3. 1996 WEST CHAMP SEATTLE SONICS v. 14. 1978 ATL DIV CHAMP PHIL 76ERS
Sonics: 64-18, 1st Pac Div, 8th Off, 2nd Def
d. Kings West First Rnd 3-1
d. Rockets 4-0 West Semis
d. Jazz West Finals 4-1
Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-2
#38 overall seed
Coach: George Karl
Starters
C Sam Perkins 34-UNC PPG 11.8 PER 15.4 WS 6.9
PF Shawn Kemp 26-Trinity Valley 19.6 22.6 11.2
SF Detlef Schrempf 33-Washington 17.1 17.3 8.2
PG Gary Payton 27-Oregon St 19.3 19.6 11.5
SG Hersey Hawkins 29-Bradley 15.6 16.1 9.5
Rotation Reserves
C Ervin Johnson 28-New Orleans 5.5 PPG 13.1 PER 3.9 WS
PF Frank Brickowski 36-Penn St 5.4 8.6 1.6
SF Vincent Askew 29-Memphis 8.4 11.9 4.3
PG Nate McMillan 31-NC St 5 12.9 3.7
SG David Wingate 32-Georgetown 3.7 8.1 .6
Leaders: Kemp: 3rd Reb, 5th Reb/Gm, 5th FG%, 4th Def WS, 2nd Def Rtng, 4th Reb%, 5th Def Reb %
Payton: 1st Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 3rd Steal %, 5th TO %
Johnson: 4th Def Rtng, 3rd Block %
Second best defensive team in '96; Kemp crosses that 20 PER mark; he and GP have double digit WS.
Sixers: 55-27, 1st Atl Div, 1st Off, 8th Def
d. Knicks East Semis 4-0
Lost Bullets East Finals 4-2
# 219 overall seed
Coach: Billy Cunningham
Starters
C Darryl Dawkins 21 11.7 PPG 18 PER 6.4 WS
F George McGinniss 27-Indiana 20.3 20.3 7.9
F Julius Erving 27-UMass 20.6 21.7 9.1
G Henry Bibby 28-UCLA 9.1 11.7 4.7
G Doug Collins 26-Illinois St 19.7 16.9 7.6
Rotation Reserves
C Caldwell Jones 27-Albany St 5.4 11.3 3.1
F Harvey Catchings 26-Hardin Simmons 2.9 11.2 1.4
F Jellybean Bryant 23-La Salle 6.1 12.6 2.2
G World Free 24-Guilford 15.7 17.4 6
G Steve Mix 30-Toledo 9.2 14.8 5.1
Leaders: Dawkins 2nd FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 3rd TS%
Pretty slim leader board for the '78 Sixers despite a lot of famous names; Erving and McGinniss both have 20+ PER. That's World Free and Kobe's dad coming off the bench.
Matchup:
C Push
F Kemp (Sonics)
F Erving (Sixers)
G Payton (Sonics)
G Push
Bench: Sixers
Game One
1st Qtr
9 Min Sonics 5 Sixers 4
Sonics Perkins(1) Schrempf, Kemp
Sixers Dawkins, Collins
6 Min Sonics 9 Sixers 9
Sonics Schrempf(3) Hawkins(1)
Sixers Collins, McGinnis(3)
Two quick fouls on Dr J - he is likely to miss almost all of the first quarter.
3 Min Sonics 17 Sixers 17
Sonics Hawkins, Payton, Kemp, Hawkins
Sixers Mix, McGinnis, Free, Mix
1st Qtr Score Sonics 27 Sixers 21
Sonics Johnson, Payton, Payton, Brickowski, Askew
Sixers Free, Jones
Erving hasn't scored and the Sixers trail by 6.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Sonics 36 Sixers 28
Sonics Kemp, Askew(3) Kemp, Perkins
Sixers Free, Catchings (3) Bryant
6 Min Sonics 49 Sixers 36
Sonics McMillan, Wingate, Payton, Kemp, Hawkins, Schrempf
Sixers McGinnis, Jones, Dawkins, Erving
Seattle's rolling now, Dawkins and Free each have 3 fouls, just two points for Erving.
