PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS vs. VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES GAME NO. 22 --- Dec. 12, 1996 GRAPPLING WITH GRIZZLIES --- The Trail Blazers, 12-9, will be looking to return to their winning ways Thursday when they host the Vancouver Grizzlies in the Rose Garden. Portland, which saw a two-game win streak come to an end Tuesday when Orlando got out of town with a 99-93 victory, is still a game ahead of last year when it was 11-10 after 21 outings. The Blazers are back at it the following night in Los Angeles, opening a stretch of games against three of the Western Conference leaders---the Lakers, Houston and Seattle---who boast a combined record of 50-15. Following Friday's matchup with the Lakers and Shaquille O Neal (16-7) in the Forum, Portland returns to the Rose Garden to open a three-game homestand, hosting Midwest Division leader Houston (18-2) Sunday and Seattle (16-6), the Pacific Division pacesetter, on Wednesday. PROBABLE STARTERS --- F--No. 3 Clifford Robinson (6-10), F--No. 30 Rasheed Wallace (6-10), C--No. 11 Arvydas Sabonis (7-3), G--No. 34 Isaiah Rider (6-5), G--No. 7 Kenny Anderson (6-1). THE ALL-TIME GRIZZLIES SERIES --- Portland holds a 3-2 series lead over Vancouver. After seeing the Grizzlies take the first two meetings last season, the Blazers evened things up to gain a season-split last year then prevailed in the first matchup this season. The Blazers debut in their new Rose Garden was spoiled last year when the first-year expansion Grizzlies scored a 92-80 upset. Vancouver made it 2-0 with a 104-100 overtime win at home in December. Since then, Portland has taken three in a row, including 101-85 and 81-79 victories last season and this year's opener up north, 115-85. The Blazers are 1-1 in the Rose Garden and 2-1 on the road against Vancouver. THE LAST TIME THEY MET --- The Trail Blazers outscored the Grizzlies, 58-32, in the second half to register a 114-85 season-opening victory in Vancouver. It was the Blazers biggest opening night win since they thumped the Capital Bullets, 132-87, to start the 1973-74 season. Clifford Robinson scored a game-high 22 points, Kenny Anderson added 20 points and 8 assists and all 11 Blazers in uniform got on the scoreboard. Portland turned in a .523 shooting performance (45-86) while limiting the Grizzlies to .442 (34-77). Getting 10 rebounds each from Arvydas Sabonis and Chris Dudley and nine from Dontonio Wingfield, the Blazers dominated the backboards, 54-27. Three-quarters of the Grizzlies 16 turnovers were the direct result of 12 Portland steals. OFFENSE WARMING UP --- The Blazers offense is averaging 97.0 ppg, is the eighth most productive in the league . . . Portland has hit at a 51 percent or better clip in six of 21 games thus far and its 21-game field goal accuracy mark of .449 is the league's 13th highest . . . In winning 12 games, the Blazers margin of victory has been 14.0 ppg and seven times the cushion has been 11 points or more. . . Four of the Blazers nine losses have been by five points or less . . . Overall, Portland's edge over its opponents of 4.0 points per game is the NBA's eighth best mark. ON THE DEFENSE . . . Portland has held opponents to.427 field goal shooting in 21 games, the sixth most stingy in the league . . . In winning 12 games, the Blazers have held 10 of their opponents under 100 points and have allowed only five of 21 foes to top the century mark thus far . . . Their defensive average, 93.0, is the 10th lowest in the league and is 4.0 points below last year's club record of 97.0 ppg in 82 games. AMONG THE NBA LEADERS --- RASHEED WALLACE is second in field goal percentage---.576 (118-205) --- GARY TRENT is 11th in field goal percentage--- .526 (80-152) ---ARVYDAS SABONIS is 13th in field goal percentage--- .515 (84-163)) --- KENNY ANDERSON has moved up to 17th in assists (6.0), is 20th in steals (1.76), and 30th in scoring (18.0) --- CHRIS DUDLEY is 32nd in rebounding (7.9), and 16th in blocked shots (1.67) --- ARVYDAS SABONIS is 34th in rebounding (7.6 avg.) and 24th in