An order of bad sushi made all the difference today as Portland upset the favored New York 95-87. Elliott had a huge game for Portland, spoiling an otherwise solid performance by New York star Anders in a game that could have post-season implications.

New York apparantly had dinner together as team last night at a local sushi bar with most unfortunate results. Several team members spent the night in the hospital, while other team members got very little sleep as they rotated turns at their hotel room's toilets. The fatigue was evident from the beginning.

"You feel sorry for them," quipped Portland coach Bob. "That's a terrible thing to happen to anybody, but we had a job to do. There's no charity in this game." New York coach Bob was apologetic to New York fans. "Obviously we didn't see this coming, and I regret that we couldn't put a better product on the field today. I thought we still had enough to win, but it just wasn't going to happen."

Portland was led by Elliott (5 points, 9 boards, 13 assists, 3 steals), Allbritton (20 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, 4 blocks), Harris (18 points, 1 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks). New York was led by Anders (12 points, 25 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Frazier (17 points, 15 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Woods (11 points, 2 steals).

Portland improve to 33-41. They stay at #4 in the Northwest and remain at #12 overall in the Western Conference. New York stand at 43-32 and 25-12 at home with this loss. They hold at #2 in the Atlantic and stay at #4 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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