NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SEATTLE 23 23 19 21 86
PHOENIX 17 30 27 25 99 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: SEA - VERNON MAXWELL 20, RUBEN PATTERSON 13, VIN BAKER 13
PHO - JASON KIDD 25, TOM GUGLIOTTA 16, CLIFF ROBINSON 15
HIGH REBOUND: SEA - VIN BAKER 14, HORACE GRANT 10
PHO - CLIFF ROBINSON 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 7
HIGH ASSISTS: SEA - GARY PAYTON 9, EMANUEL DAVIS 3
PHO - JASON KIDD 14, ANFERNEE HARDAWAY 7
ATT: 18,663
Extended Box
SEATTLE (86) AT PHOENIX (99)
SEATTLE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BAKER F 40 6-16 1-3 7 7 14 2 2 2 2 13
PATTERSON F 31 5-9 3-7 4 3 7 1 5 0 2 13
GRANT C 35 5-9 0-0 2 8 10 1 1 3 1 10
DAVIS G 23 1-8 0-0 1 3 4 3 3 1 2 2
PAYTON G 42 3-14 4-4 1 6 7 9 0 1 6 11
PERSON 15 2-8 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 5
MAXWELL 34 7-20 2-4 0 2 2 2 0 3 4 20
FOSTER 13 2-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 4
LEWIS 7 4-5 0-1 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 8
B BARRY DNP - RIGHT HIP POINTER
BORRELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
STEPANIA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 35-91 10-19 18 35 53 20 18 10 18 86
(.385) (.526) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 19(26 PTS)
PHOENIX
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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GUGLIOTTA F 38 6-9 4-5 2 4 6 1 3 2 2 16
MARION F 11 2-8 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 4
LONGLEY C 12 1-5 0-0 3 4 7 0 3 0 3 2
HARDAWAY G 41 4-12 2-4 0 6 6 7 1 2 2 11
KIDD G 43 10-18 1-2 1 6 7 14 1 2 2 25
O MILLER 24 2-4 2-4 1 4 5 1 2 0 1 6
LIVINGSTON 5 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
ROBINSON 25 6-14 3-5 4 4 8 4 1 2 1 15
CHAPMAN 4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
ROGERS 26 5-9 3-4 1 4 5 2 1 2 1 13
DAY 11 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 5
WEST DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 39-88 15-24 14 35 49 32 17 11 14 99
(.443) (.625) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 14(14 PTS)
SEATTLE 23 23 19 21 - 86
PHOENIX 17 30 27 25 - 99
BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - PATTERSON 3, BAKER, GRANT, PAYTON. PHOENIX - O
MILLER 3, ROGERS 2, HARDAWAY 2, LONGLEY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 6-21 (.286), DAVIS 0-3, PAYTON 1-6, PERSON 1-5,
MAXWELL 4-7. PHOENIX 6-14 (.429), HARDAWAY 1-2, KIDD 4-5, ROBINSON 0-2,
CHAPMAN 0-1, ROGERS 0-2, DAY 1-2.
TECHNICALS: SEATTLE - HEAD COACH P WESTPHAL, ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: HUGH EVANS, TOMMIE WOOD, HANK ARMSTRONG.
A - 18,663. T - 2:05.
Box Score
SEATTLE (86)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Baker 40 6-16 1-3 7-14 2 2 13
Patterson 31 5-9 3-7 4-7 1 5 13
Grant 35 5-9 0-0 2-10 1 1 10
Davis 23 1-8 0-0 1-4 3 3 2
Payton 42 3-14 4-4 1-7 9 0 11
Person 15 2-8 0-0 0-1 1 3 5
Maxwell 34 7-20 2-4 0-2 2 0 20
Foster 13 2-2 0-0 0-3 0 4 4
Lewis 7 4-5 0-1 3-5 1 0 8
B Barry DNP - right hip pointer
Borrell DNP - coach's decision
Stepania DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 35-91 10-19 18-53 20 18 86
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Percentages: FG-.385, FT-.526. 3-Point Goals:
6-21, .286 (Davis 0-3, Payton 1-6, Person 1-5,
Maxwell 4-7). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked shots: 6
(Patterson 3, Baker, Grant, Payton). Turnovers:
19 (Payton 6, Maxwell 4, Baker 2, Davis 2,
Patterson 2, Grant, Lewis). Steals: 10 (Grant 3,
Maxwell 3, Baker 2, Davis, Payton).
