PROBABLE STARTERS: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (5-4) AT DALLAS MAVERICKS (6-4) Monday, November 17, 2003 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 7:30pm (CST) Game #10(5-4)/Road Game #4(0-3) GAME NOTES Position # Name Hgt Wgt MPG PPG RPG APG SPG Forward 30 Rasheed Wallace 6-11 255 39.8 17.2 7.4 3.2 0.9 Had 19 points, eight rebounds, three steals and one blocked shot at New Orleans on 11/15 Is second on the team in scoring at 17.2 ppg and is tied with Dale Davis as the club s second-leading rebounder at 7.4 rpg Has four games over 20 points this season and has scored in double figures in 8-of-9 games this year Pulled down a season-high 11 boards on 11/7 at Seattle Leading the team in blocked shots (1.3 bpg) Blocked two shots in each of the first five games, but has only blocked a total of two in the last four games. Forward 50 Zach Randolph 6-09 256 38.2 20.1 11.0 2.8 1.3 Scored 13 points and grabbed a season-low seven rebounds at New Orleans on November 15 Also had two assists, two steals and one blocked shots Leading the team in scoring (20.1 ppg), rebounding (11.0 rpg) and double-doubles (five) Had 28 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocked shots in overtime win vs. Sacramento on 11/13 The assist, steal and block totals were all career highs Has five 20-point games this year and five 11+ rebound games Scored a season-high 29 points on 11/8 vs. Atlanta Had a season-high 16 boards on 11/5 vs. Memphis. Center 34 Dale Davis 6-11 250 32.0 7.0 7.4 1.1 1.2 Had four points and six rebounds (five offensive), two steals and one blocked shot at New Orleans on Saturday Is tied with Rasheed Wallace as the second-leading rebounder (7.4 rpg) on the club Scored a season-high 12 points on 11/8 vs. Atlanta with 10 points coming in the first period Had a season-high 11 rebounds on 11/03 vs. Philadelphia Recorded a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) on 11/11 vs. Toronto. Guard 3 Damon Stoudamire 5-10 174 35.9 12.0 2.7 5.6 0.7 Scored 14 points and had a team-high seven assists on Saturday night at New Orleans His three 3-pointers were a season high Has had at least three assists in each game this season with a season-high eight coming on 11/8 vs Atlanta Has made at least one 3-pointer in each game Scored in double figures in three straight games and 7-of-9 this season Scored a season-high 17 points in Thursday s overtime win vs. the Kings. Guard 6 Bonzi Wells 6-06 218 35.8 14.0 5.3 3.4 1.9 Tied with Rasheed Wallace for high-scoring honors with 19 points on 11/15 at New Orleans Missed a double-double by one rebound for the second straight game as he grabbed nine boards vs. the Hornets Is the team s third-leading scorer (14.0 ppg) and fourth-leading rebounder (5.3 rpg) Leads the team in steals (1.9 spg) Scored a season-high 27 points in the Blazers OT win over Sacramento on 11/13, hitting 13-of-24 shots from the field Has scored in double figures in 7-of-9 games this season. INJURY REPORT: Derek Anderson (low back spasms) was placed on the Injured List on November 7. Ruben Patterson (left Achilles tendonitis) was placed on the Injured List on November 5. TRANSACTIONS: November 8 th - Activated F Travis Outlaw (Bilateral Patellar Tendonitis) from Injured List. November 7 th - Signed G Matt Carroll & placed G Derek Anderson on Injured List (back spasms).
November 4 th - Placed F Ruben Patterson on Injured List (Left Achilles Tendonitis). October 31 st - Exercised the option on Zach Randolph s contract. October 27 th - Placed F Travis Outlaw on Injured List (Bilateral Patellar Tendonitis) & waived F Jerald Honeycutt. October 22 nd - Signed C Vladimir Stepania and & F Scott Padgett October 20 th - Waived G Robert Pack & C Mamadou N Diaye October 12 th - Waived G Norman Richardson, F Kaniel Dickens & C Livan Pyfrom UP NEXT FOR THE BLAZERS (All times PST): Date Match-up/Time Radio TV 11/17 Portland @ Dallas-5:30pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM KGW-TV 11/19 Miami @ Portland-7pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM Fox Sports NW 11/21 Houston @ Portland-7:30pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM ESPN 11/23 Portland @ Golden State-6pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM KGW 11/25 Washington @ Portland-7pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM Fox Sports NW 11/28 New Jersey @ Portland-7pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM Fox Sports NW 12/03 Indiana @ Portland-7pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM None 12/05 New York @ Portland-7pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM Fox Sports NW 12/07 Portland @ Memphis-1:00pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM KGW 12/09 Portland @ Houston-5:30pm 750 AM KXL/KKGT 1150 AM Fox Sports NW BLAZERS TEAM RECORDS: Record Home Road OT Overall: 5-4 5-1 0-3 0-0 Eastern Conference: 3-2 3-1 0-1 0-0 Atlantic Division: 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Central Division: 3-1 3-0 0-1 0-0 Western: 2-2 2-0 0-2 0-0 Midwest Division: 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 Pacific Division: 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 STREAKS: Overall: Lost 1 Home: Won 4 Road: Lost 3 GAME #1-OCTOBER 29, 2003: UTAH JAZZ 99, Trail Blazers 92 Portland 23 28 19 22 92 42.9 33.3 76.2 40 20 10 15 2 Utah 18 25 23 33 99 57.5 55.6 71.4 29 25 9 12 5 The Blazers dropped their season opener on October 29, a 99-92 loss to the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. Portland led by 13 points with just over six minutes left in the third quarter and had an 81-78 lead with 6:37 to go. But the Jazz made a 3-pointer 35 seconds later to tie the game and made a lay-up with 5:35 left to take the lead for good. Zach Randolph paced the Blazers with 22 points, hitting 10-of-11 free throw attempts and nine rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots) and Damon Stoudamire (16 points and 6 assists) had solid games for the Blazers. Jeff McInnis came off the bench to score 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor while Bonzi Wells added eight rebounds, five assists and four steals. Portland outrebounded the Jazz, 40-29, but was out shot from the field, 57.5% to 42.9%. The Blazers were also outscored in the paint, 48-38. GAME #2-NOVEMBER 1, 2003 TRAIL BLAZERS 104, Cleveland 85 Cleveland 23 16 28 18 85 47.9 18.2 76.5 37 23 5 20 3 Portland 23 31 22 28 104 49.4 40.0 75.9 38 27 7 12 3 Portland evened its record to 1-1 with a 104-85 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. The win gave the Trail Blazers a 22-12 record in home openers and gave Portland a 4-0 record when opening the season at home against