blocked shots (1.24) --- CLIFFORD ROBINSON is 10th in minutes played (39.3) ON THE REBOUNDS AGAIN --- Portland, perennially among the NBA leaders in rebounding, is up there again. The Blazers lead the league in total rebounding percentage---the share of total misses in a game a team rebounds---(.544), are third in defensive rebounding percentage (.728) and are second in offensive percentage (.360). The Blazers have outrebounded 17 of their 21 opponents thus far and have had 50 or more rebounds in five outings. They have an overall advantage of 8.3 boards per game and a 5.5 per game margin on the defensive glass. Portland, among top five teams in the league for the past nine years, is their again this season despite not having an individual among the league's top 20 rebounders. MAGIC RALLY STOPS BLAZERS --- Clifford Robinson's team season-high 33-point performance wasn't enough as the Orlando Magic outscored the Blazers, 32-24, in the fourth period to post a come-from-behind 99-93 victory in the Rose Garden, snapping a two-game Portland win streak. After a 50-50 tie at halftime, the Blazers entered the final stanza up 69-67. The Blazers shot 46 percent from the field (37-80) but saw the Magic hit at a 50 percent clip (35-70), only their third opponent to reach the .500 plateau this season. Dennis Scott and Gerald Wilkins, with 18 points each, topped Orlando scoring. Led by Rasheed Wallace's 10 rebounds, Portland had a 41-32 advantage on the boards. It was the 17th time in 21 games the Blazers had come out on top in the rebound battle. The loss was the Blazers seventh in eight games with the Magic. A FOURTH QUARTER COMEBACK --- The Trail Blazers came from behind in the fourth quarter to down Charlotte, 97-93, in the Rose Garden on Friday. The victory, Portland's second in a row and its eighth in 11 games, snapped a three-game series win streak by the Hornets. It was the first time in seven tries the Blazers were able to bounce back after trailing going into the final period. Arvydas Sabonis, who posted his second straight 22-point game and fifth double-double of the season, scored eight of his points in the final period. Kenny Anderson contributed 18 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and all five Blazers starters finished in double figures for the second straight game. Both teams shot 46 percent from the field for the game but Portland had their best long-range game so far, hitting 7 of 12 three-pointers while limiting the Hornets, one of the league's most dangerous from beyond the arc, to a 2-for-9 evening. Vlade Divac, with a season-high 29 points, and Anthony Mason, with 23 points and 17 rebounds paced the Hornets. OVERCOMING THE NUGGETS --- The Trail Blazers, getting plus-20 games from four starters, outscored the Denver Nuggets, 37-22, in the third quarter and went on to register a 114-105 come-from-behind victory in McNichols Arena last Thursday, breaking a two-game losing streak. Kenny Anderson led Portland with 26 points and nine assists, Arvydas Sabonis had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Clifford Robinson and Isaiah Rider each chipped in with 21 points. Denver guard Brian Stith's career-high 37 points, including a perfect 16-of-16 from the free throw line, was tops for the game. Portland shot .494 (42-85). Denver made the most of just 66 field goal attempts, converting a Blazers opponent season-high .515 (34-66). Portland dominated the boards, 44-27, and allowed Denver to claim just one offensive rebound all night, tieing an NBA all-time low set by Cleveland in 1975 and matched by New York in 1978. BACK-TO-BACKS --- Thursday's Vancouver battle opens the seventh of 20 back-to-back sets of games on the Blazers 1996-97 schedule. Friday, the Blazers are at the Forum to play the Lakers. After sweeping the last two-night combo (at Denver and at home against Charlotte), Portland is 6-6 in back-to-back matchups, is 2-4 in first games of the sets and 0-1 when playing the opener at home. YOUTH MOVEMENT --- Portland, with an average age of 25.63 years, is the NBA's youngest team ahead