256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 4 Round 1: Series 7 and 8

 5 AND 6

7. 1996 UTAH JAZZ v. 10. 1970 NBA CHAMPION NEW YORK KNICKS

Jazz: 55-27, 2nd MW Div, 2nd Off, 8th Def

          d. Blazers West 1st Rnd 3-2

          d. Spurs West Semis 4-2

          Lost Sonics West Finals 4-3

          #100 overall seed

Coach: Jerry Sloan, 

Starters

C Felton Spencer (28 Louisville)       5.6 PPG   10.4 PER  2.4 Win Shares

F Karl Malone (32 La Tech)              25.7          26             15.1

F David Benoit (27 Alabama)           8.2            12.2          3.9

G John Stockton (33 Gonzaga)         14.7          21.9          13

G Jeff Hornacek (32 Iowa St)           15.2          19.1          10.2

Rotation Reserves

C Greg Ostertag (22 Kansas)            3.6            13.2          1.4

F Adam Keefe (25 Stanford)            6.1             13.8          4.6

F Antoine Carr (34 Wichita St)        7.3             10.6          2.1

G Howard Eisley (23 Bos College)  4.4            9.3             1

G Chris Morris (30 Auburn)             5.5           15.8           3.3

Leaders: Malone 4th Def Reb, 2nd Pts, 4th PPG, 4th PER, 3rd WS, 4th WS/48, 5th +/- 3rd VORP

              Stockton 1st Assists, 1st Assists/Gm, 4th True Shooting, 1st Eff FG% 1st Asst %, 1st Off Rating, 5th WS, 3rd Off +/-, 5th VORP

              Hornacek 5th 3 Pt%, 3rd Off Rating

Back come Stockton and Malone; both with 20+ PER and double digit WS; Hornacek is very strong support and there's not much else.  

Knicks: 60-22, 1st East Div, 5th Off, 1st Def

              d. Bullets 4-3 East Semis

              d. Bucks East Finals 4-1

              d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-3

              #157 overall seed

Coach: Red Holtzman

Starters

C Willis Reed (27 Grambling)                  21.7 PPG    20.3 PER  14.6 Win Shares

F Dave DeBusschere (29 Detroit Mercy) 14.6            14.8           6.6

F Cazzie Russell (25 Michigan)               11.5            16.9           5.2

G Walt Frazier (24 So Illinois)                  20.9           21.1           15

G Dick Barnett (33 Tenn St)                    14.9            12.9           6.8

Rotation Reserves

C Nate Bowman (26 Wichita St)              2.9              8.9            1.3

F Bill Hosket (23 Ohio St)                       3.3              16.6           1

F Dave Stallworth (28 Wichita St)          7.8               14.2          3.4

G Mike Riordan (24 Providence)            7.7               11.5          3.8

G Bill Bradley (26 Princeton)                 14.5             13.7          4.9

Leaders: Reed 5th Reb, 3rd WS, 3rd WS/48

               Frazier 2nd Assts, 5th Triple Doubles, 2nd Asst/Gm, 5th PER, 5th True Shooting, 2nd WS, 1st WS/48

               DeBusschere 5th Def WS

Reed and Frazier vs Stockton and Malone; both Knicks have 20+ PER and double digit WS. 

Lineup Matchup:

C Reed (Knicks)

F Malone (Jazz)

F Russell (Knicks)

G Frazier (Knicks)

G Hornacek (Jazz)

Bench: Push

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN KNICKS 8 JAZZ 3

JAZZ Benoit(1) Malone

KNICKS Reed, Russell, Russell, Reed

6 MIN KNICKS 16 JAZZ 11

JAZZ Hornacek, Malone, Benoit, Malone

KNICKS Frazier, Hosket, Russell, Reed

The Knicks maybe have a chip on their shoulder, having to go to Salt Lake for this series; they come out hot, Russell and Reed both have 6.

3 MIN JAZZ 21 KNICKS 19

JAZZ Benoit, Hornacek, Stockton, Malone, Malone

KNICKS Frazier, Frazier(1)

1ST QTR SCORE KNICKS 33 JAZZ 28

JAZZ Benoit(1), Spencer, Eisley, Morris

KNICKS Stallworth, Frazier(3) Bradley(3) Bradley, Bowman, Warren

3 minutes ago the Jazz had taken the lead, the Mailman with 8 points in the prior 6 minutes, but Bill Bradley comes off the bench, scores 5 and it's the Knicks who have the lead headed to the second.

2ND

9 MIN KNICKS 37 JAZZ 32

JAZZ Ostertag, Benoit

KNICKS Frazier, Stallworth

6 MIN KNICKS 43 JAZZ 42

JAZZ Malone(1) Morris, Malone, Morris(3) Malone

KNICKS DeBusschere, DeBusschere, DeBusschere

Points abound - Morris and Malone each hit 5 in the last 3 minutes - but DeBusschere hits 6 and the Knicks maintain the lead. 

3 MIN JAZZ 52 KNICKS 47

JAZZ Benoit, Hornacek

KNICKS Reed, Russell(3) Reed, Barnett

HALFTIME SCORE KNICKS 56 JAZZ 53

JAZZ Hornacek, Ostertag, Ostertag

KNICKS DeBusschere(1) Frazier(3)

The Knicks took a ten point lead, that's now down to 3.  We got a good one here in Salt Lake.

3RD

9 MIN KNICKS 61 JAZZ 59

JAZZ Ostertag, Ostertag, Malone

KNICKS Frazier(1) Frazier, Reed

6 MIN KNICKS 68 JAZZ 62

JAZZ Hornacek(3)

KNICKS Reed, Barnett, DeBusschere(1) Frazier

Clyde scores 5 to open the half; Knicks build on that lead.

3 MIN JAZZ 70 KNICKS 66

JAZZ Eisley, Malone

KNICKS DeBusschere

3RD QTR SCORE KNICKS 76 JAZZ 75

JAZZ Stockton(3) Spencer, Malone, Stockton

KNICKS Frazier, Reed, Russell

5 for Stockton in the last 3 minutes of the quarter and we are all set up for a great game one finish.

4TH

11:53 NY: Willis Reed hits a runner from the block.  Knicks up 3.

11:18: NY: Offensive foul on Malone, the Knicks come back with a Barnett layup.

10:59: UT: Mailman from the paint.  

10:52: NY: Barnett hits a long 2.  

10:33: UT: Hornacek finds an open Stockton who drills one from the foul line.

9:52: NY: Reed missed, but Frazier got the board and DeBusschere hit an 8 footer.

9:39: UT: This time Stockton finds Hornacek for the foul line J.

9:00: UT: Bill Bradley misses a 3 - and on the other end it's the Mailman in traffic, cutting it to a point.

8:40: NY: Short bank for Clyde.

8:22: UT: Stockton dips and dives his way to the bucket.

8:04: NY: Bradley from 12.

7:32: UT: Hornacek missed, but Ostertag got the board and Adam Keefe hits a 17 footer.  

6:27: NY: Failed trips both ways, Bradley with the finger roll.  

6:16: UT: Keefe's fouled, makes 1.  90-88 Knicks.

6:04: NY: Cazzie Russell just buries a 3; Knicks by 5.

5:43: NY: Stockton misses and Russell gets a dunk on the other end it's a 7 pt game.

4:35: UT: Failed trips both ways - Hornacek hits a triple from the wing.

4:28: NY: Barnett from the top of the arc - Knicks up 7.

3:52: NY: Hornacek misses - but Barnett doesn't, drives home for the goal and the Knicks are up 9.

2:34: NY Stallworth

2:18 NY Stallworth

1:47: UT: Hornacek

1:40: NY: Reed

1:22: UT: Benoit(3)

1:19: NY: Barnett(1)

:45: UT: Benoit(3)

:41: UT: Frazier

:24: NY Hornacek(3)

:20: NY Russell

:12: UT: Malone

:11: NY DeBusschere(1)

:00 NY: Reed 

FINAL: KNICKS 114 JAZZ 104

Tight almost the entire way - but the Knicks pull out in front as we go down the stretch and take game one.

Reed: 22 pts/12 rebounds - Player of the Game

Frazier: 24 pts/5 rebounds

Russell: 18 pts/7 rebounds

DeBusschere: 13 pts/13 boards

Barnett: 14 pts

Malone: 27 pts/13 rebounds

Hornacek: 21 pts

Benoit: 17 pts/6 rebounds

Stockton: 11 pts/13 assists

Ostertag: 10 pts/7 boards

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN JAZZ 6 KNICKS 6

JAZZ Malone, Stockton, Hornacek

KNICKS Frazier, Russell, Russell

6 MIN KNICKS 15 JAZZ 10

JAZZ Stockton, Keefe

KNICKS Barnett, Barnett, Reed, Barnett(3)

7 for Dick Barnett in the last 3; 2 quick fouls on Karl Malone.  

3 MIN KNICKS 25 JAZZ 12

JAZZ Keefe

KNICKS Russell, Barnett, DeBusschere, Frazier, Reed

1ST QTR SCORE KNICKS 31 JAZZ 21

JAZZ Keefe, Keefe(3) Eisley, Benoit

KNICKS Hosket, Frazier, Reed

Well, the Knicks have just come out smokin' in game 2; if not for Adam Keefe's 7 pts in the last 6, this might already be done.

2ND

9 MIN KNICKS 35 JAZZ 27

JAZZ Ostertag, Malone, Hornacek

KNICKS Frazier, Russell

6 MIN KNICKS 41 JAZZ 29

JAZZ Spencer

KNICKS Russell, Barnett, Bowman

Willis Reed picked up his 2nd, so he went to the bench; but the Knicks extend the lead and this series might be wraping up today.

3 MIN KNICKS 42 JAZZ 34

JAZZ Carr, Hornacek, Hornacek(1)

KNICKS Frazier(1)

HALFTIME SCORE KNICKS 46 JAZZ 40

JAZZ Malone, Hornacek, Malone

KNICKS DeBusschere, Reed

Reed picks up his third, he misses most of the quarter, the Jazz cut the deficit in half.  

3RD

9 MIN KNICKS 51 JAZZ 42

JAZZ Malone

KNICKS Frazier, Stallworth(1) Reed

6 MIN KNICKS 58 JAZZ 46

JAZZ Stockton(3) Malone(1)

KNICKS Bradley, Frazier, Reed(1) DeBusschere

The Knicks are back up a dozen; they just appear too much for this Utah team.

3 MIN KNICKS 66 JAZZ 50

JAZZ Keefe, Keefe

KNICKS Frazier, Frazier, Reed, Frazier

3RD QTR SCORE KNICKS 68 JAZZ 56

JAZZ Morris, Spencer, Malone

KNICKS Frazier

Clyde Frazier scores 8 in the back half of the quarter.  Double digit Knicks lead.

