NBA AT GEORGIA TECH
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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TORONTO 21 19 15 20 75
ATLANTA 22 23 18 23 86 FINAL
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TORONTO (75) AT ATLANTA (86)
TORONTO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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CARTER F 34 6-16 2-4 4 5 9 0 4 0 0 14
OAKLEY F 28 1-7 0-0 0 5 5 1 5 3 0 2
K WILLIS C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHRISTIE G 38 8-17 5-8 1 4 5 4 1 2 1 21
A WILLIAMS G 20 5-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 11
BROWN 23 0-7 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 2
MCGRADY 23 2-4 2-4 2 4 6 0 4 3 6 6
SLATER 14 2-5 3-6 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 7
STEWART 10 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0
THOMAS 22 4-7 2-2 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 10
WALLACE 18 1-5 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 1 3 2
M WILLIAMS 9 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 240 29-76 16-26 12 29 41 6 32 10 14 75
(.382) (.615) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 15(13 PTS)
ATLANTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ELLIS F 9 0-4 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
HENDERSON F 32 10-17 4-8 3 2 5 0 3 3 2 24
MUTOMBO C 34 4-5 8-9 5 8 13 3 3 0 2 16
BLAYLOCK G 34 1-6 0-2 0 5 5 3 1 4 4 3
SMITH G 36 4-12 7-7 2 3 5 0 4 0 4 17
CORBIN 18 1-7 0-1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 2
CRAWFORD 22 1-5 3-4 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 5
JOHNSON 25 4-4 4-8 0 2 2 3 2 2 1 12
LONG 20 1-4 3-4 0 3 3 0 3 2 1 5
MCLEOD 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WEST 9 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
GRAY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 26-65 31-45 11 27 38 15 19 11 17 86
(.400) (.689) TEAM REBS: 17 TOTAL TO: 18(14 PTS)
TORONTO 21 19 15 20 - 75
ATLANTA 22 23 18 23 - 86
BLOCKED SHOTS: TORONTO - MCGRADY 2, WALLACE, CARTER. ATLANTA - MUTOMBO,
JOHNSON, CORBIN, ELLIS, SMITH, WEST, HENDERSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: TORONTO 1-8 (.125), CARTER 0-2, CHRISTIE 0-2, A
WILLIAMS 1-1, BROWN 0-3. ATLANTA 3-11 (.273), BLAYLOCK 1-3, SMITH 2-5,
CORBIN 0-3.
TECHNICALS: TORONTO - HEAD COACH CARTER, THOMAS, ATLANTA - MUTOMBO, SMITH,
ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: JACK NIES, MIKE SMITH, SCOTT FOSTER.
A - 8,456. T - 2:25.
Box Score
TORONTO (75)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Carter 34 6-16 2-4 4-9 0 4 14
Oakley 28 1-7 0-0 0-5 1 5 2
K Willis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Christie 38 8-17 5-8 1-5 4 1 21
A Williams 20 5-5 0-0 0-1 0 2 11
Brown 23 0-7 2-2 1-2 0 2 2
Mcgrady 23 2-4 2-4 2-6 0 4 6
Slater 14 2-5 3-6 0-3 1 3 7
Stewart 10 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 5 0
Thomas 22 4-7 2-2 2-3 0 3 10
Wallace 18 1-5 0-0 1-4 0 3 2
M Williams 9 0-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
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TOTALS 240 29-76 16-26 12-41 6 32 75
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Percentages: FG-.382, FT-.615. 3-Point Goals:
1-8, .125 (Carter 0-2, Christie 0-2, A Williams
1-1, Brown 0-3). Team rebounds: 14. Blocked
shots: 4 (Mcgrady 2, Wallace, Carter). Turnovers:
15 (Mcgrady 6, Wallace 3, A Williams, Brown,
Christie, M Williams, Slater). Steals: 10
(Mcgrady 3, Oakley 3, Christie 2, A Williams,
Wallace).
ATLANTA (86)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Ellis 9 0-4 2-2 0-0 1 0 2
Henderson 32 10-17 4-8 3-5 0 3 24
Mutombo 34 4-5 8-9 5-13 3 3 16
Blaylock 34 1-6 0-2 0-5 3 1 3
Smith 36 4-12 7-7 2-5 0 4 17
Corbin 18 1-7 0-1 1-2 2 2 2
Crawford 22 1-5 3-4 0-1 3 0 5
Johnson 25 4-4 4-8 0-2 3 2 12
Long 20 1-4 3-4 0-3 0 3 5
Mcleod 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
West 9 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 0
Gray DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 26-65 31-45 11-38 15 19 86
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Percentages: FG-.400, FT-.689. 3-Point Goals:
3-11, .273 (Blaylock 1-3, Smith 2-5, Corbin 0-3).