of Vancouver (25.80) and Golden State (25.87). The 29-team league average is 27.74. Last year, the Blazers ranked as the NBA's 18th youngest team with an average age of 26.92. Portland not only is young, but the roster, which includes eight players in Blazers uniforms for the first time, is the least experienced of any team in the league, averaging 2.47 years of NBA action per player. The number is lower than the two second-year expansion teams Vancouver (2.57) and Toronto (2.85), and the overall NBA average of 4.63. Chris Dudley, in his 10th year, and Clifford Robinson, in his eighth, are the club's two most experienced players. O'NEAL LEAGUE S YOUNGEST --- When 18-year-old Blazers forward Jermaine O Neal reported into game at the 7:24 mark of the second quarter of last Thursday's game at Denver, he became the youngest player ever to appear in a regular season NBA game. The honor of being the league's youngest previously belonged to Los Angeles Laker guard Kobe Bryant who made his debut on Nov. 3 against Minnesota at the age of 18 years, 2 months, 11 days. O Neal was 18 years, 1 month and 22 days old when he stepped onto the court. He celebrated his 18th birthday on Oct. 13 by scoring two points in a preseason game at Sacramento. Jermaine was the Trail Blazers 1st Round choice in the 1996 NBA Draft (17th pick overall), coming straight into the NBA out of Eau Claire High School in Columbia, S.C. He missed the first 17 games of the season on the injured list after suffering a bone contusion in his left knee after a collision under the basket in the next-to-last preseason game on Oct. 25. He was activated Dec. 3. P.J. GETS 100th WIN --- Head coach P.J. Carlesimo posted his 100th NBA career success last Friday as his Blazers stopped Charlotte, 97-93. In his third season at the Portland helm, he became the fourth coach in franchise history to reach the century mark. The others are his three predecessors, Jack Ramsay (453-367), Mike Schuler (127-84) and Rick Adelman (291-154). Last season, Carlesimo guided Portland to a 44-38 record for the second year in a row. In 1994-95, he became only the second coach since Cotton Fitzsimmons in 1970-71 to move directly from the college to an NBA head coaching job and have a winning record in his first season. FOUR BLAZERS ON ALL-STAR BALLOT --- Guards Kenny Anderson and Isaiah Rider, forward Clifford Robinson and center Arvydas Sabonis are the Blazers on the 1997 McDonald's NBA All-Star Ballot. Ballots are being distributed to fans in the league's 29 arenas and to more than 12,000 McDonald's restaurants throughout the United States. Voting is now underway in arenas and will start Dec. 26 at McDonalds. Fans worldwide also have opportunity to vote for their favorite players via NBA.com, the league's official web site. In-arena balloting concludes Jan. 10. Starters for the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star teams will be announced Jan. 26. The 47th annual NBA All-Star Game is scheduled for Cleveland's Gund Arena Feb. 9. NOT SINCE 1994 --- In last Thursday's 115-104 win at Denver, four Blazers put 20 or more points on the board. (Kenny Anderson, 26 points, Arvydas Sabonis, 22, and Clifford Robinson and Isaiah Rider, 21 each.) It was the first time since the 1993-94 season that four Portland players had contributed 20 or more counters. The last time it happened was on March 3, 1994, when Clyde Drexler, Robinson, Rod Strickland and Tracy Murray scored 28, 27, 20 and 20 points respectively as the Blazers downed the Nuggets, 131-107. ANDERSON S ASSISTS COUNTING UP --- Point guard Kenny Anderson, has dished out 30 assists in his last two games and now has 125 in 21 games. That means $2,500 so far for the Kids Making Miracles $1 million drive to fund a state-of-the-art health care facility at the Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. Anderson, honorary chairman of Kids Making Miracles, pledged $20 for every assist he makes during the season. As part of the NBA's major youth initiative TeamUp, the Trail Blazers have made a three-year commitment to help build