PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS at ORLANDO MAGIC GAME NO. 53 --- FEBRUARY 19, 1997 Record: Overall---28-24, Home---17-9, Road---11-15 FOUR ON THE ROAD --- The Trail Blazers, 28-24, open their second four-games-in-six-days Eastern road swing in four weeks Wednesday at Orlando, looking to extend their winning streak to three games and at the same time atone for a 0-4 showing on their last trek east of the Mississippi. Portland also will be out to earn a split in its season series with the Magic. Orlando stopped Portland in the Rose Garden on Dec. 10, 99-93. A victory Wednesday would move the Blazers back to five games above .500 and put them at five wins better than a year ago after 53 games. Portland, which posted its fourth highest point total of the season in beating Boston Sunday, 118-106, has now been above the century mark in 10 of its last 15 games and has increased its scoring average to 98.6 ppg, the NBA's ninth best mark. The win was the 14th in the 10-plus category. Portland is 14-8 when the margin is 10 points or better but 11-15 when the decision is by six pointers or less and 3-8 when the margin is three or under. PROBABLE STARTERS --- F-- No. 3 Clifford Robinson (6-10), F--No. 33 Gary Trent (6-8), C--No. 30 Rasheed Wallace (6-10), G--No. 34 Isaiah Rider (6-5), G--No. 7 Kenny Anderson (6-1). RECENT TRANSACTIONS --- Stacey Augmon, a 6-foot-8 forward-guard in his sixth NBA season, was acquired by the Trail Blazers Jan. 24 from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guards Randolph Childress, Aaron McKie and Reggie Jordan. On Jan. 31, the Blazers signed Ruben Nembhard, a 6-3 guard who played in eight games for the Utah Jazz this season, to a 10-day contract, and to a second 10-day contract on Feb. 7. (See Player Notes for profiles.) INJURY REPORT --- Arvydas Sabonis was placed on the injured list (hematoma, left calf) on Jan. 24 and missed his 11th game Sunday. The injury occurred in the Jan. 22 game at Seattle. THE BLAZERS-MAGIC SERIES --- Portland holds a 9-8 edge in its eight-year series with the Orlando Magic but has won only once in the last nine games. The Blazers won the first eight matchups in the series then watched the Magic, led by Shaquille O'Neal, capture six in a row. Last year, the two teams split, both securing victories in their own buildings. The Blazers, who have now lost four straight in Orlando after successes on their first four visits, went down, 115-89, on last year's Magicland stop. Portland's most recent victory in Orlando was by a 104-89 score on Jan. 7, 1992. The Blazers are 5-4 against the Magic in Portland but have won only once in the last five games. THE LAST TIME THEY MET --- 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 on Dec. 10, 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% from the field (37-80) but saw the Magic hit at a 50% 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 loss was the Blazers seventh in eight games with the Magic. ON OFFENSE --- The Blazers have the ninth most productive offense in the league, averaging 98.6 points a contest . . . In winning 28 games, the Blazers margin of victory has been 12.4 ppg, with the cushion being 10 or more points in 14 games and 20 or more six times . . . Portland's overall point margin of +2.5 is the league's 11th best . . . The Blazers field goal accuracy mark of .457 is the 12th highest in the league . . . They have topped 50 percent field goal shooting 13 times and are 10-3 when they have done so . . . Of the Blazers 24 losses, 15 have been by six points or less, eight have been by three or under, and five have been one-pointers . . . Portland is 14-8 in games decided by 10 points or more but 8-11 when the margin is four points or under and 2-7 when its two or under. ON DEFENSE --- Portland has the NBA's ninth toughest defense to shoot against, holding foes to .439 field goal accuracy in 52 games . . . It has kept opponents below the 40 percent mark 12 times