NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DENVER 22 18 19 25 84
SEATTLE 22 28 35 24 109 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DEN - RAEF LAFRENTZ 15, ANTONIO MCDYESS 14, KEON CLARK 14
SEA - GARY PAYTON 25, RUBEN PATTERSON 16, TWO PLAYERS WITH
13
HIGH REBOUND: DEN - ANTONIO MCDYESS 13, RAEF LAFRENTZ 10
SEA - VIN BAKER 9, TWO PLAYERS WITH 8
HIGH ASSISTS: DEN - NICK VAN EXEL 9, CORY ALEXANDER 3
SEA - GARY PAYTON 7, BRENT BARRY 5
ATT: 11,879
Extended Box
DENVER (84) AT SEATTLE (109)
DENVER
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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MCDYESS F 22 6-9 2-6 5 8 13 1 1 1 3 14
POSEY F 21 1-7 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 3
LAFRENTZ C 31 4-8 6-6 0 10 10 2 1 1 3 15
MERCER G 27 4-15 1-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 9
VAN EXEL G 29 2-10 0-0 2 0 2 9 3 1 3 4
BILLUPS 21 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
CLARK 30 5-9 4-4 1 2 3 1 5 3 5 14
BOWEN 20 2-6 4-4 2 2 4 1 5 1 0 8
ROGERS 15 2-5 2-4 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 6
ALEXANDER 14 1-6 2-2 1 4 5 3 2 2 1 4
STITH 10 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
MCCLOUD DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT THUMB
TOTALS 240 29-84 23-30 14 30 44 20 24 11 19 84
(.345) (.767) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 19(24 PTS)
SEATTLE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BAKER F 35 5-16 3-3 3 6 9 3 4 0 1 13
PATTERSON F 27 7-8 2-3 1 5 6 3 1 1 2 16
GRANT C 28 3-6 0-0 1 7 8 4 1 0 1 6
B BARRY G 25 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 5 1 4 2 5
PAYTON G 36 10-16 3-3 1 2 3 7 1 4 3 25
LEWIS 21 6-10 0-0 1 4 5 0 1 0 1 13
MCCOY 17 4-6 1-6 3 5 8 1 3 0 2 9
MAXWELL 14 1-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3
PERSON 9 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 5
FOSTER 9 3-4 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 6
DAVIS 12 0-0 4-6 0 3 3 3 0 3 2 4
STEPANIA 7 1-3 2-7 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 4
TOTALS 240 44-87 15-28 12 37 49 30 19 12 20 109
(.506) (.536) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 20(20 PTS)
DENVER 22 18 19 25 - 84
SEATTLE 22 28 35 24 - 109
BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - LAFRENTZ, CLARK, MCDYESS, ROGERS. SEATTLE -
GRANT 2, MCCOY 2, PATTERSON, BAKER, STEPANIA, LEWIS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 3-17 (.176), POSEY 1-3, LAFRENTZ 1-2, VAN EXEL
0-4, BILLUPS 1-4, BOWEN 0-1, ALEXANDER 0-2, STITH 0-1. SEATTLE 6-21
(.286), B BARRY 1-4, PAYTON 2-7, LEWIS 1-1, MAXWELL 1-5, PERSON 1-4.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, JIM CLARK, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 11,879. T - 2:03.
Box Score
DENVER (84)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Mcdyess 22 6-9 2-6 5-13 1 1 14
Posey 21 1-7 0-0 2-3 1 2 3
Lafrentz 31 4-8 6-6 0-10 2 1 15
Mercer 27 4-15 1-2 1-2 1 0 9
Van Exel 29 2-10 0-0 2-2 9 3 4
Billups 21 1-7 0-0 0-0 1 1 3
Clark 30 5-9 4-4 1-3 1 5 14
Bowen 20 2-6 4-4 2-4 1 5 8
Rogers 15 2-5 2-4 0-2 0 2 6
Alexander 14 1-6 2-2 1-5 3 2 4
Stith 10 1-2 2-2 0-0 0 2 4
Mccloud DNP - sprained right thumb
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TOTALS 240 29-84 23-30 14-44 20 24 84
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Percentages: FG-.345, FT-.767. 3-Point Goals:
3-17, .176 (Posey 1-3, Lafrentz 1-2, Van Exel
0-4, Billups 1-4, Bowen 0-1, Alexander 0-2, Stith
0-1). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked shots: 4
(Lafrentz, Clark, Mcdyess, Rogers). Turnovers: 19
(Clark 5, Lafrentz 3, Mcdyess 3, Van Exel 3,
Mercer 2, Posey 2, Alexander). Steals: 11 (Clark
3, Alexander 2, Bowen, Lafrentz, Mcdyess, Mercer,
Posey, Van Exel).
