PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS vs. NEW YORK KNICKS GAME NO. 57 --- FEBRUARY 26, 1997 Record: Overall---29-27, Home---17-9, Road---12-18 KNICKS NEXT --- The Trail Blazers, 29-27, will be looking to get back on the winning track when they open a four-game homestand Wednesday against the New York Knicks in the Rose Garden. It is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. The rematch is set for Madison Square Garden on March 23. Portland, winner of three in a row and six of its last seven at home, is hoping the friendly confines of the Rose Garden will help cure their recent road fortunes. Despite winning only once in their last nine road forays and going 1-3 on their just-concluded eastern trip, the Blazers 29-27 record is four wins better than a year ago after 56 games and is the fifth best in the Western Conference. In addition to playing their next four in friendly territory, the Blazers are home for nine of their next 11 dates before heading out on their final big road trip of the season, a five-games-in-seven-days challenge beginning March 20 in Milwaukee. The Blazers, 4-6 in February, need wins in both of their remaining games (Utah is here Friday) to avoid posting their second straight losing record for the month. Last season, they were 4-9 for February. 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). INJURY REPORT --- Rasheed Wallace, strained ligaments, left thumb (in Feb. 19 Orlando game). Probable for Wednesday. Mitchell Butler, effusion of the left knee (Feb. 23), placed on injured list Feb. 24. RECENT TRANSACTIONS --- Mitchell Butler was placed on the injured list (effusion, left knee) Monday. The same day Portland signed guard Rumeal Robinson to a 10-day contract. Robinson, who appeared in 26 games this season with the Lakers and Phoenix before being placed on waivers by the Suns Feb. 15, was a Trail Blazer last year. A starter in 11 of 43 games, he averaged 5.7 points, 3.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 16.6 minutes in 43 appearances. (See Player Notes for more details.) Center Arvydas Sabonis was activated Feb. 19 after missing 11 games with a deeply bruised left calf. The same day, Portland also announced the release of guard Ruben Nembhard, who had been signed to a second 10-day contract on Feb. 7. 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. THE BLAZERS-KNICKS SERIES --- Portland swept last year s two-game set with New York, has won three of the last four matchups, and leads the all-time series between the two teams, 38-32. The Blazers registered a 105-99 victory when the Knicks made their first visit to the Rose Garden last season to make it two in a row at home over the club from the Big Apple and increase its homecourt margin in the series to 27-8. Portland broke a three-game Knicks series winning streak in Madison Square Garden last January with a 101-92 success. However, New York still holds a 24-11 series advantage on its own floor. LAST SEASON --- The Blazers dug themselves a 29-19 hole in the first quarter of their initial meeting with the Knicks last season then roared back to outscore New York, 36-25, in the second stanza and went on to post a 105-99 victory in the Rose Garden. Clifford Robinson paced Portland with 36 points, Rod Strickland added 25 points and 12 assists and Chris Dudley had season highs with 11 points and 17 rebounds. In the rematch in Madison Square Garden, Aaron McKie scored 11 of his career high-equalling 24 points in the game s first 8:23 to push the Blazers to a 101-92 win on Jan. 2, and a sweep of its season series with the Knicks. Robinson and Strickland each scored 22 points. Arvydas Sabonis added 18, nine of the in the fourth stanza. The Blazers shot 49% from the field in the two-game set while limiting the Knicks to a 46% field goal mark. Portland outbattled New York by 10-rebound per game average in the two outings. CLIFFORD TOPS 10,000 --- Clifford Robinson s fastbreak layup with 4:22 remaining in the second quarter at Philadelphia Saturday gave him 10,000 career points, and made him only the fifth Trail Blazer to reach that plateau. Before the evening was over, he had popped in 16 points to raise his career total to 10,008 points, moving him ahead of Jim Paxson (10,003) in fourth place on the Blazers all-time scoring list. Robinson, who scored four points in his 618th game as a Trail Blazer Monday at Chicago, now needs 56 to pass Jerome Kersey (10,067) and become Portland's third all-time leading scorer. Clyde Drexler is the leader with 18,040 points and Terry Porter is second with 11,330. Robinson, who has missed only 12 games in his seven-plus seasons as a Blazer, ranks in the top ten in 16 of 17 franchise career categories. ON DEFENSE --- Portland has the NBA's 10th toughest defense to shoot against, holding foes to .441 field goal accuracy in 56 games . . . It has kept opponents below the 40 percent mark 12 times and 29 times below 45 percent . . . In winning 29 games, the Blazers have held 21 opponents under 100 points and overall have