PHOENIX (99)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Gugliotta 38 6-9 4-5 2-6 1 3 16
Marion 11 2-8 0-0 2-3 0 0 4
Longley 12 1-5 0-0 3-7 0 3 2
Hardaway 41 4-12 2-4 0-6 7 1 11
Kidd 43 10-18 1-2 1-7 14 1 25
O Miller 24 2-4 2-4 1-5 1 2 6
Livingston 5 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2
Robinson 25 6-14 3-5 4-8 4 1 15
Chapman 4 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
Rogers 26 5-9 3-4 1-5 2 1 13
Day 11 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 4 5
West DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 39-88 15-24 14-49 32 17 99
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Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.625. 3-Point Goals:
6-14, .429 (Hardaway 1-2, Kidd 4-5, Robinson 0-2,
Chapman 0-1, Rogers 0-2, Day 1-2). Team rebounds:
9. Blocked shots: 8 (O Miller 3, Rogers 2,
Hardaway 2, Longley). Turnovers: 14 (Longley 3,
Gugliotta 2, Hardaway 2, Kidd 2, Marion 2, O
Miller, Robinson, Rogers). Steals: 11 (Gugliotta
2, Hardaway 2, Kidd 2, Robinson 2, Rogers 2, Day).
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Seattle 23 23 19 21 - 86
Phoenix 17 30 27 25 - 99
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Technical fouls: Seattle 2 (Head Coach P
Westphal, 5:36 2nd; Illegal Defense, 4:25 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,663. T: 2:05.
Officials: Hugh Evans, Tommie Wood, Hank
Armstrong.
Game Story
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Jason Kidd scored 25 points and handed out
14 assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to their third straight win,
a 99-86 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.
Kidd made 10-of-18 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 from
3-point range, and grabbed seven rebounds. Kidd's short jumper
from the left sideline gave the Suns an 85-81 lead with 4:41
left in the fourth quarter and, after a miss by Vernon Maxwell,
he nailed a 3-pointer for a seven-point cushion.
Tom Gugliotta had 16 points and six rebounds and Cliff Robinson
added 15 and eight off the bench for Phoenix, which has won the
last six meetings with Seattle. Penny Hardaway shot just
4-for-12, but finished with 11 points, seven assists and six
rebounds.
"That's the type of game where you're going to get excited to
play because those guys like to talk a lot of trash," said
Robinson about Seattle. "I think both teams worked really hard
to get the win, we just had a little but more. We're just trying
to play consistent off the bench, trying to give the starters a
lift and try to maintain what they're doing. They're a good
team, they had a nice streak going in. They're a division
rival, so it was a nice win."
Maxwell led the SuperSonics with 20 points in 34 minutes off the
bench. Vin Baker returned to the lineup after missing a game
when he was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and had 13
points and 14 rebounds for Seattle.
"We had an opportunity to win this game," Baker said. "This
would have been our best win, especially coming off what we've
gone through (with) the long road trip. I don't believe in
moral victories. We'll play them again and we'll play better
the next time."
Ruben Patterson had 13 points and seven boards for the Sonics,
who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Seattle shot just
38.5 percent (35-for-91) and committed 19 turnovers that led to
26 points.
Gary Payton had 11 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, but
made just 3-of-14 shots, including 1-of-6 from behind the arc.
Payton made a 16-footer to cut Phoenix's lead to 83-81 with 5:02
left before Kidd answered with consecutive baskets. Rodney
Rogers, who had 13 points, took a pass from Kidd and made a
layup to give Phoenix a 90-81 lead with 3:43 to play.
Patterson scored nine points and the Sonics hit 10-of-20 shots
in the first period to take a 23-17 lead. Phoenix shot just 28
percent (8-for-29) in the first.
"I thought early in the game we struggled," said Phoenix coach
Danny Ainge. "Obviously the first quarter was one of the ugliest
we've played all year. We really came ready to play, but you've
got to give a lot of credit to Seattle because they really took
us out of our game."
Seattle held the lead for most of the second quarter and went
ahead 46-41, when Payton made a 3-pointer with 1:39 remaining.
Rogers answered with a dunk with 63 seconds to go, Kidd followed
with a layup and Robinson dunked with 31 seconds left to give
the Suns a 47-46 edge.
Kidd had four points as the Suns opened the third period with a
15-6 run to take a 62-52 lead on Todd Day's layup with five
minutes left.
