3. 1994 PAC DIV CHAMP SEA SONICS v. 14. 2015 SW DIV CHAMP HOUSTON ROCKETS
Sonics: 63-19, 1st Pac Div, 2nd Off/3rd Def
Lost Nuggets West 1st 3-2
#44 overall seed
Coach George Karl
Starters
C Sam Perkins 32-UNC 12.3 PPG 14.9 PER 7 WS
F Shawn Kemp 24 18.1 22.9 11.7
F Detlef Schrempf 31-Wash 15 14.9 8.4
G Gary Payton 25-Ore St 16.5 17.8 9.3
G Ricky Pierce 34-Rice 14.5 20.8 4
Rotation Reserves
C Michael Cage 32-SD St 4.6 11.9 4.9
F Steve Scheffler 26-Purdue 2.1 17.7 .7
F Vincent Askew 27-Memphis 9.1 15.9 6
G Nate McMillan 29-NC St 6 15.5 6
G Kendall Gill 25-Illinois 14.1 15.6 6.7
Leaders McMillan 1st Stls, 1st Stls/Gm, 1st DEf +/-, 3rd Def Rtng, 1st Stl%
Kemp 5th FG%, 3rd WS/48, 4th Def Rtng, 3rd Reb%
Pierce 3rd FT%
The '94 Sonics are top 3 in both offense and defense, earning them the 44th overall seed despite losing in the first round of the playoffs. 24 year old Kemp is 20+ PER with double digit WS; 34 year old Ricky Pierce moves into the lineup with his 20+ PER.
Rockets: 56-26, 1st SW Div, 12th Off/8th Def
d. Mavs West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Clips West Semis 4-3
Lost Warriors West Finals 4-1
#213 overall seed
Coach Kevin McHale
Starters
C Dwight Howard 29 15.8 PPG 19.2 PER 3.6 WS
F Terrence Jones 23-Kentucky 11.7 18.3 3
F Trevor Ariza 29- UCLA 12.8 12.7 6.6
G Jason Terry 37-Arizona 7 11.4 3.6
G James Harden 25-Arizona St 27.4 26.7 16.4
Rotation Reserves
C Donatas Motlejunas 24 12 14.4 4.7
F Josh Smith 29 12 15.2 2.1
F Corey Brewer 28- Florida 11.9 14 2.7
G Patrick Beverley 26-Arkansas 10.1 11.3 3.5
G Pablo Priglioni 37 3 11.4 1.1
Leaders Harden 2nd PPG, 3rd Steals, 4th PER, 1st WS, 4th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 1st VORP, 2nd Trip Doub
Ariza 4th Stls
Houston's the 14th seed in the region, 25 year old James Harden leads the way - 1st in both Win Shares and VORP, 4th in PER.
Matchup
C Push
F Kemp (Sonics)
F Schrempf (Sonics)
G Payton (Sonics)
G Harden (Rockets)
Bench: Sonics
Game
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 6 Rockets 4
Sonics Perkins, Kemp, Pierce
Rockets Ariza, Jones
6 Sonics 10 Rockets 6
Sonics Kemp, Detlef
Rockets Jones
We're underway. Buckets hard to come by.
3 Sonics 13 Rockets 9
Sonics Detlef, Perkins(1)
Rockets Harden(3)
1 Q Score Sonics 23 Rockets 17
Sonics Cage(3) Cage, Askew(3) Askew
Rockets Harden(3) Brewer(3) Beverley
Seattle defense the story so far.
2 Qtr
9 Sonics 27 Rockets 21
Sonics Askew, Perkins
Rockets Howard, Howard
6 Sonics 35 Rockets 28
Sonics Perkins, Perkins, Kemp, Payton
Rockets Jones, Harden, Beverley
Sam Perkins opens the quarter with a half dozen.
