We started with 272 teams. 128 remain. At the end of these two rounds, played together in a pod, we'll be down to 32. Series here are also best 2 of 3, with games 1 and 3 on the home court of the better seed.
1. 2017 NBA CHAMPION GOLDEN ST WARRIORS v. 8. 2005 DALLAS MAVERICKS
Warriors: 67-15, 1st in Pac Div, 1st Off/2nd Def
d. Blazers West First Rnd 4-0
d. Jazz West Semis 4-0
d. Spurs West Finals 4-0
d. Cavs NBA Finals 4-1
#1 Overall Seed
d. '93 Rockets 2-0 (PotG: Curry, Durant)
Coach: Steve Kerr, Asst Mike Brown
Starters
C JaVale McGee (29 Nevada) 6.1 25.2 3.5 .6
F Draymond Green (26 Mich St) 10.2 16.5 8.2 4.3
F Kevin Durant (28 Texas) 25.1 27.6 12 5.7
G Steph Curry (28 Davidson) 25.3 24.6 12.6 5.9
G Klay Thompson (26 Wash St) 22.3 17.4 7.1 1.9
Rotation Reserves
C Zaza Pachulia (32) 6.1 PPG 16.1 PER 4.7 Win Shares .8 VORP
F David West (36 Xavier) 4.6 16.6 2.6 1
G Andre Iguodala (33 Arizona) 7.6 14.3 6.9 2.3
G Shaun Livingston (31) 5.1 10.1 2.6 -.2
G Ian Clark 25-Belmont 6.8 13.1 2.3 .1
NBA Leaders: Green: 2nd Stls, 1st Stls/Gm, 2nd Def WS, 1st Def +/-, 2nd Def Rtng, 4th Stl %, 5th Trip Doub, 3rd Team All NBA
Curry: 5th Stls, 2nd Team All NBA
Durant: 3rd TS%, 2nd PER, 1st WS/48, 3rd +/-, 2nd Team All NBA
Here's the top overall seed, the NBA Champion Warriors; they went 16-1 in the playoffs and swept the '93 Rockets in Round 1. They made moves here headed into this series, 29 year old Javale McGee into the starting lineup, Zaza coming off the bench; Ian Clark into the rotation and Looney is out. McGee's got 20+ PER as do 28 year old Steph and 28 year old KD, both of whom have double digit WS and over 5 VORP.
Mavs: 58-24, 2nd in SW Div, 4th Off/9th Def
d. Rockets in West First Rnd 4-3
Lost Suns West Semis 4-2
#128 overall seed
d. '08 Pistons (2-1, Dirk 2 PotG)
Coach: Avery Johnson, Asst Rolando Blackman, Del Harris
Starters:
C Erick Dampier (29 Miss St) 9.2 PPG 15.2 PER 4.5 Win Shares .5 VORP
F Dirk Nowitzki (26) 26.1 26.1 15.6 7.1
F Josh Howard (24 Wake Forest) 12.6 15.8 6.4 2
G Jason Terry (27 Arizona) 12.4 18.4 8.5 3.2
G Michael Finley (31 Wisconsin) 15.7 14.3 5.5 1.3
Rotation Reserves:
C Shawn Bradley (32 BYU) 2.7 11 1.9 0
F Keith Van Horn (29 Utah) 12.2 16.9 2.1 .4
F Alan Henderson (32 Indiana) 3.5 12.4 3.1 .2
G Devin Harris (21 Wisconsin) 5.7 14.7 2.7 1.2
G Jerry Stackhouse (30 North Carolina) 14.9 15.9 3.5 .8
Leaders: Nowitzki, 3rd Def Rebounds, 5th Pts, 4th PPG, 5th PER, 2nd Win Shares, 1st Win Shares/48, 4th +/-, 3rd VORP, 1st Team All NBA
Terry 4th Effective FG%,
Finley 1st TO%,
The Mavs are the 8th seed in Region 1; they took out the '08 Pistons in Round 1; 26 year old Dirk was Player of the Game in both Mavs wins; he's the only player in the series to make 1st Team All NBA.
Matchup
C Push
C Push
F Dirk (Mavs)
F KD (Warriors)
G Steph (Warriors)
G Klay (Warriors)
Bench: Warriors
Game 1
1 Qtr
9 Mavs 8 Warriors 6
Warriors Klay, Steph, JaVale
Mavs Howard, Dirk, Dampier, Dirk
6 Mavs 11 Warriors 6
Warriors
Mavs Finley, Dampier(1)
We kick off the Round of 128; winners here move to the Round of 64 where they will immediately face the winners of the next series.
