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1997-1998 Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Roster
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Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Born Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Stacey Augmon F 6-6 205 Aug 1, 1968 29 UNLV 6 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 9, Atlanta Hawks
Rick Brunson G 6-4 190 Jun 14, 1972 25 Temple 1 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kelvin Cato C 6-11 255 Aug 26, 1974 23 Iowa State 0 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 15, Dallas Mavericks
John Crotty G 6-1 185 Jul 15, 1969 28 Virginia 6 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Brian Grant F-C 6-9 254 Mar 5, 1972 26 Xavier 3 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 8, Sacramento Kings
Gary Grant G 6-3 185 Apr 21, 1965 33 Michigan 9 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 15, Seattle SuperSonics
Alton Lister FC 7-0 240 Oct 1, 1958 39 Arizona State 16 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 21, Milwaukee Bucks
Jermaine O'Neal C 6-11 235 Oct 13, 1978 19 Eau Claire High School (South Carolina) 1 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 17, Portland Trail Blazers
J.R. Rider G 6-5 215 Mar 12, 1971 27 UNLV 4 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 5, Minnesota Timberwolves
Carlos Rogers C 6-11 220 Feb 6, 1971 27 Tennessee State 3 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 11, Seattle SuperSonics
Arvydas Sabonis C 7-3 279 Dec 19, 1964 33 Zalgiris (Lithuania) 2 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 24, Portland Trail Blazers
Damon Stoudamire G 5-10 171 Sep 3, 1973 24 Arizona 2 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 7, Toronto Raptors
Rasheed Wallace PF/C 6-11 230 Sep 17, 1974 23 North Carolina 2 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 4, Washington Wizards
Walt Williams F-G 6-8 219 Apr 16, 1970 28 Maryland 5 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 7, Sacramento Kings

Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets Chicago in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks New York in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks Charlotte in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets Chicago in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks Indiana in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers Chicago in 7
Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets Utah in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves Seattle in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers L.A. Lakers in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs Utah in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers L.A. Lakers in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers Utah in 4
NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls Chicago in 6

Portland Playoff Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rasheed Wallace 4 39.2 14.5 4.8 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.2
Jermaine O'Neal 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
Damon Stoudamire 4 41.5 17.8 4.2 9.5 1.2 0.2 4.0
Kelvin Cato 4 14.5 6.5 3.0 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.0
Walt Williams 4 25.5 13.2 3.5 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Arvydas Sabonis 4 26.8 12.2 7.8 1.5 1.8 0.8 2.5
Brian Grant 4 33.8 13.2 10.8 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.2
Stacey Augmon 4 7.0 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.5
Gary Grant 4 6.8 1.2 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.5
J.R. Rider 4 41.5 19.2 5.0 4.2 1.2 0.0 4.0
Alton Lister 2 5.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0

Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Portland Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
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L.A. Lakers
 L, 104-102 The Forum
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 25. J.R. Rider
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 10. D. Stoudamire 		PTS: 30. S. O'Neal
REB: 7. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. Robert Horry
Apr 26, 1998
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L.A. Lakers
 L, 108-99 The Forum
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 24. J.R. Rider
REB: 7. Brian Grant
AST: 14. D. Stoudamire 		PTS: 24. Rick Fox
REB: 6. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
Apr 28, 1998
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L.A. Lakers
 W, 99-94 Rose Garden Arena
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 18. D. Stoudamire
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 6. D. Stoudamire 		PTS: 36. S. O'Neal
REB: 16. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Robert Horry
Apr 30, 1998
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L.A. Lakers
 L, 99-110 Rose Garden Arena
Opening Round 		1-3 PTS: 24. D. Stoudamire
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 8. D. Stoudamire 		PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. N. Van Exel