3 Sonics 39 Rockets 34
Sonics Cage, Kemp
Rockets Jones, Ariza, Howard
Half Score Sonics 50 Rockets 41
Sonics Gill, Kemp, Payton, Kemp, Kemp, Perkins
Rockets Harden(3) Brewer, Howard
Shawn Kemp with 8 in the back half of the second; Houston had a middling offense and that's what we're seeing so far.
3 Qtr
9 Sonics 59 Rockets 43
Sonics Kemp, Kemp(3) Gill, Payton
Rockets Howard
6 Sonics 61 Rockets 47
Sonics Perkins
Rockets Harden, Howard
Sonics now with the double digit lead; 5 more for Kemp.
3 Sonics 69 Rockets 49
Sonics McMillan, Kemp, Detlef, Detlef
Rockets Jones
3 q Score Sonics 71 Rockets 54
Sonics Pierce
Rockets Beverley, Harden(3)
Houston just can't find any offense at all.
4th Qtr
9 Sonics 78 Rockets 58
Sonics Kemp, Pierce, Gill(3)
Rockets Howard, Howard
6 Sonics 88 Rockets 60
Sonics Detlef, Payton, Pierce, Kemp, McMillan
Rockets Terry
Seattle would be expected to win this series, as the 6th seed in the region - but this level of whipping is a surprise.
3 Sonics 97 Rockets 70
Sonics Kemp, Pierce, Pierce, King(1) Johnson
Rockets Harden(3) Ariza, Ariza(3) Kostas
Final Score Sonics 102 Rockets 76
Sonics Ford, Ford, Ford(1)
Rockets Canaan(3) Garcia
Houston never makes any kind of run and the Sonics cruise.
Kemp: 26 pts/14 boards - Player of the Game
Perkins: 13 pts/5 boards
Detlef: 10 pts
Pierce: 12 pts
Howard: 16 pts/14 boards
Harden: 19 pts/8 assists
Jones: 10 pts/5 boards
Game
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 15 Rockets 12
Sonics Perkins(3) Payton, Pierce, Kemp, Perkins, Perkins, Pierce
Rockets Terry(3) Howard, Jones(3), Harden, Terry
6 Sonics 23 Rockets 16
Sonics Payton, Payton, Gill, Perkins
Rockets Harden, Howard
Much different start to game 2 - the teams going up and down the floor - Sam Perkins, 32 years old, comes out with 9
3 Sonics 25 Rockets 20
Sonics Detlef
Rockets Smith(3) Smith(1)
1 Q Score Sonics 27 Rockets 22
Sonics Gill
Rockets Dontas
Seattle's led the entire series.
2 Qtr
9 Sonics 33 Rockets 28
Sonics Askew, Askew, Payton
Rockets Brewer, Beverley, Beverley
6 Sonics 40 Rockets 30
Sonics Perkins, Perkins, Kemp(1) Scheffler
Rockets Smith
Double digits.
3 Sonics 47 Rockets 41
Sonics Detlef(3) Perkins, Kemp
Rockets Howard, Howard, Ariza, Jones, Brewer(3)
Half Score Sonics 55 Rockets 50
Sonics Perkins, Pierce(3) Pierce(3)
Rockets Jones, Dontas, Harden, Harden(3)
Houston's discovered their offense midway through game 2, will that be enough?
3 Qtr
9 Sonics 62 Rockets 56
Sonics Perkins, Perkins(3) Askew
Rockets Jones, Harden, Smith
6 Rockets 69 Sonics 65
Sonics Kemp, Detlef(1)
Rockets Howard, Beverley, Ariza, Ariza(3), Ariza(3)
There's the run - Trevor Ariza scores 8 points in 41 seconds.
3 Sonics 72 Rockets 71
Sonics Gill, Perkins, Payton(1) Kemp
Rockets Brewer
3 q Score Sonics 78 Rockets 71
Sonics Payton(3) Kemp, Detlef(1)
Rockets
Houston manages just 2 in the back half of the third.
