Final Build: 2021 MLB Top 150

 

1. M.Trout CF LAA 

2. G.Cole SP NYY 

3. J.DeGrom SP NYM 

4. J.Soto RF Wash 

5. M.Betts LAD RF 

6. A.Bregman 3B Hou 

7. S.Bieber SP Cle 

8. C.Bellinger CF LAD 

9. M.Scherzer SP Wash 

10. R.Acuna RF Atl 

11. F.Tatis SS SD 

12. J.Ramirez 3B Cle 

13. A.Rendon 3B LAA 

14. A.Judge RF NYY 

15. A.Nola SP Phi 

16. DJ LeMahieu 2B NYY 

17. M.Chapman 3B Oak 

18. F.Freeman 1B Atl 

19. T.Turner SS Wash 

20. N.Arenado 3B StL 

21. G.Springer CF Tor 

22. C.Yelich LF Mil 

23. F.Lindor SS NYM 

24. C.Kershaw SP LAD 

25. M.Machado 3B SD 

26. W.Buehler SP LAD 

27. L.Castillo SP Cin 

28. T.Story SS Col 

29. Y.Darvish SP SD 

30. J.Flaherty SP StL 

31. B.Harper RF Phi 

32. B.Snell SD 

33. Y.Grandal C CWS 

34. C.Seager SS LAD 

35. T.Glasnow SP TB 

36. C.Correa SS Hou 

37. M.Semien 2B Tor 

38. M.Conforto RF NYM 

39. Y.Alvarez DH Hou 

40. T.Bauer SP LAD 

41. L.Giolito SP CWS 

42. X.Bogaerts SS Bos 

43. B.Woodruff SP Mil 

44. K.Maeda SP Min 

45. K.Tucker RF Hou 

46. B.Lowe 2B TB 

47. S.Strasburg SP Wash 

48. Z.Greinke SP Hou 

49. G.Marquez SP Col 

50. K.Bryant 3B Chi 

51. R.Laureano CF Oak 

52. J.Altuve 2B Hou 

53. K.Marte 2B Ari 

54. B.Bichette SS Tor 

55. M.Muncy 1B LAD 

56. B.Nimmo LF NYM 

57. JT Realmuto C Phi 

58. O.Albies 2B Atl 

59. J.McNeil 2B NYM 

60. T.Grisham CF SD 

61. H-J Ryu SP Tor 

62. J.Donaldson 3B Min 

63. M.Ozuna Atl LF 

64. C.Kluber NYY SP

65. P.Corbin SP Wash 

66. V.Guerrero 1B Tor 

67. G.Torres SS NYY 

68. L.Robert CF CWS 

69. B.Buxton CF Min 

70. M.Yastrzemski RF SFG 

71. E.Suarez SS Cin 

72. P.DeJong SS StL 

73. R.Devers 3B Bos 

74. Y.Moncada 3B CWS 

75. C.Morton SP Atl 

76. P.Alonso 1B NYM 

77. J.Turner 3B LAD 

78. T.Anderson SS CWS 

79. J.Baez SS Chi 

80. J.Berrios SP Min 

81. Z.Wheeler SP Phi 

82. L.Lynn CWS SP 

83. J.Musgrove SD SP

84. K.Gausman SFG SP 

85. S.Gray Cin SP 

86. P.Goldschmidt 1B StL 

87. B.Anderson 3B Mia 

88. W.Smith LAD C 

89. R.Arozarena LF TB 

90. S.Marte Mia CF 

91. K.Wong 2B Mil 

92. M.Kepler RF Min

93. D.Lamet SD SP 

94. W.Smith LAD C 

95. K.Hendricks SP Chi 

96. A.Heaney SP LAA 

97. C.Paddack SP SD 

98. C.Burnes SP Mil 

99. A.Rizzo 1B Chi 

100. M.Olson 1B Oak 

101. J.Hader RP Mil 

102. D.Bundy SP LAA 

103. E.Rodriguez SP Bos 

104. R.Hoskins 1B Phi 

105. C.Biggio 3B Tor 

106. C.Carrasco SP NYM 

107. J.Gallo RF Tex 

108. K.Schwarber LF Wash 

109. J.Segura 2B Phi 

110. W.Contreras C Chi 

111. C.Carrasco SP NYM 

112. J.Paxton SP Sea 

113. L.McCullers SP Hou 

114. M.Fried SP Atl 

115. N.Cruz DH Min 

116. M.Canha LF Oak 

117. J.Pederson LF Chi 

118. N.Madrigal 2B CWS 

119. D.Swanson SS Atl 

120. A.Verdugo CF Bos 

121. W.Merrifield RF KC 

122. K.Seager 3B Sea 

123. J.Soler DH KC 

124. J.Luzardo SP CWS 

125. M.Minor SP KC

126. J.Winker LF Cin 

127. A.Bohm 3B Phi 

128. M.Gonzalez Sea SP 

129. K.Hayes 3B Pit 

130. W.Adames SS TB 

131. G.Urshela 3B NYY 

132. D.Fletcher 2B LAA 

133. JP Crawford SS Sea 

134. I.Happ CF Chi 

135. M.Boyd SP Det 

136. M.Brantley LF Hou 

137. A.Hicks CF NYY 

138. H.Bader CF StL 

139. D.Gregorious SS Phil 

140. S.Manaea SP Oak 

141. Z.Gallen SP Ari 

142. S.Sanchez SP Mia 

143. F.Montas SP Oak 

144. Z.Plesac SP Cle 

145. P.Lopez SP Mia 

146. C.Sale SP Bos 

147. D.Keuchel SP CWS 

148. E.Diaz RP NYM 

149. L.Hendricks RP CWS 

150. M.Haniger RF Sea 

March, 2021 Athlete of the Month

 February

Nathan Chen.  Runners-up: Paige Bueckers, Nikola Jokic, James Harden

1/4 down in the race for 2021 Athlete of the Year - here are the contenders:

January-Travis Kelce

February-Tom Brady

March- Nathan Chen

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 5 Round 1: Series 7 and 8

5-6

7. 1961 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS 10. 2001 SACRAMENTO KINGS

Celtics: 57-22, 1st East Div, 8th Off, 1st Def

              d. Nats East Finals 4-1

              d. Hawks NBA Finals 4-1

              #101 overall seed

Coach: Red Auerbach

Starters

C Bill Russell (26 San Francisco)     16.9 PPG    18.1 PER  13 Win Shares

F Tom Heinsohn (26 Holy Cross)     21.3             18.4          6.6

F Sam Jones (27 NC Central)           15                17.7          8.1

G Bob Cousy (32 Holy Cross)          18.1            17.4           7.2

G Bill Sharman (34 USC)                 16               17              5.4

Rotation Reserves

C Gene Conley (30 Wash St)            6.3               11             2.8

F Gene Guarilia (23 Geo Wash)        3.2               9.7            .3

F Satch Sanders (22 NYU)                5.3               11.7          3

G KC Jones (28 San Francisco)         7.6               11            3

G Frank Ramsey (29 Kentucky)       15.1               15.2        6.5

Leaders: Russell: 2nd Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 5th WS

               Cousy: 3rd Asst, 3rd Asst/Gm, 4th Def WS

               Sharman: 1st FT%

               Ramsey: 4th FT%

The thing about these Celtics teams is they are not good offensively; this team is last in the league, but they're first in defense and that carries them to NBA titles. Up against an offense 40 years in the future though - more challenging. Russell's got double digit WS.

Kings: 55-27, 2nd Pac Div, 9th Off/7th Def

            d. Suns West First Rnd 3-1

            Lost Lakers West Semis 4-0

            #156 overall seed

Coach: Rick Adelman (how about a third Adelman team in the Region)

Starters

C Vlade Divac (32)                                 12 PPG  17.7  PER  7.4 Win Shares

F Chris Webber (27 Michigan)               27.1        24.7           11

F Peja Stojakovic (23)                            20.4        18.4           10.1

G Jason Williams (25 Florida)               9.4           12.8           3.8

G Doug Christie (30 Pepperdine)          12.3         14.8           8.7

Rotation Reserves

C Scot Pollard (25 Kansas)                    6.5           15             5.4

F Lawrence Funderburke (30 Ohio St)  4.9           16.1          1.9

F Hedo Turkoglu (21)                            5.3           11.7           2.8

G Bobby Jackson (27 Minnesota)          7.2           13.1          3.1

G Jon Barry (31 Geo Tech)                    5.1           12.4           2.4

Leaders: Christie: 1st Steals, 3rd FT%, 3rd Steals/gm, 3rd Steal %

               Webber: 5th PER

CWebb has the mid 20s PER; he and Peja double digit WS.

Lineup Matchup:

C Russell (Celtics)

F Webber (Kings)

F Peja (Kings)

G Cousy (Celtics)

G Sharman (Celtics)

Bench: Push

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN KINGS 11 CELTICS 5

CELTICS Heinsohn(1) Ramsey, Cousy, 

KINGS Webber, Vlade, Christie(3) Christie, Peja

6 MIN KINGS 21 CELTICS 15

CELTICS Ramsey, Russell, Heinsohn, Cousy, Heinsohn

KINGS Webber(3) Peja, Peja(3) Williams

The length, the athleticism, the 3s, the 40 year difference - can the Celtics hang with the Kings?

3 MIN CELTICS 28 KINGS 26

CELTICS Russell, Russell, Sam Jones, Russell(1) Heinsohn, Ramsey, Russell

KINGS Webber(3) Webber(1) Christie(1)

1ST QTR SCORE: CELTICS 32 KINGS 28

CELTICS Guarilia, Sam Jones

KINGS Christie

Russell scores 7 in a 3 minute stretch and it's the Celtics who lead by 4.  

2ND

9 MIN CELTICS 40 KINGS 35

CELTICS Conley, Cousy, Sam Jones, Sharman, 

KINGS Barry, Funderburke(1) Williams, Divac

6 MIN CELTICS 44 KINGS 42

CELTICS Sharman, Cousy

KINGS Jackson, Jackson, Williams(3)

6 for Cousy in the first 6 of the 2nd, but the lead narrows.

3 MIN CELTICS 49 KINGS 49

CELTICS Sharman, Sharman(3)

KINGS Webber, Webber, Peja(3)

HALFTIME SCORE: KINGS 56 CELTICS 52

CELTICS Sharman(3)

KINGS Jackson, Turkoglu(3) Jackson

Bill Sharman's the entire Celtics offense the last 6 minutes and virtually all the last  9 - that's not enough as the Kings take the lead.