and 28 times below 45 percent . . . In winning 28 games, the Blazers have held 21 opponents under 100 points and overall have allowed only 19 of 52 to top the century mark . . . Their defensive average, 96.1, is the league's 14th lowest. ON THE BOARDS --- Portland has outrebounded 40 of 52 opponents this season and nine times has claimed 50 or more misses in a game . . . The Blazers lead the NBA in total rebounding percentage---the share of total misses in a game a team rebounds---(.529), are third in defensive rebounding percentage (.725) and fourth in offensive percentage (.332) . . . The Blazers have an overall advantage of 5.5 rebounds per game and a 3.8 per game margin on the defensive glass . . . Among the top five rebounding teams in the league for the past nine years, Portland again is the leader despite not having an individual among the league's top 30. AMONG THE NBA LEADERS ---RASHEED WALLACE, 2nd in field goal percentage, .579 (198-342) ---GARY TRENT, 5th in field goal percentage, .546 (239-438) ---ARVYDAS SABONIS, 30th in field goal percentage, .491 (195-397) ---KENNY ANDERSON , 15th in assists (6.8), is 12th in steals (1.82), 29th in scoring (18.2), 26th in 3-point accuracy, .383 (87-227), 29th in minutes played (37.9) ---ISAIAH RIDER, 32nd in 3-pt percentage, .378 (68-180) ---CHRIS DUDLEY, 23rd in blocked shots (1.35), 38th in rebounding (7.2) ---CLIFFORD ROBINSON, 27th in minutes played (38.4) THE LAST THREE GAMES BEATING BOSTON --- Isaiah Rider stepped up big time to lead Portland past Boston Sunday in the Rose Garden, 118-106. Rider, who converted 13 of 19 field goals, both of his treys and 12 of 13 free throws, tallied 40 points---just two off his career high and the most points by a Trail Blazer in 101 games. Rasheed Wallace, starting at center for the first time, contributed 22 points as all five Portland starters finished in double figures. Antoine Walker led the Celtics with 28 points. The Blazers shot 54% from the floor (43-80), the 13th time this season they had topped the 50% mark. Boston converted 45% of its field goal attempts (34-76) and made a Blazers opponent season-high 35-of-49 free throws. Portland, led by Kenny Anderson's five steals, swiped the ball 13 times, tieing the club's season high. The Blazers were outrebounded, 44-38, for only the 12th time this season. The victory gave Portland a 1-1 season series split with the Celtics. A HUGE COMEBACK --- The Trail Blazers staged their second biggest comeback in history last night in the Rose Garden, recovering from a 26-point deficit with 7:08 remaining in the second quarter (23-49), to race past the Houston Rockets, 109-105. Portland's biggest comeback ever happened on Dec. 15, 1974, a 27-point reversal against the Lakers that produced a 100-97 victory. Kenny Anderson fired the Blazers effort this time with a season's-best 35 points, including 16 in the third quarter when Portland outscored the Rockets, 38-22, to take an 80-77 lead into the final period. Isaiah Rider added 26 points as the Blazers won their second straight meeting with Houston and earned a season's split with the Midwest Division powerhouse. Portland finished shooting 49% from the field (41-83), including 11-of-20 from three-point land. Houston turned in a 47% field goal night (35-73) and were led in scoring by Kevin Willis 31 points. The Blazers had a 43-35 rebounding edge, thanks in part to a career high-equalling 14 boards by Rasheed Wallace. OFF KEY WITH JAZZ --- The Trail Blazers, shot 38 percent for the game and were outscored 38-13 in the third period enroute to a 110-86 loss at Utah Thursday. The setback, the sixth in seven games for Portland, was the club's fifth straight on the road. It also marked the ninth straight loss and the 11th in the last 12 games in the Delta Center. Kenny Anderson led Blazers' scoring with 15 points; Karl Malone led the Jazz with 24 points. Portland converted 33-of-87 field goals while Utah was clicking on 41-of-77 (.532). The