Blazers hop out to an expected early series lead with a balanced offense.
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1st Round -- Game 1
( 0- 1) Metro Gridlock 21 30 26 21 - 98 (Jamal Mashburn 19)
( 1- 0) Portland Trailb 27 26 23 34 - 110 (Shaquille O'Neal 24)
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Metro Gridlock FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Glenn Robinson 40 7-16 1- 2 0- 0 1- 5 3 3 0 4 3 15
Nick Van Exel 29 4- 9 0- 0 0- 4 0- 2 5 0 0 3 1 8
Jamal Mashburn 29 6-16 6- 6 1- 2 1- 4 2 2 0 1 1 19
Antonio McDyess 20 4- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 2 1 1 3 3 8
Antoine Walker 32 5-15 2- 2 1- 3 2- 6 1 3 0 2 0 13
Tyrone Hill 16 2- 3 2- 2 0- 0 1- 3 1 3 1 1 0 6
Quentin Richardson 22 1- 4 2- 2 1- 3 2- 4 1 1 0 0 1 5
Stromile Swift 13 3- 4 0- 0 0- 0 2- 4 0 6 0 2 0 6
Damon Stoudamire 26 4-10 3- 3 1- 2 2- 3 4 2 0 3 1 12
Corey Maggette 11 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
Troy Hudson 2 2- 3 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
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Totals 240 38- 88 18-19 4-14 11-34 20 23 2 19 11 98
43.2% 94.7% 28.6%
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Coached by: Matt Rosenthal
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Portland Trailblazers FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Grant Hill 37 5-15 6-10 0- 0 4-11 2 2 0 3 0 16
Donyell Marshall 30 2- 4 0- 0 0- 1 2- 5 2 4 1 5 0 4
Shaquille O'Neal 36 10-21 4- 5 0- 0 4-11 2 3 1 1 2 24
John Stockton 32 7-13 0- 0 2- 3 1- 3 10 1 1 3 3 16
Scot Pollard 12 1- 3 1- 2 0- 0 1- 3 1 2 0 0 0 3
Jermaine O'Neal 39 5-14 4- 4 0- 0 0- 6 0 4 0 6 0 14
Jeff McInnis 18 5- 8 1- 2 0- 1 0- 1 5 0 0 0 1 11
Eddie Griffin 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruben Patterson 19 4- 8 2- 2 1- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 1 0 11
Antawn Jamison 16 5- 6 0- 0 1- 1 3- 5 2 0 0 1 1 11
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Totals 240 44- 92 18-25 4- 7 15-46 25 16 3 20 7 110
47.8% 72.0% 57.1%
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Coached by: Rick Addleman
Lead Changes: 17 Ties: 21
Largest Leads: Metro Gridlock -- 5
Portland Trailblazers -- 12
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37 assists is a lot... Blazers up 2-0
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1st Round -- Game 2
( 0- 2) Metro Gridlock 22 25 20 23 - 90 (Stromile Swift 20)
( 2- 0) Portland Trailb 43 28 26 26 - 123 (Shaquille O'Neal 29)
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Metro Gridlock FG FT 3P REB
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Glenn Robinson 31 5-17 5- 7 2- 5 0- 1 0 6 0 2 0 17
Nick Van Exel 28 2- 8 1- 2 0- 2 0- 0 4 1 0 3 2 5
Jamal Mashburn 28 2- 9 4- 4 1- 2 1- 4 2 1 0 4 0 9
Antonio McDyess 21 3- 7 1- 2 0- 0 2- 5 2 4 0 1 0 7
Antoine Walker 30 5-11 2- 2 1- 3 2- 8 6 4 0 4 1 13
Tyrone Hill 15 0- 3 1- 2 0- 0 1- 6 0 3 0 1 0 1
Quentin Richardson 21 4- 7 1- 2 0- 1 1- 3 0 1 0 1 1 9
Stromile Swift 27 10-11 0- 0 0- 0 2- 5 0 2 1 3 0 20
Damon Stoudamire 25 2- 5 0- 0 1- 1 1- 1 7 4 0 1 0 5
Corey Maggette 10 0- 3 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
Troy Hudson 3 1- 2 0- 0 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Bryon Russell 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Totals 240 34- 83 17-23 5-15 10-33 22 27 1 21 5 90
41.0% 73.9% 33.3%
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Coached by: Matt Rosenthal
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Portland Trailblazers FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Grant Hill 37 4-11 3- 4 0- 0 1- 7 10 4 0 1 1 11
Donyell Marshall 31 7-10 2- 4 0- 1 4- 8 2 4 0 1 0 16
Shaquille O'Neal 36 12-20 5-12 0- 0 3-11 4 1 2 0 3 29
John Stockton 32 8-11 4- 4 0- 0 0- 3 15 3 0 3 3 20
Scot Pollard 12 2- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1- 1 1 1 0 0 2 4
Jermaine O'Neal 38 8-17 1- 2 0- 0 3- 8 2 3 2 4 0 17
Jeff McInnis 18 3- 8 0- 0 0- 1 0- 1 1 2 0 0 0 6
Eddie Griffin 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruben Patterson 19 7-10 2- 2 0- 0 2- 3 2 0 0 1 0 16
Reggie Slater 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antawn Jamison 17 2- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 1 0 0 2 4
Othella Harrington 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Totals 240 53- 98 17-28 0- 2 14-43 37 19 4 10 11 123
54.1% 60.7% 0.0%
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Coached by: Rick Addleman
Lead Changes: 0 Ties: 0
Largest Leads: Metro Gridlock -- 0
Portland Trailblazers -- 36
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Gridlock shock the world by winning a game, and Antoine Walker shocks the
world shooting 9-15.
