3. 2011 EAST CHAMP MIAMI HEAT V. 14. 1999 CEN DIV CHAMP INDIANA PACERS
Back half of Region 3 kicks off with our first look at LeBron/Wade/Bosh.
Heat: 58-24, 1st SE Div, 3rd Off, 5th Def
d. Sixers East 1st Rnd, 4-1
d. Celtics East Semis 4-1
d. Bulls East Finals 4-1
Lost NBA Finals Mavs 4-2
#35 overall seed
Coach: Erik Spoelstra, GM Pat Riley; Bob McAdoo is an assistant
Starters
C Zydrunas Ilgauskas (35) 5 PPG 12.8 PER 2.9 Win Shares
F Chris Bosh (26 Georgia Tech) 18.7 19.4 10.3
F LeBron James (26) 26.7 27.3 15.6
G Mario Chalmers (24 Kansas) 6.4 10.3 2.9
G Dwyane Wade (29 Marquette) 25.5 25.6 12.8
Rotation Reserves
C Erick Dampier (35 Miss St) 2.5 9.7 1.9
F Joel Anthony (28 UNLV) 2 7.3 3.3
F James Jones (30 Miami) 5.9 11.1 4.7
G Mike Bibby (32 Arizona) 7.3 9 1
G Mike Miller (30 Florida) 5.6 9.7 1.6
Leaders: LeBron (2nd Pts, 1st Triple Doubles, 2nd PPG, 1st PER, 1st Win Shares, 1st +/- VORP 1st)
Wade (3rd PER, 4th +/1 VORP 1st)
Jones (1st TO%)
Miami's big 3 is seeded 3rd in Region 3; LeBron and Wade are both 25+ PER with double digit win shares; Bosh also has double digit win shares and pushes 20 PER.
Pacers: 33-17, 1st Cen Div, 1st in Off, 24th in Def
d. Bucks 3-0 East 1st Rnd
d. Sixers 4-0 East Semis
Lost Knicks 4-2 East Finals
Coach: Larry Bird, Rick Carlisle is an assistant
Starters
C Rik Smits (32 Marist) 14.9 PPG 20.2 PER 3.4 Win Shares
F Dale Davis (29 Clemson) 8 16.6 4.5
F Chris Mullin (35 St Johns) 10.1 18.1 4.1
G Mark Jackson (33 St Johns) 7.6 17.9 3.8
G Reggie Miller (33 UCLA) 18.4 18.7 6.4
Rotation Reserves
C Sam Perkins (37 North Carolina) 5 12.1 1.7
F Antonio Davis (30 UTEP) 9.4 16.7 4
F Derrick McKey (32 Alabama) 4.6 12.2 .4
G Travis Best (26 Georgia Tech) 7.1 14.1 2.1
G Jalen Rose ( 26 Michigan) 11.1 14.4 1.8
Leaders: Jackson (3rd Triple Doubles, 4th Asst %)
Mullin (3rd FG%, 1st True Shooting, 4th Off Rating)
Miller (1st FT%, 2nd Off Rating, 4th Off WS)
DDavis (3rd Off Rating(
Smits is the only Pacer who hits 20 PER, no one even approaches 10 WS. Lots of guys you know here, Miller's 33, so is Mark Jackson; Mullin's 35. Jalen Rose and Juwan Howard are on opposite benches. Perkins against his old coach Riley.
Lineup Matchup:
C Smits (Pacers)
F Bosh (Heat)
F James (Heat)
G Jackson (Pacers)
G Wade (Heat)
Bench: Push
GAME ONE
1ST QTR
9 MIN PACERS 9 HEAT 6
HEAT Wade, Ilgauskas, Bosh
PACERS Mullin (3) Miller, Smits, Smits
6 MIN PACERS 14 HEAT 12
HEAT Bosh, Wade, Ilgauskas
PACERS Miller(3) Mullin
Miller and Mullin both have 5, LeBron has yet to score and the Pacers are up a bucket.