3RD

9 MIN KINGS 66 CELTICS 57

CELTICS Sharman(3) Sam Jones

KINGS Peja, Peja(3) Peja, Vlade

6 MIN KINGS 70 CELTICS 65

CELTICS Russell(1) Sharman(3) Sharman, Sam Jones

KINGS Williams, Webber

It's Peja vs Sharman to open the half - battle of the sharpshooters.

3 MIN KINGS 83 CELTICS 69

CELTICS Conley, Sharman

KINGS Jackson(3) Pollard, Christie(3) Webber, Peja(3)

THIRD QTR SCORE: KINGS 89 CELTICS 83

CELTICS Sanders, Cousy, Conley, Russell, Sam Jones, Sam Jones, Cousy

KINGS Vlade, Christie, Pollard

Heinsohn picks up his 5th as he tries to keep up with Webber; the Celtics trail 6.

4TH

9 MIN KINGS 91 CELTICS 87

CELTICS Sanders, Ramsey

KINGS Christie

8:00 BOS: Cousy finds Russell for the dunk - Celtics down a bucket.

7:47: SAC: Bobby Jackson with the pull up.  

5:58: BOS: Buckets become hard to find - defense surging, Ramsey gets the midrange 2.

5:20: BOS: Funderburke is rejected by Russell, Ramsey connects the other way and it is tied.

4:26: BOS: Sac misses a couple of time - and Sharman connects from the wing to give the Celtics, who trailed by 14, the lead.

4:12: SAC: Turkoglu settles it down for the Kings.  Tied.

3:46: SAC: Sanders misses - JWill knifes one to Jon Barry up and under the other way and the Kings go up

Starters on the floor for both sides at 3 minutes.  Kings 97-95.

2:43: BOS: Russell misses from the lane, but Boston maintains possession and Sam Jones hits from the foul line.

2:18: BOS: Cousy picks J-Will's pocket and cruises home for the layup that gives Boston the lead.

:38: BOS: Neither side can find the bucket until Sharman goes off glass and now the Celtics are up 4.

:22: BOS: Webber misses, Heinsohn is fouled and makes 1.

:15: SAC: Webber drives and scores.

:14: BOS: Sam Jones is fouled, makes 1.

JWill misses the triple - Heinsohn board and that will be that.

:05: BOS: Heinsohn 2 FT

FINAL: CELTICS 105 KINGS 99

14 point Kings game with 3 left in the third - Celtics win by 6, they hold Sac to 10 4th quarter points.

Russell: 14 pts/24 rebounds - Player of the Game

Sharman: 26 pts/5 rebounds

Sam Jones: 17 pts/10 rebounds

Heinsohn: 10 pts/10 rebounds

Cousy: 14 pts/8 assists

Ramsey: 12 pts

Webber: 19 pts/14 rebounds/5 assists

Peja: 21 pts

Divac: 8 pts/13 rebounds/9 assists

Christie: 15 pts/6 rebounds

Jackson: 13 pts/7 rebounds

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN KINGS 10 CELTICS 4

CELTICS Sharman, Sharman

KINGS Peja, Peja, Webber, Divac, Divac

6 MIN KINGS 16 CELTICS 5

CELTICS Sam Jones(1)

KINGS Williams, Divac, Webber

Sacramento comes on denying Boston on nearly every possession, really competing - they know they kicked away a real chance at game one and now here they are in game 2.

3 MIN KINGS 25 CELTICS 11

CELTICS Sam Jones, Heinsohn, Heinsohn

KINGS Divac, Jackson, Christie(3) Jackson

1ST QTR SCORE: KINGS 30 CELTICS 18

CELTICS Cousy, Sanders, Conley

KINGS Jackson(3) Turkoglu

Boston overcame a 14 pt deficit to take game one, they'll need to do it again if they win today.

2ND

9 MIN KINGS 35 CELTICS 30

CELTICS Heinsohn, Heinsohn, Conley, Heinsohn, Ramsey, Heinsohn

KINGS Pollard(1) Webber, Peja

6 MIN KINGS 41 CELTICS 40

CELTICS Ramsey(1) Conley, Conley, Cousy(3) Cousy

KINGS Christie(3) Vlade(3)

Heinsohn goes for 8, Gene Conley for 6 - and the Celtics cut the deficit to 1.

3 MIN KINGS 50 CELTICS 49

CELTICS Guarilia, Sam Jones(3) Russell, Sam Jones

KINGS Webber, Christie, Williams (3) Williams

HALFTIME SCORE: CELTICS 55 KINGS 51

CELTICS Russell, Heinsohn, Russell

KINGS Pollard(1)

18 point swing - Celtics trailed by 14 now up 4 at the half, looking to close Sac out.  

3RD

9 MIN CELTICS 62 KINGS 60

CELTICS Heinsohn, Sanders(3) Heinsohn

KINGS Barry, Pollard, Jackson(3) Webber

6 MIN CELTICS 72 KINGS 67

CELTICS Sharman(3) Ramsey, Cousy, Russell(3)

KINGS Jackson, Turkoglu(3) Williams

Boston's largest lead at any point in the series happened in this stretch, 7, its now 5.

3 MIN CELTICS 72 KINGS 72

CELTICS  Ramsey

KINGS Webber(3) Peja

THIRD QTR SCORE: CELTICS 80 KINGS 79

CELTICS Sanders, Sam Jones, Sam Jones

KINGS Webber(1) Webber, Webber, Webber

All CWebb for the Kibgs, 10 points in the last 6 minutes and they trail by 1.  Good finish coming.

4TH

11:32: BOS: Boston gets a couple chances, ending with a Sharman FT

11:06: BOS: Great Heinsohn contest on the perimeter on Peja leading to a Russell dunk the other way.  

10:49: SAC: Heinsohn fouls Jackson, who hits 1.

10:31: SAC: Cousy throws one away and Peja hits a 12 footer.

9:45: SAC: Offensive foul on Sharman leads to a Webber dunk that gives the Kings the lead.

9:27: SAC: Webber steals the ball - finds JWill for the corner 3.  87-83

9:07: SAC: Heinsohn misses - Christie doesn't and the Kings are up 6.

8:41: SAC: Heinsohn misses - Peja doesn't and it's 8.

8:33: BOS: Russell from the post.  

8:24: BOS: Cousy steal - finds Sharman for the breakaway layup.  

8:06: SAC: Peja in traffic. 

7:34: SAC: Christie strips Russell, finds Webber who hits a thunderous dunk to give the Kings the 8 pt bulge.

6:51: BOS: The Celtics get a couple chances, Heinsohn scoring on the putback.

6:28: BOS: Kings miss - Cousy makes a FT the other way.

5:27: BOS: Empty trips leads to Russell hitting the fadeaway in the paint.  95-92 Kings.

5:13: SAC: Peja hits the long triple.  

4:53: SAC: Conley misses, Webber goes right at the rack.

4:40: BOS: Sharman one FT

4:43: SAC: Vlade from the foul line and the Kings are up 9.

CELTICS Sharman, Sharman, Cousy, Sharman(3) Sharman (3) Cousy(3)

KINGS Christie(3) Funderburke, Funderburke, Christie(3) Divac(1)

3 minutes pass and the Celtics have cut it to 5 after Cousy's 3.  113-108

1:35: SAC: Cousy picks up his 4th, fouling Williams who hits 1

1:28: BOS: Russell's fouled, makes 1.

:40: BOS: Both sides miss - Russell is fouled again, makes both to cut it to 3.

:25: SAC: Boston doesn't foul - looking to make a stop - but CWebb hits a midrange J and that might do it.

Boston can't get a bucket - Webber hits a couple FT for the final.

FINAL: KINGS 118 CELTICS 111

Monster effort for CWebb - he hit the big backbreaking shot and forces a decisive game 3.

Webber: 30 pts/15 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Divac: 14 pts/10 boards

Peja: 17 pts/8 boards

Christie: 16 pts/8 boards

Williams: 13 pts/8 assists

Jackson: 13 pts

Russell: 18 pts/23 boards/4 blocks

Heinsohn: 20 pts/7 boards

Sharman: 21 pts

Cousy: 15 pts/11 assists/7 boards

Sam Jones: 12 pts/7 boards

GAME THREE

1ST

9 MIN KINGS 7 CELTICS 2

CELTICS Cousy

KINGS Webber, Divac, Peja(3)

6 MIN CELTICS 14 KINGS 13

CELTICS Cousy(3) Sam Jones, Sharman(3) Heinsohn, Russell

KINGS Webber, Peja

Game 3 - winner moves on.  Been a helluva series.  

3 MIN CELTICS 23 KINGS 21

CELTICS Cousy, Sam Jones, Heinsohn, Heinsohn(1) Heinsohn

KINGS Peja, Vlade, Webber, Webber

1ST QTR SCORE: KINGS 26 CELTICS 25

CELTICS Cousy

KINGS Webber, Barry(3)

Tight, anxious moments here in Boston Garden.  Winner moves on.

2ND

9 MIN KINGS 34 CELTICS 31

CELTICS Sanders, Conley, Ramsey

KINGS Barry(3) Barry(3) Turkoglu

6 MIN CELTICS 41 KINGS 38

CELTICS Cousy(3) Russell, Sam Jones, Sam Jones(3)

KINGS Vlade, Vlade

Back and forth - the Celtics surge ahead.

3 MIN CELTICS 49 KINGS 44

CELTICS Russell, Cousy, Sam Jones, Ramsey

KINGS Vlade, Webber, Vlade

HALFTIME SCORE: CELTICS 55 KINGS 52

CELTICS Russell, Russell, Sharman

KINGS Turkoglu(1) Turkoglu(1) Christie, Webber(3)

Bill Sharman's got 3 fouls, we'll see how that plays out - C's up 3.

3RD

9 MIN CELTICS 59 KINGS 54

CELTICS KC Jones, Sharman

KINGS Williams

6 MIN KINGS 65 CELTICS 63

CELTICS Heinsohn, Heinsohn

KINGS Peja, Christie, Webber, Jackson(3) Webber

Sacramento has the huge last 3 minutes, outscoring the Celtics 11-4 and they take the two point lead.  4 Bill Sharman fouls.  

