PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS at DENVER NUGGETS     APRIL 5, 1996

Keeping it going  --- The Portland Trail Blazers (37-35), will be looking
to extend their current win streak to six in a row, equalling the team's
season best, when they open a tough four-games-in-five-nights slate
Friday in Denver. For the Blazers, who will be shooting for their 12th
victory in their last 13 contests and a chance to move three games above
.500 for the first time this season, every outing looms large in their quest 
to lock up a berth in Western Conference Playoffs that begin in three
weeks. Portland is battling to make a league-best 14th consecutive
playoff appearance and its 18th in the last 19 years. A victory Friday in
McNichols Arena also would give the Blazers a sweep of their four-game
season series with the Nuggets.

Friday's probable starters --- (F) 3 CLIFFORD ROBINSON, 6-10, 21.2 ppg,
5.7 rpg;  (F) 52 BUCK WILLIAMS, 6-8, 6.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg (C) 11 ARVYDAS
SABONIS, 7-3, 14.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg; (G) 23 AARON MCKIE, 6-5, 11.0 ppg, 3.9
rpg; (G) 1 ROD STRICKLAND, 6-3, 18.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 9.8 apg.

Sabonis NBA Player of the Week --- Arvydas Sabonis, Portland's 7-
foot-3 rookie center from Lithuania, was named NBA Player of The Week
for the period ending March 31 for his role in the team's perfect 4-0 run
through Sunday's 15-point win over Dallas.  Sabonis, European Player of
the Year in 1995, averaged 20.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.3 blocked shots
and 2.0 assists while playing an average of 27.8 minutes. One of the
league's top field goal shooters, he converted 35 of 54 field goal attempts
during the week for a .648 percentage, and was 4 of 7 from three-point
range. He is the second Trail Blazer to earn NBA Player of the Week
honors this season and the first Blazers rookie to gain overall NBA
recognition since 1981.  Clifford Robinson was honored earlier this year
for his play in the week ending Jan. 7. First-year guard Kelvin Ransey
was selected NBA Player of the Month in March, 1981. More Sabonis:
He is the highest scoring Blazers rookie in 15 years and the ninth highest
in the club's history (911 points in 64 games through Tuesday), and has
been a key to Portland winning 11 of its last 12 games. In that stretch he
has averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, led the team in scoring six
times and in rebounding five times, shot 61 percent from the field (79-
130) and 42 percent (8-19) from three-point range, while averaging 26
minutes in 11 starts.

The Blazers and Nuggets  --- Portland has captured three in a row from
the Nuggets this season to open its lead in the all-time series between
the two teams to 52-37. The Blazers have won two in a row in McNichols
Arena, including a 118-117 squeeker on their first visit to the Mile High
City back in January. However, Portland trails 28-16 in games played in
Denver. The Blazers have won two in a row and 11 of the last 12 games
against the Nuggets in Portland and have a 36-9 homecourt advantage in
the series. They swept both games played in the Rose Garden this
season, winning by a combined 47 points in the two games (87-69 and
107-78).

Portland and Denver this season --- Portland put together one of its
best halves of the year on its last visit to Denver on Jan. 13, outscoring
the Nuggets, 71-51, before intermission. But the Blazers had to hold off a
furious second half Denver rally to escape with the victory. Rod
Strickland, who led Portland with 29 points and 16 rebounds, hit two key
free throws and Arvydas Sabonis had a big defensive rebound and a free
throw with 6 seconds left to ice the victory. The Blazers shot a season-
high 59 percent and Denver 52 percent. Three nights later in Portland,
the Blazers limited Denver to a franchise low in beating the Nuggets, 87-
69. Clifford Robinson led all scorers with 24 points, including a team
record five-of-five from three-point range in the first half. Portland had a 
45 percent shot chart for the game, and Denver 38 percent. In game No.
3, Portland posted its biggest winning margin of the season, 107-78,
snapping a six-game homecourt losing streak. Portland fired at a 48
percent clip from the field while limiting Denver to 38 percent shooting
and had a 53-25 rebounding edge. In the three games, Portland
outscored the Nuggets, 104.0-88.0, outrebounded them 48.3-32.0, and
turned in a .506 field goal effort to .429 by Denver.  Strickland, with a 
21.5 average, and Robinson at 20.0, led Blazers scorers.