allowed only 21 of 56 to top the century mark . . . Their defensive average, 96.7, is the league s 16th lowest. ON OFFENSE --- The Blazers have the ninth most productive offense in the league, averaging 98.1 points a contest . . . In winning 29 games, the Blazers margin of victory has been 12.1 ppg, with the cushion being 10 or more points in 14 games and 20 or more six times . . . Portland's overall point margin of +1.4 is the league s 11th best . . . The Blazers field goal accuracy mark of .456 is the 13th highest in the league . . . They have topped 50 percent field goal shooting 14 times and are 11-3 when they have done so . . . Of the Blazers 27 losses, 15 have been by six points or less, eight have been by three or under, and five have been one-pointers . . . Portland is 14-11 in games decided by 10 points or more but 9-11 when the margin is four points or under and 2-7 when its two or under. ON THE BOARDS --- Portland was outrebounded, 60-40, by Chicago Monday and dropped from first, where it has been all season, to fourth in the NBA in total rebounding percentage---the share of total misses in a game a team rebounds---(.524), is now fifth in defensive rebounding percentage (.715) and fourth in offensive percentage (.333) . . . The Blazers have an overall advantage of 4.6 rebounds per game and a 3.1 per game margin on the defensive glass . . . Portland has out rebounded 41 of 56 opponents this season and nine times has claimed 50 or more in a game . . . Among the top five rebounding teams in the league for the past nine years, Portland again is among tthe leaders despite not having an individual among the league s top 35. has AMONG THE NBA LEADERS ---RASHEED WALLACE, 3rd in field goal percentage, .570 (223-391) ---GARY TRENT, 6th in field goal percentage, .544 (258-474) ---ARVYDAS SABONIS, 35th in field goal percentage, .490 (211-431) ---KENNY ANDERSON , 16th in assists (6.8), is 11th in steals (1.95), 29th in scoring (18.0), 33rd in 3-point accuracy, .376 (92-245), 33rd in minutes played (37.7) ---CHRIS DUDLEY, 24th in blocked shots (1.31), 38th in rebounding (7.1) ---CLIFFORD ROBINSON, 27th in minutes played (38.4), 40th in blocked shots (0.87) THE LAST THREE GAMES BULLS RUN --- Michael Jordan scored 30 of his 37 points in the first half as Portland succumbed to the World Champion Chicago Bulls in the United Center Monday, 116-89. The Blazers, who dropped their eighth road decision in nine tries and their fifth straight to Chicago, kept it close in the first quarter but by halftime were down, 67-49. The score read 95-67 after three quarters. Gary Trent s 14 points led six Blazers in double-figure scoring. Jordan tallied his game-high 37 points in 30 minutes. Portland converted 43% of its field goal attempts (35-82), while the Bulls were making a Blazer opponent season-high 46-of-99 (47%). Chicago had a 60-40 rebounding edge, a season-high against Portland. Gary Trent was Portland's rebound leader with nine. FLAT IN PHILADELPHIA --- Portland shot 39% from the field, was outrebounded by 16 and never got closer than 8 points after the first quarter in a 97-80 loss at Philadelphia Saturday. It was the sixth biggest loss margin of the season and the Blazers seventh road reversal in eight stops. Kenny Anderson led Portland with 20 points, his 22nd 20+ game this season. Clifford Robinson added 16 to make him the fifth Trail Blazer ever to score 10,000 career points. Portland finished shooting .388 (31-80) for the game while the Sixers, led by Derrick Coleman (28 points, 15 rebounds) and Jerry Stackhouse (21 points), fired at a .506 clip (40-79). Philadelphia s 49-33 rebounding margin was the second widest of the season by a Blazers opponent. COOLING OFF THE HEAT --- Portland rallied from an 11-point third quarter deficit to overhaul the Heat, 114-110 in Miami last night, snapping the Atlantic Division leader s franchise-record 11-game winning streak. The victory also put an end to a six-game road losing streak for the Blazers, their longest of the season. Rasheed Wallace scored 11 of his team-high 25 points to lead a 23-2 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters and broke the game open for Portland. Six Blazers scored 14 points or more in the victory, Portland's 18th in 20 games with the Heat and its ninth in 10 visits to Miami. The Blazers shot 51% from the field (42-83) while cooling the Heat shooters to a 42% night (32-77). Miami had a one rebound edge, 45-44. Voshon Lenard, who tied all-time Blazers opponent records for three pointers made and attempted (7-of-12), was the game s high scorer with 29 points. A BALANCED ACT --- Portland is ninth in the league in scoring and fourth in rebounding percentages, yet no Trail Blazer shows up in the top 25 in either category . . . However, six Blazers, led by Kenny Anderson s 18.0 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 (7.8 rpg) and Chris Dudley (7.1 rpg) top the club in rebounding but are no higher than 36th 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. COMMUNITY CORNER ANDERSON'S