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Blazers beat Kings for 11th time in a row By Landon Hall The Associated Press PORTLAND — Rasheed Wal lace showed his good, bad and ugly sides Sunday, and he was still able to smile at the end of the Blazers 11th straight victory over the Sacramento Kings. Wallace picked up another technical foul before teaming with Bonzi Wells to power a dominant fourth-quarter run as the Portland Trail Blazers defeat ed the Kings, 102-9,5 Sunday. “Rasheed Wallace is a big-time player,” said Wells, who had 13 points. “When he establishes himself, nobody can stop him. We just have to do our part and play alongside him.” Wallace scored 18 points and Scottie Pippen added 15 points and nine assists for the Blazers, who held the Kings to two field goals — a dunk by Scot Pollard and a 20-foot jumper by Jason Williams — in the first 10:39 of the fourth. The Kings’ lead over Seattle for the No. 7 playoff spot in the West slipped to just a half-game. The SuperSonics played at Houston later Sunday. “If we beat the Sonics (Tues day), we’re the seventh seed,” Kings coach Rick Adelman said. “They have the same schedule as we have, and it’s going to be nice to go against them as if it were a playoff game.” The teams entered the fourth quarter tied at 77, and the Blazers took the lead for good on a fast break layup by Wells with 10:56 left. Williams’ long jumper brought the Kings within two, 83-81, but Wells made a free throw, had another transition layup and blew by Predrag Sto jakovic on the baseline to spark a 7-0 burst that made it 88-81 with 7:29 left. Wallace then took over, hitting a 21-foot jumper, a difficult re verse layup and a 23-footer to stretch the lead to 94-84 with 4:12 to go. Wallace was animated throughout the game, even by his standards, complaining about contact from Chris Webber and Vlade Divac and yapping at the officials. Wallace picked up his 38th technical foul of the season, extending his NBA record, when he hollered at referee Michael Smith after fouling Webber with 2:43 left in the second quarter. “They are winning; who cares about a tech?” Webber said. “That’s the reason that you’ve got Rasheed. You draft him from col lege because he is high-energy, because he’s passionate, because he’ll cry if you lose. That’s a real player.” Blazers coach Mike Dunleavy was assessed a technical in the third for screaming at Smith for not calling a foul on Divac for bumping Wallace. “‘Sheed was doing a good job of working and wasn’t getting any calls. He sort of felt like he was being picked on,” Pippen said. “So I’m glad Mike sort of took it out of his hands instead of letting ‘Sheed get all rattled about it.” After making a short 8-foot jumper with under a minute left and the win secure, Wallace glared at referee Ron Garretson. But Wallace grinned wide in cel ebrating the victory with his teammates. Webber led the Kings with 21 points and eight assists, Sto jakovic had 18 points, and Divac had 14 rebounds to go with 11 points. Sacramento had just eight turnovers — one off its season low — but committed three in the first minute of the fourth as Portland pulled ahead. The Kings, swept by the Blaz ers for the second straight season, haven’t beaten Portland since Dec. 16,1997. Softball continued from page 11A runs came across on an RBI single by Sarah Beeson and a sacrifice fly from the bat of Kellie Wignton. Vidlund pitched 6 2/3 strong inning to push her record to 14-4 before giving way to Connie Mc Murren for the save. “We’re extremely happy with [Vidlund’s] performance,” Gamez said. “It’s extremely good for her confidence.” On Saturday the Ducks also picked up the first contest of the two-day series with a 3-1 win. They got started early in the game, scoring all three of their runs in the top of the second. Junior Triawn Custer opened the inning with a walk, and Lind sey Welch reached on an error. Jill Robinson drove in Custer with her sixth double of the season. Vidlund knocked in Welch with base hit and Hutchinson reached on another error to score Robin son for the final run of the inning. Vidlund got the start for the Ducks, but was unable to get out of the third when she loaded the bases with one out. McMurren (12-12) came in and quieted the Cardinal rally with a strikeout and a ground ball to end the inning. Stanford’s only run came in the fifth when McMurren got into a base-loaded situation with none out. She only allowed the one run when she issued a free pass to Maureen LeCocq before getting a double play and great throw from Welch to nail Beeson at home. “The defense stepped up for us today and really helped Connie,” Gamez said. “She’s been throwing well and in the zone. We’re pleased about where she is at this point in the season.” In the opening game of the trip, Oregon’s bats showed some pop in a 3-2 win over Cal. Robinson and Welch both blasted home runs to lead the Ducks’ charge. Robinson got the offense running in the top of the second when she blasted her 12th dinger of the year, giving the Ducks a 1-0 lead. Oregon lit the scoreboard again in the third. Welch crushed a two run later to push the score to 3-0. Cal would close the gap in the bottom of the fifth, cutting the lead to 3-2 on a single by Paulina Duenas. “Jill and Lindsey did a good job of getting us started,” Gamez said. “They gave us the spark at the right time.” McMurren pitched a complete game to get her first of two wins on the weekend. She also record ed a save in 1/3 innings of relief for Vidlund on Sunday. The wins improved the Ducks’ conference record to 4-6 and pushed them into sole possession of fifth place heading into the sec ond half of the season. “We’re in the middle of the hunt now,” Gamez said. “We’re right where we want to be.” Call (541) 346-4343 or stop by Boom 300, Erb Memorial Union to place your ad today. P.O. Box 3159, Eugene, OR 97403 E-mail: classads@oregon. uoregon.edu On-line edition: www.dailyemerald.com muffin • medium coffee or tea Horoscope by Linda C. Black TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (April 17). A partner is handy to have, especially this year. Besides companionship, the two of you could strike it rich! In April, make contact with a foreign friend for a pleasant surprise. Money's headed your way in May; don't flash it around. Leant new skills as quickly as possible in June and make everybody’s lives easier. Get rid of some thing at home that's uncomfortable in July and relax with your sweetheart in August. A part ner and/or attorney brings in the bounty in Oc tober. 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