3 Min Sonics 57 Sixers 41
Sonics Hawkins, Kemp, Payton, Kemp
Sixers McGinnis(3) Jones
Halftime Score Sonics 61 Sixers 46
Sonics Wingate, Johnson
Sixers Bibby(3) Dawkins
Seattle was heavily favored as the 3rd seed in the region and they are whipping the Sixers. 14 for Kemp in the half.
3rd Qtr
9 Min Sonics 64 Sixers 48
Sonics Payton(1) Payton
Sixers Mix
6 Min Sonics 66 Sixers 52
Sonics Hawkins
Sixers McGinnis, Erving
4 fouls for both Dawkins and Collins; the Sonics maintain the big lead.
3 Min Sonics 70 Sixers 63
Sonics Kemp, Schrempf
Sixers McGinnis, Erving, Erving, Erving, McGinnis(3)
3rd Qtr Score Sonics 76 Sixers 70
Sonics Schrempf, Brickowski, Johnson
Sixers Collins, Erving, Dawkins(3)
Erving keys a big Sixers run with 8 points in the last 6. Sonics lead is down to 6 as we go to the 4th.
4th Qtr
9 Min Sonics 81 Sixers 76
Sonics Payton, Hawkins(3)
Sixers Catchings, Free, Collins
8:33: SEA Erving fouls Kemp hard; he hits 1.
8:21: PHI: Erving hits the pull up in the lane to cut it to 4.
7:47: PHI: Perkins misses - Dawkins just rips home a dunk and now it's down to 2.
7:21: PHI: McMillan misses - Erving knifes his way to the goal and it is tied.
7:08: SEA: Schrempf buries a corner 3 and the Sonics are up again.
6:23: SEA: Sixer turnover leads to a Perkins triple from the wing and it's 88-82.
6:02: SEA: The Sonic run continues; Philly misses, Schrempf is fouled and hits 1.
5:39: SEA: Another miss - Ervin Johnson dunks one home and now the lead is 9.
4:47: PHI: Failed trips both ways, Doug Collins scores from the lane.
3:57: SEA: After a Sonic turnover, Erving misses a big triple - Payton scores the other way and now it's 9.
1:07: SONICS 102 SIXERS 97
Sonics Payton, Hawkins, Payton, Schrempf, Payton(1)
Sixers Erving, Collins, McGinnis, Dawkins, Dawkins, Erving (3)
Erving hits a triple to cut the deficit to 5 with 67 seconds left.
:38: PHI: The Sixers force a Schrempf turnover, McGinnis lays it in - it's 3.
Another turnover - Bibby picks Payton's pocket, the Sixers have the ball with 30 seconds left.
McGinnis misses the game tying 3 - Perkins with the board. Detlef is fouled.
:21: SEA: Detlef hits both.
McGinnis misses another 3 - Kemp rebound - another foul - Detlef comes through again.
FINAL: SONICS 106 SIXERS 99
The Sixers tied the score at 7:21 and in less than 2 minutes trailed by 9 and that was the ballgame.
Kemp: 17 pts/22 boards-Player of the Game
Payton: 22 pts
Schrempf: 22 pts
Hawkins: 16 pts/7 boards
McGinnis: 21 pts/15 boards
Erving: 21 pts/9 boards/5 assists
Dawkins: 15 pts/14 boards
Collins: 12 pts
Game Two
1st Qtr
9 Min Sixers 10 Sonics 9
Sonics Hawkins, Schrempf, Perkins(3) Schrempf
Sixers McGinnis, Erving(1) Erving, McGinnis(1) Dawkins, Dawkins
6 Min Sonics 20 Sixers 19
Sonics Kemp(3) Hawkins, Brickowski, Hawkins, Perkins
Sixers Bibby, Dawkins, McGinnis(1) McGinnis, Mix
Blistering pace to start game 2; both Payton and Collins picking up some early fouls and they are on the bench. Bigger loss for the Sonics in that exchange, can Philly capitalize?
