NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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PORTLAND 16 22 21 22 81
ORLANDO 22 23 19 15 79 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: POR - RASHEED WALLACE 13, THREE PLAYERS WITH 11
ORL - CHRIS GATLING 21, DARRELL ARMSTRONG 13, CHUCKY
ATKINS 10
HIGH REBOUND: POR - RASHEED WALLACE 11, ARVYDAS SABONIS 10
ORL - DARRELL ARMSTRONG 10, BEN WALLACE 10
HIGH ASSISTS: POR - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 8, STEVE SMITH 4
ORL - DARRELL ARMSTRONG 6, MONTY WILLIAMS 5
ATT: 13,542
Extended Box
PORTLAND (81) AT ORLANDO (79)
PORTLAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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PIPPEN F 30 4-12 1-2 0 2 2 2 0 4 3 9
WALLACE F 39 6-18 1-2 2 9 11 0 3 2 4 13
SABONIS C 32 4-10 2-4 0 10 10 2 4 1 1 11
SMITH G 35 5-10 1-3 3 2 5 4 1 1 3 11
STOUDAMIRE G 33 5-9 0-0 0 1 1 8 2 3 2 11
B GRANT 6 1-1 1-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3
SCHREMPF 26 3-10 3-3 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 9
WELLS 13 3-7 0-0 3 3 6 2 3 0 1 6
ANTHONY 15 2-5 1-1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 5
HARVEY 7 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
AUGMON 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
ONEAL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 34-83 11-19 11 32 43 24 18 14 18 81
(.410) (.579) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 18(13 PTS)
ORLANDO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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WALLACE F 20 0-3 0-0 4 6 10 0 2 0 1 0
WILLIAMS F 30 1-9 0-0 3 2 5 5 2 1 1 2
DOLEAC C 15 3-10 3-4 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 9
ABDUL-WAHAD G 24 4-15 0-0 2 7 9 0 2 1 1 9
D ARMSTRONG G 32 3-12 6-6 3 7 10 6 0 2 4 13
OUTLAW 28 0-0 0-0 5 2 7 2 1 2 2 0
GATLING 25 8-13 5-5 3 2 5 1 4 2 2 21
AMAECHI 23 4-11 0-0 0 4 4 2 2 0 4 8
MAGGETTE 18 2-6 1-4 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 5
ATKINS 16 5-10 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10
GARRITY 9 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 2
BOYKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 31-91 15-19 25 35 60 19 16 10 19 79
(.341) (.789) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 20(18 PTS)
PORTLAND 16 22 21 22 - 81
ORLANDO 22 23 19 15 - 79
BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - SABONIS 4, WALLACE 3, PIPPEN, HARVEY. ORLANDO -
OUTLAW 3, WALLACE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 2-14 (.143), PIPPEN 0-4, WALLACE 0-1, SABONIS
1-1, SMITH 0-2, STOUDAMIRE 1-1, SCHREMPF 0-2, ANTHONY 0-3. ORLANDO 2-8
(.250), WILLIAMS 0-1, ABDUL-WAHAD 1-3, D ARMSTRONG 1-2, MAGGETTE 0-1,
ATKINS 0-1.
TECHNICALS: ORLANDO - ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: JESS KERSEY, DON VADEN, KEVIN FEHR.
A - 13,542. T - 2:14.
Box Score
PORTLAND (81)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Pippen 30 4-12 1-2 0-2 2 0 9
Wallace 39 6-18 1-2 2-11 0 3 13
Sabonis 32 4-10 2-4 0-10 2 4 11
Smith 35 5-10 1-3 3-5 4 1 11
Stoudamire 33 5-9 0-0 0-1 8 2 11
B Grant 6 1-1 1-2 1-2 0 1 3
Schrempf 26 3-10 3-3 2-5 3 2 9
Wells 13 3-7 0-0 3-6 2 3 6
Anthony 15 2-5 1-1 0-1 2 1 5
Harvey 7 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 1 1
Augmon 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
Oneal DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 34-83 11-19 11-43 24 18 81
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Percentages: FG-.410, FT-.579. 3-Point Goals:
2-14, .143 (Pippen 0-4, Wallace 0-1, Sabonis 1-1,
Smith 0-2, Stoudamire 1-1, Schrempf 0-2, Anthony
0-3). Team rebounds: 13. Blocked shots: 9
(Sabonis 4, Wallace 3, Pippen, Harvey).
Turnovers: 18 (Wallace 4, Pippen 3, Smith 3,
Anthony 2, Stoudamire 2, Harvey, Sabonis,
Schrempf, Wells). Steals: 14 (Pippen 4,
Stoudamire 3, Anthony 2, Wallace 2, Sabonis,
Schrempf, Smith).