Race to the playoffs --- With Tuesday's win over Vancouver, Portland
kept pace with Phoenix in the heated battle for positioning in the
upcoming Western Conference Playoffs. The Blazers and the Suns, who
are scheduled to host Utah on Thursday, are tied for the playoff's sixth
slot, four games ahead of Sacramento, six games ahead of Denver and 6
1/2 up on Golden State.The Nuggets and Warriors, who face each other
Thursday in Oakland, are both still in the running for the playoffs.

Getting the Griz  --- The Blazers wasted little time in their 'payback'
game with the Vancouver Grizzlies, jumping to a 22-8 lead in the first
eight minutes enroute to an 101-85 homecourt victory Tuesday. The win
took some of the sting out of two previous setbacks at the hands of the
expansion Grizzlies, who suffered their 23rd straight loss. Portland led,
29-16, after one quarter and had a 60-36 cushion at halftime. Clifford
Robinson scored 19 points to lead six Blazers in double-figure scoring
and Arvydas Sabonis had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Greg Anthony
topped Vancouver with 16 points. Portland shot 51 percent for the game
while holding the Grizzlies to 35 percent from the field and outrebounded
the visitors, 53-33, including a 42-22 advantage on the defensive boards. 

A marvelous March --- March went out as the best in franchise history.
The Blazers finished the month winning 10 of their last 11 games for a
11-3 record and a .786 winning percentage. The best previous record for
March was 13-4 (.765) by the 1989-90 team enroute to its run for the
NBA title against Detroit. The 1978-79 team went 12-4 (.750) in March.
Its also the best winning percentage in the last 27 months for the Blazers,
going back to the 11-3 January record of the 1991-92 team. Previous to
that, the 1990-91 club opened the season with an all-time franchise
record 12-1 record for November. What makes the past month's effort
even more special is the fact that immediately preceding it  the Blazers
were 4-9 in February. They had lost 9 of 11 before winning 10 of their
next 11, starting with the March 8 victory over Sacramento.

Blazer Bites ---
 ---The Trail Blazers currently share the best record in the league over the
last 10 games with division leaders Seattle, Chicago and San Antonio.
All four teams were 9-1 after Tuesday's action.
 ---Portland, with five wins in a row heading into Denver, has the second
longest current streak in the league behind Seattle's seven straight.
 ---The Blazers have limited nine of their last 12 opponents to under 43
percent field goal shooting and have held six of them under 40 percent.
Collectively, the 12 foes have managed to make just .395 of their
attempts from the floor.  In the same 12-game span, the Portland
offense has clicked at a .483 field goal rate, including six games when
they converted 50 percent or more of their shots.
 ---In the last three games the Blazers have converted better than 50
percent of their shots from the field and collectively have a .537 field
goal mark (132-246).
 ---Portland has outscored its last 12 opponents by an average of 13.0
points a game, held nine of them under 100 points and seven under 90
points. In the last five games the differential has been '14.8 for
Portland.
 ---The Blazers have outrebounded their last 12 foes by 10.3 a game and
totaled 50 or more five times.
 ---The Blazers have outscored their last five opponents 300-166 in the
paint.
 ---Rod Strickland, in his last 11 games (the Blazers are 10-1 in that span), 

has averaged 11.0 assists a game, tied his career high with 20 at
Houston, has recorded seven double-doubles, scored in double figures
10 times and had eight games with double-digit assists numbers, all the
while being slowed by a strained groin.
 ---P.J. Carlesimo employed his 17th different starting five in the
Vancouver game. So far, he has used just 11 different players to make
up the 17 starting combinations. Elmore Spencer is the only player on
the current roster not to get at least one starting call.

