NBA FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
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PORTLAND 18 30 16 27 15 106
LA CLIPPERS 27 24 25 15 5 96 FINAL IN 1ST OT
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PORTLAND (106) AT LA CLIPPERS (96) - FINAL IN OT
PORTLAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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GRANT F 38 6-12 13-13 6 8 14 1 2 1 2 25
WILLIAMS F 16 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
SABONIS C 30 3-10 0-0 0 10 10 1 1 0 0 6
RIDER G 17 1-8 1-2 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 3
STOUDAMIRE G 31 3-6 3-6 1 2 3 2 2 0 5 9
ANTHONY 22 4-5 4-6 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 14
AUGMON 34 1-2 8-10 1 5 6 3 5 2 1 10
CATO 9 1-2 2-4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
JACKSON 36 7-12 6-6 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 21
ONEAL 5 0-3 0-0 3 4 7 0 0 0 1 0
WALLACE 27 6-12 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 14
WELLS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 265 32-75 39-50 14 36 50 14 16 6 16 106
(.427) (.780) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 16(8 PTS)
LA CLIPPERS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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NESBY F 26 3-10 2-2 1 2 3 2 5 0 2 8
TAYLOR F 39 7-18 1-1 5 3 8 3 4 0 2 15
WRIGHT C 37 2-5 6-6 3 15 18 0 5 0 2 10
MARTIN G 41 6-20 2-2 0 2 2 5 6 6 1 14
SMITH G 21 3-9 0-0 2 2 4 2 2 1 0 6
CLOSS 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MURRAY 34 8-16 1-1 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 18
OLOWOKANDI 15 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 2
PIATKOWSKI 22 6-9 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 14
RICHARDSON 11 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
ROGERS 18 3-4 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 1 1 7
ROBINSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 265 40-97 12-12 16 30 46 18 34 11 14 96
(.412) (1.000) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 15(19 PTS)
PORTLAND 18 30 16 27 15 - 106
LA CLIPPERS 27 24 25 15 5 - 96
BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - SABONIS 2, GRANT 2, CATO 2, ONEAL. LA CLIPPERS
- SMITH 3, NESBY 2, MURRAY, ROGERS, WRIGHT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 3-9 (.333), WILLIAMS 0-1, SABONIS 0-1, RIDER
0-2, STOUDAMIRE 0-1, ANTHONY 2-3, JACKSON 1-1. LA CLIPPERS 4-22 (.182),
NESBY 0-3, MARTIN 0-7, SMITH 0-3, MURRAY 1-4, PIATKOWSKI 2-3, RICHARDSON
0-1, ROGERS 1-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, DEE KANTNER, JOE DEROSA.
A - 9,484. T - 2:37.
Box Score
PORTLAND (106)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Grant 38 6-12 13-13 6-14 1 2 25
Williams 16 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 0
Sabonis 30 3-10 0-0 0-10 1 1 6
Rider 17 1-8 1-2 1-3 2 2 3
Stoudamire 31 3-6 3-6 1-3 2 2 9
Anthony 22 4-5 4-6 0-0 2 3 14
Augmon 34 1-2 8-10 1-6 3 5 10
Cato 9 1-2 2-4 0-1 0 1 4
Jackson 36 7-12 6-6 1-3 2 0 21
Oneal 5 0-3 0-0 3-7 0 0 0
Wallace 27 6-12 2-3 0-1 0 0 14
Wells DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 265 32-75 39-50 14-50 14 16 106
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Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.780. 3-Point Goals:
3-9, .333 (Williams 0-1, Sabonis 0-1, Rider 0-2,
Stoudamire 0-1, Anthony 2-3, Jackson 1-1). Team
rebounds: 11. Blocked shots: 7 (Sabonis 2, Grant
2, Cato 2, Oneal). Turnovers: 16 (Stoudamire 5,
Wallace 3, Grant 2, Rider 2, Anthony, Augmon,
Oneal, Williams). Steals: 6 (Anthony 2, Augmon 2,
Grant, Jackson).
