PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS vs. UTAH JAZZ
GAME #5 -- 1st ROUND, WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
MAY 5, 1996 --- DELTA CENTER, SALT LAKE CITY

Back to Salt Lake  --- The Portland Trail Blazers, 2-2 in First Round
Western Conference Playoff action, head back to Utah Sunday for the
deciding game of their best-of-five series with the Jazz. The Blazers, who
took two straight from the third-seeded Jazz in the Rose Garden,
including a 98-90 win Wednesday, will be looking to become only the
sixth team in NBA history to bounce back from an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-
five series and advance to the next round. The Blazers, now 9-1 in post-
season action against Utah at home but only 2-7 on the Jazz floor, will
also be looking to become only the eighth No. 6 seed to win a first-round
series since the league instituted the 16-team playoff format in 1984.

Game 4: Rod, Sabas pace win --- Rod Strickland scored a team-high 27
points and Arvydas Sabonis added 25 points and 13 rebounds as the
Blazers evened their best-of-five First Round Playoff series with Utah at
2-2 with a 98-90 win before a capacity crowd in the Rose Garden on
Wednesday. For the second straight game, a stingy Portland defense
limited the Jazz, the best shooting team in the league during the regular
season, to under 40 percent from the field. Utah finished with a .377 field
goal chart (29-77), after going .344 on Monday. The Blazers answered
with their best field goal shooting of the series, .485 (32-66), including a 
hot 12-16 (75 percent) effort in the first quarter. For the fourth straight
game, the Blazers outrebounded Utah, this time, 43-34. Portland never
trailed after the 7:00 mark of the first stanza and their lead was never 
less than eight points in the last three quarters. Jeff Hornacek paced the Jazz
with 30 points.

IN THE PLAYOFFS

The 0-2 story --- Portland is battling big odds to come back from an 0-2
start in its First Round clash with the Jazz. In the history of the NBA
Playoffs, only five teams have recovered from an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-
five playoff series to advance to the next round, and its happened only 12
times total in all of the playoffs. Ft. Wayne was the first team to do it in 
a best-of-five series, bouncing back to defeat St. Louis in the 1956 Western
Division Finals. Other teams to come back to win in five were Golden
State over Utah in 1987, New York over Boston in 1990; Phoenix over the
Lakers in 1993, and Denver over Seattle in 1990.  Portland is one of two
teams in the history of the league to recover from an 0-2 deficit and win
an NBA Finals series, coming back to down Philadelphia, 4-2, in the 1977
finals.

The fourth post-season  duel --- Portland and Utah are going at it in the
post-season for the fourth time, and for the second time in the First
Round.  In 1988, the Blazers took Game 1 of their First Round matchup
with Utah before dropping three consecutive contests and suffering
elimination at the hands of the Jazz.  The Blazers topped the Jazz in the
1991 Western Conference Semifinals, 4-1, and were 4-2 against them in
the 1992 Western Conference Finals.

The homecourt advantage --- After Wednesday's win the Blazers' all-
time playoff record against the Jazz reads 11-8,  and is now 3-5 in First
Round action. The Blazers continue to find success at home against the
Jazz. The Wednesday victory extended Portland's homecourt playoff
winning streak over the Jazz to eight in a row. They now have won nine of
10 all-time and three of four in First Round play at home versus Utah. In
reverse, Portland is 2-7 all-time in playoff games in Utah, including 0-4 in 
First Round action on the Jazz's floor.

In Game 5s --- Portland is 9-5 all-time in fifth games of playoff series,
and is 1-3 when the fifth game of a series takes place on the road . . .
The Blazers have now been involved in 13 best-of-five First Round
Playoff series since 1984, and this is only the third time a series has gone 
full term . . . In 1984, Portland lost the fifth and deciding game to 
Phoenix, 117-105, in Memorial Coliseum. In 1991, the Blazers downed Seattle,
119-107, also at home, to advance to the conference semifinals against
Utah . . . Seven times in the past 18 playoffs involving the Blazers, a
series has been decided in the fifth game. In addition to the two previous
First Round clinchers, four Conference Semifinal matchups have been
decided in the fifth game, the last two in Portland's favor, including 1991
when the Blazers ousted Utah, 4-1.  Only two of the series which have
ended with the fifth game have done so on the road; both of those were
against the Lakers--- in 1983 and again in 1985.