3 Mavs 21 Warriors 16
Warriors KD, KD(3) Klay, KD(3)
Mavs Terry, Terry(3) Stackhouse(3) Dirk
1 q Score Warriors 23 Mavs 22
Warriors Iguodala, West(3) KD
Mavs Henderson(1)
KD scores 10 in the back half of the quarter.
2 Qtr
9 Warriors 27 Mavs 27
Warriors West, Zaza
Mavs Stackhouse, Dampier(1) Dampier
6 Mavs 35 Warriors 31
Warriors JaVale, Steph
Mavs Mavs, Dirk, Stackhouse, Stackhouse
Top overall seeds trailing in game one, remember, game 2 will be in Dallas.
3 Mavs 45 Warriors 42
Warriors West (3) Iguodala(3) Durant(3) Steph
Mavs Howard, Van Horn(3) Finley (3)
Half Score Mavs 53 Warriors 50
Warriors KD, Steph(3) Steph(3)
Mavs Dirk, Stackhouse, Henderson, Harris
Dallas had a 9 point lead - Steph hit back to back 3s in the last 47 seconds.
3 Qtr
9 Mavs 61 Warriors 60
Warriors McGee, KD(3) Klay(3) KD
Mavs Terry, Finley, Dirk, Terry
6 Mavs 69 Warriors 65
Warriors KD(3) West
Mavs Dirk, Terry, Van Horn, Terry
8 for Jason Terry to open the half, Mavs continue to lead.
3 Mavs 73 Warriors 67
Warriors Klay
Mavs Terry, Terry
3 q Score Mavs 75 Warriors 74
Warriors McGee(3) Klay, Zaza
Mavs Finley
We're set up for the great finish. The Round of 128 is underway.
4 Qtr
11:46: GSW: Klay opens with a triple from the wing and the Warriors take the lead.
11:25: GSW: The Mavs miss and it's Klay from the foul line.
11:05: DAL; Finley hits a long 2.
10:25: DAL: Warriors miss, Van Horn hits a triple and Dallas retakes the lead.
9:09: GSW: A minute later, Draymond ties it with a FT.
8:57: DAL; Terry drives and scores.
8:03: GSW: Draymond from the paint.
7:38: GSW: Klay again - a deep, deep 3.
7:30: GSW: Dallas turnover - guess who - it's Klay, 14 footer. 87-82.
7:05: GSW: Another miss turns into a JaVale alley oop.
6:54: DAL: Dampier down low.
6:28: DAL: Warriors miss, Josh Howard scores from 11.
5:55: GSW: Zaza dunk.
5:30: GSW: Dallas turnover leads to a Curry layup. 7 point Warrior game.
5:08: GSW: Steph steals the ball, Zaza laup makes it a 9 point game and that might be that.
3 Warriors 103 Mavs 96
Warriors Steph, Durant (3) Steph(3)
Mavs Stackhouse, Dirk, Howard, Terry, Howard
Fin Score Warriors 118 Mavs 108
Warriors Green(1) Curry(1) Klay (3) McGee, Steph, Steph, KD, KD
Mavs Terry, Terry, Dirk, Dampier, Dirk, Dirk
44 for the Warriors in the 4th and they leave Dallas in the dust.
KD: 30 pts/9 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Steph: 24 pts/7 assists
Klay: 24 pts/6 boards
McGee: 13 pts/9 boards
Draymond: 4 pts/15 boards/7 assists
West: 10 pts
Zaza: 8 pts/12 boards
Dirk: 22 pts/12 boards
Terry: 25 pts
Dampier: 10 pts/10 boards
Howard: 12 pts/7 boards
Finley: 11 pts
Stackhouse: 13 pts
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Mavs 9 Warriors 6
Mavs Dirk, Dirk(3) Dirk, Dampier
Warriors KD, KD, Draymond
6 Mavs 19 Warriors 17
Mavs Howard, Dirk, Terry, Howard, Terry
Warriors Steph, Steph (3) Klay, McGee, McGee
Dirk opens game 2 in Dallas with 9.
