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June 10, 1992...The Portland ()bserver...Page 3 DID YOU KNOW? 1992 NBA HONOR ROLL Edge NBA Most Valuable Player............................ Michael Jordan, Chicago IBM NBA Coach of the Y ear.................................. Don Nelson, Golden State Coca-Cola Classic NBA Rookie of the Y ear.......... Larry Johnson, Charlotte NBA Most Improved Player of the Y ear................ Purvis Ellison, Washington NBA Defensive Player of the Year..........................David Robinson, San Antonio Miller Genuine Draft NBA Sixth Man Award........ Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Schick Award...........................................................Dennis Rodman, Detroit J. Walter Kennedy PBWAA Citizenship Award.....Magic Johnson, LA Lakers BY JOHN PHILLIPS ALL-NBA TEAMS First Team F Karl Malone, Utah F Chris Mullin, GS C David Robinson, SA G Michael Jordan, Chi. O Clyde Drcxlcr, Port, P Second Team Scottie Pippen.Chi Charles Barkley,Phil Patrick Ewing, NY Tim Hardaway, GS John Stockton, Utah Third Team Chi. Dennis Rodman, Det. Phil. Kevin Willis, Atl. Brad Daugherty, Clc. Mark Price, Cle. Kevin Johnson, Pho. NBA-ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS P F F C G G First Team Dennis Rodman, Detroit Scottie Pippen, Chicago David Robinson, San Antonio Michael Jordan, Chicago Joe Dumars, Detroit Second Team Larry Nance, Cleveland Buck Williams, Portland Patrick Ewing, New York John Stockton, Utah Micheál williams, Indiana NBA ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS (chosen without regard to position) Second Team First Team Rick Fox, Boston Larry Johnson, Charlotte Terrell Brandon, Cleveland Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Larry Stewart, Washington Billy Owens, Golden State Stanley Roberts, Orlando Steve Smith, Miami Mark Macon, Denver Stacey Augmon, Atlanta Three Long Hours BY JOHN PHILLIPS Getting to my press row seat at Memorial Coliseum, high above Sec tion 106 at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 7, ended up being the longest three hours I ’ve spent around any sporting event in over 20 years. The event was the Chicago Bulls’ 94-84 win (gift) over the Portland Trail Blazers. This was the worst played NBA Finals game in 10 years. And to make matters worse, the three officials resembled the Three Stooges, and that’s bad - real bad. Curly called traveling, Larry called a charge, and More, was just being Moe! Both teams needed to return to summer camp and re-leam the way basketball is played. The highlight of the day was the conversation on press row. Jeff Gamble of The Skanner on my right, and Ullysses Tucker of the Mt. Tabor News on my left, made it possible for me to persevere for three long, arduous hours. I think you get the idea. Enough said about the game we all missed. because both teams didn’t show up to play. It made me think of an article I read years ago in the New York Times, which goes like this: “Once upon a time, there were four people name Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and Anybody. When there was an impor tant job to be done, Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Any body could have done it, but Nobody did it. “When Nobody did it, Every body got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Somebody would do it, but No body realized that Nobody would do it. “So ¡tended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done in the first place.” Hopefully, Nobody will play as bad as they played Sunday; Some body will make the right decisions; Everybody will be proud to say they are NBA players; and the NBA won’t let just Anybody officiate the next game. Chicago, which entered the NBA in 1966 as an expansion franchise, is making its second trip ever to the Fi nals, the first coming last year when the Bulls won the title. Portland, which entered the NBA in 1970 as an expan sion franchise, is making its third trip to the Finals, having won the title in 1977 and lost to the Detroit Pistons in the 1900 NBA Finals. The Bulls and Blazers have met only once before in the NBA Playoff history. That came in 1977, when Port land, led by Bill Walton, beat Chicago, led by Artis Gilmore, 2-1 in the First Round cn route to their only NB A World Championship. The Blazers won the deciding game at home 106-98 in the hard-fought series. The Bulls head into the Finals with an 11-5 record in the 1992 NBA Play offs, 7-2 at home and 4-3 on the road. Portland is 11-4 overall, 8-0 at home and 3-4 on the road. The Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers have been the NB A ’sbest teams of the ’90s. Over the past three seasons, Chicago has compiled a 183- 63 record and a .744 percentage, with Portland at 179-67 for .728. Chicago and Portland win at home or on the road. At home over the past three years, Chicago ranks second in the NBA at 107-16 for .870 and Port land third at 104-19, .846. Utah is NO 1 at 109-14, .886. On the road Chicago was 31-10 this past season and 76-47 for .618 over the last three years, both tops in the league. Portland was just one game back in second at 75-48 for .610 over that period, including 24-17 in 1992, tied for third in the league. If the Bulls win, they would divide $1,158,750 and the Blazers $808,750. If the Blazers win, they would divide $1,033,750 and the Bulls $933,750. How important is the home-court advantage in the NBA Finals? The team with the (potential) extra game at home has won 33 NBA Finals and lost 12, a .733 percentage. And the Team with the home-court advantage has won each of the last six NBA Finals. The importance of the home-court advantage seems to be less when it comes to the series-ending game of the NBA Finals. The deciding game has been won at home 25 times and on the road 20 times. Neither team did well inclose games during the regular season. The Bulls were 7-8 in games decided by three points of less, although they were 2-1 in overtime contests. The Blazers were 3- 5 in games decided by three or less and 2-4 in overtime. The Bulls had the fewest shots blocked of any team in the league, 352. The Blazers tied Indiana for the most players fouling out of any team in the league, 25. The Blazers ranked second in the league to New York in rebounding effi ciency at .528 while Chicago was fourth at .522. The Bulls, with Michael Jordan, are bidding to become the sixth team in NBA history to win an NBA title while having the league scoring champion on its roster. Before the Bulls and Jordan did it last year, the only teams do to it were the 1947 Philadelphia Warriors with Joe Fulks, the 1949 and 1950 Minneapolis Lakers with George Mikan and the 1971 Milwaukee Bucks with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. From NBA NEWS One key element that the Blazers hopefully will use to their advantage is the match up between Kevin Duckworth and Bull's center Bill Cartwright. Duckworth is shorter, but he's a lot stronger than Cartwright and can score on him at will. Game 4 is tonight at 6.00 p.m. 1992 D ebutantes D ana W illiams N icol A ntoinette O lds HOUSING ?. Working at a retirement home I given me a new found respect for sen ior citizens. Before, I use to joke about people being old, but now 1 know that everyone is going to gel old sooner or later. I plan to pursue a Career in the health care field. 1 am planning to at tend Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. My major is Pre-Med. After four years at Xavier, I will attend gradu ate school to further my studies in Nurs- ing Anesthesiology. I stand out because I am an intelli gent, beautiful, Black Young Lady and I carry myself in a manner that reflects that. I am very self-confident. Some people think I’m too optimistic, but I feel that if I don’t expect the best, then I won’t get the best. I could care less about being “Cool” when it comes to things that arc against my morals and values. I believe that God has a plan for my life and that is what I want to follow. 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