ORLANDO (79)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Wallace 20 0-3 0-0 4-10 0 2 0
Williams 30 1-9 0-0 3-5 5 2 2
Doleac 15 3-10 3-4 2-4 0 1 9
Abdul-wahad 24 4-15 0-0 2-9 0 2 9
D Armstrong 32 3-12 6-6 3-10 6 0 13
Outlaw 28 0-0 0-0 5-7 2 1 0
Gatling 25 8-13 5-5 3-5 1 4 21
Amaechi 23 4-11 0-0 0-4 2 2 8
Maggette 18 2-6 1-4 3-4 2 0 5
Atkins 16 5-10 0-0 0-0 1 0 10
Garrity 9 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 2 2
Boykins DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 31-91 15-19 25-60 19 16 79
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Percentages: FG-.341, FT-.789. 3-Point Goals:
2-8, .250 (Williams 0-1, Abdul-wahad 1-3, D
Armstrong 1-2, Maggette 0-1, Atkins 0-1). Team
rebounds: 5. Blocked shots: 4 (Outlaw 3,
Wallace). Turnovers: 20 (Amaechi 4, D Armstrong
4, Atkins 2, Gatling 2, Outlaw 2, Abdul-wahad,
Doleac, Garrity, Wallace, Williams). Steals: 10
(D Armstrong 2, Garrity 2, Gatling 2, Outlaw 2,
Abdul-wahad, Williams).
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Portland 16 22 21 22 - 81
Orlando 22 23 19 15 - 79
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Technical fouls: Orlando 1 (Illegal Defense, 5:13
2nd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,542. T: 2:14.
Officials: Jess Kersey, Don Vaden, Kevin Fehr.
Game Story
ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- The NBA-leading Portland Trail
Blazers completed a Florida sweep as Rasheed Wallace drained a
jumper with 1.3 seconds left en route to an 81-79 victory over
the Orlando Magic.
The Trail Blazers won a showdown with the Heat in Miami on
Tuesday and escaped with a victory tonight, scoring nearly 23
points under their average. They trailed until the final three
minutes.
"It's a bit of a celebration just to get out of here with a
win," said star forward Scottie Pippen, who was on the bench
during the winning shot after scoring only nine points in 30
minutes.
Portland, which is 8-1, scored the only four points of the final
two minutes. Pippen tied it at 79-79 with a layup and Wallace
hit a turnaround jumper on the left side off a timeout.
Wallace, who also stole the ensuing inbounds pass, finished with
a team-high 13 points as the Blazers snapped a six-game losing
streak in Orlando, dating to 1992.
Chris Gatling scored 21 points off the bench for the Magic, but
went cold down the stretch, missing three shots in the final two
minutes.
Darrell Armstrong totaled 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists
and rookie Chucky Atkins scored 10 points for Orlando, which led
by 10 in the first quarter before dropping its third straight.
"You look at us and then you look at them and you expect the old
morale victory thing," Magic coach Doc Rivers said. "But that's
not what we are selling."
Arvydas Sabonis, Steve Smith and Damon Stoudamire scored 11
points apiece for the Blazers, who shot just 41 percent
(34-of-83) from the floor and 58 percent (11-of-19) from the
free-throw line. They also were outrebounded, 60-43.
"They were hitting the offensive glass," said Blazers forward
Brian Grant, who played six minutes in his season debut. "They
got to all the loose balls. They did everything they are
supposed to do to win, but we pulled it out in the end"
Pippen had just two boards, but one set up the game-winning
shot. He took his cold shooting touch to the bench before the
final play.
"Scottie wasn't in because he wasn't shooting it real well,"
Blazers coach Mike Dunleavy said.
Portland took its first lead, 77-76, on Smith's layup with 2:56
left, and Pippen countered a 3-pointer by Armstrong with a
driving layup to tie it at 79-79 with 2:03 remaining.
Gatling then misfired on an 18-footer with 1:55 to go and blew a
7-foot hook shot. Tariq Abdul-Wahad grabbed the offensive
rebound, but missed a four-footer from the right sideline, and
Ben Wallace failed on the follow.
"We had a chance to get a shot at it, maybe two or three,"
Armstrong said. "We just didn't execute. We just didn't knock
down the shots."
Portland was dominated on the boards all night, but Pippen
grabbed one off another miss by Gatling with 24 seconds left,
setting up the winning hoop.
With Pippen going 4-of-12 from the floor, Dunleavy turned to
Rasheed Wallace, who took a pass from Stoudamire in the left
corner and buried the turnaround.
"I thought Damon Stoudamire made a great play, a great find for
Rasheed, who made a terrific shot," Dunleavy said. "He was well
defended.
"The last couple of plays down the stretch -- Rasheed getting a
stop and picking off the last steal. Obviously, we are pleased
with the outcome and like I said, it's important to win ugly."
