entering the fourth quarter.
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NBA Team-By-Team Statistics Pacific Division Through Tuesday, March 19 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS --------------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Latrell Sprewell 63 17.8 5.0 4.1 107- 207- 314 96 35 163 125 Joe Smith 67 15.3 8.8 1.1 255- 333- 588 70 107 114 181 Chris Mullin 55 13.4 2.9 3.5 44- 115- 159 75 32 122 127 Rony Seikaly 64 12.1 7.8 1.1 166- 333- 499 40 69 180 219 B J Armstrong 67 11.6 2.3 4.5 16- 136- 152 51 6 97 109 Bimbo Coles 66 11.5 3.6 5.5 43- 192- 235 82 16 143 213 Kevin Willis 61 10.0 8.5 0.7 169- 348- 517 23 34 130 213 Jerome Kersey 61 6.0 4.3 1.3 103- 157- 260 65 29 55 148 Donyell Marshall 48 5.5 3.3 0.7 51- 105- 156 15 22 42 58 Jon Barry 60 4.0 1.0 1.3 17- 43- 60 31 11 39 50 Clifford Rozier 50 3.2 2.9 0.4 59- 86- 145 15 25 36 116 Andrew Declercq 10 1.7 1.2 0.4 4- 8- 12 2 1 0 2 Robert Churchwell 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 0 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Sprewell 396-938 .422 65-215 .302 264-336 .786 1121 32 Smith 380-820 .463 10-22 .455 256-329 .778 1026 30 Mullin 269-539 .499 59-150 .393 137-160 .856 734 26 Seikaly 285-568 .502 2-3 .667 204-282 .723 776 31 Armstrong 267-566 .472 74-157 .471 168-201 .836 776 35 Coles 267-656 .407 71-207 .343 154-192 .802 759 26 Willis 247-540 .457 1-8 .125 114-163 .699 609 25 Kersey 149-361 .413 2-15 .133 66-105 .629 366 16 Marshall 96-243 .395 18-72 .250 55-73 .753 265 24 Barry 85-174 .489 42-87 .483 28-32 .875 240 19 Rozier 68-119 .571 0-2 .000 22-47 .468 158 14 Declercq 6-13 .462 0-0 .000 5-10 .500 17 4 Churchwell 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS -------------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Loy Vaught 63 16.4 10.0 1.5 159- 472- 631 64 37 131 200 Brian Williams 59 16.4 7.7 2.0 136- 317- 453 64 50 167 214 Malik Sealy 45 12.6 4.1 2.0 53- 131- 184 70 20 80 115 Pooh Richardson 46 12.4 2.5 5.8 26- 91- 117 59 10 78 110 Terry Dehere 65 12.3 1.8 4.4 33- 81- 114 44 12 150 192 Rodney Rogers 50 10.5 4.1 2.3 82- 124- 206 50 24 106 172 Brent Barry 63 10.2 2.1 3.0 30- 103- 133 77 17 101 165 Lamond Murray 64 9.0 3.4 1.2 78- 141- 219 49 23 98 132 Stanley Roberts 36 5.9 3.2 0.4 27- 88- 115 13 30 33 110 Eric Piatkowski 57 4.6 1.5 0.7 38- 50- 88 21 9 39 66 Antonio Harvey 40 3.8 3.5 0.3 43- 98- 141 19 30 28 58 Charles Outlaw 63 3.1 1.9 0.6 49- 73- 122 27 57 35 99 Keith Tower 33 2.5 1.6 0.2 22- 29- 51 4 11 16 50 Logan Vander Velden 15 0.6 0.4 0.1 1- 5- 6 0 0 0 4 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Vaught 450-867 .519 6-16 .375 130-174 .747 1036 28 Williams 388-710 .546 1-5 .200 188-259 .726 965 35 Sealy 221-511 .432 15-81 .185 109-139 .784 566 29 Richardson 217-506 .429 70-181 .387 68-89 .764 572 31 Dehere 245-526 .466 105-233 .451 201-265 .758 796 31 Rogers 203-440 .461 34-97 .351 84-134 .627 524 22 Barry 227-475 .478 105-242 .434 82-103 .796 641 30 Murray 227-518 .438 32-101 .317 90-117 .769 576 22 Roberts 83-172 .483 0-0 .000 46-91 .505 212 17 Piatkowski 83-212 .392 36-104 .346 62-75 .827 264 16 Harvey 59-160 .369 0-2 .000 33-67 .493 151 13 Outlaw 73-128 .570 0-2 .000 47-115 .409 193 12 Tower 32-72 .444 0-1 .000 18-26 .692 82 19 Vander Velde 3-14 .214 0-5 .000 3-4 .750 9 2 LOS ANGELES LAKERS ------------------ REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Cedric Ceballos 62 22.4 7.1 1.6 175- 267- 442 85 18 142 119 Nick Van Exel 63 15.2 2.4 7.3 23- 127- 150 59 9 149 99 Magic Johnson 18 14.0 5.2 7.0 27- 67- 94 19 6 53 26 Elden Campbell 64 13.7 7.9 2.1 124- 384- 508 73 164 102 241 Vlade Divac 63 12.8 8.3 3.3 156- 366- 522 66 115 169 219 Eddie Jones 52 12.2 3.4 3.7 31- 143- 174 93 31 71 122 Anthony Peeler 55 9.0 1.9 1.7 38- 64- 102 43 9 46 107 Sedale Threatt 64 7.1 1.0 3.1 14- 50- 64 50 7 55 136 Derek Strong 49 3.9 3.1 0.5 51- 99- 150 16 11 18 67 George Lynch 59 3.8 2.7 0.7 67- 92- 159 32 7 26 79 Fred Roberts 29 3.8 1.4 0.8 14- 26- 40 16 4 22 22 Corie Blount 48 3.5 3.3 0.9 66- 94- 160 22 30 41 98 Anthony Miller 24 1.4 1.0 0.2 11- 13- 24 4 1 7 19 Frankie King 6 1.2 0.3 0.3 1- 1- 2 2 0 2 4 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Ceballos 533-996 .535 41-152 .270 283-352 .804 1390 38 Van Exel 346-831 .416 123-341 .361 143-175 .817 958 30 Johnson 75-155 .484 11-32 .344 91-110 .827 252 30 Campbell 339-667 .508 0-2 .000 201-287 .700 879 29 Divac 319-626 .510 3-18 .167 163-253 .644 804 29 Jones 239-496 .482 55-158 .348 100-134 .746 633 27 Peeler 193-427 .452 65-167 .389 44-65 .677 495 25 Threatt 183-414 .442 39-128 .305 48-65 .738 453 27 Strong 61-140 .436 1-6 .167 67-81 .827 190 16 Lynch 92-213 .432 2-11 .182 40-62 .645 226 14 Roberts 42-87 .483 4-12 .333 21-27 .778 109 19 Blount 72-150 .480 0-0 .000 23-37 .622 167 11 Miller 14-31 .452 0-0 .000 6-10 .600 34 6 F King 3-11 .273 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 7 3 PHOENIX SUNS ------------ REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Charles Barkley 58 24.1 11.9 3.9 209- 482- 691 98 47 182 170 Kevin Johnson 40 18.2 3.8 8.3 28- 124- 152 57 8 122 107 Michael Finley 65 15.1 4.4 3.4 111- 176- 287 71 28 103 161 Danny Manning 20 14.8 4.5 2.1 21- 69- 90 25 16 51 77 Wesley Person 65 12.5 3.7 1.8 40- 199- 239 43 13 70 133 Wayman Tisdale 53 9.8 3.2 0.9 43- 124- 167 13 26 52 152 Elliot Perry 64 9.4 1.7 4.8 29- 79- 108 74 5 127 130 Ac Green 65 7.9 6.9 1.1 137- 314- 451 38 20 69 122 John Williams 49 6.6 5.4 1.0 95- 169- 264 35 55 45 130 Mario Bennett 8 6.0 2.4 0.4 8- 11- 19 6 5 4 19 Chris Carr 50 4.0 1.6 0.7 20- 60- 80 9 5 34 65 Joe Kleine 48 3.1 2.5 0.9 32- 87- 119 12 5 36 100 Terrence Rencher 36 2.9 1.2 1.5 9- 35- 44 16 2 43 37 John Coker 4 2.0 0.5 0.3 2- 0- 2 0 1 0 1 Stefano Rusconi 7 1.1 0.9 0.4 3- 3- 6 0 2 3 10 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Barkley 494-978 .505 45-147 .306 362-470 .770 1395 45 Johnson 230-455 .505 13-35 .371 256-296 .865 729 39 Finley 363-761 .477 47-151 .311 211-282 .748 984 27 Manning 117-257 .455 2-9 .222 60-78 .769 296 32 W Person 302-696 .434 83-232 .358 122-155 .787 809 26 Tisdale 212-436 .486 0-0 .000 97-130 .746 521 30 Perry 225-466 .483 17-44 .386 136-172 .791 603 35 Green 180-365 .493 14-50 .280 141-195 .723 515 29 Williams 130-293 .444 0-1 .000 63-89 .708 323 23 Bennett 15-35 .429 0-1 .000 18-22 .818 48 11 Carr 75-182 .412 10-38 .263 38-48 .792 198 15 Kleine 66-150 .440 2-7 .286 15-19 .789 149 15 Rencher 33-100 .330 9-29 .310 31-46 .674 106 8 Coker 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 8 4 Rusconi 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 8 7 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ---------------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Clifford Robinson 62 21.5 5.7 2.4 100- 254- 354 64 56 150 202 Rod Strickland 56 19.5 4.3 9.5 71- 170- 241 82 13 215 114 Arvydas Sabonis 58 13.8 7.4 1.8 110- 318- 428 54 53 124 172 Aaron Mckie 65 10.9 4.1 2.3 80- 183- 263 67 20 110 170 Harvey Grant 61 9.2 4.8 1.5 90- 200- 290 47 33 72 143 James Robinson 61 8.7 2.2 1.9 41- 91- 132 25 14 90 119 Gary Trent 63 7.9 3.5 0.8 81- 141- 222 25 9 87 114 Buck Williams 54 6.7 5.9 0.5 118- 202- 320 32 37 61 147 Rumeal Robinson 27 6.2 1.6 3.4 11- 31- 42 12 3 32 55 Chris Dudley 64 5.1 9.1 0.4 200- 385- 585 35 81 67 216 Dontonio Wingfield 31 3.1 1.9 0.6 26- 34- 60 11 4 21 51 Randolph Childress 28 3.0 0.7 1.1 1- 18- 19 8 1 28 22 Anthony Cook 11 1.4 1.1 0.2 5- 7- 12 0 1 1 8 Elmore Spencer 12 1.0 0.8 0.0 2- 7- 9 0 2 5 10 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI C Robinson 448-1068 .419 152-397 .383 282-439 .642 1330 41 Strickland 406-868 .468 36-91 .396 242-374 .647 1090 32 Sabonis 300-543 .552 30-77 .390 172-234 .735 802 26 Mckie 275-592 .465 26-76 .342 132-173 .763 708 24 Grant 247-526 .470 14-44 .318 51-93 .548 559 24 J Robinson 183-468 .391 88-244 .361 77-115 .670 531 22 Trent 213-407 .523 0-9 .000 69-131 .527 495 21 Williams 133-285 .467 0-1 .000 95-146 .651 361 21 R Robinson 60-142 .423 21-56 .375 27-34 .794 168 20 Dudley 131-286 .458 0-1 .000 66-131 .504 328 13 Wingfield 34-100 .340 14-44 .318 14-16 .875 96 17 Childress 25-79 .316 13-47 .277 22-27 .815 85 18 Cook 7-16 .438 0-2 .000 1-4 .250 15 4 Spencer 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 12 5 SACRAMENTO KINGS ---------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Mitch Richmond 63 23.8 3.3 3.2 35- 175- 210 96 15 174 183 Billy Owens 50 14.2 7.0 3.5 118- 233- 351 38 29 147 159 Brian Grant 61 13.6 6.8 1.6 141- 276- 417 26 83 146 226 Olden Polynice 63 11.5 9.4 0.6 204- 388- 592 38 55 99 193 Tyus Edney 62 10.9 2.6 6.2 50- 109- 159 73 2 159 163 Sarunas Marciulionis 39 10.5 1.4 2.2 17- 39- 56 40 4 68 81 Kevin Gamble 57 6.4 1.9 1.7 21- 85- 106 35 8 41 138 Corliss Williamson 41 5.7 2.2 0.4 44- 48- 92 8 7 58 96 Michael Smith 47 5.2 5.9 1.8 101- 176- 277 35 25 52 124 Lionel Simmons 42 4.0 2.4 1.3 34- 68- 102 19 15 39 62 Byron Houston 25 3.4 3.4 0.3 31- 53- 84 13 7 17 59 Duane Causwell 56 3.1 3.0 0.2 50- 117- 167 15 55 35 119 Bobby Hurley 55 2.9 1.1 2.9 10- 50- 60 17 0 68 89 Clint Mcdaniel 11 1.9 0.8 0.6 3- 6- 9 3 0 2 10 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Richmond 502-1108 .453 171-383 .446 324-371 .873 1499 47 Owens 285-574 .497 3-11 .273 135-213 .634 708 34 Grant 315-622 .506 3-12 .250 197-270 .730 830 28 Polynice 314-603 .521 1-3 .333 96-163 .589 725 23 Edney 241-587 .411 45-116 .388 150-191 .785 677 20 Marciulionis 129-277 .466 46-105 .438 107-134 .799 411 25 Gamble 143-356 .402 42-106 .396 37-47 .787 365 37 C Williamson 100-214 .467 0-3 .000 33-57 .579 233 26 Smith 96-163 .589 1-1 1.000 53-121 .438 246 13 Simmons 59-153 .386 8-27 .296 42-55 .764 168 15 Houston 32-64 .500 1-3 .333 21-26 .808 86 8 Causwell 56-136 .412 0-1 .000 61-85 .718 173 12 Hurley 47-163 .288 14-51 .275 53-68 .779 161 17 Mcdaniel 8-23 .348 2-6 .333 3-6 .500 21 5 SEATTLE SUPERSONICS ------------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Shawn Kemp 62 20.3 11.9 2.2 225- 514- 739 81 99 256 230 Gary Payton 64 19.6 4.2 7.3 82- 184- 266 181 18 214 184 Detlef Schrempf 46 17.2 5.3 4.2 49- 194- 243 47 7 99 133 Hersey Hawkins 65 15.6 3.8 2.8 70- 177- 247 125 8 134 149 Sam Perkins 65 11.7 4.7 1.6 80- 227- 307 71 31 73 141 Vincent Askew 60 8.5 3.3 2.5 63- 133- 196 43 14 85 160 Frank Brickowski 55 5.4 2.3 0.9 22- 103- 125 21 7 67 160 Ervin Johnson 64 5.0 4.9 0.6 101- 212- 313 27 91 65 191 Nate Mcmillan 39 4.6 3.7 3.9 27- 119- 146 70 13 57 105 David Wingate 48 3.7 0.9 0.9 13- 29- 42 17 2 35 58 Sherell Ford 25 2.8 0.8 0.2 9- 10- 19 6 1 4 23 Eric Snow 36 2.3 1.0 1.7 7- 28- 35 21 0 29 44 Steve Scheffler 27 1.4 0.7 0.0 10- 8- 18 2 0 6 15 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Kemp 429-757 .567 4-9 .444 397-540 .735 1259 32 Payton 498-1029 .484 78-237 .329 180-248 .726 1254 33 D Schrempf 268-551 .486 49-120 .408 206-274 .752 791 35 Hawkins 348-741 .470 117-313 .374 199-230 .865 1012 35 Perkins 256-630 .406 99-284 .349 148-190 .779 759 26 Askew 187-387 .483 27-76 .355 111-148 .750 512 21 Brickowski 110-226 .487 25-66 .379 53-77 .688 298 21 Johnson 123-245 .502 1-1 1.000 72-110 .655 319 28 Mcmillan 65-171 .380 30-87 .345 21-32 .656 181 13 Wingate 71-172 .413 10-23 .435 23-30 .767 175 18 Ford 23-69 .333 4-24 .167 21-27 .778 71 9 Snow 29-80 .363 2-9 .222 24-40 .600 84 9 S Scheffler 16-31 .516 1-5 .200 6-10 .600 39 8 (NOTE: STATISTICS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR MORE THAN ONE TEAM ARE CUMULATIVE)
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NBA Team-By-Team Statistics Midwest Division Through Tuesday, March 19 DALLAS MAVERICKS ---------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Jamal Mashburn 18 23.4 5.4 2.8 37- 60- 97 14 3 55 39 Jim Jackson 66 19.7 5.3 3.0 148- 203- 351 35 17 160 134 George Mccloud 64 18.9 5.0 2.5 90- 227- 317 89 31 137 164 Jason Kidd 65 16.7 6.8 9.6 157- 282- 439 146 19 259 132 Tony Dumas 53 12.8 1.8 1.5 44- 51- 95 32 9 65 104 Popeye Jones 52 11.4 10.5 2.1 201- 345- 546 39 19 80 208 Lucious Harris 45 7.4 1.9 1.1 29- 57- 86 24 2 31 45 Scott Brooks 58 5.1 0.6 1.4 7- 25- 32 33 3 37 46 Terry Davis 28 4.9 4.2 0.8 43- 74- 117 10 4 25 66 Loren Meyer 56 4.7 4.5 0.8 89- 162- 251 14 25 42 179 Cherokee Parks 49 3.7 3.3 0.4 51- 109- 160 20 26 21 71 Lorenzo Williams 49 3.2 8.5 1.4 176- 239- 415 34 96 60 183 David Wood 48 3.1 2.4 0.6 40- 75- 115 14 7 16 121 Reggie Slater 11 2.8 1.4 0.2 4- 11- 15 2 3 9 11 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Mashburn 145-383 .379 35-102 .343 97-133 .729 422 37 Jackson 458-1047 .437 99-250 .396 287-353 .813 1302 38 Mccloud 427-1004 .425 213-531 .401 145-180 .806 1212 36 Kidd 392-1024 .383 106-328 .323 197-286 .689 1087 36 Dumas 235-543 .433 74-186 .398 132-219 .603 676 39 Jones 255-561 .455 5-12 .417 76-93 .817 591 24 Harris 125-276 .453 27-84 .321 57-70 .814 334 19 Brooks 113-257 .440 22-57 .386 46-53 .868 294 18 Davis 55-108 .509 0-0 .000 27-47 .574 137 15 Meyer 104-243 .428 1-7 .143 55-84 .655 264 13 Parks 71-181 .392 5-13 .385 35-53 .660 182 25 Williams 69-166 .416 0-1 .000 19-53 .358 157 10 Wood 52-128 .406 16-49 .327 27-35 .771 147 19 Slater 14-27 .519 0-0 .000 3-7 .429 31 11 DENVER NUGGETS -------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Mahmoud Abdul-rauf 56 19.6 2.5 7.0 26- 111- 137 64 3 115 117 Dale Ellis 65 14.6 4.0 1.9 73- 189- 262 45 6 78 156 Bryant Stith 65 14.1 4.9 3.2 97- 223- 320 91 12 128 147 Antonio Mcdyess 59 12.9 7.4 1.1 170- 264- 434 47 82 120 190 Dikembe Mutombo 63 11.0 11.4 1.5 207- 512- 719 31 286 132 214 Don Maclean 41 10.2 3.4 1.3 46- 93- 139 14 3 44 76 Jalen Rose 63 9.8 3.1 6.1 34- 160- 194 36 31 177 180 Laphonso Ellis 28 9.5 6.3 1.6 40- 135- 175 20 16 56 103 Reggie Williams 45 4.9 2.4 1.4 25- 82- 107 29 19 44 121 Tom Hammonds 59 4.7 3.0 0.3 63- 111- 174 18 8 41 120 Doug Overton 38 3.3 0.8 1.6 4- 27- 31 6 4 23 27 Matt Fish 7 2.9 0.6 0.1 3- 1- 4 1 2 1 6 Randy Woods 8 2.4 0.8 1.5 3- 3- 6 6 1 5 13 Rastko Cvetkovic 14 0.7 0.8 0.2 4- 7- 11 2 1 3 11 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Abdul-rauf 414-954 .434 121-309 .392 146-157 .930 1095 51 D Ellis 364-752 .484 120-290 .414 100-132 .758 948 33 Stith 307-729 .421 35-120 .292 267-315 .848 916 27 Mcdyess 326-645 .505 0-4 .000 109-168 .649 761 32 Mutombo 242-479 .505 0-1 .000 208-299 .696 692 22 Maclean 158-354 .446 9-35 .257 95-131 .725 420 38 Rose 218-458 .476 30-94 .319 152-220 .691 618 18 L Ellis 107-258 .415 3-13 .231 50-81 .617 267 22 Williams 86-237 .363 19-85 .224 31-37 .838 222 27 Hammonds 102-212 .481 0-0 .000 72-91 .791 276 26 Overton 45-122 .369 6-19 .316 28-39 .718 124 16 Fish 8-14 .571 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 20 10 Woods 6-22 .273 5-21 .238 2-2 1.000 19 5 Cvetkovic 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 0-4 .000 10 2 HOUSTON ROCKETS --------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Hakeem Olajuwon 65 26.6 10.9 3.5 159- 551- 710 100 181 221 218 Clyde Drexler 44 19.7 7.4 5.8 83- 244- 327 90 23 113 129 Sam Cassell 57 14.3 3.1 4.6 49- 130- 179 50 4 149 158 Robert Horry 60 12.3 5.7 3.9 81- 258- 339 93 91 136 162 Mario Elie 36 12.1 3.6 3.0 39- 89- 128 36 10 51 82 Tracy Moore 3 8.7 1.7 0.7 3- 2- 5 0 0 1 4 Chucky Brown 66 8.4 5.2 1.1 112- 228- 340 31 31 74 136 Sam Mack 15 8.4 3.3 2.3 10- 40- 50 12 1 13 36 Kenny Smith 53 8.4 1.4 3.4 17- 56- 73 40 2 81 87 Mark Bryant 56 7.1 4.7 0.6 105- 156- 261 24 16 63 176 Eldridge Recasner 49 6.5 2.3 2.6 23- 91- 114 11 5 48 82 Henry James 7 4.3 0.9 0.3 3- 3- 6 0 0 4 13 Tim Breaux 47 2.8 1.0 0.5 19- 29- 48 9 8 23 34 Melvin Booker 5 2.4 0.8 0.8 1- 3- 4 3 0 4 6 Pete Chilcutt 58 2.1 1.9 0.3 31- 77- 108 13 8 15 49 Jaren Jackson 4 2.0 0.8 0.0 0- 3- 3 1 0 0 5 Alvin Heggs 4 2.0 0.5 0.0 1- 1- 2 0 0 0 0 Charles Jones 34 0.3 1.6 0.2 21- 32- 53 3 16 1 31 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Olajuwon 687-1365 .503 3-14 .214 351-491 .715 1728 51 Drexler 283-641 .441 67-201 .333 232-292 .795 865 41 Cassell 269-612 .440 66-194 .340 212-259 .819 816 33 Horry 257-621 .414 124-332 .373 101-126 .802 739 40 Elie 154-298 .517 38-107 .355 88-102 .863 434 20 Moore 9-19 .474 4-7 .571 4-5 .800 26 12 Brown 239-425 .562 1-6 .167 77-115 .670 556 18 Mack 47-105 .448 20-51 .392 12-15 .800 126 19 Smith 152-343 .443 69-177 .390 70-86 .814 443 22 Bryant 149-289 .516 0-1 .000 98-129 .760 396 16 Recasner 109-272 .401 68-149 .456 31-39 .795 317 21 James 10-24 .417 5-15 .333 5-5 1.000 30 16 Breaux 48-119 .403 10-30 .333 24-38 .632 130 17 Booker 5-21 .238 1-7 .143 1-2 .500 12 5 Chilcutt 48-122 .393 25-68 .368 3-9 .333 124 11 Jackson 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 8-10 .800 8 7 Heggs 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 8 7 Jones 4-14 .286 0-0 .000 3-11 .273 11 4 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES ---------------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Isaiah Rider 60 18.9 4.0 2.7 72- 165- 237 37 18 155 159 Tom Gugliotta 63 15.8 8.9 3.1 141- 418- 559 109 81 185 210 Andrew Lang 60 12.4 6.5 1.1 130- 260- 390 39 107 109 205 Sam Mitchell 61 10.4 4.1 1.0 73- 178- 251 43 22 61 170 Kevin Garnett 63 8.9 5.8 1.6 127- 235- 362 58 90 79 142 Terry Porter 65 8.6 2.6 5.3 30- 139- 169 66 14 135 118 Darrick Martin 55 7.4 1.4 3.8 15- 63- 78 52 3 102 120 Spud Webb 63 6.7 1.2 3.4 20- 56- 76 38 2 76 86 Doug West 63 6.6 2.2 1.7 42- 97- 139 26 16 68 201 Micheal Williams 9 6.1 2.6 3.4 3- 20- 23 5 3 22 37 Eric Riley 12 4.2 3.2 0.2 18- 20- 38 2 8 6 18 Mark Davis 44 3.2 1.8 0.6 34- 46- 80 31 17 52 68 Jerome Allen 30 3.1 0.8 1.4 5- 18- 23 16 5 30 39 Marques Bragg 41 2.6 1.4 0.2 24- 32- 56 15 5 19 58 Charles Smith 8 0.8 0.6 0.8 0- 5- 5 1 0 5 7 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Rider 427-941 .454 80-223 .359 202-240 .842 1136 31 Gugliotta 376-792 .475 19-57 .333 221-290 .762 992 36 Lang 312-693 .450 1-4 .250 119-147 .810 744 29 Mitchell 222-453 .490 1-13 .077 192-234 .821 637 23 Garnett 238-522 .456 8-23 .348 74-98 .755 558 23 Porter 191-451 .424 49-160 .306 125-162 .772 556 21 Martin 145-353 .411 20-67 .299 98-117 .838 408 24 Webb 142-315 .451 29-86 .337 111-129 .860 424 21 West 154-342 .450 0-9 .000 110-138 .797 418 16 Williams 13-40 .325 1-3 .333 28-33 .848 55 18 Riley 18-37 .486 0-0 .000 14-18 .778 50 9 Davis 42-104 .404 4-12 .333 54-84 .643 142 12 Allen 30-89 .337 8-27 .296 25-34 .735 93 9 Bragg 43-94 .457 0-0 .000 21-35 .600 107 13 Smith 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 6 4 SAN ANTONIO SPURS ----------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF David Robinson 64 25.3 12.3 3.1 251- 535- 786 93 223 156 210 Sean Elliott 59 20.8 5.3 2.9 51- 259- 310 54 29 154 139 Vinny Del Negro 64 14.8 3.2 3.7 26- 178- 204 64 6 80 139 Avery Johnson 64 13.2 2.5 9.5 29- 131- 160 87 15 145 138 Chuck Person 62 11.0 5.2 1.3 52- 273- 325 34 21 74 154 Charles Smith 59 8.1 4.9 0.8 112- 176- 288 29 70 86 184 Will Perdue 62 4.6 6.3 0.5 141- 248- 389 23 62 67 139 Doc Rivers 60 4.1 2.0 1.7 30- 89- 119 63 16 48 140 Dell Demps 14 3.8 0.6 0.5 2- 6- 8 3 1 11 10 Cory Alexander 49 3.0 0.6 2.1 8- 22- 30 19 1 58 77 Carl Herrera 35 2.0 2.0 0.3 25- 44- 69 8 8 27 52 Monty Williams 20 1.9 1.0 0.3 10- 9- 19 5 2 12 12 Greg Anderson 34 1.2 2.1 0.3 21- 51- 72 5 12 12 49 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Robinson 572-1098 .521 2-7 .286 471-623 .756 1617 45 Elliott 410-884 .464 131-318 .412 278-364 .764 1229 36 Del Negro 375-734 .511 46-118 .390 148-177 .836 944 31 Johnson 343-695 .494 6-26 .231 150-211 .711 842 26 C Person 237-552 .429 150-362 .414 60-87 .690 684 25 Smith 186-456 .408 2-15 .133 103-140 .736 477 21 W Perdue 122-252 .484 0-1 .000 43-83 .518 287 14 Rivers 82-226 .363 36-111 .324 46-60 .767 246 11 Demps 19-31 .613 1-2 .500 14-17 .824 53 15 Alexander 54-118 .458 24-53 .453 15-23 .652 147 14 Herrera 33-79 .418 0-0 .000 4-13 .308 70 6 Williams 15-40 .375 0-1 .000 7-12 .583 37 6 Anderson 18-35 .514 0-0 .000 6-19 .316 42 6 UTAH JAZZ --------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Karl Malone 65 26.2 10.1 4.2 140- 519- 659 119 46 153 200 John Stockton 65 15.7 2.7 11.3 39- 139- 178 114 13 191 169 Jeff Hornacek 65 15.3 2.6 4.2 51- 117- 168 85 16 104 141 Chris Morris 50 11.0 3.6 1.3 82- 99- 181 51 15 57 112 David Benoit 64 7.7 4.5 1.0 74- 212- 286 29 30 58 141 Antoine Carr 63 7.0 2.5 0.8 56- 103- 159 24 51 60 211 Adam Keefe 65 6.4 5.6 0.7 139- 224- 363 38 34 76 148 Felton Spencer 54 5.9 4.3 0.2 78- 152- 230 20 39 55 183 Howard Eisley 48 4.6 1.2 2.2 17- 41- 58 20 1 55 104 Greg Foster 59 4.2 2.5 0.4 47- 100- 147 6 17 53 105 Greg Ostertag 41 3.4 3.0 0.1 40- 81- 121 4 43 19 66 Jamie Watson 16 3.0 1.7 1.5 5- 22- 27 8 2 17 30 Byron Russell 50 2.7 1.5 0.5 18- 55- 73 23 7 27 56 Andy Toolson 13 1.7 0.5 0.1 0- 6- 6 0 0 2 12 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Malone 637-1236 .515 13-28 .464 415-581 .714 1702 51 Stockton 368-672 .548 82-189 .434 201-235 .855 1019 31 Hornacek 347-696 .499 85-176 .483 218-243 .897 997 29 Morris 207-472 .439 53-154 .344 85-111 .766 552 23 Benoit 186-441 .422 49-148 .331 69-89 .775 490 24 Carr 180-396 .455 0-2 .000 79-104 .760 439 15 Keefe 153-281 .544 0-4 .000 107-154 .695 413 16 Spencer 116-220 .527 0-0 .000 85-124 .685 317 16 Eisley 78-183 .426 11-54 .204 53-63 .841 220 14 Foster 93-210 .443 1-8 .125 61-72 .847 248 16 Ostertag 58-121 .479 0-0 .000 25-40 .625 141 13 Watson 18-43 .419 3-7 .429 9-13 .692 48 7 Russell 45-118 .381 10-31 .323 37-55 .673 137 19 Toolson 8-22 .364 3-12 .250 3-4 .750 22 5 VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES ------------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Greg Anthony 52 15.3 2.6 7.3 24- 109- 133 86 10 128 109 Bryant Reeves 62 12.9 7.4 1.4 141- 316- 457 36 40 132 182 Blue Edwards 63 12.8 4.3 2.8 72- 197- 269 91 41 137 195 Byron Scott 62 10.2 2.3 1.6 30- 114- 144 50 13 78 99 Eric Murdock 54 8.5 2.4 4.4 23- 105- 128 89 6 104 103 Chris King 62 7.1 3.4 1.4 85- 128- 213 50 23 88 130 Anthony Avent 53 5.9 5.0 0.8 88- 175- 263 20 28 75 156 Ashraf Amaya 36 5.9 4.8 0.4 70- 104- 174 14 6 43 97 Lawrence Moten 31 5.9 1.1 0.9 19- 16- 35 16 4 29 39 Gerald Wilkins 12 5.4 2.8 2.2 11- 22- 33 10 0 10 26 Eric Mobley 35 5.2 3.6 0.6 49- 76- 125 13 21 45 81 Rich Manning 19 4.0 2.2 0.2 11- 31- 42 1 5 8 20 Jeff Turner 13 3.6 2.2 0.5 10- 18- 28 2 1 11 33 Doug Edwards 31 3.0 2.8 1.3 35- 52- 87 10 18 29 51 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Anthony 266-628 .424 66-204 .324 195-255 .765 793 32 Reeves 315-689 .457 0-3 .000 168-229 .734 798 26 B Edwards 302-731 .413 76-214 .355 128-168 .762 808 26 Scott 209-520 .402 54-161 .335 161-192 .839 633 27 Murdock 171-432 .396 33-110 .300 85-108 .787 460 20 King 177-420 .421 20-59 .339 68-102 .667 442 17 Avent 136-349 .390 0-0 .000 43-57 .754 315 16 Amaya 77-156 .494 0-0 .000 60-90 .667 214 18 Moten 72-154 .468 12-34 .353 27-47 .574 183 16 Wilkins 28-80 .350 3-17 .176 6-9 .667 65 15 Mobley 72-129 .558 1-2 .500 38-83 .458 183 12 Manning 33-71 .465 0-0 .000 9-14 .643 75 13 Turner 18-51 .353 9-27 .333 2-2 1.000 47 16 D Edwards 32-91 .352 0-4 .000 29-38 .763 93 11 (NOTE: STATISTICS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR MORE THAN ONE TEAM ARE CUMULATIVE)
