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May 07. 2003
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Spurs Sink Lakers
Blazers ‘Good, Bad and Ugly’ Season Ends
Dallas Mavericks
guard Steve Nash
jumps into the
arms o f forward
Dirk Nowitzkl as
guard Nick Van Exel
joins the group in ...
the closing minutes
o f Game 7 of the
Western Confer
ence quarterfinals
with the Blazers
Sunday. Nowitzki
schored 31 points
and Van Exel I >
scored 26 points in
the Mavericks,
107-95 win.
(AP photo)
(AP) — Tim Duncan scored 28
points and the San Antonio Spurs
took game one o f their Western
Conference semifinal series by
outlasting the Los Angeles Lakers
87-to-82
Duncan also had eight rebounds
and seven assists after picking up
his M-V-P award during a pregame
ceremony. David Robinson added
14 points and eleven rebounds while
trying to stop Shaquille O ’Neal.
Portland forward
| Zach Randolph
looks on toward
the end of their
| playoff series
ending game
with the Dallas
Mavericks.
(AP Photo)
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I think we achieved a lot,
but underachieved at the
same time.
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Holmes to Attend Harding Match
Commotion at the Ocean IV will
feature appearances by boxing gi
ant Former Heavy Weight Cham
pion of the World Larry Holmes
and Tonya Harding in her first Or
egon match.
The June 13 event at Chinook
Winds Casino in Lincoln City is
presented by promoter Bob Arum
and Top Rank Boxing.
Harding, a featherweight from
Portland, has a boxing record of 2-
— Blazer guard and Portland native Damon Stoudamlre
(AP) — While at times they
showed flashes of talent and depth,
the Portland Trail Blazers spent
much o f the season in turmoil.
Off-court legal trouble, league
suspensions, a key injury to guard
Scottie Pippen and a nasty incident
ofteam infighting marked the Trail
Blazers’ 2002-03 campaign.
The problems overshadowed the
team’s successes: their 14th con
secutive winning season and their
21 st straight trip to the playoffs.
We had it good, we had it bad,”
said guard Damon Stoudamire.
“And we had it ugly.”
Despite losing the first three
games of their first-round playoff
series against the Dallas Maver
icks, the Trail Blazers battled back
to win three straight before drop-
pingGame7,107-95. NoNBAteam
has ever won a best-of-seven se
ries after dropping the first three.
On Monday, the players were
gathering their things from the
team’s Tualatin practice facility and
going their separate ways— disap
pointed at falling a game short of
making history.
“I think we achieved a lot, but
underachieved at the same time,”
The Spurs let a double-digit lead
slip to one point in the fourth quar
ter before beating the Lakers for the
fifth straight time this season. Manu
Ginobili had IS points, including
two key three-pointers in the final
period.
Kobe Bryant led all scorers with
37 points and O ’Neal finished with
24 points and 2 1 rebounds before
fouling out with over three minutes
remaining.
Stoudamire said.
consecutive year, the nearly mi
Injuries brought more trouble in raculous rebound against the
the postseason, forcing coach Mavericks was enough to give
Maurice Cheeks to constantly the Blazers hope for next season.
juggle his starting lineup. Pippen
“When we’re on the same
played in Game I, but missed the page, we’re a pretty good basket
next three because of continued ball team,” Davis said.
pain and swelling in his knee. The
team lost Anderson in Game 2 with
a left knee injury that required sur
gery. Center Arvydas Sabonis had
back spasms and missed Game 4.
Davis strained his groin and
couldn’t play in Game 7.
Although they were bounced
from the first round for the third
1. Known for being a scrapper, both
personally and professionally, this
will be a “must see” for any boxing
fan, the promoters said.
Holmes wi II be available for au
tographs and photos from 6:30 to
7:30 prior to the fight. Fans are
asked to bring their own camera.
For more information, or to ob
tain tickets, call 1-888-MAIN-ACT
(624-6228) or Tickets West at 1-
800-992-TIXX(8499.
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