Playoff sellouts continue --- The Trail Blazers packed 21,401 fans into
the Rose Garden Wednesday for the second straight sellout of an NBA
playoff game in their new building. That extended Portland's record of
never having an empty seat for the playoffs to 73 consecutive games,
going back to the 1977 championship year. The first sellout was a First
Round game against Chicago on April 12, 1977, and its been going ever
since. Total home attendance spanning 19 playoff appearances now
stands at 952,273.

Blazers among the leaders --- After four games, Arvydas Sabonis
ranks seventh among individual playoff leaders in scoring with a 26.0 ppg
average, is eighth in rebounding (10.8 rpg), and eighth in three-point
accuracy (.556 on 5-9 three pointers).  Rod Strickland ranks 10th in
scoring (23.3 ppg), fourth in assists (8.5 apg), 24th in rebounding (7.3
rpg), ninth in three-point accuracy (.545 on 6 of 11), and 16th in minutes
played (40.5 per game). Portland as a team is sixth in scoring average
(96.0 ppg) and third in total rebounding percentage (.540).

In the First Round  --- The Blazers have won six of 17 First Round
playoff series in franchise history.  Portland has been victorious in two
(1983, 1985) of six First Round series in which they haven't held the
homecourt advantage, and has dropped the last four First Round
matchups (1986, 1989, 1994, 1995) when the series opened on the road.

1995-96 vs. Utah --- After posting their first-ever regular season win at
the Rose Garden on Nov. 5, a 109-105 victory over the Jazz, the Blazers
dropped their next three Utah matchups.  In their four contests this
season with the Jazz, Portland averaged 94.8 points, 38.0 rebounds and
18.3 assists per contest and charted a .451 field goal percentage.  Utah
averaged 103.3 points, 36.5 boards and 27.0 assists while shooting .525
from the floor.  Clifford Robinson (28.0), Rod Strickland (19.5) and Chris
Dudley (10.3) were the only Blazers to average double-digits in points for
the series.  Dudley was the Blazers leading rebounder in the set,
averaging 10.5 per game.

Best-of- five --- The best-of-five series was reinstituted in the playoffs 
in 1984 after not having been used since 1967, and there have been 124
such series in NBA history.  The team that triumphs in game one has
gone on to win 100 of 124 series (.800), and last year 7 of 8 advanced.
Forty-two of the 116 series have gone the distance, with 38 sweeps and
44 having been decided in four games.  The team with the homecourt
advantage has won 89 series and lost 35 (.710).  Last year, the Chicago
Bulls, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers advanced without
owning the homecourt advantage in the First Round.  Portland has been
successful in only four of 12 best-of-five series since 1984, and has failed 
to advance to the second round in each of the last three years.

Blazers playoff notes --- The Blazers have played in more post season
contests since the 1990 NBA Playoffs than all but three teams in the
league.  Going into this season's post-season action only the Chicago
Bulls (94), New York Knicks (76) and Phoenix Suns (72) have logged
more playoff games than the Trail Blazers (69) during that stretch.
Rounding out the top six are the Houston Rockets (64) and the Utah Jazz
(56) . . . Portland is one of only two teams in the history of the league to 
bounce back from an 0-2 deficit and win a championship.  The Blazers
were down 0-2 to Philadelphia in 1977 before winning the next four to win
the championship in their first try . . . The Blazers, who have been in the
Playoffs 18 of the last 19 years, have missed being in post-season action
only seven times in the franchise's history . . . Portland is the only
franchise to come into the league in the past quarter century to win an
NBA Championship . . . The Blazers have been in 31 previous playoff
series, and not counting the three-game First Round matchups prior to
1984, they been involved in only three series that have required the
maximum number of games for a decision.

THE 1995-96 SEASON

Chris Dudley wins Citizenship Award --- Blazers center Chris Dudley
became the second Portland player in four years to win the J. Walter
Kennedy Citizenship Award. Started in 1974-75, the award is presented
annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to an NBA
player, coach or trainer in recognition of outstanding community service
and charitable work. The nine-year veteran was recognized for a variety
of community involvements including a $300,000 gift to the Oregon
chapter of the 'I Have a Dream' Foundation, the largest individual
donation in the history of the national program. His generosity also has
benefited the Gales Creek Camp of Oregon, one of only two summer
camps in the nation geared only toward young diabetics. Terry Porter
won the award in 1983.