Trail Blazing --- Twenty of the Blazers' 35 setbacks have been by five
points or less and 11 have been by three or under . . . Conversely, 28 of
the Blazers 37 wins have been by 6 points or more, 19 have been by 10
points or higher, and five have been by more than 20 . . . The Blazers are
5-11 in games decided by three points or less and 9-20 when the margin
is five points or under but 19-10 when the difference is 10 points or more
. . . Portland is 33-9 when leading going into the fourth quarter and 4-26
when tied or behind . . . It is 29-11 when holding the lead at halftime and
7-23 when trailing . . . The Blazers are 23-15 when leading after one
quarter and 13-20 when behind or tied . . . They are 26-9 when scoring
more than 100 points and 25-12 when limiting opponents to under 100
points . . . Portland is 12-21 against teams with better than .500 records
and 25-14 with teams at .500 or under . . . Portland is 17-4 when shooting
50 percent or better from the field and 23-7 when keeping opponents at
43 percent or under . . . In winning 37 games, the Blazers victory margin
averages 11.5 points; in its 35 losses, the margin is 7.7 points a game.

Among the leaders --- CLIFFORD ROBINSON'S 21.2 points per game
average places him 14th among NBA scoring leaders and his 38.1
minutes per game is No. 19 in the league . . . ROD STRICKLAND is
averaging 9.8 assists a game, second only to John Stockton among the
NBA leaders, his 18.9 ppg scoring average ranks him 31st in the league,
and his 37.9 minutes per game average is 21st highest . . . ARVYDAS
SABONIS is sixth among the NBA's top field goal shooters with a .558
mark (344-617) in 64 games . . . CHRIS DUDLEY is 20th in the NBA in
rebounding with a 9.0 average and 26th in blocked shots (1.27 per
game).

Buck tops 16,000 --- Buck Williams' driving layin at 10:57 of the second
quarter Sunday at Dallas pushed him over the 16,000 point mark in his
15-year NBA career, making him only the eighth player in league history
to have 16,000 points and 12,000 rebounds. Buck finished the game with
12 points and 5 rebounds. After Tuesday's action, his career total now
reads 16,015 points and 12,380 rebounds in 1,182 games. His name now
goes alongside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain,
Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, Robert Parish, Walt Bellamy and Bob Pettit,
all of whom previously passed those marks. Of those, only Parish is still
an active player and all but Parish and Malone have already been
inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.  He is one of only nine active
players with 16,000 or more points and recently passed Kiki Vandeweghe
as No. 57 in NBA all-time career scoring.

22 seasons in a row --- Tuesday's 101-85 win over Vancouver upped
Portland's record to 37-35, giving the Blazers their 22nd consecutive
seasons with 37 or more wins. The closest any team in the league can
come to that mark is 31 or more wins over the same 22 seasons by
Seattle. The string 37-plus win seasons goes back to 1974-75. The only
years Portland did not reached 37 wins were in the franchise's first four
seasons.

Pounding the boards --- Portland has outrebounded 14 of its last 17
opponents, has averaged 49.1 retrieves in its last nine games, has
grabbed 50 or more misses 20 times this season and in four of its last
nine . . . The Blazers lead the NBA in defensive rebounding percentage 
(.730), are third in total rebounding percentage (.531), and sixth in offensive
rebounding (.332). For the season, Portland is outrebounding its
opponents by 5.2 a game . . . The Blazers make rebounding is a team
effort; they are among the elite in the league in that category even though
their leading boards man, Chris Dudley, has a 9.0 average and ranks
20th among the league's leaders.

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.  Going into the Grizzlies contest, P.J. has
a two-season mark of 81-73 in Portland.

Four games in five days  --- The Blazers return home after the Denver
contest to face Western Conference leader Seattle Saturday in the Rose
Garden (7 p.m., KEX Radio, BlazerVision). After an Easter Sunday break,
Portland has another set of back-to-back games, playing at the Los
Angeles Clippers on Monday (7:30 p.m., KEX Radio) then finishing off
Tuesday at Phoenix (6 p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV).

