Box Score

 

PORTLAND (88)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
S Abdur-Rahim       28   4-8   3-5   1-9   0   2   12
Z Randolph          37  8-18   6-8   3-8   4   3   22
T Ratliff           29   2-4   2-2   3-6   0   4    6
D Anderson          22   1-6   2-2   0-0   3   1    4
D Stoudamire        41  2-11   2-2   0-3   8   3    6
N Van Exel          28   1-6   2-2   0-2   2   2    4
D Miles             26  9-13   3-5   1-7   0   4   21
R Patterson         25   4-6   2-3   0-4   3   1   10
S Telfair            4   1-1   0-0   0-0   0   0    3
J Przybilla        DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE                            
R Frahm            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
T Outlaw           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
_____________________________________________________
TOTALS             240 32-73 22-29  8-39  20  20   88
_____________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.759. 3-Point Goals:
2-14, .143 (S Abdur-Rahim 1-1, D Anderson 
0-3, D Stoudamire 0-5, N Van Exel 0-3, R 
Patterson 0-1, S Telfair 1-1). Team Rebounds:
7. Blocked Shots:2 (T Ratliff, D Miles). 
Turnovers:9 (R Patterson 2, D Miles 2, Z 
Randolph 2, T Ratliff, S Abdur-Rahim, S 
Telfair). Steals: 5 (R Patterson 2, D 
Stoudamire, T Ratliff, S Abdur-Rahim).


BOSTON (90)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
R Davis             35  2-11   2-2   0-2   6   1    6
R LaFrentz          30  6-11   3-4  3-10   3   5   18
M Blount            27   4-7   3-4   1-6   1   5   11
G Payton            39  6-11   2-2   0-0   6   2   15
P Pierce            40  6-13   6-9   0-6   2   5   20
T Gugliotta         17   1-2   0-0   0-3   0   2    2
M Banks              9   2-4   0-0   0-1   1   1    4
A Jefferson         14   3-3   0-0   2-6   0   1    6
J Welsch            13   1-5   2-2   1-2   0   0    4
T Allen              8   1-3   0-0   1-2   1   0    2
W Mccarty            8   1-4   0-0   2-2   0   1    2
K Perkins          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
_____________________________________________________
TOTALS             240 33-74 18-23 10-40  20  23   90
_____________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.446, FT-.783. 3-Point Goals:
6-17, .353 (R Davis 0-1, R LaFrentz 3-5, G 
Payton 1-4, P Pierce 2-4, J Welsch 0-2, W 
Mccarty 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked 
Shots:4 (R LaFrentz 3, A Jefferson). 
Turnovers:12 (J Welsch 4, R Davis 2, P Pierce
2, G Payton, A Jefferson, M Blount, R 
LaFrentz). Steals: 2 (T Gugliotta, P Pierce).

-------------------------------------------
PORTLAND              22  17  25  24  -   88
BOSTON                27  26  18  19  -   90
------------------------------------------- 

Technical fouls: Portland - 1 (D Miles, 0:34 
4th). Boston - 1 (M Blount, 0:34 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,341. T: 2:17. 
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Scott Foster, Zak 
Zarba.

Extended Box

 

PORTLAND (88) AT BOSTON (90)

PORTLAND

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
S ABDUR-RAHIM     F    28    4-8      3-5      1   8   9    0   2   1   1   12
Z RANDOLPH        F    37    8-18     6-8      3   5   8    4   3   0   2   22
T RATLIFF         C    29    2-4      2-2      3   3   6    0   4   1   1    6
D ANDERSON        G    22    1-6      2-2      0   0   0    3   1   0   0    4
D STOUDAMIRE      G    41    2-11     2-2      0   3   3    8   3   1   0    6
N VAN EXEL             28    1-6      2-2      0   2   2    2   2   0   0    4
D MILES                26    9-13     3-5      1   6   7    0   4   0   2   21
R PATTERSON            25    4-6      2-3      0   4   4    3   1   2   2   10
S TELFAIR               4    1-1      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   1    3
J PRZYBILLA           DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE                                      
R FRAHM               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
T OUTLAW              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   32-73    22-29     8  31  39   20  20   5   9   88
                            (.438)  (.759)  TEAM REBS:  7 TOTAL TO: 9 (8 PTS)      