Cleveland. The Blazers are just 4-5 in home openers in the Rose Garden, but have won three straight and 4-of-5. The score was tied 23-all after one quarter, but the Blazers got things going in the second period to take a 54-39 halftime lead. During the second quarter, the Cavs were held to 33.3% (6-of-18) shooting from the field and committed 11 fouls leading to 17 (13 made) Portland free throws. Zach Randolph recorded his first double-double of the season with 21 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Randolph hit 8-of-13 shots from the floor and went 5-of-5 from the line. Jeff McInnis scored 15 points in a reserve role while Damon Stoudamire chipped in 14 points. In his first action of the season, Qyntel Woods scored 13 points in 16 minutes. Woods, who did not play in the season opening loss at Utah on Wednesday, went 3-for-3 from three-point range. Bonzi Wells led the Blazers with seven assists and added 12 points and five rebounds. Rasheed Wallace had 11 points, four rebounds and a game-high two blocked shots. GAME #3-NOVEMBER 3, 2003 Philadelphia 94, TRAIL BLAZERS 83 Philadelphia 25 25 19 25 94 48.5 25.0 77.1 29 19 11 17 4 Portland 26 15 19 23 83 39.2 27.3 64.3 41 22 12 19 3 The Blazers saw their record fall to 1-2 with a 94-83 loss to Philadelphia in the Rose Garden. This is the third straight season the Blazers have started the season by losing two-of-three games. The loss gave Portland a 1-1 home record for the season. The Blazers owned a one-point advantage at the end of the first period, but were outscored in the second quarter, 25-15, to fall behind by nine points at the half. The two teams played even in the third period (19-19) with the Sixers outscoring the Blazers by two in the fourth quarter, 25-23, for the final margin. Rasheed Wallace led the Trail Blazers with a team-high 22 points on 7-14 shooting from the floor, 2-of-2 from three-point range. He also had seven rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots. Bonzi Wells had 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and five steals. Zach Randolph recorded his second straight double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire dropped in 11 points and dished out six assists. Despite winning the battle of the boards, 41-29, the Blazers were outshot from the field, 48.5% to 39.2%, and from the free throw line, 77.1% to 64.3%. GAME #4-NOVEMBER 5, 2003 TRAIL BLAZERS 93, Memphis 87 Memphis 16 16 25 30 87 40.7 43.8 73.7 37 25 8 10 6 Portland 28 22 23 20 93 46.2 50.0 82.6 50 20 6 15 6 Portland pushed their overall record to 2-2 and improved their mark in the Rose Garden to 2-1 with a 93-87 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Blazers raced out to a 28-16 advantage after one period and led by 18 points, 50-32, at the half. Zach Randolph scored 20 points and grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds (both game-highs) for his third straight double-double. Bonzi Wells (17 points), Damon Stoudamire (13) and Jeff McInnis (10) were the other Blazers in double figures. Rasheed Wallace pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds while Dale Davis grabbed nine boards. Randolph and Stoudamire each dished out four assists for the Blazers. Portland held the Grizzlies to 40.7% shooting from the field (33-of-81) while knocking down 46.2% (36-of-78) of their own shots. The Blazers won the battle of the boards, 50-37, and outscored the Grizzlies in the paint, 52-42. GAME #5-NOVEMBER 7, 2003 SEATTLE 100, Trail Blazers 82 Portland 24 24 18 16 82 43.9 33.3 50.0 43 17 5 18 3 Seattle 23 27 32 18 100 48.8 42.1 52.6 40 18 12 13 3 The Blazers saw their road record slip to 0-2 with a 100-82 defeat at Seattle. The loss gave Portland a 2-3 record for the season. The defeat snapped Portland s four-game winning streak vs. the Sonics. The Blazers now trail the alltime series against Seattle, 87-86. The Blazers held a 48-41 lead with 1:48 remaining in the second quarter before the Sonics went on a 9-0 run to close out the first half. Seattle pushed their advantage to 16 points in the third period and 22 in the final quarter. Rasheed Wallace had his first double-double of the season, scoring 25 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. The 6-foot-11 forward also had four assists and two blocked shots, both team highs. Zach Randolph, the Blazers leading scorer and rebounder, missing his fourth straight double-double by one rebound as he scored 19 points and pulled down nine boards. The only other Blazer in double figures was Bonzi Wells who
scored 13 points in 28 minutes. Randolph, Damon Stoudamire and Jeff McInnis each had three assists for Portland. Qyntel Woods came off the bench to grab a career-high seven rebounds. GAME #6-NOVEMBER 8, 2003 TRAIL BLAZERS 90, Atlanta 83 Atlanta 24 18 22 19 83 43.8 10.0 78.6 45 21 6 14 7 Portland 31 20 17 22 90 42.5 50.0 90.0 41 28 7 9 6 Portland improved their season record to 3-3 and their home mark to 3-1 with a 90-83 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in the Rose Garden. Although the Blazers led most of the game, their biggest lead was 11 points. The game had four ties and six lead changes. Zach Randolph led the Blazers with a season-high 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds. For the second consecutive game, Randolph missed a double-double by one rebound. Jeff McInnis hit 8-of-14 shots to score 21 points and dished out a game-high nine assists. Dale Davis scored 10 points in the opening period and finished the game with 12 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots. Rasheed Wallace was the other Blazer in double figures with 11 points. The Blazers shot a season-best 50% from three-point range, hitting 7- of-14 attempts. GAME #7-NOVEMBER 11, 2003 TRAIL BLAZERS 83, Toronto 80 Toronto 17 23 20 20 80 41.4 35.7 65.4 29 24 8 7 6 Portland 16 30 24 13 83 45.6 42.9 66.7 45 21 3 11 2 The Blazers pushed their record over.500 for the first time this season with a 83-80 victory over the Toronto Raptors in the Rose Garden. The win gave Portland a 4-3 overall mark and a 4-1 record at home. Zach Randolph led six Blazers in double figures with 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, his fourth double-double of the season and his first in the last three games. Dale Davis also recorded a double-double, his second of the season, scoring 10 points and pulling down 10 boards. Damon Stoudamire added 14 points while three others, Rasheed Wallace, Bonzi Wells, and Jeff McInnis, scored 11 points each. Wallace also had eight boards and Vladimir Stepania had seven rebounds, five on the offensive end, in 10 minutes of action. McInnis had a team-high six assists and Stoudamire had five. The Blazers had a huge advantage on the boards, 45-29, in the paint where they outscored the Raptors, 38-22. GAME #8-NOVEMBER 13, 2003 TRAIL BLAZERS 112, Sacramento 110 OT 1 2 3 4 OT T FG% 3FG% FT% REB AST ST TO BS Sacra. 