NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SAN ANTONIO 17 22 29 17 85
PORTLAND 26 20 19 25 90 FINAL
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SAN ANTONIO (85) AT PORTLAND (90)
SAN ANTONIO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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DUNCAN F 43 10-17 9-11 5 10 15 1 1 1 2 29
ELLIOTT F 36 3-11 2-4 0 4 4 3 3 1 2 9
ROBINSON C 34 3-11 4-7 4 6 10 1 4 1 3 10
ELIE G 33 5-8 3-5 0 3 3 2 2 1 2 14
JOHNSON G 39 5-13 2-2 0 0 0 8 2 0 3 12
DANIELS 9 2-3 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
JACKSON 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S KERR 6 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
J KERSEY 12 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
PERDUE 5 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
ROSE 14 1-4 4-4 4 1 5 0 3 0 1 6
GAZE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 29-73 25-36 13 31 44 16 21 4 14 85
(.397) (.694) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 14(19 PTS)
PORTLAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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AUGMON F 26 3-8 2-3 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 8
GRANT F 30 4-9 0-2 6 6 12 2 5 1 4 8
SABONIS C 40 11-17 5-6 1 10 11 2 3 2 2 28
STOUDAMIRE G 36 3-8 6-6 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 13
JACKSON G 42 5-12 2-3 1 5 6 1 3 1 1 12
ONEAL 9 1-4 0-0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 2
WALLACE 17 1-3 2-2 0 5 5 0 5 0 1 4
WILLIAMS 25 4-12 3-3 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 12
ANTHONY 15 1-5 1-2 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 3
WELLS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
CATO DNP - COACH'S DECISION
RIDER DNP - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE
TOTALS 240 33-78 21-27 12 30 42 19 26 7 11 90
(.423) (.778) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12(12 PTS)
SAN ANTONIO 17 22 29 17 - 85
PORTLAND 26 20 19 25 - 90
BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - DUNCAN 5, ROBINSON 2, JOHNSON. PORTLAND -
SABONIS 2.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 2-6 (.333), DUNCAN 0-1, ELLIOTT 1-2, ELIE
1-2, S KERR 0-1. PORTLAND 3-11 (.273), SABONIS 1-2, STOUDAMIRE 1-2,
JACKSON 0-1, WILLIAMS 1-5, ANTHONY 0-1.
TECHNICALS: SAN ANTONIO - ROSE, PORTLAND - WILLIAMS.
OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, TIM DONAGHY, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 20,041. T - 2:21.
Box Score
SAN ANTONIO (85)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Duncan 43 10-17 9-11 5-15 1 1 29
Elliott 36 3-11 2-4 0-4 3 3 9
Robinson 34 3-11 4-7 4-10 1 4 10
Elie 33 5-8 3-5 0-3 2 2 14
Johnson 39 5-13 2-2 0-0 8 2 12
Daniels 9 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 5
Jackson 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
S Kerr 6 0-2 0-1 0-1 0 2 0
J Kersey 12 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 0
Perdue 5 0-2 0-0 0-4 0 2 0
Rose 14 1-4 4-4 4-5 0 3 6
Gaze DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 29-73 25-36 13-44 16 21 85
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Percentages: FG-.397, FT-.694. 3-Point Goals:
2-6, .333 (Duncan 0-1, Elliott 1-2, Elie 1-2, S
Kerr 0-1). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked shots: 8
(Duncan 5, Robinson 2, Johnson). Turnovers: 14
(Johnson 3, Robinson 3, Duncan 2, Elie 2, Elliott
2, Daniels, Rose). Steals: 4 (Duncan, Elie,
Elliott, Robinson).
PORTLAND (90)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Augmon 26 3-8 2-3 1-1 3 4 8
Grant 30 4-9 0-2 6-12 2 5 8
Sabonis 40 11-17 5-6 1-11 2 3 28
Stoudamire 36 3-8 6-6 0-0 4 2 13
Jackson 42 5-12 2-3 1-6 1 3 12
Oneal 9 1-4 0-0 2-4 0 1 2
Wallace 17 1-3 2-2 0-5 0 5 4
Williams 25 4-12 3-3 1-3 2 2 12
Anthony 15 1-5 1-2 0-0 5 1 3
Wells DNP - coach's decision
Cato DNP - coach's decision
Rider DNP - suspended by league
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TOTALS 240 33-78 21-27 12-42 19 26 90
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Percentages: FG-.423, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
3-11, .273 (Sabonis 1-2, Stoudamire 1-2, Jackson
0-1, Williams 1-5, Anthony 0-1). Team rebounds:
8. Blocked shots: 2 (Sabonis 2). Turnovers: 12
(Grant 4, Stoudamire 3, Sabonis 2, Jackson,
Wallace). Steals: 7 (Sabonis 2, Anthony, Augmon,
Grant, Jackson, Stoudamire).
