NBA VANCOUVER 85
SEATTLE 85 0:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Extended Box
VANCOUVER (85) AT SEATTLE (87)
VANCOUVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ABDUR-RAHIM F 42 8-18 5-7 5 6 11 6 5 1 2 21
PARKS F 33 4-10 1-2 4 6 10 1 4 0 0 9
REEVES C 32 9-18 3-7 4 5 9 0 5 2 1 21
BIBBY G 37 4-12 6-8 2 0 2 3 3 1 1 15
LOPEZ G 39 3-17 2-4 4 2 6 5 4 2 2 8
CHILCUTT 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
HENDERSON 7 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
MAYBERRY 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RHODES 9 0-2 2-4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
SMITH 27 2-3 2-4 3 8 11 3 1 1 0 6
WEST DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WHEAT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 31-82 22-38 22 28 50 20 25 8 7 85
(.378) (.579) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 9(8 PTS)
SEATTLE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BAKER F 36 13-19 5-10 5 2 7 0 5 0 2 31
ELLIS F 38 4-11 3-4 0 1 1 6 1 1 2 14
POLYNICE C 38 4-10 0-2 7 8 15 2 3 0 1 8
HAWKINS G 40 1-6 5-6 0 5 5 5 1 3 2 8
PAYTON G 26 5-11 2-3 1 4 5 3 1 0 5 12
BARRY 19 1-2 3-4 0 2 2 0 5 0 1 5
SCHREMPF 31 1-8 3-4 0 6 6 4 3 0 2 5
WILLIAMS 12 0-1 4-4 1 4 5 0 5 0 0 4
LEWIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
MACLEAN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
OWENS DNP - SORE LEFT KNEE
STEPANIA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 29-68 25-37 14 32 46 20 24 4 15 87
(.426) (.676) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 15(17 PTS)
VANCOUVER 25 20 24 16 - 85
SEATTLE 21 22 22 22 - 87
BLOCKED SHOTS: VANCOUVER - LOPEZ, PARKS. SEATTLE - POLYNICE 2, WILLIAMS
2, BAKER 2.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: VANCOUVER 1-3 (.333), BIBBY 1-2, LOPEZ 0-1. SEATTLE
4-15 (.267), ELLIS 3-6, HAWKINS 1-6, PAYTON 0-2, BARRY 0-1.
TECHNICALS: VANCOUVER - LOPEZ, SEATTLE - PAYTON 2 (EJECTED).
OFFICIALS: JACK NIES, GEORGE TOLIVER, DEREK RICHARDSON.
A - 17,072. T - 2:20.
Box Score
VANCOUVER (85)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Abdur-rahim 42 8-18 5-7 5-11 6 5 21
Parks 33 4-10 1-2 4-10 1 4 9
Reeves 32 9-18 3-7 4-9 0 5 21
Bibby 37 4-12 6-8 2-2 3 3 15
Lopez 39 3-17 2-4 4-6 5 4 8
Chilcutt 3 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
Henderson 7 1-1 1-2 0-0 0 1 3
Mayberry 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Rhodes 9 0-2 2-4 0-0 1 1 2
Smith 27 2-3 2-4 3-11 3 1 6
West DNP - coach's decision
Wheat DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 31-82 22-38 22-50 20 25 85
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Percentages: FG-.378, FT-.579. 3-Point Goals:
1-3, .333 (Bibby 1-2, Lopez 0-1). Team rebounds:
15. Blocked shots: 2 (Lopez, Parks). Turnovers: 9
(Abdur-rahim 2, Lopez 2, Bibby, Reeves, Rhodes).
Steals: 8 (Lopez 2, Reeves 2, Abdur-rahim, Bibby,
Henderson, Smith).