4th Qtr
9 Sonics 84 Rockets 80
Sonics Kemp, Cage, Gill
Rockets Howard(3) Beverley(3) Harden
6 Sonics 92 Rockets 89
Sonics McMillan(3) Detlef, Askew, Perkins(1)
Rockets Harden(3) Jones, Jones, Jones
Terrence Jones rips off 6 and we have a game.
5:33 SEA GP drives and scores
5:12: HOU: Corner 3 for Beverley.
5:03: SEA: Payton finds Askew for the open 2.
4:54: HOU: Corner 3 for Brewer and the Sonics lead is 1.
4:45: SEA: Kendall Gill in traffic.
3:51: HOU: After turnovers both ways Terrence Jones thunders home a dunk.
3:40: SEA: The bank is open for Gill.
3:30: HOU: Harden from the line.
3:15: SEA: Gill again, in the paint.
3:00: HOU: Back and forth they go - it's Dwight Howard down low. 102-101 Sonics
2:33: HOU: After Seattle misses, Jones scores from the paint and the Rockets take the lead.
2:25: SEA: Gill again, 8 straight Sonics points.
1:57: HOU: Big rebound from Jason Terry off a Harden miss - the clears it to Ariza who drills a 3 and the Rockets are up 2.
1:01: HOU: Seattle can't score - Harden hits an 18 footer and it's a 4 pt game.
:36: SEA: Big spot - Pierce misses, but swipes the ball right back and GP scores in the lane. Rockets by 2.
:28: HOU: It's Harden - he nails a long 2. Rockets by 4.
:23: SEA: Kemp barrels his way home.
:19 HOU: Harden 2 FT
:15: SEA: Ricky Pierce hits the quick 2. 112-110 Rockets
:14: HOU: Harden 2 FT
Perkins misses the triple - and that will do it. Harden hits 2 more FT
Final Score: Rockets 116 Sonics 110
Seattle didn't score in that 2 minute stretch late and that ended it. Houston forces game 3.
Harden: 29 pts/9 assists/8 boards - Player of the Game
Howard: 15 pts/18 boards/6 asssists
Jones: 19 pts/8 boards
Ariza: 13 pts
Beverley: 13 pts/5 assists
Brewer: 10 pts
Perkins: 25 pts/8 boards
Kemp: 15 pts/13 boards
Payton: 16 pts/8 assists
Pierce: 12 pts
Gill: 16 pts
Askew: 10 pts
Game 3
1 Qtr
9 Rockets 11 Sonics 8
Sonics Pierce, Perkins, Detlef, Kemp
Rockets Harden, Jones, Harden, Howard, Jones(1)
6 Rockets 19 Sonics 16
Sonics Pierce, Kemp, Scheffler, Payton
Rockets Terry(3) Howard(3) Howard
Look at this Houston offense - they found their legs middle of game 2 and have just kept scoring. Dwight Howard with 7.
3 Rockets 28 Sonics 20
Sonics Cage, Payton
Rockets Ariza(3) Harden, Smith, Harden
1 Q Score Rockets 36 Sonics 20
Sonics
Rockets Howard, Harden, Brewer, Howard
Just stunning - this Houston team that could not buy a bucket explodes for 36 to open game 3 and they are blowing out Seattle.
2 Qtr
9 Rockets 44 Sonics 24
Sonics Perkins, Askew
Rockets Brewer, Smith(3) Beverley(3)
6 Rockets 50 Sonics 32
Sonics Payton, Cage, Askew, Kemp
Rockets Beverley(3) Prigioni(3) Beverley(3)
9 for Beverley to open the quarter and Houston will roll into the next round.
3 Rockets 54 Sonics 38
Sonics Kemp, Kemp, Payton
Rockets Dontas, Dontas
Half Score Rockets 61 Sonics 44
Sonics Kemp, Kemp, Cage
Rockets Terry, Smith(3) Dontas
Seattle with no answers today for McHale's Rockets.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 66 Sonics 52
Sonics Kemp, Askew, Kemp, Askew
Rockets Harden, Beverley(3)
6 Rockets 72 Sonics 62
Sonics Perkins(3) Perkins(1) Detlef, Perkins, Gill
Rockets Jones, Jones, Beverley
Seattle's chipping away; the 20 point deficit cut in half.