3 MIN PACERS 16 HEAT 14
HEAT Dampier
PACERS Smits
1ST QTR SCORE PACERS 24 HEAT 21
HEAT Wade, Wade, Dampier(1)
PACERS McKey, Best, McKey
LeBron James still yet to score and the Pacers lead by 3 after the first.
2ND QTR
9 MIN HEAT 31 PACERS 28
HEAT James, Miller(3) James(3) Bibby
PACERS Miller, Smits
6 MIN HEAT 33 PACERS 30
HEAT James
PACERS Smits
LeBron scores 5 in the first 6 of the quarter and the Heat go up 3.
3 MIN HEAT 40 PACERS 40
HEAT Miller(3) Wade, James
PACERS Mullin, Antonio Davis, Jackson, Antonio Davis, Miller
HALFTIME SCORE PACERS 45 HEAT 42
HEAT Wade(1) Bibby(1)
PACERS Rose(3) Mullin
Well, we've got a good one so far; the Pacers were a bad defensive team, but they hold Miami to 42 first half points and lead by 3.
3RD QTR
9 MIN HEAT 52 PACERS 50
HEAT James(3) James(3) Ilgauskas, James
PACERS Mullin, Mullin(3)
6 MIN PACERS 57 HEAT 56
HEAT Bosh, Bosh
PACERS Mullin(3) Dale Davis, Antonio Davis
LeBron and Mullin each with 8 in the first 6 of the 3rd and the Pacers are up a point.
3 MIN HEAT 65 PACERS 64
HEAT Bosh, Wade, Wade, Jones
PACERS Miller, Antonio Davis(3) Rose
3RD QTR SCORE HEAT 71 PACERS 66
HEAT Wade, James, Anthony
PACERS Rose, Dale Davis
Wade scores 6 in the back half of the third and the Heat are up 3.
4TH QTR
10:28: MIA: It takes 90 seconds for a team to score, Bosh hitting a triple from the left wing. 74-68
9:25: MIA: Both sides miss, the Pacers miss again and again it's Bosh, baseline J.
9:10: IND: Mark Jackson 3 from the top of the arc.
8:58: MIA: LeBron in the paint.
8:35: IND: As the shot clock winds to 0:00 Reggie Miller hits a bomb to cut it to 4.
7:21: IND: Miami turns it over a couple times and Mark Jackson hits a 17 foot bank.
5:46: IND: Multiple empty trips, Miller hits from the left side and this game is tied.
5:33: MIA: Mario Chalmers hits the floater from the wing. 80-78
5:25: IND: Antonio Davis drills a mid range. 80-80
5:08: IND: After a Heat miss, Sam Perkins hits a triple and the Pacers take the lead.
4:54: MIA: LeBron in traffic.
4:21: MIA: Pacers miss leads to a Dampier dunk that puts the Heat on top.
3:29: IND: Couple failed trips, it ends with an Antonio Davis FT. Tied.
3:22: MIA: Ilgauskas from the paint. 86-84
3:03: IND: Mark Jackson bombs a triple from the top and the Pacers take the lead.
2:47: MIA: LeBron misses, but Wade soars for a huge put back dunk. 88-87 Heat.
2:39: IND: Chris Mullin hits a long 2 to give Indiana the lead.
2:29: MIA: Chalmers misses - but it's Wade again, rebound and then off glass. 90-89
2:09: IND: Antonio Davis from the paint.
2:02: MIA: Wade just drives right to the hole. 92-91
LeBron blocks Antonio Davis --
1:24: MIA: Ilgauskas from 7 feet. 94-91
Mullin misses. Chalmers misses.
Reggie Miller misses a 3 with 16 seconds left.
LeBron gets the rebound. Wade's fouled and that should be that.
:09: Wade 2 FT
LeBron makes a FT at the end and that's all.