34 29 21 21 5 110 48.4 45.8 91.7 38 31 10 18 4 Port. 18 27 37 23 7 112 52.2 28.6 88.9 44 28 12 17 5 The Trail Blazers ran their winning streak to three games with a 112-110 overtime victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings. Portland has a 5-1 record in the Rose Garden this season and has won four straight at home. The Blazers fell behind by 16 at the end of the first quarter and by 18 points at the half, 63-45. Portland outscored the Kings, 37-21, in the third period to only trail by two entering the fourth quarter. The Blazers tied the game at 84 on a Bonzi Wells lay-in with 11:39 remaining the game. Sacramento then went on a 14-4 run to take a 98-88 lead with 7:03 left. Two free throws by Zach Randolph with 23.1 seconds remaining tied the game, 105-all, and forced the overtime period. Jeff McInnis hit a baseline jumper at the 4:28 mark in the extra period to give the Blazers their first lead of the game, 107-105, and the Blazers never trailed again. Randolph led the Blazers with 28 points and 14 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season. The Michigan State-product also had five assists, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots, all career highs. Wells scored a season-high 27 points on 13-of-24 shooting from the field and just missed a double-double, grabbing nine rebounds. He added four assists and three steals. Rasheed Wallace was the third Blazer to score over 25 points as he finished with 26. Wallace contributed six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Damon Stoudamire added 17 points and a teamhigh six assists. The Blazers outscored the Kings in the paint, 54-36, and in second chance points, 11-2. Portland outrebounded the Kings, 44-38, as every Portland starter grabbed at least six rebounds.
GAME #9-NOVEMBER 15, 2003 NEW ORLEANS 101,Trail Blazers 79 Portland 23 26 16 14 79 36.1 23.5 78.9 40 16 7 14 5 New Orleans 25 25 23 28 101 50.0 47.4 85.7 46 23 10 10 5 The Blazers had their three-game winning streak snapped at New Orleans, 101-79. The loss dropped Portland s record to 5-4 and 0-3 on the road. Trailing by one at intermission, 50-49, the Blazers took a 61-60 lead on a Damon Stoudamire free throw at the 4:35 mark in the third period. But the Hornets went on a 13-2 run to build a 10-point lead, 73-63. The Blazers never got closer than eight points after that and trailed by as many as 23. Bonzi Wells and Rasheed Wallace each scored 19 points to lead the Blazers. Wells just missed a double-double, grabbing a team-high nine boards while Wallace pulled down eight. Stoudamire added 14 points and led the team with seven assists. Zach Randolph scored 13 points and had seven boards. The Blazers shot a season-low 36.1% (30-of-83) from the floor and 23.5% (4-of-17) from three-point range. Portland s 30-point second half was also a season low. The Blazers lost the rebounding battle, 46-40, and were outscored in the paint, 40-28, and in fast break points, 29-6. BLAZERS VS DALLAS THIS YEAR: The Blazers and Mavericks will meet four times this season, tonight and February 28 in Dallas and December 23 and January 17 in the Rose Garden. BLAZERS VS DALLAS 2002-2003: The two clubs split the season series a year ago with each team going 1-1 on their home floor The Mavericks won the first two games, 82-73 on November 11 in Dallas and 103-88 on December 4 in Portland The Blazers won the final two contests, 100-93 in American Airlines Center on January 26 and 112-95 in the Rose Garden on March 28 Rasheed Wallace led the Blazers vs. the Mavericks, averaging 22.7 ppg while Derek Anderson and Bonzi Wells scored 15.3 ppg and 12.3 ppg, respectively Dale Davis (11.0 ppg) and Zach Randolph (10.3 ppg) also averaged in double figures Wallace and Wells each pulled down 9.3 rpg The two teams then win on to play a memorable first round playoff series, with the Mavericks winning, 4-3 Dallas took the first three games of the series before the Blazers bounced back to win three straight to force a Game 7 Randolph led the Blazers in their three wins, averaging 22.7 ppg and 11.3 rpg The Blazers lost Game 7, 107-95, in Dallas. BLAZERS VS DALLAS ALL-TIME: The Blazers lead the all-time series, 64-35 (64.6%) and are 24-26 (48.0%) in Dallas Portland has won two straight in the series and 4-of-7 The two clubs have split the series for the past four seasons, but prior to that the Blazers had won for four straight seasons, going 14-1 vs. Dallas The two teams have played four overtime games with Portland winning all of them The largest margin of victory for the Blazers was 45 points, 120-75, in the Rose Garden on November 17, 1997 The biggest losing margin for Portland came on January 31, 1985 when they fell to Mavericks, 124-101 (23 points), in Dallas. BROADCASTING INFORMATION: BLAZERS ON NEWSRADIO 750 AM KXL- Brian Wheeler is in his sixth year as the play-by-play voice of the Portland Trail Blazers. His partner and Blazers analyst, Mike Rice, returns for his 14 th season. The two are in their sixth season as a team on the Blazers radio broadcasts. BLAZERS ON KKGT 1150 AM (SPANISH LANGUAGE BROADCASTS)- All Blazers games this season will also be heard in Spanish on KKGT 1150 AM. Emilio Barrales and Arnulfo Alvarez are the Spanish language broadcasters. BLAZERS TELEVISION BROADCASTERS- Mike Barrett is in his fifth season as a member of the Blazers Broadcasting Team and his first as the television play-by-play voice of the Blazers on KGW-TV and Fox Sports Net. He is joined by Steve Snapper Jones, one of the most respected and watched NBA analysts. Jones returns for his 21 st year as courtside analyst for Blazers games. BLAZERS STARTING LINE-UP COMBINATIONS: Line-Up W L PCT Stoudamire, Wells, Davis, Wallace, Randolph 5 4.555