LA CLIPPERS (96)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Nesby 26 3-10 2-2 1-3 2 5 8
Taylor 39 7-18 1-1 5-8 3 4 15
Wright 37 2-5 6-6 3-18 0 5 10
Martin 41 6-20 2-2 0-2 5 6 14
Smith 21 3-9 0-0 2-4 2 2 6
Closs 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Murray 34 8-16 1-1 1-2 2 3 18
Olowokandi 15 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 3 2
Piatkowski 22 6-9 0-0 2-2 0 2 14
Richardson 11 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2
Rogers 18 3-4 0-0 1-4 2 4 7
Robinson DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 265 40-97 12-12 16-46 18 34 96
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Percentages: FG-.412, FT-1.000. 3-Point Goals:
4-22, .182 (Nesby 0-3, Martin 0-7, Smith 0-3,
Murray 1-4, Piatkowski 2-3, Richardson 0-1,
Rogers 1-1). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 8
(Smith 3, Nesby 2, Murray, Rogers, Wright).
Turnovers: 15 (Murray 3, Olowokandi 3, Nesby 2,
Taylor 2, Wright 2, Martin, Rogers). Steals: 11
(Martin 6, Murray, Piatkowski, Richardson,
Rogers, Smith).
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Portland 18 30 16 27 15 - 106
La Clippers 27 24 25 15 5 - 96
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
9,484. T: 2:37. Officials: Dick Bavetta, Dee
Kantner, Joe Derosa.
Game Story
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Brian Grant scored a season-high 25
points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers
rallied from a 17-point deficit to defeat the Los Angeles
Clippers for the ninth straight time, 106-96 in overtime.
Portland went on an 11-3 run during the extra session with Grant
scoring six points, including four free throws. Grant was
6-for-6 from the foul line in overtime and 13-of-13 for the
game, helping the Trail Blazers improve to 16-2 in their last 18
games against Los Angeles.
"I was just fortunate tonight," Grant said. "I'll probably
never shoot free throws that well again. It was nice because of
what it meant for the team. Somebody had to do something."
Los Angeles had no timeouts and trailed 91-89 with 1.5 seconds
left in the fourth quarter before Lorenzen Wright caught Maurice
Taylor's court-length pass and drew a foul from Greg Anthony
with four tenths of a second left.
After a foul-line conversation between Wright and Portland guard
Damon Stoudamire, Wright calmly hit both free throws to send the
contest into overtime. Wright scored just 10 points but made
all six of his foul shots and grabbed 18 rebounds.
Los Angeles seemingly had lost the contest late in regulation,
trailing 90-87 when Darrick Martin missed a 3-pointer. Eric
Piatkowski put home the rebound with 2.2 seconds left instead of
kicking the ball outside for another game-tying attempt.
Stoudamire made 1-of-2 foul shots with 1.5 seconds left to make
it 91-89 and set up the final moments.
Jim Jackson added 21 points as the Blazers won for the ninth
time in 10 games and earned their fifth straight road win. It
was the first of a four-game road swing for Portland.
"It shows this team doesn't have to rely on one guy," Jackson
said. "We were just trying to wear them down with defense, and
that eventually got us back into the game."
Portland was 39-of-50 from the line while Los Angeles made only
12 trips to the stripe, converting them all.
Two days after ending its season-opening 17-game losing streak,
Los Angeles could not make it two wins in a row despite 18
points from Lamond Murray off the bench. Taylor added 14 for
the Clippers, who were playing their third game in four nights.
"Unfortunately, we struggled with our shot selection and with
them going to the foul line that often," Clippers coach Chris
Ford said. "We were down to not getting good looks. That's a
bad combination."
The Clippers went on a 10-3 run over five minutes of the first
quarter. Martin scored four points in that run and finished the
period with eight as Los Angeles built a 27-18 lead.
The advantage was extended to 35-20 two minutes into the second
quarter thanks to an 8-0 run, aided by 3-pointers from
Piatkowski and Rodney Rogers. Portland answered with eight
straight points of its own, pulling within 39-36 with 6:38
remaining.
Grant scored 13 points in the first half, but Martin netted 10
to help the Clippers take a 51-48 lead at intermission.
A 14-3 burst in the third quarter gave the Clippers a 65-51 lead
with 5:56 left. Murray and Wright each scored six points in
that spurt, which helped Los Angeles take a 76-64 lead after
three quarters.
