PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS at MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES  
FEBRUARY 7, 1996

On Target  --- The Portland Trail Blazers (23-24) wind up a four-game
road in Minnesota's Target Center Wednesday with multiple goals in
mind. First, they'll be looking to keep their record perfect in Minneapolis
where they have won all 13 previous clashes with the Timberwolves.
Second, the Blazers want a win to pull even at 24-24 before taking a five-
day break for the NBA All-Star Weekend. Third, a victory at Minnesota
would write a perfect ending to a four-game road trip through the frigid
eastern part of the country. Portland has won two straight since opening
the trek with a loss at Washington last Friday. A victory on Wednesday
would extend the Blazers road streak to three straight, its longest of the
season. Portland set up that opportunity with a dramatic come-from-
behind 90-87 win at Toronto on Monday.

Wednesday's probable starters --- (F) 3 CLIFFORD ROBINSON, 6-10,
23.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg;  (F) 44 HARVEY GRANT, 6-9, 9.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg; (C) 24
CHRIS DUDLEY, 6-11, 5.2 ppg, 9.7 rpg; (G) 23 AARON MCKIE, 6-5, 11.1
ppg, 4.2 rpg; (G) 26 ROD STRICKLAND, 6-2,  19.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 9.5 apg.

The Blazers and the Wolves  --- Portland comes into Minneapolis with a
perfect 13-0 record in the Timberwolves building, including a 108-102
success earlier this season. Over the seven seasons the two teams have
been going at it, Portland has a 24-2 overall advantage and has won the
last 12 in a row. Minnesota's only two wins in the series since it came into 
the league as an expansion franchise in 1989 have been in Portland. The
last was on Feb. 2, 1993, when the Wolves left Memorial Coliseum with a
104-91 victory. The Blazers have won 11 of 13 on their own floor against
Minnesota.

The last two meetings --- Nov. 10: Portland kept its record perfect in
Minnesota, beating the Timberwolves, 108-102, in the Target Center. The
Blazers, led by Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant, turned in a strong third
quarter to break the game open and get their firist road win of the
season. Strickland finished with a team-high 24 points and nine assists
and Grant added a season-high 18 points. Portland shot at a .443 clip
from the field (35-79), and limited the Wolves to a .405 field goal night
(36-76). Minnesota's Tom Gugliotta had a game-high 33 points and 17
rebounds. Chris Dudley led Portland with nine rebounds and a season-
high six blocked shots. Jan. 7: Clifford Robinson's career-high 41 points
and a solid team performance for four quarters pushed the Blazers to a
113-97 victory in the Rose Garden. Robinson's big effort was backed up
by excellent support from the bench at both ends of the floor. James
Robinson finished with 18 points, Gary Trent added 13 and Arvydas
Sabonis 12. Portland outscored Minnesota, 62-26, in the paint, had a 22-
5 edge in second-chance points and 26-9 on the fast break. Both teams
shot 50 percent but Portland limited the Wolves to an opponent season-
low 64 attempts. Led by Chris Dudley's 11 rebounds, the Blazers had a
43-35 advantage on the glass.

Rally rocks Raptors --- James Robinson hit the big one; Rod Strickland
set it up, and Arvydas Sabonis provided the muscle as the Blazers rallied
from nine points back in the fourth quarter to shoot down the Toronto
Raptors, 90-87, in the SkyDome on Monday. James Robinson swished a
long three-pointer inside the final second to break an 87-87 tie and clinch
the win, Portland's second straight, equalling the team's longest road
streak of the season. Before James' dramatic shot, Strickland set the fire
that rallied the Blazers from a 75-66 deficit with 8:22 remaining. He
scored 10 of his game-high 28 points in a 4:51 span late in the fourth
quarter. Sabonis, who had seven of his game-high 11 rebounds in the
fourth period, hit a layup with 39.3 seconds remaining to put Portland
ahead 87-85.  The Blazers trailed from the start of the second period on,
until pulling even for the first time, 81-81, with 2:52 remaining. Clifford
Robinson added 25 points to the Blazers cause. Both teams shot 48
percent from the field and Toronto had a 40-38 rebounding advantage.

