PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS vs. HOUSTON ROCKETS GAME NO. 24 --- DEC. 15, 1996 ROCKETS LAND --- The Trail Blazers, 13-10, will be looking to bounce back from Friday s disappointing 120-119 overtime loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles when they host Midwest Division-leader Houston Sunday in the Rose Garden. Four weeks earlier, Portland dropped a 102-101 overtime decision to the Rockets in Houston. Despite Friday s loss, the Blazers are two games ahead of last year when they were 11-12 after 23 games. 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 HOUSTON SERIES --- The Blazers trail in their all-time series with the Rockets, 63-50. The Rockets won the last time out, the 102-101 overtimer in Houston in November, and have taken three of the last four decisions. Portland s last win in the series was by a 109-94 score in a game played at The Summit. on March 30 of last season. The Blazers have a 31-24 record in contests played in Portland even though Houston won on their last visit to the Rose Garden, 100-93, on March 5, breaking a four-game Blazers homecourt win streak in the series. Portland s last win at home over the Rockets was a 103-101 double-overtime thriller on Houston s first visit to the Rose Garden last December. LAST YEAR --- Portland battled Houston on even terms for 52 minutes on the Rockets court on Nov. 26 but came up a point short in a 102-101 overtime struggle, ending a four-game win streak. Clyde Drexler s three-point play with 39 seconds left in the extra period iced the victory for the Rockets. Kenny Anderson registered a season-high 32 points to lead all scorers in the game, Clifford Robinson added 22 points and Isaiah Rider distributed a career-high 11 assists. Charles Barkley tallied 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Rockets. Portland went down despite shooting 49 percent from the field (40-81), scoring five more field goals and five more three-pointers than Houston and outrebounding the Rockets, 44-36. Houston hit at a 44 percent rate (35-79) but made 28 of 38 free throws, compared with 12 of 14 by Portland. It was the second extra session outing in three games. Last season, the two teams opened their series with a two-overtime thriller in Portland, won by the Blazers, 103-101. ON OFFENSE --- The Blazers offense is averaging 98.1 ppg, the sixth most productive in the league behind Houston, Chicago, Seattle, Utah and Golden State . . . Portland has hit at a 51 percent or better clip in seven of 23 games thus far and its 23-game field goal accuracy mark of .453 is the league s 12th highest . . . In winning 13 games, the Blazers margin of victory has been 14.5 ppg, eight times the cushion has been 11 points or more and four have been plus-20 victories . . . Five of the Blazers 10 losses have been by five points or less and three have been by one point . . . Overall, Portland s edge over its opponents of 4.5 points per game is the NBA s eighth best mark. ON THE DEFENSE . . . Portland has held opponents to.427 field goal shooting in 23 games, the 10th most stingy in the league . . . In winning 13 games, the Blazers have held 11 of their opponents under 100 points and have allowed only six of 23 foes to top the century mark thus far . . . Their defensive average, 93.6, is the 10th lowest in the league and is 3.4 points below last year s club record of 97.0 ppg in 82 games. REBOUNDING AGAIN --- Portland, perennially among the NBA s top teams on the backboards, is second in the league in total rebounding percentage---the share of total misses in a game a team rebounds---(.541), is third in defensive rebounding percentage (.724) and second in offensive percentage (.358). The Blazers, who have had 50 or more boards in six outings, were outrebounded by the Lakers Friday, marking only the fourth time in 23 games that has happened. They have an overall advantage of 7.9 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 30 rebounders. AMONG THE NBA LEADERS --- RASHEED WALLACE, second in field goal percentage---.571 (133-233) --- GARY TRENT, 11th in field goal percentage--- .521 (85-163) ---ARVYDAS SABONIS, 20th in field goal percentage--- .505 (94-186) --- KENNY ANDERSON has moved up to 17th in assists (5.8), is 21st in steals (1.74), and 27th in scoring (18.8) --- CHRIS DUDLEY, 33rd in rebounding (7.7), and 18th in blocked shots (1.52) --- ARVYDAS SABONIS, 35th in rebounding (7.6 avg.) and 20th in blocked shots (1.48) --- CLIFFORD ROBINSON, 