PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS vs. DETROIT PISTONS   FEBRUARY 25, 1996

Pistons come to town  --- The Portland Trail Blazers (25-29), will be
looking to keep things going Sunday when they host the Detroit Pistons
for the first time in the new Rose Garden. The Blazers are fresh from a
107-78 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, a victory that snapped
a five game losing streak and a string of six consecutive losses at home.
Portland will shooting for a split in the season series with the Pistons 
after losing in overtime at Detroit earlier this season. The Detroit matchup
ends a four-game Blazers homestand. On Tuesday, Portland opens a
four-game eastern road swing at Indiana. Its the Blazers' final long road
trip of the season.

Sunday's probable starters --- (F) 3 CLIFFORD ROBINSON, 6-10, 22.7
ppg, 5.7 rpg;  (F) 44 HARVEY GRANT, 6-9, 9.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg; (C) 24 CHRIS
DUDLEY, 6-11, 5.1 ppg, 9.3 rpg; (G) 23 AARON MCKIE, 6-5, 11.1 ppg, 4.2
rpg; (G) 1 ROD STRICKLAND, 6-2, 19.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 9.5 apg.

The all-time series  --- The Pistons' 107-100 overtime win in Detroit
early this season snapped a four-game Portland series win streak and
tied the all-time competition between the two teams at 37 wins each over
26 seasons. The Blazers, who will be hosting the Pistons for the first time
in their new building, are 25-11 at home against the Pistons. They won
the last three clashes in Memorial Coliseum and have downed Detroit on
24 of its last 25 stops in Portland. Detroit's only victory here since 1974
came on Dec. 13, 1991, when the Pistons broke a 21-game Blazers
home floor domination. Portland, 12-26 on the road against the Pistons,
had taken three in a row in the Palace at Auburn Hills before Detroit's OT
victory this season.

The last time they met --- The Blazers battled back from a six-point
deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime
before losing at Auburn Hills, 107-100, on Nov. 8. Detroit, led by guard
Joe Dumars, outscored Portland, 16-9, in the extra seasson to claim the
victory, its first over the Blazers in the last five games. The Piston win
came despite a big game from Clifford Robinson, who put 30 points on the
scoreboard---his second 30-plus outburst in four games. Rod Strickland
added 25 points and dished out 10 assists. Dumars led all scorers in the
game with 41 points, including 16 of 18 from the free throw line. Portland
posted a .474 field goal chart (36-76), while the host Pistons were
shooting .439 (36-82) from the floor. For the second game in a row
Portland was outrebounded, this time, 45-33, and was outdueled on the
offensive glass, 20-9.

Crushing the Nuggets --- The Trail Blazers broke out of a five-game
slump with a vengence Thursday as they posted their biggest winning
margin of the season---29 points---in a 107-78 victory over Denver. The
victory snapped a five-game losing streak and allowed Portland to avoid
going down to a franchise record seventh straight loss at home. The
Blazers raced to a 28-12 lead after one quarter and were up by 33 early
in the final period. Aaron McKie led six Portland players in double figure
scoring with 21 points and Rumeal Robinson, getting his first Blazers
start, contributed 18 points and 13 assists, both season highs. Portland
fired at a .481 clip from the floor (37-77) while slowing Denver to a .375
field goal pace (30-80). The Blazers had their best night at the free throw
line in three seasons, finishing 26 of 28 (93 percent) after making their
first 21 in a row. Portland pounded out a huge 53-25 rebounding
advantage including a 41-19 margin at the defensive end.  The win, the
Blazers' third in a row this season, gave Portland its fifth series win in 
the last six years over Denver.

Attendance record set  --- Portland set a new one-season attendance
record Tuesday with 20,640 fans on hand for San Antonio, upping its total
in the new Rose Garden to 541,579. That was better than the previous
41-game regular season mark of 528,408 reached three times from 1991
to 1994 during a stretch when the Memorial Coliseum was sold out for an
NBA record 810 consecutive games. After Thursday's Denver game,
Portland's 27-game home total now reads 561,463 (an average of
20,795) the league's fourth highest behind Charlotte, Chicago and
Toronto.