4TH

9 MIN KNICKS 77 JAZZ 67

JAZZ Benoit, Stockton, Stockton, Spencer, Morris(3)

KNICKS Bradley(3) Reed, Stallworth, Frazier

6 MIN KNICKS 81 JAZZ 79

JAZZ Morris, Benoit, Malone, Malone, Malone, Hornacek

KNICKS Russell, DeBusschere

The Jazz get hot in the 4th - that 12 point lead now down to 2; the Mailman delivers 6 in the last 3.  And we're right where we were with 6 left in game one.

5:32: NY: Clyde Frazier gets the sweet floater from the block.

5:16: UT: The Mailman opens up the midrange bank.

5:01: NY: Barnett knifes it inside to Reed.

4:18: NY: Malone misses - Barnett drives and scores.

3:56: UT: Benoit from 17.  Starters in for both sides.

3:48: NY: Dick Barnett again with the drive.  

3:22: NY: DeBusschere steals the ball and coasts home for the layup.  8 point game.

2:45: NY: That might do it - Stockton misses, it took the Knicks a couple of shots but Clyde hits a short turnaround.

2:27: UT: Benoit 3.

1:33: NY DeBusschere

1:19: UT: Stockton 3.  Knicks by 6.

:50: UT: The Jazz dont foul, Malone just smothers Reed, he misses and Malone will get the easy flip shot the other way.  95-91.

Barnett misses.  Stockton rebound.  Malone misses with 16 left - DeBusschere gets the board and that should do it.

:11: NY Reed hits 2 FT

:00: NY Reed one more FT

FINAL: KNICKS 98 JAZZ 91

The 10th seeded Knicks come into Utah and knock off the Jazz.  They'll get the winner of the last matchup in the Region in the next round.

Reed: 20 pts/17 rebounds - Player of the Game

Frazier: 27 pts/6 rebounds

DeBusschere: 12 pts/8 rebounds

Russell: 12 pts/5 assists

Barnett: 15 pts/5 assists/4 steals

2. 1989 NBA CHAMPION DETROIT PISTONS v. 15. 2003 LA LAKERS

Pistons: 63-19, 1st Cen Div, 7th Off, 3rd Def

              d. Celtics East 1st Rnd 3-0

              d. Bucks East Semis 4-0

              d. Bulls East Finals 4-2

              d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-0

              #29 overall seed

Coach: Chuck Daly

Starters

C Bill Laimbeer (31 Notre Dame)            13.7 PPG  16.6 PER  9 Win Shares

F Rick Mahorn (30 Hampton)                   7.3            12.1          4.6

F Dennis Rodman (27 SE Oklahoma St)  9                16.3          8.1

G Isiah Thomas (27 Indiana)                    18.2           17.1          7

G Joe Dumars (25 McNeese St)               17.2           16.8           7

Rotation Reserves

C James Edwards (33 Washington)         7.3              11.6          2.8

F John Salley (24 Geo Tech)                    7                 12.4         3.5

F Mark Aguirre (29 DePaul)                   15.5             15.1         2.8

G Vinnie Johnson (32 Baylor)                13.8              17.3        5.9

G Adrian Dantley (33 Notre Dame)        18.4             18.2        5.3

Leaders: Laimbeer 3rd Def Reb, 3rd Def Reb %, 4th Def Rating

               Rodman 1st FG%, Eff FG%, 3rd Reb %

               Johnson 5th TO%

The Pistons are unusual; no double digit Win Shares, no 20 PER; it's a team about depth and not top end performance.  The other thing is Dantley was dealt for Aguirre during the year, they each played about half the season in Detroit and they're both here 

Lakers: 50-32, 2nd Pac Div, 4th Off, 19th Def

             d. Wolves West 1st Rnd 4-2

             Lost Spurs West Semis 4-2

             #228 overall seed

Coach: Phil Jackson

Starters

C Shaquille O'Neal (30 LSU)       27.5 PPG  29.5 PER  13.2 Win Shares

F Robert Horry (32 Alabama)      6.5            12.4           4.8

F Rick Fox (33 North Carolina)   9               11.9           3.6

G Derek Fisher (28 Little Rock)  10.5          11.9           5.2

G Kobe Bryant (24)                     30              26.2          14.9

Rotation Reserves

C Samaki Walker (26 Louisville) 4.4           11.6           2.1

F Stanislav Medvedenko (23)      4.4            10.3          .4

F Michael Madsen (27 Stanford) 3.2            9.3            1.1

G Brian Shaw (36 UCSB)            3.5           10.2           .6

G Devean George (25 Augsburg) 6.9           11.4          2.7

Leaders: Shaq 4th Off Reb, 2nd FG%, 4th PPG, 2nd PER, 2nd True Shooting, Eff FG%, 4th Off WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd Off +/-

               Kobe 3rd Steals, 1st Pts, 2nd Triple Doubles, 2nd PPG, 5th PER, 5th WS, 5th +/-, 3rd VORP

The Pistons are a team wth depth, but the Lakers have the two big stars - Kobe and Shaq are both over 25 PER and double digit Win Shares.  

Lineup Matchup:

C Shaq (Lakers)

F Push

F Rodman (Pistons)

G Isiah (Pistons)

G Kobe (Lakers)

Bench: Pistons

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN PISTONS 6 LAKERS 4

PISTONS Mahorn, Laimbeer, Rodman

LAKERS Fisher, Horry

6 MIN PISTONS 15 LAKERS 6

PISTONS Rodman, Isiah, Laimbeer, Dumars

LAKERS Shaq, 

Shaq picks up 2 quick fouls and he's on the bench.  Pistons up early.

3 MIN PISTONS 18 LAKERS 13

PISTONS Aguirre(1) Isiah

LAKERS Fisher(3) Kobe(1) Fox

1ST QTR SCORE PISTONS 24 LAKERS 19

PISTONS Aguirre, Laimbeer, Dembo

LAKERS Fox, Fox, Shaw

Rick Fox hits for 6 in the back half of the quarter, drawing the Lakers to 5.

2ND

9 MIN LAKERS 25 PISTONS 24

PISTONS 

LAKERS Medvedenko, Medvedenko, Medvedenko

6 MIN LAKERS 35 PISTONS 33

PISTONS Aguirre, Aguirre, Dantley, Johnson, Salley

LAKERS Shaq, Shaq, Shaq, Kobe, Shaq

Shaq comes back into the game and hits for 8 in the last 3 minutes; Lakers up a bucket.

3 MIN LAKERS 41 PISTONS 38

PISTONS Johnson, Rodman(3)

LAKERS George, Kobe, Kobe

HALFTIME SCORE LAKERS 54 PISTONS 44

PISTONS Johnson, Dantley, Johnson

LAKERS Shaq, Shaq, Shaq, Kobe, Kobe(3) Shaq

Shaq and Kobe take over; they combine for 17 in the back half of the quarter and the Lakers lead by 10.  Shaq does pick up his third foul at the end of the half.  

3RD

9 MIN LAKERS 58 PISTONS 50

PISTONS Rodman(1) Dumars, Dumars(3)

LAKERS Kobe, George

6 MIN LAKERS 65 PISTONS 56

PISTONS Aguirre(1) Dantley(3) Dantley

LAKERS Kobe, Kobe(3) Shaw

Kobe keeps it going, 7 more to open the half; Lakers up 9.

3 MIN LAKERS 69 PISTONS 60

PISTONS Isiah, Rodman

LAKERS Shaq, Shaq

3RD QTR SCORE LAKERS 76 PISTONS 66

PISTONS Mahorn, Johnson, Aguirre

LAKERS Shaq, Shaq(1) George(1) Shaq(1) Shaq

The Laker defense really tightens on the Pistons; Shaq scores ten in the back half of the quarter; LA up double digits.  

4TH

9 MIN LAKERS 85 PISTONS 74

PISTONS Isiah, Laimbeer(1) Laimbeer, Laimbeer(3)

LAKERS Shaq, Kobe(3) Fisher, Shaq

6 MIN LAKERS 93 LAKERS 82

PISTONS Dantley, Johnson, Mahorn, Rodman

LAKERS Shaq, Fisher, Shaq, Shaq

We're looking at a real upset here, the 2nd seeded Pistons are going to lose game one; Shaq and Kobe just overwhelming today.  10 more for the Diesel.  

3 MIN LAKERS 102 PISTONS 84

PISTONS Dumars

LAKERS Fisher, Shaq, Shaq, Rush(3)

FINAL SCORE LAKERS 106 PISTONS 89

PISTONS Dembo(3) Williams

LAKERS Rush, Murray

LA bombs the Pistons in game one; the two best players on the floor are Shaq and Kobe and it's not close; that proves more important than the Pistons depth in game one. Shaq sets the tournament record for points in a game

Shaq: 42 pts/12 rebounds-Player of the Game

Kobe: 22 pts/5 rebounds

Fisher: 11 pts

Rodman: 12 pts/10 rebounds

Laimbeer: 12 pts/6 rebounds

Dantley: 11 pts/6 rebounds

Johnson: 12 pts/5 rebounds

Dumars: 10 pts/5 rebounds

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN PISTONS 8 LAKERS 4

PISTONS Mahorn, Dumars, Mahorn, Mahorn

LAKERS Fox, Shaq

6 MIN LAKERS 15 PISTONS 10

PISTONS Edwards

LAKERS Shaq(3) Fox(3) Fisher, Fox(3)

8 for Rick Fox to open game 2 - the Lakers look to eliminate the Pistons.

3 MIN PISTONS 17 LAKERS 17

PISTONS Isiah(1) Isiah, Aguirre, Aguirre

LAKERS Shaq

1ST QTR SCORE PISTONS 25 LAKERS 24

PISTONS Salley, Edwards, Johnson, Edwards

LAKERS Fox, Fox(3) Walker

Rick Fox scores 11 in the first quarter; Pistons though up 1.

2ND

9 MIN LAKERS 35 PISTONS 27

PISTONS Aguirre

LAKERS Shaw(3) Madsen, Medvedenko, Kobe(1) Horry(3)

6 MIN LAKERS 45 PISTONS 35

PISTONS Isiah, Rodman, Johnson(1) Isiah(3)

LAKERS Horry(1) Kobe, Shaq, Shaq, Shaq

The 15th seeded Lakers go into Detroit and really push the Pistons around; up 10.