3 MIN CELTICS 67 KINGS 67

CELTICS Russell, Sharman

KINGS Pollard

THIRD QTR SCORE: KINGS 70 CELTICS 67

CELTICS Sam Jones, Sam Jones, Sam Jones

KINGS Peja, Webber, Webber, Webber(3 buzzer)

Oh, do we have one here - CWebb hits a 3/4 court heave at the buzzer to give the Kings the lead with 12 minutes left in the series.

4TH

11:48 BOS: Boston runs a play for Russell who hits a jump hook. 

11:35: SAC: The Kings also go inside, Pollard hits a short one.

10:44: BOS: Both sides miss; Sam Jones comes through with a midrange.

10:15: BOS: Kings turn it over, Sanders gives Boston the lead.

9:38: SAC: Big moment here, 5th foul on Russell, Peja hits both - Kings up 1 and Russell checks out.  

9:15: SAC: Webber blocks Sharman and Christie hits the other way.

8:27: BOS: Both sides miss - Sam Jones hits a baseline J.

8:20: SAC: Vlade layup.

7:59: SAC: Sharman misses and Webber drills a midrange to put the Kings up 5.  

7:30: BOS: Conley hits a FT - Russell checks back in.

7:16: BOS: Sam Jones steals the ball and takes a 3 from the top -- and rips it home to cut the Sac lead to a point.

6:27: SAC: Both sides miss - Bobby Jackson hits a corner 3.

5:52: BOS: Boston gets a couple of chances - ending with a Sharman 3 from the wing and it's 89-88 Kings.

4:33: BOS: After some empty trips a Satch Sanders putback gives Boston the lead.

4:24: SAC: Turkoglu from the paint.

4:10: SAC: Cousy misses - Vlade hits from the foul line.

3:40: SAC: Heinsohn misses and Doug Christie hits a 3 and the Kings have their biggest lead of the day.

2:58: BOS: Boston gets a couple chances, eventually Sam Jones converts.

2:25: BOS: Peja misses and Sharman hits from the lane.

2:14: SAC: Peja drives and scores.  98-94

2:02: BOS: Heinsohn from the paint.  

1:36: BOS: Vlade misses, Sam Jones finger roll on the Russell dish ties the score.  

1:17: BOS: Cousy knocks the ball away from Webber and Heinsohn scores in traffic and the Celtics have the lead.

:42: BOS: JWill went to the goal but got rejected by Russell, Heinsohn turns that into points and Boston is up 4.

:33: SAC: Webber just goes isolation and hits the J.

Heinsohn gets pressed - AND THROWS IT AWAY.

Kings get the ball with 21 seconds left, down 2 - they run a play from halfcourt - CWebb gets the ball on the baseline - drives -- shoots SCORES!  CHRIS WEBBER TIES THE SCORE!  4 SECONDS TO GO!

Celtics timeout.  Inbounded at half court.

The Ball goes to Heinsohn - turnaround - buzzer -- IT'S GOOD!  IT'S GOOD!  TOMMY HEINSOHN HITS A SHOT AT THE BUZZER TO WIN THE SERIES!   HEINSOHN WINS THE SERIES AT THE BUZZER!  

FINAL: CELTICS 104 KINGS 102

Tommy Heinsohn hits the biggest shot in the tournament to date and the Celtics advance.  32 points and 18 boards for Webber in the loss.  

Heinsohn: 19 points/14 boards - Player of the Game

Sam Jones: 28 points/7 boards

Russell: 14 pts/17 boards/4 blocks

Cousy: 14 pts/7 assists

Sharman: 14 pts

2. 2007 NBA CHAMPION SAN ANTONIO SPURS 15. 2001 DALLAS MAVERICKS

Michael Finley v. Michael Finley

Spurs: 58-24, 2nd SW Div, 5th Off/2nd Def

            d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 4-1

            d. Suns West Semis 4-2

            d. Jazz West Finals 4-1

            d. Cavs NBA Finals 4-0

            #28 overall seed

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Tim Duncan (30 Wake Forest)              20 PPG   26.1 PER  13 Win Shares

F Matt Bonner (26 Florida)                      4.9           16.4           2.2

F Michael Finley (33 Wisconsin)             9              13.7           4.7

G Tony Parker (24)                                  18.6          21.4           9.6

G Manu Ginobli (29)                               16.5          24.1           10.6

Rotation Reserves

C Fabricio Oberto (31)                            4.4            11.9            4.1

F Robert Horry (36 Alabama)                 3.9            11.9            2.9

F Bruce Bowen (35 Cal St Fullerton)     6.2             7.1             4.1

G Beno Udrih (24)                                  4.7            10.3            1

G Brent Barry (35 Oregon St)                8.5             16.6            6.8

Leaders: Duncan: 5th Reb, 3rd Blocks, 5th Blocks/Gm, 4th PER, 1st Def Rtng, 3rd WS, 3rd WS/48, 5th +/- 3rd VORP

               Barry: 3rd 3Pt%

               Finley: 1st TO%

               Ginobli: 5th Def Rtng, 2nd WS/48, 4th +/-

It's the Spurs big 3 - Duncan/Parker/Ginobli all over 20 PER, Dunan/Ginobli cross 10 WS.

Mavs: 53-29, 3rd MW Div, 4th Off/13th Def

            d. Jazz West First Rnd 3-2

            lost Spurs West Semis 4-1

            #229 overall seed

Coach: Don Nelson, Rolando Blackman, Sidney Moncrief, Kiki Vandeweghe all assistants

Starters

C Shawn Bradley (28 BYU)               7.1 PPG   16.2 PER  6.3 Win Shares

F Dirk Nowitzki (22)                          21.8          22.8          14.6

F Michael Finley (27 Wisconsin)       21.5          18.2          8.5

G Steve Nash (26 Santa Clara)          15.6           19.6          8.4

G Howard Eisley (28 B College)       9                11.7          4.4

Rotation Reserves

C Christian Laettner (31 Duke)           7.5            16.7         2.6

F Juwan Howard (27 Michigan)         17.8           16.6         2.2

F Eduardo Najera (24 Oklahoma)       3.3             14            1.1

G Hubert Davis (30 North Carolina)   7.3             9.1           1.5

G Greg Buckner (24 Clemson)            6.2             12.1         2

Leaders: Bradley: 1st Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 1st Block %, 4th Def +-

               Davis: 4th 3Pt%

               Nash: 4th 3Pt%, 3rd True Shooting

               Dirk: 4th True Shooting, 5th Off Rtng, 2nd WS, 4th WS/48

Fun collection (and a collection the Spurs wiped out in the playoffs) Dirk's over 20 PER and double digit WS.  Michael Finley is a 27 year old 21 PPG scorer playing against himself, a 33 year old 9 PPG scorer. Nash is here.  Laettner.  Juwan Howard.  Fun.  

Lineup Matchup:

C Duncan (Spurs)

F Dirk (Mavs)

F Finley (Mavs)

G Parker (Spurs)

G Ginobli (Spurs)

Bench: Spurs

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN MAVS 5 SPURS 4

SPURS Parker, Duncan

MAVS Dirk, Nash(3)

6 MIN SPURS 11 MAVS 7

SPURS Duncan, Parker, Duncan(3)

MAVS Nash(1) Howard

Dirk picks up 2 fouls and sits - that's just not something Dallas can afford to stay with the Spurs.  7 already for Duncan.

3 MIN SPURS 19 MAVS 9    

SPURS Parker(3) Finley(3) Parker

MAVS Nash

1ST QTR SCORE: SPURS 29 MAVS 17

SPURS Ginobli(3) Duncan, Barry (3) Finley

MAVS Finley, Finley, Buckner, Najera

Dirk plays just the first 3 minutes and the Spurs really take advantage.

2ND

9 MIN SPURS 38 MAVS 21

SPURS Udrih(3) Barry(3) Bowen(3)

MAVS Bradley, Buckner

6 MIN SPURS 43 MAVS 26

SPURS Udrih, Horry(3)

MAVS Najera, Harvey(1) Finley

This one is over - and maybe this is just what we get for this 2/15 matchup.

3 MIN SPURS 50 MAVS 26

SPURS Bonner(3) Parker, Ginobli

MAVS

HALFTIME SCORE: SPURS 59 MAVS 36

SPURS Duncan, Oberto, Bonner, Bonner(3)

MAVS Eisley, Finley(3) Nash(3) Howard

Dirk checked in and quickly picked up #3 - Matt Bonner hits for 8 in 6 minutes and it's a laugher in San Antonio.

3RD

9 MIN SPURS 68 MAVS 40

SPURS Parker, Bonner, Ginobli(3) Barry

MAVS Laettner

6 MIN SPURS 74 MAVS 47

SPURS Finley, Duncan, Parker

MAVS Laettner(3), Dirk, Finley

47 is not enough points to score. 

3 MIN SPURS 79 MAVS 51

SPURS Duncan, Barry(3) 

MAVS Howard, Eisley

3RD QTR SCORE: SPURS 85 MAVS 53

SPURS Ginobli, Parker, Horry

MAVS Eisley

An absolute ass whipping here in game one.  

4TH

9 MIN SPURS 89 MAVS 60

SPURS Finley, Duncan

MAVS Dirk(1) Dirk, Howard, Howard

6 MIN SPURS 95 MAVS 68

SPURS Duncan, Udrih, Udrih

MAVS Dirk, Dirk(3) Eisley

3 MIN SPURS 103 MAVS 78

SPURS Parker, Duncan, Ginobli, Finley

MAVS Dirk, Dirk(3) Finley, Finley(3)

FINAL SCORE: SPURS 109 MAVS 86

SPURS Duncan, Butler, White

MAVS Dirk(3) Maxwell(3) Alexander

Garbage time makes this one look closer than it was; never in doubt.  

Duncan: 23 pts/13 rebounds - Player of the Game

Parker: 19 pts/10 assists/5 rebounds

Ginobli: 12 pts/7 assists/5 boards

Finley: 11 pts

Bonner: 11 pts

Barry: 11 pts

Dirk: 20 pts/8 boards

Finley: 16 pts/5 boards

Nash: 11 pts/6 assists

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN SPURS 8 MAVS 5

SPURS Duncan, Parker, Finley, Duncan

MAVS Finley, Nash(3)

6 MIN SPURS 11 MAVS 11

SPURS Ginobli(3)

MAVS Finley, Finley, Bradley

Dallas just got blasted in game one - they come out scrapping on defense in game 2.