3 Rockets 76 Sonics 68
Sonics Cage, Kemp, Detlef
Rockets Ariza, Brewer
3 q Score Rockets 82 Sonics 75
Sonics Kemp, Pierce, Kemp(3)
Rockets Howard, Howard, Beverley
Kemp scores 7 in the back half of the 3rd, Seattle has cut this deficit to 7.
4th Qtr
9 Rockets 86 Sonics 80
Sonics Payton(3) Detlef
Rockets Jones, Harden
6 Rockets 103 Sonics 88
Sonics Payton, Perkins, Kemp, Detlef
Rockets Brewer(3) Terry(3) Harden(3) Harden, Harden (3) Terry(3)
Seattle got it to 4; but the Rockets just bury them in threes, 5 in 3 minutes.
3 Rockets 115 Sonics 95
Sonics Gill, Gill(3) Perkins
Rockets Harden(3) Beverley, Harden(3) Jones
Final Score Rockets 124 Sonics 103
Sonics Perkins, Ford(3) King(3)
Rockets Jones, Canaan(3)
Seattle chipped and chipped and chipped away after the 14th seeded Rockets built the early 20 pt lead - they got as close as 4 - but 42 Rocket 4th quarter points end the series. 27 and 16 for Kemp in the loss.
Harden: 30 pts/12 boards/12 assists - Player of the Game
Howard: 15 pts/8 boards
Jones: 15 pts/6 boards
Terry: 11 pts
Beverley: 15 pts
All Region Team
C Ewing ('95 Knicks-1 PotG)
F Bird ('85 Celtics-2 PotG)
F LeBron ('10 Cavs-1 PotG)
G Harden ('15 Rockets-2 PotG)
G Magic ('90 Lakers-1 PotG)
6. 2007 SW CHAMP DALLAS MAVERICKS v. 11. 2011 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS
Mavs: 67-15, 1st SW Div, 2nd Off/5th Def
Lost Warriors West 1st Rnd 4-2
#85 overall seed
Coach Avery Johnson
Starters
C Erick Dampier 31-Miss St 7.1 PPG 14.9 PER 6.4 WS
F Dirk Nowitzki 28 24.6 27.6 16.3
F Josh Howard 26-Wake 18.9 20 8.8
G Devin Harris 23-Wisc 10.2 16 6.5
G Jason Terry 29-Arizona 16.7 18.9 10.8
Rotation Reserves
C DeSagana Diop 25 2.3 10.6 3.8
F Austin Croshere 31-Providence 3.7 10.9 1.3
F Devean George 29-Augsburg 6.4 9.7 2.1
G Greg Buckner 30-Clemson 4 7.8 2.2
G Jerry Stackhouse 32-UNC 12 16.8 4.1
Leaders Dirk 2nd FT%, 2nd PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 2nd VORP, 5th Off Rtng
Dampier 3rd Off Reb%
Top 5 in both offense and defense, the '07 Mavs are the 6th seeds in the region despite a round one playoff loss. 28 year old Dirk is 1st in WS, 1st in WS/48, 2nd in PER and VORP. 29 year old Jason Terry, who is still starting for the Rockets 8 years later in the series we just played, has double digit WS and 26 year old Josh Howard has a 20 PER
Lakers 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 6th Off/6th Def
d. Hornets West 1st Rnd 4-2
Lost Mavs West Semis 4-0
#172 overall seed
Coach Phil Jackson, Asst Chuck Person, Brian Shaw, GM Mitch Kupchak
Starters
C Pau Gasol 30 18.8 PPG 23.3 PER 14.7 WS
F Lamar Odom 31-R Island 14.4 19.4 10.1
F Metta World Peace 31-St Johns 8.5 11.2 4.4
G Derek Fisher 36-L Rock 6.8 8.9 3.7
G Kobe Bryant 32 25.3 23.9 10.3
Rotation Reserves
C Andrew Bynum 23 11.3 21.1 6.6