Blazers Record As A Starter W L PCT Damon Stoudamire 5 4.555 Bonzi Wells 5 4.555 Dale Davis 5 4.555 Rasheed Wallace 5 4.555 Zach Randolph 5 4.555 MISCELLANEOUS BLAZERS RECORDS: Record when: W L PCT Blazers shoot 50% or better from the field 1 0 1.000 Blazers shoot under 50% from the field 4 4.500 Blazers outshoot opponents from the field 4 0 1.000 Opponents outshoot Blazers from the field 1 5.167 Blazers outshoot opponents from the free throw line 3 0 1.000 Opponents outshoot Blazers from the free throw line 2 4.333 Blazers bench outscores opponent s bench 2 0 1.000 Opponent s bench outscores Blazers bench 3 4.429 BLAZERS DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Name # Last Double-Double Pts Reb Ast Zach Randolph 5 11/13 vs. Sacramento OT 28 14 ---- Dale Davis 1 11/11 vs. Toronto 10 10 ---- Rasheed Wallace 1 11/07 @ Seattle 25 11 ---- BLAZERS INDIVIDUAL POINT SCORING BREAKDOWN: Player 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40+ Derek Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 Ruben Boumtje Boumtje 4 0 0 0 0 Matt Carroll 2 0 0 0 0 Dale Davis 7 2 0 0 0 Jeff McInnis 3 5 1 0 0 Tracy Murray 6 0 0 0 0 Ruben Patterson 2 1 0 0 0 Zach Randolph 0 4 5 0 0 Vladimir Stepania 8 0 0 0 0 Damon Stoudamire 2 7 0 0 0 Rasheed Wallace 1 4 4 0 0 Bonzi Wells 2 6 1 0 0 Qyntel Woods 7 1 0 0 0 BLAZERS IN THE COMMUNITY: Harvest Dinner The Portland Trail Blazers held the Eighth Annual Harvest Dinner in the Rose Garden Arena main concourse (south entrance) on Wednesday, November 12 th from 2-7pm. The Blazers dished up a Thanksgiving-style dinner, offered free haircuts by Supercuts, and provided free health screening to 4,000 of Portland s homeless, transitional and lowincome individuals. The Blazers players, coaching staff, BlazerDancers, Wheel Blazers, Blazers Alumni and local media celebrities served the dinner and beverages. The Blazers players and staff also delivered meals to homebound seniors departing throughout the day. Verizon Wireless HopeLine SM Program Verizon Wireless, the nation s largest wireless provider, and the Portland Trail Blazers teamed up to invite fans to help curb domestic violence in the community. Fans who attended the November 13 Blazers game at the Rose Garden were able to donate used wireless phones and accessories for the Verizon Wireless HopeLine SM program. Fans who made a donation were be awarded a free pair of Blazers game tickets to a future game at the Rose Garden. Through the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program, used wireless handsets, batteries and accessories from any carrier are refurbished, recycled and/or sold. Proceeds are donated to non-profit domestic violence advocacy organizations and used to purchase handsets for victims.
As part of its HopeLine program, Verizon Wireless also makes financial grants to regional and national domestic violence organizations. During the past two years the company has awarded grants totaling more than $30,000 to Oregon domestic violence agencies. Wireless phones and equipment donations can also be donated to the HopeLine program year-round at any Verizon Wireless Communications Store across the country. Tax receipts are available. BLAZERS PLAYER PROFILES #1 Derek Anderson, G, 6-05, 206, Kentucky (1997) LAST GAME --- On Injured List as of 11/07 2002-03 --- Played in and started 76 games... missed six due to injuries, including four early in the season after suffering a concussion in an 11/6 game vs. Memphis... Third on the team in scoring (13.9 ppg), second in assists (4.3 apg) and second in minutes played (33.6 mpg)... Recorded fourteen 20-plus scoring games and was in double figures 56 times... Led the club in three-pointers with a career high 116, eclipsing his previous high of 101... It gave him 201 triples in two seasons in a Blazers uniform and moved him into a tie for ninth place among Portland s all-time career leaders... His team-high 325 assists topped his previous season s high of 301 set two years ago at San Antonio... Tallied a season-high 31 points and a career-high 14 rebounds Apr. 4 at Golden State, for his second double-double while playing a season-high 44 minutes... Swished the game-winning three-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining in a 27-point effort vs. Seattle Dec. 21... Drained a 22-foot jumper as time expired to send the Nov. 3 game at the Lakers into overtime, then scored eight of the Blazers 10 points in the extra period... Had a seasonhigh five steals at Memphis April 11... Dished out 10 assists twice, vs. the Clippers on Dec. 18 and Utah Dec. 27... Suffered a torn left meniscus in his left knee three minutes into Game 2 of the Blazers First Round Playoff series with Dallas and underwent surgery Apr. 30. HOW ACQUIRED --- Acquired by the Blazers along with Steve Kerr and a 2 nd Round draft pick from San Antonio in exchange for Steve Smith 7/25/01. 10/29 @ Utah D N P - N W T 11/01 CLEVE D N P - D N D 11/03 PHILA 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11/05 MEM D N P - N W T #3 Damon Stoudamire, G, 5-10, 174, Arizona (1995) LAST GAME --- 14 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Played in 59 games with 27 starts... Averaged 6.9 points and 3.5 assists in 22.3 minutes.... When he started, he averaged 10.0 ppg... Passed Jim Paxson and Geoff Petrie on the all-time assists chart, ending the season with a career total of 2,060... Posted one double-double... Led the team in assists 17 times and had 17 games with 10 or more points... Scored a season-high 21 points at Houston April 8... Registered his only doubledouble of the season, 14 points and 10 assists April 4 at Golden State... Dished out a season-high 11 assists March 22 vs. Sacramento... On Nov. 30 vs. New Jersey, turned in an outstanding effort, scoring 13 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter to help Portland battle back from a 25-point deficit... In the run he made 3-of-4 from three-point land and was 5-of-10 from the field... Came on strong in the playoffs, finishing as the team s third highest scorer with a 15.3 ppg average... Led the team in assists (5.6 apg) and tied for fourth in rebounds (5.1 rpg)... Scored in double numbers in six of the seven games, with a playoff high 19 points in the Apr. 30 win at Dallas... Made 15 of 31 from long range (48.4%) and missed only once in 21 tries from the line (95.2%), the second-best free throw performance of the playoffs behind John Stockton s 20-for-20... Recorded 17 points and 11 assists to help spark the Blazers to a win in Game 3... Committed only 12 turnovers in 232 minutes of playoff action while starting six of the seven games after Scottie Pippen was slowed with a sore knee. HOW ACQUIRED --- Traded to Portland from Toronto with Carlos Rogers and Walt Williams in exchange for Kenny Anderson, Gary Trent and Alvin Williams, plus two 1 st Round draft choices (Portland s 1998 and New York s 1998), one 2 nd Round pick (Portland s 1998) and cash considerations, 2/13/98. 10/29 @ Utah 41 7 12 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 16 11/01 CLEVE 30 6 12 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 3 0 14 11/03 PHILA 32 5 14 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 6 6 1 4 0 11 11/05 MEM 35 4 10 1 2 4 5 0 4 4 4 1 1 2 0 13 11/07 @ Sea 38 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 11/08 ATL 29 2 9 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 8 3 1 2 0 6