Robinson, Sabonis heading for San Antonio --- CLIFFORD ROBINSON,
who ranks third in the NBA in three-point field goals, will compete in the
AT&T Shootout on Feb. 10, during the NBA All-Star Weekend in San
Antonio, and Arvydas Sabonis, the Blazers' 7-foot-3 center from
Lithuania, will be there to participate in the Schick Rookie Game.
Robinson, who has 132 three-pointers in 42 games this season---just four
behind league-leader Dennis Scott---will go against defending champion
Glen Rice of Charlotte.  Others in the field include Dana Baros, Hubert
Davis, Steve Kerr, Tim Legler, George McCloud, and Scott. Sabonis, who
ranks fifth among NBA rookies in scoring (13.7 ppg), third in rebounding
(7.2 rpg)  and eighth in assists (1.9 apg) while averaging 23.2 minutes, is
among 16 first-year players who will participate in the 30-minute contest.

Among the leaders --- CLIFFORD ROBINSON'S 23.5 points per game
average places him eighth among NBA scoring leaders and his 40.0
minutes per game is No. 7 in the league . . . ROD STRICKLAND is
averaging 9.5 assists a game, third best in the NBA, his 19.5 ppg scoring
average ranks him 25th in the league, he stands 19th in steals with a
1.52 average, and his 38.7 minutes per game average is 15th highest . . .
ARVYDAS SABONIS is sixth among the NBA's top field goal shooters with a
.553 mark (202-365) in 40 games . . . CHRIS DUDLEY is 18th in the NBA in
rebounding with a 9.7 average and 20th in blocked shots (1.48 per
game).

Strickland passes 4,000 assist mark --- Rod Strickland led the Blazers
with 25 assists in the last three games. That pushed his nine-year NBA
career total over the 4,000 mark (to 4,021). He now has 419 this season.
Strickland was off to the best start of his career before being sidelined
with an eye injury for three games following the Jan. 16 Denver game.
Now back in action, Rod is averaging 9.5 assists per contest, third best in
the league, and is scoring at a 19.5 per game clip, second on the team to
Clifford Robinson. Rod's best year for assists up to this season was
1993-94 when he averaged 9.0 apg in 82 games for the Blazers. His best
scoring was done last year when he averaged 18.9 ppg in 64 outings.
He's been the Blazers' leading assists man in all but one of his 44
games, has been in double figures in assists 22 times and has had 16 or
more three times. Strickland has topped the Blazers in scoring 17 times,
has tallied 20-plus games on 21 occasions, and twice has gone above
the 30-point mark.

Clifford from long-range --- Clifford Robinson swished five treys against
Utah last Wednesday enroute to a 33-point night. It was the seventh time
this season he's cashed in on five or more three-pointers in a game and
the 34th consecutive game he's connected on at least one.  Since
returning from a four-game absence with a sprained ankle, Clifford has
converted 21 long range in seven games to keep pace with Orlando's
Dennis Scott and Atlanta's Mookie Blaylock at the top of the NBA's three-
point scoring race. Through Monday's games, Scott had made 137 three-
pointers, Robinson 132 and Blaylock 130.  The all-time NBA record for
three-pointers in a season is 217 set by John Starks of New York in
1993-94. Robinson, who set a team record by making all five of his triples
in the second half of the Dec. 16 win over Denver, has been good on
three or more three-pointers in 27 games thus far and he's made at least
one in 42 of his 43 games to date.