3 Warriors 27 Mavs 23
Mavs Stackhouse, Bradley
Warriors Zaza, Curry(3) Curry, Zaza(3)
1 q Score Warriors 35 Mavs 35
Mavs Terry, Van Horn, Harris, Dirk, Stackhouse, Henderson
Warriors KD, Steph, Iguodala, West
Plenty of offense here in game 2; Warriors looking to advance to the Round of 64.
2 Qtr
9 Mavs 39 Warriors 39
Mavs Dirk, Howard
Warriors West, McGee
6 Mavs 44 Warriors 43
Mavs Dirk, Finley, Dampier(1)
Warriors Livingston, Klay
Dallas again playing the top overall seeds very tight.
3 Mavs 50 Warriors 50
Mavs Howard, Finley, Terry
Warriors McGee, McGee, Steph(3)
Half Score Warriors 58 Mavs 56
Mavs Van Horn, Van Horn, Dirk
Warriors McGee, Iguodala, Durant, Durant
A half dozen for JaVale McGee to close the half.
3 Qtr
9 Warriors 66 Mavs 62
Mavs Howard, Howard, Howard
Warriors KD(3) Zaza, Draymond, Steph
6 Warriors 73 Mavs 68
Mavs Howard, Terry, Finley
Warriors Klay, KD(3) West
Josh Howard with 8 to open the half, but the Warriors take the lead.
3 Warriors 82 Mavs 77
Mavs Finley(3) Finley, Howard, Dampier
Warriors Steph, Klay(3) Klay. KD
3 q Score Warriors 89 Mavs 81
Mavs Stackhouse, Dirk
Warriors McGee(3) Draymond, Iguodala
Biggest Warrior lead of the day.
4 Qtr
9 Warriors 100 Mavs 92
Mavs Dampier, Harris, Howard, Stackhouse(3) Dirk
Warriors Klay(3) McGee, Steph, Zaza, KD
6 Warriors 110 Mavs 92
Mavs
Warriors Dray, Klay(3) KD(3) Dray
Say goodnight. 3 triples and a defensive shutdown; the Warriors advance to the round of 64.
3 Warriors 116 Mavs 102
Mavs Dampier(3) Dampier, Dampier, Harris, Daniels
Warriors Klay(3) Klay(3)
Fin Score Warriors 122 Mavs 111
Mavs Mbenga, Daniels(1) Finley(3) Finley(3)
Warriors Dray, Steph, Barnes
The first team to advance to the Round of 64 is the top overall seed - the 2017 Warriors.
Steph: 23 pts/10 assists/5 boards-Player of the Game
Durant: 23 pts/9 boards/6 assists
Klay: 23 pts/5 boards
Draymond: 11 pts/10 boards/10 assists
McGee: 17 pts/6 boards
4. 1980 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 5. 2015 LA CLIPPERS
Lakers: 60-22, 1st in Pac Div, 1st in Offense, 9th in Defense
d. Suns West Semis 4-1
d. Sonics West Finals 4-1
d. Sixers NBA Finals 4-2
#64 overall seed
d. Nationals (2-1, Kareem 2 PotG)
Coach: Paul Westhead, Asst Pat Riley
Starters
C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32 UCLA) 24.8 PPG 25.3 PER 14.8 Win Shares 7.3 VORP
F Spencer Haywood (30 Detroit Mercy) 9.7 13.9 3.1 -.1
F Jamal Wilkes (26 UCLA) 20 17.6 10 2.6
G Magic Johnson (20 Mich St) 18 20.6 10.5 4.8
G Norm Nixon (24 Duquense) 17.6 14.9 6.7 1.1
Rotation Reserves
C Jim Chones (30 Marquette) 10.6 11.3 3.5 -.2
F Mark Landsberger (24 Ariz St) 7 17 1 0
F Don Ford (27 UC Santa Barbara) 3 8.3 .9 -.1
G Brad Holland (23 UCLA) 2.8 14.3 .3 0
G Michael Cooper (23 N Mexico) 8.8 12.5 4 .9
Leaders: Abdul-Jabbar (5th Def Rebounds, 1st Blocks, 1st Blocks/game, 3rd Block %, 1st Win Shares, 1st Win Shares/48, 1st VORP) 1st Team All NBA
Johnson (1st Triple Doubles)
It's 20 year old Magic's rookie season; he and 32 year old Kareem have PERs over 20, he, 26 year old Wilkes and Kareem all have double digit Win Shares. Kareem's 1st Team All NBA for the World Champion Lakers.
