Wicks led all scorers, finishing with 34 points, but Haywood struck first with 14 first-quarter points, before ending with 30 points. Wicks finished with a 15-14 advantage on the boards as well.
For #Portland, guard #CharlieYelverton and 7'-1" center #BillSmith each scored 24 points. Smith grabbed 11 rebounds with Yelverton grabbing 9 more. Yelverton, listed as 6'-1", also recorded 6 steals and blocked 4 shots.
For the #Seattle, 7' center #PembrookeBurrows scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds with #MikeJordan scoring 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds
Haywood was impressed with Wicks, saying, "He won't have much trouble playing in the league. He's going to be some kind of basketball player."
June 18, 1971 - The @trailblazers.bsky.social rookie team faced off against the #SeattleSonics rookie team in #Seattle before a crowd of 11,588.
The featured matchup of #Blazers forwards #SidneyWicks and #SpencerHaywood of the #Sonics did not disappoint.
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