The Sabonis Story --- With 542 points in 40 games through Monday,
Arvydas Sabonis is the highest scoring Blazers rookie since Clifford
Robinson tallied 746 points in 82 games in 1989-90.  Last season, Aaron
McKie scored 293 points in 45 outings, and James Robinson had 276 in
58 games in 1993-94. Geoff Petrie is the all-time rookie leader, scoring
2,031 points in 82 games in 1970-71. . . . Add Sabonis:  He has been
named 1995 European Player of the Year by the Italian weekly Gazetto
Dello Sport. Sabonis, considered to be one of the best European players
ever, led Club Real Madrid of Spain to the 1995 European Men's Club
Championships and helped Lithuania take a Silver Medal in the European
Championships before joining the Blazers in September. The most recent
honor was based on a poll of European managers, players, coaches and
writers.

The Rookie Combo --- ARVYDAS SABONIS, with 542 points, and forward
GARY TRENT, 328 points, make up the Blazers' best rookie scoring
twosome since 1989-90, and one of the four best in the last 18 years.
How do they compare?   After 46 games, Sabonis/Trent have 870 points.
For a full season: Clifford Robinson, 746, and Drazen Petrovic, 583,
(1,329 points) in 1989-90; Sam Bowie, 758, and Steve Colter, 556 (1,314
points) in 1984-85, and Mychal Thompson, 1,074, and Ron Brewer, 1,078
(2,152 points), in 1978-79.

Trail Blazing --- Fourteen of Portland's 24 setbacks have been by 5
points or less . . . 16 of the Blazers 23 wins have been by 6 points or
more . . . The Blazers are 5-6 in games decided by three points or less,
but 4-1 when the final margin is two points or under . . . Portland is 20-5
when leading going into the fourth quarter and 3-18 when tied or behind .
. . It is 16-7 when holding the lead at halftime and 6-16 when trailing . . 
.  The Blazers are 14-11 when leading after one quarter and 8-12 when
behind . . . They are 15-8 when scoring more than 100 points and 12-6
when limiting opponents to under 100 points . . . Portland is 9-14 against
teams with better than .500 records and 14-10 with teams at .500 or
under . . . Portland is 11-4 when shooting 50 percent or better from the
field and 13-5 when keeping opponents at 43 percent or under . . . The
Blazers are averaging 100.5 ppg to their opponents' 100.0 . . . Portland is
7-8 against Midwest Division teams and 3-6 when the matchups are on
the road . . . The Blazers have an 11-14 mark in contests against teams
in their own conference and are 5-9 in Western Conference matchups on
the road.

Firing away --- The Blazers rank third in the NBA in three-point accuracy,
converting at a .386 rate on 306 of 793.  This compares with Portland's
best season ever from long range, 1990-91, when the team compiled a
.377 mark on 341 of 904 in 82 games . . . Overall field goal shooting for
the Blazers is .458, up seven percentage points over last season and the
best since the 1990-91 campaign . . . Portland, at or below the .600 mark
at the charity stripe 22 times this season, is shooting .632 after 47
games. The team's all-time free throw percentage for a season was .697
last year.

Attendance league's fourth best --- The Blazers drew 20,520 for
Wednesday's game with Utah, raising their 22-game total in their new
Rose Garden to 459,385---an average of 20,881, the fourth highest in the
league behind Charlotte, Chicago and Toronto. Portland's total home
attendance so far this year exceeds the total count in any of the
franchise's first six years before 1976-77 when the Blazers won the NBA
championship. Thus far, Portland has had 10 sellouts of the 21,401-
capacity Rose Garden.

Blazers blitzed in third --- Portland went to the locker room at halftime
with 49-47 lead at Washington on Friday. Then it was the Bullets turn;
they blitzed the Blazers, 41-21, in the next 12 minutes enroute to a 113-
97 win. The victory gave the Washington team is first sweep of Portland
since 1984-85 and only its third series win in 19 years. The Bullets
stopped the Blazers, 112-100, in Portland in December. It was Portland's
third straight loss and its fifth in six games. Rod Strickland was 
Portland's top scorer with 20 points and Clifford Robinson checked in with 19.
Washington's Juwan Howard topped all scorers in the game with 26
points, Calbert Chaney added 23 and Gheorghe Muresan 21. The
Blazers shot 40 percent from the field (34-85) and the Bullets 51 percent
(44-87). Gary Trent led the Blazers in rebounding with 10 but Washington
had a 44-43 edge on glass.