Clippers: 56-26, 2nd in Pac Div, 1st in Off, 15th in Def.
d. Spurs West First Rnd 4-3
Lost Rockets West Semis 4-3
#65 overall seed
d. '92 Suns (2-0, Griffin 2 PotG)
Coach: Doc Rivers
Starters:
C DeAndre Jordan (26 Texas A&M) 11.5 PPG 21 PER 12.8 Win Shares 3.5 VORP
F Blake Griffin (25 Oklahoma) 21.9 22.8 9 3.6
F Matt Barnes (34 UCLA) 10.1 11.3 4.3 1
G Chris Paul (29 Wake Forest) 19.1 26 16.1 7.2
G JJ Redick (30 Duke) 16.4 16.2 6.7 2
Rotation Reserves
C Spencer Hawes (26 Washington) 5.8 9.8 1.2 -.1
F Big Baby Davis (29 LSU) 4 10.8 1.4 -.3
F Hedu Turkoglu (35) 3.7 10.5 1.2 .3
G Austin Rivers (22 Duke) 7.1 10.6 .8 -.1
G Jamal Crawford (34 Michigan) 15.8 16.6 3.6 1.2
Leaders: Jordan 1st in Rebounds, 1st in FG%, 1st in Rebounds/Gm, 3rd in Blocks 4th Blocks/Gm, 1st Effective FG%, 1st Rebound %, 4th Block %, 1st Def Win Shares. 3rd Team All NBA
Paul 1st in Assists, 1st in Steals, Assists/Gm, 5th Steals/GM, , 1st Asst %, 1st Off Win Shares, 2nd Team All NBA
Griffin 3rd Team All NBA
29 year old CP3 leads the league in offensive Win Shares, 26 year old Jordan in defensive Win Shares and when you add 25 year old Griffin, who was Player of the Game in both games of the Clippers sweep of the '92 Suns, that's a strong trio.
Matchup:
C Kareem (Lakers)
F Blake (Clips)
F Wilkes (Lakers)
G Paul (Clips)
G Push
Bench: Lakers
Game 1
1 Qtr
9 Clips 5 Lakers 2
Lakers Wilkes
Clippers Paul(3) Griffin
6 Clips 13 Lakers 6
Lakers Nixon, Wilkes
Clips Redick (3) Paul (3) Paul
Battle of LA - it's CP3 who gets off first with 8.
3 Clips 19 Lakers 16
Lakers Magic, Magic, Wilkes, Landsberger, Magic
Clips Griffin, Paul, Davis
1 q Score Clips 27 Lakers 21
Lakers Chones, Chones(3)
Clips Paul, Turkoglu(3) Turkoglu(3)
Triples. 35 years distance between the Lakers and Clips and the Clips are bringing the triples.
2 Qtr
9 Clips 29 Lakers 25
Lakers Wilkes, Haywood
Clips Davis
6 Clips 33 Lakers 32
Lakers Haywood, Nixon, Cooper, Ford(1)
Clips Redick, Paul
Strong defensive effort for the Lakers to open the 2nd.
3 Lakers 42 Clips 37
Lakers Ford, Magic(3) Kareem(3) Cooper
Clips Crawford(3) Paul(1)
Half Score Lakers 46 Clips 44
Lakers Wilkes, Kareem
Clips Jordan, Paul, Crawford(3)
Alright - we are tight through the first half, winner of this series moves on to face the Warriors immediately.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 54 Clips 49
Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes, Cooper, Haywood
Clips Redick(3) Hawes
6 Lakers 60 Clips 55
Lakers Wilkes, Landsberger, Nixon
Clips Rivers, Jordan, Griffin
Silk Wilkes with a half dozen to open the quarter.
3 Clips 64 Lakers 62
Lakers Magic
Clips Paul, Griffin, Crawford(3) Griffin
3 q Score Clips 70 Lakers 66
Lakers Kareem, Nixon
Clips Griffin, Jordan, Jordan
Blake Griffin with a half dozen to close and its the Clips with the lead.
4 Qtr
11:46: LAL: Who gets the ball? Kareem gets the ball. Scores in the paint.
10:44: LAL: A minute later Magic drives and scores. Tied.
10:09: LAL: Clips can't find the basket, Landsberger dunk.