Jazz grabbed a 46-39 rebounding edge. The 24-point difference was the third biggest loss of the season for the Blazers. A BALANCED ACT --- Portland is ninth in the league in scoring and first in rebounding percentages, yet no Trail Blazer shows up in the top 25 in either category . . . However, six Blazers, led by Kenny Anderson's 18.2 ppg, are averaging in double figures and all six have led the team in scoring at least four times . . . The Blazers balance on the glass is even more pronounced: Arvydas Sabonis (8.1 rpg) and Chris Dudley (7.2 rpg) top the club in rebounding but are no higher than 35th and 38th respectively among the NBA's top boardsmen . . . One reason for Portland's continued position as one of the league's rebounding elite is balance. No fewer than 10 different Blazers have grabbed game rebounding honors this season and both starting guards--- Anderson and Isaiah Rider---are averaging nearly 5 retrieves a game. BLAZERS MILESTONES --- Clifford Robinson has moved past Geoff Petrie as Portland's fifth all-time leading scorer and now, with 9,963 points, needs 37 more to become only the fifth Trail Blazer to reach the 10,000 mark. The others are Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Jerome Kersey and Jim Paxson . . . Robinson has moved ahead of Larry Steele for fifth place on Portland's all-time games played list. He now has played in 614 of a possible 626 games during his seven-plus years as a Blazer. . . Kenny Anderson's season-high 15 assists at Phoenix on Jan. 24 allowed him to reach the 3,000 plateau in his career. GOING BACK-TO-BACK --- Sunday's win over the Celtics closed out the 14th of 21 sets of back-to-back games (contests played on consecutive nights) on the Trail Blazers 1996-97 schedule. The Boston victory completed a consecutive-night homecourt sweep by the Blazers (they downed Houston, 109-105 Saturday), the third win-win in back-to-back contests this season. Portland is now 15-13 in back-to-backs. Next two-night combo comes up this Friday and Saturday when the Blazers are at Miami and Philadelphia respectively. COMMUNITY CORNER DUDLEY HONORED BY USA WEEKEND . . . --- Blazers center Chris Dudley has been named one of five recipients of USA Weekend magazine's fourth annual Most Caring Athlete Awards. Other 1997 honorees recognized by the magazine for humanitarian efforts off the field are 49er quarterback Steve Young, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Curt Schilling, LPGA golfer Val Skinner and tennis star Chanda Rubin. Dudley, 1996 winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award presented by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, was recognized by USA Weekend for work among children and young adults. Diagnosed as a diabetic when he was 16, Dudley's charitable work includes a $100,000 gift to Oregon's Gales Creek Camp for diabetic youth; $300,000 to the I Have a Dream Foundation to sponsor college scholarships for 76 at-risk pupils at Portland's Vernon Elementary School when they finish high school, and last summer sponsoring Oregon's first basketball camp for diabetics. ANDERSON S ASSISTS COUNTING UP --- Kenny Anderson has now dished out 355 assists for the season (6.8 per game, 16th best in the league). That means $7,100 so far for the Kids Making Miracles $1 million drive to fund a state-of-the-art health care facility at Portland's Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Anderson, honorary chairman of Kids Making Miracles, has pledged $20 for every assist he makes during the season. As part of the NBA's major youth initiative TeamUp, the Trail Blazers made a three-year commitment to help build public awareness of Kids Making Miracles, a volunteer organization of grade and high school students throughout Oregon and southwest Washington. ATTENDANCE IN TOP THREE --- The Trail Blazers, despite playing in the league's fourth smallest market area, rank behind only Charlotte and Chicago in home game attendance