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NBA Team-By-Team Statistics Atlantic Division Through Tuesday, March 19 BOSTON CELTICS -------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Dino Radja 53 19.7 9.9 1.6 113- 409- 522 48 81 117 161 Rick Fox 64 14.0 5.6 4.8 127- 231- 358 86 28 188 229 Dana Barros 63 13.3 2.6 4.3 14- 147- 161 50 3 100 100 Todd Day 62 11.5 2.8 1.3 56- 115- 171 61 38 90 178 Dee Brown 48 10.8 2.0 2.3 25- 72- 97 62 12 60 89 Eric Williams 52 10.7 3.2 1.1 66- 98- 164 43 8 72 119 David Wesley 65 10.6 3.0 4.3 46- 150- 196 79 9 108 164 Greg Minor 61 8.7 3.1 1.8 63- 128- 191 23 6 65 124 Eric Montross 60 7.3 5.8 0.7 117- 233- 350 19 29 83 181 Pervis Ellison 56 4.3 6.1 0.9 120- 219- 339 31 72 66 164 Junior Burrough 45 2.9 1.8 0.3 34- 47- 81 9 6 27 54 Thomas Hamilton 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 1- 1- 2 0 2 1 0 Doug Smith 17 1.9 1.3 0.2 12- 10- 22 3 0 11 21 Alton Lister 48 1.8 2.7 0.3 32- 98- 130 3 25 31 84 Charles Claxton 3 0.7 0.7 0.0 2- 0- 2 0 1 1 4 Larry Sykes 1 0.0 2.0 0.0 1- 1- 2 0 0 1 0 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Radja 426-852 .500 0-0 .000 191-275 .695 1043 33 Fox 328-721 .455 79-213 .371 159-205 .776 894 33 Barros 306-649 .471 115-289 .398 113-128 .883 840 23 Day 225-630 .357 78-237 .329 186-243 .765 714 41 Brown 181-465 .389 48-163 .294 107-124 .863 517 21 Williams 192-418 .459 3-10 .300 171-247 .692 558 25 Wesley 226-502 .450 84-202 .416 155-207 .749 691 37 Minor 231-467 .495 6-23 .261 65-88 .739 533 21 Montross 193-341 .566 0-0 .000 50-133 .376 436 19 Ellison 97-193 .503 0-0 .000 49-82 .598 243 11 Burrough 40-122 .328 0-0 .000 52-77 .675 132 10 Hamilton 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 2 D Smith 14-39 .359 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 33 6 Lister 29-60 .483 0-0 .000 26-40 .650 84 8 Claxton 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2 2 Sykes 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 MIAMI HEAT ---------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Alonzo Mourning 53 22.7 10.1 2.0 154- 381- 535 48 157 210 184 Tim Hardaway 63 15.1 2.7 7.2 27- 143- 170 97 15 163 153 Walt Williams 56 14.4 4.5 3.4 74- 175- 249 60 54 121 185 Rex Chapman 39 14.2 2.2 3.3 16- 70- 86 37 4 53 84 Sasha Danilovic 18 13.7 2.4 2.6 11- 33- 44 14 3 36 45 Chris Gatling 55 9.9 5.8 0.6 98- 218- 316 26 32 70 164 Kurt Thomas 57 9.1 5.5 0.5 86- 228- 314 37 27 82 212 Keith Askins 61 6.6 4.6 1.8 98- 184- 282 43 47 78 228 Voshon Lenard 19 6.4 1.7 1.2 9- 23- 32 6 1 19 21 Tyrone Corbin 58 6.2 3.6 1.3 68- 142- 210 57 18 59 122 Jeff Malone 32 5.8 1.3 0.8 8- 32- 40 16 0 22 25 Tony Smith 46 5.2 1.7 2.6 27- 50- 77 31 6 56 87 Dan Schayes 26 3.5 3.1 0.2 27- 53- 80 10 11 19 52 Stacey King 11 3.2 1.9 0.2 8- 13- 21 6 1 16 38 Leron Ellis 12 1.1 0.7 0.3 5- 3- 8 2 3 3 11 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Mourning 415-820 .506 8-29 .276 367-536 .685 1205 45 Hardaway 328-756 .434 110-288 .382 182-231 .788 948 31 Williams 291-652 .446 80-222 .360 145-194 .747 807 29 Chapman 203-473 .429 93-248 .375 54-72 .750 553 39 Danilovic 80-175 .457 34-76 .447 53-70 .757 247 30 Gatling 223-392 .569 0-1 .000 99-154 .643 545 22 Thomas 211-418 .505 0-2 .000 95-145 .655 517 29 Askins 138-343 .402 85-205 .415 41-53 .774 402 21 Lenard 37-100 .370 26-74 .351 22-29 .759 122 19 Corbin 136-307 .443 2-17 .118 87-105 .829 361 19 Malone 76-193 .394 5-16 .313 29-32 .906 186 21 Smith 91-221 .412 31-94 .330 27-42 .643 240 17 Schayes 30-86 .349 0-0 .000 32-41 .780 92 17 King 16-29 .552 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 35 8 Ellis 5-22 .227 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 13 4 NEW JERSEY NETS --------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Armon Gilliam 62 19.6 9.7 1.9 200- 402- 602 64 42 148 151 Kendall Gill 47 14.0 4.9 5.5 72- 160- 232 64 24 131 131 Chris Childs 62 12.2 3.1 6.8 40- 149- 189 83 8 167 201 Kevin Edwards 34 11.6 2.2 2.1 14- 61- 75 54 7 68 67 Shawn Bradley 62 11.6 8.0 0.7 165- 331- 496 41 221 144 215 P J Brown 64 11.1 7.0 2.1 163- 286- 449 63 82 112 195 Jayson Williams 63 8.8 10.6 0.6 277- 388- 665 28 46 89 192 Vern Fleming 61 7.5 2.1 3.0 39- 89- 128 29 4 92 93 Ed Obannon 54 6.2 2.7 1.0 57- 90- 147 39 8 56 80 Khalid Reeves 35 5.4 1.7 2.3 16- 42- 58 22 1 40 64 Greg Graham 38 3.1 1.0 0.8 11- 25- 36 13 0 31 46 Yinka Dare 52 2.7 3.0 0.0 47- 110- 157 7 36 65 102 Rick Mahorn 34 2.4 2.0 0.2 23- 45- 68 11 11 18 47 Tim Perry 30 2.4 1.6 0.3 21- 27- 48 4 13 10 16 Robert Werdann 2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0- 1- 1 0 0 0 1 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI A Gilliam 487-1000 .487 0-0 .000 241-301 .801 1215 32 K Gill 246-524 .469 26-79 .329 138-176 .784 656 30 Childs 239-587 .407 70-190 .368 211-244 .865 759 30 Edwards 142-390 .364 42-104 .404 68-84 .810 394 26 Bradley 293-656 .447 1-3 .333 131-194 .675 718 32 Brown 268-609 .440 1-12 .083 175-225 .778 712 23 Williams 211-497 .425 1-4 .250 128-212 .604 551 19 Fleming 166-391 .425 2-22 .091 122-156 .782 456 21 Obannon 130-338 .385 6-47 .128 69-96 .719 335 19 Reeves 64-145 .441 15-49 .306 46-60 .767 189 19 Graham 39-96 .406 11-29 .379 30-39 .769 119 13 Dare 56-131 .427 0-0 .000 28-48 .583 140 12 Mahorn 31-88 .352 0-1 .000 20-28 .714 82 11 Perry 31-65 .477 4-8 .500 5-9 .556 71 14 Werdann 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 NEW YORK KNICKS --------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Patrick Ewing 57 22.5 10.2 1.8 113- 469- 582 49 139 168 194 Derek Harper 63 14.2 2.3 4.1 21- 121- 142 99 3 131 161 Anthony Mason 63 14.1 9.6 4.4 174- 429- 603 58 25 161 193 John Starks 62 12.1 2.9 3.8 25- 157- 182 71 6 119 171 Charles Oakley 43 12.0 9.4 2.6 146- 259- 405 50 11 82 165 Willie Anderson 62 11.1 3.5 2.8 45- 173- 218 66 57 128 210 Hubert Davis 61 11.0 1.7 1.4 30- 73- 103 26 5 50 97 Jr Reid 46 6.5 4.0 0.5 56- 130- 186 32 14 58 136 Gary Grant 44 4.8 1.2 1.5 12- 39- 51 36 3 43 85 Brad Lohaus 47 4.0 1.3 0.8 7- 54- 61 10 17 20 69 Charlie Ward 44 4.0 1.6 2.1 18- 51- 69 41 4 60 65 Ronnie Grandison 2 3.5 2.5 0.5 2- 3- 5 3 0 1 1 Herb Williams 26 2.9 2.2 0.5 7- 50- 57 6 20 11 47 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Ewing 516-1091 .473 3-22 .136 245-328 .747 1280 41 Harper 335-733 .457 83-238 .349 141-186 .758 894 25 Mason 328-599 .548 0-0 .000 235-331 .710 891 30 Starks 274-614 .446 98-275 .356 101-137 .737 747 27 Oakley 172-374 .460 7-26 .269 163-196 .832 514 20 Anderson 264-612 .431 33-112 .295 124-153 .810 685 26 Davis 233-471 .495 109-227 .480 93-109 .853 668 30 Reid 111-224 .496 0-1 .000 79-107 .738 301 22 Grant 79-166 .476 7-22 .318 48-58 .828 213 16 Lohaus 68-166 .410 50-118 .424 2-3 .667 188 22 Ward 62-154 .403 20-62 .323 31-46 .674 175 15 Grandison 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 7 4 Williams 35-94 .372 0-3 .000 6-11 .545 76 10 ORLANDO MAGIC ------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Shaquille Oneal 41 25.8 10.7 2.7 133- 307- 440 25 95 116 151 Penny Hardaway 67 22.6 4.7 7.2 111- 205- 316 137 37 201 136 Dennis Scott 67 18.3 3.8 2.9 58- 199- 257 75 26 110 142 Nick Anderson 64 14.9 5.4 3.6 78- 270- 348 100 39 122 116 Horace Grant 50 12.8 9.2 2.7 139- 322- 461 54 61 52 120 Kenny Gattison 25 9.2 4.6 0.6 35- 79- 114 10 11 40 75 Brian Shaw 61 6.5 3.1 4.6 51- 140- 191 43 10 140 130 Donald Royal 52 5.4 2.4 0.7 44- 83- 127 22 11 42 82 Joe Wolf 54 4.7 2.8 1.1 43- 110- 153 14 3 38 145 Anthony Bowie 59 4.2 1.7 1.3 33- 65- 98 28 10 42 88 Brooks Thompson 22 3.9 0.7 0.8 3- 13- 16 10 0 13 27 Jon Koncak 55 3.3 4.4 0.9 58- 184- 242 21 42 36 199 Darrell Armstrong 13 3.2 0.2 0.4 0- 2- 2 6 0 6 4 David Vaughn 27 2.0 2.3 0.2 29- 34- 63 6 10 15 57 Geert Hammink 3 1.3 1.0 0.0 2- 1- 3 0 0 2 1 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Oneal 438-761 .576 1-2 .500 179-384 .466 1056 41 Hardaway 515-1018 .506 79-242 .326 408-531 .768 1517 42 Scott 425-953 .446 219-508 .431 157-192 .818 1226 37 Anderson 336-762 .441 145-374 .388 135-197 .685 952 34 Grant 256-504 .508 0-3 .000 129-174 .741 641 26 Gattison 91-190 .479 0-0 .000 47-78 .603 229 20 Shaw 148-409 .362 29-116 .250 72-90 .800 397 19 Royal 86-180 .478 0-2 .000 110-142 .775 282 16 Wolf 116-223 .520 0-4 .000 20-27 .741 252 16 Bowie 102-219 .466 10-26 .385 35-40 .875 249 20 Thompson 26-65 .400 16-43 .372 17-25 .680 85 21 Koncak 77-157 .490 3-8 .375 25-47 .532 182 11 Armstrong 16-32 .500 6-12 .500 4-4 1.000 42 8 Vaughn 23-68 .338 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 54 9 Hammink 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 4 4 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS ------------------ REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Jerry Stackhouse 65 19.2 3.7 3.7 81- 160- 241 66 64 228 161 Vernon Maxwell 59 15.9 3.1 4.5 28- 153- 181 78 9 168 143 Clarence Weatherspoon61 15.6 9.7 2.1 180- 413- 593 83 77 136 176 Trevor Ruffin 47 13.5 2.2 4.4 13- 91- 104 35 2 116 107 Derrick Coleman 11 11.2 6.6 2.8 13- 59- 72 4 10 28 30 Tony Massenburg 37 10.7 7.0 0.6 87- 170- 257 18 15 55 103 Sean Higgins 33 7.6 2.1 1.2 17- 51- 68 17 8 37 68 Ed Pinckney 60 7.2 6.7 1.1 164- 235- 399 52 23 69 134 Richard Dumas 36 6.3 2.6 1.1 41- 53- 94 36 5 48 73 Scott Skiles 10 6.3 1.6 3.8 1- 15- 16 7 0 16 21 Derrick Alston 56 6.1 4.3 0.8 103- 136- 239 45 43 43 149 Greg Sutton 40 4.9 1.0 2.0 8- 30- 38 16 1 47 77 Trevor Wilson 6 3.8 2.3 0.7 7- 7- 14 3 0 1 9 Scott Williams 13 3.1 3.5 0.4 13- 33- 46 6 7 8 27 Mike Brown 9 2.9 4.1 0.3 14- 23- 37 3 2 6 24 Rex Walters 32 2.1 0.7 1.0 5- 16- 21 7 0 19 19 Lasalle Thompson 30 2.0 4.7 0.6 44- 98- 142 11 10 24 84 Elmer Bennett 8 1.4 0.6 1.0 1- 4- 5 1 1 7 6 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Stackhouse 409-983 .416 87-262 .332 343-461 .744 1248 34 Maxwell 308-784 .393 118-349 .338 206-265 .777 940 35 Weatherspoon 353-751 .470 0-2 .000 243-323 .752 949 27 Ruffin 210-512 .410 86-225 .382 128-156 .821 634 32 Coleman 48-118 .407 7-21 .333 20-32 .625 123 27 Massenburg 157-303 .518 0-1 .000 80-107 .748 394 25 Higgins 98-224 .438 33-93 .355 23-24 .958 252 27 Pinckney 155-299 .518 0-3 .000 122-161 .758 432 16 Dumas 90-189 .476 2-7 .286 45-65 .692 227 20 Skiles 20-57 .351 15-34 .441 8-10 .800 63 22 Alston 149-284 .525 1-2 .500 42-90 .467 341 30 Sutton 66-159 .415 33-80 .413 30-38 .789 195 14 Wilson 10-20 .500 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 23 12 Williams 15-29 .517 0-2 .000 10-12 .833 40 10 Brown 9-16 .563 0-0 .000 8-17 .471 26 7 Walters 21-72 .292 9-35 .257 16-20 .800 67 9 Thompson 24-53 .453 0-0 .000 13-18 .722 61 6 Bennett 4-17 .235 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 11 6 WASHINGTON BULLETS ------------------ REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Chris Webber 15 23.7 7.6 5.0 37- 77- 114 27 9 49 51 Juwan Howard 64 20.8 7.9 4.3 145- 360- 505 54 30 233 208 Robert Pack 31 18.1 4.3 7.8 29- 103- 132 62 1 114 68 Calbert Cheaney 53 14.8 3.3 2.1 51- 125- 176 51 11 98 158 Gheorghe Muresan 65 14.7 9.7 0.8 223- 408- 631 44 148 125 253 Rasheed Wallace 63 10.1 4.7 1.3 91- 206- 297 40 54 99 203 Tim Legler 62 9.1 1.9 1.8 25- 93- 118 40 7 40 123 Brent Price 64 8.9 2.5 4.5 32- 130- 162 55 4 116 140 Mark Price 7 8.0 1.0 2.6 1- 6- 7 6 0 10 7 Chris Whitney 4 8.0 0.5 1.3 0- 2- 2 4 1 5 11 Ledell Eackles 38 7.1 2.4 1.2 29- 61- 90 19 2 32 53 Mitchell Butler 52 4.2 2.1 1.2 24- 83- 107 38 11 61 96 Kevin Pritchard 2 3.5 1.0 3.5 0- 2- 2 2 0 0 3 Greg Grant 21 3.3 1.3 4.0 4- 23- 27 20 2 25 36 Bob Mccann 46 2.9 1.8 0.4 28- 55- 83 12 9 28 80 Jim Mcilvaine 63 2.0 2.8 0.1 49- 124- 173 16 115 29 126 Jeff Webster 11 1.6 0.6 0.3 2- 5- 7 4 0 3 7 Mike Peplowski 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0- 0- 0 0 0 0 4 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Webber 150-276 .543 15-34 .441 41-69 .594 356 40 Howard 549-1138 .482 3-12 .250 229-317 .722 1330 32 Pack 190-444 .428 26-98 .265 154-182 .846 560 35 Cheaney 310-672 .461 46-129 .357 118-167 .707 784 29 Muresan 401-678 .591 0-0 .000 150-243 .617 952 31 Wallace 267-552 .484 27-81 .333 75-117 .641 636 22 Legler 185-367 .504 103-200 .515 93-111 .838 566 21 B Price 173-378 .458 102-216 .472 123-139 .885 571 30 M Price 18-60 .300 10-30 .333 10-10 1.000 56 13 Whitney 11-19 .579 4-8 .500 6-6 1.000 32 13 Eackles 85-203 .419 30-73 .411 69-84 .821 269 24 Butler 83-208 .399 12-53 .226 42-75 .560 220 22 K Pritchard 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 7 7 Grant 29-76 .382 6-28 .214 5-6 .833 69 14 Mccann 52-103 .505 1-1 1.000 26-54 .481 131 13 Mcilvaine 40-106 .377 0-0 .000 43-77 .558 123 9 J Webster 8-23 .348 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 18 12 Peplowski 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 (NOTE: STATISTICS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR MORE THAN ONE TEAM ARE CUMULATIVE)
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NBA Team-By-Team Statistics Central Division Through Tuesday, March 19 ATLANTA HAWKS ------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Steve Smith 63 17.7 4.2 2.8 100- 165- 265 50 13 120 165 Christian Laettner 56 16.9 6.8 2.8 129- 254- 383 50 51 144 203 Mookie Blaylock 64 15.5 4.0 5.8 84- 169- 253 169 13 148 125 Grant Long 64 13.1 9.6 2.3 205- 409- 614 90 27 125 197 Stacey Augmon 59 12.8 4.0 1.6 110- 126- 236 79 18 110 157 Ken Norman 31 9.6 4.1 2.0 40- 88- 128 15 15 43 67 Craig Ehlo 61 8.7 3.3 1.8 55- 147- 202 70 4 75 106 Sean Rooks 56 6.7 4.1 0.7 71- 157- 228 20 33 61 122 Reggie Jordan 6 5.8 3.7 1.0 11- 11- 22 7 2 1 11 Alan Henderson 61 5.6 4.6 0.6 124- 155- 279 37 25 67 169 Matt Bullard 38 4.0 1.4 0.4 16- 38- 54 13 9 21 44 Howard Nathan 5 2.6 0.0 0.4 0- 0- 0 3 0 8 2 Ronnie Grandison 22 2.1 1.9 0.5 15- 27- 42 8 1 11 27 Todd Mundt 24 1.3 1.0 0.1 10- 15- 25 1 4 3 23 Donnie Boyce 9 0.9 0.3 0.1 2- 1- 3 1 0 3 2 Tim Kempton 3 0.0 0.7 0.3 0- 2- 2 0 0 1 5 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Smith 386-902 .428 101-326 .310 240-296 .811 1113 32 Laettner 341-711 .480 9-37 .243 257-315 .816 948 29 Blaylock 360-898 .401 185-497 .372 89-125 .712 994 28 Long 305-634 .481 23-64 .359 206-274 .752 839 24 Augmon 281-565 .497 1-3 .333 194-248 .782 757 24 Norman 124-268 .463 32-82 .390 17-46 .370 297 26 Ehlo 205-463 .443 66-167 .395 55-72 .764 531 28 Rooks 124-249 .498 1-6 .167 125-190 .658 374 19 Jordan 15-27 .556 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 35 14 Henderson 132-317 .416 0-2 .000 78-133 .586 342 13 Bullard 58-137 .423 22-60 .367 14-18 .778 152 28 Nathan 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 13 6 Grandison 15-43 .349 4-14 .286 13-19 .684 47 8 Mundt 13-32 .406 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 31 8 Boyce 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 8 6 Kempton 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 CHARLOTTE HORNETS ----------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Glen Rice 62 22.5 5.1 3.0 74- 239- 313 73 13 127 175 Larry Johnson 63 21.5 8.5 4.6 194- 344- 538 38 37 140 131 Dell Curry 64 14.8 3.2 2.2 56- 151- 207 93 20 99 142 Kenny Anderson 53 14.7 2.9 8.8 51- 102- 153 84 12 120 135 Scott Burrell 20 13.2 4.9 2.4 26- 72- 98 27 13 43 76 Matt Geiger 61 11.5 8.5 0.7 161- 357- 518 35 55 106 229 Michael Adams 15 6.4 1.1 3.7 4- 13- 17 18 3 23 18 Anthony Goldwire 24 5.2 1.3 2.9 5- 25- 30 11 0 46 47 Pete Myers 55 4.3 1.9 2.3 26- 76- 102 24 14 67 100 George Zidek 56 4.1 2.7 0.2 57- 94- 151 6 7 31 147 Darrin Hancock 47 4.1 1.6 0.8 29- 47- 76 19 4 40 66 Rafael Addison 40 3.0 1.7 0.5 18- 48- 66 8 8 18 53 Robert Parish 56 2.8 3.2 0.3 57- 120- 177 13 21 36 49 Tyrone Bogues 6 2.3 1.2 3.2 6- 1- 7 2 0 6 4 Gerald Glass 15 1.7 0.5 0.3 6- 2- 8 3 1 0 10 Donald Hodge 15 1.2 1.5 0.3 9- 14- 23 1 8 2 26 Corey Beck 5 1.0 1.4 1.0 3- 4- 7 1 0 4 8 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Rice 501-1057 .474 145-336 .432 248-300 .827 1395 38 L Johnson 484-986 .491 58-154 .377 327-441 .741 1353 44 Curry 350-766 .457 135-325 .415 110-131 .840 945 27 Anderson 251-627 .400 62-180 .344 215-281 .765 779 39 Burrell 92-206 .447 37-98 .378 42-56 .750 263 26 Geiger 288-517 .557 1-5 .200 123-165 .745 700 28 Adams 30-70 .429 13-36 .361 23-29 .793 96 14 Goldwire 40-105 .381 15-40 .375 30-37 .811 125 20 Myers 81-210 .386 13-51 .255 61-96 .635 236 20 Zidek 87-206 .422 0-0 .000 58-77 .753 232 21 Hancock 82-151 .543 1-2 .500 28-47 .596 193 16 Addison 52-112 .464 0-5 .000 15-20 .750 119 16 Parish 66-137 .482 0-0 .000 26-39 .667 158 16 Bogues 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 14 4 Glass 12-33 .364 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000 26 5 Hodge 9-24 .375 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 18 8 Beck 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 5 5 CHICAGO BULLS ------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Michael Jordan 66 31.0 6.6 4.5 119- 314- 433 148 34 165 167 Scottie Pippen 61 20.7 6.4 6.0 115- 274- 389 115 50 171 162 Toni Kukoc 65 12.0 3.9 3.5 90- 161- 251 54 21 84 119 Luc Longley 56 9.2 5.2 2.0 91- 200- 291 19 76 106 207 Steve Kerr 66 8.2 1.4 2.4 19- 70- 89 49 2 31 85 Ron Harper 66 7.3 2.4 2.5 61- 95- 156 80 25 58 110 Dennis Rodman 52 5.4 15.1 2.6 290- 493- 783 32 21 114 157 Bill Wennington 58 5.2 2.3 0.6 43- 92- 135 17 12 32 136 Dickey Simpkins 47 3.7 2.9 0.7 59- 77- 136 8 6 45 70 Jud Buechler 60 3.6 1.4 0.7 39- 44- 83 21 6 30 52 Jason Caffey 49 3.2 1.9 0.4 43- 52- 95 11 7 41 77 James Edwards 20 2.9 1.0 0.3 6- 13- 19 1 5 13 37 Randy Brown 54 2.3 0.9 0.9 15- 35- 50 44 8 26 69 John Salley 8 1.4 1.3 0.5 5- 5- 10 2 3 4 12 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Jordan 751-1515 .496 88-208 .423 458-548 .836 2048 53 Pippen 474-1006 .471 132-331 .399 180-268 .672 1260 40 Kukoc 278-586 .474 49-138 .355 175-225 .778 780 24 Longley 222-459 .484 0-0 .000 72-92 .783 516 21 Kerr 191-380 .503 98-191 .513 58-63 .921 538 19 Harper 194-413 .470 23-80 .288 72-101 .713 483 22 Rodman 118-252 .468 3-24 .125 43-81 .531 282 12 Wennington 137-272 .504 1-1 1.000 26-30 .867 301 18 Simpkins 65-132 .492 1-1 