NBA: VRANKOVIĆ ČETIRI BLOKADE

NEW YORK, 15. studenoga (Hina) - Od sedam sinoć odigranih susreta na NBA parketima, jedino su Sonicsi uspjeli pobijediti u gostima. Houston je zabilježio sedmu pobjedu, iako su pet minuta prije kraja zaostajali za Indianom devet koševa. No, Olajuwon (21, 12 skokova) i Barkley (25) nisu dopustili Pacersima niti koša do kraja, a pomogao im je i nervozni Miller (13) koji je imao šut 4:18. Stojko Vranković se brzo oporavio od ozljede oka i zaigrao je u prvoj postavi Wolvesa u pobjedi protiv Dallasa (100:90). Za 21 minutu igre "Drniški orao" je imao 4 poena (2:4), tri skoka, ali i četiri blokade, čime se probio na sedmo mjesto najboljih blokera lige. Najbolji "Vuk" bio je Gugliotta (30, 11 skokova), dok je Dallas predvodio Gatling (26). Vancouver je u dvoboju momčadi bez ijedne pobjede svladao Phoenix, pa je trener Sunsa Cotton Fitzsimmons morao odstupiti u korist svojega asistenta, legendarnog Dannya Aingea, osvajača dva naslova prvaka i sudionika šest NBA finala. Blue Edwards (34) je za četiri slobodna bacanja u nizu postavio konačan rezultat, ostavivši Sunse (Nash 17) da zajedno sa Netsima još traže prvu pobjedu. Toronto je tijesno izgubio u New Yorku, a u sastavu Raptorsa nije bilo ozlijeđenog Žana Tabaka. Susret je odlučio John Starks (27) sa 13 koševa u zadnjoj četvrtini, uz pomoć Ewinga (25) i Warda (13). Toronto će ove sezone biti "tvrd orah" za mnoge, pogotovu ako s dovrim igrama nastave Stoudamire (26, 13 dodavanja) i novak Marcus Camby (29), koji u zadnje tri utakmice ima prosjek od 26 koševa. Seattle (Payton 25) je lako prošao Clipperse (Sealy 17), dok je Golden State (Smith i Sprewell po 26) dobio ove sezone odlični Milwaukee (Baker 32). Orlando (Anderson 17) se polako penje na ljestvici nakon trijumfa protiv Charlottea (Rice 23). Na ljestvici strijelaca sada vodi Jordan (28.1), skakače predvodi Barkley (17.6) ispred Rodmana (17.1), asistente Jackson (13.1), a blokere Bradley (5.3). Rezultati: New York 99 Toronto 96 Orlando 96 Charlotte 89 Minnesota 100 Dallas 90 Houston 90 Indiana 88 Vancouver 92 Phoenix 89 Golden State 95 Milwaukee 86 LA Clippers 78 Seattle 94 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION NEW YORK 6 2 .750 - ORLANDO 3 1 .750 1 MIAMI 5 2 .714 1/2 PHILADELPHIA 3 4 .429 2 1/2 WASHINGTON 3 4 .429 2 1/2 BOSTON 2 4 .333 3 NEW JERSEY 0 4 .000 4 CENTRAL DIVISION CHICAGO 8 0 1.000 - DETROIT 6 1 .857 1 1/2 MILWAUKEE 5 2 .714 2 1/2 CLEVELAND 5 2 .714 2 1/2 ATLANTA 4 4 .500 4 CHARLOTTE 3 4 .429 4 1/2 TORONTO 3 4 .429 4 1/2 INDIANA 1 5 .167 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE MIDWEST DIVISION HOUSTON 7 1 .875 - UTAH 3 2 .600 2 1/2 MINNESOTA 4 3 .571 2 1/2 DENVER 3 5 .375 4 DALLAS 2 5 .286 4 1/2 SAN ANTONIO 2 5 .286 4 1/2 VANCOUVER 1 7 .125 6 PACIFIC DIVISION SEATTLE 6 2 .750 - LA LAKERS 5 3 .625 1 LA CLIPPERS 4 3 .571 1 1/2 PORTLAND 4 5 .444 2 1/2 SACRAMENTO 2 5 .286 3 1/2 GOLDEN STATE 2 5 .286 3 1/2 PHOENIX 0 8 .000 6 DALLAS (90) MIN FG FT O-T A PF TP Meyer 8 3-3 0-0 1-1 0 3 6 Mashburn 38 0-7 4-8 2-7 8 1 4 Montross 26 6-8 0-0 0-4 0 1 12 Jackson 39 5-15 4-5 2-8 5 0 15 Kidd 37 5-15 4-6 2-4 5 2 16 Gatling 29 9-17 8-11 7-14 1 4 26 Miller 14 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 3 0 Mccloud 28 2-7 1-3 0-3 4 6 5 Harper 18 3-8 0-0 0-1 2 4 6 Dumas 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 TOTALS 240 33-81 21-33 14-44 27 26 90 Percentages_FG .407, FT .636. 3-point goals_3-13, .231 (Mashburn 0-4, Jackson 1-2, Kidd 2-3, Mccloud 0-2, Harper 0-2). Team rebounds_10. Blocked shots_4 (Miller 2, Mashburn, Harper). Turnovers_21 (Kidd 6, Gatling 4, Miller 3, Jackson 2, Meyer 2, Dumas, Harper, Mashburn, Montross). Steals_9 (Kidd 3, Gatling 2, Jackson 2, Mccloud 2). MINNESOTA (100) MIN FG FT O-T A PF TP Gugliotta 40 14-20 2-2 2-11 4 6 30 K Garnett 38 5-16 3-4 1-11 4 3 13 Vrankovic 21 2-4 0-0 1-3 0 3 4 West 36 7-12 2-2 2-7 4 2 16 Porter 25 5-8 3-4 1-3 7 1 14 D Garrett 9 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 Robinson 23 4-9 0-0 0-2 4 3 8 Mitchell 30 2-9 8-8 5-8 2 4 12 Carr 12 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 2 3 Parks 6 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 TOTALS 240 40-84 19-23 13-48 25 25 100 Percentages_FG .476, FT .826. 3-point goals_1-8, .125 (Gugliotta 0-1, West 0-2, Porter 1-2, Robinson 0-2, Carr 0-1). Team rebounds_6. Blocked shots_13 (Vrankovic 4, K Garnett 3, West 3, Gugliotta 2, Parks). Turnovers_20 (K Garnett 5, Gugliotta 3, Vrankovic 3, Mitchell 2, Porter 2, Robinson 2, West 2, Carr). Steals_11 (Carr 2, Gugliotta 2, K Garnett 2, Porter 2, Parks, Robinson, West). Dallas 23 24 18 25_ 90 Minnesota 22 19 28 31_100 Technical fouls_Dallas 2 (Illegal Defense, 8:45 2nd; Miller, 10:52 4th). Flagrant fouls_ None. A_14,079. T_2:09. Officials_Mike Smith, Monty Mccutchen, Jack Nies. (Hina) ad ad 151112 MET nov 96