Two in a row for P.J. --- Last year, Blazers head coach P.J. Carlesimo
guided the his club to a 44-38 regular season record.  Carlesimo became
the first NBA coach in 25 years to have moved directly from college to a
head coaching job in the pros and post a winning mark in his first season.
The last coach to make that successful jump in his first season was
Cotton Fitzsimmons, who went from Kansas State to Phoenix and led the
Suns to a 48-34 ledger in 1970-71.  This year, the Blazers recorded
another 44-38 record and allowed Carlesimo to become one of only five
coaches in NBA history to record an overall winning record after his first
two seasons out of the collegiate ranks.

An incredible turnaround --- At the beginning of March, the Blazers had
lost 10 out of 12, dropped eight games below .500 at 26-34 and were in
danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in 14 years and only the
second time since winning the NBA crown in 1977. Since March 8, they
staged an incredible turnaround.  They won 18 of 21 games, are seven
games above the break-even mark and go into the playoffs as the No. 6
seed in the West. In the 18-3 run, Portland has registered wins over the
Lakers, Houston and Phoenix, all on the road, and division champions
Seattle and San Antonio at home. The Blazers have outscored their last
21 opponents by 9.6 points a game, outrebounded them by 10.0 a game
and limited their opponents to a combined field goal mark of 41 percent
while converting at a 46 percent rate themselves.  Portland has held 15 of
its 21 opponents under 100 points, scored double-digit wins eight times
and had cushions of 21 or more points in five of the victories.

A win away --- The 1995-96 Trail Blazer squad was one win away from
accomplishing what no other club in the franchise history has done: Go
the last two months of the season with only five losses. After Sunday's
season-ending loss to the Lakers, Portland's record for March and April
read 19-6, tieing for the team's second-best record for the two months. It
was the same as the 1990-91 team which finished 19-6, including an all-
time best April of 10-1, and ended up with the franchise's best record
ever, 63-19. The year before, when the Blazers went to the NBA Finals
against Detroit, they were 21-6  in March and April. This year's 8-3 record
for April was the third best in club's history behind 10-1 in 1990-91 and 8-
2 in 1989-90.

Red Hot --- After it started the run of successes on March 8, Portland
was one of the league's hottest teams along with Seattle, Chicago and
San Antonio. The Blazers compiled an 18-4 record in the six-week span--
 -(.818).  In the same time frame Chicago was 18-3 (.857), San Antonio
19-5 (.792), and Seattle 18-5 (.783).

Tough defense --- Portland held its opponents to an all-time low .442
field goal shooting mark, well under the club's previous  low for a season,
.449 by the 1977-78 team . . . The .442 field goal mark by opponents was
the fifth lowest in the NBA for the season  . . . Portland opponents have
been held to a 97.0 points per game average, 2.2 points a contest under
the all-time opponent low of 99.2 last year. Portland's defense ranks 10th
toughest in the league for points allowed.

Down the stretch ---The Blazers held nine of their last 22 opponents
below the 40 percent mark in field goal shooting, and 13 below 43
percent. Collectively, the 22 foes managed to make just .411 of their
shots from the floor . . .  In the same 22 games, the Portland offense
clicked at a .464 field goal rate, including nine games when they
converted 50 percent or more of their shots . . . Portland outscored its
last 21 foes by an average of 9.0 points a game, held 18 of them under
100 points and nine under 90.

Hitting the boards --- Portland, one of the league's premier rebounding
teams over the last eight seasons (never finishing lower than fifth), did it 
again. The Blazers outrebounded 22 of their last 27 opponents, averaged
47.9 retrieves in their last 22 games while grabbing an average of 10.2
more misses a game, claimed 50 off the boards eight times in those 22
games and 24 times for the season . . . The Blazers led the NBA in
defensive rebounding percentage (.734), were third in total rebounding
percentage (.534), and sixth in offensive rebounding (.334). For the
season, Portland outrebounded its opponents by six a game. . . The
Blazers made rebounding is a team effort; they were among the elite in
the league in that category even though their leading rebounders, Chris
Dudley and Arvydas Sabonis, were just 21st and 32nd among league's
leaders.