11/11 TOR 33 6 10 1 3 1 1 0 4 4 5 2 0 1 0 14 11/13 SAC* 47 7 15 1 5 2 2 1 5 6 6 1 0 4 0 17 11/15 @NO 38 5 13 3 6 1 1 1 3 4 7 1 2 2 0 14 #5 Jeff McInnis, G, 6-04, 186, North Carolina (1997) LAST GAME --- 5 points and 3 assists 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Appeared in 75 games, with one starting assignment... Averaged 5.8 points, 1.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists in 17.4 minutes... Led team in scoring once and in assists eight times... His 2.3 assists per game was the team s fifth highest... Registered 13 games with 10 or more points, including a season-high 17 points off the bench in 17 minutes, with nine of those points coming in the third quarter... Against the Clippers on Nov. 15, dished out a season-high 7 assists in a season-high 29 minutes of action...scored 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting vs. Minnesota Mar. 16, after sitting out the previous game with a broken nose... In playoffs with Dallas averaged 3.0 points, 2.7 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 14.1 minutes in seven games. HOW ACQUIRED --- Signed as a free agent 8/14/02. 10/29 @ Utah 26 8 13 1 3 2 4 0 1 1 4 5 1 2 0 19 11/01 CLEVE 24 6 8 0 1 3 5 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 15 11/03 PHILA 20 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 11/05 MEM 24 4 7 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 10 11/07 @ Sea 27 3 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 6 11/08 ATL 35 8 14 1 2 4 4 1 3 4 9 0 0 1 0 21 11/11 TOR 23 5 9 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 6 1 1 1 0 11 11/13 SAC* 31 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 3 3 0 10 11/15 @NO 21 2 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 5 #6 Bonzi Wells, G, 6-06, 218, Ball State (1998) LAST GAME --- 19 points, 9 rebounds and 1 blocked shot 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Played in 75 games with 65 starts... Second on team in scoring with 15.2 ppg... Averages included 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 31.9 minutes... Scored career-high 37 points Mar. 2 vs. Detroit on 14-18 shooting from field and 7-8 from line... Scored 26 of his game-high 29 points in the first half 2/19 vs. Golden State- --the early outburst was just four points shy of a club record for points in a half... Posted back-to-back 30-point outings, vs. New Orleans on Dec. 17, and in LA against the Clippers the next night... Just missed making it three in a row with 28 points Dec. 20 at Golden State... Led all Blazers in the seven-game playoff series with Dallas, averaging 19.0 ppg... Also tied Dale Davis for second in rebounding (6.9 rpg), was second in assists (3.7 apg) and first in steals (2.17)... His monster game of 45 points in Game 2 (Apr. 23 at Dallas) was the most ever in postseason action by a Blazer, eclipsing Clyde Drexler s 42 at the Lakers Apr. 29, 1992... The 45-point explosion came of 16-24 shooting from the field, 5 of 6 from three-point land, and 8 of 11 from the line... Set or tied every playoff career high in the Dallas series including rebounds (10), field goals (16), FG attempts (24), Free throws (9), FT attempts (12), assists (7), and steals (5). HOW ACQUIRED --- Draft rights acquired from Detroit in exchange for Portland s 1999 1 st round pick 1/21/99. 10/29 @ Utah 34 3 14 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 5 5 4 4 0 6 11/01 CLEVE 31 4 14 0 2 4 4 1 4 5 7 3 0 2 0 12 11/03 PHILA 35 7 15 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 3 4 5 2 0 17 11/05 MEM 38 7 12 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 3 4 1 3 0 17 11/07 @ Sea 28 5 15 0 0 3 4 2 2 4 2 3 1 1 0 13 11/08 ATL 29 2 10 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 1 2 1 0 4 11/11 TOR 32 5 11 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 4 0 4 1 11 11/13 SAC* 51 13 24 0 1 1 1 2 7 9 4 4 3 4 0 27 11/15 @NO 43 8 19 0 2 3 4 3 6 9 1 2 1 3 1 19 #11 Vladimir Stepania, C, 7-01, 255, Union Olimpija Ljubljana LAST GAME --- 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 blocked shot 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-2003 --- Appeared in 79 games and made six starts (tying his career high) averaged 5.6 points (.433 FG%,.530 FT%), 7.0 rebounds and 20.2 minutes in his six starts he averaged 7.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 28.8 minutes while shooting 53.7 percent (22-41) from the floor set single-season career highs in games played, minutes played,
minutes per game, scoring average, points, field goals made (185), field goals attempted (427), free throws made (71), free throws attempted (134), offensive rebounds (211), defensive rebounds (343), total rebounds (554), rebound average, assists (24) and steals (45) ranked second in the NBA in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes (6.4), tied for second with Indiana s Jeff Foster in total rebounds per 48 minutes (16.7) and eighth in defensive rebounds per 48 minutes (10.3) scored in double figures a career-high 15 times, matching the total of his previous four seasons ranked second on the team with a career-high 21 double-figure rebound efforts had a career-high seven double-doubles (five off the bench) ranked second on the team in double-doubles, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, total rebounds and rebound average and third in dunks (23) led the HEAT in rebounds on 18 occasions, in blocks in 15 contests and in steals 10 times was Miami s leading scorer off the bench 18 times and topped the reserves in rebounds 54 times, in steals 26 times, in blocks 26 times, in minutes on 20 occasions and in assists once played in a career-high 64 consecutive games from Dec. 2-Apr. 11 before sitting out (DNP-CD) the Apr. 13 game against Boston made a career-high eight field goals against New Orleans on Mar. 14 his career-high eight offensive rebounds vs. Golden State on Dec. 14 tied the American Airlines Arena single-game record and also matched the HEAT single-game high this season grabbed a career-high 13 defensive rebounds vs. Boston on Dec. 27 grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at Milwaukee on Nov. 19 registered a career-high four steals at Atlanta on Jan. 1. HOW ACQUIRED --- Signed as a free agent 10/22/01. 10/29 @ Utah 16 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 11/01 CLEVE 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 11/03 PHILA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11/05 MEM 14 2 5 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 6 11/07 @ Sea 6 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 11/08 ATL 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 1 2 0 1 2 2 11/11 TOR 10 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 0 3 0 0 1 4 11/13 SAC* D N P - C D 11/15 @NO 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 #21 Ruben Patterson, F, 6-06, 223, Cincinnati (1998) LAST GAME --- On Injured List as of 11/05 2002-03 --- Played in 78 games with 17 starting assignments... Averaged 8.