this season point. All 26 Blazers home games thus far have been in the 20,000-plus category, including four sellouts with a total attendance 533,325 and the average through the Feb. 16 game versus Boston 20,513. ROSE GARDEN RANKS NO. 2 --- In its first year, the Blazers Rose Garden finished as the North America's second-highest money-making concert venue behind only Detroit's Palace at Auburn Hills. The rating, done by Performance Magazine based on arenas with 20,000 or more seats, showed the Rose Garden staged 47 shows with a total attendance of 510,275 and gross revenue of $12.5 million. Other arenas in the top 10 included New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena (No. 3), Target Center in Minneapolis (No. 5), General Motors Place in Vancouver (No. 6), Boston's Fleet Center (No. 9) and Chicago's United Center (No. 10). 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, 55.2%), Mike Schuler (127-84, 60.2%) and Rick Adelman (291-154, 65.4%). P.J. currently is 116-100, 53.7%. Last season, Carlesimo guided Portland to a 44-38 record for the second year in a row. ROAD TRIP CONTINUES --- After Wednesday's matchup in Orlando, the Blazers continue their second four-game Eastern road swing in four weeks Friday in Miami (5:30 p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV), then move on to Philadelphia Saturday (4:30 p.m., KEX Radio), and finish off on Monday at Chicago (5:30 p.m., KEX Radio, KGW-TV). Next home date for the Blazers is Wednesday, Feb. 26 versus the New York Knicks. THE PLAYERS KENNY ANDERSON --- Sunday vs. Boston: 13 pts (4-13 fgs, 1-3 3pt, 4-6 fts), 6 rbs, game-high 9 assists and 5 steals, 2 blocks, 43 minutes . . . Saturday vs. Houston: Season-high 35 points, team-high 4 assists, 2 rbs, 3 steals, 36 minutes---his fourth +30 game and his 21st +20 . . . Thursday at Utah: Team-high 15 pts, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 rb, 31 minutes. . . Dished out a season-high 15 assists, scored 22 pts and had only 1 TO in 43 minutes at Phoenix Jan. 24 Friday ---his ninth double-double, his 10th double-figure assist game . . . Scored a season-high 34 pts in a season-high 49 minutes Dec. 13 at the Lakers . . . Scored 32 points vs. Houston Nov. 26 . . . Has led team in scoring 16 times and in assists 32 times . . . Team's leading scorer at 18.2 ppg, the assists leader (6.8 avg.) and tops in steals (1.88 avg.) . . . Ranks 29th in the NBA in scoring, 15th in assists, 12th in steals, 29th in minutes played (37.9), and 32nd in 3-point shooting (.378 on 87-227) . . . Kenny is one of 25 players in the league averaging at least 4 assists and 4 rebounds a game (6.8 and 4.6) . . . 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 . . . Last game vs. Orlando: 11 pts, 12 assists, 6 rbs, 1 steal, 6 personals, 35 minutes. STACEY AUGMON --- Sunday vs. Boston: 4 pts (2-3 fgs), 1 assist, 2 steals, 11 minutes . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 4 pts, 2 rb, 1 assist, 19 minutes . . . Thursday at Utah: For second game in a row tied season-high with 12 pts, 1 rb, 2 steals, 1 block, 20 minutes . . . Acquired Jan. 24 from Detroit in exchange for guards Randolph Childress, Reggie Jordan and Aaron McKie . . . In 20 games with the Pistons, averaged 4.5 pts, 2.5 rbs and 14.6 minutes . . . Played his first five NBA seasons with Atlanta before being traded to Detroit last summer along with Grant Long for a conditional 1998 1st round draft pick, and second round picks in 1997 and 1998 . . . In five seasons with Atlanta, played 390 games, starting 355, and averaged 13.7 pts, 4.5 rbs, 2.3 assists, 1.46 steals and 30.5 minutes . . . Has registered 100 or more steals in four of his first five seasons . . . A 1992 All-NBA Rookie first team selection . . . Scored the NBA's 6 millionth point March 23, 1992 against Golden State . . . Had a career-high 36 points versus the Blazers on Jan. 3, 1995 . . . The youngest member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul . . . Played on two NCAA Final Four teams at UNLV, including the Runnin Rebels 1990 NCAA championship club. MARCUS BROWN --- Sunday vs. Boston: 3 pts (1-2 fgs, 1-1 3pt, 0-2 fts), 8 minutes . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 7 pts, 1 assist, 13 minutes . . . Thursday at Utah: 6 pts, 2 rbs, 1 assist, 8 minutes . . . Scored a career-high 13 pts in a career-high 16 minutes Jan. 29 at Detroit . . . Played in his first NBA game against San Antonio Dec. 29, scoring 6 pts in 5 minutes---his first pro points came at 2:40 of 4th quarter on a three-pointer (his first attempt) from the left side . . . Activated Dec. 27 after spending the first 29 games of the season on th 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 . . . Last game vs. Orlando: Not with team (injured list). MITCHELL BUTLER --- Sunday vs. Boston: 0 pts, 1 minute . . . Did not play Saturday vs. Houston (coach's decision) . . . Thursday at Utah: 0 pts, 1 rb, 21 minutes . . . Had season highs of 13 points, 8 rebounds, 33 minutes Jan. 14 vs. Detroit . . . Activated Dec. 13 after spending five games on injured list (tendonitis, both knees) . . . 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, he was signed as a free agent by the Bullets in 1993 after playing in more games than any player in UCLA history . . . Last game vs. Orlando: Not with team (injured list). CHRIS DUDLEY --- Sunday vs. Boston: Did not dress (sore back) --- Sat out after playing in 72 consecutive games, , which was the Blazers longest current consecutive streak . . . Has now missed only three if Portland's last 220 games . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 2 pts, 3 rbs, 1 assist, 22 minutes . . . Thursday at Utah: 2 pts, 3 rbs, 1 block, 13 minutes . . . Grabbed a season and game-high 15 rebounds in a season-high 43 minutes Feb. 4 vs. Chicago . . . Scored season-high 12 pts Jan. 28 at Toronto . . . Blocked a season-high five shots Dec. 1 at Golden State . . . Second on team in rebounding (7.2 rpg) and leader in blocked shots (1.35) despite starting just 11 games . . . Ranks 23rd in the league in blocks and 38th in rebounding . . . Blazers leader in rebounds and blocks last two seasons . . . 10th year in the league, the team's longest tenured player . . . 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. Orlando: 1 pt, 7 rbs, 3 blocked shots, 28 minutes. RUBEN NEMBHARD --- Sunday vs. Boston: Did not play (coach's decision) . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 2 pts, 2 minutes . . . Thursday at Utah: 5 pts, team-high 5 assists, 3 steals, 17 minutes in first game as a Blazer. . . Signed to 10-day contract Jan. 31 and to a second 10-day contract on Feb. 7 . . . Played 8 games for Utah after signing consecutive 10-day contracts through Jan. 26 . . . Averaged 4.0 pts, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals, 11.8 minutes for Jazz . . . Prior to joining Utah club on Jan. 6, played 18 games with Yakima in the CBA where he averaged 18.0 pts, 4.9 assists, 2.3 steals and was selected to play in the CBA All-Star game and was the league's Player of the Week on Nov. 23 . . . Played in Europe during the 1995-96 season . . . His senior season at Weber State, was selected Big Sky Conference Player of the Year while leading the BSC in scoring (19.9 ppg), steals (2.3 per game) and was the league's top rebounding guard (5.1 rpg). JERMAINE O'NEAL --- Sunday vs. Boston: 5 pts (2-4 fgs, 1-2 fts), 6 rbs, 1 block, 19 minutes . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 0 pts, 2 minutes . . . Thursday at Utah: 9 pts, career-high 8 rbs, 1 block, 22 minutes . . . Scored career-high 20 pts, tied career high with 6 rbs, 2 blocked shots, in career-high 25 minutes last Jan. 22 at Seattle . . . Scored 10 pts in 11 minutes vs. Detroit Jan. 14. . . Had a career-high 3 blocks vs. San Antonio, Dec. 29 . . . 