3 MIN LAKERS 46 PISTONS 37

PISTONS Rodman

LAKERS Fox(1)

HALFTIME SCORE LAKERS 55 PISTONS 43

PISTONS Johnson, Aguirre(1) Aguirre, Isiah(1)

LAKERS George, Medvenenko, Kobe, Fox(3)

Shaq picks up his third foul - but the Lakers are up a dozen.

3RD

9 MIN LAKERS 63 PISTONS 51

PISTONS Aguirre, Isiah, Isiah, Isiah

LAKERS Walker, Kobe, Kobe, Kobe

6 MIN LAKERS 67 PISTONS 59

PISTONS Dumars, Aguirre, Dumars, Laimbeer

LAKERS Kobe, Medvenenko

Pistons get the deficit to 6, they trail by 8, that's how many Kobe scores to open the half.

3 MIN LAKERS 72 PISTONS 65

PISTONS Aguirre, Salley

LAKERS Shaw, Kobe(1) Shaq

3RD QTR SCORE LAKERS 81 PISTONS 67

PISTONS Rodman

LAKERS Horry(3) George, Medvedenko, Kobe

Laimbeer's got 5 fouls, Dantley and Rodman 4.  The Lakers are 12 minutes from advancing.

4TH

9 MIN LAKERS 83 PISTONS 78

PISTONS Rodman, Rodman, Aguirre(3) Johnson, Johnson

LAKERS Kobe

Staring into the abyss, the Pistons come out and score the first 11 points of the quarter to cut it to 3, it's now 5.  Shaq picks up his 4th, fouling Mahorn.

8:54: DET: Mahorn hits 1.

8:18: LA: Fisher misses, but Shaq, still in the game, gets the board and he will finish with a layup.

8:11: DET: Short bank for Isiah

7:41: DET: Horry misses - Dumars comes down and hits a corner 3, the lead is down to 1 and this Pistons crowd is on fire.

7:26: DET: Fox misses - and Dumars gets the layup the other way to give Detroit the lead.

7:07: LA: Kobe isolation - midrange J.

6:52: LA: Mahorn misses - Kobe drills a long 3 from the top.

6:45: DET: Dantley finds Laimbeer for the 8 footer. LA by 2.

5:03: DET: Multiple empty trips leads to a 14 footer by the Microwave.  

4:29: DET: Shaq misses, Laimbeer converts a short J and Detroit's up a bucket.

3:59: LA: Rodman fouls out, Medvedenko hits the shot and the FT, Lakers go back up.

3:31: LA: Shaq blocks Isiah - Rick Fox hits a triple the other way.  96-92

3:13: DET: Dantley's fouled, makes 1.  96-93

2:27: LA: The Lakers get multiple chances, Shaq makes a FT to end the possession.

2:18: DET: With Rodman out, Aguirre is on - and he hits from midrange.  

2:11: LA: Kobe comes right down and fires up a triple.  100-95

2:00: DET: Isiah goes hard to the goal.

1:49: LA: Isiah picks up his 4th, Kobe hits both. 

1:37: DET: Mahorn dunk.

1:12: DET: Shaq misses - Aguirre converts a long two the other way, Lakers up 1.

:59: LA: Kobe isolation again - he hits from outside the paint.

:20: DET: Dumars misses - but Isiah gets the huge rebound - the Pistons reset and Mark Aguirre hits a triple from the top to tie the score.  Huge Shot for Mark Aguirre and the Lakers call time with 20 seconds left.

Kobe.  Isolation.  Hero ball time.  Kobe just outside the paint.  IT'S GOOD!  KOBE WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT HITS A JUMPER TO PUT THE LAKERS UP BY 2.

Pistons have just 2 seconds.  Down a bucket.  They are staring at elimination.

They come out after the time out.  Inbound from half court.

The ball goes in to Aguirre - turnaround -- ITS GOOD!  MARK AGUIRRE TIES THE GAME AT THE BUZZER AND THE PISTONS FORCE OVERTIME!!

4TH QTR: LAKERS 106 PISTONS 106

OVERTIME

Starters on the floor, save Rodman, replaced by Aguirre.

4:28: DET: Kobe misses, Aguirre scores again the other way.  Just a huge, huge, huge finish to regulation by Mark Aguirre.

4:03: DET: Kobe misses, Isiah dips his way through traffic to score.

3:27: LA: Aguirre picks up his 5th foul, Fox hits both.

3:17: DET: Laimbeer misses - Mahorn gets the putback and the foul.  113-108

2:44: LA: Shaq missed, but Fisher got the board, the Lakers reset and Horry hits a 6 footer.

2:34: DET: Dumars hits the pullup.

2:08: LA: Shaq misses, getrs his own board, powers home a dunk, and the foul.  Lakers trail by 2.

1:58: DET: Aguirre again - midrange.  

1:15: DET: Fisher misses, Horry fouls Mahorn the other way, he hits 1.  

1:00: LA: Kobe hits a corner 3.

:53: DET: Dumars hits a 3 from straight away.

:32: DET: Fox misses, Dumars is quicky fouled and he hits both - it's 7 - it's done.

:13: DET: Isiah hits 2 FT

FINAL: PISTONS 125 LAKERS 116

Outstanding comeback for Detroit - Aguirre scores 5 at the end of regulation to force OT and now this series will go down to a deciding game 3.  

Aguirre: 31 pts - Player of the Game

Isiah: 23 pts/10 assists/6 rebounds

Dumars: 18 pts/8 assists

Mahorn: 13 pts/12 rebounds

Rodman: 10 pts/9 rebounds

Laimbeer: 6 pts/10 rebounds/6 assists

Johnson: 11 pts

Kobe: 35 pts/ 7 boards/7 assists

Shaq: 22 pts/12 boards/5 blocks

Fox: 22 pts

Medvedenko: 11 pts

GAME THREE

1ST

9 MIN PISTONS 7 LAKERS 7

PISTONS Isiah, Dumars(3) Isiah

LAKERS Kobe(3) Shaq, Kobe

6 MIN LAKERS 12 PISTONS 9

PISTONS Isiah

LAKERS Shaq, Fox(3)

Zeke comes out with 6 to open the final game of the series, but it's LA with the early lead.

3 MIN LAKERS 21 PISTONS 15

PISTONS Dumars, Laimbeer, Aguirre

LAKERS Shaq, Kobe, Kobe, Kobe(3)

1ST QTR SCORE LAKERS 27 PISTONS 21

PISTONS Isiah, Johnson, Dumars

LAKERS Kobe, Madsen, Medevedeno

2 fouls apiece for Shaq and Rodman; Kobe Bryant just decides to come out firing - 14 first quarter points.  

2ND

9 MIN LAKERS 36 PISTONS 30

PISTONS Aguirre(3) Johnson, Aguirre, Dantley

LAKERS Madsen, Walker, Shaw, Fox(3)

6 MIN LAKERS 36 PISTONS 34

PISTONS Mahorn, Dantley

LAKERS

The Pistons went down double digits, but now it's 2. 

3 MIN PISTONS 44 LAKERS 43

PISTONS Isiah, Aguirre, Rodman, Laimbeer, Johnson, 

LAKERS Kobe(1) Shaq, Shaq, Shaq

HALFTIME SCORE PISTONS 50 LAKERS 46

PISTONS Rodman, Johnson, Dumars

LAKERS Shaq(1) Shaq

We have a good one; winner moves on, loser goes home.  Shaq hits for 9 in the back half of the quarter but Detroit has taken the lead.

3RD

9 MIN PISTONS 54 LAKERS 52

PISTONS  Laimbeer, Salley

LAKERS Kobe, Kobe, Walker

6 MIN PISTONS 61 LAKERS 58

PISTONS Dumars, Aguirre, Isiah(3)

LAKERS Medvedenko, Fisher, Kobe

6 for Kobe to open the half - but it's Detroit, still up 3.

3 MIN PISTONS 66 LAKERS 62

PISTONS Dantley, Dantley(1) Rodman

LAKERS Shaq, Shaq

3RD QTR SCORE PISTONS 75 LAKERS 67

PISTONS Dumars(3) Aguirre, Dantley, Isiah

LAKERS Medvedenko, Shaq(3)

5 points for Adrian Dantley in the back half of the third; it's Detroit's biggest lead of the series.

4TH

9 MIN PISTONS 80 LAKERS 71

PISTONS Dumars(1) Dumars(1) Aguirre(3)

LAKERS Shaq, Shaq

6 MIN PISTONS 86 LAKERS 71

PISTONS Aguirre, Isiah, Dumars

LAKERS

It took almost the full series, but the Pistons defense has taken control - Detroit's going to advance.  

3 MIN PISTONS 93 LAKERS 82

PISTONS Isiah, Laimbeer, Rodman(1), Isiah

LAKERS Madsen, Shaq, Shaq, Kobe(3) Fisher

FINAL SCORE PISTONS 99 LAKERS 87

PISTONS Dumars, Dumars, Dumars

LAKERS Horry, Murray(3)

It took a game 2 buzzer beater to keep them alive, but Detroit has advanced to close out Region 4. Shaq had 30 in the loss.

Dumars: 24 pts/5 rebounds-Player of the Game

Isiah: 21 pts/5 assists

Laimbeer: 8 pts/13 rebounds

Aguirre: 18 pts/5 rebounds

All Region Team

C Shaq ('03 Lakers)

F James ('17 Cavs)

F Pippen ('92 Bulls)

G Jordan ('92 Bulls)

G Curry ('19 Warriors)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 4 Round 1: Series 5 and 6

 3 and 4

3. 2013 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER 14. 1954 EAST CHAMP SYRACUSE NATIONALS

Thunder: 60-22, 1st NW Div, 1st Off, 4th Def

                  d. Rockets West 1st Rnd 4-2

                  d. Grizzlies West Semis 4-1

                  #36 overall seed

Coach: Scott Brooks, Mo Cheeks is an assistant

Starters

C Nick Collison (32 Kansas)                 5.1 PPG  13.6 PER  5.2 Win Shares

F Serge Ibaka (23)                                 13.2         19.4          9.4

F Kevin Durant (24 Texas)                    28.1         28.3         18.9

G Russell Westbrook (24 UCLA)          23.2        23.9          11.6

G Kevin Martin (29 Western Carolina) 14           16              7

Rotation Reserves

C Haheem Thabeet (25 UConn)            2.4          11.6          2.2

F Kendrick Perkins (28)                        4.2          8.2            2.5

F Thabo Sefolosha (28)                         7.6          12.8          6.8

G Reggie Jackson (22 Boston College) 5.3          14.2         2.5

G Derek Fisher (38 Little Rock)            4.1          7              .3

Leaders: Westbrook (4th Assists, 5th Steals, 5th WS)

               Ibaka (1st Blocks, 4th FG%, 1st Blocks/Gm, 4th Eff FG%, 2nd Block %)

               Durant (1st Pts, 3rd Triple Doubles, 1st FT%, 2nd PPG, 2nd PER, 2nd True Shooting, 5th Off Rating, 2nd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP)

              Martin (4th FT%)

Here's KD, pushing 30 PER and 20 Win Shares; supporting are Westbrook, nearly 24 PER and a dozen WS and Ibaka, nearly 20 PER and double digit WS.