1.000 43-69 .623 174 12 Buechler 90-191 .471 30-72 .417 7-14 .500 217 14 Caffey 63-144 .438 0-1 .000 29-52 .558 155 13 Edwards 24-62 .387 0-0 .000 10-18 .556 58 12 Brown 55-136 .404 0-3 .000 16-28 .571 126 10 Salley 3-14 .214 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 11 4 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS ------------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Terrell Brandon 58 19.3 3.3 6.5 39- 152- 191 97 28 111 116 Chris Mills 63 15.7 5.8 2.4 94- 270- 364 56 39 101 191 Bobby Phills 55 15.2 3.8 3.6 49- 158- 207 75 22 91 147 Danny Ferry 65 13.6 3.9 2.5 60- 195- 255 39 25 98 186 Dan Majerle 65 10.4 4.0 2.5 64- 198- 262 67 25 75 105 Tyrone Hill 27 7.8 5.4 0.9 51- 94- 145 14 14 37 80 Michael Cage 65 6.4 9.3 0.7 231- 375- 606 76 68 47 180 Bobby Sura 62 5.6 1.8 3.0 28- 82- 110 48 14 93 102 Antonio Lang 27 3.4 1.2 0.3 11- 22- 33 7 10 13 41 Harold Miner 19 3.2 0.6 0.4 4- 8- 12 0 0 14 23 John Crotty 47 3.1 1.0 2.0 17- 32- 49 20 6 43 52 John Amaechi 26 2.7 2.0 0.3 13- 38- 51 6 10 33 47 Donny Marshall 25 2.4 0.7 0.1 6- 12- 18 6 1 6 18 Joe Courtney 23 1.7 2.1 0.4 24- 25- 49 5 6 17 35 Darryl Johnson 4 1.5 0.5 0.0 2- 0- 2 0 0 1 1 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Brandon 389-846 .460 77-190 .405 265-295 .898 1120 32 Mills 367-796 .461 72-178 .404 182-226 .805 988 30 Phills 298-646 .461 71-159 .447 167-202 .827 834 43 Ferry 342-733 .467 114-293 .389 83-108 .769 881 31 Majerle 235-599 .392 109-327 .333 98-142 .690 677 24 Hill 78-165 .473 0-0 .000 55-89 .618 211 19 Cage 187-329 .568 0-1 .000 40-78 .513 414 20 Sura 122-291 .419 23-63 .365 81-118 .686 348 19 Lang 32-52 .615 0-1 .000 27-38 .711 91 14 Miner 23-52 .442 2-10 .200 13-13 1.000 61 13 Crotty 41-100 .410 6-25 .240 56-66 .848 144 19 Amaechi 26-65 .400 0-0 .000 18-32 .563 70 11 Marshall 20-53 .377 5-21 .238 16-29 .552 61 9 Courtney 15-35 .429 0-0 .000 8-18 .444 38 5 Johnson 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 6 2 DETROIT PISTONS --------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Grant Hill 64 21.3 9.7 6.8 106- 512- 618 82 38 205 207 Allan Houston 65 19.2 3.5 3.1 48- 178- 226 52 14 185 190 Otis Thorpe 65 14.1 8.3 2.1 161- 380- 541 44 29 162 235 Joe Dumars 51 11.3 2.0 3.7 21- 80- 101 31 3 79 86 Terry Mills 65 9.3 4.3 1.1 91- 190- 281 28 14 81 150 Lindsey Hunter 64 9.0 2.6 2.5 41- 127- 168 73 16 63 157 Michael Curry 29 4.7 2.0 0.6 17- 41- 58 12 0 12 55 Theo Ratliff 61 4.5 4.2 0.2 93- 160- 253 13 94 49 116 Don Reid 55 3.8 2.9 0.2 65- 92- 157 40 34 33 164 Mark Macon 23 3.2 1.0 0.7 10- 12- 22 15 0 9 34 Eric Leckner 14 3.0 2.3 0.1 8- 24- 32 1 4 11 28 Stephen Bardo 9 2.4 2.4 1.7 2- 20- 22 4 1 5 17 Mark West 37 2.3 2.3 0.1 32- 52- 84 5 23 27 98 Lou Roe 43 2.0 1.6 0.3 25- 43- 68 10 8 14 36 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Hill 472-1002 .471 4-20 .200 413-551 .750 1361 35 Houston 437-977 .447 140-336 .417 235-288 .816 1249 35 Thorpe 355-677 .524 0-4 .000 209-282 .741 919 27 Dumars 180-444 .405 91-229 .397 127-152 .836 578 41 Mills 222-525 .423 52-138 .377 106-137 .774 602 24 Hunter 198-530 .374 104-253 .411 77-106 .726 577 21 Curry 45-97 .464 10-30 .333 36-45 .800 136 17 Ratliff 103-192 .536 0-1 .000 70-98 .714 276 21 Reid 85-149 .570 0-0 .000 39-59 .661 209 12 Macon 29-67 .433 7-15 .467 9-11 .818 74 12 Leckner 17-22 .773 0-0 .000 8-13 .615 42 13 Bardo 9-23 .391 0-4 .000 4-6 .667 22 8 West 34-76 .447 0-0 .000 18-28 .643 86 10 Roe 30-81 .370 2-9 .222 23-28 .821 85 14 INDIANA PACERS -------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Reggie Miller 63 20.8 2.7 3.4 31- 141- 172 63 12 163 153 Rik Smits 47 19.5 7.0 1.7 93- 236- 329 16 32 116 166 Derrick Mckey 58 11.6 4.7 3.5 87- 184- 271 60 30 114 203 Dale Davis 61 10.1 8.8 1.0 187- 352- 539 43 92 93 190 Ricky Pierce 61 10.0 1.8 1.3 33- 79- 112 40 6 71 157 Mark Jackson 64 9.9 3.9 8.0 54- 197- 251 82 5 166 121 Antonio Davis 65 9.1 5.9 0.5 146- 237- 383 26 53 72 206 Eddie Johnson 56 7.9 2.5 1.1 44- 95- 139 20 4 54 95 Dwayne Schintzius 26 3.8 2.5 0.4 20- 46- 66 11 9 18 49 Haywoode Workman 61 3.5 1.6 3.0 21- 77- 98 52 5 73 128 Travis Best 43 3.2 0.8 1.6 10- 24- 34 13 3 42 56 Duane Ferrell 39 3.0 1.5 0.4 17- 41- 58 19 1 24 56 Adrian Caldwell 44 2.0 2.1 0.1 35- 55- 90 7 4 28 65 Fred Hoiberg 13 1.7 0.7 0.5 4- 5- 9 2 0 5 9 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Miller 405-855 .474 132-323 .409 370-428 .864 1312 40 Smits 367-683 .537 1-3 .333 183-225 .813 918 44 Mckey 260-538 .483 14-56 .250 137-178 .770 671 25 D Davis 257-464 .554 0-0 .000 99-211 .469 613 21 Pierce 221-485 .456 30-88 .341 138-166 .831 610 26 Jackson 237-493 .481 49-116 .422 114-150 .760 637 21 A Davis 198-390 .508 0-1 .000 197-281 .701 593 26 Johnson 169-411 .411 39-114 .342 67-75 .893 444 26 Schintzius 44-99 .444 0-0 .000 10-17 .588 98 17 Workman 78-209 .373 17-60 .283 43-57 .754 216 14 Best 40-106 .377 3-15 .200 56-66 .848 139 10 Ferrell 46-92 .500 0-6 .000 23-35 .657 115 10 Caldwell 37-67 .552 0-0 .000 15-32 .469 89 11 Hoiberg 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 10-12 .833 22 8 MILWAUKEE BUCKS --------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Vin Baker 64 21.6 10.0 2.6 215- 425- 640 51 66 177 217 Glenn Robinson 64 20.7 6.2 3.3 108- 287- 395 81 32 226 187 Sherman Douglas 62 10.7 2.2 5.5 43- 95- 138 48 4 154 127 Johnny Newman 64 9.9 2.5 2.0 54- 106- 160 69 13 81 195 Benoit Benjamin 65 9.4 6.6 0.9 116- 312- 428 35 68 126 180 Terry Cummings 63 7.8 5.1 1.0 119- 204- 323 32 25 51 194 Lee Mayberry 64 5.9 1.2 4.0 19- 58- 77 54 8 74 119 Marty Conlon 59 5.8 2.6 0.9 55- 100- 155 17 8 65 106 Shawn Respert 46 3.9 1.0 1.2 19- 28- 47 24 4 30 52 Randoplh Keys 55 3.2 1.8 0.9 35- 63- 98 29 12 23 115 Jerry Reynolds 19 3.0 1.7 0.6 13- 20- 33 15 6 16 20 Mike Peplowski 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 1- 1- 2 0 0 1 2 Kevin Duckworth 7 1.3 1.0 0.3 2- 5- 7 2 0 1 15 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Baker 557-1120 .497 10-37 .270 255-371 .687 1379 41 Robinson 498-1086 .459 69-201 .343 259-322 .804 1324 39 Douglas 256-522 .490 24-71 .338 128-177 .723 664 24 Newman 229-473 .484 47-124 .379 129-159 .811 634 27 Benjamin 242-499 .485 0-3 .000 127-171 .743 611 29 Cummings 205-430 .477 0-3 .000 82-130 .631 492 24 Mayberry 133-306 .435 68-160 .425 41-65 .631 375 16 Conlon 135-277 .487 5-26 .192 65-85 .765 340 18 Respert 69-194 .356 26-84 .310 17-23 .739 181 14 Keys 68-158 .430 15-51 .294 27-33 .818 178 15 Reynolds 21-53 .396 1-10 .100 13-21 .619 56 9 Peplowski 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2 2 Duckworth 3-13 .231 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 9 3 TORONTO RAPTORS --------------- REBOUNDS G PPG RPG APG OFF-DEF --TOT STL BLK TO PF Damon Stoudamire 63 18.4 4.1 9.1 54- 206- 260 86 16 247 153 Tracy Murray 64 14.8 3.7 1.4 79- 156- 235 63 32 92 164 Oliver Miller 61 13.0 6.7 2.3 130- 281- 411 84 114 146 227 Sharone Wright 57 11.7 6.3 0.7 148- 208- 356 30 49 109 163 Alvin Robertson 61 10.3 4.1 4.0 80- 168- 248 126 29 146 215 Zan Tabak 62 7.0 4.6 0.9 103- 179- 282 22 29 90 187 Carlos Rogers 46 6.1 2.5 0.5 53- 61- 114 15 26 43 63 John Salley 25 6.0 3.9 1.6 26- 71- 97 11 12 39 72 Doug Christie 37 5.7 2.2 1.6 16- 65- 81 38 9 46 94 Acie Earl 27 3.9 1.7 0.6 18- 29- 47 11 16 18 34 Jimmy King 47 3.4 1.4 0.9 26- 39- 65 16 7 38 52 Vincenzo Esposito 17 2.7 0.4 0.7 2- 5- 7 5 0 22 13 Martin Lewis 5 1.6 1.0 0.0 2- 3- 5 1 0 2 1 Dwayne Whitfield 2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0- 1- 1 0 0 3 3 FG 3PT FT M-A PCT M-A PCT M-A PCT PTS HI Stoudamire 414-985 .420 115-297 .387 218-272 .801 1161 29 Murray 355-785 .452 110-267 .412 128-158 .810 948 40 Miller 338-629 .537 0-8 .000 117-171 .684 793 29 Wright 248-512 .484 1-3 .333 167-259 .645 664 30 Robertson 247-511 .483 37-135 .274 96-135 .711 627 30 Tabak 187-360 .519 0-1 .000 60-103 .583 434 24 Rogers 113-227 .498 2-15 .133 54-97 .557 282 17 Salley 51-105 .486 0-0 .000 47-65 .723 149 15 Christie 76-164 .463 23-52 .442 34-50 .680 209 16 Earl 38-95 .400 0-1 .000 30-45 .667 106 16 King 60-143 .420 4-23 .174 34-46 .739 158 12 Esposito 14-38 .368 6-24 .250 12-17 .706 46 12 Lewis 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 2-5 .400 8 6 Whitfield 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 (NOTE: STATISTICS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR MORE THAN ONE TEAM ARE CUMULATIVE)
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NBA Top Individual Performances (THROUGH TUESDAY, MAR 19TH) --------------------------- POINTS ------ PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Michael Jordan, CHI vs. Detroit 53 03-07-96 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, DEN at Utah 51 12-07-95 Karl Malone, UTH vs. Golden State 51 12-09-95 Hakeem Olajuwon, HOU vs. Boston 51 01-18-96 Michael Jordan, CHI at Philadelphia 48 01-13-96 Mitch Richmond, SAC at Houston 47 12-15-95 Karl Malone, UTH vs. Portland 47 12-26-95 Michael Jordan, CHI at Washington 46 01-15-96 Michael Jordan, CHI at Milwaukee 45 12-09-95 David Robinson, SAS at New York 45 12-10-95 Alonzo Mourning, MIA vs. Boston 45 02-03-96 Charles Barkley, PHO at Detroit 45 03-13-96 REBOUNDS -------- PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Popeye Jones, DAL vs. Indiana 28 01-09-96 Jayson Williams, NJN at Seattle 25 01-30-96 Jayson Williams, NJN vs. Detroit 24 01-13-96 Dennis Rodman, CHI vs. Minnesota 24 02-27-96 Patrick Ewing, NYK at Vancouver 23 01-20-96 Dennis Rodman, CHI at La Lakers 23 02-02-96 Dennis Rodman, CHI at Indiana 23 02-18-96 Shawn Bradley, PHI vs. Charlotte 22 11-10-95 Karl Malone, UTH vs. Denver 22 12-07-95 Shawn Kemp, SEA at Dallas 22 12-12-95 Jayson Williams, NJN vs. Golden State 22 12-30-95 Alonzo Mourning, MIA vs. Charlotte 22 01-19-96 ASSISTS ------- PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Jason Kidd, DAL vs. Utah 25 02-08-96 Mahmoud Abdul-rauf, DEN at Phoenix 20 11-15-95 Damon Stoudamire, TOR at Houston 19 02-27-96 Robert Pack, WAS vs. Charlotte 18 11-08-95 Jason Kidd, DAL vs. Seattle 18 12-12-95 Rod Strickland, POR at Boston 18 01-03-96 John Stockton, UTH vs. Orlando 17 01-19-96 Chris Childs, NJN at La Lakers 17 02-07-96 John Stockton, UTH at Charlotte 17 03-13-96 Avery Johnson, SAS vs. Golden State 17 03-18-96
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(Complete through Tuesday, March 19th) POINTS FIELD GOAL TURNOVERS REBOUND PER GAME PERCENTAGE PER GAME PERCENTAGES TEAM OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OFF DEF TOT Atlanta 98.0 97.3 .446 .478 14.8 17.4 .339 .673 .506 Boston 103.6 107.3 .457 .477 16.5 16.3 .287 .697 .492 Charlotte 103.9 103.3 .475 .491 15.4 15.3 .302 .702 .502 Chicago 105.3* 93.9 .479 .451 14.4 17.4 .366 .709 .538 Cleveland 91.4 88.8* .457 .462 13.1* 15.6 .284 .705 .494 Dallas 103.2 107.7 .422 .493 15.3 16.4 .340 .687 .513 Denver 98.3 101.2 .454 .464 15.5 14.2 .298 .720 .509 Detroit 95.5 93.2 .456 .445 15.0 14.6 .287 .711 .499 Golden State 102.8 104.0 .459 .474 16.7 16.7 .342 .680 .511 Houston 102.6 99.6 .466 .452 15.6 15.2 .276 .683 .479 Indiana 99.6 96.5 .482 .450 16.5 15.4 .325 .684 .504 L.A. Clippers 99.8 103.8 .474 .481 16.7 16.6 .285 .685 .485 L.A. Lakers 103.1 99.0 .479 .462 14.5 16.6 .307 .672 .489 Miami 94.9 94.1 .453 .428* 17.4 16.0 .303 .708 .506 Milwaukee 95.6 100.6 .468 .482 16.2 15.1 .308 .681 .495 Minnesota 97.4 103.2 .455 .470 17.3 16.4 .288 .695 .491 New Jersey 94.1 97.2 .426 .450 17.0 15.5 .369* .714 .542* New York 97.4 95.0 .468 .441 15.5 15.9 .260 .705 .482 Orlando 104.3 99.2 .478 .454 14.4 15.3 .289 .684 .486 Philadelphia 95.7 105.2 .437 .480 17.6 15.6 .295 .654 .474 Phoenix 104.3 104.5 .472 .477 14.9 14.9 .299 .712 .505 Portland 99.8 98.6 .458 .448 16.7 14.7 .331 .730* .531 Sacramento 99.7 103.2 .458 .462 18.0 16.5 .326 .691 .508 San Antonio 104.2 97.2 .477 .438 14.8 15.5 .275 .696 .486 Seattle 103.9 96.7 .476 .437 17.8 18.8* .292 .691 .491 Toronto 96.8 103.1 .469 .469 18.9 16.6 .315 .673 .494 Utah 103.8 97.4 .488* .453 14.8 15.8 .316 .723 .519 Vancouver 89.9 100.2 .429 .472 17.0 17.3 .283 .659 .471 Washington 102.2 100.8 .482 .456 16.6 17.2 .291 .676 .484 COMPOSITE; 941 games 99.7 .462 16.0 .307 .693 * - League Leader Rebound Percentages OFF. - Percentage of a given team's missed shots which that team rebounds. DEF. - Percentage of opponents' missed shots which a given team rebounds. TOT. - Average of offensive and defensive rebound percentages. DECIDED DECIDED BELOW OVERTIME 3 PTS. 10 PTS. 100 PTS. GAMES OR LESS OR MORE TEAM OWN OPP. W L W L W L Atlanta 38 35 2 0 7 4 14 9 Boston 26 17 3 3 5 6 11 21 Charlotte 21 21 1 4 5 7 16 11 Chicago 19 45 2 0 5 0 36 2 Cleveland 48 53 2 1 7 5 22 15 Dallas 25 15 4 4 5 8 9 23 Denver 37 34 2 0 5 4 10 19 Detroit 41 46 3 2 8 8 18 10 Golden State 32 22 2 1 8 5 11 19 Houston 24 32 1 3 5 8 16 9 Indiana 32 38 1 1 6 6 18 6 L.A. Clippers 29 22 0 1 3 1 7 19 L.A. Lakers 25 36 0 0 9 8 22 11 Miami 41 44 2 1 6 9 14 13 Milwaukee 43 30 1 1 3 5 7 18 Minnesota 40 23 0 4 4 7 9 22 New Jersey 49 39 3 3 5 5 9 19 New York 37 41 3 2 3 0 16 10 Orlando 27 41 4 0 10 4 27 11 Philadelphia 34 19 0 1 5 5 4 34 Phoenix 22 20 4 3 4 4 15 16 Portland 31 32 3 3 5 10 15 11 Sacramento 33 26 0 1 5 3 9 23 San Antonio 20 36 0 3 6 4 24 6 Seattle 25 39 3 2 6 6 23 7 Toronto 35 25 1 3 4 8 7 22 Utah 22 39 1 2 5 4 27 6 Vancouver 49 32 4 3 3 2 1 27 Washington 29 32 2 2 1 7 16 14 COMPOSITE; 941 games 934 934 54 153 433
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(Complete through Tuesday, March 19th) Division Records Eastern Conference ------------------ Atlantic Central Midwest Pacific -------- ------- ------- ------- Atlanta Hawks 11-6 11-10 6-7 7-6 Boston Celtics 8-7 9-15 3-9 5-9 Charlotte Hornets 11-11 11-9 6-6 5-5 Chicago Bulls 16-3 19-1 13-1 11-2 Cleveland Cavaliers 14-8 10-12 6-5 7-3 Detroit Pistons 7-11 12-8 8-5 10-4 Indiana Pacers 11-7 14-8 7-4 8-6 Miami Heat 9-10 10-9 9-5 4-9 Milwaukee Bucks 6-13 6-16 5-7 4-7 New Jersey Nets 8-13 11-8 5-7 2-11 New York Knicks 13-5 11-10 8-3 5-8 Orlando Magic 15-2 15-8 10-4 10-3 Philadelphia 76ers 3-16 4-18 5-8 1-10 Toronto Raptors 8-9 2-21 3-9 3-9 Washington Bullets 7-10 8-16 7-3 8-6 Western Conference ------------------ Atlantic Central Midwest Pacific -------- ------- ------- ------- Dallas Mavericks 4-9 3-13 7-10 7-13 Denver Nuggets 6-5 6-8 9-8 7-16 Golden State Warriors 8-6 6-9 11-11 5-11 Houston Rockets 6-7 11-4 12-6 13-7 Los Angeles Clippers 5-7 1-11 10-11 7-13 Los Angeles Lakers 8-4 7-4 12-9 14-6 Minnesota Timberwolves 3-9 4-10 7-11 7-14 Phoenix Suns 10-4 7-8 9-11 6-10 Portland Trail Blazers 9-4 5-11 11-10 7-9 Sacramento Kings 7-7 6-7 8-12 7-10 San Antonio Spurs 7-3 8-6 15-4 16-5 Seattle SuperSonics 9-3 10-5 16-5 15-2 Utah Jazz 9-4 10-4 11-8 15-4 Vancouver Grizzlies 4-10 2-9 1-15 4-18 East vs. West Division Records Eastern Conference ------------------ vs. Eastern vs. Western 93-94 94-95 95-96 93-94 94-95 95-96 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Atlanta Hawks 42-14 28-28 22-16 15-11 14-12 13-13 Boston Celtics 21-35 24-32 17-22 11-15 11-15 8-18 Charlotte Hornets 29-27 36-20 22-20 12-14 14-12 11-11 Chicago Bulls 38-18 35-21 35-4 17-9 12-14 24-3 Cleveland Cavaliers 31-25 33-23 24-20 16-10 10-16 13-8 Detroit Pistons 12-44 21-35 19-19 8-18 7-19 18-9 Indiana Pacers 32-24 35-21 25-15 15-11 17-9 15-10 Miami Heat 32-24 25-31 19-19 10-16 7-19 13-14 Milwaukee Bucks 14-42 26-30 12-29 6-20 8-18 9-14 New Jersey Nets 32-24 21-35 19-21 13-13 9-17 7-18 New York Knicks 40-16 37-19 24-15 17-9 18-8 13-11 Orlando Magic 35-21 39-17 30-10 15-11 18-8 20-7 Philadelphia 76ers 17-39 16-40 7-34 8-18 8-18 6-18 Toronto Raptors 0-0 0-0 10-30 0-0 0-0 6-18 Washington Bullets 17-39 16-40 15-26 7-19 5-21 15-9 Western Conference ------------------ vs. Eastern vs. Western 93-94 94-95 95-96 93-94 94-95 95-96 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Dallas Mavericks 3-25 13-15 7-22 10-44 23-31 14-23 Denver Nuggets 15-13 14-14 12-13 27-27 27-27 16-24 Golden State Warriors 17-11 7-21 14-15 33-21 19-35 16-22 Houston Rockets 20-8 20-8 17-11 36-18 27-27 25-13 Los Angeles Clippers 10-18 7-21 6-18 17-37 10-44 17-24 Los Angeles Lakers 15-13 18-10 15-8 18-36 30-24 26-15 Minnesota Timberwolves 7-21 9-19 7-19 13-41 12-42 14-25 Phoenix Suns 19-9 20-8 17-12 37-37 39-15 15-21 Portland Trail Blazers 18-10 16-12 14-15 29-25 28-26 18-19 Sacramento Kings 11-17 14-14 13-14 17-37 25-29 15-22 San Antonio Spurs 23-5 21-7 15-9 32-22 41-13 31-9 Seattle SuperSonics 19-9 23-5 19-8 44-10 34-20 31-7 Utah Jazz 17-11 24-4 19-8 36-18 36-18 26-12 Vancouver Grizzlies 0-0 0-0 6-19 0-0 0-0 5-33 Records on Days of Week Eastern Conference ------------------ Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ------ ------- --------- -------- ------ -------- ------ Atlanta 2-3 6-4 4-5 5-4 7-5 6-7 5-1 Boston 2-3 2-6 10-7 1-2 5-11 3-5 2-6 Charlotte 1-1 6-5 6-6 3-4 6-8 8-5 3-2 Chicago 4-0 11-3 9-0 9-0 11-1 11-0 4-3 Cleveland 2-1 8-5 2-4 6-4 6-6 9-4 4-4 Detroit 4-5 3-2 7-6 6-3 7-4 7-6 3-2 Indiana 1-0 11-3 4-5 4-5 10-5 5-3 5-4 Miami 2-5 5-4 6-5 3-4 5-6 8-7 3-2 Milwaukee 1-3 3-10 5-5 5-4 3-9 2-8 2-4 New Jersey 2-2 5-8 5-6 0-5 5-9 7-6 2-3 New York 2-2 4-7 7-5 4-2 6-5 8-3 6-2 Orlando 5-1 11-1 8-3 3-1 14-2 5-6 4-3 Philadelphia 1-3 4-6 3-13 0-2 4-12 0-13 1-3 Toronto 1-4 4-11 0-6 0-10 3-8 3-6 5-3 Washington 1-4 2-4 7-7 3-3 6-9 6-5 5-3 Western Conference ------------------ Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ------ ------- --------- -------- ------ -------- ------ Dallas 2-2 5-12 1-2 5-7 5-7 1-10 2-5 Denver 3-1 5-7 3-5 4-7 3-6 7-7 3-4 Golden State 2-4 7-5 3-8 1-7 7-5 9-5 1-3 Houston 3-2 10-4 7-3 9-4 2-3 8-4 3-4 LA Clippers 0-4 4-9 2-8 7-2 5-5 2-10 3-4 LA Lakers 2-0 8-6 8-3 2-1 15-3 2-7 4-3 Minnesota 2-1 4-7 4-9 1-2 5-11 2-8 3-6 Phoenix 1-3 6-5 7-5 3-2 7-10 3-3 5-5 Portland 2-2 6-8 5-3 3-5 6-6 3-7 7-3 Sacramento 2-4 4-8 3-4 4-5 6-8 5-3 4-4 San Antonio 3-1 7-4 8-4 6-2 7-5 10-0 5-2 Seattle 4-0 10-5 8-3 3-1 12-4 9-1 4-1 Utah 11-1 6-2 8-3 5-2 8-5 6-4 1-3 Vancouver 1-7 1-7 1-8 1-6 3-11 3-5 1-8 Triple-Doubles Date Player Team Opponent Statistics, Categories Career ---- ------ ---- -------- ---------------------- ------ 11/09 Scottie Pippen Chicago Cleveland 18 Pts, 13 Reb, 12 Ast 15 11/18 Kendall Gill Charlotte S. Antonio 11 Pts, 10 Reb, 12 Ast 1 11/21 Damon Stoudamire Toronto Seattle 20 Pts, 12 Reb, 11 Ast 1 11/21 Jason Kidd Dallas Chicago 25 Pts, 15 Reb, 11 Ast 5 11/22 Scottie Pippen (2) Chicago S. Antonio 15 Pts, 10 Reb, 13 Ast 16 11/22 Charles Barkley Phoenix Atlanta 20 Pts, 12 Reb, 11 Ast 18 12/02 Grant Hill Detroit Atlanta 24 Pts, 13 Reb, 11 Ast 2 12/02 Dikembe Mutombo Denver Minnesota 22 Pts, 16 Reb, 10 Blk 8 12/12 Kendall Gill (2) Charlotte Phoenix 18 Pts, 11 Reb, 12 Ast 2 12/13 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Vancouver 15 Pts, 14 Reb, 10 Blk 11 12/15 Grant Hill (2) Detroit New Jersey 19 Pts, 10 Reb, 12 Ast 3 12/20 Derrick McKey Indiana La Lakers 17 Pts, 13 Reb, 11 Ast 1 12/27 Chris Webber Washington Golden St. 40 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast 5 12/28 Hakeem Olajuwon (2) Houston New Jersey 22 Pts, 18 Reb, 10 Ast 12 12/28 Grant Hill (3) Detroit Toronto 17 Pts, 10 Reb, 11 Ast 4 12/29 Brian Shaw Orlando LA Clippers 11 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast 1 01/05 Sherman Douglas Milwaukee Portland 15 Pts, 10 Reb, 11 Ast 1 01/12 Jason Kidd (2) Dallas Phoenix 33 Pts, 12 Reb, 16 Ast 6 01/13 Jason Kidd (3) Dallas Charlotte 17 Pts, 10 Reb, 11 Ast 7 01/13 Grant Hill (4) Detroit New Jersey 26 Pts, 13 Reb, 13 Ast 5 01/16 Dennis Rodman Chicago Phila. 10 Pts, 21 Reb, 10 Ast 1 01/23 Jason Kidd (4) Dallas Sacramento 29 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast 8 01/27 Clyde Drexler Houston Detroit 24 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast 19 01/30 Jason Kidd (5) Dallas LA Clippers 21 Pts, 16 Reb, 16 Ast 9 02/01 Clyde Drexler (2) Houston Charlotte 16 Pts, 10 Reb, 14 Ast 20 02/02 Karl Malone Utah LA Clippers 27 Pts, 15 Reb, 10 Ast 1 02/13 Clyde Drexler (3) Houston Dallas 21 Pts, 14 Reb, 12 Ast 21 02/14 Magic Johnson LA Lakers Atlanta 15 Pts, 10 Reb, 13 Ast 138 02/21 Grant Hill (5) Detroit New York 25 Pts, 15 Reb, 11 Ast 6 02/23 Jason Kidd (6) Dallas LA Lakers 17 Pts, 10 Reb, 12 Ast 10 02/29 Jason Kidd (7) Dallas Denver 26 Pts, 12 Reb, 12 Ast 11 03/01 Blue Edwards Vancouver Dallas 15 Pts, 13 Reb, 11 Ast 1 03/04 Grant Hill (6) Detroit Atlanta 17 Pts, 11 Reb, 12 Ast 7 03/07 Larry Johnson Charlotte Dallas 21 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast 5 03/13 Grant Hill (7) Detroit Phoenix 18 Pts, 17 Reb, 11 Ast 8 03/14 Shawn Bradley New Jersey Washington 19 Pts, 17 Reb, 11 Blk 1 03/15 Kevin Johnson Phoenix Phila. 14 Pts, 10 Reb, 13 Ast 11 03/16 Chris Childs New Jersey Chicago 18 Pts, 10 Reb, 14 Ast 1 03/17 Grant Hill (8) Detroit Denver 20 Pts, 13 Reb, 10 Ast 9 03/18 Gary Payton Seattle LA Clippers 20 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast 4 03/19 Anthony Bowie Orlando Detroit 20 Pts, 10 Reb, 10 Ast 1 Attendance Home Attendance Road Attendance TEAM G Att Avg G Att Avg ---- - --- --- - --- --- Atlanta Hawks 32 379091 11847 32 549195 17162 Boston Celtics 33 586301 17767 32 562542 17579 Charlotte Hornets 35 841470 24042 29 473960 16343 Chicago Bulls 33 779618 23625 33 646084 19578 Cleveland Cavaliers 34 591128 17386 31 515252 16621 Dallas Mavericks 32 533164 16661 34 579007 17030 Denver Nuggets 32 531909 16622 33 542407 16437 Detroit Pistons 33 591488 17924 32 558860 17464 Golden State Warriors 32 480800 15025 35 587144 16776 Houston Rockets 31 505161 16296 35 627793 17937 Indiana Pacers 31 507144 16359 34 593562 17458 Los Angeles Clippers 33 326301 9888 32 515498 16109 Los Angeles Lakers 35 544979 15571 29 508112 17521 Miami Heat 33 485120 14701 32 541261 16914 Milwaukee Bucks 32 495335 15479 32 530416 16576 Minnesota Timberwolves 34 474289 13950 31 504994 16290 New Jersey Nets 31 485631 15666 34 572267 16831 New York Knickerbockers 33 652179 19763 30 548744 18291 Orlando Magic 33 569184 17248 34 639854 18819 Philadelphia 76ers 33 398665 12081 32 555023 17344 Phoenix Suns 32 608736 19023 33 590020 17879 Portland Trail Blazers 34 702921 20674 32 532941 16654 Sacramento Kings 31 536827 17317 33 528734 16022 San Antonio Spurs 33 638160 19338 31 514752 16605 Seattle SuperSonics 32 544079 17002 33 551390 16709 Toronto Raptors 30 655954 21865 34 569371 16746 Utah Jazz 30 594712 19824 35 601134 17175 Vancouver Grizzlies 33 564369 17102 30 486991 16233 Washington Bullets 31 507647 16376 34 585054 17207 Grand Totals 941 16112362 17123 941 16112362 17123
