Blazers Stats:
NBA championships: 1
Last year in Finals: 1992
Playoffs since 1980: 23
Clyde Drexler
Bill Walton
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ROSTER (* PER = Player Efficiency Rating) | ||||||||
| POS | PLAYER | HT | YEAR | AGE | PTS | REB | AST | PER* |
| G | TERRY PORTER | 6-3 | 1991 | 27 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 21.7 |
| Comment: Somehow, only made two All-Star teams; shot over 50% in '91, including 41% on 3s | ||||||||
| G | CLYDE DREXLER | 6-7 | 1988 | 25 | 27.0 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 24.1 |
| Comment: Few players could excite a crowd like him; 10-time All-Star was 2nd-team All-NBA in '88 | ||||||||
| G | GEOFF PETRIE | 6-4 | 1974 | 25 | 24.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 17.4 |
| Comment: A deadly long-range shooter before the 3-point line; knee injury ended career at 27 | ||||||||
| G | JIM PAXSON | 6-6 | 1983 | 25 | 21.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 20.1 |
| Comment: An All-Star in '83 who shot 51% from the field; with his height, could shoot over smaller guards | ||||||||
| F | SIDNEY WICKS | 6-8 | 1973 | 23 | 23.8 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 19.0 |
| Comment: An All-Star his first four years in the league; was ninth in scoring in '73 | ||||||||
| F | MAURICE LUCAS | 6-9 | 1977 | 24 | 20.2 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 18.3 |
| Comment: One of the NBA's all-time tough guys, but he was an enforcer with game: he could score, board and play D | ||||||||
| F | RASHEED WALLACE | 6-10 | 2001 | 26 | 19.2 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 20.9 |
| Comment: He's always had a solid all-around game, which earned him an All-Star nod in '01 | ||||||||
| F | JEROME KERSEY | 6-7 | 1988 | 25 | 19.2 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 17.3 |
| Comment: Part of the Porter-Drexler nucleus that led the Blazers to two NBA Finals | ||||||||
| C | BILL WALTON | 6-11 | 1978 | 25 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 24.8 |
| Comment: Led Blazers to title in '77, but named MVP in '78 despite playing just 58 games; 2nd to Kareem in PER | ||||||||
| C | ARVYDAS SABONIS | 7-3 | 1998 | 33 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 20.9 |
| Comment: Not the quickest of centers, but could pass, shoot and rebound and was immovable with his great strength | ||||||||
SCOUTING REPORT: Against the Lakers, look for the Blazers to attack L.A.'s somewhat porous defense with a barrage of 3-point shooting and timely fastbreaks (the key will be for Portland to take advantage of L.A.'s potential rebounding weakness). Drexler might have to guard Magic, leaving Porter on West or Kobe; if that's the case, look for the Lakers to spotlight Kobe's size advantage in this matchup.