3 Min Sixers 27 Sonics 26
Sonics Kemp, Askew, Kemp
Sixers McClain(3) Free, McClain(3)
1st Qtr Score Sixers 38 Sonics 30
Sonics Snow, Johnson
Sixers Free(3) Bryant, Free(3) Bryant (3)
Ted McClain is not in the Philly rotation for this series; he's the 11th man - but with Collins on the bench, McClain comes in and hits two threes - World (I do know he was still Lloyd then; I'm old, I remember Lloyd Free from USF) Free hits two of his own and then Kobe's dad, Jellybean Bryant, hits a 3/4 court shot at the buzzer - the Sixers have a helluva quarter.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Sixers 42 Sonics 40
Sonics Brickowski(3) Brickowski(3) Schrempf, Scrempf
Sixers Bryant, Collins
6 Min Sixers 48 Sonics 47
Sonics Kemp, Schrempf(3) Kemp
Sixers Erving, Free, Dawkins
We got a good one so far; GP checks back in and the Sonics rip off 8 straight to open the quarter; Detlef has 7 in the first 6 and now the Sixers lead is 1.
3 Min Sixers 56 Sonics 54
Sonics Schrempf(1) Kemp, Payton, Hawkins
Sixers Erving, Erving (3) McGinnis(3)
Halftime Score Sixers 63 Sonics 61
Sonics Perkins, Kemp(1) Payton, Hawkins
Sixers Erving, Free(3) Free
Super half of basketball; the Doctor goes for 7 in the back half of the quarter and the Sixers are up a bucket.
3rd Qtr
9 Min Sixers 70 Sonics 65
Sonics Wingate, Schrempf
Sixers McGinnis, Collins, McGinnis(3)
6 Min Sixers 78 Sonics 72
Sonics Hawkins(3) Schrempf, Kemp
Sixers McGinnis, Dawkins, Collins, Collins
No Julius Erving, he picks up his 4th foul and sits - but 7 more for George McGinnis and the Sixers have the 6 point lead.
3 Min Sixers 81 Sonics 72
Sonics
Sixers Collins(1) Erving
3rd Qtr Score Sixers 91 Sonics 82
Sonics Kemp, Hawkins(3) Hawkins(3) Kemp
Sixers Collins, Erving, Bibby, Erving, Dawkins
Dawkins and Bibby are on the floor with 5 fouls but Philly has a good lead headed to the 4th.
4th Qtr
9 Min Sixers 94 Sonics 86
Sonics Kemp, Hawkins
Sixers Bryant, Erving(1)
6 Min Sixers 98 Sonics 92
Sonics Kemp, Kemp, Schrempf
Sixers Collins, Erving
Fouls might be the story as we end game 2 - Dawkins has fouled out, Caldwell Jones has 4 and Jellybean Bryant is in at center for the Sixers - Erving and Kemp each have 5 fouls and both are on the floor. Sixers by 6.
4:58: PHI: Kemp fouls out. McGinnis hits them both - that might be it for the Sonics in game 2.
4:01: PHI: Erving from close range - it's a 10 point game.
3:37: PHI: Doug Collins makes it a dozen.
3:31: SEA: Bibby fouls out, Perkins makes 1.
3:15: SEA: Seattle kept possession and Brickowski drains a 3.
2:40 PHI: Collins from 16.
2:35: SEA: Brickwoski hits another 3 and the lead is down to 7.
2:25: PHI: McGinnis just goes down and calmly rips home a 3.
2:09: PHI: Collins scores, it's 12.
2:04: SEA: Perkins triple.
1:51: PHI: 2 Jones FT
1:41: SEA: Brickowski triple. 113-105
1:37: PHI: Erving 1 FT
1:28: SEA: Brickowski
1:24: PHI: Collins 1 FT
1:01: SEA: GP 1 FT
:43: PHI: Erving 1 FT
:40: PHI: Collins 1 FT
:31: SEA: Schrempf
:30: PHI: Collins 2 FT
:25: SEA: Detlef 3. 119-113
:21: PHI: Erving 1 FT
:14 PHI Free 2 FT
:01: SEA: Brickowski 3 - but it's too late.
Final: Sixers 122 Sonics 116
The Sixers were up 6 with 5 left when Kemp fouled out and it never got closer than that. We head to the decisive 3rd game.
McGinnis: 21 pts/10 boards/5 assists - Player of the Game
Erving: 26 pts/6 boards
Collins: 23 pts/4 steals
Dawkins: 12 pts/9 boards
Free: 17 pts
Jones: 2 pts/13 boards
Kemp: 26 pts/13 boards
Schrempf: 23 pts/7 boards
Hawkins: 21 pts
Perkins: 11 pts
Payton: 5 pts/11 boards/5 assists
Brickowski: 22 pts
Game 3
1st Qtr
9 Min Sonics 8 Sixers 4
Sonics Kemp, Payton, Payton, Hawkins
Sixers Erving, McGinnis
6 Min Sixers 13 Sonics 12
Sonics Hawkins, Kemp
Sixers Collins, Collins, Erving, Erving(3)
Game 3 is underway here in Seattle, winner moves on, loser goes home. Dr J comes out with 7 points and the Sixers are up 1.