8th in minutes played (39.7). LAKERS TAKE OT WIN --- Kenny Anderson scored a season-high 34 points at Los Angeles Friday but Laker center Shaquille O Neal, who also had 34 points, blocked Kenny s potential game-winner with 2 seconds remaining in overtime as the Blazers dropped a 120-119 heartbreaker at the Great Western Forum. Portland suffered its third loss in five overtime sessions this season and its first in the last four visits to Laker land despite shooting a season-high .532 from the field (42-79). Los Angeles hit at a .469 clip (45-92). Rasheed Wallace had 29 for the Blazers, including 9-of-10 from field and a career-high 11 free throws in 15 attempts. Portland was outrebounded for only the fourth time in 23 games, 40-38. The Blazers were ahead, 82-77, entering the final stanza and were up by eight, 97-89, with 7:16 remaining. GROUNDING THE GRIZZLIES --- The Trail Blazers outscored Vancouver in every quarter, held the visiting Grizzlies to a .353 field goal night and pounded the boards for a 51-41 advantage in posting a 99-78 victory last night in the Rose Garden. The win, Portland s fourth straight over the second-year expansion club, raised its record to 13-9 overall and 7-3 at home. Kenny Anderson paced the Blazers attack with 22 points as Portland converted .456 of its shots from the field (36-79). Rasheed Wallace corralled 13 rebounds, one off his career high, to lead the Blazers board dominance. Pete Chilcutt came off the bench to lead the Grizzlies with 13 points and 10 rebounds, both season-high performances. 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. THE OVERTIME STORY --- Friday s 120-119 overtime loss at Los Angeles was the fifth extra-session outing in 23 games thus far for the Blazers, who have played more OT contests than any team in the league . . . The Trail Blazers had six games that went beyond regulation in the entire 1995-96 season; the most for the club in any one season was eight in 1992-93. . . It was the second one-point overtime loss to a division leader on the road this season. Nine games earlier, Portland dropped a 102-101 heartbreaker at Houston . . . It was the seventh overtime test between the Blazers and Lakers and the first since Portland pulled out a 133-120 victory in two OTs on Feb. 14, 1990. BACK-TO-BACKS --- Friday s OT loss in Los Angeles closed out the seventh of 20 back-to-back sets of games on the Blazers 1996-97 schedule. The setback evened Portland record in back-to-backs (games played on consecutive nights) at 7-7. Next two-night combo comes next weekend when the Blazers are at home Friday against Dallas and travel to Sacramento Saturday to play the Kings. CLIFFORD S 400th TREY --- Clifford Robinson poured in his 400th career three-pointer Friday versus Vancouver and added three more Friday against the Lakers. Robinson has made at least one long-ranger in 22 of 23 games this season and in 93 of 101 including last year. The 6-10 forward had only 51 three-pointers in his first five seasons but has connected on 352 in his last two-plus seasons and now ranks third all-time among Blazers three-point shooters, behind Terry Porter (773) and Clyde Drexler (464). 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). 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 Jermaine O Neal enter the game at in the second quarter of the Dec. 5 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 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. 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 in the next-to-last preseason game on Oct. 25. He was activated Dec. 3. 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. ANDERSON S ASSISTS COUNTING UP --- Point guard Kenny Anderson, has dished out 38 assists in his last four games and now has 133 in 23 games. That means $2,660 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. BLAZERS FIRST PUBLICITY DIRECTOR DIES --- John White, the Trail Blazers first publicity director and the father of Seattle SuperSonics P.R. Director Cheri White, died Thursday in a Portland hospital after a long illness. He was 70 years old. Born in Great Falls, Mont., a Navy veteran and a graduate of Northwestern University s School of Journalism, White was a reporter and editor for daily newspapers in Oregon before taking over as publicity director for the Portland Buckaroos of the old Western Hockey League in the early 1960s. When Portland was granted an NBA franchise in 1970, he assumed additional duties as P.R. director for the basketball