Among the leaders --- CLIFFORD ROBINSON'S 22.7 points per game
average places him 11th among NBA scoring leaders and his 39.0
minutes per game is No. 12 in the league . . . ROD STRICKLAND is
averaging 9.5 assists a game, third best in the NBA, his 19.3 ppg scoring
average ranks him 26th in the league, he stands 21st in steals with a 1.54
average, and his 38.4 minutes per game average is 18th highest . . .
ARVYDAS SABONIS is seventh among the NBA's top field goal shooters
with a .553 mark (230-416) in 46 games . . . CHRIS DUDLEY is 21st in the
NBA in rebounding with a 9.3 average and 21st in blocked shots (1.43
per game).

Strickland having a banner year --- Rod Strickland is having his best
season ever. On Feb. 17 against the Clippers, his game-high 25 points
was his 22nd 20-point plus effort of the season and the 18th time he's
been the Blazers' scoring leader. He recorded his team-best 24th double-
double last Tuesday against Golden State (19 points and 11 assists plus
7 rebounds). He's had 16 or more assists four times this season and has
been in double numbers in 24 games. Rod, whose 9.5 per game average
is third highest in the NBA, has been Portland's assists leader in all but
two  of his 50 games. His season total of 474 assists has pushed him
over the 4,000 mark (4,076) in his career. In addition, Strickland is
scoring at a 19.3 per game clip, second to Clifford Robinson, and leads
the team in steals with a 1.54 per game average, 21st highest in the
league. Rod's best year for assists up to this season was 1993-94 when
he averaged 9.0 apg in 82 games. His best scoring was done last year
when he averaged 18.9 ppg in 64 outings.

Clifford from long-range --- Clifford Robinson missed both of his
attempts from long range Thursday against Denver, but his 50-game total
of 142 is equal to his one season-high set last season. He needs just two
more treys to pass Terry Porter as Portland's all-time single season
three-point leader. He ranks among the top four NBA long-range
shooters behind Dennis Scott of Orlando (161), Mookie Blaylock of
Atlanta (149), and David McCloud of Dallas (146). The all-time NBA
record for three-pointers in a season is 217 set by New York's John
Starks in 1993-94. Robinson, who ranks 20th in the NBA in three-point
percentage at .416, has made five or more seven times this season and
three or more 28 times and has converted on at least one in 47 of 50
games.

The Rookie Combo --- ARVYDAS SABONIS, with 619 points, and forward
GARY TRENT, 417 points, make up the highest scoring Blazers rookie
combination since 1989-90 when Clifford Robinson tallied 746 points and
Drazen Petrovic 583, and are one of the four best rookie duos in the last
18 years. The others: Sam Bowie, 758, and Steve Colter, 556, in 1984-
85, and Mychal Thompson, 1,074, and Ron Brewer, 1,078, in 1978-79.

Add Sabonis-Trent:  Arvydas Sabonis, with the NBA's seventh best field
goal percentage, .553, and Trent, with a .521 mark, are Portland's two
top marksmen from the floor, and are one-two in field goal accuracy
among the league's rookies. Trent, who had his fourth career double-
double Tuesday against San Antonio (team-high 19 points and game-
high 10 rebounds), has averaged 12.0 points in his last nine outings while
burning the net at a .658 clip (48 of 75).

Trail Blazing --- Eighteen of the Blazers 29 setbacks have been by five
points or less and nine by three or under . . . Conversely, 18 of the
Blazers 25 wins have been by 6 points or more . . . The Blazers are 5-9 in
games decided by three points or less, but 4-2 when the final margin is
two points or under . . . Portland is 21-8 when leading going into the
fourth quarter and 4-21 when tied or behind . . . It is 18-11 when holding
the lead at halftime and 6-17 when trailing . . . The Blazers are 15-13
when leading after one quarter and 9-15 when behind . . . They are 17-9
when scoring more than 100 points and 16-9 when limiting opponents to
under 100 points . . . Portland is 9-15 against teams with better than .500
records and 16-13 with teams at .500 or under . . . Portland is 11-4 when
shooting 50 percent or better from the field and 14-6 when keeping
opponents at 43 percent or under . . . For the season, the Blazers are
averaging 100.1 ppg to their opponents' 99.4 . . . The Blazers average
margin of victory is 10.1 ppg, and their average loss margin is 7.2 ppg.

On the boards --- Portland, one of the league's premier rebounding
teams last season, is among the leaders again this year. After
outrebounding the Spurs on Tuesday, 53-41, and the Nuggets by a
whopping 54-25 margin on Thursday, the Blazers rank No. 1 in the
league in defensive rebounding percentage, third in total rebounding
percentage and sixth in offensive percentage. So far this season,
Portland has outrebounded its foes by an average of 4.7 boards a game
(45.0-40.3), outbattled them on the defensive glass 31.0-28.9 and at the
offensive end, 14.0-11.4.