3 Min Sixers 21 Sonics 13
Sonics Kemp(1)
Sixers Erving, McGinnis, Collins, Collins
1st Qtr Score Sixers 30 Sonics 17
Sonics Johnson, Wingate
Sixers Erving, Dawkins(3) Dawkins(1) Bryant(3)
Wow - the Sixers, 3 quarters away now from a 3/14 upset; they blow open game one; Dr J scores 11 in the first quarter.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Sixers 34 Sonics 25
Sonics Ford(3) Perkins(3) Perkins
Sixers Bryant, Jones
6 Min Sixers 40 Sonics 35
Sonics Brickowski, Hawkins, Kemp(3) Payton, Payton(1)
Sixers Erving, Bibby, McGinnis
Good run for Seattle to get back in this one; Sherrell Ford, not in the rotation, comes off the bench to hit a triple that got it going.
3 Min Sixers 50 Collins 41
Sonics Payton, Perkins, Perkins
Sixers McGinnis, McGinnis, Dawkins, McGinnis, Collins
Halftime Score Sixers 56 Sonics 51
Sonics Payton(3) Kemp(3) Kemp Schrempf
Sixers McGinnis, Jones, Erving
George McGinnis scores 8 in the last 6, the Sixers holding onto a 5 point lead with 24 minutes of basketball left in this series.
3rd Qtr
9 Min Sixers 67 Sonics 65
Sonics Kemp(3) Kemp, Hawkins(3) Perkins, Perkins, Payton
Sixers Erving, Erving, McGinnis, Catchings, Free(3)
6 Min Sixers 73 Sonics 68
Sonics Kemp(1) Hawkins
Sixers Free, Collins, McGinnis
6 for Kemp in the first half of the 3rd - the Sixer lead holding at 5.
3 Min Sixers 75 Sonics 74
Sonics Perkins(3), Payton, Perkins(1)
Sixers Jones
3rd Qtr Score Sixers 83 Sonics
Sonics Kemp, Hawkins, Wingate, Kemp
Sixers Dawkins, Free, Free, Dawkins
Back and forth as the quarter ends; Kemp and Dawkins trading dunks - Philly is up a point in the decisive game 3. We got a good one.
4th Qtr
11:44: SEA: It's Kemp to open it up, GP finds him on the block, Kemp pulls up for the J and Seattle takes the lead.
11:34: PHI: McGinnis the other way, scoring from the lane.
11:11: PHI: Kemp misses, Henry Bibby converts the lay in.
10:49: PHI: Hawkins misses, McGinnis powers home a dunk to give the Sixers the 5 pt lead.
10:22: PHI: Hawkins misses and it's McGinnis again, he hits a triple from the wing, he's got 7 in the first two minutes of the 4th.
10:14: SEA: Shooters shoot, Hawkins hits the J.
10:04: PHI: Dawkins from 17.
9:25 SEA: Detlef misses, but Kemp wrangles the board, Seattle keeps possession and Schrempf comes through with the triple.
8:56: SEA: Offensive foul on Dawkins, his 4th, Detlef converts the J the other way, 94-91 Sixers.
6:00 PHI: Defense stiffens and it's nearly 3 minutes before the next bucket - McGinnis hits the 16 footer.
5:37: SEA: As the shot clock expires, Detlef hits a corner 3. 96-94 Sixers
5:05: SEA: Bryant misses - Detlef doesnt and the score is tied. Schrempf has really taken over, scoring Seattle's last 10 points.
Starters in for both squads, save for McGinnis, who gets a blow in favor of Bryant. And Bibby, he sits in favor of Free. 96-96.
4:14: SEA: After a turnover, GP finds Hawkins up and under for the goal.
4:03: PHI: Free drives and scores.
3:56: SEA: Detlef again - just on fire - he hits another 3.