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INJURIES Last updated: 03/20 11:44:10 ET ATLANTA HAWKS - No significant injuries. BOSTON CELTICS - Starting forward Rick Fox (grandmother's death) missed Sunday's game. Reserve forward Doug Smith (sprained right foot) was placed on the injured list. Starting forward Dino Radja (sprained left ankle) and reserve guard Dee Brown (right big toe) are on the injured list. Starting forward Rick Fox (grandmother's death) is questionable for Wednesday's game against Orlando. CHARLOTTE HORNETS - Starting guard Kenny Anderson (sprained right ankle) missed Tuesday's game against Indiana. Reserve guard Muggsy Bogues (knee) is on the injured list. Starting forward Scott Burrell (dislocated right shoulder) will miss the rest of the season. Starting guards Kenny Anderson (sprained right ankle) and Glen Rice (wrist) are expected to miss Wednesday's game against Toronto. CHICAGO BULLS - Reserve center James Edwards (knee) was placed on the injured list. *Reserve forward Dickey Simpkins (leg) was activated from the injured list and played Tuesday against Sacramento. Starting forward Dennis Rodman (six-game league suspension) is be eligible to return April 2nd. Starting forward Scottie Pippen (tendinitis in knees) is expected to miss at least the next week. Reserve center Jack Haley (knee) and reserve forward Jason Caffey (hip) are on the injured list. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Starting guard Bobby Phills (severe contusion of left knee and lower leg, and mild left knee ligament sprain) played in Tuesday's game against Dallas. Reserve guard Harold Miner (knee) is on the injured list. Reserve center John Amaechi (shoulder) is on the injured list. Starting center Brad Daugherty (back surgery) could miss the remainder of the season. DALLAS MAVERICKS - Starting forward Popeye Jones (tendinitis in right knee) and reserve forward Terry Davis (left knee surgery) missed Tuesday's game against Cleveland. *Reserve guard Tony Dumas (left foot) also missed Tuesday's game. Starting forward Jamal Mashburn (knee) is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season. DENVER NUGGETS - Reserve forwards Tom Hammonds (sprained ankle) and Don MacLean (sprained left ankle) missed Monday's game against Toronto. Reserve center Rastko Cvetkovic (inflamed left arch) is on the injured list. DETROIT PISTONS - Reserve guard Mark Macon (strained shoulder) is on the injured list. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS - Reserve forward Chris Mullin (surgery for torn ligament in right little finger) will miss the remainder of the season. HOUSTON ROCKETS - Starting center Hakeem Olajuwon (tendinitis in knees) and reserve center Mark Bryant (sprained left ankle) missed Tuesday's game against Golden State. Reserve guard Sam Cassell (elbow surgery) is on the injured list and will be sidelined until the last week of the month. Starting guard Clyde Drexler (knee surgery) will miss the remainder of the regular season. Reserve forward Mario Elie (fractured right wrist) is on the injured list. INDIANA PACERS - Reserve forwards Duane Ferrell (strained right calf muscle), Fred Hoiberg (ankle) and Scott Haskins (ankle) are on the injured list. *Reserve forward Eddie Johnson (sprained left knee) missed Tuesday's game against Charlotte. *Starting forward Derrick McKey (sprained right wrist) started Tuesday's game. Reserve forward Eddie Johnson (knee) is doubtful for Wednesday's game against the Knicks. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS - Starting guard Brent Barry (sprained right big toe) missed Monday's game against Seattle. Reserve center Keith Tower (lower back strain) is on the injured list. Starting guard Brent Barry (sprained ankle) is questionable for Wednesday's game against Minnesota. LOS ANGELES LAKERS - Reserve guard/forward Magic Johnson (right calf) played Tuesday against Seattle. Reserve forward Fred Roberts (back spasms) and reserve guard Frankie King (knee) are on the injured list. MIAMI HEAT - Reserve guard Jeff Malone (knee) is on the injured list. Starting guard Sasha Danilovic (wrist) is expected to miss the remainder of the season. MILWAUKEE BUCKS - No significant injuries. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES - Starting guard Isaiah Rider (upper respiratory infection) played as a reserve in Tuesday's game against Portland. *Starting center Andrew Lang (torn left calf) missed Tuesday's game. *Starting guard Spud Webb (pulled left hamstring) missed Tuesday's game. Reserve guard Micheal Williams (planter fascia strain of left heel) will likely miss the rest of the season. Reserve guard Jerome Allen (knee) is on the injured list. Starting center Andrew Lang (torn left calf) is doubtful for Wednesday's game against the LA Clippers. *Starting guard Spud Webb (pulled left hamstring) is questionable. NEW JERSEY NETS - Reserve forward Tim Perry (right knee surgery) is on the injured list and is expected to be out until at least April. Starting guard Kendall Gill (broken hand) has been fitted with a new cast and could return at the end of the month. Starting guard Kevin Edwards (tendinitis in left knee) is eligible to be activated off the injured list. NEW YORK KNICKS - Reserve guard Hubert Davis (hyperextended knee) and reserve center Brad Lohaus (left foot) missed Saturday's game against Philadelphia. Reserve forward Anthony Tucker (strained lower back) is on the injured list. Starting forward Charles Oakley (surgery for fractured right thumb) is expected to be sidelined until at least the middle of the month. Reserve guard Hubert Davis (hyperextended knee) and reserve center Brad Lohaus (left foot) are questionable for Wednesday's game against Indiana. ORLANDO MAGIC - Starting guard Nick Anderson (left shoulder contusion) missed Tuesday's game against Detroit. Reserve guards Darrell Armstrong (tendinitis in right leg) and Brian Shaw (wrist) and reserve forward Kenny Gattison (neck) are on the injured list. Starting guard Nick Anderson (left shoulder contusion) is questionable for Wednesday's game against Boston. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS - Starting forward Derrick Coleman (tendon atop right foot) is on the injured list. Reserve forward Scott Williams (surgery for tendinitis in right knee) will miss the remainder of the season. PHOENIX SUNS - Reserve forward Danny Manning (sprained ankle) missed Sunday's game against Charlotte. Reserve forward Wayman Tisdale (bruised right shoulder) and reserve guard Terrence Rencher (ankle) are on the injured list. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS - Reserve guard Randolph Childress (dislocated shoulder) and reserve center Bill Curley (arthroscopic right knee surgery) are on the injured list. SACRAMENTO KINGS - Starting forward Billy Owens (right foot) missed Tuesday's game against Chicago. Reserve forward Byron Houston (bilateral achilles tendinitis) is on the injured list. Reserve guard Sarunas Marciulionis (torn right lateral quad) is out indefinitely. Starting forward Billy Owens (right foot) is doubtful for Wednesday's game against Milwaukee. SAN ANTONIO SPURS - Reserve guard Dell Demps (mid and lower back spasms) is on the injured list. SEATTLE SUPERSONICS - Reserve forward Vincent Askew (groin) is on the injured list. TORONTO RAPTORS - Starting center Sharone Wright (back) missed Monday's game against Denver. Starting guard Alvin Robertson (toe) is on the injured list. Reserve guard B.J. Tyler (knee) is on the injured list. Starting center Sharone Wright (back) is questionable for Wednesday's game against Charlotte. UTAH JAZZ - Reserve forward Jamie Watson (ankle surgery) is on the injured list. VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES - Reserve forward Jeff Turner (knee) is on the injured list. *Starting guard Greg Anthony (thumb) started Tuesday's game against New Jersey. WASHINGTON BULLETS - Starting guard Mark Price (broken bone in left foot) and starting forward Chris Webber (left shoulder) will miss the remainder of the season. Starting guard Robert Pack (bruised nerve in right foot) is on the injured list.
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NBA Longest Home Winning Streaks The following is a list of the longest home winning streaks in N-B-A history, from the start of a season, in one season and over two seasons. The Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic each are undefeated at home this season. The Bulls are threatening all three records; the Magic have broken all three: Most consecutive home wins, start of season =========================================== 33 -- ORLANDO MAGIC, 1995-96 33 -- CHICAGO BULLS, 1995-96 27 -- Washington Capitols, 1946-47 26 -- Portland Trail Blazers, 1977-78 23 -- Rochester Royals, 1949-50 Most consecutive home wins, one season ====================================== 33 -- ORLANDO MAGIC, 1995-96 33 -- CHICAGO BULLS, 1995-96 31 -- Boston Celtics, 1985-86 27 -- Washington Capitols, 1946-47 26 -- Portland Trail Blazers, 1977-78 Most consecutive home wins over two seasons =========================================== 40 -- ORLANDO MAGIC, March 21, 1995-present (7 games in 1994-95; 33 games in 1995-96) 40 -- CHICAGO BULLS, March 30, 1995-present (7 games in 1994-95; 33 games in 1995-96) 38 -- Boston Celtics, December 10, 1985-November 28, 1986 (31 games in 1985-86; 7 games in 1986-87) 36 -- Philadelphia 76ers, January 14, 1966-January 20, 1967 (14 games in 1965-66; 22 games in 1986-87) 34 -- Portland Trail Blazers, March 5, 1977-February 3, 1978 (8 games in 1976-77; 26 games in 1977-78) Below is the game-by-game listing for the current streaks of the Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic: CHICAGO BULLS ============= 1994-95 ------- GAME DATE OPPONENT SCORE HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUNDER ==== ==== ======== ===== =========== ============ 1 3/30 Boston 100-82 Jordan 23 Jordan 11 2 4/1 Philadelphia 91-84 Pippen 18 Pippen 10 3 4/7 Cleveland 97-88 Jordan 28 Pippen 08 4 4/11 Indiana 96-89 Jordan 25 Perdue 11 5 4/16 New York 111-90 Pippen 29 Perdue 10 6 4/20 Detroit 120-105 Pippen 20 Jordan 08 7 4/22 Charlotte 116-100 Kukoc 19 Pippen 07 1995-96 ------- GAME DATE OPPONENT SCORE HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUNDER ==== ==== ======== ===== =========== ============== 8 11/3 Charlotte 105-91 Jordan 42 Rodman 11 9 11/4 Boston 107-85 Pippen 21 Rodman 8 10 11/7 Toronto 117-108 Jordan 38 Rodman 13 11 11/11 Portland 110-106 Jordan 36 Pippen 9 12 11/15 Cleveland 113-94 Pippen 27 Caffey 8 13 11/17 New Jersey 109-94 Kukoc 19 Longley 8 14 12/6 New York 101-94 Pippen 22 Rodman 20 15 12/8 San Antonio 106-87 Jordan 28 Rodman 21 16 12/13 Orlando 112-103 Jordan 36 Rodman 19 17 12/16 LA Lakers 108-88 Pippen 33 Rodman 15 18 12/19 Dallas 114-101 Jordan 32 Rodman 13 19 12/22 Toronto 113-104 Jordan 27 Jordan 10 20 12/23 Utah 100-86 Jordan 30 Rodman 12 21 12/29 Indiana 120-93 Jordan 29 Rodman 16 22 12/30 Atlanta 95-93 Jordan 33 Rodman 21 23 1/3 Houston 100-86 Jordan 38 Rodman 15 24 1/6 Milwaukee 113-84 Jordan 32 Rodman 16 25 1/10 Seattle 113-87 Jordan 35 Jordan 14 26 1/16 Philadelphia 116-104 Jordan 32 Rodman 21 27 1/24 Vancouver 104-84 Pippen 30 Rodman 16 28 1/26 Miami 102-80 Jordan 25 Rodman 16 29 1/28 Phoenix 93-82 Jordan 31 Rodman 20 30 2/13 Washington 111-98 Jordan 32 Rodman 16 31 2/20 Cleveland 102-76 Harper 22 Rodman 15 32 2/25 Orlando 111-91 Kukoc 24 Rodman 17 33 2/27 Minnesota 120-99 Jordan 35 Rodman 24 34 3/2 Golden State 110-87 Pippen 25 Rodman 17 35 3/3 Boston 107-75 Jordan 21 Rodman 15 36 3/5 Milwaukee 115-106 Jordan 33 Rodman 9 37 3/7 Detroit 102-81 Jordan 53 Rodman 13 38 3/13 Washington 103-86 Jordan 37 Rodman 14 39 3/15 Denver 108-87 Jordan 33 Rodman 15 40 3/19 Sacramento 89-67 Jordan 20 Jordan 9 ORLANDO MAGIC ============= 1994-95 ------- GAME DATE OPPONENT SCORE HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUNDER ==== ==== ======== ===== =========== ============== 1 3/21 Phoenix 126-102 O'Neal 26 Grant 11 2 3/23 Charlotte 105-93 O'Neal 34 O'Neal 15 3 3/26 Golden State 132-98 Scott 32 O'Neal 12 4 4/5 Detroit 128-125 O'Neal 40 O'Neal 19 5 4/11 Cleveland 107-90 O'Neal 30 O'Neal 18 6 4/17 Washington 111-100 O'Neal 34 O'Neal 12 7 4/21 Indiana 110-86 Grant 20 O'Neal 13 1995-96 ------- GAME DATE OPPONENT SCORE HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUNDER ==== ==== ======== ===== =========== ============== 8 11/3 Cleveland 99-88 Hardaway 28 Grant 10 9 11/6 Washington 105-95 Grant 25 Grant 10 10 11/8 New Jersey 130-122(3OT) Hardaway 42 Anderson 15 11 11/11 Miami 94-93 Hardaway 33 Koncak 9 12 11/14 Chicago 94-88 Hardaway 36 Koncak 9 13 11/16 Indiana 89-80 Hardaway 30 Grant 15 14 11/20 Golden State 101-95 Hardaway 29 Koncak 10 15 11/22 Vancouver 95-93 Hardaway 37 Grant 11 16 11/27 Detroit 96-95 Anderson 31 Koncak 10 17 11/30 Dallas 110-96 Scott 29 Grant 13 18 12/8 Charlotte 105-95 Hardaway 28 Grant 7 19 12/15 Utah 111-99 Scott 26 Grant 11 20 12/20 Minnesota 107-100 Hardaway 32 Anderson 10 21 12/22 New York 111-90 O'Neal 28 O'Neal 12 22 12/25 Houston 92-90 O'Neal 22 O'Neal 18 23 12/29 LA Clippers 122-98 O'Neal 25 O'Neal 10 24 1/3 Toronto 121-110 Hardaway 34 O'Neal 8 25 1/5 Seattle 115-93 O'Neal 38 O'Neal 13 26 1/9 New Jersey 92-84 Scott 23 Anderson 12 27 1/12 Milwaukee 93-88 Scott 37 Anderson 06 28 1/23 Philadelphia 105-90 O'Neal 20 O'Neal 10 29 1/30 Boston 104-99 O'Neal 30 O'Neal 19 30 2/2 Atlanta 108-95 O'Neal 25 O'Neal 16 31 2/4 San Antonio 122-109 Anderson 33 Grant 15 32 2/6 Sacramento 112-102 Hardaway 24 Grant 8 33 2/13 Denver 121-93 O'Neal 30 O'Neal 12 34 2/16 Milwaukee 121-91 O'Neal 31 Grant 11 35 2/20 Philadelphia 123-104 O'Neal 24 O'Neal 13 36 2/28 Miami 116-112 O'Neal 31 O'Neal 14 37 3/2 Portland 115-89 O'Neal 41 O'Neal 17 38 3/8 Charlotte 117-112 (OT) O'Neal 36 Grant 12 39 3/10 Phoenix 122-106 O'Neal 25 Grant 11 40 3/19 Detroit 113-91 Grant 26 Bowie 10
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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. Alex English 25,613 8. Dominique Wilkins 25,389 9. Jerry West 25,192 10. x-Michael Jordan 24,060 11. Adrian Dantley 23,177 12. Elgin Baylor 23,149 13. x-Robert Parish 23,041 14. x-Karl Malone 22,900 15. Larry Bird 21,791 16. x-Hakeem Olajuwon 21,629 17. Hal Greer 21,586 18. Walt Bellamy 20,941 19. Bob Pettit 20,880 20. George Gervin 20,708 x-Active LEADING ACTIVE PLAYERS CLOSING IN --------------------------------- Charles Barkley 20,300 Clyde Drexler 19,676 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 14,500 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. Paul Silas 12,347 13. x-Buck Williams 12,353 14. Elgin Baylor 11,463 15. Dolph Schayes 11,256 16. Bill Bridges 11,054 17. x-Hakeem Olajuwon 10,949 18. Jack Sikma 10,816 19. Dave Cowens 10,444 20. Bill Laimbeer 10,400 x-ACTIVE LEADING ACTIVE PLAYERS CLOSING IN --------------------------------- Charles Barkley 10,181 Karl Malone 9,578 NBA All-Time Assist Leaders ASSISTS ------- 1. x-John Stockton 11,116 2. x-Magic Johnson 10,041 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. Larry Bird 5,695 13. x-Derek Harper 5,743 14. x-Terry Porter 5,652 15. x-Kevin Johnson 5,602 16. x-Muggsy Bogues 5,870 17. Rickey Green 5,221 18. Sleepy Floyd 5,074 x-ACTIVE NBA All-Time Steals Leaders STEALS ------ 1. x-John Stockton 2,338 2. Maurice Cheeks 2,310 3. x-Alvin Robertson 2,073 4. x-Michael Jordan 1,993 5. x-Clyde Drexler 1,947 6. Isiah Thomas 1,861 7. x-Derek Harper 1,717 8. x-Magic Johnson 1,706 9. x-Hakeem Olajuwon 1,681 10. Fat Lever 1,666 11. Gus Williams 1,638 12. Julius Erving 1,511 NBA All-Time Blocks Leaders BLOCKS ------ 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 2. x-Hakeem Olajuwon 3,164 3. Mark Eaton 3,064 4. Tree Rollins 2,542 5. x-Robert Parish 2,309 6. x-Patrick Ewing 2,282 7. Manute Bol 2,086 8. George Johnson 2,082 9. Larry Nance 2,027 10. X-David Robinson 1,952 x-ACTIVE
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NBA All-Time Winning Percentages The Chicago Bulls are 58-7 and on pace to shatter the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' all-time record of 69-13. To beat the record, Chicago will have to go 12-5 for the rest of the season. The following are the 10 best single-season winning percentages in NBA history: YEAR TEAM RECORD PCT. ==== ==== ====== ==== 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers 69-13 .841 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers 68-13 .840 1972-73 Boston Celtics 68-14 .829 1985-86 Boston Celtics 67-15 .817 1991-92 Chicago Bulls 67-15 .817 1946-47 Washington Capitols 49-11 .817 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks 66-16 .805 1949-50 Syracuse Nationals 51-13 .797 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers 65-17 .793 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers 65-17 .793 All-Time Winningest NBA Coaches (THROUGH TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH) COACH W-L PCT. ===== === ==== x-Lenny Wilkens 1,003-844 .543 Red Auerbach 938-479 .662 x-Dick Motta 913-954 .490 x-Bill Fitch 885-983 .474 Jack Ramsay 864-783 .525 Don Nelson 851-629 .575 X-Cotton Fitzsimmons 824-758 .520 Gene Shue 784-861 .477 x-Pat Riley 789-331 .704 John MacLeod 707-657 .518 x - Active
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Recite kad počnem da vas zamaram. ;)
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­=- Most consecutive home wins over two seasons ­=- =========================================== ­=- 40 -- ORLANDO MAGIC, March 21, 1995-present A zašto se ovde ne računaju utakmice iz play-offa? Koliko ja znam Orlando je u finalu prošle godine izgubio od Hjustona sa 4:0 a od toga dve kod kuće. Srleř
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­=- Recite kad počnem da vas zamaram. ;) Ma samo udri majstore, kome se ne sviđa nek lupi resign. Srleř
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>> Niko nije toliko lud: >> >> News from March 14. >> >> The NBA has lifted the Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf's (Den) suspensions as >> Abdul-Rauf has agreed to standing during the national anthem. Nikad se ne zna sa tim fanaticima. Moram da priznam da je djelovao prilično ozbiljno u onim izjavama. Ali eto, bila je to ipak samo jedna obmana i vješto skretanje pažnje na sebe, u trenucima kad u jednoj potpuno prosječnoj ekipi i sam polako postaje prosjek. >> So, Denver je i dalje u igri za play-off. :) Uz onakav pristup igri kakav su demonstrirali na utakmici protiv Detroita, mogu samo da sanjaju o playoff-u.