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 was 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 . . . Spent season's first 17 games on the injured list . . . Scored the first points as a pro 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 H.S. in Columbia, S.C. . . Last game vs. Orlando: Did not play (coach's decision). ISAIAH RIDER --- Sunday vs. Boston: Personal and team season-high 40 pts (13-19 fgs, 2-2 3pt, 12-13 fts), 3 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 43 minutes --- Two points off his career high . . . only second Blazer to top 40-point mark in last 214 games . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 26 pts, 3 assists, 5 rbs, 44 minutes . . . Thursday at Utah: 7 pts, 1 rb, 1 block, 28 minutes . . . Made 15 of 18 free throws, both career highs, while scoring 30 points in Jan. 16 win at Lakers (the free throw makes and attempts were the most ever by a Blazer vs. L.A.) . . . Grabbed a game and season-high 11 rebounds vs. Seattle Dec. 18 . . . Dished out a career-high 11 assists Nov. 26 at Houston . . . In last two games (Houston and Boston), has averaged 33.0 ppg, shot 71% from the field (22-31), converted all five 3-pointers and made 17-of-18 free throws (94%) . . . 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 in 229 games for the Wolves in three seasons . . . 1993-94 NBA All-Rookie First Team . . . Winner of the Gatorade Slam-Dunk title at the 1994 NBA All-Star Weekend . . . Last game vs. Orlando: 2 pts, 2 rbs, 1 steal, 15 minutes. CLIFFORD ROBINSON --- Sunday vs. Boston: 10 pts (3-9 fgs, 1-5 3pt, 3-6 fts), 3 rbs, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 36 minutes . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 11 pts, 7 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 39 minutes before fouling out with 53.8 seconds remaining, his fifth DQ of the season . . . Thursday at Utah: 7 pts, 6 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 31 minutes before being ejected after 2nd technical at 7:50 of the 4th quarter . . . Registered a season and team-high 10 rbs, a team-high 6 assists, plus 15 points and 4 steals 41 minutes Feb. 2 at Minnesota . . . Has been team leader in assists nine times this season, one more than his total for the previous three seasons combined . . . Matched his career high with 9 assists Jan. 25 vs. Minnesota . . . Poured in his 400th career three-pointer Dec. 12 versus Vancouver . . . Robinson has at least one trey in 41 of 47 games this season and with 437 stands third all-time among Blazers long-range shooters behind only Terry Porter and Clyde Drexler. . . Scored season-high 33 pts Dec. 10 vs. Orlando . . . Played a season-high 51 minutes (just two shy of his career high) vs. Indiana Nov. 3 . . . Ranks 27th in the NBA in minutes played (38.4) . . . Leading scorer the past two seasons . . . Averaged 21.1 points in 1995-96, league's 16th highest . . . Participated in his 600th game as a Blazer Jan. 17 against Toronto . . . Now fifth among Portland's all-time scoring leaders with 9,963 points . . . Ranks in top ten in 16 of 17 career categories . . . Last game vs. Orlando: Season-high 33 pts (11-18 fgs, 3-7 3pt, 8-12 fts), 4 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 46 minutes. ARVYDAS SABONIS --- Placed on the injured list Jan. 24 because a hemotoma (deeply bruised) left calf sustained in a fourth quarter collision in Jan. 22 game at Seattle . . . Tallied 22 pts in a career high-equalling 41 minutes Jan. 19 vs. Utah. . . Has led Blazers in scoring on 8 occasions, in rebounding 21 times, and assists 3 times . . . Leads team in double-doubles with 11 . . . Scored career-high 33 points and had career high-equalling 11 field goals (on 14 attempts) and 8 free throws on a career-high 14 fts, plus a team-high 12 In the Jan. 4 win at Dallas . . . Equalled his career high with 26 points and had a game-high 13 rebounds Dec. 26 at Utah . . . Played a career-high 41 minutes in the Dec. 13 overtime loss at the Lakers . . Grabbed career-high 17 rebounds at Minnesota Nov. 7 . . . Team's leading rebounder (8.1 