Team rebounds: 17. Blocked shots: 7 (Mutombo,
Johnson, Corbin, Ellis, Smith, West, Henderson).
Turnovers: 18 (Blaylock 4, Smith 4, Crawford 2,
Henderson 2, Mutombo 2, Corbin, Johnson, Long).
Steals: 11 (Blaylock 4, Henderson 3, Johnson 2,
Long 2).
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Toronto 21 19 15 20 - 75
Atlanta 22 23 18 23 - 86
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Technical fouls: Toronto 2 (Head Coach Carter,
4:05 1st; Thomas, 7:03 3rd). Atlanta 3 (Mutombo,
7:03 3rd; Smith, 5:12 3rd; Illegal Defense, 2:59
4th). Flagrant fouls: Toronto 1 (Wallace, 0:26
4th). A: 8,456. T: 2:25. Officials: Jack Nies,
Mike Smith, Scott Foster.
Game Story
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Alan Henderson scored a season-high 24
points and Dikembe Mutombo added 16 and 13 rebounds as the
Atlanta Hawks had their way inside and resumed their dominance
of the Toronto Raptors with an 86-75 victory.
The 6-9 Henderson and the 7-2 Mutombo took advantage of the
absence of Raptors center Kevin Willis. The former Hawk
suffered a sprained left shoulder early in the first quarter and
did not return.
Steve Smith scored 17 points for the Hawks, who had won their
first 12 meetings with the Raptors until an 86-77 home loss on
March 4. Atlanta has won three of four since a three-game
losing streak.
"I think that we were determined to play better," Hawks coach
Lenny Wilkens said. "If we were looking for revenge, we have 29
teams in the league, so we'd be doing that all year. But we
wanted to play well and not make the same mistakes."
"We were trying to make sure that today was like a payback,"
Mutombo said. "We had to come out and be aggressive and play
our best ballgame and don't let them get their rhythm."
The Hawks also played the entire second half without forward
LaPhonso Ellis, who experienced back spasms while sitting on the
bench in the second quarter. Ellis was placed on the injured
list after the game.
However, Atlanta did not miss Ellis nearly as much as Toronto
missed Willis, who averages 14 points and just under 10 rebounds
per game and will be out a week.
"You lose a starting center like Kevin Willis, one of the top
five rebounders in the 1990s, and our leading rebounder, and you
take 10 or 15 points away from us," Raptors coach Butch Carter
said.
"We were going to beat them anyway. They weren't going to come
in here and beat us twice," Henderson said. "He's a factor,
especially on the boards. But we're going to take care of our
business regardless of who they had on the court."
Reserve center Michael Stewart had five fouls in 10 minutes
trying to defend Mutombo, who is averaging 17 points and 14
rebounds over the last two games after being limited to four
points in a loss to Miami.
The frustration of dealing with the bigger Mutombo finally got
to the Raptors as forward John Wallace was ejected for a
flagrant foul with 25 seconds to go. Wallace lost a battle for a
rebound and shoved Mutombo, who shoved back.
"They're pesky," Wilkens said. "They play physical and they're
pushing and shoving. They're trying to get you out of your game
mentally and we can't allow that."
Atlanta improved to 10-0 when leading at halftime and 3-4 at its
smaller home of Alexander Coliseum.
Doug Christie scored 21 points and rookie Vince Carter added 14
and nine rebounds for Toronto, which shot just 38 percent
(29-of-76) from the field and fell to 2-8 on the road.
"They came to play. We didn't come to play," Vince Carter said.
"We just didn't get it going. The shots that we did have, we
didn't make. We were trying to still be physical and do the
things we did last time, but it didn't work."
Atlanta found itself in an early 12-3 hole before Smith scored
five points and Henderson scored four in an 11-1 run, giving the
Hawks their first lead.
Henderson made 10-of-17 shots, including a jumper in the first
minute of the second period that gave Atlanta the lead for good
at 24-23.
The Raptors cut a five-point halftime deficit to 47-44 on a dunk
by Carter with 10:46 left in the third quarter. But Atlanta's
size took over in an 8-2 run. Henderson had a layup and Mutombo
dunked before Carter hit a short jumper. Henderson answered with
two short jumpers to build the lead to 55-46 with 7:59 to play.
In the final 20 minutes, Toronto got no closer than six points.
Atlanta opened its largest lead at 71-58 on a 3-pointer by Smith
with 9:46 to play.
Anthony Johnson scored 12 points off the bench for the Hawks,
who shot 40 percent (26-of-65) from the field but made 31-of-45
free throws.
Alvin Williams scored 11 points and John Thomas 10 for Toronto,
which shot 38 percent (29-of-76) but made just 16-of-26 from the
line. Forward Charles Oakley, who averages nearly nine points
and eight rebounds, managed just two and five.