Looking back at 1995-96 --- Of the Blazers 44 victories, 33 were by 6
points or more, 21 were by 10 points or higher, and six were by more
than 20 points . . . Conversely, 21 of the Blazers' 38 setbacks were by
five points or less and 11 were by three or under . . . The Blazers were 7-
11 in games decided by three points or less and 11-21 when the margin
was five points or under but 21-11 when the difference was 10 points or
more . . . Portland was 39-9 when leading going into the fourth quarter
and 5-29 when tied or behind . . . It was 32-12 when holding the lead at
halftime and 10-24 when trailing . . . The Blazers were 29-18 when
leading after one quarter and 14-20 when behind or tied . . . They were
28-9 when scoring more than 100 points and 31-14 when limiting
opponents to under 100 points . . . Portland was 15-23 against teams
with better than .500 records and 29-15 with teams at .500 or under . . .
Portland was 20-4 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field and
27-7 when keeping opponents at 43 percent or under . . . In winning 44
games, the Blazers victory margin averaged 11.1 points; in its 37 losses,
the margin is 7.9 points a game. . . Portland had its 17th winning season
in the last 20 years . . . The Blazers are making their 14th consecutive
playoff appearance, the longest such streak in the league and are in post-
season play for the 18th time in the last 19 years . . . The Blazers chalked 
up their 22nd consecutive season with at least 37 wins. The closest any
team in the league can come to that number in the 22 seasons is Seattle
with at least 31 wins each year.

Fourth longest run --- Portland is making its 14th consecutive Western
Conference Playoff appearance, the longest such current streak in the
NBA and the fourth longest in all of professional sports. Only the Boston
Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey
League have made more current playoff appearances than the Blazers.
The Utah Jazz, making the playoffs for the 13th consecutive year this
spring, is the closest any NBA club can come. The Boston Bruins current
run of 29 in a row is an all-time professional sports record. The Syracuse
Nationals-Philadelphia 76ers' 22 in a row from 1950 to 1971 is the most
ever in the NBA.

PLAYER NOTES

CHRIS DUDLEY --- Game 4: 1 point (0-3 fgs, 1-2 fts), 6 rebounds, 1
block, 19 minutes . . . Game 3: 1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 15
minutes . . . Game 2: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 23 minutes . . 
. Game 1: 4 points, game-high and career playoff-high 10 rebounds, 26
minutes . . .  Led team in rebounding and blocked shots for regular the
season . . . Rebounding leader in 42 games . . . Recorded 31 double-digit
rebounding games and had 12 or more in 18 games . . . Scored in double
figures 12 times . . .  Registered 8 double-doubles . . . Ranked 21st in the 
league in rebounding with an 8.9 average and 27th in blocked shots with
a 1.23 average . . . Averaged 5.1 points while playing in 80 games and
starting 61 . . . Had appeared in 103 consecutive games before missing
the Dec. 10 Houston game with a bruised sternum . . . Sat out the March
8 Sacramento contest due to a sinus infection . . . In four regular season
games vs. Utah this season: Averaged 10.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.5
steals, 1.5 blocks, shot team-best 63 percent (17-27) from the field and
was 70 percent (7-10) from the line.

HARVEY GRANT --- Game 4: Playoff-high 8 points (4-7 fgs, 0-1 3pt), 2
rebounds, 1 block, 31 minutes . . .  Game 3: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1
assist, 35 minutes . . . Game 2: 5 points,  1 rebound, 2 assists, 32
minutes . . . Game 1: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 37 minutes . . .
Started 75 regular season games, 66 at forward and nine at guard . . .
Scored in double figures in 28 games . . . Led the team in points and
rebounds once each . . . Averaged 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists,
0.8 steals, 31.5 minutes in 76 games . . . Missed five games in December
with a sprained left foot . . . In four regular season games vs. Utah this
season: Averaged 9.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.3 steals, 31.5
minutes.

