NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MINNESOTA 21 21 18 21 81
VANCOUVER 16 27 17 26 86 FINAL
Extended Box
MINNESOTA (81) AT VANCOUVER (86)
MINNESOTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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K GARNETT F 44 9-22 2-7 5 5 10 2 4 0 6 20
SMITH F 27 4-13 2-4 7 5 12 3 4 2 1 10
D GARRETT C 15 0-2 2-4 3 1 4 1 4 0 0 2
BRANDON G 40 5-14 2-2 1 2 3 12 5 6 3 12
JORDAN G 19 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1
CURLEY 10 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 2
HAMMONDS 22 2-3 1-1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 5
JACKSON 18 1-5 6-8 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 8
MITCHELL 25 6-16 5-6 3 2 5 0 3 0 0 17
PATTERSON 1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SCOTT 19 2-7 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 4
EVANS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 30-87 21-34 22 24 46 21 32 10 13 81
(.345) (.618) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 13(12 PTS)
VANCOUVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ABDUR-RAHIM F 40 3-11 15-16 1 4 5 2 2 1 6 21
PARKS F 26 0-4 2-2 2 2 4 0 4 0 0 2
REEVES C 41 10-18 8-13 3 10 13 1 5 1 2 28
BIBBY G 35 4-9 2-5 0 5 5 6 2 5 6 10
RHODES G 6 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
CHILCUTT 9 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
LOPEZ 37 4-8 7-8 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 15
SMITH 20 2-3 0-0 2 7 9 0 1 1 0 4
WHEAT 13 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2
HENDERSON 13 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0
MAYBERRY DNP - TENDINITIS BOTH KNEES
WEST DNP - SPRAINED FOOT
TOTALS 240 24-61 38-48 10 35 45 15 24 9 17 86
(.393) (.792) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 18(20 PTS)
MINNESOTA 21 21 18 21 - 81
VANCOUVER 16 27 17 26 - 86
BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - SMITH 2, K GARNETT 2, D GARRETT 2, HAMMONDS,
JORDAN. VANCOUVER - ABDUR-RAHIM 2, SMITH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 0-3 (.000), K GARNETT 0-1, MITCHELL 0-1,
SCOTT 0-1. VANCOUVER 0-3 (.000), CHILCUTT 0-1, LOPEZ 0-1, WHEAT 0-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: SEAN CORBIN, BENNETT SALVATORE, RASHAN MICHEL.
A - 17,466. T - 2:33.
Box Score
MINNESOTA (81)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Garnett 44 9-22 2-7 5-10 2 4 20
Smith 27 4-13 2-4 7-12 3 4 10
D Garrett 15 0-2 2-4 3-4 1 4 2
Brandon 40 5-14 2-2 1-3 12 5 12
Jordan 19 0-1 1-2 1-1 0 2 1
Curley 10 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 4 2
Hammonds 22 2-3 1-1 1-2 2 3 5
Jackson 18 1-5 6-8 0-4 1 0 8
Mitchell 25 6-16 5-6 3-5 0 3 17
Patterson 1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
Scott 19 2-7 0-0 0-2 0 3 4
Evans DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 30-87 21-34 22-46 21 32 81
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Percentages: FG-.345, FT-.618. 3-Point Goals:
0-3, .000 (K Garnett 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Scott
0-1). Team rebounds: 14. Blocked shots: 8 (Smith
2, K Garnett 2, D Garrett 2, Hammonds, Jordan).
Turnovers: 13 (K Garnett 6, Brandon 3, Jackson,
Jordan, Scott, Smith). Steals: 10 (Brandon 6,
Smith 2, Hammonds, Jordan).
VANCOUVER (86)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Abdur-rahim 40 3-11 15-16 1-5 2 2 21
Parks 26 0-4 2-2 2-4 0 4 2
Reeves 41 10-18 8-13 3-13 1 5 28
Bibby 35 4-9 2-5 0-5 6 2 10
Rhodes 6 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
Chilcutt 9 1-2 2-2 0-1 0 1 4
Lopez 37 4-8 7-8 1-3 4 5 15
Smith 20 2-3 0-0 2-9 0 1 4
Wheat 13 0-3 2-2 0-1 2 1 2
Henderson 13 0-2 0-0 0-3 0 2 0
Mayberry DNP - tendinitis both knees
West DNP - sprained foot
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TOTALS 240 24-61 38-48 10-45 15 24 86
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Percentages: FG-.393, FT-.792. 3-Point Goals:
0-3, .000 (Chilcutt 0-1, Lopez 0-1, Wheat 0-1).
