NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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PORTLAND 24 29 13 20 86
SEATTLE 17 24 30 16 87 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: POR - RASHEED WALLACE 14, BRIAN GRANT 12, JIMMY JACKSON 12
SEA - GARY PAYTON 20, DETLEF SCHREMPF 17, VIN BAKER 15
HIGH REBOUND: POR - BRIAN GRANT 14, DAMON STOUDAMIRE 7
SEA - OLDEN POLYNICE 12, VIN BAKER 7
HIGH ASSISTS: POR - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 5, BRIAN GRANT 3
SEA - DETLEF SCHREMPF 7, GARY PAYTON 6
ATT: 17,072
Extended Box
PORTLAND (86) AT SEATTLE (87)
PORTLAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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GRANT F 43 2-7 8-10 5 9 14 3 2 0 0 12
WALLACE F 40 6-12 2-2 1 4 5 1 4 1 1 14
SABONIS C 18 5-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 0 2 11
RIDER G 23 2-12 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 4
STOUDAMIRE G 30 3-10 4-6 3 4 7 5 3 0 3 10
ANTHONY 19 4-8 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11
AUGMON 13 2-5 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 5
CATO 11 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2
JACKSON 25 4-8 4-4 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 12
WILLIAMS 18 1-5 2-2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 5
SHAW DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WELLS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 30-77 21-26 16 28 44 15 19 4 13 86
(.390) (.808) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 13(15 PTS)
SEATTLE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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SCHREMPF F 39 8-16 0-0 1 4 5 7 4 2 2 17
STEPANIA F 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
POLYNICE C 35 4-8 0-0 4 8 12 0 5 1 1 8
HAWKINS G 30 2-10 4-4 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 9
PAYTON G 42 8-16 2-4 0 4 4 6 3 4 1 20
CROTTY 21 3-7 2-2 1 1 2 5 2 1 3 8
ELLIS 15 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7
WILLIAMS 5 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
BAKER 38 7-14 1-6 4 3 7 2 3 0 1 15
MCCOY 9 0-0 2-4 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 2
BARRY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
LEWIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 35-77 12-22 11 28 39 22 24 8 9 87
(.455) (.545) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 10(13 PTS)
PORTLAND 24 29 13 20 - 86
SEATTLE 17 24 30 16 - 87
BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - WALLACE 3, GRANT, STOUDAMIRE, ANTHONY. SEATTLE
- BAKER 2, SCHREMPF, MCCOY, POLYNICE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 5-17 (.294), WALLACE 0-1, SABONIS 1-1, RIDER
0-4, STOUDAMIRE 0-1, ANTHONY 3-5, AUGMON 0-1, JACKSON 0-1, WILLIAMS 1-3.
SEATTLE 5-13 (.385), SCHREMPF 1-2, HAWKINS 1-4, PAYTON 2-4, CROTTY 0-1,
ELLIS 1-2.
TECHNICALS: PORTLAND - WALLACE, SEATTLE - BAKER, ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2, PAYTON.
OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, MIKE CALLAHAN, BILL KENNEDY.
A - 17,072. T - 2:21.
Box Score
PORTLAND (86)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Grant 43 2-7 8-10 5-14 3 2 12
Wallace 40 6-12 2-2 1-5 1 4 14
Sabonis 18 5-7 0-0 1-3 1 5 11
Rider 23 2-12 0-0 2-3 0 0 4
Stoudamire 30 3-10 4-6 3-7 5 3 10
Anthony 19 4-8 0-0 0-0 0 0 11
Augmon 13 2-5 1-2 1-2 2 1 5
Cato 11 1-3 0-0 2-5 1 1 2
Jackson 25 4-8 4-4 0-3 0 2 12
Williams 18 1-5 2-2 1-2 2 1 5
Shaw DNP - coach's decision
Wells DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 30-77 21-26 16-44 15 19 86
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Percentages: FG-.390, FT-.808. 3-Point Goals:
5-17, .294 (Wallace 0-1, Sabonis 1-1, Rider 0-4,
Stoudamire 0-1, Anthony 3-5, Augmon 0-1, Jackson
0-1, Williams 1-3). Team rebounds: 8. Blocked
shots: 6 (Wallace 3, Grant, Stoudamire, Anthony).
Turnovers: 13 (Anthony 3, Rider 3, Stoudamire 3,
Sabonis 2, Jackson, Wallace). Steals: 4 (Anthony,
Augmon, Jackson, Wallace).