9:14: LAL: Still nothing for the Clips - Kareem soft touch. 74-70
8:39: LAC: DeAndre goes baseline, nasty dunk.
7:34: LAC: Lakers miss, Turkoglu hits a corner 3.
7:08: LAC: Lakers miss, CP3 from downtown, Clips by 4.
6:56: LAL: Magic from the paint.
6:44: LAC: Pullup J from CP3.
6:11: LAL: Magic gets a putback on a Nixon miss.
5:46: LAL: Clips miss a triple, Haywood gets a putback on a Chones miss and we are tied.
5:11: LAL: Clips miss, Michael Cooper drills a 2 from the FT line.
5:02: LAC: Redick hits a long 2. Tied.
4:27: LAC: Lakers miss - Austin Rivers J from the wing.
3:58: LAL: The Clips dominant from deep - but it's Wilkes with the corner 3 to give the Lakers the lead.
3:21: LAC: DeAndre down low.
2:27: LAC: A minute later Chris Paul drives and scores. 88-85.
2:10: LAL: Nixon from the wing.
1:46: LAL: Magic steals the ball - coasts home for the layup - Lakers by 1.
:050: LAL: Big Laker stop - and they go to the Captain, Kareem with the sky hook.
The Clips get 3 shots - 3 shots at the game tying 3. And miss them all.
Fin Score: Lakers 91 Clippers 88
The Clips can only find 18 in the 4th and go down a game.
Magic: 19 pts/10 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Wilkes: 19 pts/5 boards
Kareem: 13 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Nixon: 10 pts/7 assists
Haywood: 8 pts/14 boards
Paul: 26 pts/8 assists/4 steals
Jordan: 12 pts/12 boards/4 blocks
Griffin: 12 pts/8 boards
Redick: 10 pts
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Clips 5 Lakers 4
Clips Griffin(1) Jordan, Griffin
Lakers Magic, Kareem
6 Clips 8 Lakers 8
Clips Redick(3)
Lakers Wilkes, Kareem
Stout defense was the story in game one and it continues here.
3 Lakers 18 Clips 15
Clips Turkoglu(3) Griffin, Jordan
Lakers Wilkes, Nixon, Magic, Kareem, Kareem
1 q Score Lakers 22 Clips 22
Clips Crawford(3) Redick Rivers
Lakers Landsberger(1) Chones(3)
Clips look to force game 3.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 32 Clips 25
Clips Crawford(3)
Lakers Chones, Landsberger, Kareem, Cooper, Magic
6 Lakers 40 Clips 34
Clips Crawford(3) Paul, Paul, Crawford
Lakers Ford, Ford, Ford, Chones
Lakers have their biggest lead of the series, Don Ford hit 3 straight buckets.
3 Clips 44 Lakers 42
Clips Griffin(3) Griffin, Paul(3) Griffin
Lakers Magic
Half Score Lakers 51 Clips 51
Clips Crawford, Jordan, Paul, Davis(1)
Lakers Wilkes(1) Wilkes, Magic, Kareem, Cooper
Nice sprint to close the half and we are deadlocked.
3 Qtr
9 Clips 65 Lakers 64
Clips Turkoglu, Redick, Turkoglu(3) Davis, Paul, Paul(3)
Lakers Nixon, Landsberger, Kareem, Magic, Magic, Magic(3)
6 Clips 73 Lakers 68
Clips Barnes(3) Jordan, Jordan(3)
Lakers Nixon, Cooper
4 Clipper 3s to open the half and they go up 5.
3 Clips 77 Lakers 72
Clips Jordan, Griffin
Lakers Kareem, Magic
3 q Score Clips 80 Lakers 78
Clips Hawes(1) Griffin
Lakers Cooper, Kareem, Kareem
We are set for the last 12; Clips trying to force game 3.
4 Qtr
11:19: LAC: Jordan dunk.
11:12: LAL: Magic bank.
11:01 LAC: Blake drives and scores.
10:20: LAL: Cooper from the wing.
9:46: LAC: Blake baseline for the monster jam.
9:32: LAL: Haywood 1 FT
9:22: LAC: Blake putback on a missed 3.
9:01: LAC: Biggest lead of the day, Redick line drive J.
6 Clips 94 Lakers 92
Clips Jordan, Griffin
Lakers Haywood, Magic, Cooper, Magic, Haywood(1)
5:58: LAC: Crawford hits a corner 3.