F Matt Barnes 30-UCLA 6.7 14.6 3
F Devin Ebanks 21-W Virginia 3.1 19.4 .4
G Stevie Blake 30- Maryland 4 7.5 1.8
G Shannon Brown 25-Mich St 8.7 13.6 3.1
Leaders Kobe 5th PPG, 5th PER, 5th Off +/-, 4th Off Rtng
Gasol 5th Reb, 2nd WS, 3rd WS/48
The '11 Lakers were top 6 in both offense and defense; 30 year old Gasol and 32 year old Kobe both hit 23 PER with double digit WS; 31 year old Lamar Odom has double digit WS and 23 year old Andrew Bynum comes off the bench with 20+ PER
Matchup
C Gasol (Lakers)
F Dirk (Mavs)
F Howard (Mavs)
G Harris (Mavs)
G Kobe (Lakers)
Bench: Push
Game 1
1 Qtr
9 Mavs 11 Lakers 5
Mavs Howard, Harris, Dirk, Harris, Terry(3)
Lakers Odom, Odom(3)
6 Mavs 15 Lakers 9
Mavs Dirk, Terry
Lakers Kobe, Kobe
We're underway - winners to meet the Rockets.
3 Mavs 23 Lakers 18
Mavs Terry, Terry, Dirk, Dampier
Lakers Blake(3) Gasol, Kobe, Kobe
1 Q Score Lakers 30 Mavs 26
Mavs Dirk(3)
Lakers Blake, Kobe, Kobe, Kobe(3) Kobe(3)
Kobe scores 17 in the first quarter.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 40 Mavs 34
Mavs Stackhouse(3) Harris(3) Howard
Lakers Odom(3) Brown(3) Fisher, Bynum
6 Lakers 40 Mavs 37
Mavs Dirk(3)
Lakers
This looks like a fun series.
3 Mavs 44 Lakers 41
Mavs Dampier, Dampier(3) Howard
Lakers Bynum(1)
Half Score Mavs 52 Lakers 51
Mavs Terry, Howard, Stackhouse, Stackhouse
Lakers Kobe, Artest, Kobe, Gasol, Bynum
More evenly matched than the 6/11 seeding would suggest, that's playing out so far.
3 Qtr
9 Mavs 58 Lakers 57
Mavs Harris(3) Stackhouse(3)
Lakers Artest, Kobe, Kobe
6 Mavs 66 Lakers 58
Mavs Dirk, Stackhouse, Dirk, Croshere
Lakers Kobe(1)
Biggest lead of the game for either team.
3 Mavs 68 Lakers 64
Mavs Howard
Lakers Kobe, Odom, Kobe
3 q Score Lakers 76 Mavs 72
Mavs Howard, Dirk
Lakers Gasol, Bynum, Fisher(3) Odom, Gasol(3)
Pau hits from half court at the buzzer. Fun game.
4th Qtr
11:19: LA Gasol layup gives LA their biggest lead.
11:06: DAL: Stackhouse turnaround.
10:05: LA: A minute later, Lamar Odom hits a triple from the wing.
9:38: LA: After a turnover, Kobe scores from the lane. 83-74
9:21: DAL: Jason Terry advanced in the prior series with the Rockets - 8 years younger, he hits a triple from the top.
8:54: DAL: Devin Harris steals the ball and cruises home for the breakaway layup.
8:37: LA: Stevie Blake from the line.
7:55: LA: Dallas misses and Kobe hits a triple from the wing - 9 point game.
7:20: LA: Another miss, Derek Fisher drives and scores.
6:39: LA: Another miss, Kobe scores again, it's 92-79 and that could do it.
3 Lakers 100 Mavs 90
Mavs Howard, Stackhouse, Buckner, Dirk(3) Dirk
Lakers Kobe, Bynum, Artest, Kobe
Final Score Lakers 110 Mavs 98
Mavs Dirk, Ager(3)
Lakers Kobe(3) Caracter, Johnson, Vujacic
Dallas had the lead late in the third - but Kobe Bryant was just too much today.