Team rebounds: 12. Blocked shots: 3 (Abdur-rahim
2, Smith). Turnovers: 18 (Abdur-rahim 6, Bibby 6,
Reeves 2, Lopez, Rhodes, Wheat). Steals: 9 (Bibby
5, Abdur-rahim, Lopez, Reeves, Smith).
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Minnesota 21 21 18 21 - 81
Vancouver 16 27 17 26 - 86
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
17,466. T: 2:33. Officials: Sean Corbin, Bennett
Salvatore, Rashan Michel.
Game Story
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Bryant Reeves continued
to emerge from his season-long funk with 28 points and 13
rebounds as the Vancouver Grizzlies snapped a 13-game losing
streak with an 86-81 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Rookie Mike Bibby and Shareef Abdur-Rahim also played major
roles as the Grizzlies posted their first win since February 23.
Bibby had six points and Abdur-Rahim five during a 15-4 run to
close the game.
Abdur-Rahim finished with 21 points for Vancouver, which also
stopped a 10-game losing streak to Minnesota. Despite the
team's poor play, the Grizzlies saw 17,466 fans turn out.
"It feels really good to win," Bibby said. "We were happy and a
bit surprised that the crowd is still coming. They were
extremely loud tonight. That is one of the reasons we won. They
were really behind us and it puts a lot of confidence in our
play."
Kevin Garnett scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Joe
Smith added 10 and 12 for the Timberwolves, who have dropped
four straight games and are 5-9 since opening the season with
eight wins in 10 games.
"We missed shots, you don't always make them," Garnett said.
"You have to keep your head up. The Grizzlies get paid too,
they are an up-and-coming team. I don't want to sit here and
tell you we played like crap. They played well and won."
Vancouver, which had not beaten Minnesota since April 3, 1996,
trailed 77-71 with 4:49 left following a layup by Terrell
Brandon. But Abdur-Rahim hit a free throw with 3:50 to go and
Reeves followed 30 seconds later with a layup.
A steal by Bibby led to a layup and Abdur-Rahim's dunk gave
Vancouver the lead for good with 1:57 left. Bibby's fifth steal
of the game resulted in another layup and an 80-77 lead.
Sam Mitchell hit a free throw with 56 seconds to go but
Abdur-Rahim, who was 15-of-16 from the line, hit two more 23
seconds later. Dennis Scott, who was signed to a 10-day
contract on Wednesday, drove for a layup to cut Minnesota's
deficit to two points. Bibby hit a free throw with 20.5 seconds
remaining but Brandon, who committed just three turnovers in 40
minutes, threw an errant pass and Reeves came up with the steal
to ice the victory.
"I have had some games like this before, where I score most of
my points from the line," Abdur-Rahim said. "I just play and
take what they give me. Whatever it is, as long as we win, that
is all that matters."
Reeves, who came into the abbreviated season woefully out of
shape, followed a 21-point, nine rebound performance on Tuesday
with his best effort of the season. He was 10-of-18 from the
field and helped hold Minnesota starting center Dean Garrett to
just two points in 15 foul-plagued minutes.
"(Reeves' play) is definitely the most encouraging thing," said
Vancouver coach Brian Hill. "Now I think we can start to be the
team that I envisioned coming into the season. We have been
missing Reeves' production all year. It makes us a whole
different basketball team."
"I never lost confidence," said Reeves. "It might have wavered
a bit at times but I still knew it was there. Sometimes all it
takes is one good game or one good shot and you turn things
around. Hopefully, that is it."
Smith and Garnett got out of the gate quickly for Minnesota,
scoring 15 of the team's first 21 points. But the Timberwolves
failed to take enough of an advantage of Vancouver's horrendous
first-quarter shooting (2-of-15) and led just 21-15 after 12
minutes.
Reeves and Felipe Lopez, who finished with 15 points off the
bench, sparked a huge second quarter for Vancouver with 13 and
10 points, respectively. The Grizzlies made 11-of-18 shots in
the period and led 43-42 at the break.
Neither team led by more than six points at any time in the
second half.
Mitchell scored 17 points and Brandon had 12, 12 assists and six
steals for Minnesota, which shot just 34.5 percent (30-of-87)
from the floor.