Singeing the Sixers --- After falling behind, 30-22, at the end of the first 
quarter, the Blazers burned the host Philadelphia Sixers, 53-33, in the
middle two stanzas and went on to a 96-85 win on Saturday, snapping a
three-game losing streak. It also put an end to a two-game Philadelphia
series win streak. Rod Strickland led the Blazers with 18 points and 11
assists. James Robinson, who was 5 of 10 from three-point range, and
Gary Trent each scored 17 for Portland. Washington's Vernon Maxwell
led all scorers in the game with 20 points. The Blazers shot at a 46
percent clip from the field (39-85) while limiting the Bullets to a 37 
percent (30-81) field goal night. Chris Dudley's game-high 12 rebounds helped
Portland command the boards, 47-44.

P.J. --- P.J. Carlesimo is in his second season as head coach of the
Portland Trail Blazers.  Last year, Carlesimo guided Portland to a 44-38
record, the first coach in 25 years to have moved directly from college to
a head coaching job in the pros and post a winning record in his first
season.  The last coach to make the successful jump in one season was
Cotton Fitzsimmons, who went from Kansas State to Phoenix to guide
the Suns to a 48-34 in 1970-71.

Roster moves --- Guard RANDOLPH CHILDRESS underwent surgery on his
left shoulder Jan. 9 and is on the injured list. He suffered a torn anterior 
capsule and labrum of the left shoulder in Portland's Dec. 30 game at
Cleveland. On Jan. 10, the Blazers signed free agents RUMEAL ROBINSON
and ELMORE SPENCER. Robinson, a 6-2 guard up from the CBA,
previously played four seasons in the NBA with Atlanta, New Jersey and
Charlotte. Spencer, a 7-0 center, was with the LA Clippers for three
season and briefly this year with Denver.

Taking a break  --- Following Wednesday's game in Minneapolis, the
Blazers are take a week-long break for the NBA All-Star Weekend before
returning to action next Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors in the
Rose Garden (7 p.m., KEX Radio, BlazerVision) then are home two
nights later to host Phoenix (7 p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV). That follows
with a road game in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb.
17, then four in a row at home against Atlanta, San Antonio, Denver and
Detroit.

BLAZERS PROFILES

CLIFFORD ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: 25 points (9-16
fgs, 2-7 3pt, 5-12 fts), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 38 
minutes . . . vs. the 76ers Saturday: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 34 minutes...
only the second time this season he's not scored in double figures and
the first time in 23 games he's not had at least two three-pointers . . . 
vs.  the Bullets Friday: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 31 minutes . . . Returned to
action Jan. 26 vs. the Spurs to score 18 points in 25 minutes after
missing the previous four games with a sprained ankle . . . Scored game-
high 24 points vs. Denver Jan. 19, including 20 in the second half when
he made 5-of-5 from long range that tied a club record for makes in a half
. . . Selected NBA Player of the Week for week ending Jan. 7 after
scoring a career-high 41 points versus Minnesota on Jan. 7 to cap a four-
game string in which he averaged 28.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 2.8 assists and
shot 48 percent from the field to lead the Blazers to three wins. It was the 
first Player of the Week honor for Robinson . . . Had 26 points, including
6 treys in the Dec. 29 loss at Charlotte . . .  Just missed his first career 
triple-double with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists in the Nov. 21 win at
the Lakers . . . Attempted a career high 19 free throws in Nov. 5 win over
Utah . . . Has topped Blazers in scoring 23 times in 42 games . . . Has
tallied 30 or more points eight times and 20 or more 31 times . . . Ranks
eighth in the NBA in scoring with a 23.5 average . . . Is averaging 40.0
minutes in 43 games, sixth highest minutes per game in the league . . . Is
second in the league in three-pointers with 132 . . .Has connected for five
or more treys in seven games, four or more in 15, three or more in 28
and has swished at least one in 38 consecutive games and in 42 of 43
this season . . . Is 15th in the league in three-point percentage (.438) . . 
.  Missed four games after suffering a sprained right ankle on Jan. 19 . . .
Has played all but 11 of  the 539 games in his career, including a team
record 461 straight and now No. 8 on the Blazers all-time games played
list . . . Is second on the Blazers' all-time blocked shots list with 628 . 
. .  His 13 boards in the last two games put him in 9th place on the Blazers
all-time rebounding list with 2,936 ahead of Bill Walton . . . Ranks in the
Blazers' all-time top ten in 16 of 17 statistical categories . . . In two 
games vs. Minnesota: Averaged 27.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5
steals, 38.0 minutes and scored a career-high 41 points in the Jan. 7 win.