4:13: LAL: Haywood from the paint.
4:05: LAC: Pull up for Paul
3:15: LAC: Lakers dont' score and Big Baby Davis gets a putback. 7 point game.
3:07: LAL: Wilkes, long 2.
2:03: LAL: A minute later Haywood hits a FT.
1:37: LAL: Wilkes again, from the wing. 2 point game.
1:30: LAC: Redick from the FT line.
1:15: LAL: Jamaal Wilkes wants the rock - fills it from midrange.
1:05: LAC: Lakers put Barnes on the line, he hits 1.
:49: LAL: Jamaal Wiles again - 14 footer. 1 point Clipper lead.
:37: LAC: Redick - super clutch from 9 feet.
:20: LAC: That should do it - Clips get the turnover, Blake layup, 5 point game.
FT for Blake and Paul end it.
Fin Score: Clippers 112 Lakers 103
The Clips score 8 in the last 37 seconds and we will go to the showdown.
Jordan: 17 pts/26 boards - Player of the Game
Griffin: 28 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Paul: 18 pts/17 assists/7 boards
Redick: 13 pts
Crawford: 16 pts
Kareem: 20 pts/10 boards
Magic: 25 pts/8 boards
Wilkes: 15 pts/11 boards/6 assists
Cooper: 12 pts
Game 3
1 Qtr
9 Clips 10 Lakers 2
Lakers Nixon
Clips Griffin(1) Paul, Redick(3) Paul, Jordan
6 Clips 17 Lakers 10
Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Magic, Wilkes
Clips Barnes(3) Barnes, Paul
Clips with a hot start to game 3.
3 Clips 20 Lakers 16
Lakers Magic, Magic, Magic
Clips Paul(3)
1 q Score Clips 22 Lakers 20
Lakers Landsberger, Ford
Clips Turkoglu
Lakers defense stiffens and we are tight.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 28 Clips 24
Lakers Wilkes, Holland, Cooper, Haywood
Clips Davis
6 Lakers 35 Clips 35
Lakers Kareem, Haywood(3) Magic
Clips Griffin, Crawford(3) Paul(3) Hawes(3)
Clips hit 3 triples in the last minute to tie this score.
3 Lakers 46 Clips 44
Lakers Kareem, Wilkes(1) Nixon, Landsberger, Cooper, Landsberger
Clips Barnes, Paul, Griffin, Turkoglu(3)
Half Score Lakers 52 Clips 46
Lakers Nixon, Wilkes, Nixon
Clips Jordan
24 minutes of basketball left - winner heads to the Round of 64
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 56 Clips 52
Lakers Landsberger, Haywood
Clips Paul, Barnes, Rivers
6 Lakers 58 Clips 58
Lakers Kareem
Clips Griffin, Crawford, Jordan
We got one here; all knotted at 58.
3 Lakers 64 Clips 64
Lakers Haywood, Haywood, Cooper
Clips Paul, Griffin, Griffin
3 q Score Lakers 75 Clips 71
Lakers Kareem, Nixon, Kareem(3) Cooper, Haywood
Clips Crawford(3) Crawford
A half dozen Spencer Haywood points and the Lakers take the lead. 12 minutes left, winner to the round of 64.
4 Qtr
11:51: LAC: Austin Rivers opens the 4th with a floater from the wing.
11:04: LAL: Magic from the low post.
10:49: LAC: JJ Redick drives home a long 2.
9:32: LAC: A minute later, DeAndre goes down low to tie this game.
9:15: LAL: The Captain. Kareem gets the dunk and the foul. 80-77.
9:01: LAC: Redick corner 3 to tie it.
8:48: LAL: Norn Nixon from the wing.
8:41: LAC: Matt Barnes corner 3 gives the Clips the lead.
8:00: LAC: Lakers don't score - but Jordan does. 3 pt Clip lead.
7:43: LAL: Jamaal Wilkes in traffic.
7:00: LAC: Backdoor cut by Redick to the goal.
6:51: LAL: Pull up J by Magic. 87-86 Clips.
6:39: LAC: Is the 3 ball going to be the difference? Blake bombs one to make it a 4 point game.
6:20: LAL: The Captain. Sky Hook.
5:59: LAL: Haywood stuffs DeAndre at the goal - Jamaal Wilkes layup ties it.