Spurs by three --- Portland came up three points short for the second
time in three nights as San Antonio cashed in for a 108-105 victory
Tuesday in the Rose Garden. It was the Blazers fifth straight loss since
the All Star break and the sixth in a row at home, equalling the longest in
the club's history. It was a game of surges. After the Spurs bolted to a 32-
15 lead in the first 12 minutes, The Blazers bounced back to outscore
San Antonio, 36-9 in the first 9:28 of the second stanza, and went to the
locker room at halftime up 57-52. A 38-point third quarter helped the Spurs
go back in front, 93-83, with 11 minutes remaining. But Portland made
one more run, pulling to within one twice in the last 2 minutes before the
Spurs iced the win with free throws. Gary Trent led the Blazers with his
fourth career double-double, 19 points and 10 rebounds, Rumeal
Robinson had a big game with a season-high 16 points and 7 assists.
Portland shot 43 percent from the field and the Spurs 51 percent.  David
Robinson topped San Antonio with 39 points. Portland outrebounded the
Spurs, 53-41.

Hawks claw one out --- For the third time in four games, Portland let a
fourth quarter lead get away as Atlanta won, 93-90, Sunday on its first
visit to the Rose Garden. The Blazers were ahead by eight, 73-65, at the
start of the final period and had the lead, 90-87 with two minutes
remaining but came up empty the rest of the way. It was their fourth loss
in a row and their fifth straight at home, equalling their longest homecourt 
losing streak in 23 years. Clifford Robinson topped all scorers in the
game with 25 points, including 13 in the third stanza. Portland finished
shooting 46 percent (36-78) from the field while limiting the Hawks to a
42 percent chart (32-77). Harvey Grant led Blazers' rebounders with 8 but
Atlanta had a 47-39 edge on the glass.

The February record --- The Trail Blazers need to win all three of their
remaining games in February (Sunday vs. Detroit, Tuesday at Indiana
and Wednesday at Atlanta) to avoid posting their first losing record for
the month since 1993 and only their third in the last 10 years. Currently 4-
6 for February, a loss in any of the next three games would also be
Portland's third month with a negative record out the last four.

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.

Out on the road  --- After Sunday's clash with Detroit, the Blazers head
east for their final long road trip of the season. They have games
scheduled at Indiana Tuesday (6:30 p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV),
Wednesday in Atlanta (4:30 p.m., KEX Radio), Friday at Miami (4:30
p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV) and Saturday at Orlando (4:30 p.m., KEX
Radio, KGW-TV).  Portland's returns home on March 5 to host the
Houston Rockets.

BLAZERS PROFILES

CLIFFORD ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: 15 points (6-14
fgs, 0-2 3pt, 3-3 fts), 8 rebounds, 20 minutes in his second non-start of
the season . . . vs. the Spurs Tuesday: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 34
minutes . . . vs. the Hawks Sunday: Game-high 20 points---13 of them in
the third quarter, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 32 minutes . . . Scored 5
points vs. the Clippers Feb. 17--- his lowest point output in 229 games
going back to March 11, 1993 when he had just 4 points at Houston . . .
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 27 times in 50 games . . . Has
tallied 30 or more points nine times and 20 or more 35 times . . . Ranks
11th in the NBA in scoring with a 22.9 average . . . Is averaging 39.4
minutes, 11th highest minutes per game in the league . . . Is fourth in the
league in three-pointers with 142 . . . Has connected for five or more treys 
in seven games, four or more in 15 and three or more in 29 . . . He
finished 0-for-3 from long range Feb. 17 against the Clippers, ending a
string of 41 consecutive games in which he had converted at least one
trey . . . Is 20th in the league in three-point percentage (.416) . . .
Participated in the AT&T Shootout at NBA's All-Star Weekend in San
Antonio . . . Missed four games after suffering a sprained right ankle on
Jan. 19 . . . Has played all but 11 of  the 535 games in his career,
including a team record 461 straight and is now No. 8 on the Blazers all-
time games played list . . . Is second on the Blazers' all-time blocked
shots list with 630 . . . Ranks in the Blazers' all-time top ten in 16 of 17 
statistical categories . . . In Nov. 8 OT loss at Detroit: Team-high 30
points (10-19 fgs, 5-8 3pt, 5-8 fts), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 5
blocked shots, career-high 51 minutes.