Bryant: 45 pts/7 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game
Odom: 15 pts/10 boards
Gasol: 11 pts/8 boards
Bynum: 9 pts/14 boards/4 blocks
Dirk: 25 pts/13 boards
Terry: 14 pts/8 assists
Howard: 14 pts/7 boards
Harris: 12 pts/5 assists
Stackhouse: 16 pts
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 7 Mavs 4
Mavs Howard, Dampier
Lakers Gasol, Odom, Kobe(3)
6 Lakers 14 Mavs 14
Mavs Dirk, Howard, Dirk, Howard
Lakers Gasol, Kobe, Odom(1) Odom
Underway - Mavs need the win.
3 Lakers 20 Mavs 18
Mavs Dirk, Howard
Lakers Gasol, Odom, Kobe
1 Q Score Lakers 30 Mavs 25
Mavs Stackhouse, George(3) Stackhouse
Lakers Ebanks(1) Bynum, Barnes, Bynum, Brown(3)
LA keeps the game one momentum going.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 35 Mavs 32
Mavs Croshere, Terry(3) Dampier
Lakers Brown(3), Kobe
6 Mavs 40 Lakers 38
Mavs Dampier, Terry, Dirk
Lakers Kobe(3)
Nice Mavs defense to start the qtr.
3 Mavs 47 Lakers 43
Mavs Howard(3) Dirk, Dirk
Lakers Bynum(1) Kobe, Gasol
Half Score Mavs 63 Lakers 56
Mavs Howard(3) Howard, Howard, Harris, Harris, Dampier(3) Dampier
Lakers Kobe, Artest(3) Odom, Fisher, Bynum, Odom
Josh Howard scores 10 in the last 6, Mavs with their biggest lead.
3 Qtr
9 Mavs 67 Lakers 62
Mavs Dirk, Harris
Lakers Odom, Artest, Gasol
6 Mavs 73 Lakers 68
Mavs Dampier, Dirk, Dirk
Lakers Gasol, Kobe, Blake
Dirk opens the half with 6, Mavs up 5
3 Mavs 82 Lakers 79
Mavs Buckner, Dirk, Dirk, Dirk(3)
Lakers Odom, Blake, Odom, Odom(3) Gasol
3 q Score Mavs 93 Lakers 89
Mavs Harris(3) Howard, Dampier, Howard, Harris
Lakers Gasol, Bynum, Gasol, Kobe, Gasol
13 3rd qtr points for Nowitzki.
4th Qtr
11:47: DAL: Dirk puts back a Terry miss.
11:23: DAL Lakers miss and Josh Howard hits an open 2.
11:11: LA: Bynum down low.
10:19: DAL A minute later, Dirk scores from the wing.
9:59: DAL: Lakers miss and Dirk is there again. 101-91.
6 Mavs 103 Lakers 97
Mavs Dirk
Lakers Odom, Kobe, Bynum
3 Lakers 112 Lakers 107
Mavs Dampier, Howard
Lakers Fisher, Gasol, Gasol(3) Bynum(3) Kobe, Odom(3)
LA goes off - ripping down a bunch of 3s and this game has entirely flipped.
Final Score Lakers 124 Mavs 110
Mavs Terry(3)
Lakers Artest, Odom, Artest, Gasol, Gasol, Kobe
LA outscores Dallas 35-17 in the 4th and they advance. 33/10 for Dirk in the loss.
Gasol: 29 pts/13 boards - Player of the Game
Odom: 27 pts/12 boards
Kobe: 25 pts/8 boards
Bynum: 16 pts/8 boards
All Region Team
C Ewing ('95 Knicks-1 PotG)
F Bird ('85 Celtics-2 PotG)
F LeBron ('10 Cavs-1 PotG)
G Kobe ('11 Lakers-1 PotG)
G Harden ('15 Rockets-2 PotG)
