NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MINNESOTA 19 13 28 26 86
PORTLAND 24 17 27 22 90 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 26, TERRELL BRANDON 20, JOE SMITH 12
POR - RASHEED WALLACE 23, STEVE SMITH 18, SCOTTIE PIPPEN 15
HIGH REBOUND: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 7, RADOSLAV NESTEROVIC 6
POR - BRIAN GRANT 10, ARVYDAS SABONIS 9
HIGH ASSISTS: MIN - TERRELL BRANDON 11, KEVIN GARNETT 5
POR - STEVE SMITH 6, DAMON STOUDAMIRE 5
ATT: 19,980
Extended Box
MINNESOTA (86) AT PORTLAND (90)
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 12-20 2-4 1 6 7 5 4 4 3 26
SMITH F 42 3-7 6-8 1 4 5 1 3 1 3 12
NESTEROVIC C 32 4-10 1-2 1 5 6 2 6 2 1 9
BRANDON G 40 7-13 5-8 1 0 1 11 4 1 1 20
PEELER G 36 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 5
SEALY 26 4-10 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 10
HAMMONDS 8 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 2
MITCHELL 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
JACKSON 8 1-3 0-0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 2
AVERY 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D GARRETT DNP - SORE LEFT KNEE
SZCZERBIAK DNP - SORE RIGHT KNEE
TOTALS 240 33-72 18-26 7 19 26 26 29 9 12 86
(.458) (.692) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 12(8 PTS)
PORTLAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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WALLACE F 40 7-9 9-10 0 5 5 3 4 0 3 23
PIPPEN F 42 7-11 1-2 0 3 3 4 1 0 4 15
SABONIS C 27 4-9 0-0 2 7 9 1 3 1 1 8
STOUDAMIRE G 34 2-8 5-6 1 0 1 5 4 1 4 10
SMITH G 42 6-14 6-6 1 5 6 6 3 2 1 18
B GRANT 24 4-6 0-4 4 6 10 1 3 1 5 8
HARVEY 9 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 4
AUGMON 8 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2
ANTHONY 14 0-4 2-2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2
SCHREMPF DNP - COACH'S DECISION
G GRANT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
KLEINE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 32-66 25-32 10 27 37 21 23 5 19 90
(.485) (.781) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 19(25 PTS)
MINNESOTA 19 13 28 26 - 86
PORTLAND 24 17 27 22 - 90
BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - K GARNETT, SMITH. PORTLAND - SABONIS 3,
WALLACE 2.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 2-7 (.286), K GARNETT 0-1, BRANDON 1-2,
PEELER 1-3, AVERY 0-1. PORTLAND 1-11 (.091), PIPPEN 0-2, STOUDAMIRE 1-2,
SMITH 0-3, ANTHONY 0-4.
TECHNICALS: PORTLAND - ANTHONY.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, NOLAN FINE, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 19,980. T - 2:32.
Box Score
MINNESOTA (86)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Garnett 43 12-20 2-4 1-7 5 4 26
Smith 42 3-7 6-8 1-5 1 3 12
Nesterovic 32 4-10 1-2 1-6 2 6 9
Brandon 40 7-13 5-8 1-1 11 4 20
Peeler 36 2-5 0-0 0-1 4 3 5
Sealy 26 4-10 2-2 0-2 2 2 10
Hammonds 8 0-1 2-2 1-2 0 3 2
Mitchell 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0
Jackson 8 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 1 2
Avery 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
D Garrett DNP - sore left knee
Szczerbiak DNP - sore right knee
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TOTALS 240 33-72 18-26 7-26 26 29 86
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Percentages: FG-.458, FT-.692. 3-Point Goals:
2-7, .286 (K Garnett 0-1, Brandon 1-2, Peeler
1-3, Avery 0-1). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked
shots: 2 (K Garnett, Smith). Turnovers: 12 (K
Garnett 3, Smith 3, Brandon, Hammonds, Jackson,
Nesterovic, Peeler, Sealy). Steals: 9 (K Garnett
4, Nesterovic 2, Brandon, Jackson, Smith).
PORTLAND (90)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Wallace 40 7-9 9-10 0-5 3 4 23
Pippen 42 7-11 1-2 0-3 4 1 15
Sabonis 27 4-9 0-0 2-9 1 3 8
Stoudamire 34 2-8 5-6 1-1 5 4 10
Smith 42 6-14 6-6 1-6 6 3 18
B Grant 24 4-6 0-4 4-10 1 3 8
Harvey 9 2-4 0-0 1-2 0 2 4
Augmon 8 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 2 2
Anthony 14 0-4 2-2 1-1 1 1 2
Schrempf DNP - coach's decision
G Grant DNP - coach's decision
Kleine DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 32-66 25-32 10-37 21 23 90
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Percentages: FG-.485, FT-.781. 3-Point Goals:
1-11, .091 (Pippen 0-2, Stoudamire 1-2, Smith
0-3, Anthony 0-4). Team rebounds: 13. Blocked
shots: 5 (Sabonis 3, Wallace 2). Turnovers: 19 (B
Grant 5, Pippen 4, Stoudamire 4, Wallace 3,
Augmon, Sabonis, Smith). Steals: 5 (Smith 2, B
Grant, Sabonis, Stoudamire).
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Minnesota 19 13 28 26 - 86
Portland 24 17 27 22 - 90
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Technical fouls: Portland 1 (Anthony, 10:34 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,980. T: 2:32.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Nolan Fine, Phil
Robinson.
Game Story
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Malik Sealy missed an easy layup
and an uncontested dunk in the final minute and the Minnesota
Timberwolves missed a golden opportunity for their first road
win against the Portland Trail Blazers since 1993.
The Timberwolves nearly overcame an 18-point second-half
deficit but never recovered from Sealy's miscues, suffering
their 14th straight loss in Portland, 90-86.
Rasheed Wallace scored 23 points and Steve Smith added 18 for
the Blazers, who have split six games since opening the season
13-2. And they nearly squandered tonight's game.
Kevin Garnett scored 26 points and buried a five-foot jumper
with 1:20 remaining that pulled Minnesota within 85-84. Smith
missed a 25-footer on Portland's ensuing trip and the
Timberwolves, who trailed 54-36 midway through the third quarter,
had the ball with a chance to go ahead.
But Sealy's layup attempt with 40 seconds to go came off the
glass and kissed the front of the rim before falling into the
arms of Smith, who hit a running jumper on the other end to
stretch the lead to 87-84 with 15 seconds remaining.
After a timeout, Sealy received the ensuing inbound pass,
drove to the basket and clanged his wide-open jam attempt off
the back of the rim, watching helplessly as the ball again
sailed into the arms of Smith, who made two free throws with
nine seconds left to seal the win.
Minnesota has not won in Portland since a 104-91 triumph on
February 2, 1993 and is just 5-34 overall here. The
Timberwolves were without rookie forward Wally Szczerbiak for
the third time in four games due to a sore right knee.
The Blazers improved to 7-2 at home and have won six straight
overall in the series.