3 MIN SPURS 18 MAVS 16

SPURS Finley, Duncan, Duncan(3)

MAVS Nash(3) Nash

1ST QTR SCORE: MAVS 26 SPUTS 24

SPURS Bowen, Barry, Barry

MAVS Najera, Najera, Howard, Laettner, Najera 

Well, look at this - huge rebound from Dallas, they lead after 1.

2ND

9 MIN MAVS 30 SPURS 28

SPURS Duncan, Parker

MAVS Howard, Eisley

6 MIN MAVS 38 SPURS 32

SPURS Finley, Finley

MAVS Dirk(1) Howard, Finley (3) Dirk

Dallas extends their lead - Nowitzki missed most of the first half in game one with foul trouble, but he's logging minutes today and the Mavs are up half a dozen.

3 MIN SPURS 40 MAVS 37

SPURS Duncan, Udrih(3)

MAVS Laettner

HALFTIME SCORE: MAVS 48 SPURS 43

SPURS Udrih, Bonner, Parker

MAVS Dirk, Finley, Finley, Bradley

The Spurs had 59 at the half in game one - just 43 today.

3RD

9 MIN MAVS 51 SPURS 45

SPURS Duncan

MAVS Finley, Finley (1)

6 MIN MAVS 53 SPURS 50

SPURS Duncan(3) Parker

MAVS Nash

Tight, tight, tight - we could have a good finish in game 2.  Strong Dallas effort.

3 MIN SPURS 57 MAVS 54

SPURS Oberto, Bowen

MAVS Dirk, Eisley

3RD QTR SCORE: MAVS 65 SPURS 62

SPURS Udrih(3) Bonner(3) Barry

MAVS Bradley, Nash, Bradley, Najera

Defensive struggle here in game 2 - each possession just toughly contested.  

4TH

11:51: SA: Duncan gets the play run for him and sinks one from the block.

11:35: DAL: Juwan Howard flips it up and in.

11:13: SA: Duncan layup.

10:52: DAL: The younger Michael Finley hits from the wing.

10:31: SA: The older Finley responds with a corner 3.  

10:05: SA: The older Finley steals a pass from the younger Finley and cruises home for the dunk.  Michael Finley War!

9:32: SA: Laettner misses - Parker hits the line drive 2.  Spurs by 4.

9:04: SA: Dallas misses  Ginobli doesnt.

8:36: SA: Dallas misses.  Ginobli doesn't and now the Spurs are up 8.

8:25: DAL; Young Finley hits a FT

7:52: SA: Oberto gets a putback.  

7:45: DAL Dirk hits a midrange.

7:16: SA: Parker from 11.

7:09: DAL; Short floater from Juwan.

6:12: SA: Duncan drives the baseline and scores, Spurs by 9.

3 MIN SPURS 89 MAVS 86

SPURS Duncan, Duncan, Parker

MAVS Dirk, Buckner(3) Howard, Davis, Dirk(3)

Down the stretch they come - Duncan has five fouls, starters on for both sides.

2:58: SA: Parker banks one high from the baseline.

2:47: DAL: Dirk drills a triple from the top.  Dallas cuts it to 2.

2:20: SA: The Spurs get a couple chances - Ginobli scores in  traffic.

2:07: SA: Duncan blocks Finley and it turns into a Bonner 2.  

1:47: DAL: Dirk from the foul line.

1:37: SA: Parker drives and scores.  

:32: SA: Empty trips - but Parker scores from the block and that will end it.

Duncan hits a FT.  That's all.

SPURS 100 MAVS 91

Dallas gave it all they had today - but the Spurs were just too much.

Duncan: 29 pts/13 boards - Player of the Game

Parker: 20 pts/7 assists

Finley: 13 pts/5 boards

Ginobli: 9 pts/11 boards

Bonner: 7 pts/10 boards

ALL REGION TEAM:

C Shaq ('96 Magic)

F Bird ('86 Celtics)

F Favors ('19 Jazz)

G Curry ('18 Warriors)

G Hardaway ('96 Magic)

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

3-4

3. 2018 NBA CHAMPION GOLDEN ST WARRIORS v. 14. 1987 DETROIT PISTONS

Warriors: 58-24, 1st Pac Div, 3rd Off, 11th Def

                  d. Spurs West 1st Rnd 4-1

                  d. Pelicans West Semis 4-1

                  d. Rockets West Finals 4-3

                  d. Cavs NBA Finals 4-0

                  #37 overal seed

Coach: Steve Kerr

Starters

C JaVale McGee (30 Nevada)              4.8 PPG  22.3 PER  2.7 Win Shares

F Draymond Green (27 Michigan St)  11            16.1           6

F Kevin Durant (29 Texas)                   26.4        26              10.4

G Steph Curry (29 Davidson)              26.4         28.2           9.1

G Klay Thompson (27 Washington St) 20          16              4

Rotation Reserves

C Zaza Pachulia (33)                            5.4          17              3.3

F David West (37 Xavier)                    6.8          20.9           3.5

F Jordan Bell (23 Oregon)                   4.6          18              2.9  

G Shawn Livingston (32)                     5.5          11.6           1.8

G Andre Iguodala (34 Arizona)           6              11.2           3.2

Leaders: Curry: 1st FT%, 4th PER, 1st True Shooting, 5th Eff FG%, 2nd WS/48, 3rd +/-

               Durant 5th Blocks/Gm

Steph and Durant - both 29, both averaged 26.4 PPG.  Steph's got a little more PER, Durant edges him in WS.  Both West and JaVale are over 20 PER in more limited minutes.  

Pistons: 52-30, 2nd Cen Div

              d. Bullets East 1st Rnd 3-0

              d. Hawks East Semis 4-1

              Lost Celtics East Finals 4-3

              #220 overall seed

Coach: Chuck Daly

Starters

C Bill Laimbeer (29 Notre Dame)     15.4 PPG    17.4 PER  10.5 Win Shares

F John Salley (22 Georgia Tech)        5.3              11.9          3.8

F Adrian Dantley (31 Notre Dame)    21.5            18.6         10.3

G Isiah Thomas (25 Indiana)              20.6            18.8         7.6

G Vinnie Johnson (30 Baylor)            15.7            17            4.8

Rotation Reserves

C Chuck Nevitt (27 NC St)                 1.9              10.3         .5

F Rick Mahorn (28 Hampton)             6.1              10.2        2.5

F Sidney Green (26 UNLV)                7.9               13          3.4

G Joe Dumars (23 McNeese St)         11.8             11.9        4.2

G Dennis Rodman (25 SE Ok St)       6.5               15.5        2.9

Leaders: Laimbeer: 5th Reb, 3rd FT%, 5th Reb/Gm, 5th Def WS

               Isiah 4th Assts, 3rd Asst/Gm, 4th Asst %

               Green 4th Reb%

Dantley and Laimbeer have double digit WS; no one hits 20 PER, really just 3 guards in the rotation and a mess of power forwards.  

Lineup Matchup:

C Laimbeer (Pistons)

F Green (Warriors)

F Durant (Warriors)

G Curry (Warriors)

G Push

Bench: Push

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN WARRIORS 7 PISTONS 4

WARRIORS Dray, Klay(3), KD

PISTONS Dantley, Dantley

6 MIN WARRIORS 13 PISTONS 7

WARRIORS McGee, Klay, McGee

PISTONS Johnson, Salley(1)

KD takes a hard foul from Laimbeer and is on the bench, Dubs by 6

3 MIN WARRIORS 26 PISTONS 17

WARRIORS Looney(3), McGee, Dray, Klay, McGee, Zaza

PISTONS Dantley, Johnson, Nevitt, Isiah, Isiah

1ST QTR SCORE WARRIORS 35 PISTONS 23

WARRIORS  Klay(3) Steph, Steph, Iguodala

PISTONS Green, Salley, Rodman

Durant on the bench for all but the first two minutes, just 4 for Steph, but the Warriors up a dozen.

2ND

9 MIN WARRIORS 43 PISTONS 23

WARRIORS West, Looney, Dray, Bell

PISTONS Green

6 MIN WARRIORS 49 PISTONS 29

WARRIORS Livingston(1) West(1) Durant, Steph

PISTONS Isiah, Green, Green

Detroit will need some adjustments before game 2 to handle this modern Warriors attack.

3 MIN WARRIORS 59 PISTONS 35

WARRIORS McGee, Steph(3) Bell(3) McGee

PISTONS Mahorn, Johnson, Rodman

HALFTIME SCORE WARRIORS 63 PISTONS 35

WARRIORS Klay, Durant

PISTONS

Game One's a wrap - Durant's back on the floor, Detroit can't stay with these Warriors.

3RD

9 MIN WARRIORS 69 PISTONS 39

WARRIORS Dray, Steph, West

PISTONS Salley, Isiah

6 MIN WARRIORS 74 PISTONS 43

WARRIORS Iguodala(3) McGee

PISTONS Rodman, Dumars

The Warriors were heavily favored and game one is playing out that way.

3 MIN WARRIORS 86 PISTONS 53

WARRIORS Steph, Steph, Durant, Klay(3) Dray

PISTONS Dantley, Isiah, Salley, Laimbeer, Johnson

3RD QTR SCORE WARRIORS 94 PISTONS 62

WARRIORS Klay(3) Klay, Dray(3)

PISTONS Laimbeer, Green(3) Dantley, Laimbeer

Klay hits for 8 in the last half dozen minutes and the Warriors are rollin'.

4TH

9 MIN WARRIORS 103 PISTONS 68

WARRIORS Steph(3) Steph, Durant, Durant

PISTONS Laimbeer, Mahorn, Dantley

6 MIN WARRIORS 105 PISTONS 77

WARRIORS Klay

PISTONS Dantley, Laimbeer(3) Laimbeer, Laimbeer

9 for Laimbeer to open the 4th.

3 MIN WARRIORS 115 PISTONS 83

WARRIORS Durant, Steph, Steph, Klay, Klay

PISTONS Dantley, Johnson, Isiah

FINAL SCORE WARRIORS 122 PISTONS 86

WARRIORS Jones, Young, Jones(3)

PISTONS Campbell, Campbell(1)

               

Just never a game, Warriors could have named the score here.