ROD STRICKLAND . . . . . . Not with team vs. the Nuggets Thursday
(Team suspension) . . . vs. the Spurs Tuesday: 16 points, 6 assists, 6
rebounds, 1 steal, 29 minutes . . . vs. the Hawks Sunday: 16 points, 9
assists, 3 rebounds, 34 minutes . . . Fouled out for the second time this
season and only the eighth time in nine years in the NBA after scoring 13
points and dishing out a game-high 7 assists vs. Phoenix on Feb. 15 . . .
Recorded his team-best 24th double-double of the season vs. the
Warriors on Feb. 13--- 19 points, game-high 11 assists along with  7
rebounds and 4 steals . . . 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 . . . 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 two of the 50 games he's played,
and in scoring 18 times . . . Has contributed 12 or more assists in 14
games  . . is averaging 9.5 assists, third best in the NBA . . .Has passed
the 4,000 assist mark in his NBA career . . . Has 2,335 assists, third all-
time in Portland . . . Ranks 19th in the NBA in minutes played with a 38.4
average and 21st in steals (1.54 per game) . . . In Nov. 8 OT loss at
Detroit: 25 points (10-19 fgs, 5-6 fts), game-high 10 assists, 4 rebounds,
3 steals, 2 blocks, 45 minutes.

BUCK WILLIAMS . . . . . 1995-96 Blazers captain . . . vs. the Nuggets
Thursday: 8 points (1-2 fgs, 6-6 fts), 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 21 minutes in
his seventh start of the season . . . vs. the Spurs Tuesday: 6 points (2-2
fgs, 2-2 fts), 2 rebounds, 1 block, 14 minutes . . . vs. the Hawks Sunday:
7 points, 1 rebound, 16 minutes . . . Recorded the 1,000th steal of his
career Jan. 27 vs. Dallas . . . 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 . . . Saw his first action of 
the season versus Chicago Nov. 27 . . .  Was activated Nov. 27 after
opening the year on the injured list with torn tendons in his left thumb,
missing the first 12 games this season . . . In his previous 14 years, he
missed only 26 of 1,148 games and only 23 of those due to injury . . .
Only the eighth player in NBA history to record 15,000 career points and
12,000 rebounds . . . His career totals now read 15,860 points and
12,271 rebounds . . . In Nov. 8 OT loss at Detroit: NWT (injured list).

CHRIS DUDLEY . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: 0 points (0-2 fgs),
game-high 9 rebounds, 17 minutes . . . vs. the Spurs Tuesday: 6 points, 7
rebounds, 1 steal, 20 minutes . . . vs. the Hawks Sunday: 3 points, 5
rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal, 24 minutes . . . Had his seventh double-
double of the season, 12 points and a game high 16 rebounds vs. the
Jazz Jan. 23 . . . 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 . . . Leading Blazers
rebounder in 29 games . . . Has grabbed 12 or more rebounds in 16
games . . . Ranks 21st in the league in rebounding with a 9.3 average,
and 21st in blocked shots (1.43 per game) while averaging 25.2 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 Nov. 8 OT loss at Detroit: 4 points (2-5 fgs), team-high 9
rebounds, 29 minutes.

AARON McKIE . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: Tied game-high with 21
points (7-13 fgs, 4-4 3pt, 3-3 fts), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 30
minutes . . . vs. the Spurs Tuesday: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 20
minutes . . . vs. the Hawks Sunday: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 25
minutes . . . Recorded his first double-double of the season and the third
of his career vs. the Spurs Jan. 26---11 points, career-high equalling 10
rebounds . . . Played a career-high 46 minutes and scored 21 points  vs.
the Cavs Jan. 21 . . . 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 29 times and 20 or more three
times . . . Team leader in scoring three times, rebounding twice and
assists twice . . . Current Blazers leader in consecutive games played
with 53 . . . 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 Nov. 8 OT
loss at Detroit: 6 points (2-3 fgs, 0-1 3pt, 2-2 fts), 1 assist, 3 steals, 
18 minutes.