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1st Round -- Game 3
( 2- 1) Portland Trailb 35 24 27 31 - 117 (Shaquille O'Neal 28)
( 1- 2) Metro Gridlock 37 25 29 29 - 120 (Antoine Walker 21)
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Portland Trailblazers FG FT 3P REB
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Grant Hill 29 9-14 5- 6 0- 0 2- 6 3 6 0 3 0 23
Donyell Marshall 31 3- 8 2- 2 1- 1 4- 6 3 1 2 1 0 9
Shaquille O'Neal 37 12-24 4- 8 0- 0 3- 8 2 4 1 0 1 28
John Stockton 33 7- 9 0- 0 0- 1 1- 1 15 2 1 3 2 14
Scot Pollard 12 1- 3 2- 2 0- 0 1- 6 2 2 2 0 0 4
Jermaine O'Neal 39 4-16 5- 8 0- 0 3- 9 4 3 0 3 0 13
Jeff McInnis 19 2- 7 0- 0 0- 3 0- 0 3 0 0 2 1 4
Eddie Griffin 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruben Patterson 20 6- 8 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 2 4 1 0 1 12
Reggie Slater 1 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antawn Jamison 17 5- 8 0- 0 0- 0 1- 3 1 3 0 0 0 10
Othella Harrington 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Totals 240 49- 98 18-26 1- 5 16-43 35 25 7 12 5 117
50.0% 69.2% 20.0%
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Coached by: Rick Addleman
Technical Fouls: Donyell Marshall 1
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Metro Gridlock FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Glenn Robinson 38 7-11 0- 0 3- 6 1- 7 1 1 0 4 0 17
Nick Van Exel 29 7-14 2- 2 2- 5 0- 2 6 1 0 0 1 18
Jamal Mashburn 26 4-11 5- 5 1- 2 0- 3 6 2 0 1 2 14
Antonio McDyess 21 1- 3 6- 8 0- 0 0- 2 3 3 1 0 0 8
Antoine Walker 29 9-15 0- 0 3- 4 2- 3 3 2 0 2 2 21
Tyrone Hill 13 3- 4 0- 0 0- 0 2- 4 1 2 0 1 0 6
Quentin Richardson 21 3- 9 1- 2 0- 1 2- 2 1 4 0 1 1 7
Stromile Swift 25 4- 8 1- 2 0- 0 0- 4 0 3 0 2 0 9
Damon Stoudamire 25 5- 6 0- 0 2- 3 0- 0 6 2 0 2 0 12
Corey Maggette 10 2- 3 1- 2 1- 1 0- 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
Troy Hudson 3 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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Totals 240 46- 86 16-21 12-22 7-27 28 21 1 14 7 120
53.5% 76.2% 54.5%
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Coached by: Matt Rosenthal
Lead Changes: 13 Ties: 13
Largest Leads: Portland Trailblazers -- 10
Metro Gridlock -- 10
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When Antoine Walker shoots a much higher percentage than Shaq, you have a chance
of losing.