ROD STRICKLAND . . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: Game high 28
points--including 10 in the crucial fourth quarter (12-20 fgs, 0-2 3pt, 4-7
fts), 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 43 minutes . . . vs. the 76ers
Saturday: Team-high 18 points, game-high 11 assists, 3 rebounds, 3
steals, 39 minutes---his team-best 22nd double-double of the season . . .
vs. the Bullets Friday: team-high 20 points, team-high 8 assists, 3
rebounds, 3 steals, 34 minutes . . . vs. the Mavs Jan. 27: 19 points, team-
high 13 assists, 6 rebounds . . . vs. the Spurs Jan. 26: 12 points, game-
high 13 assists, 8 rebounds---the third time this year he has come up two
rebounds shy of a triple-double . . . vs. the Jazz Jan. 23: Team-high 18
points, team-high 8 assists, 39 minutes in first game back after missing
previous three games (broken blood vessel in his left eye suffered in Jan.
19 Denver contest) . . . vs. Denver Jan. 13: Team-high 26 points and a
game-high 16 assists . . . Had season-high 18 assists along with game-
high 27 points while playing 48 minutes in the OT win at Boston Jan. 3 . .
. Played a career-high 50 minutes while leading the team in scoring with
22 points in the Dec. 30 OT loss at Cleveland . . . Scored a team-high 30
points at Houston Dec. 21 after having a season high 32 against the
Rockets on Dec. 10 . . . Game-high 29 points and 13 assists in 48
minutes at Vancouver Dec. 15 before fouling out for the first time this
season and only the seventh time in nine years in the NBA . . . Had a
game-high 24 points, 11 assists, in 38 minutes at Golden State Nov. 29,
scoring 13 points and going 5 of 5 from the floor and 3 of 3 from three-
point range in the game's first 12 minutes . . . Has led Blazers in assists
in all but one of the 44 games he's played, and in scoring 17 times . . .
Has contributed 12 or more assists in 13 games  . . . is averaging 9.5
assists a game, third best in the NBA . . . Has passed the 4,000 assist
mark in his NBA career . . . Has 2,280 assists, third all-time in Portland . 
.  . Ranks 15th in the NBA in minutes played with a 38.6 average . . . In two
games vs. Minnesota: Averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds,
2.5 steals, 34.5 minutes.

BUCK WILLIAMS . . . . . 1995-96 Blazers captain . . . vs. the Raptors
Monday: 0 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 14 minutes . . . vs. the 76ers
Saturday: 0 points , 1 rebound, 2 steals, 14 minutes . . . vs. the Bullets
Friday: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 22 minutes . . . vs. the Mavs Jan.
27: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 15 minutes ---the steal was the 1,000th
of his NBA career . . . Tied his season high with 17 points, plus 8
rebounds, 1 steal, and season-high 46 minutes vs. the Cavs Jan. 21 . . .
Scored a season high-equalling 17 points and had a game and season-
high 15 rebounds vs. the Heat Jan. 10 . . . Scored a season-high 17
points at Vancouver Dec. 15 before fouling out, his first DQ of the season
. . . Saw his first action of the season versus Chicago Nov. 27 . . .  Was
activated Nov. 27 after opening the season on the injured list with torn
tendons in his left thumb in the first pre-season game Oct. 13 in
Vancouver, missing the first 12 games this season . . . In his previous 14
years in the league, he missed only 26 of 1,148 games and only 23 of
those because of injury . . . Only the eighth player in NBA history to
record 15,000 career points and 12,000 rebounds . . . His career totals
now read 15,824 points and 12,247 rebounds . . . In Jan. 7 game vs.
Minnesota: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal, 23 minutes. On injured
list for Nov. 10 game.

