Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Rosters

1996-1997 Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kenny Anderson PG 6-0 168 Oct 9, 1970 26 Georgia Tech 5 1991 1st Rnd, #2, New Jersey Nets
Stacey Augmon SF 6-6 205 Aug 1, 1968 28 UNLV 5 1991 1st Rnd, #9, Atlanta Hawks
Marcus Brown PG 6-3 185 Apr 3, 1974 23 Murray State 0 1996 2nd Rnd, #46, Portland Trail Blazers
Mitchell Butler SG 6-5 210 Dec 15, 1970 26 UCLA 3 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 Feb 22, 1965 32 Yale 9 1987 4th Rnd, #75, Cleveland Cavaliers
Jermaine O'Neal C/PF 6-11 235 Oct 13, 1978 18 Eau Claire High School (South Carolina) 0 1996 1st Rnd, #17, Portland Trail Blazers
J.R. Rider SG 6-5 215 Mar 12, 1971 26 UNLV 3 1993 1st Rnd, #5, Minnesota Timberwolves
Cliff Robinson F-C 6-10 225 Dec 16, 1966 30 UConn 7 1989 2nd Rnd, #36, Portland Trail Blazers
Rumeal Robinson PG 6-2 195 Nov 13, 1966 30 Michigan 6 1990 1st Rnd, #10, Atlanta Hawks
Arvydas Sabonis C 7-3 279 Dec 19, 1964 32 Zalgiris (Lithuania) 1 1985 4th Rnd, #77, Atlanta Hawks
Gary Trent PF 6-8 250 Sep 22, 1974 22 Ohio 1 1995 1st Rnd, #11, Milwaukee Bucks
Rasheed Wallace PF/C 6-11 230 Sep 17, 1974 22 North Carolina 1 1995 1st Rnd, #4, Washington Wizards
Dontonio Wingfield PF 6-8 256 Jun 23, 1974 22 Cincinnati 2 1994 2nd Rnd, #37, Seattle SuperSonics

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Los Angeles Clippers UTA in 3
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Phoenix Suns SEA in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Minnesota Timberwolves HOU in 3
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #4 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 5
Second Round #3 Houston Rockets #2 Seattle SuperSonics HOU in 7
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Houston Rockets UTA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Utah Jazz CHI in 6

1996-1997 Portland Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rasheed Wallace 4 37.0 19.8 6.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.5
Kenny Anderson 4 42.2 17.0 4.2 4.8 1.8 0.2 2.8
J.R. Rider 4 40.2 13.2 2.0 4.2 0.8 0.0 3.0
Cliff Robinson 4 40.2 12.0 6.8 3.0 0.5 1.0 2.5
Arvydas Sabonis 4 27.0 11.2 6.5 2.2 0.8 0.8 2.2
Gary Trent 4 15.2 8.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.5
Chris Dudley 4 17.2 3.0 7.0 0.8 0.5 1.2 0.0
Dontonio Wingfield 3 5.3 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7
Stacey Augmon 4 8.8 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2
Rumeal Robinson 4 6.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Mitchell Butler 2 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jermaine O'Neal 2 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

1996-1997 Portland Trail Blazers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Portland Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 25, 1997
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L.A. Lakers
L, 95-77 The Forum
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 18. A. Sabonis
REB: 11. Chris Dudley
AST: 5. J.R. Rider
PTS: 46. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 8. N. Van Exel
Apr 27, 1997
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L.A. Lakers
L, 107-93 The Forum
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 20. R. Wallace
REB: 10. C. Robinson
AST: 7. K. Anderson
PTS: 30. S. O'Neal
REB: 7. Eddie Jones
AST: 9. N. Van Exel
Apr 30, 1997
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 98-90 Moda Center
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 30. K. Anderson
REB: 7. Chris Dudley
AST: 5. K. Anderson
PTS: 29. S. O'Neal
REB: 12. S. O'Neal
AST: 4. S. O'Neal
May 2, 1997
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 91-95 Moda Center
Opening Round
1-3 PTS: 23. A. Sabonis
REB: 10. A. Sabonis
AST: 5. K. Anderson
PTS: 27. S. O'Neal
REB: 8. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. Eddie Jones