FINAL: HEAT 97 PACERS 91
Tough minded game; the Pacers really fight hard, but Wade takes over late, the Pacers don't score in the last 2 minutes and Miami gets game one.
Wade: 27 pts, 11 boards, 4 assists - Player of the Game
James - 24 pts, 10 boards, 7 assists
Bosh - 15 pts, 9 boards
Ilgauskas - 10 pts, 7 boards
Mullin - 19 pts, 7 boards
Miller - 16 pts, 5 boards
Jackson - 10 pts, 9 assists, 6 boards
Smits - 10 pts, 6 boards
Antonio Davis - 14 pts, 6 boards
GAME TWO
1ST QTR
9 MIN PACERS 9 HEAT 4
HEAT Wade, Ilgauskas
PACERS Dale Davis, Miller, Mullin, Mullin(3)
6 MIN PACERS 15 HEAT 9
HEAT Bosh, Wade(1) Wade
PACERS Mullin, Mullin, Smits
9 for Chris Mullin to open game 2 and the Pacers are up 6.
3 MIN PACERS 17 HEAT 13
HEAT Bosh, Bosh
PACERS Jackson
1ST QTR SCORE PACERS 21 HEAT 17
HEAT Anthony(1) Miller(3)
PACERS Best, Rose
Defense the story here; LeBron yet to score and the Pacers are up 4.
2ND QTR
9 MIN PACERS 27 HEAT 21
HEAT Miller, James
PACERS Antonio Davis, Smits, Rose
6 MIN PACERS 31 HEAT 27
HEAT Wade, James, Anthony
PACERS Antonio Davis, Antonio Davis
Indiana still up, Antonio Davis with 6 to open the quarter.
3 MIN HEAT 38 PACERS 35
HEAT Anthony, Bibby(3) Ilgauskas, Bosh, Bosh
PACERS Smits, Rose
HALFTIME SCORE HEAT 43 PACERS 41
HEAT James, Bosh, Wade(1)
PACERS Antonio Davis, Antonio Davis, Rose
Bosh scores 6 in the last 6 - another defensive battle here, a game played at the Pacers '99 pace. Heat up 2.
3RD QTR
9 MIN HEAT 48 PACERS 46
HEAT Ilgauskas(1) Ilgauskas, James
PACERS Smits, Perkins (3)
6 MIN HEAT 52 PACERS 51
HEAT James, James
PACERS Miller, Antonio Davis(1) Smits
3 MIN HEAT 58 PACERS 53
HEAT Wade, Bosh, James
PACERS Miller
3RD QTR SCORE HEAT 62 PACERS 62
HEAT Wade, James
PACERS Antonio Davis, Miller(3) Miller, Antonio Davis
Reggie Miller hits 7 in the back half of the third in this defensive struggle and it's all tied up.
4TH QTR
10:59: MIA: Both clubs miss, Bosh hits from the paint. 64-62
9:48: IND: Both clubs miss, Jalen Rose goes off glass. 64-64
9:32: MIA: The bank's open for Mike Bibby. 66-64
9:13: MIA: The Pacers miss, LeBron lays it in the other way.
8:37: IND: Indiana gets a couple chances, leads to a Miller FT
8:05: MIA: LeBron misses a 3, but the Heat keep possession and LeBron dunks it home. 70-65
7:48: IND: Sam Perkins a driving layup.
7:32: MIA: Wade from 9 feet.
7:09: IND: Best from the baseline.
6:46: MIA: Damp hits a FT
6:11: IND: India misses, but McKey gets the board and Dale Davis hits a 6 footer.
5:56: MIA: Lebron powers his way to the tin.
5:26: MIA: Reggie misses; Wade hits from the paint the other way. 77-71
5:05: MIA: After a Pacer turnover LeBron nails one from the block.