public awareness of Kids Making Miracles efforts. Kids Make Miracles is a volunteer organization of hundreds of grade and high school students throughout Oregon and southwest Washington. LAKERS NEXT --- After Thursday's clash with the Grizzlies, the Blazers head to Los Angeles for their first meeting of the season with the Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille O Neal (7:30 p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV). Then its back home for a three-game homestand beginning Sunday against the Houston Rockets (7 p.m., KEX Radio, BlazerVision). Seattle comes to town Wednesday (7 p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV) and the stand concludes Friday against Dallas (7 p.m., KEX Radio). THE PLAYERS KENNY ANDERSON --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: 11 pts (5-14 fgs, 0-2 3pt, 1-3 fts), tied season-high with 12 assists, 6 rbs, 1 steal, 35 minutes before fouling out (first DQ of the season) with 18.5 seconds remaining . . . Has distributed 30 assists in his last three games . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 16 pts, 9 assists, 7 rbs, 36 minutes . . . Thursday at Denver: Team-highs of 26 points and 9 assists, 5 rbs, 2 steals, 42 minutes---his seventh field goal at Denver was the 2,000th of his career . . . his team-best ninth 20+ game of the season . . . Scored a season high 32 points vs. Houston Nov. 26 . . . Had his first double-double of the season---11 pts, season-high 12 assists (and just two rebounds shy of his sixth career triple-double) Nov. 17 at Indiana. . . Team's leading scorer at 18.0 ppg, the assists leader (6.0 avg.) and tops in steals (1.8 avg.) . . . Ranks 30th in the league in scoring, 17th in assists, and 20th in steals . . . Signed as a free agent July 23 . . . Played last season with New Jersey and Charlotte, averaging 15.2 points and 8.3 assists in 69 games . . . Played the previous four years with New Jersey . . . Nets 1st round draft choice (2nd overall) in 1991 . . . Starting East guard in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game . . . New Jersey's all-time assists leader with 2,363 . . . Packs five-season career averages of 15.3 points and 7.9 assists . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 20 pts (8-13 fgs, 3-5 3pt, 1-2 fts), 8 assists, 7 rbs, 3 steals, 29 minutes. MARCUS BROWN --- On injured list (strained right groin) sustained in practice Oct. 29 . . . Portland's 2nd round draft pick (46th overall) in the 1996 NBA Draft . . . Second leading collegiate scorer in the nation last year at Murray State with a 26.4 average . . . Two-time Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year . . . All-time Murray State leader in steals, second in scoring and in the top 10 in seven other categories. MITCHELL BUTLER --- Placed on injured list Tuesday (tendonitis, both knees) . . . Sunday at the Warriors: 0 pts, 1 assist, 9 minutes . . . Obtained in trade, along with Rasheed Wallace, with Washington for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant on July 15 . . . Averaged 6.4 points in 212 games over three seasons with the Bullets . . . Not drafted by an NBA team, he was signed as a free agent by the Bullets in 1993 after playing in more games than any player in UCLA history . . . Captain of the 1992-93 Bruins . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: Season-high 10 pts (4-9 fgs, 2-4 3pt), 6 assists, 1 rb, 1 steal, 24 minutes. RANDOLPH CHILDRESS --- Did not play (coach's decision) in last two games . . . Thursday at Denver: Scoreless in 1 minute . . . Nov. 23 vs. Denver: Season-high 5 pts, career-high 6 assists, career-high 3 steals, season-high 18 minutes . . . Averaged 3.0 points in 28 games as a Blazers rookie last season before undergoing surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule and labrum in his left shoulder suffered in a Dec. 30 game at Cleveland . . . He missed the last 52 games of the season after averaging 3.0 points and 1.3 assists in his first 28 games . . . An All-American at Wake Forest, he was drafted by Detroit in the 1st round (19th) overall in 1995 and acquired in a trade involving Otis Thorpe on Sept. 20, 1995 . . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 2 pts (2-2 fts), 1 assist, 4 minutes. ALEKSANDAR DJORDJEVIC --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: 0 pts (0-2 fgs, 0s-1 3pt), 5 minutes . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 7 pts, 2 assists, 12 minutes . . . Thursday at Denver: 1 assist in 4 minutes . . . Played in first regular season NBA game Nov. 29 versus Golden State, with his first field goal at the 3:17 mark of the final period on a driving layup. Finished with 2 pts, 1 rb in 5 minutes . . . Did not play in previous two games (coach's decision) . . . Activated Nov. 26 after spraining his right ankle in the Oct. 25 preseason game with Vancouver and being on the injured list from the start of the season . . . Missed first four preseason games with strained groin and sore neck. . . Acquired by Portland as a free agent Sept. 24 . . . Helped lead Yugoslavia take the Silver Medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta . . . Yugoslavia's second leading scorer with an 11.3 per game average and team leader in assists with 5.6 a game . . . Averaged 22.5 points as a point guard in four years in the Italian League . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: Injured list. CHRIS DUDLEY --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: 1 pt (0-2 fgs, 1-2 fts), 7 rbs, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 28 minutes . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 3 pts, 7 rbs, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 20 minutes . . . Thursday at Denver: 1 pt, 6 rbs, 1 block, 19 minutes . . . Blocked a season-high five shots Nov. 1 at Golden State . . . Had a season-high 13 rebounds at New Jersey Nov. 15 . . . Tops team in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and in blocked shots (1.6) despite starting just one game thus far . . . Ranks 32nd in the league in rebounding and 16th in blocks . . . Blazers leader in rebounds and blocked shots last two seasons . . . Averaged 9.0 boards (21st highest in the NBA) and 1.25 blocks (25th in the league) last season . . . 10th year in the league, the team's longest tenured player . . . Has career average of 4.8 points and 7.1 rebounds in 562 games . . . Named 1996 winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association in recognition of outstanding community service and charitable work . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 8 pts (4-10 fgs), 10 rbs, 25 minutes. REGGIE JORDAN --- Placed on injured list (injured joint, left thumb) Nov. 26 . . . Scored 2 pts and had 2 rbs and an assist, in 7 minutes before injuring his left thumb in the Nov. 26 Denver game . . . Signed as a free agent by Portland Aug. 30 . . . Previously played in the NBA with the Lakers and Hawks . . . In 47 previous NBA games averaged 4.7 points and 1.2 assists . . . Started the 1995-96 season with Sioux Falls of the CBA where he averaged 19.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists in 38 games and was named a starter in the 1996 CBA All-Star Game . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 6 pts (3-6 fgs), 3 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 15 minutes. AARON McKIE --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: 7 pts (2-6 fgs, 2-2 3pt, 1-2 fts), 5 assists, 3 rbs, 2 steals, season-high 41 minutes in his fifth start of the season . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: Scoreless with 1 steal in 8 minutes . . . Thursday at Denver: 6 pts, 3 assists, 23 minutes . . . Leads Blazers regulars in three-point accuracy at .514 (18-35) . . . Played in his 102st consecutive game Tuesday, the Blazers longest current run . . . Blazers fourth leading scorer last season (10.7 ppg) . . . Started 75 games last year at the two guard . . . Averaged 9.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in his first 126 games as a Trail Blazer . . . First round draft choice (17th overall) by Portland in 1994 . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 8 pts (2-5 fgs, 4-5 fts), 4 assists, 1 rb, 3 steals, 1 block, 24 minutes. JERMAINE O'NEAL --- Did not play Tuesday (coach's decision) . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 2 pts (1-4 fgs), 4 rbs, 9 minutes . . . Became the youngest player ever to participate in an NBA regular season game Thursday at Denver, entering the contest at 7:24 of the second period. He was 1-of-1 from the floor in three minutes of action . . . At 18 years, 1 month and 21 days, he is the youngest since the Lakers Kobe Bryant, who was 18 years, 2 months, 11 days when he appeared in his first game on Nov. 3 . . . Activated Dec. 3 after spending first 17 games of the season on the injured list (bone contusion, left knee) suffered in the Oct. 25 preseason game vs. Vancouver game . . . Scored the first points as a professional player on his 18th birthday on Oct. 13 against Sacramento . . . Portland's first round pick (17th overall) in the 1996 NBA Draft out of Eau Claire High School in Columbia, S.C. ISAIAH RIDER --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: 2 pts (1-6 fgs, 0-3 3pt), 2 rbs, 1 steal, 15 minutes . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 18 pts, 2 rbs, 3 assists, 1 steal, 40 minutes . . . Thursday at Denver: 21 pts (15 pts in the fourth quarter), 3 rbs, 1 assist, 1 steal, 27 minutes . . . Scored 8 points and dished out a career-high 11 assists Nov. 26 at Houston---his previous high assists was 9 at Minnesota vs. the Warriors Feb. 7, 1995 . . . Came to Portland from Minnesota in a July 23 trade for James Robinson and Bill Curley and a conditional 1st round draft choice . . . Minnesota's 1993 first round draft choice (5th overall) from UNLV . . . Averaged 18.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists in 229 games for the Timberwolves in three seasons . . . Named to the 1993-94 NBA All-Rookie First Team . . . Winner of the Gatorade Slam-Dunk Championship at the 1994 NBA All-Star Weekend . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: Did not dress: Suspended. CLIFFORD ROBINSON --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: Game and team season-high 33 pts (11-18 fgs, 3-7 3pt, 8-12 fts), 4 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 46 minutes---his seventh 20-point-plus game of the season and his fifth in the last eight games . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 11 pts, 2 rbs, 4 assists---hit clutch 19-footer with 35.9 seconds remaining to give Blazers 96-91 lead . . . Thursday at Denver: 21 pts, 3 rbs, 4 assists, 2 steals, 44 minutes. . . Scored 23 points in a season-high 51 minutes (just two shy of his career high) vs. Indiana Nov. 3 . . . Has averaged 22.0 ppg in his last four outings . . . Team's second leading scorer with a 16.5 ppg average . . . Leading scorer the past two seasons . . . Averaged 21.1 points in 1995-96, league's 16th highest . . . Has played in all but 11 of 595 games seven-plus years as a Blazer . . Now sixth among Portland's all-time scoring leaders with 9,525 points . . . Next three-pointer will be the 400th of his career (only Terry Porter, 777, and Clyde Drexler, 464, have more) . . . Ranks in Portland's top ten in 16 of 17 career categories . . . Only remaining Blazer from the 1990 and 1992 Western Conference Championship teams . . Last game vs. Vancouver: Game-high 22 pts (8-15 fgs, 2-5 3pt, 4-6 fts), 2 rbs, 1 assist, 1 block, 29 minutes. ARVYDAS SABONIS --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: 11 pts (4-8 fgs, 1-1 3pt, 2-2 fts), 5 rbs, 2 assists, in foul-limiting 20 minutes. . . Friday vs. Charlotte: Second straight 22-point game, a team-high, plus team-high 10 rbs, 1 assist, 1 steal, 24 minutes---second straight and fifth overall double-double of the season . . . Is shooting .578 from field in last five games (26-45), and has moved into NBA's top-20 field goal shooters (13th at .515 (84-163). . . Thursday at Denver: 22 points, game-high 15 rbs, 3 assists, 1 block, 29 minutes . . . Scored season-high 23 points Nov. 27 at San Antonio . . . Converted a career-high 11 