team, a position he held until 1986. For 16 years he served as a correspondent for Sports Illustrated and Time and Fortune magazines. Later, he worked for the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame before failing health forced his retirement. A celebration of his life was scheduled Sunday in Portland. P.J. CARLESIMO --- Head coach P.J. Carlesimo posted his 100th NBA career success Dec. 6 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. SONICS UP NEXT --- The Blazers take two days off after Sunday s clash with Rockets then are back in the Rose Garden Wednesday to host arch-Pacific Northwest rival Seattle Wednesday (7 p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV). The Dallas Mavericks are here on Friday (7 p.m., KEX Radio) then its on the road Saturday to face the Kings in Sacramento (7:30 p.m., KEX Radio). THE PLAYERS KENNY ANDERSON --- Friday at Lakers: Season-high 34 pts (13-22 fgs, 3-5 3pt, 5-6 fts), 5 assists, 7 rbs, season-high 49 minutes (13 fgs also a season high) --- his team-best 11th 20+game and his seventh in the last 12 games . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: Game-high 22 points, season-high 9 rbs, 3 assists, 2 steals, 37 . . .Tuesday vs. Orlando: 11 pts, 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 . . . Scored 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 18.8 ppg, the assists leader (5.8 avg.) and tops in steals (1.74 avg.) . . . Ranks 27th in the league in scoring, 17th in assists, and 21st 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 at Houston: 32 pts (10-19 fgs, 4-8 3pt, 8-8 fts), 5 assists, 4 rbs, 3 steals, season-high 45 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 --- Activiated Friday after spending previous five games on injured list (tendenitis, both knees) . . . Friday at Lakers: 2 pts (0-1 fgs, 2-2 fts), 4 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 at Houston: Did not play (coach s decision). RANDOLPH CHILDRESS --- Friday at Lakers: 2 pts (1-1 fgs), 1 assists, 4 minutes . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: Season-high 7 pts, 1 assist, 16 minutes . . . Did not play (coach s decision) in previous two games . . . Nov. 23 vs. Denver: 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 at Houston: 0 pts, 1 steal, 5 minutes. ALEKSANDAR DJORDJEVIC --- Friday at Lakers: Did not play (coach s decision) . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: Tied season-high with 8 pts, 1 rb, 14 minutes . . . Tuesday vs. Orlando: 0 pts, 5 minutes . . . Sank 5 of 6 three-pointers in his first seven games . . . 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 . . . 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 ppg 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 at Houston: Did not play (coach s decision). CHRIS DUDLEY --- Friday at Lakers: 4 pts (1-2 fgs, 2-2 fts), 2 rbs, foul-limiting 17 minutes . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: 0 pts, 9 rbs, 22 minutes . . . Tuesday vs. Orlando: 1 pt, 7 rbs, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 28 minutes . . . Blocked a season-high five shots Dec. 1 at Golden State . . . Had a season-high 13 rebounds at New Jersey Nov. 15 . . . Tops team in rebounding (7.7 rpg) and in blocked shots (1.52) despite starting just one game thus far . . . Ranks 33rd in the league in rebounding and 18th 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 at Houston: 5 pts (2-3 fgs, 1-2 fts), 8 rbs, 2 blocks, 28 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. AARON McKIE --- Friday at Lakers: 0 pts (0-3 fgs, 0-1 3pt), 1 rb, 2 assists, 18 minutes in his sixth start of the season. . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: 3 pts, 5 assists, 3 rbs, 2 steals, 29 minutes. . . Tuesday vs. Orlando: 7 pts, 5 assists, 3 rbs, 2 steals, season-high 41 minutes. . . Leads Blazers regulars in three-point accuracy at .486 (18-37) . . . Played in his 104th consecutive game Thursday, 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 at Houston: 2 pts (1-2 fgs), 4 assists, 1 rb, 13 minutes. JERMAINE O NEAL --- Friday at Lakers: 2 pts (1-1 fgs), 2 rbs, 3 minutes . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: Career-high 5 pts, 2 rbs, 3 minutes . . . Did not play Tuesday (coach s decision) . . . Has converted 5 of his first 9 shots in the NBA while playing a total of 18 minutes in four games . . . Became the youngest player ever to participate in an NBA regular season game Dec. 5 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 --- Friday at Lakers: 11 pts (4-5 fgs, 1-1 3pt, 2-4 fts), 5 rbs, 5 assists, 35 minutes . . . Not with team (suspended) Thursday vs. Grizzlies . . . Tuesday vs. Orlando: 2 pts, 2 rbs, 1 steal, 15 minutes . . . Friday vs. Charlotte: 18 pts, 2 rbs, 3 assists, 1 steal, 40 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 . . . Tallied a season-high 23 points at Sacramento Nov. 9 . . . Has had four 20+ games this season . . . Came to Portland from Minnesota in a July 23 trade for James Robinson and Bill Curley and a conditonal 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 at Houston: 8 pts (3-12 fgs, 2-5 3pt), career-high 11 assists, 4 rbs, 2 steals, season-high 43 minutes. CLIFFORD ROBINSON --- Friday at Lakers: 18 pts (7-18 fgs, 3-7 3pt, 1-1 fts), 3 rbs, team-high 6 assists, 49 minutes---second game in a row and fifth time this season he s led team in assists; he did it only six times total in the previous two campaigns . . . Tuesday vs. Orlando: Game and team season-high 33 pts, 4 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 46 minutes---his seventh 20-point-plus game of the season and his fifrth in the last eight games . . . Scored 23 points in a season-high 51 minutes (just two shy of his career high) vs. Indiana Nov. 3 . . . Has averaged 20.5 ppg in his last five outings and shot .528 (28-53) in his last three games . . . Team s second leading scorer with a 16.6 ppg average . . . Ranks 8th in the NBA in minutes played (39.7) . . . Leading scorer the past two seasons . . . Averaged 21.1 points in 1995-96, league s 16th highest . . . Has played in all but 11 of 596 games seven-plus years as a Blazer . . Now sixth among Portland s all-time scoring leaders with 9,545 points . . . 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 at Houston: 22 pts (9-18 fgs, 3-6 3pt, 1-2 fts), 4 assists, 4 rbs, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 49 minutes. ARVYDAS SABONIS --- Friday at Lakers: 13 pts (4-12 fgs, 2-5 3pt, 3-4 fts), team-high 9 rbs, 3 assists, 1 steal, season high-tieing 4 blocks, career-high 41 minutes (previous high was 39 last season vs. Houston) . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: 13 pts, 6 rbs, 4 blocks, 22 minutes . . . Tuesday vs. Orlando: 11 pts, 5 rbs, 2 assists, in foul-limiting 20 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 . . . Stands 20th in NBA field goal accuracy at .505 (94-186) . . . 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 at Houston: 6 pts (2-5 fgs, 0-2 3pt, 2-2 fts), 7 rbs, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 6 personals, 31 minutes. GARY TRENT --- Friday at Lakers: 4 pts (2-4 fgs), 1 assist, 9 minutes . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: 10 pts, 6 rbs, 1 assist, 26 minutes . . . Tuesday vs. Orlando: 8 pts, 4 rbs, 1 assist, 16 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 . . .11th overall in the NBA in field goal shooting (.521 on 85-163) . . . Averaged 7.5 points (14th highest for an NBA rookie) and 3.4 rebounds in 69 games as a Blazer last season . . . First round draft pick (11th overall) by Milwaukee in 1995 . . . Portland acquired his draft rights in an exchange 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 at Houston: 10 pts (5-9 fgs), 4 rbs, 14 minutes. RASHEED WALLACE --- Friday at Lakers: 29 pts (9-10 fgs, 11-15 fts), team-high 9 rbs, 1 assist, 1 block, 36 minutes---11 fts a career high, breaking old mark of 7 set twice previously . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: 14 pts, game and season-high 13 rbs (one off his career best), 3 blocks, 31 minutes . . . Tuesday vs. Orlando: 20 pts, 10 rbs, 33 minutes . . . Second behind Shaquille O Neal among NBA s top field goal percentage shooters (.571 on 133-233) . . . Had career highs of 32 points and 15 field goals in 20 attempts at Golden State Nov. 5, his first 30-plus game . . . 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 . . . 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 at Houston: 16 pts (8-12 fgs, 0-2 3pt), 12 rbs, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 37 minutes. DONTONIO WINGFIELD --- Placed on injured list Friday (sprained left thumb suffered in Thursday game with Vancouver) . . . Thursday vs. Vancouver: Did not mark in 2 minutes of play . . . Not with team Tuesday (stomach virus) . . . Did not play (coach s decision) in previous three games . . . 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 at Houston: Did not play (coach s decision).