BOSTON

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
R DAVIS           F    35    2-11     2-2      0   2   2    6   1   0   2    6
R LAFRENTZ        F    30    6-11     3-4      3   7  10    3   5   0   1   18
M BLOUNT          C    27    4-7      3-4      1   5   6    1   5   0   1   11
G PAYTON          G    39    6-11     2-2      0   0   0    6   2   0   1   15
P PIERCE          G    40    6-13     6-9      0   6   6    2   5   1   2   20
T GUGLIOTTA            17    1-2      0-0      0   3   3    0   2   1   0    2
M BANKS                 9    2-4      0-0      0   1   1    1   1   0   0    4
A JEFFERSON            14    3-3      0-0      2   4   6    0   1   0   1    6
J WELSCH               13    1-5      2-2      1   1   2    0   0   0   4    4
T ALLEN                 8    1-3      0-0      1   1   2    1   0   0   0    2
W MCCARTY               8    1-4      0-0      2   0   2    0   1   0   0    2
K PERKINS             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   33-74    18-23    10  30  40   20  23   2  12   90
                            (.446)  (.783)  TEAM REBS:  8 TOTAL TO: 12 (10 PTS)    
  
   PORTLAND           22   17   25   24   -   88
   BOSTON             27   26   18   19   -   90
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: PORTLAND - T RATLIFF, D MILES.  BOSTON - R LAFRENTZ 3,
A JEFFERSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PORTLAND 2-14 (.143), S ABDUR-RAHIM 1-1, D ANDERSON 0-
3, D STOUDAMIRE 0-5, N VAN EXEL 0-3, R PATTERSON 0-1, S TELFAIR 1-
1. BOSTON 6-17 (.353), R DAVIS 0-1, R LAFRENTZ 3-5, G PAYTON 1-4, P PIERCE 2-
4, J WELSCH 0-2, W MCCARTY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PORTLAND - D MILES. BOSTON - M BLOUNT.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, SCOTT FOSTER, ZAK ZARBA.
A - 13,341. T - 2:17.

Game Story

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Before delivering the game-winning shot, 
Pierce took a shot of his own.  
Pierce sank a fadeaway jumper as time expired to give the Boston
Celtics a 90-88 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, who
were dealt another tough road loss.

Portland's Darius Miles, who scored 14 of his 21 points in the
fourth quarter, missed a finger roll with 40 seconds left.  As
players from both teams converged for the rebound, Portland's
Ruben Patterson hit Pierce in his mouth with his left arm,
sending Pierce to the floor for roughly a minute.

"I got hit in the upper lip and the nose and it kind of shook me
up a little bit," said Pierce, who had dental work Tuesday to
repair a chipped tooth.  "It blanked me out for a quick second.
I was a little dizzy."

During the ensuing timeout, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said he
wasn't sure Pierce was going to be able to come back into the
game.

"Next thing I know he just jumped up and went in," Rivers said.

"I told the (doctor) that I was a little dizzy but I gathered my
nuts and bolts and went back in," said Pierce, who scored 20
points.

Boston's Gary Payton had his drive blocked by Theo Ratliff, and
Portland's Zach Randolph was fouled.  He split the free throws
for an 88-88 tie with 19 seconds to go.

Not calling a timeout, Pierce waved off a pick-and-roll by Mark
Blount and decided to go 1-on-1 with the defensive-minded
Patterson.  He backed him up with a jab step, stepped back to
hit a 18-footer from the left wing as the horn sounded, then
jumped on the scorer's table as the FleetCenter crowd went wild.

"I took a little bit of a beating there at the end but I paid
them back," Pierce said.

"Another great player made another great shot to beat us,"
conceded Trail Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks, whose team was
beaten Sunday by a shot by Toronto's Vince Carter.  "We had one
of our better defenders, not our best defender (on Pierce).
Three guys ran up to set a screen and he waved them off. What a
shot."

Portland lost at Boston for the first time since March 1, 1998
and fell to 0-3 on its road trip. The losses have come by a
combined 10 points, all in late-game situations. 

Raef LaFrentz had 18 points and 10 rebounds for his first 
double-double in 21 career games with the Celtics.

After scoring only 60 points in a four-point loss at New Jersey
the previous night, the Trail Blazers appeared sluggish from the
start.  In the first half, they shot just 37 percent from the
floor and were outrebounded by 12 as they fell behind, 51-39.

"When we started out the game it looked like we were running in
mud," Cheeks said. "And at the half after a tongue-lashing, so
to speak, we turned it on."

Portland scored six of the final eight points in the third
quarter and opened the fourth period on a 10-2 run, taking a
74-73 lead on Patterson's alley-oop layup from Damon Stoudamire.

"In the second half, we brought energy and the Celtics let us
get back into the game," Miles said. "It was frustrating to
lose, but what I thought was good was the fight back part in
this team. We opened a lot of eyes with what we did in the
fourth quarter."

With a 3-pointer that gave the Celtics an 80-79 lead with 5:01
remaining, Payton became the 29th player and fourth in a Boston
uniform to reach 20,000 points. The 15-year veteran finished
with 15 points and six assists.

"It's a great accomplishment but it really hasn't set in yet,"
Payton said. "Now we move on. I worry about my team and getting
wins more than my accomplishments. But it is great."