SEATTLE (87)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Baker 36 13-19 5-10 5-7 0 5 31
Ellis 38 4-11 3-4 0-1 6 1 14
Polynice 38 4-10 0-2 7-15 2 3 8
Hawkins 40 1-6 5-6 0-5 5 1 8
Payton 26 5-11 2-3 1-5 3 1 12
Barry 19 1-2 3-4 0-2 0 5 5
Schrempf 31 1-8 3-4 0-6 4 3 5
Williams 12 0-1 4-4 1-5 0 5 4
Lewis DNP - coach's decision
Maclean DNP - coach's decision
Owens DNP - sore left knee
Stepania DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 29-68 25-37 14-46 20 24 87
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Percentages: FG-.426, FT-.676. 3-Point Goals:
4-15, .267 (Ellis 3-6, Hawkins 1-6, Payton 0-2,
Barry 0-1). Team rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 6
(Polynice 2, Williams 2, Baker 2). Turnovers: 15
(Payton 5, Baker 2, Ellis 2, Hawkins 2, Schrempf
2, Barry, Polynice). Steals: 4 (Hawkins 3, Ellis).
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Vancouver 25 20 24 16 - 85
Seattle 21 22 22 22 - 87
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Technical fouls: Vancouver 1 (Lopez, 3:49 3rd).
Seattle 2 (Payton 2 (ejected), 1:20 2nd, 3:49
3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,072. T: 2:20.
Officials: Jack Nies, George Toliver, Derek
Richardson.
Game Story
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Vancouver Grizzlies are still winless in
Seattle.
Vin Baker's tip-in with half a second remaining proved to be the
difference as the SuperSonics extended the Grizzlies' losing
streak to 13 games with an 87-85 victory.
With the score tied, 85-85, Detlef Schrempf drove the left
baseline and put up a lay-in that rolled off the rim. But Baker
squeezed through a pair of defenders and tipped home the winning
shot.
"Detlef made a great move to the basket and how the ball came
out I don't know," Baker said. "I was just fortunate to be in
the right place at the right time. I'm not really creative with
my left (hand), but it happened to fall in the right place."
The Grizzlies did not get off a final attempt.
Baker scored a season-high 31 points on 13-of-19 shooting as the
Sonics improved to 7-0 all-time against the Grizzlies at home
and 12-1 overall. Seattle had won all six previous meetings at
home in this series by an average of 19.6 points.
The Sonics were able to win despite watching leading scorer Gary
Payton get ejected with 3:49 left in the third quarter after he
picked up a second technical foul.
"A sloppy win is better than a well-played loss as far as I'm
concerned," Seattle coach Paul Westphal said. "I'm not quite
sure how we wound up winning that game. ... They had some great
performances and we didn't seem to be able to shoot the ball. We
got our point guard kicked out of the game and somehow won."
Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and
Bryant Reeves also had a season-high 21 points for the
Grizzlies, who are mired in their longest losing streak since
dropping 13 straight from December 26, 1997-January 16, 1998.
Vancouver still has a long way to go before matching the longest
losing streak in club history -- a 23-game slide from February
16-April 2, 1996.
"I thought we had a great effort," Vancouver coach Brian Hill
said. "If this proves anything, it proves that if we could do
it at the end of a long road trip against a quality oppnent,
then we can do it every night."
The Grizzlies looked to be in control after Abdur-Rahim's dunk
with 2:34 remaining put them ahead, 83-77.
But Baker made a layup and capped a surge of eight straight
points with a dunk that gave the Sonics an 85-83 advantage with
36 seconds left. However, rookie Mike Bibby answered with a
jumper to pull Vancouver even with 15 seconds to play.
"I thought we should've come out with the win," Bibby said. "It
was the hardest we've played in a while. They got a lucky tip
with .5 seconds."
Bibby finished with 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting as the
Grizzlies shot just 38 percent (31-of-82) and made a mediocre
22-of-38 from the free throw line. The Sonics shot 43 percent
(29-of-68) from the floor.
"I think we got some really good shots that we couldn't knock
down," added Hill. "I think the glaring thing was 22-of-38 from
the foul line. That's the difference between a 10-point win and
losing at the buzzer."
Michael Smith finished with 11 rebounds and Cherokee Parks had
10 for the Grizzlies, who held a 50-46 rebounding edge. Polynice
grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Seattle's effort on the boards.