Curry: 25 pts/10 assists/5 boards - Player of the Game

Thompson: 26 pts/6 boards

Green: 13 pts/7 boards/5 assists

Durant: 14 pts/7 boards

McGee: 14 pts

Laimbeer: 15 pts/10 boards

Thomas: 12 pts/8 assists

Dantley: 16 pts

Johnson: 10 pts/7 assists

 

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN WARRIORS 10 PISTONS 4

WARRIORS McGee, Durant, Klay, Dray, Durant

PISTONS Dantley, Dantley

6 MIN WARRIORS 16 PISTONS 9

WARRIORS Dray, McGee, Durant

PISTONS Isiah, Laimbeer, Dantley(1) 

Durant opens up game 2 with 6 and the Warriors pick up where they left off.

3 MIN WARRIORS 26 PISTONS 20

WARRIORS Dray, McGee, McGee, Klay, Klay

PISTONS Isiah, Isiah, Dantley, Johnson, Dantley(1) Laimbeer

1ST QTR SCORE WARRIORS 32 PISTONS 24

WARRIORS Klay, Bell, Zaza

PISTONS Nevitt, Salley

Golden St hasn't trailed for a single second during the series. 

2ND

9 MIN WARRIORS 39 PISTONS 32

WARRIORS Durant(3) Durant, Iguodala

PISTONS Dumars, Mahorn, Rodman, Rodman

6 MIN WARRIORS 42 PISTONS 34

WARRIORS West(3)

PISTONS Dantley

Warriors defense an undeappreciated part of the series so far.

3 MIN WARRIORS 49 PISTONS 38

WARRIORS West, Klay(1) Durant, Steph

PISTONS Dantley, Laimbeer

HALFTIME SCORE WARRIORS 55 PISTONS 47

WARRIORS Durant, Dray(1) Iguodala, Dray(1)

PISTONS Dumars, Mahorn, Isiah, Dumars(1) Salley

One game and one half later - the Warriors have yet to trail. 

3RD

9 MIN WARRIORS 61 PISTONS 52

WARRIORS Zaza(1) West(1) West, McGee

PISTONS Johnson, Laimbeer(3)

6 MIN WARRIORS 68 PISTONS 61

WARRIORS Klay(3), Dray, Durant

PISTONS Rodman, Laimbeer, Isiah(3) Isiah

Hats off to Chuck Daly and the Pistons, they have really dug in here to keep game 2 manageable, but have yet to have a lead in this series.  

3 MIN WARRIORS 76 PISTONS 68

WARRIORS Klay, Klay, McGee

PISTONS Rodman, Isiah(3) Dumars

3RD QTR SCORE WARRIORS 82 PISTONS 74

WARRIORS Livingston, Iguodala, Steph, Durant

PISTONS Dantley, Johnson, Green

Detroit hanging around, hanging around - but there's just nothing to indicate they're able to make a run.

4TH

9 MIN WARRIORS 94 PISTONS 80

WARRIORS Steph(3) Dray, Durant, Zaza(3) Zaza

PISTONS Isiah, Rodman, Salley

6 MIN WARRIORS 105 PISTONS 86

WARRIORS Iguodala, Bell, Steph, Steph, Steph(3)

PISTONS Mahorn, Isiah, Johnson

Warriors pulling away.  

3 MIN WARRIORS 114 PISTONS 92

WARRIORS Dray, Steph, Klay, Steph

PISTONS Johnson, Isiah, Isiah

FINAL SCORE

WARRIORS McGee, McGee, Casspi, Young(3)

PISTONS Isiah(3) Nimphius, McQueen, McQueen

The third seed in the region - these Warriors, the 2nd seed, the Rockets from the same season who lost to the Warriors.  We may be headed to that showdown.  

Durant: 21 pts/9 rebounds - Player of the Game

Curry: 19 pts/8 assists/5 rebounds

Green: 14 pts/8 rebounds/6 assists

Thompson: 18 pts

McGee: 16 pts

6. 1991 WEST CHAMP LA LAKERS V. 11. 1996 ATL DIV CHAMP ORLANDO MAGIC

Lakers: 58-24, 2nd Pac Div, 5th Off, 5th Def

              d. Rockets West 1st Rnd 3-0

              d. Warriors West Semis 4-1

              d. Blazers West Finals 4-2

              Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-1

Coach: Mike Dunleavy, GM Jerry West

Starters

C Vlade Divac (22)                                11.2 PPG     17.7  PER   8.3 Win Shares

F Sam Perkins (29 North Carolina)       13.5             14.8             8

F James Worthy (29 North Carolina)     21.4             18.1            9

G Magic Johnson (31 Michigan St)      19.4              25.1           15.4

G Byron Scott (29 Arizona St)              14.5             14.2            6.6

Rotation Reserves

C Mychal Thompson (36 Minnesota)    4                  9.6              2.1

F AC Green (27 Ore St)                         9.1               13.8            6.1

F Elden Campbell (22 Clemson)           2.8                14.5            1.1

G Larry Drew (32 Missouri)                 2.9                10.3            .5

G Tony Teagle (30 Baylor)                   9.9                 12.8           2.1

Leaders: Magic: 2nd Asst, 1st Triple Doub, 5th FT%, 2nd Asst/Gm, 4th PER, 2nd Asst%, 4th WS, 4th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 4th VORP

              Divac: 5th FG%, 3rd Def Rtng

              Scott: 1st TO%

              Worthy: 2nd TO%

It's Magic's team - 25 PER and 15 WS; college teammates Worthy/Perkins on the front line; if the Lakers win this series, they'll face the Warriors in the next round - that's father vs. son, Mychal vs. Klay.

Magic: 60-22, 1st Atl Div, 3rd Off, 12th Def

             d. Pistons East 1st Rnd 3-0

             d. Hawks East Semis 4-1

             Lost Bulls East Finals 4-0

Coach: Brian Hill

Starters

C Shaquille O'Neal (23 LSU)              26.6 PPG     26.4 PER  6.9 Win Shares

F Horace Grant (30 Clemson)             13.4              17.9          8

F Dennis Scott (27 Georgia Tech)       17.5              16.1          8.8

G Penny Hardaway (24 Memphis St)  21.7              24.6         14.4

G Nick Anderson (28 Illinois)             14.7              16.5          7.4 

Rotation Reserves

C Jon Koncak (32 SMU)                     3                    7.1           2

F Joe Wolf (31 North Carolina)           4.6                 9            1.5

F Donald Royal (29 N Dame)             5.3                 12.7        2.3 

G Brian Shaw (29 UCSB)                   6.6                 10.2        .6

G Anthony Bowie (32 Oklahoma)      4.2                  10.4       1.6

Leaders: Scott: 1st 3's

               Penny: 5th Steals, 4th WS, 4th +/-, 4th VORP

               Shaq: 3rd FG%, 3rd PPG, 3rd PER, 4th Eff FG%, 

               Grant: TO%

Penny's right there with Magic; very similar PER/WS for the season.  Shaq played just 54 games in the regular season, depressing his WS, but you see the monster PER.  

Lineup Matchup:

C Shaq (Magic)

F Push

F Worthy (Lakers)

G Push

G Anderson (Magic)

Bench: Lakers

GAME ONE

1ST QTR

9 MIN LAKERS 6 MAGIC 5

LAKERS Divac, Scott, Perkins

MAGIC Penny(3) Shaq

6 MIN  LAKERS 18 MAGIC 16

LAKERS Magic, Scott, Perkins (3) Magic(3) Divac

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

Both sides really blistered in that 3 minute stretch; this would be fun if we get a game like this.

3 MIN MAGIC 23 LAKERS 22

LAKERS Worthy, Perkins

MAGIC Shaq, Penny(3) Shaq

1ST QTR SCORE: MAGIC 31 LAKERS 29

LAKERS Scott, Magic(1) Magic, Magic

MAGIC Shaq, Shaq, Wolf, Bowie

Shaq's got a real matchup advantage over Vlade and the Lakers don't have big men they can really send in from the bench to wear him down.  

2ND QTR

9 MIN MAGIC 41 LAKERS 36

LAKERS Campbell, Divac, Green(3)

MAGIC Koncak, Bowie(3) Bowie(3) Royal

6 MIN  MAGIC 49 LAKERS 41

LAKERS Scott, Green(3)

MAGIC Penny, Anderson, Shaq, Shaq

A little daylight here, Orlando up 8.

3 MIN MAGIC 53 LAKERS 45

LAKERS Green, Green

MAGIC Grant, Shaq

HALFTIME SCORE: MAGIC 65 LAKERS 52

LAKERS Magic, Worthy, Perkins(3)

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

LA is favored here but this might just be a styles makes fights matchup - Shaq scores six more and Orlando is way up.  

3RD QTR

9 MIN MAGIC 69 LAKERS 59

LAKERS Worthy, Worthy(3) Campbell

MAGIC Penny, Koncak

6 MIN MAGIC 82 LAKERS 63

LAKERS Campbell, Worthy

MAGIC Shaq, Shaq(3) Shaq, Penny, Penny, Wolf

Vlade picks up his 4th, Shaq scores 7 more - Orlando cruising.  

3 MIN MAGTIC 89 LAKERS 68

LAKERS Worthy(3) Scott

MAGIC Wolf, Grant, Scott

3RD QTR SCORE: MAGIC 102 LAKERS 76

LAKERS Teagle, Worthy, Teagle, Teagle

MAGIC Penny, Penny(3), Bowie, Royal, Shaw, Shaq

4TH QTR

9 MIN MAGIC 104 LAKERS 83

LAKERS Vlade(3) Magic, Worthy

MAGIC Penny

6 MIN MAGIC 108 LAKERS 91

LAKERS Divac, Teagle, Magic, Perkins

MAGIC Shaq, Grant

Not sure what LAs answer might be in game 2.  More Mychal Thompson?

3 MIN MAGIC 116 LAKERS 97

LAKERS Perkins, Worthy, Perkins

MAGIC Penny, Perkins, Shaq, Shaq, Bonner, 

FINAL SCORE: MAGIC 125 LAKERS 102

LAKERS Thomas, Brown(3)

MAGIC Turner, Turner(3) Thompson

Shaq just could not be handled here - Shaq's a problem.  

O'Neal: 37 pts/12 boards - Player of the Game

Hardaway: 27 pts/12 assists

Grant: 8 pts/14 boards

Bowie: 10 pts

Magic: 16 pts/18 assists

Worthy: 20 pts/5 boards

Perkins: 16 pts

Green: 10 pts/9 boards

Divac: 11 pts/6 boards

Scott: 10 pts

GAME TWO

1ST QTR

9 MIN MAGIC 7 LAKERS 4

LAKERS Divac, Scott

MAGIC Penny, Penny, Shaq, Shaq(1)

6 MIN MAGIC 14 LAKERS 12

LAKERS Scott, Perkins, Vlade, Magic

MAGIC Shaq, Shaq, Grant (3)

7 to open game 2 for Shaq - Magic took a really bad spill and checks out right at the end of the first half of the quarter.

