Modern History of the NBA - 1984-85 to Present

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Just a heads up, but on November 14th game between the Suns and somebody else, you put the Pacers instead of the Suns in the box score

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November 18, 1984
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Thompson scores 31 to help Blazers prevail over Clippers

PORTLAND -- With number two pick overall in this year's draft Sam Bowie injured, Portland's Mychal Thompson had plenty of elbow room to dominate the paint against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Thompson scored 31 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and the Trail Blazers easily beat the Clippers 114-100 on Sunday afternoon.

"One of the assistant coaches told me before the game that I was going to get a lot chances to score in paint, so that's what I focused on," said Thompson.

"We did not have an answer for Thompson's inside scoring," Clippers coach Jim Lynam lamented. "That was a killer for us, no matter what we did."

Jim Paxson scored 20 points and Kiki Vandeweghe added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, helping the Trail Blazers to victory.

Derek Smith scored 28 points for the Clippers, whose record fell to 4-7 in the teams first season in L.A.

Los Angeles Clippers (4-7) at Portland Trailblazers (7-6)
Nov 18, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 23 28 23 26 100 Portland 29 24 27 34 114 Top Performers Los Angeles Clippers D. Smith - 28 points, 5 rebounds J. Bridgeman - 24 points, 6 rebounds Portland Trailblazers M. Thompson - 31 points, 10 rebounds K. Vandeweghe - 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists	Team Stats Comparison LAC POR FG Made-Att 47-96 50-87 3PT Made-Att 0-6 0-0 FT Made-Att 6-9 14-22 Rebounds 38 49 Assists 18 27 Turnovers 2 7 Steals 6 1 Blocks 4 4
Los Angeles Clippers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Rory White, F 36 5-9 0-0 1-1 5 3 3 0 0 11 Marquis Johnson, F 24 6-11 0-3 0-0 6 1 0 1 0 12 James Donaldson, C 35 2-6 0-0 2-2 6 0 0 1 0 6 Derek Smith, G 35 14-20 0-1 0-0 5 1 0 2 1 28 Norm Nixon, G 32 6-15 0-1 1-4 1 8 0 0 0 13 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Junior Bridgeman, F 30 11-20 0-0 2-2 6 2 0 0 0 24 Michael Cage, F 21 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 0 0 2 Bryan Warrick, G 16 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 3 1 0 1 2 Bill Walton, C 14 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Mychal Thompson, F 34 13-21 0-0 5-11 10 3 0 1 1 31 Kiki Vandeweghe, F 38 5-15 0-0 3-3 9 5 0 1 1 13 Audie Norris, C 36 4-4 0-0 2-2 9 2 0 0 1 10 Jim Paxson, G 31 9-17 0-0 2-3 5 3 0 1 1 20 Darnell Valentine, G 31 5-8 0-0 1-1 3 4 0 1 1 11 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Clyde Drexler, G 18 5-8 0-0 1-2 4 3 0 0 0 11 Jerome Kersey, F 15 4-8 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 8 Kenny Carr, F 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 4 Steve Colter, G 18 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 5 1 0 2 4 Tom Scheffler, C 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2

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November 18, 1984
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Sonics fail to hold off Nets late rally

SEATTLE -- The Seattle SuperSonics held a 3 point lead over the New Jersey Nets with 2 minutes left in Sunday nights game.

However, the Micheal Ray Richardson wasn't planning on leaving the arena with a loss.

Richardson hit jump shots on three straight possessions down the stretch to give the Nets the lead and ultimately the win, 108-105.

"He's is very confident," Nets center Mike Gminski said, "He loves to hit the big basket."

Richardson finished the game with 31 points and Gminski added 19 and 9 rebounds for the Nets.

"I am stunned," Sonics coach Lenny Wilkins said. "I do not understand why we weren't able to the finish the game better."

Tom Chambers had 22 points to lead the Sonics, who struggled with their shooting in the fourth quarter. Al Wood added 20, and Jack Sikma had 12 points and 8 rebounds.

"We have to live with him making those shots," Chambers said. "He hit them at the wrong time for our case, but the right time for them."