4:45: MIA: Ilgauskas makes it a ten point game
2:44: IND: Mullin 3
2:29: MIA: Ilgauskas
1:56: MIA: LeBron
1:49: IND: Smits
1:48 MIA: Wade(1)
1:37: MIA: Chalmers
1:31: IND: Mullin(1)
1:29: MIA: Stackhouse
1:02: MIA: Bosh
:29: IND: Croshere(3)
FINAL: HEAT 92 PACERS 80
The Pacers make the Heat dig for it, but in the end it's a sweep, Miami too tough on the defensive end.
LeBron - 26 pts, 7 assists, 5 boards - Player of the Game
Bosh - 18 pts, 8 boards
Wade - 17 pts, 8 boards
Ilgauskas - 11 pts, 7 boards, 7 blocks
6. 2006 SW DIV CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS 11. 1957 NBA CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS
We saw the '96 Spurs beat the '64 Celtics, here's the '06 Spurs taking on the '57 Celtics. Winner meets the Heat.
Spurs: 63-19, 1st SW Div, 10th Off, 1st Def
d. Kings West 1st Rnd, 4-2
Lost Mavs West Semis 4-3
#94 overall seed
Coach: Gregg Popovich, PJ Carlesimo is an assistant
Starters
C Nazr Mohammed (28, Kentucky) 6.2 PPG 15 PER 4.5 Win Shares
F Tim Duncan (29, Wake Forest) 18.6 23.1 10.8
F Brent Barry (34 Oregon St) 5.8 14.8 4.3
G Tony Parker (23) 18.9 20.8 5.6
G Manu Ginobli (28) 15.1 22.4 8.8
Rotation Reserves
C Rasho Nesterovic (29) 4.5 11 3.7
F Robert Horry (35 Alabama) 5.1 13.5 3.6
F Bruce Bowen (34 Cal St Fullerton) 7.5 9.1 6.2
G Nick Van Exel (34 Cincinnati) 5.5 11 1.4
G Michael Finley (32 Wisconsin) 10.1 12.7 5
Leaders: Duncan (5th Reb, 5th Reb/Gm, 5th Def Reb % 1st Def Rating, 1st Def WS)
Parker (3rd FG%)
Ginobli (4th Steal %, 4th Def Rating, 5th WS/48, 4th Def +/-)
Finley (5th TO%)
Duncan/Parker/Ginobli all with 20+ PER; Duncan's got 10+ Win Shares. Veteran bench.
Celtics: 44-28, 1st East Div, 5th Off, 1st Def
d. Nats 3-0 East Finals
d. Hawks 4-3 NBA Finals
Coach: Red Auerbach
Starters
C Bill Russell (22 San Francisco) 14.7 PPG 20.9 PER 6.2 Win Shares
F Tom Heinsohn (22 Holy Cross) 16.2 17.9 7.1
F Jim Loscutoff (26 Oregon) 10.6 11 2.1
G Bob Cousy (28 Holy Cross) 20.6 21 8.8
G Bill Sharman (30 USC) 21.1 19.4 10.4
Rotation Reserves
C Arnie Risen (32 Ohio St) 8 12.8 2.7
F Jack Nichols (30 Washington) 8.2 11.8 2.5
F Dick Hemric (23 Wake Forest) 5.4 12.9 2.5
G Andy Phillip (34 Illinois) 4.4 8.9 3.1
G Frank Ramsey (25 Kentucky) 11.9 17.4 3.3
Leaders: Russell (4th Reb, 5th FG%, 1st Reb/Gm, 5th Eff FG% 3rd Def WS)
Cousy (1st Assists, 1st Assist/Gm, 2nd Def WS)
Sharman (1st FT%, 5th WS, 5th WS/48)
Heinsohn (4th Def WS)
Loscutoff (5th Def WS)
Both clubs are the top defensive team in the league with average offenses. Russell and Cousy have 20+ PER, Sharman has double digit WS. Russell/Heinsohn are rookies.
