NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MINNESOTA 22 25 24 23 94
ATLANTA 25 22 33 25 105 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 22, TERRELL BRANDON 16, ANTHONY PEELER
15
ATL - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 27, JIMMY JACKSON 23, ALAN HENDERSON
17
HIGH REBOUND: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 15, FOUR PLAYERS WITH 5
ATL - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 29, ISAIAH RIDER 8
HIGH ASSISTS: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 10, TERRELL BRANDON 7
ATL - ISAIAH RIDER 6, JASON TERRY 6
ATT: 14,070
Extended Box
MINNESOTA (94) AT ATLANTA (105)
MINNESOTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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K GARNETT F 44 11-19 0-0 1 14 15 10 3 7 2 22
SEALY F 29 4-11 3-3 4 1 5 2 2 0 1 11
NESTEROVIC C 37 5-10 2-4 1 4 5 3 4 0 1 12
BRANDON G 40 6-20 3-3 2 1 3 7 1 2 1 16
PEELER G 26 6-11 2-2 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 15
SZCZERBIAK 21 3-10 0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
JACKSON 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MITCHELL 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
HAMMONDS 16 1-1 1-2 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 3
AVERY 17 3-10 0-0 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 7
D GARRETT DNP - SORE LEFT KNEE
SMITH DNP - UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
TOTALS 240 40-96 11-15 13 26 39 25 20 11 10 94
(.417) (.733) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 10(11 PTS)
ATLANTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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HENDERSON F 35 8-16 1-1 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 17
JACKSON F 38 9-18 2-4 0 4 4 1 1 1 5 23
MUTOMBO C 41 11-11 5-7 11 18 29 3 2 0 5 27
COLES G 23 3-10 0-0 1 2 3 4 2 2 1 6
RIDER G 43 5-13 5-6 1 7 8 6 4 2 5 16
TERRY 25 1-7 4-4 1 5 6 6 0 1 1 6
WRIGHT 17 3-6 2-4 3 2 5 1 1 1 0 8
CRAWFORD 14 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2
JOHNSON 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOWDLER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
GLOVER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 41-87 19-26 19 41 60 22 14 8 18 105
(.471) (.731) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 19(26 PTS)
MINNESOTA 22 25 24 23 - 94
ATLANTA 25 22 33 25 - 105
BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - K GARNETT, BRANDON, SZCZERBIAK, MITCHELL.
ATLANTA - MUTOMBO 6, WRIGHT 2, CRAWFORD.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 3-8 (.375), BRANDON 1-2, PEELER 1-3, AVERY
1-3. ATLANTA 4-11 (.364), HENDERSON 0-1, JACKSON 3-5, COLES 0-2, RIDER
1-1, TERRY 0-2.
TECHNICALS: ATLANTA - HENDERSON, ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, SCOTT FOSTER, DEE KANTNER.
A - 14,070. T - 2:05.
Box Score
MINNESOTA (94)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Garnett 44 11-19 0-0 1-15 10 3 22
Sealy 29 4-11 3-3 4-5 2 2 11
Nesterovic 37 5-10 2-4 1-5 3 4 12
Brandon 40 6-20 3-3 2-3 7 1 16
Peeler 26 6-11 2-2 1-1 0 3 15
Szczerbiak 21 3-10 0-1 0-0 0 1 6
Jackson 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Mitchell 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Hammonds 16 1-1 1-2 2-5 0 2 3
Avery 17 3-10 0-0 2-5 3 2 7
D Garrett DNP - sore left knee
Smith DNP - upper respiratory infection
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TOTALS 240 40-96 11-15 13-39 25 20 94
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Percentages: FG-.417, FT-.733. 3-Point Goals:
3-8, .375 (Brandon 1-2, Peeler 1-3, Avery 1-3).
Team rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 4 (K Garnett,
Brandon, Szczerbiak, Mitchell). Turnovers: 10
(Peeler 3, K Garnett 2, Avery, Brandon, Mitchell,
Nesterovic, Sealy). Steals: 11 (K Garnett 7,
Brandon 2, Avery, Peeler).