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>> Jordan prvi skakac u ekipi.E ovo je novost :)) >> A sta li rade Kukoc, Wennington, Longley na parketu. Sasvim normalna stvar u Chicagu, već godinama. Pogledaj malo statistike ekipa koje sam slao i primijetićeš da samo Rodman u prosjeku ima veći broj skokova od Jordana. Bez obzira na taj kuriozitet, Bullsi, priznaćeš, jako dobro funkcionišu. :)
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LAKERS SUSPEND AWOL CEBALLOS SEATTLE -- The Los Angeles Lakers will be without leading scorer Cedric Ceballos tonight when the team visits the Seattle SuperSonics in a Western Conference showdown. The Lakers suspended Ceballos indefinitely and without pay Thursday. He missed the team's plane to Seattle on Wednesday and was not present at Thursday morning's shootaround at the Key Arena. Ceballos has not been seen by Lakers officials since a 94-71 victory over Seattle at the Los Angeles Forum on Tuesday. He played just 12 minutes and had two points while shooting one for seven from the field. Ceballos, 26, is averaging 22.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He is in his second season with the Lakers after spending four years with the Phoenix Suns, where he captured the 1992 Slam Dunk competition with his blindfolded "hocus pocus" dunk.
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NEW JERSEY DEVILS OWNER REPORTEDLY OFFERS TO BUY NETS EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- John McMullen, the owner of the NHL's New Jersey Devils, reportedly offered $90 million to buy the fellow tenants of the Continental Arena, the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. The deal, which was reported Thursday by the New York Post, is the most seriously considered by Nets ownership in the last 15 years. According to the Post, a written offer was presented Friday by McMullen. The report stated Nets ownership was "enthusiastic" about the proposal and also stated if the deal went through then ownership would attempt to bring in Kentucky coach Rick Pitino to be the head coach and general manager. The general manager of the Devils, Lou Lamoriello, was athletic director at Providence College when Pitino was head basketball coach there. The pair have remained friends since and, in a certain scenario, Lamoriello would become president of the Nets and Devils. The report also speculated that McMullen could purchase the Nets with the intention of moving the team to Nashville, Tenn., a move that was rebuffed.
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BULLS BEAM UP SCOTTIE FOR SHOWDOWN WITH KNICKS CHICAGO -- Scottie Pippen, who was expected to miss up to two weeks with injuries to his right knee and his back, was in the lineup Thursday when the Chicago Bulls took the court to play the New York Knicks. Pippen photo Pippen Pippen worked out with the team Wednesday, and Bulls trainer Chip Schaefer said the forward made "significant progress regarding the injuries to his back, knee and ankle." The Bulls have won all five games that Pippen has missed so far, but the club was dealt an even more serious blow when volatile Dennis Rodman was hit with a six-game suspension for head-butting an official in New Jersey on Saturday. But Pippen said neither the Knicks nor Rodman played a part in his decision to come back early. In fact, Pippen wanted to play Tuesday during an 89-67 victory over Sacramento, but coach Phil Jackson decided to wait. "I was ready to come back and that was it," he said. "I wanted to come back the other night, but Phil felt it was a game that the team could handle." Michael Jordan has picked up the slack, leading the Bulls in scoring and rebounding the last three games, but Chicago might feel they need Pippen against the Knicks, who dealt the Bulls their worst loss of the season, 104-72, on March 10 in New York. Pippen add somes needed rebound strength. The Bulls have been out-rebounded in every game since Rodman was suspended.
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STACK SMACK: SIXER FINED, SUSPENDED NEW YORK -- The NBA on Thursday fined Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Jerry Stackhouse $7,500 and suspended him for two games without pay for punching Utah Jazz guard Jeff Hornacek in a game at Utah Wednesday night. Stackhouse was whistled for a flagrant foul against Hornacek, who was driving for a breakaway layup with 9:39 remaining in the third quarter of Utah's 107-84 victory. The two then exchanged words before Stackhouse grabbed Hornacek and delivered two solid punches. Both players were ejected from the game, resulting in an automatic $1,000 fine. Stackhouse was the third player in four days to be suspended by the NBA for on-court incidents. On Monday, Chicago's Dennis Rodman was suspended for six games and fined $20,000 for head-butting a referee, and Vancouver's Greg Anthony was suspended for one game and fined $5,000 on Wednesday for throwing a punch at New Jersey's Shawn Bradley. The Stackhouse-Hornacek incident occurred 2:21 into the third period. Stackhouse fouled Hornacek, who then turned to face the 76ers' rookie. Stackhouse grabbed for Hornacek's throat and face and then threw several punches that connected. Stackhouse contended that after fouling Hornacek, the Jazz guard "came back with an elbow at me, and then he walked up to me, and that was it." "I regret the whole situation; I was wrong, but it was just the heat of the moment," Stackhouse said. "I wish I could have it all back, but I can't." Stackhouse, who leads all rookies in scoring with 19 points a game, will miss games at the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday and Seattle on Saturday.
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WARRIORS' SEIKALY ON INJURED LIST WITH BUM THUMB OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors placed center Rony Seikaly on the injured list Thursday with a torn tendon in his left thumb. Seikaly suffered the injury in the second quarter of Tuesday night's game at Houston. Seikaly, an eight-year veteran currently in his second season with the Warriors, is averaging 12.1 points and 7.8 rebounds in 64 games this season.
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Cleveland (98) At Houston (85) Cleveland Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Mills F 38 7-14 3-3 0 4 4 5 5 3 1 17 Ferry F 35 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 7 2 1 1 5 Cage C 23 1-2 0-0 2 6 8 1 2 0 2 2 Majerle G 39 2-4 4-4 0 4 4 6 0 1 2 8 Brandon G 34 9-15 8-10 0 3 3 3 3 2 1 27 Phills 27 7-10 0-2 0 1 1 4 1 2 2 14 Hill 24 7-7 3-3 0 3 3 2 5 0 1 17 Sura 17 2-3 4-5 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 8 Johnson 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lang 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marshall 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Crotty Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 37-59 22-27 2 25 27 31 20 9 11 98 (.627) (.815) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 12(8 Pts) Houston Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Horry F 35 3-6 0-1 3 4 7 5 4 4 3 7 Brown F 24 2-4 4-4 2 4 6 2 0 0 1 8 Bryant C 30 2-7 3-4 1 2 3 0 3 1 3 7 Smith G 29 2-7 3-4 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 7 Mack G 34 6-12 0-0 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 13 Recasner 15 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 5 Jones 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Breaux 22 3-10 3-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 9 Moore 26 6-12 2-2 1 2 3 0 4 0 2 17 Booker 7 0-2 4-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 Chilcutt 11 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 Olajuwon Dnp - Tendinitis Both Knees Totals 240 29-66 19-22 9 19 28 22 20 7 15 85 (.439) (.864) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 16(21 Pts) Cleveland 26 28 16 28 - 98 Houston 22 23 16 24 - 85 Blocked Shots: Cleveland - Majerle. Houston - Horry. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Cleveland 2-10 (.200), Mills 0-3, Ferry 1-2, Majerle 0-2, Brandon 1-2, Phills 0-1. Houston 8-18 (.444), Horry 1-4, Mack 1-2, Recasner 1-1, Breaux 0-2, Moore 3-5, Booker 0-1, Chilcutt 2-3. Technicals: None. Officials: Mark Wunderlich, Scott Foster, Jack Nies. A - 16,285. T - 2:04.
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Cleveland 98, Houston 85 HOUSTON -- Terrell Brandon scored 27 points and Tyrone Hill ignited runs in the second and fourth quarters to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-85 victory over the injury-riddled Houston Rockets on Thursday. Hill and Chris Mills each finished with 17 points for the Cavaliers, who have won three in a row and five of their past seven games to move within one-half game of New York for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers shot 63 percent (37 for 59) from the field and limited the Rockets to 44 percent (29 for 66). Houston played its second consecutive game without superstar center Hakeem Olajuwon, who has tendinitis in both knees. The Rockets continue to play without All-Star Clyde Drexler and key contributors Sam Cassell and Mario Elie. "We're in a close race. "We didn't take them lightly at all," Brandon said of the Rockets. "We knew they had guys out, but we saw what they did the other night against Golden State. Coach made sure we stayed focused." On Tuesday, Houston's first game without Olajuwon, the Rockets went to overtime with Golden State before losing 105-102. Power forward Mark Bryant, who started in Olajuwon's place against Cleveland, also missed the Golden State game because of an ankle injury. Cleveland, which held its eighth consecutive opponent to 91 points or less, snapped a five-game losing streak against the Rockets, winning in Houston for the first time since Jan. 28, 1988. "Guys who hate to lose -- they hurt when they lose -- we have a few guys like that and they've taught some others," Cleveland coach Mike Fratello said Thursday. "Our ball movement was good and our shot selection was good. With Olajuwon in there, things would have been different." "Well, I guess you can only tread water for so long and we had a team come in here that played a really great basketball game," Rockets coach Rud Tomjanovich said. "They've got to be one of the smartest teams in the league. Everything we tried, they countered. They just had an answer. "This was just one of those days where you have to look at the big picture and try to stay positive." Tracy Moore had 17 points and Sam Mack added 13 for Houston, which dropped its third game in a row. With the score tied 31-31 early in the second quarter, Cleveland went on a 9-2 run to take a 40-33 lead with seven minutes left in the quarter. Hill had five points and Bobby Phills added four in the surge. "We were hoping Hakeem would play," Hill said. "We were keyed up, that's maybe why we came out so strong. We feel good right now going down the stretch run. Everybody's clicking, we don't want to have a collapse down the stretch like last year." Cleveland built is advantage to 54-45 at intermission and maintained a nine-point edge after three quarters. The Rockets pulled within 74-66 with 10:15 left, but the Cavs scored the next nine points to seal the victory. A short jumper by Hill and a three-point play by Mills made it 79-66. Hill followed with a dunk and Phills nailed a jumper, opening a 83-66 lead with 6:10 remaining. Phills had 14 points for the Cavaliers. Each Cleveland player connected on at least 50 percent of his shots from the floor.
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Denver (89) At New Jersey (97) Denver Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === L Ellis F 40 5-14 2-4 1 6 7 1 5 0 3 12 Mcdyess F 38 9-17 2-2 5 7 12 0 3 0 3 20 Mutombo C 35 6-12 2-2 4 6 10 0 6 0 1 14 Stith G 35 2-9 2-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 Rose G 33 3-10 3-4 2 3 5 7 4 0 2 9 Abdul-Rauf 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 D Ellis 25 6-11 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 15 Hammonds 13 2-4 2-2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 Overton 13 2-4 2-3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 7 Williams 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Fish Dnp - Coach'S Decision Maclean Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 35-82 15-19 14 29 43 14 21 2 10 89 (.427) (.789) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 12(13 Pts) New Jersey Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Brown F 41 5-10 4-4 2 4 6 0 3 1 1 14 A Gilliam F 38 9-16 7-7 3 5 8 3 1 0 0 25 Bradley C 37 4-15 4-4 4 8 12 1 3 0 0 12 Obannon G 18 2-8 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Childs G 38 5-11 9-13 1 8 9 11 2 2 3 21 Williams 17 4-9 5-8 5 4 9 1 0 0 0 13 Fleming 21 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 Reeves 23 3-6 0-0 1 1 2 3 4 0 3 6 Dare 7 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 Graham Dnp - Coach'S Decision Mahorn Dnp - Coach'S Decision Werdann Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 33-79 29-36 17 33 50 20 18 4 9 97 (.418) (.806) Team Rebs: 4 Total To: 9(11 Pts) Denver 21 18 30 20 - 89 New Jersey 27 26 18 26 - 97 Blocked Shots: Denver - Mutombo 8, L Ellis, Mcdyess. New Jersey - Bradley 3, Brown 3, A Gilliam 2. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Denver 4-10 (.400), L Ellis 0-2, Stith 0-3, Rose 0-1, D Ellis 3-3, Overton 1-1. New Jersey 2-5 (.400), Childs 2-4, Reeves 0-1. Technicals: Denver - Hammonds. Officials: Ron Garretson, Derrick Stafford, Mike Callahan. A - 15,467. T - 2:09.
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KENNY WHO? CHILDS LEADS NETS PAST NUGGETS EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Point guard Chris Childs just missed a triple double with 21 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds as the New Jersey Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets 97-89 on Thursday, sweeping the season series for the first time. "I got the rebounds because they're a team that shoots a lot of 3-pointers, so there are going to be a lot of long rebpunds," Childs said. "It is my responsibility to get them. I just try to go out there and get everything. I don't just focus on one aspect of the game." Childs took over as the starting point guard when New Jersey traded Kenny Anderson to Charlotte on Jan. 19. Armon Gilliam scored 25 points Thursday as the Nets won consecutive games for the first time since their season-high five-game winning streak from Feb. 13 to Feb. 21. New Jersey is in 11th-place in the Eastern Conference, 6Ż games from the eighth and final playoff spot. Antonio McDyess had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Dale Ellis scored 15 points as the Nuggets, who have lost nine of their past 10 road games and four of their past six overall. "I think that we played decent in the third quarter and in the beginning of the fourth, but we couldn't find the basket down the stretch," said Denver center Dikembe Mutombo, who had 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks. "We didn't have enough left to finish it." Denver is 1Ż games behind Golden State for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Nuggets have lost their last three games against the Nets and six in a row at New Jersey. Denver guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf played only six minutes before leaving early in the second quarter with a contusion on his left foot. "My foot is sore," Abdul-Rauf said. "It's hard to say how much time I will be out. I didn't hurt it on any specific play. It's been sore the last few days and it got worse tonight." Dale Ellis made a 3-pointer with 9:09 left in the fourth quarter to give the Nuggets their first lead, 78-75. Gilliam then made consecutive field goals and P.J. Brown's layup capped a 14-5 burst and gave the Nets an 89-83 advantage with 3:24 remaining. Brown finished with 14 points and Shawn Bradley had 12 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Bradley has shown remarkable improvement since the Nets acquired him in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. "I definitely think that the biggest thing is the change of teams," Bradley said. "I guess I'm just learning the game. I'm getting some confidence and I really developed my game. The team and organization have made the difference." Ellis made a 12-footer as the Nuggets closed within 92-88 with 1:43 to go, but Gilliam answered with a three-point play. Childs scored seven of his points, including a free throw that capped a 13-4 run and gave the Nets a 48-33 lead with 2:01 left in the second quarter. Bradley's eight-footer gave New Jersey its biggest lead of the game, 61-43 with 9:30 remaining in the third. Denver scored the last five points of the third, capped by Dale Ellis' 3-pointer to close within, 71-69.
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Golden State (96) At Phoenix (104) Golden State Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Kersey F 23 3-9 5-7 5 3 8 1 5 1 0 11 Smith F 36 5-12 2-2 4 4 8 1 6 1 2 12 Willis C 45 10-21 1-2 6 10 16 3 4 1 2 21 Sprewell G 45 5-15 7-8 3 2 5 3 3 1 6 21 Armstrong G 38 9-19 5-5 2 1 3 5 4 1 1 25 Marshall 10 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 Coles 25 0-6 2-2 0 1 1 1 5 3 0 2 Declercq 9 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Rozier 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Barry 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Churchwell Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 34-93 22-26 21 24 45 14 29 9 14 96 (.366) (.846) Team Rebs: 13 Total To: 15(20 Pts) Phoenix Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Bennett F 4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 Barkley F 32 9-17 4-7 4 5 9 3 2 1 4 22 Williams C 41 4-8 2-2 2 7 9 1 3 1 1 10 Finley G 41 4-12 2-2 3 4 7 3 2 1 3 10 Johnson G 32 7-13 3-3 1 3 4 15 0 1 2 17 Manning 27 9-17 3-4 3 0 3 4 5 2 2 21 Perry 16 3-7 5-7 1 2 3 6 1 3 2 12 Green 22 1-3 0-0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 W Person 17 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 Kleine 7 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 4 Coker 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carr Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 41-86 21-27 14 31 45 33 18 10 16 104 (.477) (.778) Team Rebs: 11 Total To: 18(21 Pts) Golden State 25 11 35 25 - 96 Phoenix 29 32 23 20 - 104 Blocked Shots: Golden State - Smith 6, Willis 3, Kersey 2, Sprewell, Coles. Phoenix - Williams 9, Barkley, Manning, Green, W Person. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Golden State 6-17 (.353), Sprewell 4-6, Armstrong 2-6, Marshall 0-1, Coles 0-2, Declercq 0-1, Barry 0-1. Phoenix 1-5 (.200), Barkley 0-1, Finley 0-1, Perry 1-2, W Person 0-1. Technicals: Golden State - Coles, Kersey, Phoenix - Johnson. Officials: Ron Olesiak, Joe Forte, Monty Mccutchen. A - 19,023. T - 2:13.
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SUNS BUILD BIG LEAD, THEN HOLD ON TO EDGE WARRIORS PHOENIX -- Charles Barkley scored 22 points Thursday night and Danny Manning had 21 as the Phoenix Suns dominated the second quarter and held on for a 104-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors in the first game of a home-and-home series. Kevin Johnson had 17 points and 15 assists and John "Hot Rod" Williams contributed 10 points, nine rebounds and nine blocked shots for the Suns, who have won 21 of their past 23 home games against the Warriors. "Most of the time when we win I'm happy, but I'm not happy tonight," Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons said. "I really liked the way we played about five minutes into the first quarter. We really picked it up and kept going into the second quarter. "I've been in the NBA long enough to know a game is never over," Fitzsimmons said. "Thank goodness for John Williams. What a job he did tonight." "We came out flat in the second half. We didn't warm up right and took the game for granted," Williams said. "We've done that several times this year. I guess we think the game is over once we get a lead. But I feel like we should learn our lesson." B.J. Armstrong scored 25 points and Kevin Willis had 21 points and 16 rebounds for Golden State, which has lost six of its past eight games. The loss dropped the Warriors into ninth place in the Western Conference,one-half game behind Sacramento. "The second quarter really hurt us in a big way," Warriors coach Rick Adelman said. "We started making runs and we just got too impatient. Our guys showed some character in the second half but it takes a lot of energy to come back after you fall into such an abyss." The Warriors raced out to a 21-10 lead but the Suns ended the first quarter on a 19-4 run, taking a 29-25 lead after one quarter. Barkley scored nine points in the quarter and Johnson had six. Phoenix opened the second quarter with a 30-7 run for a 59-32 advantage with 82 seconds left in the first half, before settling for a 61-36 cushion at intermission. Golden State hit just one of its first 15 shots in the quarter and ended up hitting only 18 percent (four for 22) in the stanza. The Suns outscored the Warriors 32-11 in the quarter, holding Golden State pointless for a 3:08 span. The 36 first-half points represents a season-low for the Warriors. Golden State got as close as 80-69 with 3:02 left in the third quarter, but trailed 84-71 after three. With the score 84-71, Willis scored four points and Latrell Sprewell hit a 3-pointer during a 9-0 run, pulling the Warriors within 84-80 with 9:17 to play. But the Suns scored eight of the next 10 points for a 92-82 edge with 6:25 to go before Golden State scored six unanswered points to make it 92-88 with 4:47 left. "As a team we had a real bad letdown. We had too many turnovers, we didn't defend. It was a combination of things," Sprewell said. "The second half, I don't think we did anything different. We just got some open looks and started hitting them." The Warriors got as close as 98-94 with 58 seconds left on a jumper by Sprewell but the Suns scored the next six points to seal the victory. "It was a frustrating game," Barkley said. "We played a great first half, bad second half and a strong finish. It was not a lot of fun to play. We haven't clicked all year. It was a disappointing game, to blow a big lead like that." The Phoenix bench, led by Manning's 21, outscored Golden State's 45-6.
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La Lakers (93) At Seattle (104) La Lakers Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Campbell F 37 5-10 2-2 1 3 4 1 5 1 6 12 Johnson F 39 7-18 2-4 3 4 7 3 4 0 3 17 Divac C 39 6-11 9-10 4 5 9 4 2 2 4 21 Jones G 28 2-4 1-2 0 2 2 0 5 1 2 7 Van Exel G 38 8-17 6-8 0 3 3 2 3 1 1 26 Peeler 23 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 1 2 6 Threatt 11 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Strong 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Lynch 11 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 Blount 9 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Ceballos Dnp - Suspended By Team Miller Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 32-69 20-26 10 21 31 16 25 6 20 93 (.464) (.769) Team Rebs: 10 Total To: 20(29 Pts) Seattle Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Kemp F 40 6-15 6-7 4 7 11 2 4 1 4 18 D Schrempf F 39 5-13 6-6 2 6 8 3 4 0 3 16 Johnson C 16 0-2 0-0 2 2 4 1 3 2 1 0 Hawkins G 37 6-10 5-6 4 1 5 0 0 3 2 20 Payton G 46 5-15 10-10 2 2 4 7 0 5 2 20 Perkins 29 7-13 4-4 1 2 3 1 3 1 0 20 Mcmillan 17 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 Brickowski 11 1-4 2-2 3 2 5 0 6 1 0 5 Wingate 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ford Dnp - Coach'S Decision S Scheffler Dnp - Coach'S Decision Snow Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 32-76 33-35 19 24 43 15 21 15 14 104 (.421) (.943) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 14(12 Pts) La Lakers 25 21 23 24 - 93 Seattle 26 33 23 22 - 104 Blocked Shots: La Lakers - Divac 3, Campbell 2, Jones, Threatt, Blount. Seattle - Johnson 2, Perkins 2. 3-Pt. Field Goals: La Lakers 9-21 (.429), Campbell 0-1, Johnson 1-3, Jones 2-2, Van Exel 4-11, Peeler 2-4. Seattle 7-16 (.438), D Schrempf 0-3, Hawkins 3-5, Payton 0-2, Perkins 2-4, Brickowski 1-1, Wingate 1-1. Technicals: Seattle - D Schrempf, Illegal Defense 2. Officials: Bill Oakes, Joe Derosa, Sean Corbin. A - 17,072. T - 2:14.