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals in 21.2 minutes... Shot 49.2% from the field (254-516), third best on the team... Led team in scoring three times, in blocked shots 14 times and in steals 14 times... Scored in double figures 31 times including two games of 20 or more points... When he started, Blazers were 11-7... Scored a season-high 26 points on 10 of 15 shooting in 24 minutes coming off the bench at New Jersey Dec. 11... Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds to help the Blazers to a big win at San Antonio Nov. 9... Tallied 20 points, making 10 of 15 from the floor, vs. Cleveland Jan. 13... Had two big games in the First Round Playoff series with Dallas... In Game 2, tallied 19 points and 9 rebounds in 32 minutes of action then put in 20 points (8-10 FGs, 4-5 FTs) to play a big role in beating the Mavs in Game 6 and force the series into the seventh and deciding game. HOW ACQUIRED --- Signed as a free agent 7/30/01. 10/29 @ Utah 16 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 4 11/01 CLEVE 21 2 5 0 0 2 5 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 6 11/03 PHILA 26 4 7 0 0 4 5 3 1 4 0 5 1 1 0 12 #24 Qyntel Woods, F, 6-08, 202, NE Mississippi C.C. (2002) LAST GAME --- 0 points and 2 rebounds 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Played in 53 games his rookie season... Averaged 2.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 6.3 minutes... Shot 50% from the field, 59 of 118... Had four games with 10 or more points... Best game was Jan. 15 vs. Cleveland when he scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field... Added 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals in 26 minutes... Tallied 10 points, all in the first half, on 5-of-8 shooting, and had 3 rebounds and 3 steals vs. Utah Dec. 27... 10 points vs. Golden State Feb. 19 came on 5-of-7 FGs and his 10 points at San Antonio Apr. 9 on a perfect 5-of-5... Registered 4 points and a rebound in five fourth quarter minutes in his NBA debut Oct. 30 at the Lakers. HOW ACQUIRED --- Selected in 1 st Round (21 st pick) in 2002 NBA Draft. 10/29 @ Utah D N P - C D 11/01 CLEVE 16 5 8 3 3 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 13
11/03 PHILA 10 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 3 11/05 MEM 18 3 7 0 0 3 3 2 2 4 2 4 1 1 1 9 11/07 @ Sea 19 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 5 7 0 2 1 3 0 4 11/08 ATL 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 11/11 TOR 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 11/13 SAC* 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 11/15 @NO 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 #25 Travis Outlaw, F, 6-09, 205, Starkville (MS) H.S. (2003) LAST GAME --- 1 point and 1 rebound 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Named to PARADE All-America High School Boys Basketball Second Team. Named to USA Today High School Boys Basketball All-USA Third Team. Named a 2003 McDonald s High School All-America player and played in the McDonald s High School All-American Game and the EA Sports Roundball Classic. Named All-State his final three high school seasons in Mississippi. Originally committed to Mississippi State. In the McDonald s High School All- American Game, scored 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting and grabbed three rebounds in 15 minutes of play to help the East to a 122-107 victory. In the EA Sports Roundball Classic, posted 13 points, six rebounds and three steals as his East team dropped a 120-119 decision. Helped Starkville to a 28-3 record and a berth in the 5A State championship game, which the team lost to Vicksburg 61-54 in overtime. He produced 19 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots in the championship game. For the season, averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists per game. HOW ACQUIRED --- Selected in 1 st Round (23 rd pick) in 2003 NBA Draft. RECENT GAME 11/08 ATL D N P - C D 11/11 TOR D N P - C D 11/13 SAC* D N P - C D 11/15 @NO 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 #30 Rasheed Wallace, F, 6-11, 255, North Carolina (1997) LAST GAME --- 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Started all 74 games played... Led team with 18.1 points and 7.4 rebounds... Averaged 2.1 assists, 1.0 blocks and 36.3 minutes... Second on the team in three-pointers with 110... Posted 11 double-doubles and 29 twenty-plus games... Led team in scoring 29 times, in rebounding 30 times and in minutes played 46 times... Three of his six 30+ games for the season came against Sacramento---30 on Nov. 23 and Dec. 28 and 31 on March 22... First double-double campaign was 26 points and season-high14 rebounds Nov. 20 at Orlando... On Mar. 11, nearly duplicated the feat with 24 points and 14 rebounds vs. Indiana... At Golden State Dec. 21, had 16 points, including the last six of the game and the winning basket as time expired... Scored in double-digits in all seven playoff games against Dallas, including a high of 26 in Game 1... Averaged 17.4 ppg, second highest on the team, and 5.1 rebounds in the series... Playoff career best 14 three-pointers on 35 attempts. HOW ACQUIRED --- Traded to Portland from Washington along with Mitchell Butler in exchange for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant, 7/15/96. 10/29 @ Utah 40 8 13 2 4 3 4 1 5 6 3 2 3 2 2 21 11/01 CLEVE 29 4 11 1 4 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 0 3 2 11 11/03 PHILA 41 7 14 2 2 6 8 2 5 7 6 2 1 3 2 22 11/05 MEM 40 4 10 1 2 0 1 0 10 10 3 2 1 1 2 9 11/07 @ Sea 44 11 19 2 5 1 2 2 9 11 4 3 0 4 2 25 11/08 ATL 39 4 13 3 6 0 0 0 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 11 11/11 TOR 40 4 15 2 4 1 4 2 6 8 3 2 1 2 0 11 11/13 SAC* 44 11 20 1 1 3 5 3 3 6 4 2 2 5 0 26 11/15 @NO 41 7 17 1 6 4 4 2 6 8 3 0 0 1 1 19 #31 Matt Carroll, G, 6-06, 210, Notre Dame (2003) LAST GAME --- 2 points 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America and First Team All-Big East Conference as a senior... Led Fighting Irish in scoring (19.5 ppg) and ranked eighth in Big East Ranked third in conference in three-point percentage (40.7% on 99-of-243)...Fourth in Big East in free throw percentage (84.4% on 135-of-160) Set single season Notre Dame record for three-pointers made (99)...Recorded three 30-point games, including a career-high