Roster Matchup
C Russell (Celtics)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Barry (Spurs)
G Cousy (Celtics)
G Push
Bench: Spurs
GAME ONE
1ST QTR
9 MIN CELTICS 9 SPURS 7
SPURS Parker, Ginobli, Mohammed(3)
CELTICS Russell, Cousy, Cousy, Russell(3)
6 MIN CELTICS 15 SPURS 11
SPURS Parker, Ginobli
CELTICS Cousy, Sherman, Cousy
Cousy has 8 to open the game and the Celtics are up 4.
3 MIN CELTICS 21 SPURS 18
SPURS Parker, Parker, Mohammed(1) Parker
CELTICS Hemric, Cousy, Hemric
1ST QTR SCORE SPURS 27 CELTICS 25
SPURS Parker, Finley, Horry(3) Barry
CELTICS Hemric, Hemric
8 Tony Parker points to close the quarter and the Spurs take the lead.
2ND QTR
9 MIN SPURS 33 CELTICS 29
SPURS Ginobli, Nesterovic, Duncan
CELTICS Sharman, Nichols
6 MIN SPURS 37 CELTICS 31
SPURS Parker, Horry
CELTICS Heinsohn
Two best defenses in their respective seasons, you expected a tough, low scoring series and that's what it looks like so far.
3 MIN CELTICS 47 SPURS 44
SPURS Bowen, Parker, Duncan, Parker(1)
CELTICS Ramsey, Sharman, Nichols(3) Cousy, Nichols(3) Russell, Russell
HALFTIME SCORE CELTICS 51 SPURS 51
SPURS Finley, Duncan, Mohammed(3)
CELTICS Loscutoff, Cousy(3)
Boston scores 20 in the back half of the second including 6 for Jack Nichols off the bench and we are all square headed to the third.
3RD QTR
9 MIN CELTICS 63 SPURS 62
SPURS Barry (3) Mohammed, Ginobli, Mohammed, Duncan
CELTICS Heinsohn, Sharman, Sharman, Heinsohn, Sharman, Sharman
6 MINS SPURS 68 CELTICS 65
SPURS Mohammed, Duncan, Horry
CELTICS Russell
Sharman scores 8 to open the third, but it's the Spurs with the lead.
3 MIN SPURS 81 CELTICS 71
SPURS Horry (3) Horry (3) Parker, Ginobli, Ginobli(3)
CELTICS Ramsey, Cousy, Hemric
3RD QTR SCORE SPURS 93 CELTICS 73
SPURS Duncan, Ginobli, Parker, Mohammed, Parker, Parker
CELTICS Russell
The Spurs are pouring it on now; 8 more for Parker, it's a 20 point lead.
4TH QTR
9 MIN SPURS 103 CELTICS 78
SPURS Finley, Horry(3) Ginobli(3) Parker
CELTICS Cousy, Heinsohn(1) Cousy
6 MIN SPURS 108 CELTICS 88
SPURS Horry, Barry
CELTICS Sharman, Cousy, Ramsey, Heinsohn(3)
Spurs cruising home.
3 MIN SPURS 114 CELTICS 93
SPURS Mohammed, Ginobli, Bowen
CELTICS Heinsohn(1) Loscutoff, Loscutoff
FINAL SCORE SPURS 118 CELTICS 100
SPURS Sanders, Sanders
CELTICS Tsioropoulos(1) Phillip(3) Nichols(3)
The Celtics just can't hang with the Spurs. Too many decades between them.
