From: grubin@rap.ucar.edu (Rick Grubin)
Subject: BOXSCORE  Denver 99 Portland 100  16.Dec.92
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: NCAR, Research Applications Program
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:41:45 GMT




The MIGHTY NUGGETS let one get away to Portland, as they led the majority
of the game, but a furious comeback was just a bit short.  With Portland
missing Kevin Duckworth and Jerome Kersey, the Nuggs should have taken
advantage of their inside strength, but failed to do so.

Denver had an excellent first quarter, with Mark Macon getting his first
start of the year (so he could defend Clyde Drexler).  Macon's offense was
great, he let the game come to him rather than forcing the action, and his
defense on Drexler was tough -- Macon slapped the ball away quite a bit and
forced Drexler to take tough shots.  But Portland had narrowed the lead to
3pts by the half.

The game was tight until the 4th quarter, when Portland pulled away to leads
as big as 9pts.  Denver chopped into that with 3 3ptrs from Reggie Williams,
the last with about 35sec left to get within one at 99-100.  The Nuggs got
the ball back with 11sec to go, but Rod Strickland and Terry Porter made a
good defensive play on Chris Jackson, forcing a loose ball that became a 
jump ball between Strickland and LaPhonso Ellis.  Ellis won the tip, but
CJ couldn't handle it and that was it.

Denver never took full advantage of Duckworth's absence, as Mutombo faced
Buck Williams and Mark Bryant down low.  LaPhonso Ellis played well, looking
strong on the boards.  But the difference was Portland's guard play, with
Drexler/Porter/Strickland getting 68pts.



por 100, den 99   16dec92

technical foul buck williams portland 11:16 3rd qtr

por (14- 6)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
robinson,cliff    42   7  18   1  1   0  2   1  8   3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0   15
drexler,clyde     39   9  20   1  2   6  9   5 12   3  3  5  5  2  0  0  0   25
williams,buck     26   3   8   0  0   0  0   4  8   1  4  3  2  0  1  0  0    6
strickland,rod    39  10  14   0  0   1  1   2  6   6  2  0  4  1  0  0  0   21
porter,terry      42   9  16   2  2   2  2   1  3   2  2  3  4  0  0  0  0   22
bryant,mark       29   2   9   0  0   1  2   5  8   1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    5
murray,tracy       5   0   4   0  1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    0
elie,mario        18   2   8   0  1   2  2   0  3   2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    6
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por totals       240  42  97   4  7  12 18  18 48  18 16 12 15  3  1  0  0  100
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .433   .571   .667       team rebs  4

den ( 7-13)      min  fgm fga 3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as pf st to bk tc ej ff  pts
ellis,laphonso    38   8  11   0  0   5  5   4 15   3  4  0  1  2  0  0  0   21
williams,reggie   35   6  13   4  6   0  2   1  3   4  5  1  4  1  0  0  0   16
mutombo,dikembe   43   5  11   0  0   4  4   2 11   2  4  1  9  7  0  0  0   14
jackson,chris     34   8  15   1  3   1  1   0  4   5  1  2  4  0  0  0  0   18
macon,mark        37   7  14   0  0   0  0   2  3   4  3  4  2  0  0  0  0   14
pack,robert       17   1   5   0  0   4  6   0  2   6  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    6
lichti,todd        8   1   3   0  0   0  0   1  2   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    2
plummer,gary       9   1   4   0  0   0  0   0  3   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    2
hastings,scott     6   2   2   0  0   0  0   0  1   0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    4
brooks,kevin      13   1   3   0  1   0  0   0  2   1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    2
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den totals       240  40  81   5 10  14 18  10 46  25 19  8 23 10  0  0  0   99
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .494   .500   .778       team rebs  8

por   22  27  25  26  -  100
den   31  21  21  26  -   99

attendance 11816, time 2:04, officials: BSalvatore,RGarretson,JDeRosa

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