SEATTLE (87)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Schrempf 39 8-16 0-0 1-5 7 4 17
Stepania 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
Polynice 35 4-8 0-0 4-12 0 5 8
Hawkins 30 2-10 4-4 0-3 1 1 9
Payton 42 8-16 2-4 0-4 6 3 20
Crotty 21 3-7 2-2 1-2 5 2 8
Ellis 15 3-5 0-0 0-1 0 1 7
Williams 5 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 1
Baker 38 7-14 1-6 4-7 2 3 15
Mccoy 9 0-0 2-4 1-4 0 3 2
Barry DNP - coach's decision
Lewis DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 35-77 12-22 11-39 22 24 87
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Percentages: FG-.455, FT-.545. 3-Point Goals:
5-13, .385 (Schrempf 1-2, Hawkins 1-4, Payton
2-4, Crotty 0-1, Ellis 1-2). Team rebounds: 13.
Blocked shots: 5 (Baker 2, Schrempf, Mccoy,
Polynice). Turnovers: 10 (Crotty 3, Schrempf 2,
Baker, Mccoy, Payton, Polynice). Steals: 8
(Payton 4, Schrempf 2, Crotty, Polynice).
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Portland 24 29 13 20 - 86
Seattle 17 24 30 16 - 87
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Technical fouls: Portland 1 (Wallace, 5:29 2nd).
Seattle 4 (Baker, 5:29 2nd; Illegal Defense 2,
1:19 2nd, 7:36 4th; Payton, 1:19 2nd). Flagrant
fouls: None. A: 17,072. T: 2:21. Officials: Dan
Crawford, Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy.
Game Story
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Gary Payton scored 20 points and Detlef
Schrempf added 17 as the Seattle SuperSonics rallied from a
15-point deficit to snap the Portland Trail Blazers four-game
winning streak with an 87-86 victory.
Following a steal by Rasheed Wallace, Portland had the ball with
16 seconds left and a chance to win. Jim Jackson threw a high
pass in the lane to Wallace, who could not come down with it
cleanly. Following a scramble, the ball went off Wallace's foot
and out of bounds with 1.5 seconds remaining.
Portland got one last chance after Schrempf's inbounds pass went
off John Crotty's hands with two-tenths of a second left. But
Jackson's pass from mid-court could not be tipped towards the
basket as time ran out.
Hersey Hawkins took a pass from Vin Baker in the lane and
converted a layup with 1:45 left for an 87-83 Sonics lead.
Greg Anthony hit a 3-pointer with 37 seconds left, pulling
Portland within one setting up the final moments.
Payton has been the Sonics leading scorer the last six games
averaging 24.3 points. Seattle finished 2-1 on its homestand,
but has only won twice in its last six outings.
Wallace scored 14 points and Jackson 12 for Portland, which came
into the contest with a 10-5 road mark. Brian Grant finished
with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
"We came out against a team that's got some talent," Anthony
said. "We had mental lapses and we gave up a lot of uncontested
shots. With a good team, you give them confidence and momentum."
Seattle used a 22-6 spurt to open the third quarter, turning a
12-point deficit into a 63-59 lead with 5:16 left in the third
quarter. Baker and Olden Polynice each tallied six points in
that spurt.
Baker, who was activated from the injured list prior to the game
and reportedly berated by Payton in practice on Wednesday,
finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. He missed three
weeks and the past 10 games with a partially torn ligament in
his right thumb.
"It felt great to beat a team like Portland," Baker said.
"Obviously, they may be our first-round opponent if they stay
the same and we stay the same. So it was important that we came
out tonight and established our home court."
"Obviously it helps having Vin back," Schrempf said. "We have
a little better of a low post presence where teams have to at
least double team. With the shooters we have, that gives us a
little more room to operate."
Portland scored six straight points to tie the game, 76-76, with
7:30 left. Jackson punctuated the run with a three-point play
and finished the spurt with four points.
The Sonics outscored the Blazers 30-13 in the third period and
shot 52 percent (12-of-23) from the floor while Portland hit 17
percent (4-of-24).
The Blazers netted seven straight points to grab an 11-4 lead
with 6:01 remaining in the first quarter. Arvydas Sabonis had
seven in the first 12 minutes as Portland led, 24-17. A 9-2
run, capped by a 3-pointer from Walt Williams, extended the lead
to 39-24 with 7:57 to go in the first half.