Nationals: 42-30, 2nd East Div, 4th Off, 1st Def

                 d. Celtics East Finals 2-0

                 Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-3

                 #221 overall seed

Coach: Al Cervi

Starters

C Dolph Schayes (25 NYU)                17.1 PPG  24.5 PER  14.8 Win Shares

F Wally Osterkorn (25 Illinois)            8.8            12.7           4.3

F Earl Lloyd (25 West Virginia St)      9.1            12.5           5.2

G George King (25 Charleston)          11.3           14.6           6.3

G Paul Seymour (26 Toledo)              13.1           16.4           9.3

Roation Reserves

C Jim Neal (23 Wofford)                    4.7              9.9            .1

F Bob Lavoy (27 Western Kentucky) 5.4             12.1           3

F Bill Gabor (31 Syracuse)                 9                14.8           2.9

G Al Masino (25 Canisius)                 3.7             17.5           .6

G Billy Kenville (23 St Bonaventures) 6             14.6           4.5

Leaders: Schayes (5th Rebounds, 2nd FT%, 5th Reb/Gm, 3rd PER, 5th True Shooting, 2nd WS, 1st WS/48)

               Seymour (3rd Assists, 4th FT%, 4th Assists/Gm)

Schayes has a mid 20s PER and pushing 15 Win Shares; Seymour nearing double digit WS.

Lineup Matchup

C Schayes (Nats)

F Ibaka (Thunder)

F Durant (Thunder)

G Westbrook (Thunder)

G Push

Bench: Thunder

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN THUNDER 6 NATIONALS 2

THUNDER Westbrook, Durant, Collison

NATS King

6 MIN THUNDER 11 NATIONALS 10

THUNDER Collison, Collison, Martin(1)

NATS Osterkorn(3) Schayes(3) Schayes

5 for Schayes as we are underway; Nats trail by 1.

3 MIN THUNDER 15 NATIONALS 14

THUNDER Durant, Westbrook

NATS Seymour, Masino

1ST QTR SCORE THUNDER 23 NATIONALS 20

THUNDER Jackson, Thabeet, Sefolosha, Durant

NATS Gabor, Schayes(3) Masino

It's the Nats who come out shooting 3s; 8 pts for Schayes, OKC up 3 after 1.  

2ND

9 MIN THUNDER 29 NATIONALS 26

THUNDER Jackson, Martin, Sefolosha

NATS Gabor, Kenville, Schayes

6 MIN NATIONALS 39 THUNDER 35

THUNDER Jackson, Ibaka, Sefolosha

NATS Seymour, Kenville, Lavoy, King, Gabor(3) Schayes

Another 3 for the team from the 50s and the Nationals have the biggest lead of the game.  

3 MIN NATIONALS 41 THUNDER 39

THUNDER Thabeet, Jackson

NATS Gabor

HALFTIME SCORE THUNDER 47 NATIONALS 41

THUNDER Jackson, Jackson, Jackson, Ibaka

NATS

Reggie Jackson scores 8 straight and the Thunder go up 6 at the half.  

3RD

9 MIN THUNDER 52 NATIONALS 43

THUNDER Durant(3) Durant

NATS King

6 MIN THUNDER 60 NATIONALS 45

THUNDER Durant(3) Westbrook, Ibaka(3)

NATS Osterkorn

OKC didn't just have the best offense in the league; they had the 4th best defense and that really is showing up right now; they have allowed just 4 points in the last 9 minutes of play and are up 15.  8 for Durant to start the third.  

3 MIN THUNDER 68 NATIONALS 53

THUNDER Westbrook, Thabeet, Ibaka, Ibaka

NATS Osterkorn, Schayes, King, Schayes

3RD QTR SCORE THUNDER 74 NATIONALS 59

THUNDER Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka

NATS King(3) Lavoy, Lloyd(1)

The OKC defense really throttling the Nats; Ibaka hits for a half dozen in the back half of the 3rd.

4TH

9 MIN THUNDER 79 NATIONALS 69

THUNDER Jackson(3) Durant

NATS Schayes, Osterkorn, Osterkorn, King, King

6 MIN THUNDER 87 NATIONALS 76

THUNDER Westbrook(1) Westbrook, Westbrook(3) Westbrook

NATS King, Lloyd(3) King

The Nats get as close as 8, it's now 11; Russell Westbrook taking over for the Thunder, 8 pts in 3 minutes.  

3 MIN THUNDER 89 NATIONALS 81

THUNDER Westbrook

NATS King(1) Schayes, Seymour

THUNDER Westbrook

NATS Lloyd, Lloyd

:38 SYR: Wally Osterkorn gets a layup that cuts the Thunder lead to just 4 

:16: SYR: Schayes takes the ball from Westbrook; King misses a 3, but Seymour gets the board and finds Schayes for the layup to cut it to 2.

Westbrook is fouled----and misses both shots.  The Nats get the ball with 10 seconds remaining and a chance to tie it up.

Schayes gets the ball out of the time out - fires up a contested jumper ----

Nope.  OKC wins.

FINAL: THUNDER 91 NATIONALS 89

OKC had nearly a 20 point lead - but had to withstand a last second potential game tying shot to hold on and take game one.

Durant - 18 pts/11 boards/6 assists - Player of the Game

Westbrook - 22 pts/6 rebounds

Ibaka - 13 pts/12 rebounds

Jackson - 17 pts/5 rebounds

Schayes - 22 pts/20 rebounds

King - 20 pts

Osterkorn - 13 pts/12 rebounds

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN NATIONALS 7 THUNDER 6

THUNDER Westbrook, Durant, Westbrook

NATS Lloyd, Seymour, Schayes(3)

6 MIN THUNDER 15 NATIONALS 12

THUNDER Collison, Martin, Martin(3) Ibaka

NATS Osterkorn, Schayes

5 each for Schayes and Martin and we're underway in game 2.  

3 MIN THUNDER 20 NATIONALS 18

THUNDER Martin(3) Durant

NATS Schayes, Schayes, Gabor

1ST QTR SCORE THUNDER 32 NATIONALS 24

THUNDER Ibaka, Jackson, Martin(3) Perkins(1) Jackson, Maynor

NATS Kenville, Kenville, Lavoy

Martin was in single digits in game one; he's got 11 already today.  Thunder by 8.

2ND

9 MIN THUNDER 40 NATIONALS 25

THUNDER Ibaka, Jackson(3) Durant(3)

NATS Osterkorn(1)

6 MIN THUNDER 46 NATIONALS 27

THUNDER Durant(3) Durant(3)

NATS Osterkorn

The Nats were able to stay with OKC in game one; this is not game one; this series appears over; Durant's got 9 in the second.  

3 MIN THUNDER 52 NATIONALS 29

THUNDER Jackson, Westbrook, Collison

NATS Gabor

HALFTIME SCORE THUNDER 56 NATIONALS 35

THUNDER Ibaka, Westbrook

NATS Seymour, Lloyd, Schayes

Maybe the Nats make a run; they trailed 18 in game 1 and lost by a bucket, but this sure looks done.

3RD

9 MIN THUNDER 58 NATIONALS 41

THUNDER Durant

NATS Schayes,Schayes, Gabor

6 MIN THUNDER 69 NATIONALS 46

THUNDER Westbrook, Durant, Durant, Collison, Martin(3)

NATS Lavoy, Lavoy(3)

OKC by 23; 6 for Durant to open the half.

3 MIN THUNDER 71 NATIONALS 53

THUNDER Durant

NATS Masino, Schayes(3) Schayes

3RD QTR SCORE THUNDER 77 NATIONALS 60

THUNDER Thabeet, Sefolosha, Collison

NATS Gabor, Schayes, Schayes(1) Lavoy

8 for Schayes to close out the 3rd, but the Nats trail by 17.

4TH

9 MIN THUNDER 84 NATIONALS 66

THUNDER Collison,, Westbrook, Durant (3)

NATS Schayes, Lloyd(3) King(1)

6 MIN THUNDER 86 NATIONALS 71

THUNDER Martin

NATS Osterkorn(3) King

Nats have gotten it as close as 13, trail by 15 with 6 to go.

3 MIN THUNDER 91 NATIONALS 79

THUNDER Ibaka(3) Ibaka

NATS Gabor, Seymour, Seymour, King

FINAL SCORE THUNDER 95 NATIONALS 85

THUNDER Collison(1) Westbrook, Martin(1)

NATS Novak, Seymour(3) Osterkorn(1)

The Thunder had big leads in both games, the Nats made late runs, fell just short in game one and never got closer than 8 in game 2.  

Durant - 24 pts/13 boards/7assists - Player of the Game

Martin - 17 pts

Westbrook - 15 pts/6 boards/8 assists

Ibaka - 13 pts/7 boards/7 blocks

Collison - 11 pts/8 boards

6. 2009 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS 11. 2017 EAST CONF CHAMP CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Celtics: 62-20, 1st Atl Div, 6th Off, 2nd Def

              d. Bulls East 1st Rnd, 4-3

              Lost Magic East Semis 4-3

              #93 overall seed

Coach: Doc Rivers, GM Danny Ainge, Tom Thibodeau is an asst coach

Starters

C Kendrick Perkins (24)            8.5 PPG   13.2 PER  5.6 Win Shares

F Kevin Garnett (32)                 15.8          21.2          7.1

F Paul Pierce (31 Kansas)         20.5          17.7          10.3

G Rajon Rondo (22 Kentucky) 11.9          18.8          9.9

G Ray Allen (33 UConn)          18.2          17.3          11.1

Rotation Reserves

C Glen Davis (23 LSU)             7               10.7         3.7

F Brian Scalabrine (30 USC)     3.5            7.4           1.1

F Leon Powe (25 Cal)                7.7            17.2         4.9

G Eddie House (30 Arizona St)  8.5            15.4        4.9

G Tony Allen (27 Oklahoma St) 7.8            12.9        1.6

Leaders: Rondo: 5th Assists, 5th Steals, 4th Triple Doubles, 5th Steals/Gm, 5th Steal% 3rd Def WS

              Allen: 2nd FT% 3rd True Shooting, 5th Eff FG%, 

              Perkins 4th Block% , 5th def Rating

              Garnett 2nd Def Rating, 3rd Def +/-

The Celtics Big 3 are in their early 30s; KG is over 20 PER, Pierce and Allen have double digut WS and there's a really strong Rondo season to join them.  