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1st Round -- Game 4
( 2- 2) Portland Trailb 20 23 31 21 - 95 (Shaquille O'Neal 33)
( 2- 2) Metro Gridlock 32 21 22 21 - 96 (Glenn Robinson 20)
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Portland Trailblazers FG FT 3P REB
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Grant Hill 38 4-11 0- 0 0- 0 3-10 6 2 0 5 0 8
Donyell Marshall 31 5- 9 0- 0 0- 0 2- 9 2 4 2 1 3 10
Shaquille O'Neal 36 14-32 5- 8 0- 0 4- 8 4 3 0 1 0 33
John Stockton 32 3- 7 1- 2 1- 1 0- 3 9 2 0 1 3 8
Scot Pollard 13 4- 5 0- 0 0- 0 1- 3 0 0 0 0 0 8
Jermaine O'Neal 38 5-12 2- 2 0- 0 2-11 1 5 0 1 0 12
Jeff McInnis 18 2- 6 0- 0 0- 2 0- 0 6 1 1 2 1 4
Ruben Patterson 19 2- 8 0- 0 0- 1 3- 4 1 1 1 0 0 4
Antawn Jamison 16 3- 6 1- 1 1- 1 2- 2 1 2 0 1 0 8
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Totals 240 42- 96 9-13 2- 5 17-50 30 20 4 12 7 95
43.8% 69.2% 40.0%
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Coached by: Rick Addleman
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Metro Gridlock FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Glenn Robinson 37 9-16 0- 0 2- 4 1- 9 1 3 0 2 0 20
Nick Van Exel 29 5-15 5- 6 1- 5 0- 1 5 0 0 2 2 16
Jamal Mashburn 27 2-11 0- 0 0- 1 0- 1 3 2 0 2 2 4
Antonio McDyess 21 1- 2 2- 2 0- 0 5- 7 3 4 0 1 1 4
Antoine Walker 29 7- 9 0- 0 3- 3 0- 4 0 0 0 1 1 17
Tyrone Hill 12 3- 4 2- 2 0- 0 0- 6 0 1 0 2 0 8
Quentin Richardson 20 2- 5 0- 0 1- 1 0- 4 1 0 0 1 0 5
Stromile Swift 26 3- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 5 2 4 4 2 0 6
Damon Stoudamire 26 4- 9 0- 0 2- 3 1- 2 6 2 0 0 0 10
Corey Maggette 9 1- 6 0- 0 1- 2 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Troy Hudson 3 1- 1 0- 0 1- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
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Totals 240 38- 85 9-10 11-20 7-39 22 16 4 15 6 96
44.7% 90.0% 55.0%
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Coached by: Matt Rosenthal
Technical Fouls: Corey Maggette 1
Lead Changes: 0 Ties: 4
Largest Leads: Portland Trailblazers -- 0
Metro Gridlock -- 18
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Okay, back to reality, the Blazas win and move on to round 2.
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1st Round -- Game 5
( 2- 3) Metro Gridlock 17 14 34 20 - 85 (Glenn Robinson 22)
( 3- 2) Portland Trailb 32 29 32 27 - 120 (Shaquille O'Neal 34)
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Metro Gridlock FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Glenn Robinson 38 8-23 3- 4 3- 8 0- 8 0 4 0 2 1 22
Nick Van Exel 29 2- 9 2- 4 1- 3 0- 2 4 0 0 1 0 7
Jamal Mashburn 29 3- 8 5- 6 1- 1 0- 3 3 0 0 2 1 12
Antonio McDyess 21 3- 4 0- 0 0- 0 1- 6 2 3 0 1 0 6
Antoine Walker 20 5-11 3- 3 0- 4 0- 0 2 6 1 0 0 13
Tyrone Hill 13 0- 3 1- 2 0- 0 1- 2 0 2 0 1 0 1
Quentin Richardson 22 0- 6 0- 0 0- 2 3- 5 1 1 0 2 2 0
Stromile Swift 27 6-12 2- 5 0- 0 3- 4 0 1 2 4 0 14
Damon Stoudamire 26 5-10 0- 0 0- 2 0- 2 2 1 0 0 1 10
Corey Maggette 12 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 3- 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Troy Hudson 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
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Totals 240 32- 87 16-24 5-20 11-37 15 19 3 14 5 85
36.8% 66.7% 25.0%
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Coached by: Matt Rosenthal
Technical Fouls: Antoine Walker 1
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Portland Trailblazers FG FT 3P REB
MIN M-A M-A M-A O-T A PF BLK TO STL PTS
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Grant Hill 38 5-13 3- 3 0- 0 1- 8 4 1 1 0 0 13
Donyell Marshall 32 7-11 0- 0 1- 1 2- 6 4 3 0 2 0 15
Shaquille O'Neal 36 15-25 4- 8 0- 0 4-11 2 6 2 1 1 34
John Stockton 33 8-11 0- 0 2- 2 1- 4 12 4 1 2 1 18
Scot Pollard 14 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 2- 5 1 0 2 0 1 0
Jermaine O'Neal 26 6-12 3- 4 0- 0 1- 8 3 6 2 2 0 15
Jeff McInnis 18 2- 5 0- 0 0- 1 0- 1 6 1 0 1 0 4
Eddie Griffin 2 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ruben Patterson 20 4- 6 1- 2 0- 1 1- 3 1 2 0 1 0 9
Reggie Slater 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Antawn Jamison 18 4- 9 0- 0 2- 4 0- 3 0 1 0 1 1 10
Othella Harrington 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Totals 240 52- 94 11-17 5- 9 12-49 34 24 8 10 6 120
55.3% 64.7% 55.6%
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Coached by: Rick Addleman
Lead Changes: 0 Ties: 0
Largest Leads: Metro Gridlock -- 0
Portland Trailblazers -- 35
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