NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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PORTLAND 19 17 29 23 88
MINNESOTA 20 20 18 23 81 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: POR - STEVE SMITH 18, DAMON STOUDAMIRE 18, RASHEED WALLACE
14
MIN - WALLY SZCZERBIAK 26, TERRELL BRANDON 22, KEVIN
GARNETT 11
HIGH REBOUND: POR - SCOTTIE PIPPEN 10, ARVYDAS SABONIS 10
MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 19, DEAN GARRETT 8
HIGH ASSISTS: POR - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 9, SCOTTIE PIPPEN 5
MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 7, WALLY SZCZERBIAK 4
ATT: 16,219
Extended Box
PORTLAND (88) AT MINNESOTA (81)
PORTLAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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PIPPEN F 41 2-11 5-6 3 7 10 5 2 0 1 11
WALLACE F 42 6-17 2-2 1 6 7 1 2 0 2 14
SABONIS C 27 3-8 2-2 0 10 10 1 2 0 0 8
SMITH G 40 5-11 7-8 0 3 3 4 3 1 2 18
STOUDAMIRE G 36 7-13 2-4 2 5 7 9 4 1 3 18
SCHREMPF 17 1-5 2-2 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 4
B GRANT 11 0-3 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 0
ANTHONY 12 1-3 4-4 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 7
AUGMON 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ONEAL 10 4-5 0-0 5 2 7 0 1 0 1 8
G GRANT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
HARVEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 29-76 24-28 12 42 54 22 19 3 12 88
(.382) (.857) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 12(8 PTS)
MINNESOTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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K GARNETT F 43 4-24 3-6 6 13 19 7 3 1 1 11
SZCZERBIAK F 40 9-13 7-7 2 4 6 4 4 1 0 26
D GARRETT C 13 0-3 0-0 3 5 8 0 3 0 1 0
BRANDON G 36 10-20 1-1 0 3 3 3 4 0 3 22
PEELER G 23 2-9 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 4
SEALY 25 4-10 1-2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 9
NESTEROVIC 18 0-6 1-2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1
SMITH 22 2-4 0-0 5 2 7 0 3 0 0 4
JACKSON 12 2-5 0-0 2 2 4 1 3 1 0 4
MITCHELL 8 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
AVERY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
HAMMONDS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 33-97 13-18 20 32 52 17 26 6 6 81
(.340) (.722) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 6(6 PTS)
PORTLAND 19 17 29 23 - 88
MINNESOTA 20 20 18 23 - 81
BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - WALLACE, B GRANT, ONEAL, AUGMON. MINNESOTA - K
GARNETT 4, SZCZERBIAK, NESTEROVIC.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 6-10 (.600), PIPPEN 2-2, SMITH 1-3, STOUDAMIRE
2-4, ANTHONY 1-1. MINNESOTA 2-9 (.222), K GARNETT 0-1, SZCZERBIAK 1-2,
BRANDON 1-2, PEELER 0-3, MITCHELL 0-1.
TECHNICALS: PORTLAND - WALLACE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, KEN MAUER, LEROY RICHARDSON.
A - 16,219. T - 2:16.
Box Score
PORTLAND (88)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Pippen 41 2-11 5-6 3-10 5 2 11
Wallace 42 6-17 2-2 1-7 1 2 14
Sabonis 27 3-8 2-2 0-10 1 2 8
Smith 40 5-11 7-8 0-3 4 3 18
Stoudamire 36 7-13 2-4 2-7 9 4 18
Schrempf 17 1-5 2-2 0-3 0 3 4
B Grant 11 0-3 0-0 1-4 1 0 0
Anthony 12 1-3 4-4 0-3 1 1 7
Augmon 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Oneal 10 4-5 0-0 5-7 0 1 8
G Grant DNP - coach's decision
Harvey DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 29-76 24-28 12-54 22 19 88
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Percentages: FG-.382, FT-.857. 3-Point Goals:
6-10, .600 (Pippen 2-2, Smith 1-3, Stoudamire
2-4, Anthony 1-1). Team rebounds: 7. Blocked
shots: 4 (Wallace, B Grant, Oneal, Augmon).
Turnovers: 12 (Stoudamire 3, B Grant 2, Smith 2,
Wallace 2, Anthony, Oneal, Pippen). Steals: 3
(Schrempf, Smith, Stoudamire).