rpg) and second in blocked shots (1.34) . . . On the NBA's All-Rookie first team last season, the first Blazer to make it since Sam Bowie in 1985 . . . Runner-up for 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 . . . Gained his third Olympic Games medal during the summer in helping Lithuania to the Bronze at Atlanta . . . Last game vs. Orlando: 11 pts, 5 rbs, 2 assists, 20 minutes. GARY TRENT --- Sunday vs. Boston: 19 pts (8-13 fgs, 3-5 fts), team-high 10 rbs, 5 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 38 minutes before fouling out with 50.3 seconds remaining, his second DQ of the season . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 6 pts, 10 rbs, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 30 minutes . . . Thursday at Utah: 10 pts, 8 rbs, 22 minutes . . . For fourth time in seven games equalled career high with 24 pts Feb. 2 at Minnesota . . . Jan. 24 at Suns: Matched career high with game-high 24 pts (10-14 fgs), and tied career high with 13 rbs in 36 minutes --- 10 field goals also a career high . . . Scored career-high 24 pts (9-11 fgs, 6-6 fts) in 32 minutes at Seattle Jan. 22 . . . Played a career-high 44 minutes and scored 19 points Jan. 2 at Houston . . . Claimed a game and career-high 13 rbs in 25 minutes Nov. 26 at Denver . . . Is firing at a .546 clip from the field (239-438), the NBA's fifth best mark . . . Averaged 7.5 points (14th highest for an NBA rookie) 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 . . . Last game vs. Orlando: 8 pts, 4 rbs, 1 assist, 16 minutes. RASHEED WALLACE --- Sunday vs. Boston: 22 pts (9-15 fgs, 4-5 fts), 9 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 33 minutes while starting at center for the first time this season . . . Saturday vs. Houston: 16 pts, tied career high with 14 rbs, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 33 minutes---the 15 free throw attempts is a career high . . . Thursday at Utah: 12 pts, 8 rbs, 1 assist, 2 steals, 27 minutes before being ejected after second technical with 10:09 remaining in game . . . Activated after missing 19 games Feb. 4 vs. Chicago after missing 19 games and scored 2 pts and had 4 rbs in 14 minutes . . . Placed on injured list Dec. 27 after surgery on his thumb . . . Dec. 23 vs. Washington: 5 pts, 1 rb, 16 minutes before leaving game with a fractured left thumb in the second quarter . . Tallied a career and team season-high 38 pts on career-high 17 of 25 fgs in 40 minutes at Sacramento Dec. 21---previous highs of 32 pts, 15-20 fgs, came Nov. 5 at Golden State . . . Converted a career-high 11 free throws (in 15 tries) while scoring 29 points in the Dec. 13 OT loss at the Lakers . . . Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Vancouver Dec. 12 . . . His 32 points at Golden State Nov. 5 was the first 30-plus game of his career . . . No. 2 among NBA's field goal percentage shooters (.579 on 198-342) . . . 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 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 sophomore All-American at North Carolina before becoming an early entry draft candidate . . . Last game vs. Orlando: 20 pts, 10 rbs, 33 minutes. DONTONIO WINGFIELD --- Sunday vs. Boston: 2 pts (1-2 fgs), 1 rb, 8 minutes . . . Did not play Saturday vs. Houston (coach's decision) . . . Not with team (flu) the previous two games . . . Feb. 4 vs. Chicago: 0 pts, 3 minutes . . . Grabbed a career-high 12 rbs and scored 14 points at Boston Jan. 31 . . . Scored season-high 16 points at Phoenix Jan. 24 . . . Played season-high 27 minutes vs. the Lakers Jan. 6 . . . Placed on injured list Dec. 13 (sprained left thumb suffered in Dec. 12 game with Vancouver) . . . 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. Orlando: NWT (stomach virus). John Christensen Chuck Charnquist ************************************************************ Send subscribe/unsubscribe messages to majordomo@ripcity.com ************************************************************