3 MIN MAGIC 22 LAKERS 14

LAKERS Scott

MAGIC Shaq(1) Penny, Grant, Anderson (3)

1ST QTR SCORE: MAGIC 30 LAKERS 16

LAKERS Drew

MAGIC Grant, Penny(1) Shaw(1) Royal, Shaq

Magic sits the entire last half of the quarter and the Lakers just get run out of the gym scoring just 4 points and now trail 14.  

2ND QTR

9 MIN MAGIC 33 LAKERS 25

LAKERS Green, Thompson(1), Teagle Campbell, Teagle

MAGIC Bowie, Grant(1)

6 MIN MAGIC 44 LAKERS 31

LAKERS Green, Scott, Scott

MAGIC Grant, Hardaway (3) Hardaway, Bowie, Wolf

Magic has missed the last 12 minutes, but checks back in now with LA down 13.  Can they make a push?

3 MIN MAGIC 49 LAKERS 39

LAKERS Vlade, Worthy, Magic, Worthy

MAGIC Royal, Scott(3)

HALFTIME SCORE: MAGIC 57 LAKERS 46

LAKERS Perkins, Magic(3) Worthy

MAGIC Penny, Scott, Royal, Shaq

Orlando up double digits - 24 minutes from ending this series.  

3RD QTR

9 MIN MAGIC 66 LAKERS 53

LAKERS Divac(3) Worthy, Teagle

MAGIC Shaq, Grant, Anderson(3) Royal

6 MIN MAGIC 70 LAKERS 55

LAKERS Magic

MAGIC Anderson, Anderson

Orlando rolling all over the Lakers in this one.  

3 MIN MAGIC 76 LAKERS 60

LAKERS Vlade(3) Shaq

MAGIC Anderson, Bowie, Worthy

3RD QTR SCORE: MAGIC 79 LAKERS 72

LAKERS Magic(3) Scott, Perkins, Green, Worthy(3-buzzer)

MAGIC Scott(3)

Orlando was up 14 with under 90 seconds left - but the Lakers score the last 7 including a half court heave from Worthy at the buzzer and they are within shouting distance.  

4TH QTR

9 MIN MAGIC 81 LAKERS 76

LAKERS Teagle, Perkins

MAGIC Royal

8:33: ORL: Biggest moment of the series - Worthy had a breakaway, but was chased down by Penny, who blocked his dunk attempt - Orlango comes down, Grant hits the jumper and it's a four point swing.

8:04: ORL: Worthy missed, Anthony Bowie comes down and hits a J.

7:56: LA: Perkins hits a FT. 85-77

7:30: LA: Penny misses, Worthy doesn't.

7:22: ORL: Penny pull up J.

7:14: LA: Worthy contested from the wing. 

7:01: ORL: Dennis Scott open J.

6:06: LA: Byron Scott open J.

5:40: ORL: Shaq gets fouled and misses both - but gets his own putback.

4:59: LA: Vlade hits 1 FT

4:43: ORL: Shaq muscles up and gets the bucket. Starters on for both sides.

4:35: LA: Worthy hits 1 FT 93-85

4:23: ORL: Shaq goes high off glass.

4:08: LA: Worthy hits the long 2.

3:25: LA: Grant misses - on the other end Magic zips a pass to Green for the dunk that cuts it to 6.

2:34: LA: Both sides miss - Perkins hits the midrange J to cut it to 4.

:50: ORL; The Lakers had a couple chances - but come up empty and Horace Grant scores in the lane.

:35: ORL: Magic misses - Dennis Scott doesn't and that will be that.

:18: ORL: Shaq hits 2 FT

FINAL: MAGIC 101 LAKERS 91

Orlando just too much, they send the Lakers home.

Shaq: 24 pts/10 boards - Player of the Game

Grant: 16 pts/16 boards

Penny: 19 pts/9 boards/7 assists

Anderson: 12 pts/9 boards

Royal: 10 pts

ALL REGION TEAM:

C Shaq ('96 Magic)

F Bird ('86 Celtics)

F Favors ('19 Jazz)

G Curry ('18 Warriors)

G Hardaway ('96 Magic)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 5 Round 1: Series 3 and 4

 1 and 2

5. 2007 PAC DIV CHAMP PHOENIX SUNS  V. 12. 2019 UTAH JAZZ

Suns: 61-21, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off, 13th Def

           d. Lakers West 1st Rnd 4-1

           Lost Spurs West Semis 4-2

          #69 overall seed

Coach: Mike D'Antoni

Starters

C Amar'e Stoudemire (24)              20.4 PPG   23.1 PER 11.2 Win Shares

F Boris Diaw (24)                           9.7             13             4.6

F Shawn Marion (28 UNLV)         17.5            20.8          12

G Steve Nash (32 Santa Clara)      18.6            23.8          12.6

G Leandro Barbosa (24)                18.1            18.4           8.2

Rotation Reserves

C Kurt Thomas (34 TCU)              4.6              11.4          2.9

F James Jones (26 Miami)             6.4              10.8          2.2

F Jalen Rose (34 Michigan)           3.7              13.4         .6

G Marcus Banks (25 UNLV)         4.9              11.3         .4

G Raja Bell (30 FIU)                     14.7             12            5.8

Leaders: Nash: 1st Assists, 3rd 3Pt %, 5th FT%, 1st Assts/Gm, 1st Asst %, 2nd Off Rating, 5th WS, 4th WS/48, 2nd Off +/-

               Marion: 1st Steals

               Diaw: 1st Triple Doubles

               Stoudemire: 5th FG%

               Bell: 4th TO%

Modern offense starts here with the '06 Suns; Stoudemire/Marion/Nash all 20+ PER and double digit WS.

Jazz: 50-32, 5th West Conf, 15th Off, 2nd Def

         lost Rockets West First 4-1

         #188 overall seed

Coach: Quin Snyder

Starters

C Rudy Gobert (26)                            15.9 PPG   24.6 PER  14.4 Win Shares

F Derrick Favors (27 Georgia Tech)   11.8           21.8           7.9

F Jae Crowder (28 Marquette)            11.9           12.1           4.4

G Ricky Rubio (28)                            12.7           14              3.7

G Donovan Mitchell (22 Louisville)  23.8           17.2           5

Rotation Reserves

C Ekpe Udoh (31 Baylor)                   2.3             20.9          1.6

F Joe Ingles (31)                                 12.1           13.4          6

F Royce O'Neale (25 Baylor)             5.2             9               3.3

G Dante Exum (23)                            6.9             11.2          1

G Kyle Korver (37 Creighton)           9.1             11.2          2

Leaders: Gobert: 2nd Reb, 2nd Blocks, 1st FG%, 4th Reb/Gm, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 1st True Shooting, 1st Eff FG%, 4th Reb%, 3rd Off Rating, 4th Def Rating, 2nd WS, 2nd WS/48, 5th Def +/-

It's Gobert's team, he's the only one on any leader board - nearing 25 PER and 15 WS.  

Lineup Matchup

C Gobert ('19 Jazz)

F Favors ('19 Jazz)

F Marion ('06 Suns)

G Nash ('06 Suns)

G Push

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN JAZZ 9 SUNS 5

SUNS Marion, Barbosa(3)

JAZZ Crowder(3) Crowder, Rubio, Favors

6 MIN JAZZ 15 SUNS 13

SUNS Barbosa(1) Marion(3) Diaw, Marion

JAZZ Gobert, Crowder, Rubio

Suns offense against Jazz defense in this series - it's Jae Crowder who starts hot, he's got 7.

3 MIN JAZZ 25 SUNS 23

SUNS Stoudemire, Marion, Bell(3) Nash(3)

JAZZ Favors(1) Favors, Rubio, Gobert, Favors, Rubio

1ST QTR SCORE: SUNS 34 JAZZ 33

SUNS Bell(3) Nash (3) Jones(3) Banks

JAZZ Favors, Korver(3) Ingles(3)

It's raining triples but it;s Derrick Favors who scores 7 in the back half of the quarter to lead the way.

2ND

9 MIN JAZZ 42 SUNS 38

SUNS Rose, Nash

JAZZ O'Neale, Gobert, Gobert, Crowder(3) 

6 MIN JAZZ 47 SUNS 40

SUNS Marion

JAZZ Crowder(3) Exum

6 more for Crowder and Utah goes up 7.

3 MIN JAZZ 53 SUNS 45

SUNS Rose(3) Stoudemire

JAZZ Favors, Mitchell, Mitchell

HALFTIME SCORE: JAZZ 69 SUNS 49

SUNS Nash, Marion

JAZZ Udoh, Udoh(3) Udoh, Rubio, Mitchell, Gobert, Mitchell

Amare Stoudemire picks up 4 fouls, misses much of the 2nd and the Suns just have no answers for Utah.  Ekpe Udoh comes off the bench for 7 in the final 3 and Utah is rolling.

3RD

9 MIN JAZZ 74 SUNS 56

SUNS Nash, Diaw, Marion, Nash(1)

JAZZ Rubio(1) Mitchell, Favors

6 MIN JAZZ 83 SUNS 63

SUNS Stoudemire, Barbosa(3) Rose

JAZZ Rubio(3) Rubio, Gobert, Ingles

Rubio scores 6 to open the half, Jazz cruising.

3 MIN JAZZ 89 SUNS 70

SUNS Stoudemire, Stoudemire(3) Nash,

JAZZ Crowder(3) Rubio(3)

3RD QTR SCORE: JAZZ 94 SUNS 80

SUNS Diaw, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas

JAZZ Mitchell, Favors

8 point run for Kurt Thomas; Jazz still up 14.

4TH

9 MIN JAZZ 100 SUNS 88

SUNS Nash, Nash, Marion, Barbosa

JAZZ Gobert(1) Ingles(1) Favors, Gobert

6 MIN JAZZ 104 SUNS 90

SUNS Stoudemire

JAZZ Exum, Ingles

Phoenix gets w/n ten - but it's back to 14.

3 MIN JAZZ 110 SUNS 92

SUNS Diaw

JAZZ Korver(3) Ingles(3)

FINAL SCORE: JAZZ 112 SUNS 98

SUNS Jones(3) Piatkowski(3)

JAZZ Allen

The Suns vaunted offense isn't the one that showed up in game one - Utah wins easily.