36 points in a double-overtime win over Georgetown... Converted eight three-pointers en route to a 28-point, 6- rebound game against NCAA Champion-Syracuse. HOW ACQUIRED --- Signed as a free agent on 11/7/03. 11/07 @ Sea 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/08 ATL D N P - C D 11/11 TOR D N P - C D 11/13 SAC* D N P - C D 11/15 @NO 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 #34 Dale Davis, F-C, 6-11, 250, Clemson (1991) LAST GAME --- 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot 11/15 vs New Orleans 2002-03 --- Played in and started 78 games... Second on the team in rebounding with a 7.2 per game average and second in blocked shots (0.9 per game)... Ninth in the NBA on the offensive boards with an average of 3.0 per contest... Averaged 7.4 points and 29.3 minutes during the season... His 54.1% field goal shooting (237 of 438) was the best on the team... Led in rebounding 32 times and was the blocked shots leader on 30 occasions... Had 22 games with 10 or more rebounds and posted 10 double-doubles... Among his best outings of the year were a season-high 17 points (6 of 7 FGs and 5 of 6 FTs) and 13 rebounds (7 offensive) vs. Chicago Jan. 31, and a season high 17 rebounds (8 at the offensive end) vs. Indiana Mar. 8... In playoffs vs. Dallas, averaged 7.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in six games... Claimed 15 rebounds and 7 points in Game 2 at Dallas. HOW ACQUIRED --- Traded to Portland from Indiana in exchange for Jermaine O Neal and Joe Kleine, 8/31/00. 10/29 @ Utah 30 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 0 3 1 1 0 4 11/01 CLEVE 34 2 3 0 0 4 4 0 5 5 1 3 2 0 0 8 11/03 PHILA 33 2 5 0 0 0 4 6 5 11 1 2 1 2 0 4 11/05 MEM 28 4 7 0 0 1 1 5 4 9 0 1 1 1 0 9 11/07 @ Sea 30 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 2 1 0 1 8 11/08 ATL 32 6 11 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 1 1 2 2 2 12 11/11 TOR 34 5 7 0 0 0 0 3 7 10 1 2 0 0 0 10 11/13 SAC* 35 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 5 6 4 3 1 0 2 4 11/15 @NO 32 1 2 0 0 2 5 1 6 0 3 2 2 1 4 #35 Tracy Murray, F, 6-07, 237, UCLA (1993) LAST GAME --- DNP-CD 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Saw limited action in 31 games with the L.A. Lakers. Averaged 2.0ppg and 0.7rpg. Shot 32.4% from the floor, 21.1% from behind the three-point line and 77.8% from the free throw line. HOW ACQUIRED --- Signed as a free agent 9/29/03. 10/29 @ Utah 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/01 CLEVE 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11/03 PHILA 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/05 MEM 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11/07 @ Sea 8 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11/08 ATL 8 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 11/11 TOR D N P - C D 11/13 SAC* D N P - C D 11/15 @NO D N P - C D #44 Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, C, 7-00, 245, Georgetown (2001) LAST GAME --- 1 rebound 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Saw action in just two games... Had 1 rebound, 1 steal and 1 assist in 3 minutes against Golden State April 1... Played 2 minutes vs. Minnesota Apr. 6... Was on the injured list for 75 games and drew five DNP-CDs. HOW ACQUIRED --- Selected in 2 nd Round (50 th pick overall) of 2001 NBA Draft.
10/29 @ Utah D N P - C D 11/01 CLEVE 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11/03 PHILA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/05 MEM D N P - C D 11/07 @ Sea 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/08 ATL D N P - C D 11/11 TOR D N P - C D 11/13 SAC* D N P - C D 11/15 @NO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 #50 Zach Randolph, F, 6-09, 256, Michigan State (2004) LAST GAME --- 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot 11/15 at New Orleans 2002-03 --- Played in 77 games and had 11 starts... Averaged 8.4 points and 4.5 rebounds in 16.9 minutes... When starting, averaged 15.5 points and 7.1 rebounds... Had three of his four double-doubles in starting roles and scored in double digits in eight of the 11 starts... Portland was 7-4 when he was on the floor for the opening buzzer... Tallied double numbers in 29 games, led the team in rebounding 13 times and in scoring four times... Shot 51.3% for the season, second-best on the team, and was 54.9% (72-131) in the 11 games he started... Came on strong in the final week of regular season action... Put together a huge game at Memphis Apr. 11 with career highs of 31 points and 20 rebounds... It was the first 30-20 combination by a Trail Blazer since Maurice Lucas posted a 35-20 combination 26 years earlier (Feb. 17, 1977 at Denver)... Blazers records show just five previous 30-20 efforts in 33 seasons... Four nights after the big game at Memphis, scored 27 points on 13 of 17 shooting in 36 minutes to spark a victory over Phoenix... Posted first career double-double in his fourth career start, 15 points and 10 rebounds, vs. New Orleans 1/24... Made 8 of 11 FGs in a 17-point, 23-minute effort at Milwaukee Dec. 13... Continued his late-season surge in the playoffs, averaging 13.9 points and a team-best 8.7 rebounds in the sevengame series against Dallas... Shot 52.5% from the field (32-61) and 89.2% from the line (33-37)... Was huge in Game 4 with 25 points and 15 rebounds in his first playoff start, leading the Blazers to a 19-point victory and keeping playoff hopes alive after losing the first three games to the Mavs... Had three consecutive games of more than 20 points (22 in Game 5 and 21 in Game 6) and posted three playoff double-doubles... In double numbers on the boards in four of the seven games. HOW ACQUIRED --- Selected in the 1 st Round (19 th pick overall) in the 2000 NBA Draft. 10/29 @ Utah 36 6 16 0 0 10 11 4 5 9 0 2 0 3 0 22 11/01 CLEVE 33 8 13 0 0 5 5 4 9 13 4 5 2 2 0 21 11/03 PHILA 34 5 10 0 0 1 1 3 8 11 2 4 2 3 0 11 11/05 MEM 35 8 18 0 0 4 5 7 9 16 4 3 1 6 1 20 11/07 @ Sea 36 9 16 0 0 1 3 5 4 9 3 2 1 6 0 19 11/08 ATL 41 12 22 0 0 5 6 3 6 9 2 0 0 0 1 29 11/11 TOR 43 7 18 0 0 4 4 4 7 11 3 3 1 2 0 18 11/13 SAC* 47 10 18 0 0 8 8 5 9 14 5 3 3 1 3 28 11/15 @NO 39 6 14 0 0 1 1 3 4 7 2 3 2 5 1 13 *Indicates overtime BLAZERS COACHING STAFF Maurice Cheeks, Head Coach Overall Record: 104-69 Trail Blazers Record: 104-69 Seasons in the League: 2 With the Trail Blazers: 2 Maurice Cheeks followed up his rookie season as an NBA head coach by winning one more game at the Trail Blazers helm than he did the previous year when his 49-33 record was the second best for a first-year coach in Trail Blazers history. Cheeks heads into his third campaign as the head man in Portland with a 99-65 record (60.4%) and is coming off a promising playoff performance last spring by the Blazers. His club took Dallas, a team that tied eventual champion San Antonio for the best regular season record, to seven games in Western Conference's first round.