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Seattle 104, LA Lakers 93 Sam Perkins scored 11 of his 20 points in the second quarter as the Seattle SuperSonics raced to a 13-point halftime lead and held off the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers with a 104-93 victory. Hersey Hawkins and Gary Payton each scored 20 points and Shawn Kemp had 18 and 11 rebounds for Seattle, which won for the 22nd time in 25 games and increased its lead over the San Antonio Spurs to 3 1/2 games in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference. Nick Van Exel scored 26 points, Vlade Divac added 21 and Magic Johnson -- in his first start -- added 17 for the Lakers, who lost for just the seventh time in 31 games. Los Angeles played without leading scorer Cedric Ceballos, who was suspended by the team for missing the team flight and the morning shootaround. After Van Exel made a three-pointer to pull the Lakers within 32-30, Perkins hit a nine-footer and David Wingate made a three-pointer to ignite a 27-16 run. Perkins added seven more points in the burst as the SuperSonics built a 59-46 advantage entering the half. Payton and Kemp combined for 11 points in the third quarter as the SuperSonics took an 82-69 lead entering the fourth. Seattle took an 88-73 lead on Perkins' basket three minutes into the fourth before Van Exel sparked a late Lakers' run with 11 points in the final period. The Lakers went on a 15-5 burst as Divac's layin pulled Los Angeles within 93-88 with 2:19 remaining. Detlef Schrempf hit a turnaround and Hawkins put back a missed shot to give Seattle a 97-88 advantage with 1:45 to go. Van Exel drilled a three-pointer to close the Lakers to 97-91, but Kemp sank three free throws to seal the game with 44 seconds left. Schrempf added 16 points and eight rebounds for Seattle, which shot 42 per cent (32-of-76) from the field but held a 43-31 rebounding edge and made 33-of-35 free throws in improving to 30-3 at home. Seattle beat the Lakers for just the fourth time in 13 meetings and outscored the Lakers by a 14-0 margin on the fastbreak. Johnson had seven rebounds in a season-high 39 minutes and Elden Campbell scored 12 points for Los Angeles, which shot 46 per cent (32-of-69) and committed 20 turnovers that led to 29 points for the Sonics. The Lakers lost on road for just the second time in 13 games.
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New York (86) At Chicago (107) New York Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Reid F 27 3-7 4-4 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 10 Mason F 32 2-11 2-4 3 4 7 3 4 1 1 6 Ewing C 36 9-19 2-4 1 7 8 1 4 1 2 20 Harper G 33 4-9 3-6 0 4 4 2 1 1 3 13 Starks G 34 3-14 1-2 1 1 2 5 4 2 1 8 Anderson 26 2-6 5-5 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 10 Williams 11 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 Ward 19 4-7 0-0 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 10 Grant 6 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 Grandison 12 2-5 3-4 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 7 Lohaus 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Davis Dnp - Hyperextended Left Knee Totals 240 30-85 20-29 9 24 33 21 25 9 9 86 (.353) (.690) Team Rebs: 12 Total To: 9(10 Pts) Chicago Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Pippen F 26 2-4 2-2 2 4 6 3 4 2 3 6 Kukoc F 35 5-11 1-2 0 10 10 5 1 0 2 12 Longley C 15 2-9 0-0 4 1 5 1 3 0 2 4 Harper G 23 2-3 1-4 0 6 6 2 2 0 1 5 Jordan G 37 14-24 7-7 0 11 11 5 3 1 1 36 Wennington 21 4-4 2-2 1 2 3 0 5 0 1 10 Simpkins 22 1-3 6-8 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 8 Kerr 32 3-7 2-2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 10 Buechler 6 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 Brown 7 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Salley 16 4-7 4-6 2 6 8 3 3 0 2 12 Totals 240 38-74 27-35 12 45 57 22 27 5 15 107 (.514) (.771) Team Rebs: 6 Total To: 17(24 Pts) New York 25 16 19 26 - 86 Chicago 29 32 18 28 - 107 Blocked Shots: New York - Ewing. Chicago - Salley 2, Longley 2, Wennington, Simpkins. 3-Pt. Field Goals: New York 6-20 (.300), Ewing 0-1, Harper 2-5, Starks 1-7, Anderson 1-2, Ward 2-4, Grant 0-1. Chicago 4-15 (.267), Pippen 0-1, Kukoc 1-6, Harper 0-1, Jordan 1-4, Kerr 2-3. Technicals: New York - Harper, Chicago - Pippen, Illegal Defense. Officials: Tony Brothers, Ed F Rush, Bennett Salvatore. A - 23,802. T - 2:07.
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BULLS 10 AWAY FROM 70 WINS AFTER BLASTING KNICKS CHICAGO -- Michael Jordan scored 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to their 60th victory of the season, a 107-86 rout of the New York Knicks on Thursday night. Chicago took control of the game with a 20-1 run to end the first half. All-Star forward Scottie Pippen returned to the Bulls lineup after missing five games with a sore lower back and tendinitis of the left knee. He played 26 minutes and had six points and six rebounds. The Bulls are an astounding 60-7 and need to win just 10 of their final 15 regular-games to set the NBA record for victories in a single season. The Bulls avenged their worse loss of the season, a 104-72 rout by the New York Knicks on March 10. "I had in my mind tonight that we were going to win this game," Jordan said Thursday. "I was going to do everything I could to make sure we did. Our guys played really good, especially outrebounding them." "Tonight, we got a great defensive effort from our team and Michael refused to lose this game," Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. "I could tell all day by the way Michael was carrying himself at practice that he wanted to send a message to New York, telling them that what happened there in the last game against them was not going to happen again." The Bulls held a 57-33 rebounding advantage. Besides Jordan's 11, Toni Kukoc grabbed 10 boards and John Salley had eight. The Bulls also took the lead from the Orlando Magic in the race for the best homecourt winning streaks in NBA history. Chicago is 34-0 at home this season and Orlando is 33-0 at home. The previous record for a homecourt winning streak at the start of a season was 27 games by the 1946-47 Washington Capitols. Chicago's overall home winning streak is at 41 consecutive games, dating back to last season. Their last regular-season loss in Chicago was 106-99 against Orlando on March 24, 1995, 362 days ago. Orlando's current home winning streak is 40 games. The previous record-holder was Boston, which won 38 in a row from Dec. 10, 1985, to Nov. 28, 1986. Jordan and Salley scored six points apiece during a 17-0 run which opened a 58-40 lead for the Bulls in the second half. By the end of the half, the Bulls had compiled a 20-1 run. "They just blew us out in that one sequence of the second quarter. That 17-0 run broke our back," New York center Patrick Ewing said. "We tried to fight back, but it was too big of a lead." The loss snapped New York's four-game winning streak under new coach Jeff Van Gudy. Ewing led the Knicks with 20 points. "They just outplayed us tonight," Van Gundy said. "They outrebounded us, outhustled us. They played an outstanding game." A dunk by Jordan with 10:18 left in the third quarter increased Chicago's lead to 65-44. Chicago held a 79-60 advantage after three quarters. The Bulls led by as many as 30 points, 102-72 with 3:55 left. Salley and Kukoc had 12 points apiece for Chicago. Derek Harper scored 13 points for the Knicks.
nba.164 vpoznanovic,
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1995/96 (Thursday, March 21 - 133 days, 955 games) WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Seattle Supersonics 66 51 15 30 3 21 12 103.9 96.6 77.3 - W 1 Los Angeles Lakers 65 41 24 25 10 16 14 102.9 99.1 63.1 9.5 L 1 Phoenix Suns 66 33 33 18 15 15 18 104.3 104.3 50.0 18.0 W 1 Portland Trail Blazers 66 32 34 20 14 12 20 99.8 98.6 48.5 19.0 W 6 Sacramento Kings 65 29 36 18 13 11 23 100.0 103.1 44.6 21.5 W 1 Golden State Warriors 68 30 38 19 13 11 25 102.7 104.0 44.1 22.0 L 1 Los Angeles Clippers 66 24 42 15 19 9 23 100.0 103.7 36.4 27.0 W 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str San Antonio Spurs 65 47 18 27 6 20 12 104.3 97.3 72.3 - W11 Utah Jazz 66 46 20 27 4 19 16 103.8 97.2 69.7 1.5 W 2 Houston Rockets 67 42 25 22 10 20 15 102.3 99.5 62.7 6.0 L 3 Denver Nuggets 66 28 38 19 13 9 25 98.2 101.2 42.4 19.5 L 1 Dallas Mavericks 66 21 45 13 19 8 26 103.2 107.7 31.8 26.5 L 8 Minnesota Timberwolves 66 21 45 15 19 6 26 97.4 103.3 31.8 26.5 L 2 Vancouver Grizzlies 64 11 53 8 25 3 28 89.9 100.2 17.2 35.5 L16 EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Orlando Magic 68 51 17 33 0 18 17 104.4 99.0 75.0 - W 4 New York Knicks 65 38 27 23 11 15 16 97.3 95.2 58.5 11.5 L 1 Miami Heat 66 33 33 22 12 11 21 95.0 94.1 50.0 17.0 W 2 Washington Bullets 66 30 36 20 12 10 24 102.2 101.0 45.5 20.0 L 1 New Jersey Nets 66 27 39 18 14 9 25 94.2 97.0 40.9 23.0 W 2 Boston Celtics 66 25 41 15 19 10 22 103.4 107.4 37.9 25.0 L 1 Philadelphia 76ers 66 13 53 8 25 5 28 95.6 105.2 19.7 37.0 L 5 EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Chicago Bulls 67 60 7 34 0 26 7 105.3 93.7 89.6 - W 6 Indiana Pacers 66 40 26 24 7 16 19 99.6 96.5 60.6 19.5 L 2 Cleveland Cavaliers 66 38 28 22 12 16 16 91.5 88.7 57.6 21.5 W 3 Detroit Pistons 66 37 29 23 10 14 19 95.4 93.3 56.1 22.5 L 2 Atlanta Hawks 65 36 29 22 11 14 18 98.0 97.2 55.4 23.0 W 1 Charlotte Hornets 65 33 32 24 11 9 21 103.7 103.3 50.8 26.0 L 1 Milwaukee Bucks 65 21 44 12 21 9 23 95.6 101.0 32.3 38.0 L 9 Toronto Raptors 65 17 48 12 19 5 29 96.9 102.9 26.2 42.0 W 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Seattle Supersonics 66 51 15 30 3 21 12 103.9 96.6 77.3 - W 1 * 2. San Antonio Spurs 65 47 18 27 6 20 12 104.3 97.3 72.3 3.5 W11 * 3. Utah Jazz 66 46 20 27 4 19 16 103.8 97.2 69.7 5.0 W 2 * 4. Los Angeles Lakers 65 41 24 25 10 16 14 102.9 99.1 63.1 9.5 L 1 5. Houston Rockets 67 42 25 22 10 20 15 102.3 99.5 62.7 9.5 L 3 6. Phoenix Suns 66 33 33 18 15 15 18 104.3 104.3 50.0 18.0 W 1 7. Portland Trail Blazers 66 32 34 20 14 12 20 99.8 98.6 48.5 19.0 W 6 8. Sacramento Kings 65 29 36 18 13 11 23 100.0 103.1 44.6 21.5 W 1 9. Golden State Warriors 68 30 38 19 13 11 25 102.7 104.0 44.1 22.0 L 1 10. Denver Nuggets 66 28 38 19 13 9 25 98.2 101.2 42.4 23.0 L 1 11. Los Angeles Clippers 66 24 42 15 19 9 23 100.0 103.7 36.4 27.0 W 1 12. Dallas Mavericks 66 21 45 13 19 8 26 103.2 107.7 31.8 30.0 L 8 13. Minnesota Timberwolves 66 21 45 15 19 6 26 97.4 103.3 31.8 30.0 L 2 14. Vancouver Grizzlies 64 11 53 8 25 3 28 89.9 100.2 17.2 39.0 L16 EASTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 67 60 7 34 0 26 7 105.3 93.7 89.6 - W 6 * 2. Orlando Magic 68 51 17 33 0 18 17 104.4 99.0 75.0 9.5 W 4 * 3. Indiana Pacers 66 40 26 24 7 16 19 99.6 96.5 60.6 19.5 L 2 4. New York Knicks 65 38 27 23 11 15 16 97.3 95.2 58.5 21.0 L 1 5. Cleveland Cavaliers 66 38 28 22 12 16 16 91.5 88.7 57.6 21.5 W 3 6. Detroit Pistons 66 37 29 23 10 14 19 95.4 93.3 56.1 22.5 L 2 7. Atlanta Hawks 65 36 29 22 11 14 18 98.0 97.2 55.4 23.0 W 1 8. Charlotte Hornets 65 33 32 24 11 9 21 103.7 103.3 50.8 26.0 L 1 9. Miami Heat 66 33 33 22 12 11 21 95.0 94.1 50.0 26.5 W 2 10. Washington Bullets 66 30 36 20 12 10 24 102.2 101.0 45.5 29.5 L 1 11. New Jersey Nets 66 27 39 18 14 9 25 94.2 97.0 40.9 32.5 W 2 12. Boston Celtics 66 25 41 15 19 10 22 103.4 107.4 37.9 34.5 L 1 13. Milwaukee Bucks 65 21 44 12 21 9 23 95.6 101.0 32.3 38.0 L 9 14. Toronto Raptors 65 17 48 12 19 5 29 96.9 102.9 26.2 42.0 W 1 15. Philadelphia 76ers 66 13 53 8 25 5 28 95.6 105.2 19.7 46.5 L 5 IF THE PLAYOFFS START NOW... WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle Supersonics Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz Phoenix Suns EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Bulls Charlotte Hornets New York Knicks Cleveland Cavaliers Orlando Magic Atlanta Hawks Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons TOTAL STANDINGS # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 67 60 7 34 0 26 7 105.3 93.7 89.6 - W 6 2. Seattle Supersonics 66 51 15 30 3 21 12 103.9 96.6 77.3 8.5 W 1 3. Orlando Magic 68 51 17 33 0 18 17 104.4 99.0 75.0 9.5 W 4 4. San Antonio Spurs 65 47 18 27 6 20 12 104.3 97.3 72.3 12.0 W11 5. Utah Jazz 66 46 20 27 4 19 16 103.8 97.2 69.7 13.5 W 2 6. Los Angeles Lakers 65 41 24 25 10 16 14 102.9 99.1 63.1 18.0 L 1 7. Houston Rockets 67 42 25 22 10 20 15 102.3 99.5 62.7 18.0 L 3 8. Indiana Pacers 66 40 26 24 7 16 19 99.6 96.5 60.6 19.5 L 2 9. New York Knicks 65 38 27 23 11 15 16 97.3 95.2 58.5 21.0 L 1 10. Cleveland Cavaliers 66 38 28 22 12 16 16 91.5 88.7 57.6 21.5 W 3 11. Detroit Pistons 66 37 29 23 10 14 19 95.4 93.3 56.1 22.5 L 2 12. Atlanta Hawks 65 36 29 22 11 14 18 98.0 97.2 55.4 23.0 W 1 13. Charlotte Hornets 65 33 32 24 11 9 21 103.7 103.3 50.8 26.0 L 1 14. Miami Heat 66 33 33 22 12 11 21 95.0 94.1 50.0 26.5 W 2 15. Phoenix Suns 66 33 33 18 15 15 18 104.3 104.3 50.0 26.5 W 1 16. Portland Trail Blazers 66 32 34 20 14 12 20 99.8 98.6 48.5 27.5 W 6 17. Washington Bullets 66 30 36 20 12 10 24 102.2 101.0 45.5 29.5 L 1 18. Sacramento Kings 65 29 36 18 13 11 23 100.0 103.1 44.6 30.0 W 1 19. Golden State Warriors 68 30 38 19 13 11 25 102.7 104.0 44.1 30.5 L 1 20. Denver Nuggets 66 28 38 19 13 9 25 98.2 101.2 42.4 31.5 L 1 21. New Jersey Nets 66 27 39 18 14 9 25 94.2 97.0 40.9 32.5 W 2 22. Boston Celtics 66 25 41 15 19 10 22 103.4 107.4 37.9 34.5 L 1 23. Los Angeles Clippers 66 24 42 15 19 9 23 100.0 103.7 36.4 35.5 W 1 24. Milwaukee Bucks 65 21 44 12 21 9 23 95.6 101.0 32.3 38.0 L 9 25. Dallas Mavericks 66 21 45 13 19 8 26 103.2 107.7 31.8 38.5 L 8 26. Minnesota Timberwolves 66 21 45 15 19 6 26 97.4 103.3 31.8 38.5 L 2 27. Toronto Raptors 65 17 48 12 19 5 29 96.9 102.9 26.2 42.0 W 1 28. Philadelphia 76ers 66 13 53 8 25 5 28 95.6 105.2 19.7 46.5 L 5 29. Vancouver Grizzlies 64 11 53 8 25 3 28 89.9 100.2 17.2 47.5 L16 -------- 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.165 junior, -> #137, vpoznanovic
> NBA Top Individual Performances > Michael Jordan, CHI vs. Detroit 53 03-07-96 Čekajte, zar nije Rik Smits, na početku sezone postigao 64 poena? Zar se to zaboravilo??
nba.166 junior, -> #144, vpoznanovic
> Recite kad počnem da vas zamaram. ;) Cepaaaaj :)
nba.167 junior, -> #147, vpoznanovic
>>> So, Denver je i dalje u igri za play-off. :) > Uz onakav pristup igri kakav su demonstrirali na utakmici > protiv Detroita, mogu samo da sanjaju o playoff-u. Tvoja procena - na zapadu ... ko ulazi u play-off? Portland je praktično sad siguran učesnik, kao i Phoenix, a za 8. mesto bore se Sacramento (to, to ;), Golden State i Denver. U principu, tipujem na Golden State, pošto stvarno ima najbolju ekipu od ovih, ali mi nikako nije jasno zašto tako loše igraju. Isto pitanje za istok - za 8. mesto bore se Šarlot i Majami. A i Atlanta se mnogo srozala. Ima samo 2 pobede više od Šarlota ... Biće ovo foto-finiš :) jr.
nba.168 schef, -> #164, vpoznanovic
3. Utah Jazz 66 46 20 27 4 19 16 103.8 97.2 69.7 5.0 W 2 * 4. Los Angeles Lakers 65 41 24 25 10 16 14 102.9 99.1 63.1 9.5 L 1 5. Houston Rockets 67 42 25 22 10 20 15 102.3 99.5 62.7 9.5 L 3 6. Phoenix Suns 66 33 33 18 15 15 18 104.3 104.3 50.0 18.0 W 1 Koliko vidim šanse da se Lakersi NE sastanu sa Hjustonom u play-offu su ravne nuli. :( Pa, laka im zemlja, a baš su obećavali... Ne verujem da će moći da ih pobede. Srleř
nba.169 kum.djole,
Evo ja ću da dam jedan doprinos :) Seattle - La Lakers 104:93 :) uf.. dosta je od mene ;)
nba.170 vpoznanovic, -> #145, schef
>> A zašto se ovde ne računaju utakmice iz play-offa? Koliko ja znam >> Orlando je u finalu prošle godine izgubio od Hjustona sa 4:0 a od toga >> dve kod kuće. Takva su pravila. :)
nba.171 vpoznanovic, -> #146, schef
>> Ma samo udri majstore, kome se ne sviđa nek lupi resign. S obzirom na reakcije, rekao bih da je većina to odmah i uradila. ;) Ili jednostavno nemaju riječi kojima bi izrazili zadovoljstvo. ;)
nba.172 stefan, -> #171, vpoznanovic
>S obzirom na reakcije, rekao bih da je većina to odmah i uradila. ;) >Ili jednostavno nemaju riječi kojima bi izrazili zadovoljstvo. ;) Ma samo piči, zato i postoji tema :) A ko ne voli NBA uvek može da da resign :)
nba.175 payce, -> #171, vpoznanovic
­-> S obzirom na reakcije, rekao bih da je vecina to odmah i ­-> uradila. ;) Ili jednostavno nemaju rijeci kojima bi izrazili ­-> zadovoljstvo. ;) Ne znaju sta propustaju :) Samo nastavi :)
nba.176 vpoznanovic, -> #175, payce
>> Ne znaju sta propustaju :) >> Samo nastavi :) Rado, ali pojavio se jedan problem. Naime, juče i danas vam nisam ništa slao jednostavno zato što sam premašio limit za upload - ni exec više ne mogu da pošaljem. :( Probao sam ASCII sendom, ali nema šanse, uvijek proguta pola karaktera. Obrisao sam sve što sam imao prikačeno uz poruke u mailu, nadajući se da će mi bar dio kvote biti vraćen, kao što je to bilo ranije, ali ni bajta nisam dobio. Sad sam u minusu oko 200 kilobajta. Stefane, može li se učiniti nešto po pitanju ovoga? Neka mi barem vrate ono što sam obrisao. 'Ajde, da se ja sad ne bih žalio po SEZAM konferenciji, ti ćeš to brže ispitati. :)
nba.177 vitez.koja, -> #167, junior
#=> U principu, tipujem na Golden State, pošto #=> stvarno ima najbolju ekipu od ovih, ali mi nikako nije jasno zašto #=> tako loše igraju. I ja bih voleo, spec. što bi to značilo da Sietl opet ispada mnogo rano u plej ofu, na znam zašto, ali sviđa mi se to... ;) sk
nba.178 stefan, -> #176, vpoznanovic
>Stefane, može li se učiniti nešto po pitanju ovoga? Neka mi barem vrate Kako mi rekoše trebalo bi da je već sređeno :) Javi ako nešto nije ok.
nba.179 junior, -> #139, vpoznanovic
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ------ ------- --------- -------- ------ -------- ------ Chicago 4-0 11-3 9-0 9-0 11-1 11-0 4-3 ... Toronto 1-4 4-11 0-6 0-10 3-8 3-6 5-3 ^^^^^ Sudeći po ovome, poraz Čikaga od Toronta, bio je više nego očekivan ;> Znači nedeljom dobijamo .. ovo ću morati da upamtim ;)) jr. P.S. Zar nisu zveri ? O:)
nba.180 vpoznanovic, -> #178, stefan
>> Kako mi rekoše trebalo bi da je već sređeno :) Javi ako nešto nije ok. Sve je u redu, hvala.
nba.181 vpoznanovic,
Sredili smo stvari sa upload limitom, zato odmah idu sve zaostale vijesti i pregledi utakmica... BULLETS' WALLACE SUFFERS FRACTURED THUMB LANDOVER, Md. -- The Washington Bullets, who always seem to be decimated by injuries to key players, lost rookie forward-center Rasheed Wallace to a fractured left thumb in the second quarter of Friday's 111-108 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic. Wallace is averaging 10.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Bullets, who have lost Chris Webber for the season and have played most of the year without point guard Mark Price. Wallace apparently injured the thumb when going for a rebound with 7:44 left in the second quarter. The fourth overall pick in the NBA draft, Wallace hit the game-winning shot in the rookie game during the All-Star break and has averaged better than 11 points and nearly six rebounds per contest over the past two months.
nba.182 vpoznanovic,
ABDUL-RAUF OUT FOR TWO GAMES WITH FOOT INJURY DENVER -- Denver Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf will miss the next two games with a left foot injury sustained Thursday night during a game at New Jersey. The Nuggets are in Boston on Friday night, but Abdul-Rauf returned to Denver to have his foot examined. He also will miss Sunday's game at Washington. Abdul-Rauf, 27, also has been bothered by a right ankle injury which kept him out of four games earlier this month. Abdul-Rauf, a devout Muslim, grabbed national attention when he refused to stand for the national anthem before NBA games and was suspended for one game by the league on March 12. He originally said he would quit basketball rather than observe the NBA rule which requires players, coaches and trainers to stand during the anthem. However, he relented, saying he would pray during the anthem, and the NBA lifted the suspension. Abdul-Rauf was born Chris Jackson in Gulfport, Miss. He converted to Islam five years ago and in 1993 changed his name, which means "elegant and praiseworthy, most merciful, most kind." The former Louisiana State star is averaging 19.2 points per game this season and is making 93 percent of his free throws, best in the NBA.
nba.183 vpoznanovic,
WARRIORS TO PLAY IN SAN JOSE DURING ARENA RENOVATION OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors announced an agreement to play their home games at the San Jose Arena next season while their arena in Oakland is being renovated. The current capacity of the Oakland Coliseum Arena is 15,025, smallest in the NBA. The Warriors originally planned on playing in the Cow Palace in San Francisco next season, but the team was unable to reach a deal with the facility, which was home to the NBA team from 1962 to 1971. The Warriors instead reached a deal with the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks and the San Jose Arena Management. "It was imperative that during our one season away from Oakland that the home schedule be accommodating to our fans," Warriors owner Christopher Cohan said Friday. "The San Jose Sharks have been very cooperative in this regard." The Warriors recently reached an agreement in principle with the Oakland Coliseum Board of Directors that will keep the team in the Coliseum Arena, which will undergo a $121 million renovation. The renovation includes nearly 4,200 more seats, 72 luxury suites, 3,000 club seats on a private concourse level and will be partially funded by "seat rights" fees for up to 7,500 season-ticket holders. The renovation will begin at the end of this season. The renovated arena will be operated by the Coliseum. The Warriors will pay $1.5 million annually in rent for 20 years and will have four five-year options to extend their lease for an additional 20 years. The team also will contribute up to $7.4 million annually from the sale of luxury suites, courtside seating and club seats. The seat-rights plan will be attached to about 7,500 seats in the lower sections of the arena and will be offered first to current season-ticket holders. The plans are for 10 years or the lifetime of the arena and will be priced at an average of $2,500 each. The sale of seats rights is expected to raise $19 million.
nba.184 vpoznanovic,
SIXERS' JERRY STACKHOUSE APOLOGIZES FOR PUNCHING HORNACEK Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jerry Stackhouse today apologized for punching Jazz guard Jeff Hornacek in a game at Utah Wednesday night, calling his actions "inexcusable" and "an embarrassment". "I would like to take this time to apologize to my teammates, the Utah Jazz, the NBA, and most importantly, the fans of Philadelphia for my actions on Wednesday," Stackhouse said in a statement released by the team. "What I did was inexcusable and was an embarrassment for all concerned. It was against all the principles that I as a person and the NBA as a league stand for. I view this as a learning experience and I will work my hardest to make sure it never happens again." The National Basketball Association Thursday fined Stackhouse $7,500 and suspended him for two games without pay as a result of the incident. Stackhouse was whistled for a flagrant foul against Hornacek, who was driving for a breakaway layup with 9:39 remaining in the third quarter of Utah's 107-84 victory. The two then exchanged words before Stackhouse grabbed Hornacek and delivered a pair of solid punches. Both players were ejected from the game, resulting in an automatic $1,000 fine. After the foul, Hornacek and Stackhouse exchanged words and Stackhouse began swinging at Hornacek. Hornacek was also ejected for retaliation. Stackhouse will miss tonight's game at Los Angeles against the Clippers and will complete the suspension Saturday at Seattle.