CHRIS DUDLEY . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: 2 points (1-2 fgs), 7
rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 24 minutes . . . vs. the 76ers Saturday: 7
points, game-high 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, 24 minutes . . . vs. the Bullets
Friday: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, 14 minutes . . . vs. the Jazz Jan.
23: 12 points and a game-high 16 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 37
minutes---his seventh double-double of the season . . . vs. the Heat Jan.
10: a key block of an Alonzo Mourning shot at the buzzer to preserve the
Blazers one-point victory . . . Season-high 19 rebounds versus Charlotte
Dec. 14 . . . Is shooting 73 percent (11-15) in the last three games . . .
Leading Blazers rebounder in 28 of the 46 games he's played in . . . Has
grabbed 12 or more rebounds in 16 games . . . Ranks 18th in the league
in rebounding with a 9.7 average, and 20th in blocked shots (1.48 per
game) while averaging 26.0 minutes a game . . . Had played in 103
consecutive games, the Blazers' longest streak, before missing the Dec.
10 game vs. Houston with a bruised sternum . . . In two games vs.
Minnesota: Averaged 5.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 1.5 steals,
23.5 minutes and the team's leading rebounder in with 9 and 11
rebounds respectively in the two games plus a season high 6 blocks on
Nov. 10.

ARVYDAS SABONIS . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: 8 points (3-5 fgs, 2-
2 fts), game-high 11 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 24 minutes---seven of his
11 rebounds came in the crucial fourth quarter . . . vs. the 76ers
Saturday: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 24 minutes . . . vs. 
the Bullets Friday: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 28 minutes . . .
vs. the Mavs Jan. 27: 16 points, game-high 13 rebounds---his second
straight double-double and his seventh of the season . . . Scored all 17 of
his points while making eight straight baskets in a seven minute span in
the second quarter versus Phoenix Jan. 19 to break the game open . . .
vs. Denver Jan. 13: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocked
shots, 24 minutes and game-clinching free throw with 6 seconds
remaining . . . Had game-tieing tipin with 5 seconds remaining that setup
up Portland's 90-89 victory over Miami Jan. 10 . . . Scored an NBA
career-high 24 points and had 10 rebounds Jan. 3 at Boston, including 2
free throws to ice the victory in OT . . .Scored 13 points and grabbed 15
rebounds in an NBA career-high 39 minutes versus Houston Dec. 10,
hitting the game-winner at the buzzer to beat the Rockets in double OT . .
. Had a perfect night from the floor at Golden State Nov. 29, making all
eight field goals, all three three-pointers, and all four free throws for a
total of 23 points . . . . Had a career-high 16 rebounds at Phoenix Nov. 18
. . . Portland's third leading scorer and second leading rebounder despite
averaging just 23.2 minutes per contest and starting only one game . . .
Scored in double figures 31 times in 40 games, including 16 of last 19,
and has had 20 or more in seven games . . . Sixth in the league in field
goal accuracy (.553). . .He's fifth in scoring (13.6 ppg), third in 
rebounding (7.3 rpg), eighth in assists (1.9 apg), seventh in steals (0.95), and ninth 
in blocked shots (0.68) among the league's rookies . . . Led Real Madrid to
the 1995 European Men's Club title and helped Lithuania gain a Silver
Medal in the 1995 European Championships . . . In two games vs.
Minnesota: Averaged 15.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals,
20.0 minutes. In the two games shot 80 percent from the field (12-15),
100 percent from three-point range (2-2) and 100 percent from the line
(4-4).