SEATTLE (109)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Baker 35 5-16 3-3 3-9 3 4 13
Patterson 27 7-8 2-3 1-6 3 1 16
Grant 28 3-6 0-0 1-8 4 1 6
B Barry 25 2-6 0-0 0-2 5 1 5
Payton 36 10-16 3-3 1-3 7 1 25
Lewis 21 6-10 0-0 1-5 0 1 13
Mccoy 17 4-6 1-6 3-8 1 3 9
Maxwell 14 1-7 0-0 0-2 2 0 3
Person 9 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 1 5
Foster 9 3-4 0-0 1-1 1 2 6
Davis 12 0-0 4-6 0-3 3 0 4
Stepania 7 1-3 2-7 1-1 0 4 4
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TOTALS 240 44-87 15-28 12-49 30 19 109
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Percentages: FG-.506, FT-.536. 3-Point Goals:
6-21, .286 (B Barry 1-4, Payton 2-7, Lewis 1-1,
Maxwell 1-5, Person 1-4). Team rebounds: 13.
Blocked shots: 8 (Grant 2, Mccoy 2, Patterson,
Baker, Stepania, Lewis). Turnovers: 20 (Foster 3,
Payton 3, B Barry 2, Davis 2, Mccoy 2, Patterson
2, Baker, Grant, Lewis, Maxwell, Person,
Stepania). Steals: 12 (B Barry 4, Payton 4, Davis
3, Patterson).
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Denver 22 18 19 25 - 84
Seattle 22 28 35 24 - 109
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
11,879. T: 2:03. Officials: Dick Bavetta, Jim
Clark, Violet Palmer.
Game Story
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Ruben Patterson scored nine of his 16 points
during a 14-0 run that began the second half and propelled the
Seattle SuperSonics to an easy 109-84 victory over the Denver
Nuggets.
Patterson's outburst allowed Seattle to turn a 10-point halftime
advantage into a 64-40 bulge with 9:04 remaining in the third
quarter. He began the spurt with a three-point play 25 seconds
into the half and capped it with a layup.
The Nuggets did not get closer than 22 points thereafter.
Seattle led by as many as 32 midway through the fourth quarter.
"It was a great win," Patterson said. "They came out and jumped
on us early but we came back. We just got back on defense. When
we first started they were beating us in transition."
Gary Payton netted 25 points, including a 3-pointer during the
pivotal burst, and Rashard Lewis contributed 13 for Seattle,
which won its 13th straight home game over Denver and its third
in a row overall at KeyArena.
"We just knew we had to keep pressuring them," Payton said. "We
had to keep running and we did a good job of that. They are a
good team. They weren't making shots. They weren't aggressive."
"Everybody in the NBA is a good team," Patterson said. "We
can't take anybody for granted."
Raef LaFrentz scored 15 points and Antonio McDyess 14 for the
Nuggets, who concluded their road trip at 3-3. Denver guard
Nick Van Exel, who came in averaging nearly 17 points per game,
was held to just four on 2-of-10 shooting.
"Nick was trying to get them in their offense but he wasn't as
aggressive as he usually is and we tried to take advantage of
that," Payton said.
Denver also played without forward George McCloud, who is
sidelined with a sprained right thumb.
"I thought we took their defense off the hook by shooting quick
outside jump shots," Nuggets coach Dan Issel said.
A layup by Seatte's Jelani McCoy ignited a 22-12 first-half
closing run that put Seattle on top, 50-40. Payton scored 10
points during the run and McCoy added six of his nine.
The Sonics then put the contest away in the opening stages of
the third quarter.
Following Patterson's three-point play, Payton drilled a
3-pointer that gave Seattle a 16-point lead. Petterson threw
down consecutive dunks off feeds from Brent Barry and Payton and
Horace Grant's 16-foot jumper made it a 22-point contest.
Patterson's layup off a pass from Grant turned the game into a
laugher.
Vin Baker had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Sonics, who
shot 51 percent (44-of-87), including 6-of-21 from beyond the
arc, and held a 49-44 advantage on the boards.
Antonio McDyess had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Denver before
leaving midway through the third quarter with back spasms.
"He was the only one who was taking the ball to the basket,"
Issel said of McDyess. "We were shooting jump shots and only
shooting 35 percent and it got pretty nasty after that. You
have to attack the basket, especially against a team like
Seattle that doesn't have a lot of shot blockers inside."
The Nuggets connected on 34.5 percent (29-of-84) of their shots,
were a miserable 3-of-17 from 3-point range and committed 19
turnovers that led to 24 Seattle points.
"We just have to forget about this game and move on," McDyess
said. "This one didn't help us at all. For six or seven
minutes we played well. They put us in a half-court trap and
that hurt us."