ATLANTA (105)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Henderson 35 8-16 1-1 2-3 0 2 17
Jackson 38 9-18 2-4 0-4 1 1 23
Mutombo 41 11-11 5-7 11-29 3 2 27
Coles 23 3-10 0-0 1-3 4 2 6
Rider 43 5-13 5-6 1-8 6 4 16
Terry 25 1-7 4-4 1-6 6 0 6
Wright 17 3-6 2-4 3-5 1 1 8
Crawford 14 1-5 0-0 0-2 1 2 2
Johnson 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Bowdler DNP - coach's decision
Glover DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 41-87 19-26 19-60 22 14 105
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Percentages: FG-.471, FT-.731. 3-Point Goals:
4-11, .364 (Henderson 0-1, Jackson 3-5, Coles
0-2, Rider 1-1, Terry 0-2). Team rebounds: 6.
Blocked shots: 9 (Mutombo 6, Wright 2, Crawford).
Turnovers: 19 (Jackson 5, Mutombo 5, Rider 5,
Coles, Henderson, Terry). Steals: 8 (Coles 2,
Rider 2, Henderson, Jackson, Terry, Wright).
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Minnesota 22 25 24 23 - 94
Atlanta 25 22 33 25 - 105
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Technical fouls: Atlanta 2 (Henderson, 3:15 2nd;
Illegal Defense, 9:35 4th). Flagrant fouls: None.
A: 14,070. T: 2:05. Officials: Dan Crawford,
Scott Foster, Dee Kantner.
Game Story
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Dikembe Mutombo's performance towered over
Kevin Garnett's.
In maybe the best individual game of the season, Mutombo scored
27 points, grabbed an NBA season-high 29 rebounds and blocked
six shots to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 105-94 victory over the
slumping Minnesota Timberwolves.
The 7-2 Mutombo upstaged the 7-foot Garnett, who collected his
first triple-double of the season with 22 points, 16 rebounds
and 10 assists. Garnett also had seven steals for Minnesota,
which has lost six straight games.
"He was awesome," Atlanta coach Lenny Wilkens said. "Dikembe has
been playing great basketball for us. He had a few games where
he was flat but he really came back with a vengeance."
"He played a super-duper game," Garnett said. "I don't think a
quadruple-double would have saved the night tonight."
Mutombo took advantage of the absence of Minnesota frontcourt
players Dean Garrett (sore knee) and Joe Smith (respiratory
infection). He primarily was matched up against inexperienced
Radoslav Nesterovic.
Mutombo's rebound total was the second-best of his eight-year
career. He had 31 rebounds against Charlotte in March 1996. The
center also was perfect from the floor, hitting all 11 of his
shots as the Hawks snapped a two-game losing streak.
"I was a little bit frustrated with the way I played over the
weekend, especially Saturday in Cleveland," said Mutombo, who
was only 2-of-6 from the field in his last two games. "I think
it was a great accomplishment, but I can't celebrate too much
because I have two big games coming up."
With the game tied 55-55 with 8:46 remaining in the third
quarter, the Hawks went on a 19-8 run to open a 74-63 lead with
2:55 left. Alan Henderson scored nine of his 17 points during
the run, which was capped by Mutombo's three-point play.
The Timberwolves got no closer than six points thereafter.
Jimmy Jackson scored 23 points and Isaiah Rider added 16 -- all
in the second half -- for the Hawks, who hit 47 percent
(41-of-87) from the floor.
"A total team effort," Jackson said. "The guys played really
well. Dikembe started it off for us and J.R. (Rider) finished it
off for us."
Terrell Brandon scored 16 points and Anthony Peeler added 15 for
the Wolves, who shot 42 percent (40-of-96) and were outrebounded
60-39.
"As I told our guys, I thought we played hard; I don't think we
played smart all the time," Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said.
"We kept on leaving our rotations and the basket wasn't covered.
Because of that, we had no answers for Mutombo. He
single-handedly pretty much beat us up in the paint."