Cavs: 51-31, 1st Cent Div, 3rd Off, 21st Def

          d. Pacers East 1st Rnd 4-0

          d. Raptors East Semis 4-0

          d. Celtics East Finals 4-1

          Lost Warriors NBA Finals 4-1

Coach: Tyronn Lue

Starters

C Tristan Thompson (25 Texas)         8.1 PPG   15.3 PER  7.3 Win Shares

F Kevin Love (28 UCLA)                  19             21.1          6.4

F LeBron James (32)                         26.4           27            12.9

G Kyrie Irving (24 Duke)                  25.2          23             8.9

G Kyle Korver (35 Creighton)          10.7          13.5           2

Rotation Reserves

C Channing Frye (33 Arizona)          9.1            15.6          3.7

F Richard Jefferson (36 Arizona)      5.7            8.3            2.1

F JR Smith (31)                                 8.6            8.1             .8

G Deron Williams (32 Illinois)         7.5            11.4           .6

G Iman Shumpert (26 Georgia Tech) 7.5           9                2

Leaders: LeBron 5th Assists, 3rd Triple Doubles, 5th Asst %, 5th Off WS, 4th VORP

              Korver 1st 3Pt %

              Irving 3rd FT%

              Thompson 4th Off Reb %, 4th Off Rating, 

The Cavs big 3 are all at different stages of their careers, all over 20 PER; the King is the only one with double digit WS.  This is a bad bench, bad defensive team.

Lineup Matchup:

C Thompson(Cavs)

F Push

F James (Cavs)

G Irving (Cavs)

G Allen (Celtics)

Bench: Celtics

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN CELTICS 10 CAVS 7

CELTICS Allen(3) Allen(3) Allen, Perkins

CAVS Love, Love, LeBron, LeBron(1)

6 MIN CELTICS 19 CAVS 15

CELTICS Allen, Rondo, Garnett, Garnett, Rondo(1)

CAVS Korver(3) Thompson, Love(3)

Ray Allen scores the first 8 points of the game; Kevin Love has 8 for the Cavs.

3 MIN CELTICS 29 CAVS 15

CELTICS Garnett, Allen, Allen, Garnett, Pierce

CAVS

1ST QTR SCORE CELTICS 35 CAVS 24

CELTICS Pierce, Rondo, Pierce

CAVS Frye(3) Love, Irving, Love

Boston opens up this series huge; 35 in the first; Allen's got a dozen, KG has 8.  

2ND

9 MIN CELTICS 42 CAVS 25

CELTICS Powe, House(3) Powe

CAVS Jefferson(1)

6 MIN CELTICS 44 CAVS 30

CELTICS Pierce

CAVS Jefferson(1) Thompson, Irving

Boston just a huge lead, although down from a high of 18.

3 MIN CELTICS 51 CAVS 38

CELTICS Davis, Rondo(3) Powe

CAVS Irving, Irving, James, Irving

HALFTIME SCORE CELTICS 60 CAVS 48

CELTICS Garnett(1) Rondo, Allen, Garnett, Garnett(buzzer)

CAVS Irving(3) LeBron, LeBron(3) Love

9 for Kyrie to close the half brings the Cavs w/n 10; it's now a dozen.

3RD

9 MIN CELTICS 66 CAVS 56

CELTICS Allen(3) Garnett(1) Garnett

CAVS LeBron, Love(3) Korver(3) 

6 MIN CELTICS 72 CAVS 63

CELTICS Pierce, Powe, Allen

CAVS Korver(3) Love, Love

The Celtics cut that 18 point deficit to 5, 7 more for Kevin Love, right now, Celtics up 9.

3 MIN CELTICS 78 CAVS 68

CELTICS Powe, Powe, Garnett

CAVS Williams, Jefferson(1) LeBron

3RD QTR SCORE

CELTICS Pierce, Davis, Powe, Perkins

CAVS Irving, Irving, Korver(3)

The Cavs again get as close as 5 -- but Leon Powe has 6 in the back half of the quarter and Boston maintains the double digit lead.

4TH 

9 MIN CELTICS 93 CAVS 75

CELTICS Pierce, Garnett(3) Allen

CAVS

6 MIN CELTICS 98 CAVS 84

CELTICS Perkins, Pierce

CAVS Thompson, Love, Irving, LeBron(3)

Celtics up 14; they've had solid command of the game from the tip.  

3 MIN CELTICS 106 CAVS 87

CELTICS Scalabrine (4-first 4 pt play) Davis, Pierce

CAVS Korver

FINAL SCORE CELTICS 109 CAVS 92

CELTICS Giddens, Marbury(1)

CAVS Frye, Jones(3)

Boston lays the Cavs out here in game one.  Cavs shot 24 more 3s.

Garnett - 21 pts/7 boards

Allen - 21 pts/7 boards

Pierce - 19 pts/6 boards

Rondo - 10 pts/8 boards/10 assists

Powe - 14 pts/5 assists

Love- 22 pts/11 boards

LeBron - 17 pts/10 boards/9 assists

Irving - 19 pts/5 assists

Korver - 15 pts

Thompson - 6 pts/13 boards

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN CAVS 10 CELTICS 6

CELTICS Perkins, Pierce, Garnett

CAVS LeBron(3) LeBron, Irving, Korver(3)

6 MIN CAVS 12 CELTICS 10

CELTICS Rondo, Pierce

CAVS Irving

Game 2 underway; LeBron had just 17 in game one, he has five today.

3 MIN CAVS 27 CELTICS 14

CELTICS Rondo, Allen

CAVS Korver(3) LeBron, Irving, Irving(2) Love, Love, LeBron

1ST QTR SCORE CAVS 31 CELTICS 23

CELTICS Davis, Powe, Powe, Tony Allen (3)

CAVS LeBron, Shumpert

9 first qtr points for King James; Cavs had a lead as large as 13, it's now 8.

2ND

9 MIN CAVS 35 CELTICS 27

CELTICS Tony Allen, Davis

CAVS Love, Thompson

6 MIN CAVS 35 CELTICS 33

CELTICS Powe, House, Davis

CAVS

Cavs lead now down to a bucket; they have just 4 points in the quarter.

3 MIN CELTICS 40 CAVS 38

CELTICS Pierce, Allen(3), Garnett

CAVS Korver(3) 

HALFTIME SCORE CELTICS 50 CAVS 49

CELTICS Garnett(3) Garnett, Allen, Allen(3)

CAVS LeBron, LeBron, Williams, Korver(3) Thompson

KG closes with 7, Ray Allen with 8 and the Celtics have stormed back to take the lead; should be a good second half.  

3RD

9 MIN CELTICS 58 CAVS 53

CELTICS Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Powe

CAVS Irving, Frye

6 MIN CELTICS 65 CAVS 60

CELTICS Davis, Rondo, Allen(3)

CAVS Love, Korver, Shumpert(3)

5 more for Ray Allen; Boston now up 5, looking to close out the Cavs.  

3 MIN CELTICS 67 CAVS 66

CELTICS Garnett

CAVS Love(3) Korver(3)

3RD QTR SCORE CELTICS 77 CAVS 77

CELTICS Garnett, Allen, Perkins, Rondo, Garnett

CAVS LeBron(3) LeBron, Frye(3) Irving

Okay - deadlocked headed to the 4th; KG adds 6, LeBron 5.  We got a good one in Boston for game two.

4TH

10:10:CLE Two minutes into the 4th, Tristan Thompson scores the first bucket with a layup.

9:53: BOS: Pull up at the foul line for Pierce to tie it.

9:30: CLE: As the shot clock expires, Kevin Love heaves up a long two.  81-79

9:07: BOS: Another grind out possession, this one ends in a Perkins 6 footer.

7:39: BOS: 90 seconds later, Big Baby Davis hits a jump hook to give Boston the lead.

7:21: BOS: After a Cleveland turnover, Davis is fouled, hits 1.  

7:10: CLE: Kyrie finds Kevin Love for the midrange.  

6:51: CLE: Pierce misses - Love doesn't, a triple from the left wing and the Cavs are up 2.

6:28: BOS: Tony Allen hits a wide open 2.

6:03: CLE: Channging Frye hits a corner 3. 89-86 Cavs

5:35: BOS: Powe misses, but Ray Allen comes up with the ball and Kendrick Perkins will get a dunk.

4:35: CLE: Misses both ways, Richard Jefferson hits a 12 footer.  

4:22: BOS: KG from the paint.  Cavs by a point.

2:57: BOS: Empty for both sides - it's KG with the layup, slicing through traffic, Celtics by a point.

LeBron misses.  Eddie House rebound. Perkins misses.  Ray Allen keeps it for Boston.

2:12: CLE: Garnett misses - Deron Williams gets the board - long pass to a streaking Jefferson who slams it home.  Cavs by a point.

2:04: BOS: Leon Powe lowers his head and bulls to the bucket, he's fouled, makes 1.  Tied.

Starters in for both teams, save for Pierce, Powe is on instead.  

1:53: CLE: Kyrie pull up J in the paint.

1:32: BOS: Perkins down low, banks it home.  

Love misses.  Rondo board.  Powe misses.  Thompson board.

:52: CLE: Kyrie hits a 13 footer and the Cavs take the lead.  

Ray Allen misses.  Love rebound.  

:36: CLE: LeBron powers home a dunk - and the Cavs take a 4 point lead.

Allen misses.  Love rebound.  That might be it.  

:23: CLE: LeBron fouled.  Makes 1.  Pierce checks in.

:16: BOS: Short Pierce jumper.  100-97 Cavs.

:14: CLE: LeBron fouled.  makes 1.

Allen misses a 3 - LeBron with the board and that will do it.

:05: CLE: Irving 2 FT

:01: BOS: Pierce 3.

:00: CLE: Irving 1 FT

FINAL; CAVS 104 CELTICS 100

The Cavs fight back - take game 2 and force a decisive game 3.

LeBron: 24 pts/6 rebounds/8 assists-Player of the Game

Irving: 20 pts/8 assists

Love: 18 pts/11 rebounds

Korver: 17 pts/6 rebounds

Garnett: 21 pts/10 rebounds

Allen: 17 pts/6 rebounds

Pierce: 15 pts/5 rebounds/6 assists

Perkins: 10 pts/11 rebounds

Davis: 11 pts/6 rebounds

GAME THREE

1ST

9 MIN CAVS 9 CELTICS 7

CELTICS Pierce, Perkins, Pierce(3)

CAVS Irving, Thompson, Irving(3) Love

6 MIN CAVS 21 CELTICS 18

CELTICS Allen(3) Pierce, Rondo, Garnett, OBryant

CAVS LeBron, LeBron, Love(3) LeBron, Irving(3)

8 for Kyrie to open game 3.  

