NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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VANCOUVER 23 28 24 29 104
DALLAS 28 22 28 17 95 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: VAN - SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM 26, MICHAEL DICKERSON 21,
OTHELLA HARRINGTON 16
DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 31, CEDRIC CEBALLOS 23, MICHAEL FINLEY
17
HIGH REBOUND: VAN - SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM 15, OTHELLA HARRINGTON 9
DAL - CEDRIC CEBALLOS 12, MICHAEL FINLEY 9
HIGH ASSISTS: VAN - MIKE BIBBY 7, OTHELLA HARRINGTON 4
DAL - ROBERT PACK 12, MICHAEL FINLEY 4
ATT: 11,552
Extended Box
VANCOUVER (104) AT DALLAS (95)
VANCOUVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ABDUR-RAHIM F 38 8-19 9-11 6 9 15 1 3 3 2 26
HARRINGTON F 36 6-12 4-6 3 6 9 4 4 1 1 16
PARKS C 21 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 0 3 0 4 2
BIBBY G 30 5-10 3-4 1 4 5 7 0 0 1 13
DICKERSON G 38 8-18 3-3 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 21
EKEZIE 11 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 0 2 0 2 0
SCOTT 28 4-11 2-2 1 5 6 1 3 0 2 11
PRICE 18 3-7 1-1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 9
LOPEZ 20 3-7 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 6
CARR DNP - COACH'S DECISION
PALACIO DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WHEAT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 38-88 22-27 17 34 51 20 20 8 15 104
(.432) (.815) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 18(15 PTS)
DALLAS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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CEBALLOS F 42 10-19 2-4 4 8 12 1 4 3 1 23
NOWITZKI F 40 12-24 5-7 1 6 7 2 6 1 2 31
BRADLEY C 29 2-5 0-0 0 4 4 0 6 0 1 4
FINLEY G 48 7-18 3-5 3 6 9 4 1 2 2 17
PACK G 29 2-7 3-4 0 2 2 12 4 0 4 7
DAVIS 27 3-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7
ROOKS 9 2-4 0-0 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 4
JONES 15 0-4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
HUGHES 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRENT DNP - SLIGHTLY TORN LEFT HAMSTRING
NASH DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
SUNDOV DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 38-85 15-22 10 28 38 22 24 7 12 95
(.447) (.682) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14(15 PTS)
VANCOUVER 23 28 24 29 - 104
DALLAS 28 22 28 17 - 95
BLOCKED SHOTS: VANCOUVER - PARKS 2. DALLAS - BRADLEY 6, ROOKS 2,
CEBALLOS, JONES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: VANCOUVER 6-18 (.333), ABDUR-RAHIM 1-2, BIBBY 0-2,
DICKERSON 2-4, SCOTT 1-4, PRICE 2-4, LOPEZ 0-2. DALLAS 4-13 (.308),
CEBALLOS 1-2, NOWITZKI 2-6, FINLEY 0-2, DAVIS 1-1, JONES 0-2.
TECHNICALS: VANCOUVER - ILLEGAL DEFENSE, DALLAS - ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2.
OFFICIALS: JIM CLARK, JIM KINSEY, DAVID JONES.
A - 11,552. T - 2:12.
Box Score
VANCOUVER (104)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Abdur-rahim 38 8-19 9-11 6-15 1 3 26
Harrington 36 6-12 4-6 3-9 4 4 16
Parks 21 1-3 0-0 2-5 0 3 2
Bibby 30 5-10 3-4 1-5 7 0 13
Dickerson 38 8-18 3-3 2-3 2 0 21
Ekezie 11 0-1 0-0 1-6 0 2 0
Scott 28 4-11 2-2 1-6 1 3 11
Price 18 3-7 1-1 0-0 3 2 9
Lopez 20 3-7 0-0 1-2 2 3 6
Carr DNP - coach's decision
Palacio DNP - coach's decision
Wheat DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 38-88 22-27 17-51 20 20 104
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Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.815. 3-Point Goals:
6-18, .333 (Abdur-rahim 1-2, Bibby 0-2, Dickerson
2-4, Scott 1-4, Price 2-4, Lopez 0-2). Team
rebounds: 10. Blocked shots: 2 (Parks 2).
Turnovers: 18 (Parks 4, Abdur-rahim 2, Ekezie 2,
Lopez 2, Scott 2, Bibby, Dickerson, Harrington).