New Jersey Nets (6-6) at Seattle SuperSonics (4-7)
Nov 18, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final New Jersey 22 28 33 25 108 Seattle 25 27 32 21 105 Top Performers New Jersey Nets M. Richardson - 31 points, 5 assists M. Gminksi - 19 points, 9 rebounds Seattle SuperSonics T. Chambers - 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals A. Wood - 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists	Team Stats Comparison NJN SEA FG Made-Att 43-88 47-82 3PT Made-Att 0-1 0-4 FT Made-Att 22-29 11-18 Rebounds 43 45 Assists 23 21 Turnovers 7 14 Steals 8 5 Blocks 4 7
New Jersey Nets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Buck Williams, F 39 6-15 2-2 0-0 10 0 1 1 0 14 Mike O'Koren, F 30 2-5 0-0 1-1 3 3 0 1 0 5 Mike Gminski, C 37 6-7 0-0 7-9 9 3 1 2 0 19 Micheal Ray Richardson, G 37 13-26 0-0 5-6 4 5 0 0 3 31 Darwin Cook, G 32 3-11 0-1 6-8 1 7 3 0 3 12 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Albert King, F 19 6-7 0-0 0-1 3 0 2 0 0 12 Otid Birdsong, G 18 3-11 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 1 6 Kelvin Rransey, G 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 4 George Johnson, C 12 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 Wayne Sappleton, F 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 0 0 2
Seattle SuperSonics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tom Chambers, F 36 10-14 0-0 2-2 5 0 3 1 1 22 Danny Vranes, F 33 3-9 0-0 3-5 5 1 1 1 2 9 Jack Sikma, C 38 6-8 0-0 0-0 7 1 0 0 1 12 Al Wood, G 36 8-17 0-1 4-7 8 4 1 1 1 20 Gerald Henderson, G 19 4-7 0-1 0-0 1 4 0 0 3 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ricky Sobers, G 30 5-10 0-1 2-2 8 6 0 2 3 12 Tim McCormick, C 11 5-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 10 Reggie King, F 16 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 2 1 6 Jon Sundvold, G 13 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 4 Frank Brickowski, F 13 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2

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NBA on TBS - Game of the Week Preview

Matchup Preview | November 23, 1984
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Houston Rockets 9-2		Utah Jazz 6-7
Projected Starters John Lucas Guard Rickey Green Lewis Lloyd Guard Darrell Griffith Rodney McCray Forward John Drew Ralph Sampson Forward Thurl Bailey Akeem Olajuwon Center Mark Eaton

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November 23, 1984
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Jazz hand Rockets their 3rd loss of the season

SALT LAKE CITY -- Going into the game, fans expected to see the Houston Rockets inside combo, dubbed the "Twin Towers," dominate, but it was Utah's inside duo that came up big.

Jazz forward Thurl Bailey led all scorers with 24 points and tied for the game high with 11 rebounds and Mark Eaton scored 11 points and grabbed 10 boards as Utah handed the Rockets their third loss of the season 101-91.

Utah trailed by one entering the 4th quarter but picked up the defensive intensity holding the Rockets to just 17 points, while scoring 28 of their own. It was Bailey who provided the offense as the Jazz outside player struggled with their shots.

"He shot the ball very well," Utah coach Frank Layden said. "He knows how to get open."

"Once he got on a roll, he was on a roll. Everything fell for him tonight," said Ralph Sampson, who had 11 points.

The Rockets were led by number one overall pick Akeem Olajuwon, who scored 23 points before fouling out late in the game.

"Bailey is a tough matchup for us and he did a good job exploiting that," Houston coach Bill Fitch said.

Bailey's final bucket displayed Fitch's point as he spun baseline for a monster two hand slam, that capped off the Utah's domination of the fourth quarter.

"They just outplayed us in the last quarter. They had their way with us," Fitch said.

Houston Rockets (9-3) at Utah Jazz (7-7)
Nov 23, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final Houston 20 27 27 17 91 Utah 23 27 23 28 101 Top Performers Houston Rockets A. Olajuwon - 23 points, 5 rebounds R. McCray - 15 points, 8 rebounds Utah Jazz T. Bailey - 24 points, 11 rebounds M. Eaton - 11 points, 10 rebounds	Team Stats Comparison HOU UTH FG Made-Att 35-93 39-88 3PT Made-Att 0-8 0-5 FT Made-Att 21-29 23-34 Rebounds 50 59 Assists 18 21 Turnovers 5 11 Steals 9 1 Blocks 11 5
Houston Rockets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ralph Sampson, F 39 4-11 0-0 3-4 4 3 2 2 1 11 Rodney McCray, F 33 4-7 0-0 7-9 8 0 0 1 0 15 Akeem Olajuwon, C 33 11-16 0-0 1-2 5 0 0 0 0 23 Lewis Lloyd, G 33 1-16 0-1 2-4 11 4 1 2 0 4 John Lucas, G 31 4-12 0-0 1-2 8 8 0 2 2 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Lionel Hollins, G 18 4-11 0-3 3-4 5 1 2 0 0 11 Mitchell Wiggins, G 20 3-8 0-3 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 6 Robert Reid, F 14 3-7 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 1 1 6 Jim Petersen, F 14 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 1 1 4 Hank McDowell, F 10 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 Craig Ehlo, G 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Thurl Bailey, F 35 9-13 0-0 6-7 11 3 1 1 1 24 John Drew, F 27 4-8 0-0 7-7 7 2 0 1 0 15 Mark Eaton, C 30 5-10 0-0 1-3 10 0 0 1 0 11 Darrell Griffith, G 38 6-21 0-3 2-6 8 4 0 0 2 14 Rickey Green, G 37 9-22 0-1 4-7 7 7 0 1 4 22 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS John Stockton, G 12 2-4 0-0 2-2 1 3 0 0 1 6 J.J. Anderson, F 17 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 4 Bob Hansen, G 16 1-3 0-1 1-2 4 0 0 1 1 3 Rich Kelley, C 13 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Billy Paultz, C 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Wilikins, C 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 0 1 0