ASSISTS COUNTING UP --- Kenny Anderson has now dished out 382 assists for the season (6.8 per game, 16th best in the league). That means $7,640 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 117-103, 53.2%. Last season, Carlesimo guided Portland to a 44-38 record for the second year in a row. JAZZ IN TOWN --- After entertaining the Knicks tonight, the Blazers stay at home to play the Jazz on Friday (7 p.m., KEX Radio, BlazerVision). The Utah game is the second in a stretch of four straight contests in the Rose Garden. Portland entertains Philadelphia on Sunday (7 p.m., KEX Radio) and New Jersey next Tuesday (7 p.m., KEX Radio), before taking to the road next Wednesday to face the Suns in Phoenix (6 p.m., KEX Radio). THE PLAYERS KENNY ANDERSON --- Monday at Chicago: 12 pts (5-9 fgs, 1-5 3pt, 1-1 fts), team-high 8 assists, 3 rbs, 2 steals, 26 minutes . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: Team-high 20 pts, 6 assists, 6 rbs, 4 steals, 36 minutes . . . Friday at Miami: 16 pts, team-high 9 assists, 8 rbs, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover in 43 minutes . . . Scored a season high 35 points Feb. 15 vs. Houston ---his fourth +30 game . . . Dished out a season-high 15 assists, scored 22 pts and had only 1 TO in 43 minutes at Phoenix Jan. 24 ---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 17 times, in assists 36 times and scored 20 or more points in 22 games . . . Team s leading scorer at 18.0 ppg, the assists leader (6.8 avg.) and tops in steals (1.95 avg.) . . . Ranks 29th in the NBA in scoring, 16th in assists, 11th in steals, 33rd in minutes played (37.7), and 33rd in 3-point shooting (.376 on 92-245) . . . Kenny is one of 25 players in the league averaging at least 4 assists and 4 rebounds a game (6.8 and 4.6) . . . Has 92 treys in his first 56 games as a Blazer, placing him fifth on Portland's all-time points-made list . . . 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. STACEY AUGMON --- Monday at Chicago: Season-high 13 pts (6-10 fgs, 1-4 fts), 5 rbs, 30 minutes in his first start as a Trail Blazer . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: 8 pts, 4 rbs, 1 assist, 25 minutes . . . Friday at Miami: 4 pts, 1 rb, 2 assists, 22 minutes and a big role in helping hold the Heat s Tim Hardaway to 16 points on 4-17 fg and 0-7 3pt shooting night. . . 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 --- Monday at Chicago: Career-high 13 pts (career-high 4-8 fgs, 3-4 3pt, 2-2 fts), 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, career-high 26 minutes . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: 4 pts, 2 assists, 12 minutes . . . Friday at Miami: 2 pts, 1 rb, 1 assist, 6 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. MITCHELL BUTLER --- Placed on injured list Monday (effusion of the left knee) . . . Did not play (coach's decision) in previous three games . . . Had season highs of 13 points, 8 rebounds, 33 minutes Jan. 14 vs. Detroit . . . Activated Dec. 13 after spending five games on injured list (tendenitis, 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. CHRIS DUDLEY --- Monday at Chicago: 4 pts (2-2 fgs), 6 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 24 minutes . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: 1 pt, 5 rbs, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block, 18 minutes . . . Friday at Miami: 0 pts, 3 rbs, 1 block, 17 minutes limited by back spasms . . . Sat out Feb. 16 Boston game after playing in 72 consecutive contests, which was the Blazers longest current consecutive streak . . . Has missed only three if Portland's last 225 games . . . 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 (7.1 rpg) and leader in blocked shots (1.31) despite starting just 12 games . . . Ranks 24th 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 season vs. New York: Averaged 6.5 pts, 14.0 rbs (including season-high 17 in Game 1), 1.0 blocks, 33.0 minutes in two starts. JERMAINE O'NEAL --- Monday at Chicago: 3 pts (1-4 fgs, 1-2 fts), 2 rbs, 1 steal, 1 block, 12 minutes . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: Did not play (coach's decision) . . . Friday at Miami: 2 pts, 2 rbs, 1 assist, 7 minutes . . . Grabbed a career-high 8 rbs at Utah Feb. 13 . . . Scored career-high 20 in career-high 25 minutes 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 younger than 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. ISAIAH RIDER --- Monday at Chicago: Not with team (death in the family). . . Saturday at Philadelphia: Equalled season-low with 2 pts, 2 assists, 23 minutes . . . Friday at Miami: 16 pts, 3 rbs, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 26 minutes . . . Registered personal and team season-high 40 pts (13-19 fgs, 2-2 3pt, 12-13 fts) in 43 minutes Feb. 16 vs. Boston --- Two points off his career high, making him only second Blazer to top 40-point mark in two seasons . . . 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 . . . 