4:47: LAL: A minute later it's Kareem from short range.
3:48: LAC: A minute later it's Blake, off glass. 92-92
3:34: LAL: We are getting right down to it. Norm Nixon in traffic.
3:09: LAL: Big spot - offensive foul on Blake, he's got 5 - headed back the other way, Nixon hits a corner 3 and the Lakers go up 5.
2:05: LAC: A minute later, Redick hits a deep 3.
1:51: LAL: Wilkes goes off glass.
1:34: LAC: Another huge Clipper 3 - this one from Chris Paul, Lakers lead is 1.
1:18: LAL: So clutch - it's Silk from 17.
:33: LAL: The Clips dont score - and Wilkes does, he has the last 6 Laker points.
:26: LAC: Blake a quick 2.
:17: LAL: 2 Wilkes FT. 105-100
Haywood hits a couple FT. It's the Lakers.
Fin Score: Lakers 107 Clippers 100
Hard fought 3 games in Los Angeles - the Lakers outlasting the Clippers and they will face the Warriors - right now - to advance to the Final 32. 18 more rebounds for DeAndre in the loss.
Kareem: 22 pts/17 boards/5 assists/5 blocks-Player of the Game
Nixon: 17 pts/9 assists/5 boards
Magic: 14 pts/8 assists
Wilkes: 19 pts
Haywood: 15 pts/9 boards
Landsberger: 8 pts/13 boards
1. 2017 NBA CHAMP GOLDEN ST WARRIORS v. 4. 1980 NBA CHAMP LA LAKERS
Matchup:
C Kareem (Lakers)
F Draymond (Warriors)
F Durant (Warriors)
G Steph (Warriors)
G Klay (Warriors)
Bench: Warriors
Game 1
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 10 Warriors 6
Warriors McGee, McGee, Draymond
Lakers Nixon, Magic, Kareem, Nixon, Nixon
6 Lakers 19 Warriors 11
Warriors Durant(3) McGee
Lakers Nixon, Nixon, Wilkes, Haywood
Seeding holds in Region 1, top seeded Warriors and 4th seeded Lakers battling for the spot in the Round of 32. The Warriors have yet to lose in the tournament.
3 Lakers 25 Warriors 15
Warriors Steph, Klay
Lakers Kareem, Wilkes, Magic
1 q Score Lakers 33 Warriors 21
Warriors Durant, Curry, McGee
Lakers Wilkes, Haywood, Haywood, Haywood
Norm Nixon busts out with 10 in the first quarter and it's the Lakers who are all over GSW.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 37 Warriors 27
Warriors West, Iguodala, Clark
Lakers Landsberger, Cooper
6 Lakers 42 Warriors 35
Warriors Durant, McGee, Steph, Zaza
Lakers Holland, Landsberger(1) Magic
Lakers defending the perimeter, daring the Warriors to go inside, Dubs with just 1 3 pointer.
3 Lakers 52 Warriors 45
Warriors Durant(3) West(3) McGee, Livingston
Lakers Magic, Haywood(1) Cooper, Magic(3) Landsberger
Half Score Lakers 57 Warriors 52
Warriors Livingston(3) Draymond(1) Dray(3)
Lakers Haywood, Wilkes(3)
Golden St busts out triples to end the half. Lakers still lead. Winner to the Region 1 Final.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 63 Warriors 57
Warriors Steph, Steph, Iguodala(1)
Lakers Landsberger, Landsberger, Landsberger
6 Lakers 71 Warriors 61
Warriors Steph, McGee
Lakers Magic, Cooper, Wilkes, Landsberger
Mark Landsberger showing that Lakers size, 8 to open the third.
3 Lakers 76 Warrors 68
Warriors Durant,Steph, McGee(3)
Lakers Wilkes, Cooper(1) Kareem
3 q Score Lakers 81 Warriors 79
Warriors Steph(3) West, Steph(3) Durant(3)
Lakers Kareem(1) Cooper(1) Wilkes, Haywood(1)
Curry with 8 to end the third and we've got a finish coming in game one.
4 Qtr
11:52: LAL: Lakers use that size advantage, Haywood goes down low.
11:32: GSW: Steph hits a deep 3.
11:18: LAL: Nixon from the paint.
10:53: LAL: Warriors turnover - Landsberger dunk.