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San Antonio 17 22 29 17 - 85
Portland 26 20 19 25 - 90
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Technical fouls: San Antonio 1 (Rose, 10:30 2nd).
Portland 1 (Williams, 10:59 2nd). Flagrant fouls:
Portland 1 (Augmon, 4:27 3rd). A: 20,041. T:
2:21. Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Tim Donaghy,
Phil Robinson.
Game Story
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Even without their leading scorer,
the Portland Trail Blazers continue to prove that they are for
real.
Arvydas Sabonis scored 13 of his season-high 28 points in the
fourth quarter and Damon Stoudamire made four big free throws in
the waning seconds as the Trail Blazers snapped the red-hot San
Antonio Spurs' nine-game winning streak with a 90-85 victory.
"Sabonis was great," Portland coach Mike Dunleavy said. "We did
a good job of getting him the ball and moving the ball."
"I was really pleased with this win considering that we just
came off a four-game road trip and the present we got was a team
that won nine in row," Dunleavy added.
The Blazers (19-5), who have won four of their last five games,
tied Utah for the best record in the Western Conference.
Portland was without Isaiah Rider, who leads the team with a
16.5-point scoring average. Rider was suspended for tonight's
game following an altercation with Jon Barry in Thursday's
victory over Sacramento.
Portland trailed 72-70 with 9:44 to play, before Walt Williams
and Sabonis drained consecutive 3-pointers to put the Blazers
ahead for good, 76-72, with 7:45 to go.
"Sabonis was the difference tonight," said San Antonio coach
Gregg Popovich. "He did it down the stretch. We stopped
everybody else but we couldn't stop Sabonis."
Sabonis made a pair of free throws to give the Blazers an 86-79
lead with 1:16 left, but the Spurs fought back with a 6-0 spurt,
capped by Mario Elie's layup with 21 seconds remaining.
Stoudamire sank two free throws with 19.3 seconds to play to
extend the lead to 88-85.
San Antonio had a chance to tie it on the ensuing possession,
but Steve Kerr and Sean Elliot both missed 3-pointers before
Stoudamire capped the scoring by draining two more at the line
with three seconds left.
Tim Duncan had 29 points and 15 rebounds and Elie added 14
points for the Spurs, who also had a six-game road winning
streak snapped.
"They just kept pounding on us and hit some big shots," said
Duncan. "That's just a real good team. You'd love to come in
here against one of the best teams in the league and beat them
at home, but the streak wasn't a big deal."
Stoudamire scored 13 points and Williams and Jimmy Jackson added
12 apiece for the Blazers, who split four games with the Spurs
last season but have won three straight meetings at the Rose
Garden.
David Robinson's offensive struggles continued. After a
season-low three-point performance against Golden State on
Wednesday, Robinson scored 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting.
Robinson did grab 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who held a 44-42
edge on the boards. However, Robinson had problems guarding the
7-3, 292-pound Sabonis.
"Down the stretch Sabonis was big," said Robinson. "Normally, I
feel like I can stop somebody down there. But man, with the
sweeping hook, I can't get to that and he did a great job."
Sabonis was 11-of-17 from the field and collected 11 rebounds
for the Blazers, who shot 42 percent (33-of-78) and outscored
the Spurs in the paint, 40-32.
Avery Johnson had 12 points and eight assists for San Antonio,
which shot 40 percent (29-of-73) and yielded 19 points off 14
turnovers.
The game, which featured eight ties and six lead changes, seemed
to swing in favor of San Antonio in the third quarter.
Stacey Augmon's free throw with 5:29 left in the third quarter
gave the Blazers a 56-51 lead. Robinson responded with a
three-point play and Duncan scored four of the next five points
from the line as the Spurs went ahead, 59-56, with 3:51 left.
The Spurs outscored the Blazers, 29-19, in the third quarter to
take a 68-65 lead into the final period.
"In the third quarter, they made their run," Portland forward
Rasheed Wallace said. "In the fourth quarter it was time to
make ours."