OTHER NBA SCORES

November 23, 1984
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Top Performers Washington Bullets J. Ruland - 19 points, 9 rebounds D. Bradley - 20 points, 8 assists Boston Celtics L. Bird - 29 points, 13 rebounds D. Johnson - 23 points, 8 assists

November 23, 1984
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Top Performers Golden State Warriors S. Floyd - 21 points, 10 assists P. Short - 27 points Cleveland Cavaliers M. Turpin - 24 points, 8 rebounds J. Davis - 20 points

November 23, 1984
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Top Performers New York Knicks B. King - 45 points L. Orr - 12 points, 11 rebounds Detroit Pistons I. Thomas - 18 points, 6 assists B. Laimbeer - 20 points

November 23, 1984
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Top Performers Kansas City Kings E. Johnson - 24 points L. Thompson - 17 points, 17 rebounds Indiana Pacers H. Williams - 17 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists C. Kellogg - 20 points

November 23, 1984
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Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers M. Malone - 23 points, 12 rebounds C. Barkley - 17 points, 19 rebounds Phoenix Suns M. Lucas - 14 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists L. Nance - 25 points, 11 rebounds

November 23, 1984
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Top Performers Chicago Bulls M. Jordan - 23 points E. Whatley - 10 points, 15 assists Seattle SuperSonics J. Sikma - 15 points, 7 rebounds A. Wood - 21 points

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NBA on CBS - Sunday Triple Header Preview

Matchup Preview | December 2, 1984
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Cleveland Cavaliers 3-12		Boston Celtics 14-1
Projected Starters John Bagley Guard Dennis Johnson Johnny Davis Guard Danny Ainge Paul Thompson Forward Larry Bird Roy Hinson Forward Cedric Maxwell Melvin Turpin Center Robert Parish

Matchup Preview | December 2, 1984
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Chicago Bulls 9-9		Los Angeles Lakers 12-6
Projected Starters Ennis Whatley Guard Magic Johnson Michael Jordan Guard Michael Cooper Orlando Woolridge Forward Larry Spriggs Steve Johnson Forward Mike McGee Caldwell Jones Center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Matchup Preview | December 2, 1984
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New Jersey Nets 9-8		Philadelphia 76ers 12-5
Projected Starters Otis Birdsong Guard Maurice Cheeks Micheal Ray Richardson Guard Andrew Toney Mike O'Koren Forward Julius Erving Buck Williams Forward Charles Barkley Mike Gminski Center Moses Malone

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December 2, 1984
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Bird notches triple-double in Celtics blowout win

BOSTON -- Larry Bird had one of his best games of the season. Teammates Kevin McHale and Scott Wedman came off the bench to have big games as well.

Bird had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists as the Celtics dominated Cleveland 113-82 Sunday extending Boston's win streak to 10 games.

Wedman added 20 points and McHale had 30 points and 9 rebounds. Although neither player started the game, they both impacted the win greatly.

Johnny Davis led the Cavaliers with 22 points and Paul Thompson scored 16 as Cleveland's record fell to 3-13.

"We played against the best player I've ever played against in my career,'' Davis said.

"It's hard to get wins on the road,'' Cleveland coach George Karl said. "I thought we were a little intimidated by Bird and McHale after hearing so much about them.''

The Celtics led by 11 points at half-time, then blew the game wide open in the third quarter, holding the Cavs to just 16 points.

