From: edrury@3cpu.rain.com (Ed Drury)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Blazer Week Six
Date: 21 Dec 92 13:55:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: 3cpu.4330
Reply-To: edrury@3cpu.rain.com (Ed Drury)
Organization: Garden Lane Software


			WEEK SIX

12/16 Portland 100  at  Denver  99

 Portland  started  a  lineup  of  Strickland,  Drexler,   Porter, 
Williams and Robinson. Buck Williams played center in place of the 
injured Kevin Duckworth. Drexler played small forward in place  of 
the  injured  Jerome  Kersey. Obviously,  Buck  Williams  checking 
Mutumbo  did  not work as Buck drew two fouls in  the  first  five 
minutes.  Fortunately, Mark Bryant could give significant  minutes 
and pull down some rebounds.

 Portland found itself down by 13 points twice in the first  half. 
Behind  some better movement on both ends of the  court,  Portland  
pulled  within  3  points  at  half  time.  The  second  half  was 
competitive  and  physical. Both teams made some key  baskets  and 
defensive stops. With about 11 seconds to go, Portland held a  one 
point lead but Denver held the ball after stripping Rod Strickland 
as  he drove the lane. Drexler knocked a Mark Macon pass loose  on 
the floor. Strickland picked up the loose ball and was tied up  by 
LaPhonso Ellis forcing a jump ball at the Denver end of the court. 
Then  Portland  got away with an illegal  play.  Drexler  confused 
Ellis  by moving away from Jackson. When Ellis tipped the ball  to 
Jackson,  Drexler was all over him and stole the ball.  Clyde  led 
all  scorers  with 25 points. Clyde also grabbed 12  rebounds  and 
made 5 steals. Ellis led Denver with 21 points and 15 rebounds.

 Portland    22  27  25  26   100
 Denver      31  21  21  26    99

12/18 Portland 109 at Seattle 126

 Portland  had  their  heads handed to them in  just  about  every 
category.  Most noticeably on the glass. The front line  of  Cage, 
McKey and Kemp had 38 boards between them.

12/20 Golden State    at Portland

 Portland  got off to a quick start and never looked  back.  Clyde 
Drexler,  who was questionable before this game with a sore  knee, 
was hitting his perimeter shots. Clyde had two three pointers  and 
16 points when he and Hardaway squared off at mid court.  Hardaway 
shoved Drexler. Clyde shoved him back. Referee Steve Javie  rushed 
in  between  them and signaled to both referees that  he  had  the 
call.  He then called technicals on both players and  threw  Clyde 
out  of the game. He contended that Drexler had thrown a punch  at 
Hardaway. But no one in the building, nor the four TV cameras  saw 
this punch except Hardaway and Javie. Neither player made much  of 
the  situation after the fact. Both felt it was a "in the heat  of 
battle"  situation  and  both denied any  lingering  ill  feelings 
toward the other.

 Buck  Williams became one of only four active players and  twenty 
players  in  history to score over 10,000 points and  grab  10,000 
rebounds. The other three active players are Moses Malone,  Robert 
Parish and Bill Laimbeer.

 Chris Mullin, who received a generous ovation when introduced  to 
Portland  fans  for  the first time since the  Tournament  of  the 
Americas,  led the Warriors with 25 points. Portland's attack  was 
led  by  Rod Strickland's third consecutive  season  high  scoring 
performance.  Rod  knocked  down 25 points and  9  assists.  Terry 
Porter added 23 points and 9 assists of his own. Mario Elie had 19 
points against his former team mates, starting the second half for 
Drexler.

 Jerome  Kersey did not dress for the game. His status is  day  to 
day. Clyde Drexler has had some new soreness in the right knee.  I 
have  not  heard any reports which indicate new  swelling  or  any 
change  in  the prognosis for him. All other injuries seem  to  be 
resolving nicely.

 Golden State  25   26   33   30
 Portland      42   28   33   37


			 Week Six

Name       G    M    FG%    FT%  3PT%     PPG    PPM     RPG   APG
Strickland  3 37.3  65.2%  90.0%   0.0%   23.0    0.62    4.3  6.7
Porter      3 39.3  56.4%  73.3%  55.6%   20.0    0.51    3.3  5.7
Drexler     3   28  42.9%  76.2%  45.5%   19.0    0.68    5.7  3.3
Robinson    3 37.7  36.5%  66.7%  33.3%   17.7    0.47    7.0  2.0
Duckworth   2 29.5  43.8% 100.0%    ---   10.0    0.34    2.5  0.0
Williams    3 32.3  54.5%  54.5%    ---   10.0    0.31    8.3  1.0
Elie        3   20  40.0%  87.5%  40.0%    8.3    0.42    4.0  1.7
Murray      3 8.33  28.6%    ---  40.0%    4.7    0.56    1.0  0.7
Bryant      3   16  30.8%  33.3%    ---    3.0    0.19    3.7  0.3
Smith       2    2   0.0%   0.0%    ---    1.0    0.50    0.5  0.0
Johnson     2    2   0.0%    ---    ---    0.0    0.00    0.0  0.0
Wolf        2  1.5    ---    ---    ---    0.0    0.00    0.5  0.0
Kersey      0  ---    ---    ---    ---    ---     ---    ---  ---

		      Year to Date

Name       G    M    FG%    FT%  3PT%     PPG    PPM     RPG   APG
Drexler    20 34.8  41.5%  85.7%  33.3%   20.0    0.57    6.6  5.5
Robinson   22   32  52.0%  74.0%  23.5%   19.4    0.61    6.6  2.0
Porter     22 34.7  44.6%  82.5%  42.0%   16.1    0.47    4.0  4.7
Strickland 22 28.1  48.5%  72.1%  15.4%   11.6    0.41    4.3  5.7
Kersey     11   27  45.0%  66.7%    ---   11.4    0.42    5.8  2.3
Duckworth  21   25  48.3%  82.6%    ---   11.1    0.44    5.0  1.0
Williams   22 31.6  50.3%  61.9%   0.0%    8.8    0.28    7.7  1.4
Elie       22 19.7  45.3%  79.3%  44.4%    8.5    0.43    2.4  2.0
Murray     16 10.8  41.4%  81.8%  27.6%    6.3    0.59    1.7  0.4
Bryant     22 15.9  48.0%  69.6%   0.0%    4.9    0.31    3.5  0.3
Johnson     9 4.67  44.4%  37.5%  50.0%    2.2    0.48    0.9  0.1
Wolf        5    3  60.0% 100.0%    ---    1.6    0.53    0.6  0.0
Smith       8 2.75  16.7%   0.0%   0.0%    0.8    0.27    0.6  0.1

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