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GOLDEN STATE (81)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
M Pietrus           18   4-9   0-0   3-5   0   1    9
C Robinson          41  9-17   1-1   1-3   1   5   23
A Foyle             30   2-5   1-2  2-10   1   3    5
M Dunleavy          21   0-4   0-0   2-4   1   2    0
J Richardson        40  7-21   0-0  5-12   6   1   15
S Claxton           29  5-13   3-3   1-3   7   2   13
C Cheaney           31   3-8   0-0   0-2   2   1    6
B Cardinal           5   0-3   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
T Murphy            25  5-10   0-0  2-10   1   3   10
A Johnson          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
P Jones            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
J Bremer           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 35-90  5-6  16-49  19  18   81
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Percentages: FG-.389, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
6-18, .333 (M Pietrus 1-2, C Robinson 4-9, M 
Dunleavy 0-1, J Richardson 1-5, B Cardinal 
0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:1 (A 
Foyle). Turnovers:14 (C Robinson 3, J 
Richardson 3, T Murphy 3, M Dunleavy 2, M 
Pietrus 2, S Claxton). Steals: 3 (C Cheaney, 
S Claxton, J Richardson).


PORTLAND (87)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
D Miles             37  9-16   3-4   0-5   3   1   21
Z Randolph          37  8-15   4-5   2-5   1   1   20
T Ratliff           43   2-4   0-0  2-13   2   1    4
D Anderson          33  5-13   4-4   0-2   6   0   15
D Stoudamire        40  5-13   2-2   0-7   2   4   14
E Gill               8   0-1   0-0   0-0   1   1    0
R Patterson         26   3-4   2-3   0-1   5   2    9
S Abdur-Rahim       16   2-6   0-0   0-3   1   2    4
D Davis            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
D Dickau           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
D Ferguson         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
Q Woods            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 34-72 15-18  4-36  21  12   87
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Percentages: FG-.472, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
4-9, .444 (D Anderson 1-4, D Stoudamire 2-4, 
R Patterson 1-1). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked 
Shots:12 (T Ratliff 8, R Patterson 2, S 
Abdur-Rahim, E Gill). Turnovers:8 (R 
Patterson 3, D Miles 2, S Abdur-Rahim, Z 
Randolph, E Gill). Steals: 9 (T Ratliff 2, S 
Abdur-Rahim 2, D Anderson 2, R Patterson 2, E
Gill).

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GOLDEN STATE         18  14  27  22   -  81
PORTLAND             18  26  20  23   -  87
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,722. T: 2:15. 
Officials: James Capers, Joe Crawford, Phil 
Robinson.

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GOLDEN STATE (81) AT PORTLAND (87)

GOLDEN STATE

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
M PIETRUS         F    18    4-9      0-0      3   2   5    0   1   0   2    9
C ROBINSON        F    41    9-17     1-1      1   2   3    1   5   0   3   23
A FOYLE           C    30    2-5      1-2      2   8  10    1   3   0   0    5
M DUNLEAVY        G    21    0-4      0-0      2   2   4    1   2   0   2    0
J RICHARDSON      G    40    7-21     0-0      5   7  12    6   1   1   3   15
S CLAXTON              29    5-13     3-3      1   2   3    7   2   1   1   13
C CHEANEY              31    3-8      0-0      0   2   2    2   1   1   0    6
B CARDINAL              5    0-3      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    0
T MURPHY               25    5-10     0-0      2   8  10    1   3   0   3   10
A JOHNSON             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
P JONES               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
J BREMER              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   35-90     5-6     16  33  49   19  18   3  14   81
                            (.389)  (.833)  TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 16 (19 PTS)    

