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GRIZZLIES 102, Hawks 97
Abdur-Rahim leads Grizzlies to win
VANCOUVER (CP) -- Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 22 points and Othella Harrington added a season-high 21 points to lead the Vancouver Grizzlies to a 102-97 overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
Abdur-Rahim, who also had 12 rebounds, was good on one of two free throws with 9.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the game 91-91. Atlanta's Bimbo Coles missed a 17-foot jumper at the buzzer.
The Grizzlies led 98-95 with 38 seconds left in overtime but Alan Henderson hit a layup to cut the lead to one. Bryant Reeves missed a jumper but Vancouver got the rebound and Mike Bibby was fouled. Bibby made both free throws with 10.2 seconds left. After Coles missed a three-pointer, Abdur-Rahim added two free throws to clinch the win.
Coles led Atlanta (1-4) with 20 points and Chris Crawford added 18.
Abdur-Rahim has hit double-double figures in scoring in all four games this season for Vancouver (2-2). Michael Dickerson, who had only six points in the first half, finished with 19 points and eight rebounds for the Grizzlies.
Vancouver held a 12-point lead with just under six minutes left in the first half but the Hawks rallied to finish the half tied 51-51.
When Atlanta starter Ditkembe Mutombo was benched in the second period after his third foul, he had a heated verbal exchange with head coach Lenny Wilkins and spent the rest of the half sitting.
The Grizzlies went on a 10-0 run midway through the third period but that was followed by an 8-0 run by Atlanta. Vancouver finished the third quarter with a 73-70 lead.
Summary
ATLANTA (97)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Henderson 45 7-16 2-4 3-8 1 2 16
Jackson 42 5-16 2-2 3-8 3 0 12
Mutombo 32 2-4 3-4 1-6 0 4 7
Coles 44 10-18 0-0 1-6 8 2 20
Crawford 40 7-17 3-3 2-2 4 3 18
Wright 24 4-6 2-2 0-7 0 5 10
Mcleod 11 2-4 2-3 0-2 0 0 6
Bowdler 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0
Rider 14 2-7 1-2 0-0 1 0 5
Terry 9 0-4 3-4 0-1 0 1 3
Glover DNP - coach's decision
Johnson DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 265 39-92 18-24 10-41 17 18 97
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Percentages: FG-.424, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
1-7, .143 (Jackson 0-1, Coles 0-2, Crawford 1-3,
Rider 0-1). Team rebounds: 12. Blocked shots: 7
(Mutombo 4, Wright, Bowdler, Crawford).
Turnovers: 15 (Jackson 5, Henderson 2, Mutombo 2,
Rider 2, Terry 2, Wright). Steals: 9 (Coles 3,
Crawford 2, Jackson 2, Mcleod, Mutombo).
VANCOUVER (102)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Abdur-rahim 47 7-15 8-11 4-12 9 4 22
Harrington 46 10-16 1-1 3-12 2 4 21
Reeves 43 7-18 2-2 2-7 3 5 16
Bibby 40 8-11 2-2 1-2 6 4 18
Dickerson 45 9-19 0-0 2-8 2 1 19
Parks 16 1-3 0-0 2-5 0 1 2
Price 13 0-4 0-0 0-0 3 3 0
West 9 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 2
Stephens 6 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 2
Ekezie DNP - coach's decision
Lopez DNP - coach's decision
Palacio DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 265 44-92 13-16 15-49 27 24 102
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Percentages: FG-.478, FT-.813. 3-Point Goals:
1-6, .167 (Abdur-rahim 0-1, Dickerson 1-3, Price
0-2). Team rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 10
(Abdur-rahim 3, Harrington 3, Parks 2, Reeves,
Dickerson). Turnovers: 20 (Abdur-rahim 6, Bibby
5, Harrington 2, Parks 2, Reeves 2, Dickerson).
Steals: 9 (Dickerson 3, Bibby 2, Price, Reeves,
Stephens, West).
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Atlanta 25 26 19 21 6 - 97
Vancouver 29 22 22 18 11 - 102
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
11,453. T: 2:31. Officials: Bennett Salvatore,
Mike Callahan, Gary Benson.
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