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. CLIFFORD ROBINSON --- Monday at Chicago: 4 pts (1-8 fgs, 0-3 3pt, 2-2 fts), 2 rbs, 3 assists, 1 steal, 34 minutes . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: 16 pts, 4 rbs, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 40 minutes---Scored his 10,000th point and moved into fourth place on the Blazers all-time scoring list (see note on Page 1) . . . Friday at Miami: 18 pts, 6 rbs, 3 assists, 1 steal, 37 minutes . . . 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 10 times this season, two 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 . . . Ranks in top ten in 16 of 17 career categories . . . Last season vs. New York: Averaged team-high 29.0 pts (including 36 in Game 1), 6.5 rbs, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals, 0.5 blocks and 40.5 minutes in two starts. RUMEAL ROBINSON --- 2 pts (1-5 fgs, 0-2 3pt), 1 assist, 1 rb, 14 minutes in his first game back with Blazers after signing to a 10-day contract Monday . . . Started the season with the Lakers and played in 15 games (3 starts) and averaged 3.0 pts, 0.9 assists, 0.7 rbs, 0.3 steals and 8.4 minutes . . . Scored a season high 10 points vs. San Antonio Nov. 19 . . . Traded, along with Cedric Ceballos, to Phoenix for Robert Horry and Joe Kleine on Jan. 10 . . . Averaged 2.9 pts, 0.6 assists, 0.5 rbs and 6.8 minutes in 11 games with the Suns before being waived Feb. 15 . . . Joined the Blazers as a free agent on Jan. 10 of last season and appeared in 43 games, 14 of them starting assignments . . . Averaged 5.7 pts, 3.3 assists, 1.8 rbs and 16.6 minutes with the Blazers . . . Registered back-to-back double-doubles in his first two starts . . . Scored in double figures 11 times, including a season-high 20 points in 31 minutes at Miami March 1 . . . A 1st round draft choice (10th overall) by Atlanta in 1990, he played his first four seasons in the NBA with Atlanta, New Jersey and Charlotte, averaging 8.9 pts and 4.0 assists a game . . . During the 1992-93 season was a backup to Kenny Anderson at New Jersey then took over the starting job when Anderson was injured and had two triple doubles as a Net starter . . . Played two seasons in the CBA and averaged 20.2 ppg, playing for Rapid City, Shreveport and Connecticut . . . Led Michigan in scoring in 1990 and was a key to the Wolverines run for the 1989 NCAA Championship, including making two free throws in the final minute to seal Michigan s victory in the title game over P.J. Carlesimo's Seton Hall team. ARVYDAS SABONIS --- Monday at Chicago: 12 pts (3-11 fgs, 0-4 3pt, 6-8 fts), 4 rbs, 2 assists, 22 minutes . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: 9 pts, 6 rbs, 1 assist, 1 steal, 23 minutes . . . Friday at Miami: 17 pts, 4 rbs, 2 blocks, 23 minutes . . . Wednesday at Orlando: 8 pts, 5 rbs, 1 block, 21 minutes in his first action since Jan. 22 . . . 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 13 rebounds Dec. 26 at Utah . . . Played a career-high 41 minutes Dec. 13 at the Lakers . . Grabbed career-high 17 rebounds at Minnesota Nov. 7 . . . Team s leading rebounder (7.9 rpg) and second in blocked shots (1.32) . . . 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 . . . Last season vs. New York: Scored 18 pts, grabbed 7 rbs and had 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block in 22 minutes of Game 2. Did not dress (sore ankle) in Game 1. GARY TRENT --- Monday at Chicago: Team-high 14 pts (7-14 fgs, 0-2 3pt), team-high 9 rbs, 2 assists, 28 minutes . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: 10 pts, 2 rbs, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 23 minutes . . . Friday at Miami: 14 pts, 6 rbs, 21 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 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 .544 clip from the field (258-474), the NBA's sixth 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 season vs. New York: Averaged 5.0 pts, 3.5 rbs, 15.0 minutes in two games. RASHEED WALLACE --- Monday at Chicago: 11 pts (5-8 fgs, 1-1 fts), 2 rbs, 2 steals, 12 minutes off the bench . . . Saturday at Philadelphia: 10 pts, 6 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 40 minutes . . . Friday at Miami: Team-high 25 pts, team-high 10 rbs, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 39 minutes---third double-double in four games and his seventh of the season . . . Tied his career high with 14 rbs and set a new career standard with 15 free throw attempts Feb. 15 vs. Houston . . . Activated 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. 3 among NBA's top field goal percentage shooters (.570 on 223-391) . . . 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. DONTONIO WINGFIELD --- Monday at Chicago: 1 pt (0-3 fgs, 0-1 3pt, 1-2 fts), 6 rbs, 2 assists, 1 steal, 12 minutes . . . Did not play (coach's decision) in last three games . . . Not with team (flu) the previous two games . . . 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 season vs. New York: Did not play (coach's decision) in either game. 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