Cleveland Cavaliers (3-13) at Boston Celtics (15-1)
Dec 2, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final Cleveland 21 22 16 23 82 Boston 25 29 30 29 113 Top Performers Cleveland Cavaliers J. Davis - 22 points, 4 assists P. Thompson - 16 points, 11 rebounds Boston Celtics L. Bird - 23 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists K. McHale - 30 points, 9 rebounds	Team Stats Comparison CLE BOS FG Made-Att 37-96 45-91 3PT Made-Att 0-6 0-4 FT Made-Att 8-9 23-29 Rebounds 49 59 Assists 18 24 Turnovers 8 5 Steals 3 7 Blocks 9 7
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C. Maxwell, F 22 0-7 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 Larry Bird, F 29 8-19 0-2 7-7 10 10 0 2 1 23 Robert Parish, C 30 5-7 0-0 2-5 8 0 1 2 0 12 Danny Ainge, G 29 4-4 0-0 2-2 6 3 0 0 1 10 Dennis Johnson, G 28 4-7 0-0 0-0 5 1 1 0 0 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kevin McHale, F 25 11-19 0-0 8-10 9 1 0 2 2 30 Scott Wedman, F 19 8-15 0-2 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 20 Carlos Clark, G 13 3-7 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 1 1 6 Rick Carlisle, G 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Kite, C 17 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 1 1 0 0 0 Quinn Buckner, G 20 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 6 2 0 0 0
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Roy Hinson, F 26 2-8 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 2 1 4 Paul Thompson, F 25 6-11 0-0 4-4 11 3 1 1 0 16 Melvin Turpin, C 34 5-10 0-0 0-0 11 0 0 2 1 10 Johnny Davis, G 39 11-22 0-2 0-0 2 4 1 0 3 22 John Bagley, G 38 6-23 0-4 3-3 5 5 0 1 2 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Phil Hubbard, F 22 5-11 0-0 1-2 7 2 1 0 0 11 Mark West, C 18 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 2 0 2 Michael Wilson, G 22 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 2 Ben Poquette, F 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 Jeff Cook, F 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0

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December 2, 1984
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Bulls starting to show promise

LOS ANGELES -- This is what the Chicago Bulls envisioned when the took Michael Jordan with the number three overall pick in this year's draft.

Jordan led the Bulls with 28 points to go with 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, Orlando Woolridge and Quintin Dailey also scored 28 as Chicago stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 116-109 Sunday afternoon.

"It definitely is a preview of what they wanted,'' said veteran Steve Johnson, who had 15 points. "The way the he played today shows why he had the draft status he had, and it shows why there are the expectations for him that there are.''

Los Angeles sure didn't look like a team that made the NBA finals last season in the second half, even if they where without forward James Worthy.

Magic Johnson had 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 21, but it wasn't enough to beat the Bulls. Kareem had just 5 rebounds as the Lakers were outrebounded 44-35.

"We made their year,'' Magic said. "I'm going to take the blame for that game. I had a good game, but winning and losing is what really matters."

Chicago was able to overcome a 5 point halftime deficit and slowed the Lakers attack down in the second half.

"That is part of the learning,'' Chicago coach Kevin Loughery said. "We want to continue to handle situations, handle runs, have poise -- and a lot of things we are learning.''

"I do feel we play better because we're scared,'' Woolridge said. "They have two of the best players in the world. If you're not, you can get blown away.''

"We ran into a good team today,'' said Lakers coach Pat Riley, "We just didn't match their energy at all in the second half."

"If we can do this against a team like the Lakers, we should be able to do this against anyone,'' Jordan said. "When we play together, we can be a dangerous team.''

Chicago Bulls (10-9) at Los Angeles Lakers (12-7)
Dec 2, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final Chicago 28 31 28 29 116 Los Angeles 35 29 24 21 109 Top Performers Chicago Bulls O. Woolridge - 28 points, 9 rebounds M. Jordan - 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists Los Angeles Lakers M. Johnson - 27 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists K. Abdul-Jabbar - 21 points, 5 rebounds	Team Stats Comparison CHI LAL FG Made-Att 44-84 50-87 3PT Made-Att 0-2 0-3 FT Made-Att 28-37 9-11 Rebounds 44 35 Assists 23 24 Turnovers 5 7 Steals 4 3 Blocks 2 10
Chicago Bulls STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Johnson, F 33 5-8 0-0 5-6 3 1 0 1 0 15 Orlando Woolridge, F 39 10-22 0-0 8-9 9 3 0 0 0 28 Caldwell Jones, C 18 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Jordan, G 39 11-17 0-1 6-8 7 5 0 0 2 28 Ennis Whatley, G 21 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 5 1 0 0 2 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Quintin Dailey, G 27 12-20 0-0 4-8 3 3 2 0 1 28 Dave Corzine, C 31 3-5 0-0 0-0 9 1 0 0 1 6 Dave Greenwood, F 16 1-3 0-0 3-4 3 0 0 1 1 5 Rod Higgins, F 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0 2 2 Wes Matthews, G 11 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 2
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Larry Spriggs, F 25 8-10 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 16 Mike McGee, G 23 5-14 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, C 33 9-11 0-0 3-4 5 1 0 1 1 21 Mcihael Cooper, G 17 2-6 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 4 Magic Johnson, G 39 11-15 0-0 5-5 7 13 1 1 3 27 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bob McAdoo, C 24 7-13 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 1 14 Byron Scott, G 34 3-7 0-0 1-2 4 3 0 1 0 7 Jamaal Wilkes, F 25 3-7 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 3 1 6 Kurt Rambis, F 26 2-4 0-0 0-0 10 2 1 1 0 4