Blazers defeat Nets
in lackluster contest
The teams scored 55 points collectively in the first half,
tying an NBA record-low for combined first-half points
BY ANNE M. PETERSON
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND — History almost
repeated itself until Derek Ander
son turned it on for the Portland
TVail Blazers.
After playing earlier this season
in one of the lowest-scoring games
in the modern NBA era, the Blazers
and New Jersey Nets appeared
headed in the same direction on
Sunday. Then, Anderson scored 19
of his 21 points in the second half
and the Blazers won 83-71, sending
the Nets to their ninth-straight loss.
Zach Randolph had 23 points
and 15 rebounds — his seventh
double-double of the season — for
the Blazers, who handed the 2-11
Nets their fifth-consecutive loss on
the road.
Richard Jefferson had 20 points
and seven rebounds for the Nets,
whose last win came against Port
land on Nov. 9. The losing streak is
New Jersey’s longest since the Nets
lost nine in a row from Nov. 22
Dec. 6, 2000. New Jersey finished
26-56 that season.
New Jersey’s 2-11 start is its
worst since going 2-15 to start the
1999-2000 season.
“I don’t look at this as a situation
where we should panic, because
we have 60-some games left,” New
Jersey center Alonzo Mourning
said. “We have plenty of time to
make some positive things happen.
It’s just a matter of tenaciously and
collectively coming together. ”
The 64-60 final score in the
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teams’ last meeting was just five
points off the record for combined
scoring futility. Sunday’s game ap
peared to be on the same track.
The Nets were ahead just 10-9 af
ter the first quarter, but the Blazers
took their biggest lead of the first
when Damon Stoudamire’s three
pointer made it 28-22.
Portland led 30-25 at the half, ty
ing the record for the NBA’s lowest
combined first-half points total.
The mark was set Dec. 11, 2003,
when host San Antonio led Hous
ton 30-25 at halftime.
“Well, it was a win,” Blazers coach
Maurice Cheeks said. “It started out
looking like the game in Jersey. We
couldn’t score, but they couldn’t
score either. But in the second half,
we got a couple of easy baskets that
turned the game around. ”
Shareef Abdur-Rahim gave the
Blazers a 46-32 lead with a 21-foot
jumper in the third quarter and the
Blazers led easily the rest of the
way. Abdur-Rahim finished with 17
points and 10 rebounds.
“We had tu get a little more ag
gressive,” Anderson said.
This season, the Nets are trying
to cope with injuries to stars Jason
Kidd and Ron Mercer. Kidd contin
ues to rehab his surgically repaired
left knee, while Mercer had arthro
scopic surgery on his left knee on
Nov. 15.
The game in Portland was the
last of a four-game road trip for the
Nets, who return to New Jersey to
face Charlotte on Tuesday.
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Women's: Late run lifts Ducks over Miami
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Mizusawa was the other Duck to
score in double figures against Long
Island. Mizusawa chipped in 11
points and for the tournament and
handed out 16 assists while commit
ting only three turnovers.
“We know each other’s games inside
and out,” Mizusawa said. “The post
players know where we are every sin
gle time. That’s the focus of our team,
(Kraayeveld) and (Andrea Bills).”
Oregon survives multiple
runs by Miami
The Ducks used career nights from
both Wagner and sophomore Eleanor
Haring to hang on for their victory
over Miami on Friday.
Oregon led 32-30 at halftime, be
hind Haring’s 11 points on 5 of 5
shooting. The Ducks, on multiple oc
casions, pushed the lead to nine,
while Miami — behind 22 points
from Tamara James and a double
double from Yalonda McCormick —
kept coming back to tie, but was nev
er able to capture a lead.
The game remained tight until Ore
gon went on a 5-0 run with two min
utes left in the game. Wagner sealed
the victory with four free throws.
Wagner finished the game shoot
ing 6 of 9 from the floor, while Har
ing finished with 10 of 11. Her .909
field-goal percentage is the 10th best
ever in a single game for the Ducks.
“We came out pretty focused and
ready to play,” Wagner said. “Basket
ball is a game of runs and we made a
few key ones tonight.”
briansmith@dailyemerald. com
Erik R. Bishoff | Photographer
Oregon sophomore Eleanor Haring, seen here earlier this season, went 10 of 11 (.909
percent) against Miami on Friday. Haring added four rebounds and an assist.
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