| Charlotte Hornets (1988) | 104 |
| Boston Celtics | 103 |
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| Los Angeles Clippers | 93 |
| Houston Rockets | 90 |
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| New Jersey Nets | 84 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 93 |
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| San Antonio Spurs | 107 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 101 |
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Portland 101, San Antonio 107
Opening Round - San Antonio wins 3-1
HemisFair Arena (San Antonio, Texas)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Paul Mihalak
Team Rebounds: Portland (0) San Antonio (0)
Technicals: Portland (0) San Antonio (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR (51-31) | 28 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 101 |
| SAN (49-33) | 25 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 107 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 90 | 112.2 | 118.9 |
| SAN | 90 | 118.9 | 112.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | .453 | 0.089 | 0.395 | 0.146 |
| SAN | .481 | 0.089 | 0.261 | 0.358 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mark Bryant | Starter | C | 15:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Clyde Drexler | Starter | SF | 37:00 | 8-19 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 12.9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 30 | Terry Porter | Starter | SG | 36:00 | 7-18 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 5.6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 1 | Rod Strickland | Starter | PG | 36:00 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 14.9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 52 | Buck Williams | Starter | PF | 24:00 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12.2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 00 | Kevin Duckworth | Bench | C | 10:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Mario Elie | Bench | SG | 12:00 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Jerome Kersey | Bench | SF | 24:00 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Cliff Robinson | Bench | C | 32:00 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Joe Wolf | Bench | C | 14:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 240 | 42-96 | 3-9 | 14-17 | 74.6 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 101 | ||||
| 43.8% | 33.3% | 82.4% |
San Antonio Spurs
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Antoine Carr | Starter | PF | 14:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 32 | Sean Elliott | Starter | SF | 33:00 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 14.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Dale Ellis | Starter | SG | 16:00 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Avery Johnson | Starter | PG | 22:00 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | David Robinson | Starter | C | 48:00 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 27.0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 40 | Willie Anderson | Bench | SF | 34:00 | 8-17 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 34 | Terry Cummings | Bench | PF | 17:00 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | Lloyd Daniels | Bench | SF | 16:00 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Vinny Del Negro | Bench | SG | 07:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | J.R. Reid | Bench | PF | 33:00 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 18.2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 38-81 | 2-8 | 29-35 | 88.1 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 107 | ||||
| 46.9% | 25.0% | 82.9% |
Portland Trail Blazers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Rod Strickland 13.7p, 4.3r, 7.2a |
Terry Porter 18.2p, 3.9r, 5.2a |
Clyde Drexler 19.9p, 6.3r, 5.7a |
Buck Williams 8.3p, 8.4r, 0.9a |
Mark Bryant 6p, 4.1r, 0.5a |
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Mario Elie 8.6p, 2.6r, 2.2a |
Jerome Kersey 10.6p, 6.2r, 1.9a |
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Cliff Robinson 19.1p, 6.6r, 2.2a |
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Joe Wolf 2.3p, 2.1r, 0.2a |
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Kevin Duckworth 9.9p, 5.2r, 0.9a |
San Antonio Spurs Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Avery Johnson 8.7p, 1.9r, 7.5a |
Dale Ellis 16.7p, 3.8r, 1.3a |
Sean Elliott 17.2p, 4.6r, 3.8a |
Antoine Carr 13.1p, 5.5r, 1.4a |
David Robinson 23.4p, 11.7r, 3.7a |
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Willie Anderson 4.8p, 1.5r, 2.1a |
J.R. Reid 9.4p, 5.5r, 1a |
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Lloyd Daniels 9.1p, 2.8r, 1.9a |
Terry Cummings 3.4p, 2.4r, 0.5a |
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Vinny Del Negro 7.4p, 2.2r, 4a |
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