AARON McKIE --- Game 4: 10 points (5-10 fgs, 0-2 3pt), 4 rebounds, 2
assists, 2 steals, 37 minutes . . . Game 3: Playoff career-high 16 points,
playoff career-high 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 40 minutes . . . Game 2: 0
points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 18 minutes . . . Game 1: 0 points, 2 steals,
16 minutes . . . Blazers regular season leader in consecutive games
played with 81 . . . A starter in 73 games . . . Scored in double figures 42 
times and had 20 or more four times . . . Team leader in scoring four
times, rebounding twice and assists eight times . . . Averaged 10.7
points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.11 steals and 27.9 minutes per game
. . . Is No. 12 on Blazers all-time three-point field goal list with 49 in 
two seasons . . . Scored a career-high equalling 24 points at New York Jan. 2
. . . Broke the zygomatic arch under his left eye during fall camp, missed
the first game of the season then played the next 14 wearing a face mask
to protect the injury . . . In four regular season games vs. Utah this
season:  Averaged 8.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.7 steals, 23.0
minutes.

CLIFFORD ROBINSON --- Game 4: 15 points (3-8 fgs, 2-4 3pt, 7-11 fts),
3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 29 minutes . . . Game 3: 11 points---five of
them in OT, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 44 minutes . . .
Game 2: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 36 minutes . . . Game
1: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 39 minutes---the 7 free throws a
playoff career high . . .  Leading Blazers scorer for the second straight
year and ranked 14th in the NBA with a 21.1 average . . . Scored 20 or
more points in 46 games and topped the 30-point mark 11 times,
including a career-high 41 points vs. Minnesota Jan. 7 . . . Led team in
scoring in 37 games and has five double-doubles . . . Broke the one-
season Blazers record for three-pointers with 178, the sixth highest total
in the league . . . Connected on at least one trey in 74 games, including a
stretch of 41 games in a row, and has five or more makes in seven
games . . . Ranks third all-time among Blazers three-point leaders with
371 (behind Terry Porter and Clyde Drexler), making 320 of them in the
last two seasons . . . Is among the top 10 career leaders for the Blazers
in 16 of the 17 categories, including sixth in games played (562) and
second in blocked shots (660) . . . Became only the seventh Blazer to top
the 9,000-point mark---he now has 9,183 . . . Selected NBA Player of the
Week for the period ending Jan. 7, when he averaged 28.8 points in
leading the Blazers to a 4-0 run, his first such honor . . . He missed four
games in mid-year with a sprained left ankle and played in all but 11 of
his 574 games in seven seasons as a Trail Blazer . . . Ranks 19th in the
league in minutes played with a 38.8 average . . . In three regular season
games vs. Utah this season:  Averaged a team-high 28.0 points, 4.7
rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.0 blocks, 41.3 minutes . . . In 15
career playoff games against vs. the Jazz: Has averaged 10.2 points, 3.8
rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 blocks, 1.0 steals, and 26.3 minutes and shot
.381 from the field (53-139) and .641 from the free throw line (41-64).

JAMES ROBINSON --- DNP (coach's decision) in the last three games .
. . Game 1: 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block, 14 minutes . . . Has
102 three-pointers this season, only the ninth time in franchise history a
player has topped the century mark in one season . . . Ranks No. 4 all-
time among Blazers long-range shooters with 201 treys . . . Played in 76
games, five of them as a starter . . . Scored in double figures 30 times
and topped the 20-point mark twice . . . Has led the team in scoring twice
and in assists six times . . . Has averaged 8.5 points, 2.1 assists, 2.1
rebounds, and 21.4 minutes this season . . . Missed the entire pre-
season after suffering a fracture of the fourth metcarpal in his left hand 
in fall camp . . . In three regular season games vs. Utah this season:
Averaged 9.0 points, 1.3 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 22.0 minutes.

RUMEAL ROBINSON --- Game 4: 7 points (3-4 fgs, 1-2 3pt), 1 rebound,
1 assist, 10 minutes . . . Game 3: 3 points, 1 steal, 8 minutes . . . Game
2: 3 points, 1 assist, 1 steal, 10 minutes . . . Game 1. Utah: 8 points, 1
rebound, 1 assist, 7 minutes . . . Registered a double-double, 18 points
and 13 assists, in his first start as a Trail Blazer in a Feb. 22 win at
Denver . . . Started 14 of the 43 games he has played in since joining the
team as a free agent on Jan. 10 . . . Scored in double figures 11 times . .
. Averaged 5.7 points, 3.3 assists, 1.8 rebounds, 0.8 steals and 16.6
minutes . . . A first-round draft choice by Atlanta in 1990, he played four
seasons in the league with the Hawks, New Jersey and Charlotte . . . The
last two season's he's averaged 20.2 points per game while playing in the
CBA for Rapid City, Shreveport and Connecticut. He was Connecticut's
leading scorer and fourth-ranked in the CBA before signing with Portland
. . . In one regular season game vs. Utah this season, scored 2 points in
5 minutes.

