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Sunday, May 28, 2000, THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHerald.com), r: " Lo A D DLTQ DTTQ . t Reserve though. guard Brian Shaw was suspended for the game for leaving the bench during a brief shoving match between Portland's Jbx SGottie-Pippen-and-Rk- Lios in rnaay mgnts Angeles victory. "It's a big loss for us," coach Phil Jackson said. "He came off the bench, took a couple of steps toward the fracas between Fox and Pippen. The league is very protective of this sort of thing, even though it was during a timeout and a player has every right to come " off the bench during a time-out.- Shaw played only three minutes in Game 3, but his absence further depletes a bench already without rookie injured guard i IfQllIfQCa On the Portland side, the is concern Rasheed Wallace's sore left ankle. Wallace injured the ankle in the third quarter of Friday loss. After the night's injury, he seemed less effective and was limping and grimacing during stops in 93-9- 1 play. "It's cooL" was all Wallace would say about the injury Saturday. Portland coach Mike Dunleavy said there was no doubt Wallace will play after scoringJi9aiHLlS4Km ine last two games. "It s still sore and there s some swelling there," Dunleavy said. "I see him playing. He's a gamer. His foot would have to be hanging off before he can't play." The Lakers have ridden the talents of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant to 6 315-poun- d the first half," O'Neal " said. "I was giving it up, my and teammates were hitting the shots, and that kind of opened it up for me." Bryant kept the Lakers close with an first half, and his defense held Pippen to just four points until the Blazers' floor leader broke loose with eight points in the final four ' 18-poi- n ,,3S' stature (he probably weighs more than that), didn't stop some of his teammates from getting on him at halftime. "I told him 'Shoot more, score more. You've got to be selfish,' " Robert Horry said. The Blazers' double- - and triple-teaof O'Neal, so quick and effective in the first half, slowed just enough to allow the big guy lrd quarter, They were coming hard, especially in minutes. Bryant had three big in the final 2-- n A with a 20-- run. O'Neal's status as the game's MVP and his best regular-seasorecord in the NBA, and both were the leaders in Friday Davean George. night's victory, scoring 25 Los Angeles leads the points apiece. If series After just eight points in the Lakers win today, they the first half, O'Neal scored can advance to the finals 18 in the second, 13 in the with a victory in Los third quarter when Los Angeles caught the Blazers Angeles Tuesday night. best-of-seve- the plays half-minut-e. On a drive to the basket with the score tied at 91-9- AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Will he go? Will he stay? At the moment, no one seems to know for sure, including Grant Hill, the object of all this speculation. One thing is certain: Rumors about Hill, one of the NBAs biggest stars, will continue for the next six weeks. At least. "The speculation is amusing," said Hill's agent, Lon Babby. "But that's all it is. It's all speculation." Hill can become a free agent on July 1 by exercis ing an early based on a starting salary of $9 million, with annual raises of $1.12 million. That would give him a salary of $15.7 million in 2007." But that's just for openers. Hill, who is making $7.5 million this season, could do even better financially. The Pistons have made it clear they will pay Hill as much money as league rules allow. In other words, they will not be overbid. Therefore, in a more likely scenario, Hill could sign a $9 million contract to play for the Pistons next season. Then in August 2001, he could sign a (AP) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) 'The Portland Trail Blazers tried to keep their spirits igh Saturday by insisting, that they didn't lose Game 3, . but simply handed it over to ; the Los Angeles Lakers. Down in the 2-- best-of-seve- 1 n Western Conference finals, the Blazers refuse to ',acknowledge that they're in ' trouble against the Lakers. ; And they don't plan to make many changes for Game 4 this afternoon. "We're not going to put any pressure on ourselves" 'said Scottie Pippen. "We're 'not going into this next game thinking that our backs are to the wall. We just have to go out and this team, which I felt we've done this whole series but just haven't capitalized." ' The momentum has shifted wildly in this series. defeat Following a 'in Game 1, the Blazers blew out the Lakers by 29 on Monday night. After a four-- ' day layoff, Portland resumed 'its intensity and took a 5 out-pla- y 15-poi- nt 55-4- halftime lead Friday night before the Lakers ral- lied. ; The Blazers turned the ball over six times in the third quarter, and Los Angeles went on a 20-- run to take control. Shaquille outscored who O'Neal, iBlazers center Arvydas Sabonis 13-- in the period, was intentionally fouled with 16.9 seconds left and made both free throws to give the Lakers a tlead. They didn't trail again. Portland had a chance to tie at the end, but Kobe 'Bryant blocked Sabonis'fin-'ger-rol- l attempt in the lane victo- ?to preserve