nba.185 vpoznanovic,
MAGIC ACTIVATE GUARD BRIAN SHAW The Orlando Magic activated guard Brian Shaw before tonight's game at Washington. Shaw was placed on the injured list March 10th due to severe tendinitis in his right wrist. Shaw, who shares the single-game record for most three-point field goals made in one game with 10, has played in 61 games this season, averaging 6.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. Shaw was signed as an unrestricted free agent by Orlando on September 22, 1994. He played a total of two-and-a-half seasons with Boston before being dealt to the Miami Heat for guard Sherman Douglas in January of 1992. Shaw also played in the Italian League during the 1989-90 season.
nba.186 vpoznanovic,
Atlanta (117) At Charlotte (92) Atlanta Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Long F 35 6-10 4-4 0 7 7 2 2 1 1 16 Augmon F 38 6-11 3-4 1 3 4 4 2 0 1 15 Laettner C 35 6-15 2-4 5 6 11 4 2 1 0 14 Smith G 35 9-17 4-5 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 27 Blaylock G 34 4-9 6-6 3 2 5 11 0 2 1 16 Ehlo 21 4-6 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 10 Henderson 13 1-6 0-0 3 4 7 4 0 1 0 2 Rooks 8 2-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 5 Jordan 14 3-5 4-5 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 10 Bullard 4 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Boyce 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Norman Dnp - Migrane Headache Totals 240 42-87 24-30 16 30 46 28 15 10 10 117 (.483) (.800) Team Rebs: 6 Total To: 10(17 Pts) Charlotte Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === L Johnson F 37 7-10 4-4 3 5 8 6 2 1 4 20 Geiger F 31 5-16 0-0 0 6 6 0 4 0 0 10 Parish C 27 2-6 1-2 3 4 7 0 2 0 0 5 Rice G 36 5-11 8-8 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 18 Goldwire G 29 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 7 Curry 20 4-12 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 8 Myers 25 3-5 3-4 1 2 3 4 3 2 3 9 Addison 10 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 Adams 16 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 1 1 7 Hancock 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Zidek 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Anderson Dnp - Sprained Right Ankle Totals 240 36-78 16-18 9 22 31 23 22 7 14 92 (.462) (.889) Team Rebs: 12 Total To: 14(19 Pts) Atlanta 29 20 36 32 - 117 Charlotte 29 19 23 21 - 92 Blocked Shots: Atlanta - Jordan, Long, Augmon, Laettner. Charlotte - Geiger 2, Parish, Curry, Addison. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Atlanta 9-18 (.500), Long 0-1, Laettner 0-1, Smith 5-8, Blaylock 2-4, Ehlo 2-3, Henderson 0-1. Charlotte 4-12 (.333), L Johnson 2-2, Rice 0-4, Goldwire 1-2, Curry 0-3, Adams 1-1. Technicals: Charlotte - Head Coach Bristow 2 (Ejected). Officials: Mike Smith, Bernie Fryer, Hugh Evans. A - 24,042. T - 1:58.
nba.187 vpoznanovic,
Atlanta 117, Charlotte 92 Steve Smith scored 15 of his 27 points in the third quarter as the Atlanta Hawks cruised to a 117-92 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. The Hawks led, 57-54, with 9 1/2 minutes left in the third period before making an 18-4 run to blow open the game. Smith had seven points in the spurt, including two free throws on Charlotte coach Allan Bristow's second technical foul with 4:04 left, to make it 75-59. Grant Long and Mookie Blaylock each added 16 points for Atlanta, which had lost five of its previous six road games. Stacey Augmon chipped in 15 points and Christian Laettner had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta. "There was no way we would look past this game, Charlotte is a good team," Laettner said. "Charlotte is a great team with good shooters but we played tough defense and hardly had any turnovers. We must now look on towards another win." Larry Johnson recorded 20 points, eight boards and six assists and Glen Rice had 18 points for Charlotte, which has lost consecutive games after winning four straight. The Hornets have dropped three of four meetings with Atlanta this season. "It's the second game in a row now that we've come out with no energy," Bristow said. "There's reason for concern. It's the same lathargic play. Maybe it's because of the day off. That didn't help. We need some solutions fast because we go on the road next. Sometimes I think we forget how hard we need to play to win games." Charlotte trailed, 85-71, after three quarters and Matt Geiger's layup narrowed the deficit to 92-79 with 8:45 to play, the closest the Hornets got. Atlanta countered with a 13-2 surge, which included five points from Craig Ehlo, to extend the advantage to 105-81 with 5:15 remaining. Blaylock also dished out 11 assists for Atlanta, which committed just 10 turnovers and won the rebounding battle, 46-31. Ehlo and Reggie Jordan tallied 10 points apiece off the bench for Atlanta, which remained a half-game behind Detroit for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. "These games are important to them as they are to us, so we came in here very focused and we worked hard in practice," Hawks coach Lenny Wilkins said. "Our goal is to win fourth place so that we can have home court advantage. Steve (Smith) has been playing tremendous for us. He is pushing the tempo and looking for his shots." Charlotte's Robert Parish eclipsed the 23,000-point mark on a free throw with nine minutes left in the third quarter. Hornets point guard Kenny Anderson missed his third straight game and sixth in the last eight games due to a sprained right ankle.
nba.188 vpoznanovic,
Cleveland (75) At Utah (88) Cleveland Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Mills F 36 3-10 2-2 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 8 Ferry F 28 3-9 2-2 2 3 5 1 4 1 0 11 Cage C 22 2-4 0-0 3 1 4 0 1 0 1 4 Majerle G 32 2-8 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 Brandon G 36 5-14 12-14 1 3 4 5 2 2 1 22 Sura 2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phills 25 3-10 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 6 Hill 26 5-10 1-2 8 3 11 0 3 3 4 11 Crotty 8 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 Lang 18 1-3 2-2 3 2 5 1 4 2 3 4 Marshall 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Johnson 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 240 26-75 19-22 18 17 35 16 24 11 10 75 (.347) (.864) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 12(13 Pts) Utah Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Benoit F 33 4-6 0-0 1 5 6 4 1 0 1 11 Malone F 45 8-18 10-14 4 8 12 6 3 0 2 27 Spencer C 24 4-5 1-2 2 3 5 0 0 0 3 9 Hornacek G 34 7-11 2-2 1 4 5 2 1 1 4 16 Stockton G 36 3-5 3-4 1 2 3 9 3 2 4 9 Eisley 12 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 Carr 17 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 2 Morris 18 3-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 6 Keefe 15 1-3 2-2 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 4 Ostertag 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Foster Dnp - Coach'S Decision Russell Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 33-60 18-24 10 28 38 25 16 5 16 88 (.550) (.750) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 17(18 Pts) Cleveland 16 27 13 19 - 75 Utah 24 18 25 21 - 88 Blocked Shots: Cleveland - Mills, Ferry, Hill, Lang. Utah - Benoit 3, Malone, Spencer, Eisley, Carr, Ostertag. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Cleveland 4-16 (.250), Mills 0-2, Ferry 3-7, Majerle 1-3, Brandon 0-3, Sura 0-1. Utah 4-9 (.444), Benoit 3-4, Malone 1-1, Hornacek 0-2, Morris 0-2. Technicals: Cleveland - Illegal Defense, Utah - Head Coach Sloan 3, Stockton, Illegal Defense, Delay, Malone. Officials: Steve Javie, Jim Clark, George Toliver. A - 19,911. T - 2:02.
nba.189 vpoznanovic,
Utah 88, Cleveland 75 Karl Malone had 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to an 88-75 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The win was the third in a row for the Jazz, who remained 1 1/2 games behind first-place San Antonio in the Midwest Division. Terrell Brandon led Cleveland with 22 points. The loss snapped the Cavaliers' three-game winning streak. The Jazz opened the second half with an 11-2 run to take a 53-45 lead. David Benoit hit a three-pointer and a layup and John Stockton added a jumper and a pair of free throws in the spurt. "Utah came out in the second half and turned it up a notch," said Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello. "If you're going to have a chance of winning against them, one thing you have to do is eliminate the number of easy scores they get, and they had too many layups against us tonight." Utah outscored Cleveland, 25-13, in the third quarter to take a 67-56 advantage. "In the second half, I thought the whole team hustled a little bit more than we did in the first half," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan. "But they got all of the hustle plays in the first half and we didn't get any. I didn't know if we were going to have the same kind of game that we've had here lately, and not compete, but it looked like we competed a lot better in the second half." The Jazz then opened the fourth quarter with a 10-2 run to open a 77-58 lead. Malone scored six points in the run. Jeff Hornacek had 16 points and Benoit finished with 11 for Utah. "We made the effort to go out there in the second half and try to push it and run with it," said Hornacek. "We got a couple of fast breaks early, then they seemed to get us back into that lull, and then I think a big block by David (Benoit) got us going again." Cleveland shot just 35 per cent from the field for the game, including 4-of-16 from three-point range. Tyrone Hill had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Danny Ferry added 11 points for the Cavaliers.
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Denver (98) At Boston (99) Denver Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === L Ellis F 27 5-7 3-6 3 2 5 2 2 2 1 13 Mcdyess F 26 4-11 0-0 0 5 5 2 1 0 1 8 Mutombo C 32 2-6 4-4 7 5 12 3 4 1 1 8 Rose G 20 1-6 2-4 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 Stith G 24 6-11 2-2 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 14 D Ellis 36 12-16 2-2 1 2 3 0 6 1 2 27 Hammonds 16 1-4 1-2 1 5 6 1 1 1 1 3 Overton 28 2-4 0-2 0 5 5 5 5 0 4 4 Williams 24 6-10 2-2 0 5 5 5 2 1 3 15 Maclean 7 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 Abdul-Rauf Dnp - Bruised Left Foot Fish Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 40-78 16-24 13 32 45 23 28 7 14 98 (.513) (.667) Team Rebs: 6 Total To: 14(12 Pts) Boston Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Ellison F 35 4-7 6-7 1 4 5 3 3 0 0 14 Fox F 31 4-11 1-2 0 2 2 3 3 2 1 10 Lister C 23 2-2 2-4 3 10 13 0 3 0 2 6 Wesley G 41 6-19 9-12 2 3 5 9 0 0 4 24 Minor G 33 9-13 6-6 4 3 7 2 0 2 0 24 Burrough 15 1-2 1-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 Williams 11 1-2 1-2 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 3 Brown 27 3-9 2-2 2 2 4 2 4 1 0 9 Day 7 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Barros 17 2-5 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 Hamilton Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 32-74 30-41 12 27 39 21 22 5 10 99 (.432) (.732) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 10(12 Pts) Denver 25 30 20 23 - 98 Boston 22 23 30 24 - 99 Blocked Shots: Denver - Mutombo 3, Mcdyess, Rose, Hammonds. Boston - Lister 2, Ellison, Burrough, Wesley. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Denver 2-7 (.286), Stith 0-1, D Ellis 1-3, Overton 0-1, Williams 1-2. Boston 5-19 (.263), Fox 1-6, Wesley 3-7, Brown 1-3, Day 0-2, Barros 0-1. Technicals: Denver - Illegal Defense 2. Officials: Ronnie Nunn, Ken Mauer, Woody Mayfield. A - 18,034. T - 2:23.
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Boston 99, Denver 98 Greg Minor's basket in the lane from a midcourt pass off the backboard by Rick Fox as time expired lifted the Boston Celtics to a 99-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets. A three-point jumper by Reggie Williams with four-tenths of a second left had given Denver a 98-97 lead. Since it is impossible to get a shot off with three-tenths of a second left in the N-B-A, the Celtics still had a slim chance to win the game. And on the ensuing inbounds play, Fox fired a pass from midcourt off the backboard. Minor grabbed the carom and quickly flicked an eight-footer through the basket to give Boston the win. "On the last play, I actually called for Rick to alley-oop, but he actually came up with a suggestion of his own," said Celtics coach M.L. Carr. "Something he learned at North Carolina, throw it off the glass. I guess I'm going to make him assistant coach." "I was basically trying to make one shot, whatever shot I could," said Minor. "Rick called the play because they were expecting a lob. I just followed through. Thank God it went in." The Nuggets were incensed that referee Ronnie Nunn did not call for a delay of game when Denver did not give Fox the mandatory five feet to inbound the ball. "The only problem I got with the way it turned out was with the official who refused to call delay of game," said Nuggets coach Bernie Bickerstaff. "I felt great for Reggie and then that play happens. This puts an exclamation on our season and the way it's gone so far." "That ref refused to call delay of game," said Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo. "Even when Fox pointed it out to him, the official said I'm not going to make that call, just inbound it. That just tells you what this league is all about." "It's a good thing I didn't wait for the official to call it because the five-second count was on and he wasn't going to call it," said Fox. Minor scored a season-high 24 points. David Wesley also had 24 points for the Celtics. Dale Ellis led Denver with 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field. Williams finished with 15 points for the Nuggets. Denver held an 87-82 lead after a fadeaway jumper by Antonio McDyess with six-and-a-half minutes left. But the Celtics went on a 10-2 run over the next three-and-a-half minutes to take a 92-89 advantage. Dee Brown and Wesley each hit three-pointers in the run. After Wesley made one of two free throws with 6.4 seconds left to give Boston a 97-95 lead, Williams hit the three-pointer to give Denver the lead. The Celtics played without starting center Eric Montross, who has a severely sprained left ankle. Denver played without guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who suffered a foot injury in Thursday's game at New Jersey.
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Miami (122) At Milwaukee (106) Miami Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Thomas F 23 3-5 2-2 2 4 6 1 4 0 0 8 Williams F 36 7-13 3-4 1 0 1 3 1 5 1 23 Mourning C 38 8-19 5-8 5 8 13 6 4 1 1 21 Chapman G 40 7-12 2-2 0 4 4 3 1 1 4 20 Hardaway G 43 5-14 7-7 0 6 6 13 2 1 6 19 Corbin 21 2-5 2-2 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 6 Gatling 29 11-16 1-1 3 9 12 1 4 1 5 23 Schayes 5 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Smith 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Askins Dnp - Coach'S Decision King Dnp - Coach'S Decision Lenard Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 43-85 24-28 12 35 47 29 18 10 17 122 (.506) (.857) Team Rebs: 4 Total To: 17(19 Pts) Milwaukee Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Baker F 40 10-19 3-6 1 6 7 1 4 0 2 23 Robinson F 44 8-18 3-4 0 8 8 10 0 1 4 20 Cummings C 30 7-17 2-3 4 6 10 2 5 2 1 16 Douglas G 29 5-10 2-2 0 1 1 6 2 3 3 13 Newman G 32 4-7 1-1 1 2 3 2 4 3 2 9 Benjamin 22 7-11 1-2 4 3 7 1 4 2 2 15 Mayberry 19 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 0 Respert 21 4-9 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 10 Conlon 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Duckworth Dnp - Coach'S Decision Keys Dnp - Coach'S Decision Peplowski Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 45-93 12-18 12 28 40 27 23 12 18 106 (.484) (.667) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 18(23 Pts) Miami 30 28 39 25 - 122 Milwaukee 30 31 27 18 - 106 Blocked Shots: Miami - Thomas, Chapman, Corbin. Milwaukee - Baker, Benjamin. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Miami 12-20 (.600), Williams 6-7, Chapman 4-6, Hardaway 2-7. Milwaukee 4-14 (.286), Baker 0-2, Robinson 1-1, Douglas 1-4, Newman 0-1, Mayberry 0-2, Respert 2-4. Technicals: Miami - Gatling, Milwaukee - Benjamin 2 (Ejected), Douglas. Officials: Lee Jones, Jess Kersey, Nolan Fine. A - 18,054. T - 2:07.
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Miami 122, Milwaukee 106 Walt Williams scored 23 points, including a 6-for-6 performance from three-point range, and Chris Gatling added 23 as the Miami Heat won their third straight with a 122-106 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Alonzo Mourning had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Tim Hardaway had 19 points and 13 assists and Rex Chapman scored 10 of his 20 points in the third quarter for Miami, which pulled one-half game ahead of the Charlotte Hornets in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Heat won for the seventh time in nine games. "At the beginning of the game, we took them lightly and did not play defense as well as we should have," Mourning admitted. "We capitalized off their mistakes and executed well. Our defense kicked in during the third quarter and we didn't look back." This was the first meeting between the teams, who play each other three more times between tonight and April 19th. Miami has won 11 straight games against the Bucks since a 109-87 loss on January 28th, 1993. Vin Baker scored 23 points and Glenn Robinson added 20, 10 assists and eight rebounds for Milwaukee, which lost its 10th straight. Terry Cummings added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who have not win since a 110-106 home win over Atlanta on March 2nd. Milwaukee has lost 17 of their last 19 games. "This is a tough situation, but sometimes it's hard to figure out what's going on out on the court," Baker said. "Hopefully we can maintain confidence in ourselves and continue to pick up our teammates. This is definitely a frustrating time." After Robinson hit a jumper to give the Bucks a 79-72 lead five minutes into the third quarter, Williams made a three-pointer to ignite a 10-0 run. Mourning followed with a seven-foot hook, Chapman hit a three-pointer and Mourning dunked to give the Heat an 82-79 lead with 5:09 left in the third. "We were concerned about meeting a team with a long losing streak like the Bucks because we knew we couldn't underestimate what they might do tonight," said Heat coach Pat Riley, who has never missed the playoffs in his 13 previous seasons. "Our key time was in the third quarter when....Rex Chapman really came through for us." After Benoit Benjamin made a 14-foot jumper to close Milwaukee within 85-83, Gatling hit an eight-foot hook as Miami built a 90-83 advantage. Williams made a free throw and Mourning dunked to give the Heat a seven-point lead with 2:40 remaining in the third. Milwaukee pulled within 99-90 as Benjamin put back a missed shot 80 seconds into the fourth quarter. But Miami answered with a 7-0 run to put the game away. Gatling's basket started the burst, Hardaway followed with a free throw, Williams sank a pair from the line and Mourning gave the Heat a 106-90 bulge with a vicious dunk three minutes into the period. Gatling made 11-of-16 shots from the field and added 12 rebounds for Miami, which shot 51 per cent (43-of-85) -- including a 12-for-20 performance from three-point range -- and held a 47-40 rebounding edge. Benjamin finished with 15 points and Sherman Douglas had 13 and six assists for Milwaukee, which shot 48 per cent (45-of-93) and committed 18 turnovers that led to 23 points for the Heat.
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Minnesota (110) At Dallas (84) Minnesota Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Garnett F 33 7-12 1-4 5 5 10 3 4 3 2 15 Gugliotta F 41 9-14 7-10 4 13 17 2 4 3 3 26 Riley C 21 1-4 0-0 1 5 6 0 4 1 2 2 Webb G 26 2-10 0-0 1 3 4 5 0 1 2 5 Rider G 40 13-20 3-3 1 3 4 4 1 1 4 31 Mitchell 30 6-15 2-2 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 14 Porter 21 3-9 0-0 0 2 2 7 2 1 2 7 Davis 17 2-8 2-2 3 5 8 1 3 1 1 6 Bragg 9 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 Martin 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Allen 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 240 45-95 15-21 18 40 58 22 22 14 17 110 (.474) (.714) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 18(12 Pts) Dallas Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Mccloud F 39 8-23 3-4 2 3 5 3 2 3 1 22 Jones F 36 4-10 6-8 6 4 10 1 3 1 5 15 Williams C 25 0-4 1-4 6 2 8 0 2 1 1 1 Kidd G 33 4-15 1-2 6 3 9 7 0 1 4 10 Jackson G 19 2-12 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 5 Parks 15 0-4 0-0 1 6 7 1 2 1 2 0 Dumas 12 1-6 2-2 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 4 Wood 15 2-6 1-1 1 3 4 0 4 0 0 6 Brooks 15 5-9 0-0 0 2 2 4 3 3 2 10 Harris 17 4-10 0-0 2 4 6 1 0 0 0 9 Meyer 14 0-1 2-2 2 2 4 0 0 0 5 2 Davis Dnp - Surgery-Left Knee Totals 240 30-100 16-23 30 30 60 18 19 11 23 84 (.300) (.696) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 23(31 Pts) Minnesota 29 26 21 34 - 110 Dallas 24 22 18 20 - 84 Blocked Shots: Minnesota - Garnett 2, Gugliotta 2, Riley 2, Webb 2, Rider, Davis, Bragg. Dallas - Parks 2, Mccloud, Jones, Williams, Dumas, Wood. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Minnesota 5-11 (.455), Gugliotta 1-1, Riley 0-1, Webb 1-2, Rider 2-3, Mitchell 0-1, Porter 1-3. Dallas 8-29 (.276), Mccloud 3-15, Jones 1-1, Kidd 1-3, Jackson 1-4, Dumas 0-1, Wood 1-1, Brooks 0-1, Harris 1-3. Technicals: Dallas - Illegal Defense. Officials: Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Scott Wall. A - 17,008. T - 1:59.
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Minnesota 110, Dallas 84 Isaiah Rider poured in 31 points and Tom Gugliotta added 26 points and 17 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves handed the Dallas Mavericks their ninth straight defeat with a 110-84 win. Minnesota took command of the game by embarking on a 14-2 run with nine minutes left in the third quarter. Gugliotta and Rider each scored six in the spurt, which made it 73-53 with 4:11 left. The Mavericks closed out the quarter with an 8-1 burst to cut the deficit to 76-64, but that's the closest they got. Kevin Garnett chipped in 15 points and 10 boards for Minnesota, which had lost five of its last seven games. The Wolves have an 8-11 record against Midwest foes this season, but are 4-0 against Dallas. "I think for us it was fairly impressive considering that two of our top six guys are not even dressed up," Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said. "It was a team effort, we played with a lot of energy. We matched up pretty well against them and Rider has played really well the last two games." George McCloud tallied 22 points and Popeye Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Dallas, which last won on March 5th against New Jersey. Jason Kidd registered 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Mavericks. "There's been a lot of funny things this year, and some not-so-funny things this year," Dallas coach Dick Motta said. "We have no one to post up, we didn't do a good job on Isaiah Rider. We get 30 offensive rebounds and I bet we didn't get five points off them. People say we're not hustling, they're just not looking. Jason (Kidd) is all over the place, I would say that we had trouble shooting tonight and turnovers hurt us tonight; it was a big thing. Gugliotta killed us. When he wasn't, Isaiah was." Gugliotta and Rider each netted four points and Terry Porter converted a basket as the Timberwolves opened the fourth period with a 10-2 spree to widen the margin to 86-66 with 6:29 to play. Dallas didn't hit its first field goal of the quarter until the 5:57 mark. Sam Mitchell added 14 points off the bench and Porter had seven and seven assists for Minnesota, which scored 60 points in the paint, compared to 22 for Dallas. "The majority of their wins one year ago were against us," Rider said. "We're just trying to end up strong, you have to go out with a bang. I just want to go out into the summer saying that I had a better year this year than last year." Scott Brooks netted 10 points and Lorenzo Williams grabbed eight rebounds for Dallas, which shot a miserable 30 per cent from the field (30-for-100), including 27 per cent from three-point range (8-of-29). Jim Jackson was 2-for-12 for just five points.
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New Jersey (96) At Detroit (111) New Jersey Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Brown F 21 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 0 1 6 A Gilliam F 20 3-7 3-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 9 Bradley C 32 5-10 2-4 2 3 5 0 3 0 3 12 Obannon G 17 2-4 3-4 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 7 Childs G 36 5-10 6-7 1 1 2 8 4 2 5 16 Williams 25 5-10 3-3 3 4 7 1 5 0 0 13 Fleming 26 5-11 3-4 0 2 2 6 3 2 2 13 Mahorn 14 0-3 0-0 2 4 6 3 1 0 1 0 Reeves 23 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 0 2 8 Dare 8 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 Werdann 10 2-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 4 Graham 8 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 Totals 240 35-70 23-30 8 24 32 24 31 8 21 96 (.500) (.767) Team Rebs: 10 Total To: 22(27 Pts) Detroit Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Hill F 34 8-11 10-12 1 8 9 5 3 2 3 26 Thorpe F 41 6-12 6-6 1 3 4 4 4 1 1 18 West C 18 3-5 1-1 3 1 4 0 4 0 1 7 Houston G 27 6-11 4-4 0 1 1 5 4 0 2 18 Dumars G 38 4-5 1-2 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 10 Ratliff 11 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 Mills 27 7-14 2-2 3 5 8 2 4 1 1 19 Hunter 11 1-2 0-2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 Curry 21 2-9 1-1 2 1 3 0 0 1 3 6 Reid 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roe 4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Leckner 4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 240 39-75 25-30 11 22 33 22 26 9 14 111 (.520) (.833) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 15(15 Pts) New Jersey 26 25 20 25 - 96 Detroit 32 29 22 28 - 111 Blocked Shots: New Jersey - Bradley 5, Brown. Detroit - Thorpe 3, Reid. 3-Pt. Field Goals: New Jersey 3-5 (.600), Williams 0-1, Reeves 2-2, Graham 1-2. Detroit 8-14 (.571), Houston 2-3, Dumars 1-2, Mills 3-5, Hunter 1-2, Curry 1-2. Technicals: Detroit - Illegal Defense 2. Officials: Ed Middleton, Bruce Alexander, Blane Reichelt. A - 16,150. T - 2:17.
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Detroit 111, New Jersey 96 Grant Hill scored 26 points and Terry Mills added 19 as the Detroit Pistons snapped a two-game losing streak with a 111-96 victory over the New Jersey Nets. Otis Thorpe scored 18 points for Detroit, which won for the sixth time in eight games and is 16-8 in its last 24 contests. Hill added nine rebounds and Mills eight for the Pistons, who temporarily moved within a half-game of Cleveland in the race for the fifth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. "It was an excellent win for us," Pistons coach Doug Collins said. "I think we got out of sync early with foul trouble, but Grant (Hill) was great in the second half and Joe Dumars was tremendous. Joe only took five shots, but what he did on the floor was tremendous. Last time we played them, I think they had 26 offensive rebounds, and tonight we held them to eight." "We wanted to get back to our winning ways," Mills said. "Coach (Collins) told me during the timeout to keep shooting and it would eventually pay off." Chris Childs scored 16 points and Jayson Williams and Vern Fleming each added 13 for New Jersey, which fell to 9-26 on the road. With his seventh point in the first quarter, Fleming became the 200th player in N-B-A history to reach the 10,000-point mark. "When you're not a very good ballclub, everything has to go the way you want it to go," Nets coach Butch Beard. "They had the better team out there tonight. They are a very good defensive ballclub." The Pistons took a 32-26 lead entering the second quarter behind Houston's 10 points and expanded their lead to 61-51 at the half behind Houston's 15. Hill opened the third quarter with a layup, Thorpe followed with an 11-footer and Hill made another layup as the Pistons scored the first six points of the half to give Detroit a 67-51 lead. Detroit settled for an 83-71 advantage entering the third quarter. Hill, Houston and Joe Dumars (10 points) each handed out five assists for Detroit, which shot 52 per cent (39-of-75) from the field, including 8-of-14 from behind the arc. Childs added eight assists and Williams had seven rebounds for New Jersey, which shot 50 per cent (35-of-70) but committed 22 turnovers that le to 27 points for the PIstons. "We just have to get out of that third quarter," Williams said. "The third quarter's been killing us all year." The Nets scored 20 points in the third quarter for the first time in six games. They were outscored for the sixth straight time in the quarter (22-20) and have been out-pointed 148-101 in the 12 minutes following intermission during that span.