Gobert: 16 pts/9 rebounds - Player of the Game

Favors: 17 pts/7 rebounds

Rubio: 18 pts

Crowder: 16 pts

Mitchell: 13 pts/6 rebounds

Ingles: 11 pts/5 assists

Nash: 19 pts/11 assists

Marion: 17 pts/8 boards

Stoudemire: 13 pts/7 boards

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN SUNS 6 JAZZ 6

SUNS Marion, Diaw, Diaw

JAZZ Favors, Favors, Gobert

6 MIN JAZZ 14 SUNS 12

SUNS Marion, Stoudemire, Marion

JAZZ Crowder, Favors, Favors, Mitchell

Phoenix is the 5th seed in the region, but they got taken apart in game one. Shawn Marion with 6 to start.

3 MIN JAZZ 20 SUNS 17

SUNS Nash(3) Marion

JAZZ Mitchell, Ingles, Favors, 

1ST QTR SCORE: JAZZ 26 SUNS 24

SUNS Nash(3) Stoudemire, Nash

JAZZ Favors, Ingles, Udoh

Nash goes off, 8 in the back 6 and the Suns trail by 2.

2ND 

9 MIN JAZZ 40 SUNS 31

SUNS Stoudemire, Banks(3) Barbosa

JAZZ Exum(3) Ingles, Korver(3) Favors(3) Ingles(3)

6 MIN JAZZ 49 SUNS 31

SUNS

JAZZ Favors(1) Gobert(3) Gobert, Korver(3)

Utah hits a barrage of 3s and once again they are burying the Suns.  

3 MIN JAZZ 57 SUNS 41

SUNS Marion, Diaw, Stoudemire, Banks, Stoudemire

JAZZ Crowder(3) Gobert, Favors, Gobert (1)

HALFTIME SCORE:

SUNS Stoudemire, Stoudemire, Stoudemire

JAZZ Mitchell, Ingles(3) Favors, Favors, Gobert, Rubio(3)

Wow.  Just not any mystery about this series at all.  Utah's better.

3RD

9 MIN JAZZ 75 SUNS 47

SUNS

JAZZ Mitchell, Gobert

6 MIN JAZZ 82 SUNS 51

SUNS Marion, Diaw

JAZZ Rubio, Rubio, Ingles, Gobert(1)

The Jazz are treating the Suns like they played in the 50s. 

3 MIN JAZZ 88 SUNS 60

SUNS Stoudemire(1) Stoudemire, Banks, Barbosa, Marion

JAZZ Exum, Favors, Exum

3RD QTR SCORE: JAZZ 99 SUNS 71

SUNS Banks, Barbosa(3) Thomas, Nash, Bell

JAZZ Crowder, Rubio, Gobert(3) Rubio(3)

Utah is about to advance.  

4TH

9 MIN JAZZ 103 SUNS 83

SUNS Marion, Barbosa(3) Marion, Nash(3) Diaw

JAZZ Favors, Favors

6 MIN JAZZ 112 SUNS 89

SUNS Stoudemire, Marion, Stoudemire

JAZZ O'Neale, Korver(3) Favors, Favors

One of the highest scoring efforts of the tournament to date.  

3 MIN JAZZ 121 SUNS 91

SUNS Stoudemire

JAZZ Rubio, Rubio, Exum, Exum

FINAL SCORE: JAZZ 128 SUNS 97

SUNS Jones(3) Piatkowski(3)

JAZZ Exum(3) Gobert, Bradley

12 years gap between these two squads might as well have been 42 years.  Utah wipes out the Suns

Favors: 34 pts/14 boards - Player of the Game

Gobert: 20 pts/11 boards

Rubio: 17 pts/5 assists

Ingles: 14 pts/6 assists

Exum: 12 pts

4. 1992 WEST CHAMP PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 13. 2009 HOUSTON ROCKETS

Rick Adelman v. Rick Adelman

Blazers: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 7th Off, 3rd Def

               d. Lakers West 1st Rnd 3-1

               d. Suns West Semis 4-1

               d. Jazz West Finals 4-2

               Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-2

               #60 overall seed

Coach: Rick Adelman

Starters

C Alaa Abdelnaby (23 Duke)         6.1 PPG  13.5 PER 2.1 Win Shares

F Buck Williams (31 Maryland)    11.3         15            9.2

F Jerome Kersey (29 Longwood)  12.6         14.7         6.8

G Terry Porter (28 Wisc-Stev Pt)  18.1         18.1         10.6

G Clyde Drexler (29 Houston)      25            23.6         12.8

Rotation Reserves

C Kevin Duckworth (27 East Ill)  10.7         10.5          3.3

F Mark Bryant (26 Seton Hall)     4.1           11.3          2.1

F Clifford Robinson (25 UConn)  12.4        14.2           4.6

G Robert Pack (22 USC)              4.6           10.5           1.1

G Danny Ainge (32 BYU)            9.7           15.4           5.2

Leaders: Drexler: 5th Pts, 4th PPG, 5th WS/48, 4th +/-, 4th VORP

               Williams: 1st FG% 1st True Shooting, 1st Eff FG%, 4th Off Rtng

Clyde leads the squad, he's the 20+ PER guy, he and Terry Porter have double digit WS

Rockets: 53-29, 14th Off, 4th Def

                d. Blazers West 1st 4-2

                Lost Lakers West Semis 4-3

                #197 overall seed

Coach: Rick Adelman.  17 years apart - it's Adelman v. Adelman. Could probably just ask him who would win this matchup.

Starters

C Yao Ming (28)                                     19.7 PPG  22.7 PER  10.6 WS

F Luis Scola (28)                                    12.7          17              8.6

F Metta World Peace (29 St Johns)        17.1          15.6           5.5

G Kyle Lowry (22 Nova)                       7.6            15              1.8

G Tracy McGrady (29)                           15.6          16.3           2.7

Rotation Reserves

C Dikembe Mutombo (42 Georgetown)  1.8           10.8          .2

F Carl Landry (25 Purdue)                       9.2           17.7          5.9

F Shane Battier (30 Duke)                       7.3            10.7          5.2

G Rafer Alston (32 Fresno St)                 11.5          12.8          2.9

G Aaron Brooks (24 Oregon)                  11.2           12.9         3.6

Leaders: Landry: 2nd True Shooting

               Ming: 5th Def WS

Yao's got a 20+ PER and double digit WS; there's a young Kyle Lowry and an old Dikembe Mutombo.

Lineup Matchup:

C Yao (Rockets)

F Push

F Push

G Porter (Blazers)

G Drexler (Blazers)

Bench: Push

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN BLAZERS 10 ROCKETS 6

BLAZERS Drexler, Williams, Abdelnaby, Drexler, Kersey

ROCKETS McGrady, Yao, Scola

6 MIN BLAZERS 16 ROCKETS 14

BLAZERS Kersey, Porter, Duckworth

ROCKETS Scola(3) Lowry(1) Scola, Scola

Luis Scola gets off to the big start for Houston, 9 points, but Portland up a bucket

3 MIN ROCKETS 18 BLAZERS 16

BLAZERS 

ROCKETS Scola, Yao

1ST QTR SCORE ROCKETS 27 BLAZERS 22

BLAZERS Porter, Williams, Ainge

ROCKETS Alston(3) Landry(3) Battier(3)

Houston bangs out triples to end the quarter and they're up 5.

2ND

9 MIN ROCKETS 37 BLAZERS 31

BLAZERS Kersey, Pack, Bryant, Robinson(3)

ROCKETS Alston, Landry, Alston(3) Alston(3)

6 MIN ROCKETS 41 BLAZERS 35

BLAZERS Drexler, Abdelnaby

ROCKETS Landry, Scola

Rafer Alston comes out firing, 8 in the first 3 minutes of the quarter, Rockets up 6.

3 MIN ROCKETS 47 BLAZERS 42

BLAZERS Porter, Ainge(3) Drexler

ROCKETS World Peace, Yao, Lowry

HALFTIME SCORE ROCKETS 49 BLAZERS 47

BLAZERS Bryant(1) Porter, Porter

ROCKETS Alston

6 for Porter in the back 6 of the 2nd, Rockets still up a bucket, good one here in Portland to start the series.

3RD

9 MIN ROCKETS 58 BLAZERS 55

BLAZERS Porter, Williams, Ainge, Porter

ROCKETS Lowry, Lowry, McGrady, Lowry(1) Brooks

6 MIN ROCKETS 65 BLAZERS 60

BLAZERS Ainge(3) Drexler

ROCKETS Battier(3) Alston, Yao

Young Kyle Lowry scores 5 to open the quarter; Rockets have kept this lead virtually the entire way.

3 MIN ROCKETS 75 BLAZERS 67

BLAZERS Williams, Porter(3) Kersey

ROCKETS Yao, Landry, Scola, Landry, World Peace

3RD QTR SCORE ROCKETS 82 BLAZERS 75

BLAZERS Williams, Porter, Robinson, Robinson

ROCKETS McGrady, World Peace(3) World Peace

7 points in the back half of the quarter for Metta World Peace and Houston's got a 7 point lead headed to the 4th.

9 MIN ROCKETS 88 BLAZERS 84

BLAZERS Porter, Duckworth, Duckworth, Drexler(1) Ainge

ROCKETS McGrady, Yao, Lowry

8:23 HOU: The biggest lead of the game has been 8; Rockets are up 6 when TMac hits a 6 foot jump hook.

7:08: POR: After empty trips, Buck Williams puts back a missed Porter 3.  

5:58: HOU: After misses both ways, Luis Scola hits a 12 footer.

5:53: POR: Porter with the runner in the lane.

3:45: HOU: Multiple empty trips, Carl Landry slams one home.

3:30: POR: Drexler goes isolation and drives to the goal. 94-90 Rockets

3:15: POR: Porter steals the ball - finds Clyde for the huge dunk and now it's a 2 point game.

2:38: POR: Houston can't convert, Abdelnaby is fouled the other way and hits 1.

2:23: HOU: TMac hits the contested J.  

2:13: POR: Nifty pass from Porter to Buck Williams underneath.  96-95 Rockets

2:02: HOU: World Peace gets fouled.  Makes 1.

1:51: POR: Clyde just goes at them -  isolation pull up J to tie the score.  