ARVYDAS SABONIS . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: 12 points (5-7
fgs, 0-1 3pt, 2-2 fts), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 22 minutes . . . 
vs.  the Spurs Tuesday: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 28
minutes . . . vs. the Hawks Sunday: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, 1
assist, 24 minutes . . . Grabbed seven of his game-high 11 rebounds in
the fourth quarter of the Feb. 5 win over the Raptors. . . Had 16 points
and a game-high 13 rebounds---his second straight double-double and
his seventh of the season vs. the Mavs Jan. 27:  . . . 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  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 34 times in 47 games, including 19 of last 25, and has had 20 or
more in eight games . . . seventh in the league in field goal accuracy
(.553). . .He's fifth in scoring (13.2 ppg), third in rebounding (7.2 rpg),
eighth in assists (1.9 apg), seventh in steals (0.89), and sixth in blocked
shots (0.85) among the league's rookies . . . Scored 8 points and
grabbed 3 rebounds in four minutes in the Schick Rookie Game at the
NBA All-Star Weekend in San Antonio . . . 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 . . .
In Nov. 8 OT loss at Detroit: 16 points (5-7 fgs, 2-2 3pt, 4-7 fts), 7
rebounds, 1 assist, 26 minutes.

HARVEY GRANT . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: 10 points (4-6 fgs, 2-
2 fts), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 36 minutes . . . vs. the Spurs
Tuesday: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 20 minutes . . . vs. the Hawks Sunday: 6
points, team-high 8 rebounds, 28 minutes---first time this season he's led
Blazers on the boards . . . 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 Nov. 8
OT loss at Detroit: 5 pints (2-11 fgs, 0-1 3pt, 1-3 fts), 5 rebounds, 1
assist, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 43 minutes.

JAMES ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: 7 points (2-6 fgs,
1-2 3pt, 2-4 fts), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 25 minutes . . 
.  vs. the Spurs Tuesday: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 22 minutes . . . vs.
the Hawks Sunday: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 23 minutes . . .
Scored 11 points, including game-winning three-pointer with 0.9 seconds
remaining vs. the Raptors Feb. 5 . . . 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 41 of 53 games this season
and ranks 26th in the NBA in three-point accuracy (.404 on 86-213) . . .
Has scored in double figures 23 times . . . Missed entire preseason after
suffering fracture of fourth metcarpal in his left hand in fall camp . . . 
In Nov. 8 OT loss at Detroit: 11 points (4-8 fgs, 3-5 3pt), 1 assist, 1 
rebound, 35 minutes.

GARY TRENT . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: 12 points (6-9 fgs, 5
rebounds, 21 minutes . . . vs. the Spurs Tuesday: Fourth double-double
of the season---Team high 19 points, game-high 10 rebounds, 2 assists,
28 minutes . . . vs. the Hawks Sunday: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 20 minutes
. . . Scored 16 points and had game high and career high-equalling 11
rebounds vs. Minnesota Feb. 7 . . . 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 . . . He's second on the team and
second among all the league's rookies in field goal percentage (.522) . . .
His 8.0 ppg ranks 13th among the league's rookies in scoring and he's
15th among first-year players in rebounding (3.6 per game average) . . .
Started six games at small forward . . . Scored in double figures in 22 of
52 outings . . . Converted 48 of 73 (.658) from the field in the last nine
games . . . Was acquired (along with a conditional 1996 first round draft
pick) from Milwaukee in exchange for the draft rights to Shawn Respert .
. . In Nov. 8 OT loss at Detroit: Did not play (coach's decision).

DONTONIO WINGFIELD . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: 2 points (1-3
fgs), 2 rebounds, 6 minutes . . . Did not play (coach's decision) in
Previous six games . . . 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 before being drafted in the second
round by the Sonics in 1994 . . . In Nov. 8 OT loss at Detroit: 3 points 
(1-2 fgs, 1-2 3pt), 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block, 10 minutes.

RUMEAL ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: In his first-ever
start as a Trail Blazer, season highs of 18 points (5-14 fgs, 2-7 3pt, 6-6
fts) and 13 assists (game high), plus 2 rebounds, 2 steals in season-high
37 minutes . . . It was his first double-double of the seasons . . . vs. 
the Spurs Tuesday: 16 points, team-high 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 25
minutes, helping spark the Blazers second and fourth quarter rallies . . .
vs. Atlanta Sunday: 2 points, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 14 minutes . . .
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 . . . . vs. the Nuggets Thursday: 2 points (0-1 fgs, 2-
2 fts), 2 rebounds, 5 minutes . . . Did not play (coach's decision) in
previous 12 games . . . at the Jazz Jan. 23: 1 point in 3 minutes in only
other appearance for Blazers . . . 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 . . . In Nov. 8 OT loss at Detroit: 0 points (0-2 
fgs, 0- 1 3pt), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 minutes.

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.