MINNESOTA (81)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Garnett 43 4-24 3-6 6-19 7 3 11
Szczerbiak 40 9-13 7-7 2-6 4 4 26
D Garrett 13 0-3 0-0 3-8 0 3 0
Brandon 36 10-20 1-1 0-3 3 4 22
Peeler 23 2-9 0-0 0-2 1 2 4
Sealy 25 4-10 1-2 1-2 0 0 9
Nesterovic 18 0-6 1-2 1-1 0 2 1
Smith 22 2-4 0-0 5-7 0 3 4
Jackson 12 2-5 0-0 2-4 1 3 4
Mitchell 8 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0
Avery DNP - coach's decision
Hammonds DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 33-97 13-18 20-52 17 26 81
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Percentages: FG-.340, FT-.722. 3-Point Goals:
2-9, .222 (K Garnett 0-1, Szczerbiak 1-2, Brandon
1-2, Peeler 0-3, Mitchell 0-1). Team rebounds: 7.
Blocked shots: 6 (K Garnett 4, Szczerbiak,
Nesterovic). Turnovers: 6 (Brandon 3, D Garrett,
K Garnett, Peeler). Steals: 6 (Jackson, K
Garnett, Mitchell, Nesterovic, Peeler,
Szczerbiak).
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Portland 19 17 29 23 - 88
Minnesota 20 20 18 23 - 81
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Technical fouls: Portland 1 (Wallace, 0:33 1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,219. T: 2:16.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Ken Mauer, Leroy
Richardson.
Game Story
MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Someone finally slowed down Kevin
Garnett.
Damon Stoudamire keyed a third-quarter run and the Portland
Trail Blazers put the clamps on Garnett in an 88-81 victory over
the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Trailing by three points midway through the third quarter, the
Trail Blazers used a 12-1 burst to take control. Stoudamire,
who finished with 18 points, scored 10 in the decisive run.
Garnett, the Wolves' 23-year-old superstar, entered the game in
top five in the NBA in scoring and rebounding. He was held to
11 points on 4-of-24 shooting but did grab 19 rebounds.
"(Rasheed Wallace) did a great job for us," Blazers coach Mike
Dunleavy said. "We had to give a lot of help on Garnett, but he
really gave a great effort defensively against him. We were
focusing in on him and really getting to him -- and give a lot
of credit to Rasheed."
Asked about the matchup with Wallace, Garnett said, "Sometimes I
over-focus. Tonight I focused on Wallace. I worried too much
about him and it got me frustrated. That was part of the reason
I wasn't as productive on offense. I just couldn't get into the
flow.
"This is part of the immaturity in my game. Some nights I can
take games over and other nights I have to do things to be
productive, like rebound and distribute the ball."
Steve Smith also scored 18 points for the Blazers, who rebounded
from their second loss of the season and picked up their
league-leading 11th win.
Rookie Wally Szczerbiak had a season-high 26 points and Terrell
Brandon added 22 for Minnesota, which has dropped consecutive
games for the first time this season.
The Timberwolves took a 51-48 lead with 7:03 left in the third
quarter after Brandon drilled a long 3-pointer. But it went
downhill from there.
Arvydas Sabonis sank two free throws and Stoudamire followed
with a 3-pointer that put the Blazers ahead for good. Radoslav
Nesterovic made 1-of-2 from the line for Minnesota before
Stoudamire, who scored 16 points in the period, hit a jumper and
3-pointer for a 60-52 lead with 3:14 left in the third quarter.
Stoudamire connected on 7-of-13 shots, handed out nine assists
and grabbed seven rebounds.
"It was just one of those things. My teammates were getting me
tha ball, and I was getting in good spots. It was just
flowing," Stoudamire said of his big quarter.
Greg Anthony's 3-pointer with 7:57 left gave Portland its
biggest lead at 72-58.
The Wolves pulled within six on Szczerbiak's three-point play
with 2 1/2 minutes to play. But Scottie Pippen, who missed his
first nine shots, drained a 3-pointer to give the Blazers all
the breathing room they needed.
Each team struggled mightily from the floor. The Blazers shot
38 percent (29-of-76), while Minnesota finished at just 34
percent (33-of-97).
Szczerbiak enjoyed the best shooting night of his young career,
making 9-of-13 field goals.