AARON McKIE . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: 6 points (2-9 fgs, 2-2 fts),
5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 28 minutes . . . vs. the 76ers Saturday: 10
points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 21 minutes . . . vs. the Bullets Friday: 4
points, 19 minutes . . . vs. the Spurs Jan. 26: 11 points, career-high
equalling 10 rebounds, 3 assists---his first double-double of the season
and the third of his career . . . Played a career-high 46 minutes and
scored 21 points  vs. the Cavs Jan. 21 . . . Had team-highs of 18 points
and 8 rebounds at Sacramento Jan. 18 . . . Career-high equalling 24
points,  7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block at New York Jan. 2 for his 
best game of the season . . . Has scored in double figures 23 times . . .
Team leader in scoring twice, rebounding twice and assists twice . . .
Current Blazers leader in consecutive games played with 46 . . . Broke
the zygomatic arch under his left eye during fall camp practice on Oct. 25
. . . Returned to action wearing a facemask Nov. 5 and played his first
game without it on Orlando Dec. 3 . . In two games vs. Minnesota:
Averaged 6.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steals, 23.5 minutes.

HARVEY GRANT . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: 8 points (4-7 fgs), 1
rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 35 minutes . . . vs. the 76ers
Saturday: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 19 minutes . . . vs. the Bullets
Friday: 0 points, 5 rebounds, 20 minutes . . . vs. the Spurs Jan. 26:
Season and game-high 24 points, 8 rebounds in 40 minutes---his 11 field
goals and 20 attempts versus the Spurs were the most since the 1993-94
season . . . Scored 14 points versus the Lakers Dec. 23 before fouling
out for the first time this season . . . vs. Had a season-high 12 rebounds
along with 13 points versus Charlotte Dec. 14 for his first double-double
of the season . . .  Came up with a career-high six steals plus 14 points
and 9 rebounds in the Dec. 10 win over Houston . . . Has scored in
double figures 19 times . . . Missed five games in December with a
sprained left foot . . . In two games vs. Minnesota: Averaged 12.5 points,
4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 34.0 minutes.

JAMES ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: 11 points (3-9 fgs, 2-
6 3pt, 3-3 fts), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 23 minutes---hit game-winning
three-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining . . . vs. the 76ers Saturday: 17
points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 27 minutes----had season highs of 5 of 10
from three-point range . . . vs. the Bullets Friday: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 
1 assist, 1 steal, 32 minutes . . . Season and team-high 22 points, team-
high 6 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 block, season-high 42 minutes in his fifth
start of the season vs. Cleveland Jan. 21 . . . Had a career-high 4 steals
along with 18 points in the Jan. 7 win over the Wolves . . . Had a season-
high 6 rebounds at Milwaukee Jan. 5 . . . Scored 17 points including
game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer at the Lakers Nov. 21 . . . Has
connected on at least one trey in 35 of 45 games this season and ranks
21st in the NBA in three-point accuracy (.421 on 75-178) . . . Has scored
in double figures 21 times . . . Missed entire preseason after suffering
fracture of fourth metcarpal in his left hand in fall camp . . . In two 
games vs. Minnesota: Averaged 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5
steals, 28.0 minutes and shot 56 percent (10-18) from the field and 67
percent (6-9) three-pointers.

GARY TRENT . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: 2 points (1-2 fgs), 3
minutes . . . vs. the 76ers Saturday: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 29
minutes . . . vs. the Bullets Friday: 13 points, team-high 10 rebounds, 1
assist, 31 minutes---his second career double-double . . . Career-high 21
points in 31 minutes versus the Suns Jan. 19 . . . Scored 12 points (6-8
fgs)---his first points as a pro---in the Nov. 5 win over Utah . . . His 7.4 
ppg ranks 13th among the league's rookies in scoring . . . Started six
games at small forward . . . has scored in double figures in 18 of his 44
appearances . . . Was acquired (along with a conditional 1996 first round
draft pick) from Milwaukee in exchange for the draft rights to Shawn
Respert . . . Was Milwaukee's 1st round pick (11th overall) in 1995 Draft .
. . In Jan. 7 game vs. Minnesota: Scored 13 points and grabbed 5
rebounds in 24 minutes. Did not play (coach's decision) in Nov. 10
matchup.