3 MIN CELTICS 25 CAVS 25

CELTICS OBryant, Rondo, Allen(3)

CAVS Korver(1) Love(3)

1ST QTR SCORE CELTICS 31 CAVS 31

CELTICS Garnett, Garnett, Powe

CAVS LeBron, Irving, LeBron

Good start to this one; lot of shotmaking.  LeBron's got 10.  

2ND

9 MIN CELTICS 40 CAVS 36

CELTICS House(3) Powe, Moore, Powe

CAVS Williams, Smith(3)

6 MIN CAVS 47 CELTICS 42

CELTICS Rondo

CAVS Smith, Smith(3) Smith, Irving, LeBron

JR Smith goes off - scoring 10 straight Cavs points and what was a 4 pt deficit becomes a 5 pt Cavs lead.

3 MIN CAVS 47 CELTICS 47

CELTICS Pierce, Rondo(3)

CAVS

HALFTIME SCORE CAVS 57 CELTICS 50

CELTICS Garnett, Rondo(1)

CAVS Irving, Frye(3) LeBron, Irving(3)

Well, here we are - Cavs win game 2 and are up at the half in game 3, Kyrie scoring 5 in the last 3.  Can Cleveland knock out the Celts and move on to play the Thunder?

3RD

9 MIN CAVS 62 CELTICS 53

CELTICS Allen(3)

CAVS LeBron, LeBron(1) LeBron

6 MIN CAVS 64 CELTICS 64

CELTICS Allen(3) Pierce, Allen, Rondo, Allen

CAVS Williams

Big 3 minutes for Boston; they wipe out that 9 pt Cav lead; Ray Allen has 10 in the quarter so far.  

3 MIN CAVS 74 CELTICS 73

CELTICS Powe, Allen, Garnett, Powe(3)

CAVS Love(3), Frye(3), Love, Love

3RD QTR SCORE CELTICS 82 CAVS 81

CELTICS  Tony Allen(3) Perkins, Tony Allen, Ray Allen

CAVS LeBron, LeBron(3) Love

Kevin Love puts home 9 in the back half of the 3rd - but he also picks up his 5th foul late; how much rope will Tyronn Lue give him in the 4th? We have a barnburner here in an elimination game.  Down to the wire we go.  

4TH

11:43: CLE Love is on the floor - all the starters for both teams are on the floor - and he opens with a fadeaway from the block.  Cavs 83-82

10:25: CLE: Failed trips both ways - then Kyrie steals the ball, winds up hitting an open 3 - Cavs by 4.  

9:58: BOS: Perk is out, Davis is in; Davis misses, but Pierce gets the board, Rondo concludes the possession with a short J.

9:44: CLE: Tristan Thompson puts back a Love miss.  88-84

9:16: CLE: After a KG miss - Love hits a triple and the Cavs go up 7.

8:59: CLE: Allen misses - but LeBron doesn't - he hits a triple and look out below - the Cavs are now up 10.

8:28: BOS: KG

8:18: CLE: Lebron(3)

7:10: CLE: Lebron

7:01: BOS: Pierce (3)

6:10: CLE: Irving

6:02: BOS: KG  Cavs by 10.  6 left

3 MIN CAVS 109 CELTICS 101

CELTICS Garnett, Garnett, Allen, Garnett, Allen

CAVS Love, Frye(3) LeBron(3)

Cleveland was up a dozen - the Celtics ripped off 10 straight; the Cavs have now scored the last 6 and are up 8 with 3 to go.

All the starters are on the floor.

2:57: BOS: Perk is fouled, makes 1.

2:42: CLE: Love hits a triple.  The lead is ten.  

2:35: BOS: Love fouls out.  Ray Allen hits both.  Jefferson is now on the floor.

1:59: BOS: Kyrie misses; Perkins hits a short bank the other way.  112-106

1:49: CLE: Tristan Thompson from the paint.  

Pierce misses.  

1:20: CLE: LeBron doesn't.  It's ten.  

1:10 BOS: Ray Allen hits a 3.  

:51: BOS: The Celtics force a turnover - Rondo layup.  116-111

:39: CLE: Kyrie is fouled.  Makes them both.

Garnett misses.  Thats it

:25: CLE: Kyrie fouled.  Makes both.

FINAL: CAVS 120 CELTICS 111

Lebron comes through in the big spot and the Cavs will face the Thunder in Rnd 2.  

LeBron: 37 pts/13 boards/7 assists - Player of the Game

Irving: 26 pts/5 boards/5 assists

Love: 27 pts/6 boards

Smith: 10 pts

All Region Team

C Robinson ('95 Spurs)

F James ('17 Cavs)

F Pippen ('92 Bulls)

G Jordan ('92 Bulls)

G Curry ('19 Warriors)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 4 Round 1: Series 3 and 4

 1 and 2

5. 2019 WEST CHAMP GOLDEN ST WARRIORS V.  12. 1980 EAST CHAMP PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

Warriors: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off, 13th Def

                d. Clips West 1st Rnd 4-2

                d. Rockets West Semis 4-2

                d. Blazers West Finals 4-0

                Lost Raptors NBA Finals 4-2

                #68 overall seed

Coach: Steve Kerr

Starters

C Kevon Looney (22 UCLA)              6.3 PPG  17.3 PER  6 Win Shares

F Draymond Green (28 Michigan St)  7.4          12.9          4.3

F Kevin Durant (30 Texas)                  26            24.2         11.5      

G Steph Curry (30 Davidson)              27.3        24.4          9.7

G Klay Thompson (28 Washington)    21.5       16.6          5.3

Rotation Reserves

C DeMarcus Cousins (28 Kentucky)   16.3        21.4        2.1

F Jonas Jerebko (31)                            6.3          13.5        3.3

F Andre Iguodala (35 Arizona)            5.7          13.1       4.2

G Shawn Livingston (33)                     4             11.7       2

G Alfonzo McKinnie (26 Green Bay)  4.7          11.2       2.1

Leaders: Steph (4th 3Pt%, 2nd FT%, 5th PPG, 2nd Off +/-)

              Durant (5th Off WS)

              Green (3rd +/-)

The last Steph/Durant season, both pushing 25 PER, Durant double digit WS. Boogie is also over 20 PER in limited action

Sixers: 59-23, 2nd Atl Div, 13th Off, 1st Def

            d. Bullets East 1st Rnd 2-0

            d. Hawks East Semis 4-1

            d. Celtics East Finals 4-1

            Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-2

            #189 overall seed

Coach: Billy Cunningham, Chuck Daly is an assistant

Starters

C Darryl Dawkins  (23)                     14.7 PPG      14.6 PER  5.7 Win Shares                    

F Bobby Jones (28 North Carolina)  13                  18.5          8.1

F Julius Erving (29 UMass)              26.9               25.4          12.5

G Mo Cheeks (23 W Texas A&M)   11.4               15.9          7.9

G Lionel Hollins (26 Ariz St)           12.2               11.7          .9

Rotation Reserves

C Caldwell Jones (29 Albany St)      7.4                 9.7          3.9

F Steve Mix (32 Toledo)                    11.6              19.5         5.5

F Doug Collins (28 Ilinois St)           13.8               13.6        1.9

G Henry Bibby (30 UCLA)               9                   11.1         3.4

G Clint Richardson (23 Seattle)         6.7                9.9           1.1

Leaders: Jones (4th Rebounds, 4th Reb/Gm, 3rd Def Rting, 2nd Def WS)

              Erving (3rd Pts, 4th PPG, 2nd WS, 3rd WS/48, 1st +/-, 2nd VORP)

              Cheeks (5th Steal %)

Like the Warriors, the Sixers lost the NBA Finals; the Doctor has a 25 PER and a dozen WS; Bobby Jones and Mo Cheeks solid support. 

Lineup Matchup:

C Push

F Jones (Sixers)

F Push

G Curry (Warriors)

G Thompson (Warriors)

Bench: Push

GAME ONE

9 MIN SIXERS 8 WARRIORS 5

WARRIORS Durant(3) Curry

SIXERS Hollins, Cheeks, Bobby Jones, Hollins

6 MIN SIXERS 12 WARRIORS 11

WARRIORS Looney, Looney, Durant

SIXERS Erving, Dawkins

Sixers up a point, series is underway.

3 MIN SIXERS 20 WARRIORS 19

WARRIORS Thompson, Durant(3) Curry (3)

SIXERS Cheeks, Jones, Jones, Richardson

1ST QTR SCORE SIXERS 24 WARRIORS 23

WARRIORS McKinnie(3) Iguodala(1)

SIXERS Bibby, Mix

Sixers maintaining a slim lead all quarter; Durant leading both squads with 8

2ND

9 MIN WARRIORS 37 SIXERS 31

WARRIORS Iguodala (3) Durant(3) Curry(3) Thompson(3) Curry

SIXERS Bibby, Cheeks, Mix(3)

6 MIN WARRIORS 42 SIXERS 41

WARRIORS Jerebko(3) Livingston

SIXERS Caldwell Jones, Erving, Erving, Collins, Erving

The Dubs pour in 5 threes in the first half of the quarter and have a one point lead.

3 MIN SIXERS 45 WARRIORS 44

WARRIORS Curry

SIXERS Jones, Mix

HALFTIME SCORE WARRIORS 47 SIXERS 45

WARRIORS Thompson(3)

SIXERS

On paper, this is a really even matchup, Warriors were first in offense, 13th in defense and the Sixers were 13th in offense, 1st in Defense.  Defense tightens at the end of the half, only 9 combined points in the last 6 minutes. 

3RD

9 MIN WARRIORS 57 SIXERS 55

WARRIORS Green, Durant, Looney, Durant, Durant

SIXERS Cheeks, Erving, Caldwell Jones, Bobby Jones, Bobby Jones

6 MIN WARRIORS 66 SIXERS 61

WARRIORS Thompson, Durant, Looney(1) Iguodala, Looney

SIXERS Mix, Mix, Mix

Warriors get a little daylight; Durant scores 8 to open the half.  Steve Mix the entire offense for Philly the last 3 minutes.  