BLAZERS PROFILES

CLIFFORD ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: Game-high 19
points (7-14 fgs, 2-5 3pt, 3-5 fts), 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 33
minutes . . . vs. the Mavs Sunday: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1
block, 27 minutes . . .  vs. the Rockets Saturday: Game-high 25 points,
game-high 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 44 minutes---his fifth double-
double of the season . . . Scored game-high 37 points in 53 minutes in
the Mar. 10 win over Indiana, scoring all five Portland points in the
second OT to secure the victory . . . Returned to action Jan. 26 vs. the
Spurs to score 18 points 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,
tieing 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 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 33 times. . . Has tallied 30 or more points 10
times and 20 or more 39 times . . . Ranks 14th in the NBA in scoring with
a 21.2 average . . . Is averaging 38.0 minutes, 19th highest per game
mark in the league . . . Is fifth in three-pointers with 161 makes (an all-
time Blazers one-season record) . . . Has connected for five or more treys
in seven games, four or more in 15 and three or more in 30 . . . Missed
four games after suffering a sprained right ankle on Jan. 19 . . . Has
played all but 11 of  the 557 games in his career and is now No. 8 on the
Blazers all-time games played list . . . Is second on the Blazers' all-time
blocked shots list with 650 . . . Ranks in the Blazers' all-time top ten in 
16 of 17 statistical categories . . . vs. Denver this season: Averaged 20.0
points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 33.0 minutes in three games.

ROD STRICKLAND . . . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: 6 points (3-9 fgs,
0-4 3pt), 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 28 minutes . . . vs. the Mavs
Sunday: 11 points, game-high 13 assists, team-high 7 rebounds, 2
steals, 2 blocks, 33 minutes---his team-best 31st double-double of the
season . . . vs. the Rockets Saturday: 10 points, career-high equalling 20
assists, 7 rebounds, 34 minutes . . . Had 28 points, game-high 11 assists,
team-high 8 rebounds vs. Indiana on Mar. 10, the fourth time this season
he's come up two rebounds shy of his second career triple-double . . .
Returned to the lineup Jan. 8 vs. the Kings after missing seven games
and came off the bench to score 19 points and distribute a game-high 12
assists . . . 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 . . . 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
and 11 assists 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 team in assists in all but two of the 61 games he's
played, and in scoring 19 times . . . Has contributed 12 or more assists in
18 games . . . Has averaged 13.5 assists in the last four games 11.0 in
the last 11 since returning to the lineup . . . Is averaging 9.8 assists,
second only to John Stockton among the NBA leaders . . . Has 2,456
assists, third all-time in Portland . . . Ranks 21st in the NBA in minutes
played with a 37.9 average . . . vs. Denver this season: Averaged 21.5
points, 12.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 35.5 minutes in two games
while shooting 57 percent from the field (16-28). Did not play in the Feb.
22 game (suspended).

BUCK WILLIAMS . . . . . 1995-96 Blazers captain . . . vs. the Grizzlies
Tuesday: 4 points (2-3 fgs), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 20 minutes . .
. vs. the Mavs Sunday: 12 points, including the 16,000th of his career---
see note on Pg. 2---5 rebounds, 2 assists, 23 minutes . . . vs. the
Rockets Saturday: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 27 minutes, including only the
fourth three-pointer of his career . . . Celebrated his 36th birthday vs. 
the Kings on Mar. 22 with season-high 21 points (9-10 fgs, 3-3 fts) and 11
rebounds . . . Recorded his 1,000th career steal Jan. 27 vs. Dallas . . .
Had 17 points and 8 rebounds in a season-high 46 minutes vs. the Cavs
Jan. 21 . . . Scored 17 points and had a game and season-high 15
rebounds vs. the Heat Jan. 10 . . . 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 16,000 career points and 12,000 rebounds . . .
Now has 16,015 points and 12,380 rebounds in 1,182 career games (see
previous note) . . . vs. Denver this season:  Averaged 8.7 points, 6.7
rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.7 blocks in three games and shot 67 percent
from the field (10-15).

CHRIS DUDLEY . . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: 8 points (3-5 fgs, 2-2
fts), 7 rebounds, 1 block, 27 minutes . . . vs. the Mavs Sunday: 6 points, 3 
rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 21 minutes . . . vs. the Rockets Saturday: 4
points, 7 rebounds, 1 block, 19 minutes . . vs. the Wolves Mar. 19: 11
points, game-high 11 rebounds, 1 block, 28 minutes---his eighth double-
double of the season . . . Had a key block of an Alonzo Mourning shot at
the buzzer to preserve the Blazers one-point victory over Miami on Jan.
10 . . . Season-high 19 rebounds versus Charlotte Dec. 14 . . . Leading
Blazers rebounder in 32 games . . . Has grabbed 12 or more rebounds in
17 games . . . Ranks 20th in the league in rebounding with a 9.0 average,
and 26th in blocked shots (1.27 per game) while averaging 24.5 minutes
a game . . . Started 59 games this season . . . Had played in 103
consecutive games before missing the Dec. 10 game vs. Houston with a
bruised sternum . . . vs. Denver this season: Averaged 3.0 points, 6.7
rebounds, 0.3 blocks, 18.3 minutes in three games.