Cheeks was named Portland's 10th head coach on June 27, 2001, after serving seven seasons as an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers. He entered the NBA coaching ranks after a long and distinguished career as player in the league. The first 11 years of his 15 as a player in the league was with Philadelphia, before going on to stints with San Antonio, New York, Atlanta and New Jersey. He retired in 1993 as the league's all-time steals leader and was fifth on the career assists list. Maurice led the 76ers in assists in all 11 seasons he played in Philadelphia and also topped the team in steals in each of his first 10 years. He shares the NBA Finals single-game record for most steals in a game with six, and he shares the single-game playoff record for most steals with eight. He was selected to the NBA's All-Defensive Team four times and played in four All-Star games. He was a member of the 76ers 1983 World Championship team. As an NBA player, Cheeks compiled career averages of 11.1 points, 6.7 assists and 2.1 steals in 1,101 games over 15 seasons while shooting 52.3% from the field and.79.3% from the free throw line. The 1978 West Texas State graduate was a four-year starter and three-time team MVP in college. He finished his collegiate career third on the Buffalo's all-time scoring list, averaging 16.8 points per game and shooting 56.8% from the field as a senior. Cheeks was selected in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft (36th overall) by the Sixers. The Chicago native began his coaching career as an assistant to present Blazers assistant coach Dan Panaggio at the Quad City Thunder of the CBA. In his only season with Quad City, Cheeks helped guide the club to the CBA championship. A favorite in Philadelphia, Cheeks is one of six former Sixers players to have his number retired by the club (number 10). Jimmy Lynam, Assistant Coach Jimmy Lynam enters the third season of his second tour of duty with the Trail Blazers. Lynam began his coaching career in 1981 as a Blazers assistant coach to then-head coach, Jack Ramsay. Prior to coming to the Blazers, Lynam was an assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets. In addition to being an NBA assistant coach, Lynam has held three NBA head coaching positions; Washington, Philadelphia and the L.A. Clippers. The Clippers gave Lynam his first NBA head coaching job in 1983. In a season and a half, Lynam led the Clippers to a 52-91 record. He joined the Philadelphia 76ers, leading them to the Atlantic Division title in the 1989-90 season with a record of 53-29 and finished second in the voting for NBA Coach of the Year. Following his four-year stint as head coach, Lynam stepped into Philadelphia s front office as the 76ers General Manager. In 1994, the Washington Bullets (now Wizards) chose Lynam as their head coach, a position he held for two seasons and posted a record of 82-128. Lynam made the jump to the NBA after several successful head coaching stints as the collegiate level. He amassed an impressive 158-118 mark in 10 seasons at Fairfield University, American University and St. Joseph s University. Lynam s.699 winning percentage at his alma mater, St. Joseph s, ranks second in school history behind Jack Ramsay. Lynam played two seasons in the St. Joseph s backcourt, where he grabbed MVP honors both years and scored 1,012 points for coach Jack Ramsay. Jim and his wife, Kay, have three grown children; Kathy, Denise and Jim Jr. Dan Panaggio, Assistant Coach Dan Panaggio enters his third season on the Trail Blazers coaching staff. A native of Rochester, New York, Panaggio served as an assistant to Mike Davis at Indiana University during the 2000-2001 season. Prior to that he was head coach of the CBA s Quad City Thunder for nine seasons. He owned a career record of 313-191 with the Thunder and won CBA titles in 1994 and 1998. All nine of his Quad City teams advanced to the CBA playoffs. In 1999, Panaggio led Quad City to the National Conference crown and the league s best regular season record, en route to earning his third CBA Coach of the Year award. Entering the 2000 season, he had more career victories that any other active coach and left the CBA ranking second on the all-time wins list behind his father, Mauro, who coached Quad City prior to Dan. Panaggio ranks third all-time in games coached (504), third in playoff victories (71) and fifth in regular season winning percentage. Panaggio spent three seasons as an assistant coach with Quad City before take over the heading coach duties from his father. Prior to that he was the head coach at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY, where he posted a 70-15 record. Blazers head coach, Maurice Cheeks, was Panaggio s aide with Quad City during the 1993-94 season. Panaggio, 46, is a graduate of SUNY-Brockport and he and his wife, Ellen, are the parents of five children.
John Loyer, Assistant Coach John Loyer, who begins his first season as an assistant coach, has spent the past three seasons as a member of the Trail Blazers basketball operations staff. Loyer spent the last two seasons as an advance scout and prior to that was the Blazers video coordinator in his first year with the team. A 12-year coaching veteran at the collegiate level, including Wabash Valley College, University of Akron and University of Cincinnati, Loyer participated in one NCAA Final Four and two Elite Eight teams. He has a 234-86 record as a college assistant. Bernard Smith, Assistant Coach Bernard Smith heads to the bench as an assistant coach after have been the Blazers video coordinator for the past two seasons. As the video coordinator, he was responsible for video analysis, breakdown of NBA opponents and game film editing. In addition, Smith has assisted during the Blazers summer league squads for the past two seasons. Prior to his time with the Blazers, he worked in front office of the Philadelphia 76ers for six seasons. Smith is a 1990 graduate of East Stroudsburg State (PA).