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Orlando (111) At Washington (108) - Final In Ot Orlando Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Scott F 44 4-11 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 3 1 11 Grant F 38 5-13 0-1 5 6 11 1 3 1 1 10 Oneal C 45 21-40 7-13 8 9 17 2 4 1 3 49 Bowie G 35 2-6 0-0 1 3 4 3 3 1 1 4 Hardaway G 48 13-20 4-7 2 1 3 7 4 1 5 30 Koncak 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 Thompson 15 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 Wolf 15 1-1 0-0 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 2 Royal 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shaw 12 1-2 1-2 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 3 Vaughn Dnp - Coach'S Decision Anderson Dnp - Left Shoulder Contusion Totals 265 48-96 12-23 18 27 45 19 21 9 16 111 (.500) (.522) Team Rebs: 14 Total To: 16(20 Pts) Washington Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Howard F 49 10-20 7-10 2 6 8 5 5 1 7 27 Wallace F 21 4-5 2-2 0 3 3 2 0 1 2 10 Muresan C 33 4-14 0-0 2 6 8 0 5 1 1 8 Cheaney G 38 6-10 1-2 1 3 4 3 1 1 3 13 B Price G 29 1-6 0-0 0 4 4 9 0 2 1 2 Eackles 25 5-10 2-2 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 13 Mcilvaine 20 1-1 3-3 2 0 2 1 5 1 0 5 Legler 26 3-6 4-4 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 11 Whitney 24 5-9 6-6 0 3 3 3 1 3 0 19 Butler Dnp - Coach'S Decision Mccann Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 265 39-81 25-29 8 31 39 28 19 11 15 108 (.481) (.862) Team Rebs: 7 Total To: 16(20 Pts) Orlando 24 32 21 24 10 - 111 Washington 23 31 22 25 7 - 108 Blocked Shots: Orlando - Oneal 3, Grant. Washington - Mcilvaine, Muresan, Howard. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Orlando 3-9 (.333), Scott 3-7, Grant 0-1, Thompson 0-1. Washington 5-19 (.263), Muresan 0-1, Cheaney 0-1, B Price 0-5, Eackles 1-3, Legler 1-4, Whitney 3-5. Technicals: None. Officials: Mike Callahan, David Jones, Ron Garretson. A - 18,756. T - 2:20.
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SHAQ-FU TEACHES BIG GHEORGHE A LESSON LANDOVER, Md. -- Shaquille O'Neal scored a season-high 49 points and Penny Hardaway netted 30, including five in the final two minutes of overtime, as the Orlando Magic edged the Washington Bullets 111-108 on Friday for their fifth consecutive victory. O'Neal, who was 20 of 41 from the floor, added 17 rebounds for Orlando, which has won four straight on the road. The Magic improved to 17-2 against Atlantic Division rivals this season. "I took advantage of them not doubling me," O'Neal said. "My job is to pack them down and make baskets. The guys are tired but we're playing well despite that. It's nice to steal some (wins) on the road." Orlando coach Brian Hill credited his two All-Stars. "Both my star players stepped up today," Hill said. "I'm very proud of the team for hanging in. We knew Washington had been playing great at home. I'm happy to escape here victorious." It was a costly loss for Washington, which lost rookie Rasheed Wallace to a fractured left thumb in the second quarter. The fourth pick overall in the June draft, Wallace suffered the injury going for a rebound. Juwan Howard led the Bullets with 30 points and eight rebounds. Washington remained 3 1/2 games behind the Charlotte Hornets for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. "They (Orlando) made some big plays at crunchtime," Bullets coach Jim Lynam said. "We couldn't get key baskets when we needed them. "Yes, I'm mad," Washington center Gheorghe Muresan said when asked about O'Neal's performance. "I don't like Shaq dunking in my face. Next time, I will stop him." The Magic have won 10 of the last 12 games between the teams and are 17-11 against Washington all-time. Howard hit a pair of free throws with 18.4 seconds left in regulation to knot the game for Washington. Orlando had a chance to win in regulation, but Dennis Scott missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer. In overtime, Muresan's basket with 2:44 left knotted the score at 105-105. But Hardaway hit a consecutive baskets and added a free throw for a five-point Magic advantage with 13.4 seconds remaining. Chris Whitney hit a 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds to go, cutting the deficit to 110-108. Brian Shaw, who was activated prior to the game, sank a free throw with 3.4 seconds remaining for a 3-point lead. The Bullets had a chance to tie the game again, but Tim Legler's half-court shot at the buzzer rimmed out. Hardaway was 13 of 20 from the field and added seven assists for the Magic, who got 10 points and 11 rebounds from Horace Grant. "They were tough the whole game," Hardaway said. "I want the ball in my hands when it's close like this. I want to be the man. I try to do that every game." Whitney finished with 19 points as six Bullets scored in double figures.
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Philadelphia (93) At La Clippers (107) Philadelphia Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Alston F 21 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 5 1 1 4 Weatherspoon F 40 6-14 12-16 6 6 12 0 2 2 4 24 Pinckney C 24 3-3 0-0 3 2 5 0 3 3 2 6 Ruffin G 24 5-10 2-2 0 5 5 5 4 1 5 13 Maxwell G 44 10-24 4-6 0 3 3 3 2 0 3 27 Massenburg 34 2-10 2-4 7 4 11 1 0 0 1 6 Sutton 28 2-8 1-1 0 3 3 4 3 1 3 6 Higgins 18 3-7 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 Thompson 7 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 Dumas Dnp - Coach'S Decision Stackhouse Dnp - Suspended By League Walters Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 33-81 21-29 17 27 44 14 22 8 20 93 (.407) (.724) Team Rebs: 10 Total To: 21(17 Pts) La Clippers Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Vaught F 33 8-16 2-2 3 9 12 1 4 3 0 18 Rogers F 34 10-14 0-0 3 1 4 3 1 2 4 22 Williams C 33 10-18 4-4 4 7 11 0 2 2 1 24 Richardson G 31 3-9 0-0 0 4 4 6 0 1 3 7 Sealy G 27 1-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 Dehere 22 4-8 3-3 0 0 0 6 3 1 1 13 Outlaw 15 2-3 0-2 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 4 Roberts 11 3-6 2-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 8 Barry 9 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 Murray 14 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 Piatkowski 7 1-2 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Harvey 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 240 44-86 13-16 11 28 39 20 23 14 13 107 (.512) (.813) Team Rebs: 8 Total To: 13(18 Pts) Philadelphia 19 26 16 32 - 93 La Clippers 22 25 31 29 - 107 Blocked Shots: Philadelphia - Weatherspoon 4, Massenburg 2. La Clippers - Outlaw 3, Dehere, Sealy, Williams. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Philadelphia 6-16 (.375), Ruffin 1-2, Maxwell 3-9, Sutton 1-4, Higgins 1-1. La Clippers 6-19 (.316), Rogers 2-5, Richardson 1-6, Sealy 0-2, Dehere 2-5, Barry 1-1. Technicals: Philadelphia - Head Coach Lucas. Officials: Bill Oakes, Joe Derosa, Sean Corbin. A - 12,610. T - 2:07.
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LA Clippers 107, Philadelphia 93 Brian Williams recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds and Rodney Rogers scored 22, including 12 in a decisive third-quarter run, to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 107-93 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Trailing 57-53 with 7:45 left in the third, the Clippers took control by closing out the quarter with a 25-4 run. Rogers had 12 points, Loy Vaught netted eight and Williams five as Los Angeles took a 78-61 lead into the fourth period. Vaught scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won eight of their last 13 games. Los Angeles has won the last three meetings with the Sixers, including a 104-102 decision at Philadelphia on March 10th. "Coach Fitch just got on our cases and it sparked us," Vaught said. "It's really fun now, we understand how to win and when we lose we understand why we lose, we're really growing here. It's actually fun to come down to the gym. We're expecting to win, instead of expecting to lose." Vernon Maxwell tallied 27 points and Clarence Weatherspoon had 24 and 12 boards for the Sixers, who have dropped six games in a row. The team was playing without starting guard Jerry Stackhouse, who was fined $7,500 and suspended for two games without pay Thursday for punching Jazz guard Jeff Hornacek in Wednesday night's game. "We had a very good first half and it seems like we just ran out of gas," Philadelphia coach John Lucas said. "They just wore us down on the inside and we couldn't shoot from the outside. We always have a stretch like that (25-4 run) where we have trouble scoring." The Clippers took their biggest lead of the contest with eight minutes to play when Williams' dunk made it 89-68. Philadelphia was able to chip away and get as close as 96-84 on Weatherspoon's two free throws with 3:48 remaining. Terry Dehere added 13 points and six assists off the bench for Los Angeles, which shot 51 per cent from the field (44-for-86) and 81 per cent from the free throw line (13-of-16). Starting guards Pooh Richardson and Malik Sealy combined for just nine points. "We had a great game from Rodney tonight," Clippers coach Bill Fitch said. "When we were struggling, he came up with some great plays. Having the forwards banging the boards like they did tonight made it a lot easier." Trevor Ruffin tallied 13 points and Tony Massenburg pulled down 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, which shot 41 per cent from the floor (33-for-81) and committed 20 turnovers and 22 personal fouls.
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Portland (78) At Sacramento (80) Portland Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === C Robinson F 38 4-15 6-8 2 6 8 4 1 0 4 15 Williams F 27 4-4 1-3 5 4 9 0 4 0 4 9 Sabonis C 26 4-8 5-8 1 11 12 1 4 0 3 14 Strickland G 39 6-18 1-1 2 1 3 7 2 1 6 13 Grant G 22 2-8 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 Dudley 33 2-5 2-6 3 10 13 0 3 1 0 6 Mckie 26 5-14 0-0 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 10 R Robinson 9 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 Wingfield 20 2-7 2-2 3 2 5 1 4 0 0 7 J Robinson Dnp - Coach'S Decision Spencer Dnp - Coach'S Decision Trent Dnp - Not With Team Totals 240 29-81 17-28 18 36 54 15 24 7 22 78 (.358) (.607) Team Rebs: 11 Total To: 22(15 Pts) Sacramento Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Polynice F 31 3-7 1-2 1 7 8 1 3 2 0 7 Grant F 37 8-21 2-4 2 10 12 0 2 1 4 18 Causwell C 27 3-5 2-2 2 5 7 0 4 3 3 8 Richmond G 36 5-18 7-8 1 2 3 0 3 2 2 19 Edney G 30 2-7 3-4 0 2 2 6 2 0 1 7 Hurley 13 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 7 Smith 23 0-4 1-2 7 2 9 2 3 0 0 1 Simmons 21 2-6 3-4 1 7 8 2 2 1 1 7 Marciulionis 18 1-4 4-8 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 6 C Williamson 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Gamble Dnp - Coach'S Decision Owens Dnp - Did Not Dress Totals 240 27-79 23-34 14 36 50 14 27 10 15 80 (.342) (.676) Team Rebs: 11 Total To: 15(17 Pts) Portland 23 21 22 12 - 78 Sacramento 23 23 19 15 - 80 Blocked Shots: Portland - Dudley 4, Strickland, Sabonis, C Robinson. Sacramento - Causwell 4, Grant, Simmons. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Portland 3-17 (.176), C Robinson 1-7, Sabonis 1-2, Grant 0-1, Mckie 0-3, Wingfield 1-4. Sacramento 3-15 (.200), Richmond 2-9, Edney 0-1, Hurley 1-2, Simmons 0-1, Marciulionis 0-2. Technicals: None. Officials: Monty Mccutchen, Joe Forte, Ron Olesiak. A - 17,312. T - 2:21.
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Sacramento 80, Portland 78 Brian Grant's 12-footer snapped a tie with 4.3 seconds left and Duane Causwell blocked a shot as time ran out to help the Sacramento Kings defeat the Portland Trail Blazers, 80-78, in a battle for the seventh playoff spot in the Western Conference. Grant finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Mitch Richmond scored 19 points and Tyus Edney handed out six assists for Sacramento (30-36), which pulled within 1 1/2 games of the Trail Blazers. "This was a great game tonight," Richmond said. "Both teams were playing great defense and it came down to the wire. They were playing tough. They are a big, physical team and we played physical right along with them." "I told our guys before the game that this Portland team is the biggest, toughest and most physical team in the west," Kings coach Garry St. Jean said. "We had a lot of guys get banged up in there, but everyone of our guys gave us one hundred and ten percent." Clifford Robinson scored 15 points, Arvydas Sabonis added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Rod Strickland had 13 points and seven assists for Portland (32-35), which had its six-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 12-21 on the road. Lionel Simmons inbounded the ball to Grant, who drained a jumper from between the baseline and the wing for an 80-78 edge. Strickland received the inbounds but had his shot rejected by Causwell to end the game. Richmond hit a three-pointer to give the Kings a 78-74 lead before a five-footer by Robinson and a 14-footer by Aaron McKie tied the game at 78-78 with 29 seconds remaining. "It was a good play by them," admitted Trail Blazers coach P.J. Carlesimo, in reference to Grant's winning shot. "They squeezed off a couple of our guys and were able to get Grant an open shot. "I thought it was good defense and Strickland thought it was good "d". It was a playoff game in the way that both teams played so hard." The Kings raced out to an 18-3 lead as Richmond scored six points, and Grant's five-footer gave Sacramento a 15-point bulge just 5:30 into the game. But the Trail Blazers stormed back as Robinson made a three-pointer to ignite a quarter-closing 15-1 run. Robinson scored seven ponts in the burst as McKie's layup with three seconds left tied the game at 23-23. The Kings carried a 46-44 laed into the half behind Grant's 10 points. Portland grabbed a 66-65 edge into the fourth quarter behind Sabonis' 14 points. Causwell had seven rebounds and four rejections and Olden Polynice grabbed eight boards for Sacramento, which shot just 34 per cent (27-of-79) but forced 22 turnovers in winning for the fifth time in eight games and improving to 19-13 at home. Chris Dudley had 13 rebounds and four blocked shots for Portland, which shot 36 per cent (29-of-81) and made 17-of-28 free throws in losing to the Kings for the third time in four meetings this season.
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San Antonio (120) At Toronto (108) San Antonio Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Elliott F 32 9-15 3-4 0 4 4 6 1 0 1 24 Smith F 33 6-10 2-2 3 4 7 2 3 2 0 14 Robinson C 29 9-14 6-11 2 7 9 1 1 1 2 24 Del Negro G 34 6-11 0-0 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 12 Johnson G 33 4-10 1-2 0 5 5 11 2 1 4 9 C Person 26 5-6 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 13 W Perdue 23 8-8 2-2 2 4 6 0 2 0 3 18 Rivers 10 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 Alexander 8 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 Anderson 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Williams 4 1-2 4-4 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 6 Demps 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 240 48-82 18-25 11 31 42 31 19 6 13 120 (.585) (.720) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 13(17 Pts) Toronto Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Rogers F 32 5-11 1-2 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 11 Tabak F 27 5-8 0-2 1 5 6 1 5 0 1 10 Miller C 45 7-13 3-6 5 7 12 8 3 3 3 17 Murray G 41 12-22 2-2 3 2 5 3 4 0 2 29 Stoudamire G 43 10-22 0-0 1 4 5 13 3 2 2 23 Earl 15 4-8 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 3 8 Christie 25 2-8 2-2 2 3 5 2 1 2 1 6 King 12 0-2 4-4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 Esposito Dnp - Coach'S Decision Lewis Dnp - Coach'S Decision Whitfield Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 45-94 12-18 14 26 40 28 22 9 13 108 (.479) (.667) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 13(13 Pts) San Antonio 31 30 32 27 - 120 Toronto 28 29 19 32 - 108 Blocked Shots: San Antonio - Robinson 3, Smith, W Perdue, Anderson. Toronto - Rogers, Miller. 3-Pt. Field Goals: San Antonio 6-14 (.429), Elliott 3-7, Del Negro 0-1, C Person 3-4, Rivers 0-1, Alexander 0-1. Toronto 6-15 (.400), Murray 3-5, Stoudamire 3-7, Christie 0-2, King 0-1. Technicals: None. Officials: Mike Mathis, Greg Willard, Bill Spooner. A - 25,964. T - 2:00.
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TWELVE IN A ROW FOR SPURS TORONTO -- Sean Elliott scored 10 of his 24 points in a 14-3 third quarter run to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their 12th straight win on Friday, a 120-108 victory over the Toronto Raptors. David Robinson had 24 points and Will Perdue netted 18 for the Spurs, who improved to 48-18. "In the first half, we didn't play any defense," Robinson said. "The third quarter was the turning point. We started getting the ball up and down the floor and getting offensive rebounds. The team is still working on some consistency. But tonight we took a step backwards." Tracy Murray led Toronto with 29 points, including 23 in the first half. Damon Stoudamire collected 23 points and 13 assists for the Raptors. "I think we came out slow, not hitting the shots, and they came out fast and hit every shot," Stoudamire said. "It went from a four-point game to a 20-point game in a four-minute span. They're a team that's clicking on all cylinders." San Antonio started its current franchise-record winning streak with a 120-95 rout of the Raptors on Feb. 29. The Spurs started the third quarter with a 14-3 run to take a 75-60 lead. Elliott hit a pair of 3-pointers among his 10 points in the run. San Antonio held a 93-76 advantage after three quarters. "The first half the two teams traded baskets. We executed on offense well but we were disinterested in playing defense," said San Antonio coach Bob Hill. "The first unit did a good job in the third quarter. We just got away from them and the game was over. It was just a matter of time. I think you give us a few more games and as we move on, we'll get better and better. The chemistry on this team might be the best I've ever coached." San Antonio led by as many as 26 points, 106-80, after a basket by Perdue with 8:13 left. Perdue was eight for eight from the field. "We couldn't buy a basket in the third quarter," Murray said. "They have a lot of offensive weapons. I don't think they have as many as Chicago, so it doesn't get any easier for us. We're always fighting to get back in the game regardless."
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Vancouver (94) At Indiana (111) Vancouver Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Wilkins F 36 5-14 2-2 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 12 Amaya F 23 4-6 2-3 1 4 5 0 5 1 1 10 Reeves C 39 7-13 5-7 5 4 9 3 5 0 2 19 B Edwards G 23 7-10 0-0 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 15 Anthony G 30 4-12 2-2 0 0 0 9 0 2 1 11 Scott 19 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 Avent 24 2-8 2-2 1 3 4 1 1 1 4 6 Murdock 18 3-7 2-4 0 0 0 3 5 4 1 9 Manning 9 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 King 11 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Moten 8 2-3 2-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 6 D Edwards Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 37-83 17-24 11 19 30 22 23 12 11 94 (.446) (.708) Team Rebs: 5 Total To: 12(18 Pts) Indiana Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Mckey F 35 8-10 3-3 1 1 2 6 2 1 3 19 D Davis F 35 6-8 0-2 2 8 10 0 3 0 0 12 Smits C 28 8-12 1-2 2 5 7 3 4 0 1 17 Miller G 36 7-11 6-7 0 5 5 6 0 0 3 23 Jackson G 27 2-6 2-2 0 4 4 10 5 0 2 6 Workman 20 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 4 3 7 A Davis 20 2-5 2-2 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 6 Pierce 18 2-7 4-4 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 8 Best 15 3-4 1-2 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 7 Caldwell 4 2-2 0-0 1 4 5 0 0 1 2 4 Schintzius 2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Johnson Dnp - Did Not Dress Totals 240 44-72 19-24 8 34 42 31 23 9 18 111 (.611) (.792) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 18(19 Pts) Vancouver 32 16 25 21 - 94 Indiana 32 30 26 23 - 111 Blocked Shots: Vancouver - None. Indiana - Mckey 2, D Davis 2, Smits 2, Miller. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Vancouver 3-18 (.167), Wilkins 0-6, B Edwards 1-1, Anthony 1-5, Scott 0-1, Murdock 1-3, King 0-2. Indiana 4-7 (.571), Miller 3-5, Workman 1-1, Pierce 0-1. Technicals: Vancouver - Assistant Coach Hughes. Officials: Hue Hollins, Paul Mihalak, Joe Borgia. A - 16,715. T - 2:04.
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Indiana 111, Vancouver 94 Reggie Miller scored 23 points and Rik Smits added 17 as they keyed a huge run that bridged the second and third quarters as the Indiana Pacers handed the struggling Vancouver Grizzlies their 17th straight loss with a 111-94 victory. Derrick McKey scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half, Dale Davis added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Mark Jackson handed out 10 assists for Indiana, which snapped its two-game losing streak and won for just the third time in nine games. The Pacers increased their lead over New York to 1 1/2 games in the race for the all-important third playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers' spot is a key one, ensuring them of a spot in the bracket that does not include the conference's first seed -- all but clinched by Chicago -- until the Conference Finals should both teams get there. Bryant Reeves scored 19 points and Blue Edwards added 15 for Vancouver, which has not won since a 93-86 win over the Sacramento Kings on February 14th. The Grizzlies lost 19 straight after winning their first two of the season. After Vancouver's Anthony Avent hit a nine-footer to tie the game at 46-46, Smits made a free throw and dunked to ignite a 33-12 run. Smits scored nine points in the spree. Miller, who scored 10 points in the burst, gave the Pacers a 62-48 halftime lead with a three-pointer. Haywoode Workman nailed a 16-footer to cap the run and give Indiana a 79-58 bulge with 5:11 left in the third quarter. Vancouver pulled within 100-86 on Avent's jumper midway through the fourth quarter. But Miller made a 15-footer and Travis Best sank one free throw to seal the game. McKey shot 8-of-10 from the field and Smits was 8-of-12 for Indiana, which shot 61 per cent (44-of-72) from the floor and held a 42-30 rebounding edge to improve to 25-7 at home. The Pacers play nine of their final 15 games at home. Wilkens scored 12 points and Greg Anthony added 11 and nine assists for Vancouver, which was swept in the season series.
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BULLETS' WALLACE LIKELY OUT FOR SEASON LANDOVER, Md. -- The Washington Bullets, who always seem to be decimated by injuries to key players, appear to have lost rookie forward-center Rasheed Wallace for the remainder of the season. Wallace suffered a fractured left thumb in the second quarter of Friday's 111-108 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic. "He's talking about playing in a soft cast, but I don't think that's realistic," Washington general manager John Nash said Saturday. "I think we're going to have to rule him out for at least the next several weeks.'' Wallace, the fourth overall pick in the NBA draft, is averaging 10.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Bullets, who have lost Chris Webber for the season after shoulder surgery and have played most of the year without point guard Mark Price, who is nursing a fractured bone in his left foot. Wallace apparently injured the thumb when going for a rebound with 7:44 left in the second quarter. The Bullets have the maximum three players on the injured list. Guard Robert Pack, out since Jan. 8 with a damaged nerve in his left leg, could return to practice in 10-14 days. "We've had a rough stretch of luck,'' Nash admitted. "But tomorrow is another opportunity for someone else to step forward and play well.'' Pack may be activated from the disabled list to make room for Wallace, although the Bullets will likely search for another forward to fill the roster.
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KINGS ROOKIE MCDANIEL DAZED AFTER PRACTICE COLLISION SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento Kings guard Clint McDaniel suffered a severe concussion in a fall at Saturday's team practice at ARCO Arena. McDaniel was unconscious for 10 to 15 minutes following the fall. He was taken by ambulance to the UC Davis Medical Center where he will undergo a CAT scan and observation over the next 24 hours. "McDaniel was responsive and able to exhibit movement in both his hands and feet upon leaving Arco Arena,'' the team's statement said. McDaniel was going up for a layup when guard Sarunas Marciulionis tried to block the shot, said team spokeswoman Andrea Lepore. McDaniel, a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks team that won the national championship in 1994 and made the finals last year, is averaging 2.4 points per game in 12 games. He had been on the injured list since the start of the season with tendinitis in his left knee.
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Detroit (84) At Atlanta (92) Detroit Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Thorpe F 17 0-3 1-2 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 1 Hill F 39 4-17 3-4 4 9 13 1 2 1 2 11 West C 3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 Dumars G 43 4-11 2-2 1 2 3 7 2 0 0 12 Houston G 43 10-17 13-15 0 2 2 2 3 0 3 38 Ratliff 10 0-0 4-4 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 Mills 30 3-10 0-0 1 4 5 1 2 1 2 6 Reid 36 4-8 0-2 4 5 9 0 4 1 1 8 Hunter 5 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Curry 14 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 Leckner Dnp - Coach'S Decision Roe Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 27-72 23-29 12 27 39 12 21 4 13 84 (.375) (.793) Team Rebs: 12 Total To: 16(21 Pts) Atlanta Rebounds Player Pos Min Fgm-Fga Ftm-Fta Off-Def-Tot Ast Pf St To Pts ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === Long F 38 8-20 1-2 4 5 9 3 3 0 0 17 Augmon F 38 6-11 3-3 2 5 7 2 4 1 0 15 Laettner C 35 4-7 5-7 1 4 5 1 6 1 3 13 Smith G 36 8-13 6-7 1 2 3 0 4 1 2 27 Blaylock G 45 4-10 2-2 0 4 4 7 3 3 2 10 Ehlo 22 3-9 0-0 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 6 Henderson 22 1-3 2-4 2 4 6 1 6 0 2 4 Jordan 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Boyce Dnp - Coach'S Decision Bullard Dnp - Coach'S Decision Norman Dnp - Coach'S Decision Rooks Dnp - Coach'S Decision Totals 240 34-74 19-25 10 27 37 16 30 6 12 92 (.459) (.760) Team Rebs: 9 Total To: 13(10 Pts) Detroit 18 16 22 28 - 84 Atlanta 25 20 22 25 - 92 Blocked Shots: Detroit - Hill, Reid. Atlanta - Henderson 3, Ehlo. 3-Pt. Field Goals: Detroit 7-22 (.318), Dumars 2-5, Houston 5-11, Mills 0-5, Curry 0-1. Atlanta 5-15 (.333), Smith 5-8, Blaylock 0-4, Ehlo 0-3. Technicals: Detroit - Illegal Defense 3. Officials: Ronnie Nunn, Hank Armstrong, Tommy Nunez. A - 16,378. T - 2:14.