Steals: 8 (Abdur-rahim 3, Price 2, Dickerson,
Harrington, Lopez).
DALLAS (95)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Ceballos 42 10-19 2-4 4-12 1 4 23
Nowitzki 40 12-24 5-7 1-7 2 6 31
Bradley 29 2-5 0-0 0-4 0 6 4
Finley 48 7-18 3-5 3-9 4 1 17
Pack 29 2-7 3-4 0-2 12 4 7
Davis 27 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 7
Rooks 9 2-4 0-0 2-3 2 2 4
Jones 15 0-4 2-2 0-0 0 0 2
Hughes 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Trent DNP - slightly torn left hamstring
Nash DNP - sprained right ankle
Sundov DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 38-85 15-22 10-38 22 24 95
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Percentages: FG-.447, FT-.682. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (Ceballos 1-2, Nowitzki 2-6, Finley
0-2, Davis 1-1, Jones 0-2). Team rebounds: 10.
Blocked shots: 10 (Bradley 6, Rooks 2, Ceballos,
Jones). Turnovers: 14 (Pack 4, Finley 2, Jones 2,
Nowitzki 2, Bradley, Ceballos). Steals: 7
(Ceballos 3, Finley 2, Jones, Nowitzki).
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Vancouver 23 28 24 29 - 104
Dallas 28 22 28 17 - 95
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Technical fouls: Vancouver 1 (Illegal Defense,
9:55 4th). Dallas 2 (Illegal Defense 2, 3:24
2nd, 4:14 4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,552.
T: 2:12. Officials: Jim Clark, Jim Kinsey, David
Jones.
Game Story
DALLAS (Ticker) -- The Vancouver Grizzlies have a new streak on
the road.
The Grizzlies finally stopped a 30-game road losing streak as
Shareef-Abdur Rahim scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in
a 104-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Vancouver, which had been 0-7 on the road this season, won for
the first time away from home since a double-overtime triumph
over the Los Angeles Clippers on February 16 of last season.
Sacramento lost a league-record 43 straight road games from
November 1990-91.
"The feeling in the locker room wasn't one of euphoria like you
might think," Grizzlies coach Brian Hill said. "These guys
expected to win a lot more games than we did. I got a feeling
like some of them didn't get a sense of relief. It was almost a
sense of anger. We should've had one last night (a three-point
loss in Houston). That shows me the competiveness of the guys
in the room."
Seemingly finding new ways to lose every game, the Grizzlies
finally came up big when it counted the most and outscored
Dallas, 29-17, in the fourth quarter.
Michael Dickerson added 21 points and Othella Harrington 16 for
the Grizzlies, who stopped an overall 11-game losing streak, the
longest in the NBA this season.
Vancouver shot 43 percent (38-of-88) from the field and held a
commanding 51-38 rebounding edge.
Dirk Nowitzki scored a career-high 31 points for Dallas but
fouled out late in the fourth quarter. His previous high was 29
against Phoenix on April 16 of last seasion.
"It was a bad loss. That's why you don't get too high on the
wins and too high on the losses," Dallas coach Don Nelson said.
"I'm very disappointed. It was a setback for us. I will take as
much responsibility than anybody, but we need to step up to the
plate."
Trailing by three points entering the fourth quarter, Vancouver
took the lead for good with 7:26 remaining when Brent Price
nailed a 3-pointer to make it 87-84.
Dennis Scott, who scored 11 points, drilled a 3-pointer and
Abdur-Rahim hit a technical foul shot and converted a layup to
give Vancouver a 97-89 advantage with four minutes to go. Dallas
got no ccloser than six points thereafter.
"The win is great. It helps to relax your mind a little bit,"
Abdur-Rahim said. "Now you know you could go out and just play
and not worry about losing. Now we could go out and try to get
into a winning streak rather than a losing streak."
The Mavericks trailed 51-50 at halftime but it was no fault of
Nowitzki, who scored 22 points in the half on 9-of-15 shooting.
He made 12-of-24 shots overall before fouling out with 39
seconds left in the fourth quarter.
"We knew at halftime that it would be a hard game," Nowitzki
said. "We're frustrated, but in the NBA there is always another
night."
Cedric Ceballos collected 23 points and 12 rebounds and Michael
Finley added 17 points for the Mavericks, who shot 45 percent
(38-of-85).