3 MIN WARRIORS 72 SIXERS 65

WARRIORS Thompson, Cousins, Cousins

SIXERS Bibby, Dawkins

3RD QTR SCORE WARRIORS 83 SIXERS 67

WARRIORS Durant, Durant, Curry, Thompson(3) Curry

SIXERS Erving

The Warriors have pulled away; it's their defense that has really stpped up here, Philly with just 67 points through 3 quarters.  

4TH

9 MIN WARRIORS 90 SIXERS 72

WARRIORS Curry(3) Curry, Durant

SIXERS Dawkins(1) Cheeks, Jones

6 MIN WARRIORS 92 SIXERS 81

WARRIORS Thompson

SIXERS Erving, Hollins, Erving, Dawkins(3)

Nice run for the Sixers; Boogie Cousins has 5 fouls. 

3 MIN WARRIORS 96 SIXERS 85

WARRIORS Durant, Durant

SIXERS Bobby Jones, Erving

FINAL SCORE WARRIORS 111 SIXERS 92

WARRIORS Durant(3) Durant(1) Curry, Thompson(3) Lee(3) Jones(3)

SIXERS Cheeks, Hollins(3) Dawkins

The Warriors just open up the 3 ball in the second half and win going away.

Durant - 33 pts, 5 boards - Player of the Game

Curry - 23 pts, 9 boards, 6 assists

Thompson - 20 pts

Looney - 9 pts, 13 boards

Bobby Jones - 18 pts, 9 boards

Erving - 18 pts 8 boards, 5 assists

Dawkins - 10 pts, 11 boards

Mix - 13 pts, 10 boards

Cheeks - 12 pts

GAME TWO

9 MIN SIXERS 6 WARRIORS 2

WARRIORS Green

SIXERS Erving, Erving, Bobby Jones

6 MIN SIXERS 11 WARRIORS 4

WARRIORS Durant

SIXERS Cheeks, Dawkins (1) Jones

Sixers huge defensive effort as we open game 2.  

3 MIN SIXERS 17 WARRIORS 10

WARRIORS Curry(3) Thompson(3)

SIXERS Cheeks, Dawkins, Dawkins

1ST QTR SCORE SIXERS 18 WARRIORS 16

WARRIORS Livingston, Thompson, Livingston(buzzer)

SIXERS Bibby

Shaun Livingston hits a long 2 at the buzzer to draw the Warriors as close as they've been all day.

2ND

9 MIN WARRIORS 27 SIXERS 22

WARRIORS Livingston, Iguodala, Livingston, Green(3) Iguodala

SIXERS Erving, Bibby

6 MIN WARRIORS 35 SIXERS 35

WARRIORS Durant, Iguodala(1) Durant(3) Cousins

SIXERS Jones, Jones, Erving(1) Cheeks, Mix, Mix, Mix

Up and down the floor both teams go the first half of the quarter; Steve Mix closing hard with 6 points.  

3 MIN SIXERS 39 WARRIORS 36

WARRIORS Looney(1)

SIXERS Hollins, Dawkins

HALFTIME SCORE SIXERS 48 WARRIORS 44

WARRIORS Cousins, McKinnie(3) Curry(3)

SIXERS Erving, Caldwell Jones, Collins(3) Bobby Jones

Sixers go up 7 before a late Curry triple cuts it to 4.  

3RD

9 MIN SIXERS 50 WARRIORS 50

WARRIORS Looney, Thompson, Green

SIXERS Bobby Jones

6 MIN WARRIORS 58 SIXERS 57

WARRIORS Cousins, Durant, Durant(3) Durant

SIXERS Cheeks(3) Erving, Jones

Durant scores 7 points in less than a minute, the Warriors take the lead.  

3 MIN SIXERS 65 WARRIORS 63

WARRIORS Curry(3) Curry

SIXERS Mix, Hollins, Mix, Hollins

3RD QTR SCORE SIXERS 67 WARRIORS 66

WARRIORS Thompson(3)

SIXERS Richardson

Sixers up a point; 12 minutes left

11:31: GSW: Klay misses the 3, but Boogie gets the rebound and he converts.  

11:21: PHI: Dawkins hits from 13 feet.

10:42: PHI: Steph and Durant both miss and Lionel Hollins hits a jumper the other way.

10:29: GSW: Durant hits a midrange pullup

10:11: PHI: Cheeks is fouled, makes 1.  

9:56: GSW: Draymond Green from the right wing.  

9:46: PHI: Caldwell Jones short J  74-72 Sixers

9:16: PHI: Klay misses and Caldwell Jones is back with a 15 footer.  

8:59: GSW: Curry drills a 3 from the wing.  

8:50: PHI: Mo Cheeks from the FT line.  

8:28: PHI: Durant misses, Erving hits the 8 footer the other way.  80-75

8:08: GSW: Draymond finds Steph for the corner 3. 

8:01: PHI: Erving rocks home the dunk.  

7:37: PHI: After a turnover, Erving sends home another dunk, the Sixers are up 6.

7:17: PHI: Durant misses - Erving hits a long 2, the Sixers are rolling.  

6:37: PHI: Two empty Warriors possessions leads to a Cheeks layup.  

6:30: GSW: Cousins slams one home.

6:09: GSW: Bobby Jones misses - Durant comes down the floor and drills a triple.  

5:10: GSW: The Sixers get 3 shots, can't make the bucket and Curry makes them pay with a long, long 3 and the Warriors have cut it to 2.

4:25: PHI: Both sides miss and Steve Mix gets a layup.

4:06: GSW: Steph and Draymond are both on the bench - it's Jonas Jerebko who hits the three from the top and now it's 90-89 Sixers.

3:57: PHI: It's Mix, midrange.

3:31: GSW: Warriors starters are back on now; Looney misses a layup but gets his own rebound, kicks out to Durant who drills a 3 that ties this game at 92.

2:59: PHI: Sixers get a couple shots at it-  Dawkins coming through with the short J.

2:52: GSW Looney from the paint.

2:17: GSW: the Sixers get a couple chances, miss them both, Looney is fouled the other way and hits one. Warriors up a point.

1:26: GSW: Again, Sixers miss, again, they get the board - again they miss  - again, Looney is fouled the other way and again, hits 1.  96-94

Erving misses.  Draymond rebound.  

Klay misses.  Erving rebound.  Erving misses.  Steph rebound with 1 minute left.

Durant misses.  Bobby Jones rebound.

:37 PHI: Lionel Hollins hits a floater from the lane to tie this score.

Steph misses.  Looney gets the rebound.  Warriors hold for the last shot.  

Steph misses at the buzzer and we go to OT.

OVERTIME

4:11 PHI: Both teams miss, Hollins hits from the foul line.  

3:58: GSW: Durant passes up the 3 to hit Klay for the easy 2.

2:43: PHI: Failed trips both ways, Bobby Jones hits the fadeaway from the block.

2:23: GSW: Klay dunk.  

2:08: PHI: Dawkins dunk

1:53: GSW: Midrange Klay

1:29: GSW: Draymond steals a pass, Curry cruises in for the layup.

1:12: PHI: Bobby Jones another fadeaway.  Tied.

:12: PHI: Failed trips both ways - Durant then misses and Erving hits a midrange to give the Sixers the lead with 12 ticks remaining in OT!

After a timeout - Steph misses the game winning 3 -- BUT KEVON LOONEY IS THERE WITH THE PUTBACK AT THE BUZZER 

Double Overtime.

Both sides rolling with their starters.  

4:46: PHI: The Doctor opens up with a runner from the paint.

4:29: GSW: Klay comes back and drills a midrange. 

4:11: PHI: Dawkins with a jump hook the other way.

3:56: GSW: Steph slices through traffic, up and in.  

3:38: GSW: Bobby Jones misses, Steph comes right at the goal, scoring again.  

3:27: PHI: Dawkins drills a short J

2:19: GSW: Empty trips both ways - Draymond rips home a dunk.  

2:10: PHI: Erving rockets a pass to Bobby Jones, lays it home.

2:01: GSW: Intense double OT, Looney hits a midrange.

1:32: GSW: Dawkins misses - Steph doesn't - he hits a triple from the top of the arc and the Dubs are up 5.

:55: GSW: That might be that - Erving and Hollins both miss; Looney gets the short one the other way - Warriors by 7.  

:45: PHI: Quick 2 for Dawkins

:17: PHI: The Sixers don't foul - instead play pressure defense, Steph turns it over - the Doctor misses a 3, but Dawkins gets the board, feeds Erving who lays it in.  Warriors lead down to 3.

Durant is fouled.  

:15: GSW: Durant hits 1.  4 pt game.

Erving misses the 3.  Durant board.  Thats it.

:07: GSW: Steph hits a FT

:04: GSW: Durant hits 2 FT

FINAL: WARRIORS 125 SIXERS 118

First double OT game of the tournament ends this series, Warriors prevailing.

Looney - 13 pts, 22 boards, 5 assists - Player of the Game

Green - 11 pts, 13 assists, 10 boards - Triple Double

Curry - 30 pts, 8 boards

Durant - 24 pts, 6 assists, 5 boards

Thompson - 18 pts

Cousins - 10 pts, 6 boards

4. 1995 SEATTLE SUPERSONICS V. 13. 1995 EAST CHAMP ORLANDO MAGIC

Sonics: 57-25, 2nd Pac Div, 2nd Off, 10th Def

             Lost Lakers West 1st

             #61 overall seed

Coach: George Karl

Starters

C Sam Perkins (33 North Carolina)    12.7 PPG  16.2 PER  8.5 Win Shares

F Shawn Kemp (25 Trinity Valley)     18.7             21.7         10.6

F Detlef Schrempf (32 Washington)   19.2           20.3         12.9

G Gary Payton (26 Oregon St)           20.6           21.3          11.7

G Kendall Gill (26 Illinois)                13.7           15.2          4.6

Rotation Reserves

C Bill Cartwright (37 San Francisco)  2.4            4              .2

F Byron Houston (25 Oklahoma St)    3.4           13.8          .5

F Vincent Askew (28 Memphis)         9.9            13.6          4.6

G Nate McMillan (30 NC St)            5.2             13.1          5.1

G Sarunas Marciulionis (30)             9.3             14.2          2.3

Leaders: Kemp (3rd Rebounds, 4th Reb%)

               Payton (2nd Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm)

               Schrempf (3rd 3PT %, 2nd True Shooting, 1st Off Rating, 4th Off WS, 5th WS, 4th WS/48)

               McMillan (5th Steals/Gm, 2nd Steal% 1st Def +/0)

               Perkins (2nd TO%, 3rd Off Rating)

3 really strong offensive seasons for the #2 offense in the league; Kemp/Schrempf/Payton all with double digit Win Shares and 20+ PER.

