The Portland Trail Blazers finally came up big against the Mavericks by going big.
Rather than continue to plug holes in a depleted backcourt, Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks elected to start 6-9 Zach Randolph in Game 4.
In person, Randolph looks closer to 6-6, but he played much bigger in a 98-79 win Sunday in the Rose Garden. Randolph had 25 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Blazers.
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The Associated Press reports that Blazers guard Derek Anderson is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on his left knee.
An MRI Thursday revealed that Anderson had torn the medial meniscus in his left knee. The injury occurred three minutes into Game 2 of their playoff series with the Dallas Mavericks.
Anderson has surgery Saturday to repair the torn cartilage. The surgery was performed by team physician DR. Don Roberts. There isn't a timetable set for his return as of now.
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Blazers guard Derek Anderson is out indefinitely due to torn cartilage in his left knee according to Anne M. Peterson of the associated press.
"All I know is that I talked to D.A. last night. He has a meniscus tear and is out indefinitely," Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks said at Friday morning's shoot-around.
It is unknown if Anderson will need surgery to repair the knee or not.
Meanwhile, Scottie Pippen is feeling better, but is unsure if he will play in Game 4 of the Blazer series against the Mavericks.
"I'm feeling better," he said. "But I can't say that I'm ready to go."
The Blazers trail the series 3-0.
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Trail Blazers Apr 2003 Archive
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| Apr 25, 2003
Art Garcia of the Star-Telegram reports that Scottie Pippen and Derek Anderson could miss Game 3 of the Blazers series against Dallas.
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ESPN | Apr 23, 2003
Scottie Pippen's surgically repaired knee is giving him so much trouble that Pippen may not be able to play in the Blazers next game according to the associated press.
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| Apr 15, 2003
A proposed fan boycott of Sunday's Trail Blazer game against the Lakers at Portland never got off the ground.
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| Apr 9, 2003
Now that Jerry Krause is gone from Chicago could it be time for the Bulls to finally start to re-assemble a championship team.
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Oregonian | Apr 4, 2003
The smoke around this smoldering basketball team known as the Trail Blazers began to clear Thursday night, leaving all who gathered at the Rose Garden to gawk at the shiner on Ruben Patterson's left eye and begin wondering how this team would respond to its latest misdeed.
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Standard-Examiner | Apr 4, 2003
Karl Malone had 21 points and nine assists, and John Stockton had 15 points and 10 assists as the Utah Jazz beat the Portland Trail Blazers 93-88 Thursday night.
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Deseret News | Apr 4, 2003
The Jazz got 12 key points off the bench from backup center Tony Massenburg, all in the first half.
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Deseret News | Apr 4, 2003
It was on the floor, there for the having.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 4, 2003
It's clear the Jazz want to fight for their playoff fate.
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ap | Apr 4, 2003
The Associated Press reports: On Thursday, Zach Randolph was suspended two games and docked an additionial $100,000 for punching teammate Ruben Patterson in the face during a practice the day before.
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The Oregonian | Apr 3, 2003
Blazers forward Zach Randolph will likely be suspended after punching teammate Ruben Patterson in the face during practice according to Jason Quick of the Oregonian.
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Oregonian | Apr 3, 2003
The Jazz still hopes it can advance past the sixth playoff seed in the Western Conference and maybe catch Portland for the fourth seed, and the players know if they are going to do it, they need to adhere to their forte: offensive execution.
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Standard-Examiner | Apr 3, 2003
It only took a week, but the Portland Trail Blazers appear to have turned things around.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 3, 2003
They're going to lose $100 million, give or take a buck or two.
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The Oregonian | Apr 3, 2003
Jason Quick of The Oregonian reports that the NBA is likely to conduct a drug test with Blazer forward Qyntel Woods.
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Oregonian | Apr 2, 2003
The Trail Blazers are a new team after stealing a page out of the Utah Jazz playbook.
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ESPN | Apr 1, 2003
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