ARVYDAS SABONIS . . . . . See previous note on Player of the Week
honors . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: 14 points (5-12 fgs, 1-3 3pt, 3-5
fts), game-high 13 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 22 minutes---his 14th
double-double of the season . . . vs. the Mavs Sunday: Game-high 21
points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 24 minutes . . . vs. the
Rockets Saturday: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 29 minutes
. . . Tied career high with 26 points and had a game-high 14 rebounds in
32 minutes vs. the Warriors Mar. 28 . . . Had a Team-high 18 points and
a game-high 15 rebounds against the Sixers on Mar. 25, including  7 of 7
from the field, 15 points and 8 rebounds in 14 minutes of the first half . . 
.  Scored team-high 23 points and had game and career-high 17 rebounds
in his second start as a Blazer in Mar. 8 win over the Kings . . . Scored
career-high 26 points (11-14 fgs) and had 10 rebounds at Atlanta on Feb.
28 . . . Grabbed seven of his game-high 11 rebounds in the fourth quarter
of the Feb. 5 win over the Raptors. . . .  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, 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 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 
. . .  Portland's third leading scorer and second leading rebounder despite
averaging just 23.5 minutes per contest and starting just 11 games . . .
Scored in double figures 49 times in 64 games, including 34 of last 42,
and has had 20 or more in 14 games . . . Sixth in the league in field goal
accuracy (.558). . .He's fifth in scoring (14.2 ppg), second in rebounding
(7.7 rpg), ninth in assists (1.8 apg), eighth in steals (0.91), and seventh 
in blocked shots (0.98) 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. . vs. Denver this season:
Averaged 16.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.7 blocks,
24.0 minutes while shooting 61 percent from the field (20-33) in three
games.

HARVEY GRANT . . . . . Did not play (tendonitis, right shoulder) vs. the
Grizzlies Tuesday . . . vs. the Mavs Sunday: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3
steals, 24 minutes . . . vs. the Rockets Saturday: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2
assists, 1 block, 19 minutes . . . Scored season and game-high 24 points,
8 rebounds in 40 minutes vs. San Antonio Jan. 26---his 11 field goals and
20 attempts were the most since the 1993-94 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 24 times, and led the Blazers in scoring
and rebounding once each . . . Has connected at a .579 rate from the
field (55-95) in the last 11 games . . . Missed five games in December
with a sprained left foot . . . vs. Denver this season: Averaged 7.3 points, 
4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.3 blocks, 35.0 minutes in three
games.

AARON McKIE . . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: 17 points (7-10 fgs, 1-2
3pt, 2-2 fts), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 27 minutes . . . vs. the 
Mavs Sunday: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 21 minutes . . . vs. the 
Rockets Saturday, 19 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, 35 minutes . . .
Recorded his first double-double of the season and the third of his career
vs. the Spurs Jan. 26---11 points and a career high-equalling 10
rebounds . . . Played a career-high 46 minutes and scored 21 ponts vs.
the Cavs Jan. 21 . . . Scored a career-high equalling 24 points at New
York Jan. 2 . . . Has scored in double figures 39 times and had 20 or
more four times . . . Shooting .686 from the field in the last three games
(24-35) . . . Team leader in scoring four times, rebounding twice and
assists four times . . . Current Blazers leader in consecutive games
played with 71 . . . Broke the zygomatic arch under his left eye during fall 
camp on Oct. 25 . .  Returned to action wearing a facemask Nov. 5 and
played his first game without it at Orlando on Dec. 3 . . . vs. Denver this
season:  Averaged 13.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.0 steals, 29.0
minutes in three games.