Parker - 27 pts, 6 assists - Player of the Game
Mohammed - 17 pts, 15 boards
Duncan - 12 pts, 7 boards, 5 assists, 4 blocks, 6 steals
Ginobli - 20 pts, 6 assists
Horry - 18 pts, 5 boards
Cousy - 23 pts, 8 boards
Sharman - 17 pts, 5 assists
Heinsohn - 11 pts, 11 boards
Russell - 13 pts, 5 boards
Hemric - 10 pts, 5 boards
Nichols - 11 pts
GAME TWO
1ST QTR
9 MIN CELTICS 11 SPURS 8
SPURS Parker, Duncan, Mohammed, Duncan
CELTICS Russell, Heinsohn, Sharman(3) Sharman, Cousy
6 MIN CELTICS 15 SPURS 14
SPURS Parker, Ginobli, Duncan
CELTICS Russell, Cousy
Duncan had a dozen in game one, opens up with 6 here. Celtics up a point.
3 MIN SPURS 23 CELTICS 22
SPURS Mohammed, Duncan(1) Duncan, Nesterovic, Duncan
CELTICS Cousy(1) Russell, Cousy, Sharman
1ST QTR SCORE SPURS 28 CELTICS 28
SPURS Nesterovic, Bowen(3)
CELTICS Nichols, Nichols, Russell
All tied up after a quarter; 11 in the first for Duncan.
2ND QTR
9 MIN SPURS 35 CELTICS 30
SPURS Mohammed, Ginobli, Ginobli(3)
CELTICS Hemric,
6 MIN SPURS 42 CELTICS 38
SPURS Nesterovic, Parker, Bowen(3)
CELTICS Sharman, Cousy, Nichols, Ramsey
Ginobli scores 5 to open the quarter; Spurs up 4.
3 MIN SPURS 52 LAKERS 46
SPURS Horry, Ginobli(3) Parker(3) Duncan
CELTICS Russell, Heinsohn, Russell, Russell
HALFTIME SCORE SPURS 59 CELTICS 54
SPURS Horry, Ginobli(3), Mohammed
CELTICS Heinsohn, Heinsohn, Cousy, Russell
Bill Russell scores 8 in the back half of the 2nd, Celtics down 5.
3RD QTR
9 MIN SPURS 66 CELTICS 64
SPURS Barry, Ginobli, Ginobli
CELTICS Sharman, Russell, Sharman, Hemric, Hemric
6 MINS SPURS 73 CELTICS 70
SPURS Parker, Duncan, Parker(3)
CELTICS Ramsey, Cousy, Ramsey
Boston hanging around; trailing by just 3 halfway through the third.
3 MIN SPURS 79 CELTICS 72
SPURS Duncan
CELTICS Nichols, Bowen, Finley
3RD QTR SCORE SPURS 89 CELTICS 74
SPURS Parker, Ginobli, Finley(3) Finley(3)
CELTICS Cousy
This one's over; the Spurs score the last 10 pts of the quarter and it's a 15 point lead.
4TH QTR
9 MIN SPURS 90 CELTICS 78
SPURS Horry(1)
CELTICS Cousy(3) Cousy
6 MIN SPURS 97 CELTICS 86
SPURS Ginobli, Bowen(3) Finley
CELTICS Loscutoff, Loscutoff, Sharman, Loscutoff
6 for Jim Loscutoff in the first half of the quarter, Celtics still trail 11.
3 MIN SPURS 104 CELTICS 91
SPURS Parker, Ginobli, Duncan
CELTICS Cousy(3) Heinsohn
FINAL SCORE SPURS 112 CELTICS 98
SPURS Parker, Mohammed, Barry, Barry
CELTICS Cousy, Russell, Sharman (3)
The half century between the two teams just to much for Boston to overcome, the Spurs knock them out.
Duncan - 19 pts, 18 boards, 8 assists - Player of the Game
Ginobli - 25 pts, 9 boards, 6 assists
Parker - 20 pts, 11 assists, 5 boards
Mohammed 10 pts, 15 boards, 4 blocks
Bowen - 11 pts
Finley - 10 pts
Region 3 All Tournament Team:
C Robinson ('96 Spurs)
F Malone ('93 Jazz)
F Erving ('81 Sixers)
G Payton ('97 Sonics)
G Parker ('06 Spurs)