free throws (in 12 attempts) Nov. 9 vs. Sacramento, while registering a team-high 21 pts and a game-high 13 rebounds . . . Grabbed season-high 17 rebounds at Minnesota Nov. 7 . . . Named to the NBA's All-Rookie first team last season, the first Trail Blazer to gain such an honor since Sam Bowie in 1985 . . . Runner-up for the 1996 Schick Rookie of the Year and NBA Sixth Man honors . . . Was the first Blazers rookie in 15 years to score more than 1,000 points in a season . . . Averaged 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds in 73 games last season . . . Gained his third Olympic Games medal during the summer in helping Lithuania to the Bronze at Atlanta . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 9 pts (3-5 fgs, 0-1 3pt, 3-7 fts), 10 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 23 minutes. GARY TRENT --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: 8 pts (4-8 fgs), 4 rbs, 1 assist, 16 minutes . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 3 pts, 8 rbs, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 19 minutes . . . Thursday at Denver: 2 pts, 3 rbs, 1 assist, 19 minutes . . . Nov. 26 vs. Denver: Game and career high 22 pts (9-12 fgs, 4-4 fts) and game and career-high 13 rbs in 25 minutes . . . (Previous career highs were 21 points vs. Phoenix last Jan. 19, and 11 rebounds twice, the last Feb. 7 at Minnesota. He also tied his career high of 9 field goals) . . .11th overall in the NBA in field goal shooting (.526 on 80-152) . . . Averaged 7.5 points (14th highest for an NBA rookie) and 3.4 rebounds in 69 games as a Blazers last season . . . First round draft pick (11th overall) by Milwaukee in 1995 . . . Portland acquired his draft rights in an exchange with the Bucks involving Shawn Respert's draft rights . . . All-American and Mid-American Conference's leading scorer for three years in a row at Ohio University . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 15 pts (6-7 fgs, 3-3 fts), 7 rbs, 1 assist, 22 minutes. RASHEED WALLACE --- Tuesday vs. Orlando: 20 pts (10-16 fgs, game-high 10 rbs, 33 minutes---scored 12 pts in first quarter . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 15 pts, 5 rbs, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 33 minutes . . . Thursday at Denver: 14 pts, 9 rbs, 1 assist, 29 minutes . . . Second only to Shaquille O Neal among NBA's top field goal percentage shooters (.576 on 118-205) . . . Had career highs of 32 points and 15 field goals in 20 attempts at Golden State Nov. 5, his first 30-plus game. His previous highs were 23 points and 9 field goals as a Washington Bullet at Miami on Jan. 17 . . . Acquired by Portland, along with Mitchell Butler, from Washington in exchange for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant on July 15 . . . 1996 NBA All-Rookie second team selection . . . Started 51 of 65 games he appeared in with the Bullets as a rookie and averaged 10.1 points a game, sixth best on the team . . . Selected in the first round (4th pick overall) by the Bullets in the 1995 NBA Draft . . . Second team All-American as a sophomore at North Carolina before becoming an early entry draft candidate . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 10 pts (5-7 fgs, 0-2 fts), 4 rbs, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 26 minutes. DONTONIO WINGFIELD --- Not with team Tuesday (stomach virus) . . . Did not play (coach's decision) in previous three games . . . Last appearance Nov. 1 at the Warriors: 3 pts, 3 rbs, 1 assist, 12 minutes . . . Posted a career-high 4 steals and 8 points in a season-high 26 minutes at New Jersey Nov. 15. . . Averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 44 games with Portland last season . . . Signed as a free agent in 1995 after playing the 1994-95 season with Seattle . . . Second round draft choice (37th overall) by Seattle in 1994 . . . Became an early entry draft candidate after one year of collegiate basketball at the University of Cincinnati . . . Last game vs. Vancouver: 4 pts (2-9 fgs, 0-2 3pt), 9 rbs, 4 assists, 3 steals, 19 minutes.