Magic: 57-25, 1st Atl Div, 1st Off, 13th Def

            d. Celtics East 1st Rnd 3-1

            d. Bulls East Semis 4-2

            d. Pacers East Finals 4-3

            Lost Rockets NBA Finals 4-0

Coach: Brian Hill

Starters

C Shaquille O'Neal (22 LSU)           29.3 PPG  28.6 PER  14 Win Shares

F Horace Grant (29 Clemson)          12.8           16.9          9.5

F Dennis Scott (26 Georgia Tech)    12.9           16.3         4.6

G Penny Hardaway (23 Memphis)   20.9           20.8         10.7

G Nick Anderson (27 Illinois)          15.8           17.5         8.3

Rotation Reserves

C Tree Rollins (39 Clemson)            1.2             7              .5

F Anthony Avent (25 Seton Hall)      3.6            9.8            1.5

F Donald Royal (28 Notre Dame)     9.1            12.2          3.6

G Brian Shaw (28 UC Santa Barbara) 6.4         10.4         1.3

G Anthony Bowie (31 Oklahoma)     5.5           11.7          2

Leaders: Shaq (2nd Rebounds, 1st Pts, 2nd FG%, 1st PPG, 3rd Reb/Gm, 2nd PER, 3rd Eff FG%, 2nd WS, 3rd WS/48, 3rd Off +/-)

               Penny (5th Triple Doubles)

               Grant (3rd FG%, 2nd Off Rating)

Shaq's 22 and he's getting it done; pushing 30 PER and nearly 15 Win Shares.  Pennt's great, 20 PER and double digit WS.  Good support from Grant and Anderson.

Lineup Matchup:

C Shaq (Magic)

F Kemp (Sonics)

F Schrempf (Sonics)

G Push

G Anderson (Magic)

Push: Sonics

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN SONICS 9 MAGIC 6

SONICS Schrempf, Gill, Kemp, Kemp(1) Perkins

MAGIC Shaq(1) Shaq, Scott(3) 

6 MIN MAGIC 14 SONICS 11

SONICS Kemp

MAGIC Grant, Shaq, Shaq, Anderson

The Diesel gets us going with 7 in the first 6 minutes. Can Sam Perkins/Shawn Kemp handle that Shaq/Grant front line?  

3 MIN MAGIC 21 SONICS 15

SONICS Perkins, Kemp

MAGIC Hardaway, Grant, Hardaway

1ST QTR SCORE MAGIC 25 SONICS 17

SONICS Payton

MAGIC Hardaway, Avent

Good quarter for the Magic; Penny lands 6 in the back half of the quarter.

2ND

9 MIN MAGIC 28 SONICS 22

SONICS Houston, Askew(3)

MAGIC Avent(1) Bowie

6 MIN SONICS 34 MAGIC 34

SONICS McMillan, Kemp, Houston, Houston, Houston, Houston

MAGIC Shaw, Rollins, Shaw

Seattle comes back, Byron Houston scoring 8 straight Sonics points, and we are tied.

3 MIN SONICS 49 MAGIC 38

SONICS Gill, Gill, Payton, Payton, Payton, Payton, Gill

MAGIC Anderson(3) Grant(1)

HALFTIME SCORE SONICS 56 MAGIC 42

SONICS Marciulonis, Payton, Marciulonis(3)

MAGIC Anderson, Shaq

The Sonics rolling now; 10 points in the last 6 for GP

3RD

9 MIN SONICS 60 MAGIC 47

SONICS Marciulionis, Kemp

MAGIC Shaq(1) Hardaway, Shaq

6 MIN SONICS 69 MAGIC 48

SONICS Houston, Gill, Kemp, Schrempf

MAGIC Hardaway

Seattle really taking it to Orlando

3 MIN SONICS 75 MAGIC 55

SONICS Houston, Gill(3) Schrempf

MAGIC Shaq, Hardaway, Anderson

3RD QTR SCORE SONICS 83 MAGIC 61

SONICS Payton, Schrempf, Kemp, Kemp

MAGIC Hardaway, Rollins, Hardaway

22 point lead for the Sonics.

4TH

9 MIN SONICS 92 MAGIC 67

SONICS Perkins(3) Houston, Payton, Gill

MAGIC Shaq, Hardaway, Royal

6 MIN SONICS 103 MAGIC 78

SONICS Marciulionis(3) Marciulionis(1) Houston(3) Gill, Perkins

MAGIC Shaq, Anderson, Anderson, Shaq, Scott(3)

Seattle's cruising home to a game one win.  

3 MIN SONICS 113 MAGIC 91

SONICS Kemp, Payton, Perkins (3) Perkins (3)

MAGIC Hardaway, Shaq, Hardaway(1) Royal, Royal, Royal, Hardaway

FINAL SCORE SONICS 123 MAGIC 96

SONICS Johnson, Johnson, Askew, Wingfield, Askew

MAGIC Turner(3) Thompson

Just an overwhelming performance from the Sonics in game one; they hit 42% from 3.

Kemp - 19 pts/16 boards - Player of the Game

Payton - 19 pts/9 assists

Gill - 17 pts/9 assists

Houston - 19 pts/5 boards

Perkins - 15 pts/5 boards

Sarunas - 11 pts

Shaq - 22 pts/12 boards

Penny - 24 pts/7 assists/5 boards/4 steals

Anderson - 13 pts

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN MAGIC 8 SONICS 5

SONICS Payton, Gill(1) Schrempf, 

MAGIC Shaq, Grant, Shaq, Grant

6 MIN SONICS 14 MAGIC 13

SONICS Schrempf, Payton, Schrempf, Schrempf (3)

MAGIC Scott(3) Shaq

9 for Detlef to open this one.  

3 MIN SONICS 23 MAGIC 17

SONICS Payton, Kemp(3) Perkins, Kemp

MAGIC Hardaway, Anderson

1ST QTR SCORE SONICS 31 MAGIC 26

SONICS Perkins(3) Payton(3) Askew (buzzer)

MAGIC Scott, Hardaway, Scott (3) Avent

Sonics were 42% from 3 in game one and keep that going in game 2, 4 first quarter triples.

2ND

9 MIN SONICS 35 MAGIC 32

SONICS Marciulionis, Kemp

MAGIC Shaw, Shaw, Shaq

6 MIN SONICS 40 MAGIC 38

SONICS Kemp, Schrempf (3)

MAGIC Bowie, Grant, Grant

Good one here in the mid 2nd.

3 MIN SONICS 44 MAGIC 44

SONICS Marciulionis, Perkins

MAGIC Tower, Anderson, Hardaway

HALFTIME SCORE MAGIC 50 SONICS 47

SONICS Houston(1) Payton

MAGIC Hardaway, Royal, Shaq

It's the Magic who are up at the half; looks like a good one here in game 2.

3RD

9 MIN SONICS 52 MAGIC 52

SONICS Gill, Schrempf (3)

MAGIC Scott(1) Grant(1)

6 MIN SONICS 61 MAGIC 61

SONICS Cartwright, Schrempf(3) Perkins, Schrempf

MAGIC Shaw, Shaq, Shaq, Scott, Shaq(1)

Detlef hits for 8 to open the half and we are tied.

3 MIN MAGIC 65 SONICS 62

SONICS Marciulionis (1)

MAGIC Anderson, Shaq

3RD QTR SCORE MAGIC 72 SONICS 68

SONICS Perkins, Payton, Payton

MAGIC Scott(1) Hardaway, Grant, Shaq

Sam Perkins has 4 fouls, we'll see if that plays into the last 12 minutes of this one; the Sonics don't want to turn to Bill Cartwright down the stretch

4TH

11:32: ORL: Byron Houston is playing at the 5 for the Sonics, Orlando goes right to Shaq - he misses a couple of times, but gets the rebounds and finally hits a huge putback dunk.  

11:25: SEA: Here's Detlef, smooth midrange stroke.  

11:08: ORL: Right back to Shaq.  He's fouled, makes 1. Perkins checks in.  

9:21: SEA: Couple of minutes of empty trips, including Schrempf's 4th foul leads to Byron Houston hitting a straight ahead dead on triple.  75-73 Magic

8:55: SEA: After a miss - Houston does it again, a dead red 3 to give the Sonics the lead.

8:48: ORL: Penny just goes right at the Sonics, all the way to the rack.  

8:37: SEA: GP finds Perkins underneath.  

8:28: ORL: Penny again - pull up J.

8:21: SEA: Kendall Gill hits a long 2.  

7:00: ORL; Failed trips both ways - Donald Royal layup.  

6:09: SEA: Again, failed trips, Shawn Kemp dunk.  Sonics up 1.  6 left.

5:03: ORL; A minute later it's Penny with the baby hook. 

4:38: ORL: Shaq blocks GP and turns it into a hammer of a dunk the other way.

4:20: SEA: So smooth - Detlef from 17. 

3:42: ORL: Shaq misses, but Anderson gets the board and Shaq doesn't miss the next time.  Magic up 3.

3:16: SEA: Kemp goes hard inside, picks up the foul.  Tied.  Tied.  Tied.  

3:03: ORL: Dennis Scott finds Nick Anderson for the layin.  

2:41: ORL: Anderson strips Detlef, finds Shaq who hammers it down and it's 91-87.

2:21: SEA: Kemp high off glass.

2:11: ORL: Shaq the short J.  

1:40: SEA: Payton misses, but Kendall Gill gets the offensive board and Payton converts. Two point game.  

1:30: ORL: One Dennis Scott FT.

1:13: SEA: Kendall Gill 11 footer cuts it to one.

1:01: SEA: Gil rips the ball away from Shaq, finds Detlef - he's fouled - hits one to tie it.

Shaq misses.  Kemp rebound.  

Kemp misses.  Grant rebound.  26 seconds left.  Tied.  

Shaq misses.  Gill rebound.  15 seconds.  Sonics call time.

It's a clear out for Gill - Gill takes it to the lane - contested jumper - GOOD!  IT'S GOOD! KENDALL GILL WITH THE BUZZER BEATER TO WIN THE SERIES!

FINAL: SONICS 96 MAGIC 94

Shaq scores 30, but misses twice with under a minute and Kendall Gill hits a shot at the buzzer to beat them.

Gill - 9 pts/9 boards/5 steals - Player of the Game

Kemp - 16 pts/19 boards

Schrempf - 25 pts/5 assists

Payton - 17 pts/9 assists

Perkins - 13 pts/7 boards

All Region Team

C Robinson ('95 Spurs)

F Pippen ('92 Bulls)

F Durant ('19 Warriors)

G Jordan ('92 Bulls)

G Curry ('19 Warriors)