the 6 one-yea- termination clause six years into his origi- nal eight-yea- r contract with the Detroit Pistons. Babby said Hill intends to shop around. seven-yea- r deal, starting at $11 million, which would pay him almost $106 million. In all, that means the Pistons are prepared to pay Hill $115 million over the next eight years. The Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic are the only three other .teams with a viable shot at making room under the NBA salary cap to sign Hill. Yet it is unlikely any of them could pay Hill as much as the Pistons. "The process is going to play itself out," Babby said. "Grant will weigh all the options and make the decision that's best for him." But money isn't everything. Hill wants a chance to compete for the NBA champi That will take a month because teams can't sign free agents until Aug. r, 1. Between now and then, the Pistons will keep their . and so will fingers crossed many other teams that would love to have Hill. "Do I lose sleep over it? Yeah. I don't sleep a wink," Pistons general manager Rick Sund said. "I worry over this." Still, this doesn't mean the Pistons are going to lose their best player. They intend to pursue Hill as hard as anyone. Maybe harder. As a player with six years experience, the Pistons can offer Hill the league maximum of $86.6 million. That's r ft If1 ' , fry. r - Bryant drew a double-team- , then found Ron Harper alone on the baseline for what proved to be the win- ----- HI. Iht JACK SMITH with 29.9 secning onds to go. When the Blazers went for the tying basket, Bryant knocked the ball away from Wallace, Portland's 15th turnover. Wallace stole Glen Rice's pass at the other end to give the Blazers a last shot. " But Arvydas Sabonis passed on an outside jumper and drove to the hoop instead. Bryant soared for the block and the Lakers had the victory. V "To be able to win the both ends of at the game floor is something I take pride in," Bryant said. "I think my teammates trust me. When it comes to tight situations, they know I:m going to be there for them." Jackson said he expects Pippen to start today's game said his old Chicago coach is right. "I haveto be more aggres sive," Pippen said. "I probably held back a little bit too much last night and let the game get out of hand to the point where I had to start onship. The Pistons have qualified for the playoffs four of the last five years, but haven't advanced past the first round. Hill and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs are good friends. And they both have Babby as their agent. So, it's possible a team like the Magic could come up with a package deal and land Hill and Duncan. Hill said just after the Pistons were eliminated from the playoffs that he hadn't made up his mind, He has a warm relationship with many in the front office, especially assistant general manager Joe Dumars. ' "On the other hand, it's a business world," Sund said. It also is encouraging to the Pistons that Hill and his Tamia wife, singer Washington, love living in Detroit; and that he has never said he wants to play anywhere else. Hill also campaigned publicly for the Pistons to sign George Irvine as coach. "That doesn't sound to me like a guy that's planning to leave," Sund said. "At least .it doesn't sound like a guy who has made his mind up already." In 74 regular season games this season, Hill averaged 25.8 points on 48.9 percent shooting with 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 37.5 minutes. He ranked third in the NBA in scoring, 20th in field goal per- centage, 21st in assists and 21st in minutes. Hill led or r in scoring tied for in 44 games. rAAfflCA'S them," Pippen said. "If we ajikeepU close,we feel like those are the games "we should pull out, but we were knuckleheads last night, and we made knucklcheml mistakes." HOME POHTIRES & RVC WE WON'T BE BEAT ON ANY BRAND WE CARRY See store for details Season, Steel Belted Radial rof uomesnc or impon bars SPECIAL PURCHASE All 35,000 Mile Limited Warranty 0 Trsad desjgr may vary Limit 4 par FR410 RADIAL Package Iht purchau of any Brldgnton or Firestone Tire. Includes mounting, balancing and rubber valve tern. 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Friday night's loss was 'the Blazers' first in six 'home playoff games, and 'they fully expect to return ' to Staples Center for Game ' 5 tied again. i "The longer the series I goes, the better our chances are going to be because we feel like we do the things that are necessary to give 'this team a hard time and to fbeat them," backup point ( guard Greg Anthony said. .11. 3-- 1 72-7- 1 - llll . Big man in the middle: Shaquille O'Neal answers questions Saturday. O'Neal and the Lakers will try to push their advantage to when they play the Blazers today. 0 : 0, 4 Blazers Will Hill stay or will he go? not ready to panic ; Page B3 r,, Lakers must play Game 4 without Shaw PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) After what might have been their biggest victory so far in the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers can put the Portland Trail Blazers on the brink of elimination in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals today. 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