3:46: PHI: Dawkins down low, powers over Perkins. 101-100 Sonics. The 2 Sixer starters check back in at the 3 minute mark.
2:57: SEA: Payton finds Perkins, he hits the fadeaway.
2:45: PHI: McGinnis on the right wing.
2:26: SEA: Perkins again, scoring from the paint.
1:55: SEA: McGinnis misses, GP hits a huge, huge 3 from the top and the Sonics are up 6.
1:26: PHI: Bibby misses, but Erving gets the big rebound and McGinnis scores in the lane.
:43: SEA: Perkins misses, but Detlef gets the board and hits 2 FT.
:31: PHI: Erving. 110-106 Sonics.
:27: SEA: Perkins hits both FT.
:22: PHI: Erving. 112-108
:21: SEA: Kemp hits both FT.
:12: SEA: McGinnis misses and that will end it - Kemp hits a FT, Seattle will advance.
:06: PHI: Collins 3.
:03: SEA: Kemp 2 FT
Final: Sonics 117 Sixers 111
Fun series- really great game 3; the Sixers had the lead most of the way, but Detlef Schrempf just takes the 4th quarter over and Seattle advances.
Kemp: 30 pts/19 boards-Player of the Game
Perkins: 23 pts/5 boards
Schrempf: 17 pts/7 boards/5 assists
Payton: 19 pts/13 assists/4 steals
Hawkins: 17 pts
6. 2020 ATL DIV CHAMP TORONTO RAPTORS v. 11. 1966 NBA CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS
Raptors: 53-19, 1st Atl Div, 14th Off, 2nd Def
d. Nets East 1st Rnd 4-0
Lost Celtics East Semis 4-3
#91 overall seed
Coach: Nick Nurse
Starters
C Serge Ibaka 30 15.4 PPG 17.3 PER 3.9 WS
F Pascal Siakam 25- N Mex St 22.9 17.9 5.4
F OG Anunoby 22- Indiana 10.6 13.2 5.7
G Kyle Lowry 33-Villanova 19.4 17.7 7.5
G Fred Van Vleet 25-Wichita St 17.6 16.3 5.8
Rotation Reserves
C Marc Gasol 35 7.5 11.8 3
F Chris Boucher 27-Oregon 6.6 20.7 3.8
F Rondae Hollis Jefferson 25-Arizona 7 15.1 3.4
G Norman Powell 26-UCLA 16 16.8 4.6
G Terence Davis 22-Ole Miss 7.5 13.8 3.1
Leaders: Van Vleet: 4th Steals/Gm
Very empty leader board; this Raptor team isn't about top end talent, the only PER over 20 is Boucher's in limited minutes on the bench. The Covid Raptors were second in defense, they're seeded 6th in the region.
Celtics: 54-26, 2nd East Div, 8th Off, 1st Def
d. Royals East Semis 3-2
d. Sixers East Finals 4-1
d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-3
#219 overall seed
Coach: Red Auerbach
Starters
C Bill Russell 31-USF 12.9 PPG 17.3 PER 11.7 WS
F Satch Sanders 27-NYU 12.6 13.6 5.5
F John Havlicek 25-Ohio St 18.8 16.7 4.3
G Larry Siegfried 26-Ohio St 13.7 16.5 5.8
G Sam Jones 32-NC Central 23.5 21.7 10
Rotation Reserves
C Mel Counts 24-Oregon St 8.4 16.4 2.9
F John Thompson 24-Providence 3.2 14.8 .3
F Don Nelson 25-Iowa 10.2 13.3 5.4
G KC Jones 33-USF 8.6 10.9 6.6
G Willie Naulls 31-UCLA 10.7 12.5 1.8
Leaders: Russell: 2nd Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 4th WS, 4th Trip-Doub
KC Jones 3rd Asst, 3rd Asst/Gm, 3rd Def WS, 5th Asst %
Siegfried 1st FT%
Sam Jones 4th PER, 4th WS/48
Havlicek 5th Def WS
Another of these Celtics title teams that doesn't really score, second to last in offense in '66, second in defense - these two clubs have some similarities. Sam Jones is over 20 PER, he and Russell with double digit WS. Bunch of future coaches coming off the Celtic bench.
Matchup
C Russell (Celtics)
F Siakam (Raptors)
F Havlicek (Celtics)
G Lowry (Raptors)
G Jones (Celtics)
Bench: Push
It's a 6 v 11, but this should be competitive.