GARY TRENT . . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: 7 points (2-4 fgs, 3-4 fts), 
1 rebound, 1 block, 8 minutes . . . vs. the Mavs Sunday: 4 points, 3
rebounds, 2 assists, 12 minutes . . . Scored a team-high 17 points and
had a career and team-high 5 assists vs. Houston Mar. 5 before breaking
a finger with 1:08 remaining in the game . . . Recorded his fifth career
double-double, 13 points, 10 rebounds vs. Miami March 1 . . . Had team-
high 19 points and game-high 10 rebounds vs. San Antonio Feb. 20 . . .
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 (.519) . . .
His 7.8 ppg ranks 14th among the league's rookies in scoring and he's
15th among first-year players in rebounding (3.5 per game average) . . .
Scored in double figures in 25 of 65 outings . . . Converted 82 of 134
(.612) from the field in his last 19 games . . . Was acquired (along with a
conditional 1996 first round draft pick) from Milwaukee in exchange for
the draft rights to Shawn Respert . . . vs. Denver this season: Averaged
5.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.3 blocks, 14.3 minutes in three games.

JAMES ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: 11 points (5-7 fgs,
1-2 3pt), 1 rebound, 2 steals, 22 minutes . . . vs. the Mavs Sunday: 12
points, 2 rebounds, 27 minutes . . . vs. the Rockets Saturday: 7 points, 1
assist, 13 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 in his fifth start 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 . . . Averaged 10.0 points,
shot 65 percent (13-20) from the field and 4-8 three pointers while
committing only two turnovers in 67 minutes in his last three games . . .
Has connected on at least one trey in 45 games this season . . . Has
scored in double figures 26 times, and led the Blazers in scoring twice
and assists four times . . . Missed entire preseason after suffering
fracture of fourth metcarpal in his left hand in fall camp . . . vs. Denver
this season: Averaged 8.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.7 steals,
0.7 blocks, 23.3 minutes.

DONTONIO WINGFIELD . . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: 10 points (4-8
fgs, 1-1 3pt, 1-2 fts), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 30 minutes . . .  vs. the 
Mavs
Sunday: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 10 minutes . . . vs. the Rockets
Saturday: 4 points, 1 rebound, 6 minutes . . . Scored career-high 17
points and had 7 rebounds and career-high 5 assists in a career-high 39
minutes vs. Indiana Mar. 10 . . . Previous career highs were 11 points at
New Jersey Nov. 7 and 3 assists and 29 minutes vs. Vancouver Nov. 3 . .
His team-best string of 18 consecutive free throws was snapped when he
missed the second of a two in the fourth quarter Mar. 28 vs. Golden State
. . . . Shooting 50 percent (20-40) from the field his last seven games . . 
.  Started three games at forward to begin the season . . . Was signed as a
free agent . . . Spent last year with the Seattle . . . Played one year of
college ball at Cincinnati before being drafted in the second round by the
Sonics in 1994 . . . vs. Denver this season: Scored 2 points and grabbed
2 rebounds in 2 minutes of the Feb. 22 game. Did not play (coach's
decision) in the other two games.

RUMEAL ROBINSON . . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: 5 points (2-5 fgs,
1-3 3pt), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 20 minutes . . . vs. the Mavs Sunday: 5
points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 15 minutes . . . vs. the Rockets Saturday: 2
points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 14 minutes . . . Scored
season-high 20 points in 31 minutes vs. Miami on March 1 . . . vs. the
Pistons Feb. 25:  Team-high 19 points, game-high 11 assists, season-
high 40 minutes---second straight double-double . . . In his first-ever 
start for Portland vs. Denver on Feb. 22, had 18 points and a game-high 13
assists . . .Scored 16 points and had team-high 7 assists and sparked
second and fourth quarter rallies vs. San Antonio Feb. 20 . . . Did not
score in 1 minute in his first game as a Blazer on Jan. 16 vs. Denver . . .
Signed as a free agent 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 . . . vs. Denver this season:  Averaged 9.0
points, 6.5 assists, 1.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 19.0 minutes in two games.

ELMORE SPENCER . . . . vs. the Grizzlies Tuesday: scoreless with 1
rebound in 3 minutes . . . vs. the Mavs Sunday: Scoreless in three
minutes . . . Did not play (coach's decision) in previous two games . . .
Scored a season-high 5 points vs. Minnesota on Mar. 19. . . at the Jazz
Jan. 23: 1 point in 3 minutes in first appearance as a Blazer . . . Signed
as a free agent on 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 . . . 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 . . . vs. Denver
this season: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 5 minutes. Did not play (coach's
decision) in the other two games.