PORTLAND

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
D MILES           F    37    9-16     3-4      0   5   5    3   1   0   2   21
Z RANDOLPH        F    37    8-15     4-5      2   3   5    1   1   0   1   20
T RATLIFF         C    43    2-4      0-0      2  11  13    2   1   2   0    4
D ANDERSON        G    33    5-13     4-4      0   2   2    6   0   2   0   15
D STOUDAMIRE      G    40    5-13     2-2      0   7   7    2   4   0   0   14
E GILL                  8    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    1   1   1   1    0
R PATTERSON            26    3-4      2-3      0   1   1    5   2   2   3    9
S ABDUR-RAHIM          16    2-6      0-0      0   3   3    1   2   2   1    4
D DAVIS               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
D DICKAU              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
D FERGUSON            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
Q WOODS               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   34-72    15-18     4  32  36   21  12   9   8   87
                            (.472)  (.833)  TEAM REBS:  2 TOTAL TO: 9 (14 PTS)     
  
   GOLDEN STATE       18   14   27   22   -   81
   PORTLAND           18   26   20   23   -   87
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - A FOYLE.  PORTLAND - T RATLIFF 8, R PATTERSON 2,
S ABDUR-RAHIM, E GILL.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 6-18 (.333), M PIETRUS 1-2, C ROBINSON 4-
9, M DUNLEAVY 0-1, J RICHARDSON 1-5, B CARDINAL 0-1. PORTLAND 4-9 (.
444), D ANDERSON 1-4, D STOUDAMIRE 2-4, R PATTERSON 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JAMES CAPERS, JOE CRAWFORD, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 15,722. T - 2:15.

Game Story

PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Theo Ratliff swatted aside 
another opponent and the Portland Trail Blazers climbed another
rung in the Western Conference playoff race.

Ratliff had eight blocks, including two pivotal ones in the
fourth quarter, to lift the Trail Blazers into a tie for eighth
place in the West with an 87-81 victory over the Golden State
Warriors.

Portland (41-37) pulled into a three-way tie for eighth with
Utah and Denver.  The Trail Blazers have reached the playoffs 21
straight years, the Jazz have made it 20 in a row and the
Nuggets have not been to the postseason since 1995.

Portland blew a 13-point third-quarter lead and trailed, 69-66,
with nine minutes to go after five straight points by former
Trail Blazer Cliff Robinson.  Ratliff turned away a shot by Troy
Murphy to trigger a 7-0 run for Portland.

"Theo's block on Troy was huge," Portland coach Maurice Cheeks
said.  "That would have given them a five-point lead.  Instead,
we got the momentum back."

The Warriors tied it for the last time at 77-77 with 3:28 left
on a soaring follow dunk by Jason Richardson, who scored all 15
of his points in the second half.

Zach Randolph, who scored 20 points, gave Portland the lead for
good with two free throws and a hook shot.  Ratliff went high to
block a shot by Calbert Cheaney that turned into a breakaway
dunk by Ruben Patterson that made it 83-77 with 2:06 left.

Ratliff added another block of Speedy Claxton's drive with a
minute to go.

"I'm really trying to master the art of defense," Ratliff said.
"Some players aspire to be like Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson.
I want to be one of the best ever on the other end."

"He alters a lot of shots and is playing with a ton of emotion,"
Richardson said.  "He's finally playing for a winner and it
shows."

Darius Miles scored 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting for Portland,
which was coming off Tuesday's spirited road win over the Los
Angeles Lakers.

"We didn't want to have another episode of last Saturday (a home
loss to New Orleans)," Miles said.  "We can't afford to have
any letdowns anymore."

"A win is a win right now," said Ratliff, who had just four
points but 13 rebounds.  "But after beating LA, we didn't want
to come out here and lay an egg."

Richardson and Robinson were held scoreless in the first half as
the Warriors fell behind, 44-32.  But they scored all 27 points
for Golden State in the third quarter.

Robinson scored 16 of his 23 points in the period, pacing a 16-2
run that carried into the final period and gave the Warriors
the lead.

"I just tried to shake off a bad first half and give our team a
chance," Robinson said.

Richardson had 12 rebounds and Murphy and Adonal Foyle swept 10
apiece for Golden State, which held a 49-36 advantage on the
glass despite playing without injured center Erick Dampier, one
of the best rebounders in the NBA.

The Warriors won their previous visit to Portland as Dampier
grabbed 21 rebounds.

"We played hard and the effort was there," said coach Eric
Musselman, whose team had won 10 of its last 12 games.  "Theo
was very active inside and he gives them something they've been
missing, hustle and resilience."