Game One
1st Qtr
9 Min Celtics 8 Raptors 7
Raptors Anunoby, Ibaka, Lowry(3)
Celtics SJones, Havlicek, SJones, Sanders
6 Min Raptors 20 Celtics 12
Raptors Siakam, Ibaka, VanVleet, Lowry(3) Siakam, Siakam
Celtics SJones, SJones
The Raptors score 13 straight points; Siakam and Lowry each have 6 - and it could be the generational difference is, in fact, going to be too much for this Celtic team to hang with.
3 Min Raptors 28 Celtics 12
Raptors Siakam, Lowry(1) Ibaka, Boucher(3)
Celtics
1st Qtr Score Raptors 35 Celtics 19
Raptors Hollis-Jefferson, Boucher(1) Davis, Boucher
Celtics Russell, Nelson(3) Russell
The Raptors are blowing Boston out - they are sending all 10 guys in the rotation in athletic waves and Boston cannot keep pace.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Raptors 41 Celtics 23
Raptors Davis, Powell, Anunoby
Celtics Sanders, SJones
6 Min Raptors 52 Celtics 27
Raptors VanVleet(3) VanVleet(3) Powell (3) Powell
Celtics Siegfried, Nelson
This game - and maybe the full series - needs a white flag.
3 Min Raptors 62 Celtics 36
Raptors Boucher, Lowry, Siakam, VanVleet(1)Lowry
Celtics Havlicek, Siegfried, KC Jones(3) Havlicek
Halftime Score Raptors 66 Celtics 41
Raptors VanVleet
Celtics Sanders, Russell, Havlicek(1)
Just so many Toronto points.
3rd Qtr
9 Min Raptors 70 Celtics 45
Raptors Lowry, Anunoby
Celtics Sanders, Counts
6 Min Raptors 75 Celtics 51
Raptors Lowry, Lowry(3)
Celtics Havlicek, SJones, Russell
7 more for Kyle Lowry.
3 Min Raptors 85 Celtics 62
Raptors Boucher, Gasol, Powell, Powell, VanVleet
Celtics KC Jones, Siegfried, SJones, Russell(3) Sanders
3rd Qtr Score Raptors 91 Celtics 72
Raptors Ibaka, Boucher, Boucher
Celtics Russell, Sanders, SJones, Siegfried, Siegfried
The Raptors celebration is on.
4th Qtr
9 Min Raptors 97 Celtics 79
Raptors Lowry, Lowry, Lowry
Celtics Nelson, Havlicek(3) Naulls
6 Min Raptors 106 Celtics 83
Raptors Lowry(1) Lowry(3) Siakam, Ibaka(3)
Celtics Thompson, Havlicek
3 Min Raptors 112 Celtics 89
Raptors Powell(1) VanVleet(3) Siakam
Celtics Havlicek, SJones, SJones
Final Score Raptors 122 Celtics 100
Raptors Miller, Hernandez, Ponds(3) Hernandez
Celtics Naulls, Watts(3) Watts(3) Green (3)
Never a game - 2020 Raptors just way, way, way too much for a Celtics team from half a century prior.
Lowry: 29 pts/8 assists - Player of the Game
Siakam: 14 pts/12 boards
VanVleet: 16 pts/9 assists
Ibaka: 11 pts/9 boards
Boucher: 14 pts/8 boards
Powell: 12 pts
Anunoby: 6 pts/11 boards
Sam Jones: 20 pts
Russell: 13 pts/12 boards
Sanders: 12 pts/10 boards
Havlicek: 16 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Siegfried: 10 pts
Game 2
1st Qtr
9 Min Celtics 8 Raptors 5
Raptors Ibaka(3) Ibaka
Celtics Russell, Sanders, Sanders, SJones
6 Min Celtics 19 Raptors 13
Raptors Siakam, VanVleet, Siakam, VanVleet
Celtics Siegfried(3) SJones(3) SJones, Siegfried(3)
Boston just got cooked in game 1, but this is a veteran team, a championship team, and they come out strong in game 2.
