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Los A ngleles Lakers D erek F isher w alks aw ay in th e final
g a m e o f th e NBA Finals in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP photo)
Lakers O’Neal Puts Self on Trade Market
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that standard otherwise.
(AP) - The NBA trade market has
one huge addition: Call himThe Big
Commodity.
The breakup of the Los Angeles
Lakers has begun, with Coach Phil
Jackson out and their All-Star Cen-
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(A P )— After Chauncey B i 11 ups
bounced around the league like a
basketball, he found a home in
Detroit. Tw o years later, he was
voted M VP of the NBA Finals.
Billups averaged 21 points and
5.2 assists for the Pistons against
the Los Angeles Lakers in ft ve stun
ning games.
“It’s unbelievable,” he said last
Tuesday night after Detroit won its
first title since 1990. “I’ve dreamed
of this opportunity all my life, and
the way my career had gone, it
seemed like my chance was kind of
drifti«gaway. But I never gave up.”
Billups had 14 points and six
assists as part of the Pistons’ bal
anced attack in a 100-87 win over
Los Angeles in Game 5.
Billups, who hasn't been an All-
Star during his seven-year career,
is the lowest-profile player to be
MVP o f the finals since Boston’s
Cedric Maxwell in 1981.
PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE DlPAOLA
Dan D ickau w a tch e s a s Julaina M ontgom ery, 1 0 , drives to
th e h o o p a t a b a sk e tb a ll clinic sp o n s o r e d b y N ikeG o a t
P eninsula Park in north Portland on Friday.
Portland Parks and Recreation
kicked off the summer season with
a party and free swimming on Fri-
day, June 18 at Peninsula Park in
north Portland.
Kids and their parents enjoyed
food, music and games while learn-
ing about the park’s schedule of
more than 2,000 recreation activi-
ties running all summer long.
A NikeGO basketball mini-
clinic also gave kids a taste of
iummerfun.
Nike recently announced a
6195,000 donation to the parks
and recreation department for a
Sum m er Playgrounds Program
with more basketball clinics and
support for the Portland Skatepark
Project at Pier Park.
“T h ro u g h this donation, Ave
hope to inspire kids to enjoy the
benefits o f a physically active
lifestyle as w ell as to help con-
tinue the P ortland Parks legacy
as an important place where fami-
lies and com m unities jo in to-
geth er,” said Jim C arter, vice
president and general counsel
for Nike.
EVERY USED CAR, TRUCK, VAN, SPORT UTILITY, OVER 300 TO CHOOSE FROM, MUST BE DISPOSED OF IMMEDIATELY!
$ 5 9 D O W N !*
PAYM ENTS AS LOW AS $ 7 9
There will be over $2 million dollars ol used cars, trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles offered to
the public with $59 DOWN'* There will be monthly payments as low as $79 per month* on many of
these vehicles. Additional vehicles will be arriving daily
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tutions which have been specifically retained for this event Banks and lenders will be seeking new
customers for this three day event.
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY! At these low prices, you MUST take immediate delivery ol your vehicle
Vehicles will not be able to be held on the lot because of consumer demand You must choose your
car. truck, van. or sport utility and take immediate delivery during this three day event! No exceptions
will be made. Vehicles will be available from the following manufacturers: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury,
Chevrolet. Pontiac, Nissan. Kia. Mazda. Toyota. Chrysler. Dodge. Jeep, Volkswagen. Honda: along
with many others too numerous to mention.
NO DEALERS ALLOWED! Because of disposal pricing, no dealers
will be able to purchase or trade during this three day event.
WHAT YOU NEEO TO BRING:
* Valid Driver's License
* Current Pay Stub or 2003 W2 Form
* Copy of Current Utility or Home Telephone Bill
* Your Current Vehicle Payment Book
P E R M O N T H !*
TRADE-INS ACCEPTED!
Trade-Ins will be accepted during this three day event.
If you trade your existing vehicle during this three day
event, Thrifty Auto Centers will pay off your trade, no
matter what you owe! (A portion of negative trade
equity may be applied to new loan.) No matter what
ade situabon, $59 DOWN and as low as $79
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94 Dodge Caravan stk#l03 80A $59 down. $79/mo
lor 60 mos. liu 4.19 APR, plus tax title & license.
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4.09% APR r Bt
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’4 09% mt 72 months. Ori approved credit
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'All deals on approved credit Special finance rates, terms and payments will vary by individual vehicle and are on
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Tiger W oods re a c ts a fter his
fairway s h o t on h o le eight
la n d s in a rough during th e
final round o f th e U.S. O pen
S u n d a y a t S h in n e c o c k Hills
G olf Club in S o u th a m p to n , N. Y.
(AP photo)
Woods Looks
to Break
Drought
(A P) — T iger W oods needed a
final-hole birdie to avoid m atch
ing his w orst round ever in the
U .S .
O pen
Sunday
in
Southam pton, N.Y.
W oods shot a 6-over 76 at
S hinnecock H ills and finished at
10-over 290 for the tournam ent.
W oods has won eight majors,
including tw o U.S. O pens, but
currently h e’s on a O-for-8 run in
the g am e’s biggest tournam ents.
“I hung in there, grinded my
tail o ff today, I really d id ,” he
said. “I did the best I could.”
W oods will play one more tour
nam ent before traveling to the
British Open at T roon in July, his
next chance to end his streak of
defeats in m ajors. He will defend
his title at the W estern Open in
C hicago over the July 4 weekend.