ARVYDAS SABONIS --- Game 4: 25 points (6-13 fgs, 3-3 3pt, 10-12 fts),
game-high 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 35 minutes . . . Game
3: Team-high 27 points, team-high 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1
block, 38 minutes . . . Game 2: Team-high 26 points, team-high 12
rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 36 minutes . . . Game 1: 26 points, 6
rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 34 minutes---his 16 free throws and 20 free
throw attempts both Blazers playoff records . . . Is only the seventh
Blazers rookie and the first in 15 years to score 1,000 or more points . . . 
With 1,058 points in 73 games, he is the first to do it since Kelvin Ransey
tallied 1,217 points in 1980-81 . . . His 581 rebounds is fifth highest ever 
by a Blazers rookie . . . Is Portland's third leading scorer and second
leading rebounder despite averaging less than a full half of action per
game and starting just 21 games . . . Has scored in double figures in 58
of 73 games, including 25 of his last 28, and has had 20 or more points
17 times . . . Led the Blazers in scoring 11 times and in rebounding 23
times . . . Has 19 double-doubles . . . Ranks seventh in field goal
accuracy in the NBA (.545), is 30th in rebounding (8.1) and 33rd in
blocked shots (1.07) . . . NBA Player of the Week for the week ending
March 31 for his role in the team's 4-0 record during which he averaged
20.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.3 blocked shots and 2.0 assists while
making 35 of 54 field goals (.648) . . . Is among the NBA's top rookies in
several categories including fifth in scoring average (14.5), second in
rebounding (8.1), first in field goal percentage (.545) and sixth in free
throw percentage (.757) . . . Has averaged 17.6 points, 10.7 rebounds,
1.7 assists and 1.7 blocks since becoming a starter in the last 21 games
during which the Blazers won 18 of 21 games . . . Scored 8 points and
claimed 4 rebounds in 4 minutes of the Schick Rookie Game at the NBA
All-Star Weekend in San Antonio . . . Named 1995 European Player of
the Year . . . Considered to be one of the best European players ever, he
led Club Real Madrid to the 1995 European Men's Club Championship
and helped Lithuania take a Sliver Medal in the European Championship
before joining the Blazers last September . . . In four regular season
games vs. Utah this season: Averaged 7.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.5
assists, 0.7 steals, and 21.8 minutes.

ROD STRICKLAND --- Game 3: 19 points (6-19 fgs, 0-2 3pt, 7-11 fts),
team-high 8 assists, 8 rebounds, 45 minutes . . . Game 2: 20 points,
team-high 7 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 38 minutes . . . Game 1: Team-
high 27 points, team-high 12 assists, 1 steal, 41 minutes . . . Among the
league's top assists producers during the regular season and Portland's
second leading scorer . . . Ranked fourth in the NBA in assists with a 9.6
per game average . . . The 9.6 average was the second highest in
franchise history behind Terry Porter's 10.1 mark in 1987-88 . . . His 640
assists in 67 games was the seventh highest total ever in Portland . . .
The team's second-leading scorer with an 18.7 per game average . . .
Leads the team in double-doubles with 33 . . . Scored in double figures in
all but four of his 67 games, was over the 20-point mark in 26 games and
topped 30 points twice . . . Has dished out double-digit assists in 33
games and has distributed 12 or more 20 times . . . Tied his career high
at Houston March 30 with 20 assists . . . Ranked among the leading
rebounding point guards in the league with a 4.4 per game average . . .
Was 21st in the league in minutes played with a 37.7 average .  . . Has
missed 15 games this season with injuries and a six-game suspension . .
. Suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his left eye on Jan. 18 and was out
for three games than has been sidelined six games because of a nagging
strained left groin . . . Is third only to Terry Porter and Clyde Drexler on 
Portland's career assists list with 2,501 and ranks 16th among all-time
Blazers scorers with 4,935 points . . . He stands seventh all-time in
Blazers three-pointers with 90 and is 10th in steals (498) . . . In four
regular season games vs. Utah this season:  Averaged 19.5 points, 7.3
assists, 1.8 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 38.5 minutes.