DONTONIO WINGFIELD . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: Scoreless with
1 assist in 6 minutes . . . Did not play (coach's decision) in previous six
games . . . last outing vs. Sacramento Jan. 18: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1
assist, 2 steals in 20 minutes, the most since Nov. 7 . . . Started three
games at forward to begin the season . . . Was signed as a free agent . .
. Spent last year with the Seattle and averaged 2.3 points and 4.0
minutes in 20 games . . . Played one year of college ball at Cincinnati . . 
.  In two games vs. Minnesota: Scoreless in 11 minutes with 1 rebound and
1 assist.

RUMEAL ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Raptors Monday: Scoreless in 2
minutes of action . . . vs. the 76ers Saturday: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1
assist, 9 minutes . . . vs. the Bullets Friday: 4 points, 3 assists, 1 
rebound, 9 minutes . . . Season-high 13 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1
block in 26 minutes vs. Phoenix Jan. 19 . . . Did not score in 1 minute in
his first appearance in a Blazers uniform Jan. 16 vs. Denver . . . Signed
as a free agent with the Blazers on Jan. 10 . . . A 1st round draft choice
by Atlanta (10th overall) in 1990, he played four seasons in the NBA with
Atlanta, New Jersey and Charlotte  . . . The last two season's he's
averaged 20.2 ppg in 37 contests in the CBA, playing for Rapid City,
Shreveport and Connecticut. He was Connecticut's leading scorer and
fourth ranked in the CBA with a 22.9 ppg average before signing with
Portland . . . Led Michigan in scoring in 1990 as was a key player in the
Wolverine's run for the 1989 NCAA Championship.

ELMORE SPENCER . . . . Did not play (coach's decision) in last seven
games . . . at the Jazz Jan. 23: 1 point in 3 minutes in first appearance 
for Blazers  . . . did not play (coach's decision) in previous five games . . .
Signed as a free agent with the Blazers Jan. 10 . . . Drafted in the 1st
round (25th pick overall) by the Clippers in 1992, and played three
seasons before being traded to Denver for Brian Williams . . . He was
released by Denver on Dec. 21 after appearing in six games . . . Has
played in 145 NBA games, averaging 6.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2
blocks, while shooting 52 percent from the field . . . All-American
honorable mention as a senior at UNLV.

RANDOLPH CHILDRESS . . . . . Underwent surgery on his left shoulder
Jan. 9 to repair a torn anterior capsule and labrum and was placed on the
injured list. He suffered the injury in the Dec. 30 overtime loss at
Cleveland . . . In 28 games before the injury averaged 3.0 points, 1.1
assists, 0.3 steals, 8.9 minutes . . . Scored a career-high 18 points (5-8
fgs, 4-6 3pt, 4-5 fts in 27 minutes of the Dec. 3 win over Orlando. . . His 
5 points and 5 assists versus Utah Nov. 5, were the first of his pro career  . 
. . Was acquired, along with forward Bill Curley, from the Detroit in
exchange for Otis Thorpe . . . Was the Pistons' first round draft pick (19th 
overall) in 1995 draft.

BILL CURLEY . . . . . Opened the season on the injured list, as he
recovers from left ankle surgery performed Oct. 5 . . . The surgery
removed a bone fragment . . . Was acquired from Detroit (along with the
draft rights to Randolph Childress) in exchange for Otis Thorpe on Sept.
20 . . . Played in 53 games during his rookie campaign at Detroit and
averaged 2.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 11.2 minutes per game.