1:44: HOU: Metta World Peace drills a triple from the top and the Rockets retake the lead.

1:04: POR: Williams misses - but Clyde gets the board and Abelnaby the bucket.  1 point game.

Lowry misses with 47 seconds left.  Drexler rebound.  Blazers down 1.

Drexler misses.  TMac gets the board for Houston with just 27 seconds left.

:15: HOU: Houston goes to the big man and Yao comes through with the 8 footer; Rockets up 3.

Drexler takes the game tying 3 at 10 seconds to go -- and misses.  He quickly fouls Yao.

:08: HOU: Yao makes them both.  Lowry will make 2 foul shots at game end.  And the Rockets get them.

ROCKETS 106 BLAZERS 99

Triple/Double for Clyde - but he missed the tying shot at the end of the game and it's Houston that gets game one.

Yao: 16 pts/14 boards - Player of the Game

Scola: 17 pts/10 boards

Lowry: 12 pts/6 boards/6 assists

McGrady: 12 pts/6 boards/5 assists

World Peace: 13 pts

Landry: 13 pts/5 assists

Alston: 15 pts

Drexler: 17 pts/10 boards/10 assists

Porter: 23 pts/5 assists

Williams: 14 pts/12 boards

Ainge: 12 pts/5 boards

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN BLAZERS 3 ROCKETS 3

BLAZERS Drexler(3)

ROCKETS Scola, Yao(1)

6 MIN BLAZERS 9 ROCKETS 7

BLAZERS Abdelnaby, Abdelnaby, Abdelnaby

ROCKETS World Peace, Scola

Alaa Abdelnaby scores 6 in the last 3 and we are off in game two.

3 MIN ROCKETS 17 BLAZERS 13

BLAZERS Abdelnaby, Porter

ROCKETS World Peace, Yao, Yao, Yao, Yao

1ST QTR SCORE ROCKETS 22 BLAZERS 21

BLAZERS Drexler, Drexler, Ainge, Ainge

ROCKETS Yao, Alston(3)

Yao Ming scores 10 straight Rockets points and Houston's up 1.

2ND

9 MIN BLAZERS 30 ROCKETS 28

BLAZERS Porter, Duckworth, Robinson, Ainge(3)

ROCKETS Alston, Scola, Scola

6 MIN BLAZERS 36 ROCKETS 36

BLAZERS Porter(3) Porter, Kersey

ROCKETS Landry, Landry, Lowry, Scola

Game one was tight and we are dead tied here - Rick Adelman v Rick Adelman is a nail biter.  

3 MIN ROCKETS 42 BLAZERS 38

BLAZERS Drexler

ROCKETS McGrady, McGrady, World Peace

HALFTIME SCORE ROCKETS 51 BLAZERS 48

BLAZERS Duckworth, Drexler, Porter, Williams, Williams

ROCKETS Scola, World Peace(3) McGrady, Scola

3RD

9 MIN ROCKETS 56 BLAZERS 52

BLAZERS Abdelnaby, Kersey

ROCKETS World Peace, World Peace(3)

6 MIN ROCKETS 60 BLAZERS 54

BLAZERS Pack

ROCKETS Landry, Landry

Clyde's got 4, he's on the bench and the Rockets are up 6.  

3 MIN BLAZERS 64 ROCKETS 64

BLAZERS Pack, Duckworth, Pack, Pack, Robinson

ROCKETS Lowry, McGrady

3RD QTR SCORE BLAZERS 74 ROCKETS 70

BLAZERS Porter, Drexler, Drexler, Kersey, Abdelnaby

ROCKETS World Peace(3) Alston(1) McGrady

Drexler comes back and scores a couple buckets.  Portland up 4.

11:12: POR: The Rockets can't get the bucket, but Ainge finds Buck Williams underneath for 2.

11:00: HOU: World Peace hits the floater.

10:46: POR: Uncle Cliffy goes off glass.

10:39: HOU: World Peace bangs a long triple.  

10:14: HOU: Porter misses, Scola dunks it home the other way.  78-77 Blazers

9:26: POR: Clyde hits the midrange.

9:05: POR: Yao missed and Clyde drills a triple and now the Blazers are up 6

8:52: HOU: Landry hits the fadeaway.  

8:22: POR: Clyde soars for the dunk,  85-79

7:48: POR: The Rockets miss, Clyde hits a FT

7:16: POR: Houston misses again - Porter winds up with a dunk and the Blazers are pulling away.

6:59: HOU: TMac hits a midrange.  

6:47: POR: Clyde rips home another dunk.

6:34: HOU: Yao goes hard to the rack - and the foul.

6:11: POR: Abdelnaby off glass. 92-84 Blazers

3 MIN BLAZERS 101 ROCKETS 89

BLAZERS Drexler(3) Porter, Porter, Porter

ROCKETS McGrady(3) Cook

FINAL SCORE BLAZERS 107 ROCKETS 94

BLAZERS Cooper, Kersey, Strothers

ROCKETS Head, Head(1) World Peace

Portland pulls away and evens the series.  

Drexler: 28 pts/6 boards

Porter: 20 pts/6 assists

Abdelnaby 14 pts/11 boards

Kersey 8 pts/10 boards

Williams: 6 pts/11 boards

World Peace: 24 pts/7 boards

Yao: 14 pts/14 boards

Scola: 16 pts/7 boards

McGrady: 15 pts

Landry: 10 pts/6 boards

GAME THREE

1ST

9 MIN ROCKETS 7 BLAZERS 5

BLAZERS Abdelnaby, Porter(3)

ROCKETS Lowry, Yao, Lowry, Scola(1)

6 MIN ROCKETS 12 BLAZERS 11

BLAZERS Pack, Williams, Kersey

ROCKETS Yao, McGrady(3)

Decisive game 3 in this one is underway.

3 MIN BLAZERS 18 ROCKETS 17

BLAZERS Drexler(1) Kersey, Williams, Strothers

ROCKETS Scola(3) Landry

1ST QTR SCORE ROCKETS 26 BLAZERS 25

BLAZERS Williams, Young, Ainge(3)

ROCKETS Yao, World Peace, Battier(3) Landry

Terry Porter gets knicked up, plays just 3 minutes in the quarter, Adelman trying multiple bodies at point guard, we'll see how that evolves.

2ND

9 MIN BLAZERS 31 ROCKETS 29

BLAZERS Ainge, Duckworth, Bryant

ROCKETS Brooks(3)

6 MIN BLAZERS 40 ROCKETS 37

BLAZERS Ainge, Drexler, Ainge, Porter(3)

ROCKETS Landry, World Peace, Landry, Yao

Porter checks back in after missing nearly 15 minutes, hits the triple to give Portland the lead.  

3 MIN ROCKETS 44 BLAZERS 43

BLAZERS Drexler, Drexler(1)

ROCKETS Alston, World Peace(1) Yao, Alston

HALFTIME SCORE BLAZERS 53 ROCKETS 51

BLAZERS Drexler, Robinson, Robinson, Williams, Duckworth

ROCKETS Scola, World Peace(3) Scola

Great half, really good series; should be fun down the stretch.

3RD

9 MIN ROCKETS 56 BLAZERS 55

BLAZERS Abdelnaby

ROCKETS Brooks(3) Mutombo, 

6 MIN BLAZERS 63 ROCKETS 62

BLAZERS Duckworth, Drexler, Drexler, Kersey

ROCKETS Mutombo, Lowry, Scola

Back and forth - neither team able to get an inch of daylight.  Great game.  Winner advances.

3 MIN BLAZERS 75 ROCKETS 70

BLAZERS Robinson(1) Porter, Porter(3) Williams, Kersey, Abdelnaby

ROCKETS World Peace, Yao(3) Yao(3) 

3RD QTR SCORE BLAZERS 79 ROCKETS 74

BLAZERS Drexler, Drexler

ROCKETS Yao, McGrady

Terry Porter, clearly hurt, gamely fights for five points in the back half of the third - Yao Ming's in foul trouble, with 4, but he gets 8 straight Houston points.  Blazers up 5.

4TH

11:53: HOU: Aaron Brooks goes off glass.  

11:25: HOU: Lowry gets the steal and finds Yao for the 12 footer to cut it to 1.

10:34: HOU: Porter checks out and goes to the locker room; his day is done, meanwhile, another Yao jumper gives the Rockets the lead.

10:00: HOU: Yao Ming has taken over - his dunk gives the Rockets a 3 point lead.

9:47: POR: Danny Young, not in the rotation to start the series, is in at point guard for Porter and he hits one from the lane.

9:18: HOU: TMac misses, but Rafer Alston comes away with it - finds Metta World Peace for the lay in

9:05: POR: Abdelnaby fadeaway from the block.

8:31: HOU: Scola hits the contested J.

8:06: HOU: Clyde missed, but McGrady doesn't, with the long 2.

7:48: HOU: Houston's got the biggest lead of the game when Lowry hits an open jumper after another Blazer failed trip.

7:17: POR: Portland misses, but Duckworth gets the board and Ainge hits from the wing.

7:03: HOU: Young Kyle Lowry comes down the floor and buries the jumper.  

6:32: HOU: Ainge misses a 3 - Scola hits - Rockets pulling away. 94-85

6:25: POR: Robinson layup

6:04: HOU: Yao putback

6 MIN ROCKETS 96 BLAZERS 93

BLAZERS Duckworth, Abdelnaby, Kersey

ROCKETS

2:26: HOU: After a 3 minute stretch where they don't score, Yao gets one from the lane for Houston and they are up 5.

2:09: POR: Jerome Kersey jump hook.

1:56: HOU: Aaron Brooks midrange.

1:27: HOU: Brooks then steals the ball - World Peace hits the J.  102-95

1:09: HOU: Abdelnaby misses, Scola gets one in traffic the other way.  

1:00: POR: Clyde midrange.

:58: HOU: Yao.  2 FT

:47: HOU: TMac, 1 FT  Ten point game.  Done.

ROCKETS 107 BLAZERS 97

A blistering performance from Yao Ming as the Rockets knock off Portland

Yao: 30 pts/14 boards/6 blocks-Player of the Game

Scola: 16 pts/7 boards

World Peace: 14 pts/6 boards

Lowry: 10 pts/7 assists

Brooks: 10 pts

ALL REGION TEAM:

C Yao ('09 Rockets)

F Bird ('86 Celtics)

F Favors ('19 Jazz)

G Rose ('12 Bulls)

G Johnson ('86 Celtics)