ELMORE SPENCER --- DNP (coach's decision) in any of the 4 playoff
games. . . Has played sparingly as a backup to centers Arvydas Sabonis
and Chris Dudley . . . Appeared in 11 games, averaging 1.3 points and
0.8 rebounds and 3.4 minutes per outing . . . Signed as a free agent by
the Blazers on Jan. 10 . . . Drafted in the 1st round (25th selection) by 
the Clippers in 1992 after earning All-American honorable mention as a
senior at UNLV . . . He played for the Clippers for three seasons before
being traded to Denver for Brian Williams. He was released after six
games at Denver in November.

GARY TRENT --- DNP (coach's decision) in Games 3 and 4 . . . Game 2:
2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 8 minutes . . . Game 1: DNP (coach's
decision) . . . Scored in double figures in 25 of 69 games in his rookie
season while averaging 7.5 points per game . . . Ranked 14th in scoring
among the league's rookies and 15th in rebounding (3.5 per game) . . .
His .513 field goal percentage was second highest on the team and
ranked second among all NBA rookies . . . Started 10 games and the
Blazers were 7-3 when he was in the opening lineup . . .  Led team in
scoring three times and in rebounding four times . . . Recorded five
double-doubles . . .  Missed two games because of the injury . . . In four
regular season games vs. Utah this season:  Averaged 8.0 points, 3.8
rebounds, 0.8 assists, 20.0 minutes while shooting .583 (14-24) from the
field.

BUCK WILLIAMS --- Game 4: 4 points (1-2 fgs, 2-2 fts), 4 rebounds, 2
blocks, 26 minutes . . . Game 3: 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal,
32 minutes . . . Game 2: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 22 minutes---hit a
three-pointer, his first in 92 playoff games over 15 seasons . . . Game 1:
6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 23 minutes . . . Became only the eighth
player in NBA history to reach 16,000 points and 12,000 rebounds when
he scored a layin at the 10:57 mark of the second quarter of the March
31 game at Dallas . . . His career numbers for 15 seasons now read
16,117 points and 12,437 rebounds, putting him in the exclusive
company of Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Moses Malone,
Elvin Hayes, Robert Parish, Walt Bellamy and Bob Pettit, all of whom
previously reached those plateaus . . . Ranks No. 57 all-time in NBA
scoring, eighth in games played (1,192) and ninth in minutes played
(40,230) . . . Leads the Blazers in career field goal shooting with a .550
percentage, is the team's fourth highest rebounder all-time with 4,851 in
seven seasons, ranks seventh in games played (556) and 12th in scoring
(5,659 points) and is in the club's top 10 in six other categories . .
.Averaged 7.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 23.9 minutes in 70 games this
season . . . Scored in double figures 21 times and had four double-
doubles . . . Saw his first action of the season vs. Chicago Nov. 27 after
missing the first 12 games with a torn tendon in his left thumb . . . In his 
previous 14 years, spanning 1,148 games, he had missed only 23 games
because of injury . . . In three regular season games versus Utah this
season: Averaged 0.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 20.0 minutes . . . In 15
career playoff games versus Utah, has averaged 7.5 points, 6.9
rebounds, 0.6 blocked shots, 0.8 steals, shot .494 (42-85) from the field
and .757 (28-37) from the line.

DONTONIO WINGFIELD --- Game 4: 1 point (0-3 fgs, 0-2 3pt, 1-2 fts), 4
rebounds, 3 assists, 15 minutes . . . Game 3: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1
assist, 8 minutes . . . Game 2: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 17 minutes . . .
Game 1: 3 points, 1 rebound, 3 minutes . . . Started two games at
forward at the beginning of the season . . . Appeared in 44 games and
averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds while averaging 11.1 minutes per
game . . . Was taken by Seattle in the second round of the 1994 NBA
College Draft and played in 20 games for the Sonics during the 1994-95
season . . . Played one year at the University of Cincinnati before entering 
the college draft . . . In two regular season games versus Utah this
season: Averaged 1.5 points, 0.5 rebounds and 11.0 minutes, including
one start.