3 Min Celtics 30 Raptors 19
Raptors Siakam, Ibaka, VanVleet
Celtics Russell, Siegfried(3) SJones(3) Thompson(3)
1st Qtr Score Celtics 35 Raptors 25
Raptors Hollis-Jefferson, Hollis-Jefferson, Boucher
Celtics Nelson(1) Naulls, Naulls
Such a great start for Boston, hitting nearly every shot they take - Celts by 10.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Celtics 43 Raptors 32
Raptors Davis(3) Powell(3) Gasol
Celtics SJones, Havlicek, Sanders, KC Jones
6 Min Celtics 47 Raptors 36
Raptors Siakam, Boucher
Celtics Sanders, SJones
Boston's offense really coming through in game 2, it's 11 points.
3 Min Celtics 51 Raptors 43
Raptors Ibaka, Lowry(3) Ibaka
Celtics SJones, Havlicek
Halftime Score Celtics 60 Raptors 51
Raptors Boucher(3) Boucher, Powell(3)
Celtics Siegfried, Siegfried, SJones, KC Jones, Sanders
Red Auerbach just couldn't ask for more from his squad, they respond to a blowout game one loss with a great first half.
3rd Qtr
9 Min Celtics 64 Raptors 62
Raptors Anunoby(3) VanVleet(3) Lowry, VanVleet(3)
Celtics Russell, Sanders
6 Min Celtics 72 Raptors 68
Raptors VanVleet, Van Vleet(1), Van Vleet(3)
Celtics Nelson, SJones, SJones, SJones
There's the run - Fred Van Vleet goes off, scoring a dozen points to open the half and the Celtic lead is now 4.
3 Min Raptors 77 Celtics 76
Raptors Lowry, Siakam(3) Hollis-Jefferson, Ibaka
Celtics SJones, Siegfried
3rd Qtr Score Raptors 84 Celtics 82
Raptors Lowry, Ibaka, Lowry(3)
Celtics Russell, Siegfried, Counts
7 for Lowry in the back half of the third and the Raptors have taken the lead as we go to the 4th.
4th Qtr
11:53 BOS: Nelson one handed up and under to tie the score.
11:36: TOR: Boucher midrange fadeaway.
11:27: BOS: Don Nelson again, driving and scoring.
10:23: BOS: Toronto gets a couple shots at the bucket, misses both - Havlicek gives Boston the lead with a floater on the right side.
9:30 TOR: Failed trips both ways, Ibaka hits from the foul line. 88-88
9:01: TOR: Siakam blocks Sam Jones, Ibaka dunks the other way and the Raptors take the lead.
8:37: TOR: Siakam steals the ball, finds Hollis-Jefferson for the deuce.
8:31: BOS: Satch Sanders drills a 3 from the wing.
8:21: TOR: VanVleet from the line.
8:09: BOS: Sanders hits the floater. Raptors 94-93
7:37: TOR: VanVleet bombs a three from the wing. 97-93
7:29: BOS: Sanders again.
7:17: TOR: Ibaka midrange.
6:49: TOR: Anunoby blocks Sam Jones - Lowry slams one the other way.
6:39: TOR: Anunoby steals the ball from Sanders and cruises home for the layup - it's now 103-95 and the Celtics call time.
6:27: BOS: KC Jones hits from the lane.
6:17: BOS: Nelson intercepts a Lowry pass and scores on the breakaway.
5:55: TOR: Lowry from the wing.
5:24: TOR: Sanders misses, Powell scores and it's 107-99
5:12: BOS: Russell from the post.
5:00 TOR: Powell hits the triple from the top. 110-101
4:36: TOR: That might do it - Boston misses and Ibaka hits a 3.
4:20 TOR: Turn out the lights - Ibaka scores. 115-101
Final Score: Raptors 121 Celtics 112
Raptors Siakam, Johnson, Havlicek(3)
Celtics Havlicek, Watts(3), Watts(3) Van Vleet
Favorites continue to romp through Region 6, the Raptors advance to meet the Sonics.
Ibaka: 26 pts/12 boards-Player of the Game
Van Vleet: 25 pts
Lowry: 16 pts/12 assists/7 boards
Siakam: 13 pts/5 boards
Boucher: 11 pts
Powell: 10 pts
All Region Team:
C Shaq ('01 Lakers)
F Griffin ('14 Clips)
F Kemp ('96 Sonics)
G Jordan ('97 Bulls)
G Kobe ('01 Lakers)