10:41: GSW: Klay triples from the wing. 87-85
10:30: LAL: Nixon again, in traffic.
10:16: LAL: Another turnover, Landsberger from the post.
9:27: GSW: Draymond from the FT line.
9:03: GSW: Lakers empty, hard, hard foul, Chones drilling Durant, he hits 1.
8:31: LAL: Haywood drills a 9 footer.
7:56: LAL: Warriors miss, Kareem sky hook makes this a 7 pt game.
7:29: LAL: Another GSW miss leads to a Wilkes goal. 97-88
6:40: GSW: Klay, triple.
6:11: GSW: Lakers miss. Iguodala corner 3.
5:39: LAL: Nixon fadeaway. 99-94
4:56: GSW: Curry drives and scores.
4:16: LAL: Wilkes pull up.
3:59: GSW: Livingston floater.
3:48: LAL: Magic drills a 12 footer. 103-98
3:12: LAL: The Dubs don't score - Wilkes again. 7 pt game.
2:55: GSW: McGee dunk.
2:46: LAL: Haywood 2 FT
2:09: LAL: It might be done - Warriors turnover, Magic layup, it is a 9 point game.
1:49: GSW: Javale dunk.
1:42: LAL: Nixon floater.
:56: LAL; The Warriors miss a 3, they put Magic on the line, he hits 1
:51: GSW: Curry 3. 7 point game.
:50: LA: Again, Magic. hits both.
:41: GSW: Javale, putback.
:37: LAL: Magic hits both.
Fin Score: Lakers 116 Warriors 107
Golden St tastes defeat for the first time in the tournament. Klay held to single digits.
Magic: 22 pts/16 boards/8 assists-Player of the Game
Wilkes: 21 pts/5 boards
Haywood: 19 pts/11 boards
Nixon: 18 pts/9 assists
Landsberger: 17 pts/10 boards
Kareem: 9 pts/12 boards/6 assists/5 blocks
McGee: 23 pts/12 boards/4 blocks
Curry: 28 pts/9 assists/5 boards
Durant: 16 pts/8 assists
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Warriors 14 Lakers 6
Lakers Kareem, Wilkes, Magic
Warriors Durant(3) Steph(3) Steph(3) Draymond, Steph(3)
6 Warriors 20 Lakers 12
Lakers Nixon, Nixon, Nixon
Warriors McGee(1) Durant(3) McGee
Well, this is a different story. The series shifts to LA - Warriors a game from elimination and they come out bombing away.
3 Warriors 30 Lakers 22
Lakers Landsberger, Kareem, Wilkes, Chones, Kareem
Warriors Klay, Klay, Steph(3) Steph(3)
1 q Score Warriors 30 Lakers 26
Lakers Wilkes, Cooper
Warriors
The Lakers withstand that Warriors start, Curry has a dozen.
2 Qtr
9 Warriors 34 Lakers 33
Lakers Cooper, Landsberger(3) Kareem
Warriors McGee, McGee
6 Warriors 41 Lakers 37
Lakers Cooper, Landsberger
Warriors McGee, Draymond, Iguodala(3)
Javale with a half dozen to open the quarter.
3 Warriors 50 Lakers 39
Lakers Kareem
Warriors Klay(3) Steph(3) Iguodala(3)
Half Score Warriors 56 Lakers 48
Lakers Haywood, Haywood, Wilkes(3) Nixon
Warriors Steph, Iguodala, McGee
3 triples for the Warriors and an 8 pt halftime lead here in the Region 1 Semi-Final
3 Qtr
9 Warriors 66 Lakers 58
Lakers Wilkes, Kareem, Magic, Wilkes, Wilkes
Warriors Steph(3) McGee, McGee, Iguodala, Klay(3)
6 Warriors 71 Lakers 66
Lakers Cooper(1) Haywood, Wilkes, Wilkes
Warriors McGee(1) Steph, Durant
The Lakers not going away - the former Warrior Wilkes with ten to open the half.
3 Warriors 82 Lakers 72
Lakers Magic, Wilkes, Chones
Warriors Steph, Steph(3) Zaza(1) Klay, Klay(3)
3 q Score Warriors 97 Lakers 84
Lakers Chones, Chones, Cooper, Kareem, Kareem, Haywood
Warriors Durant, Durant, Dray(3) Durant, Klay(3) Klay(3)
The Golden St triples just too much.
4 Qtr
9 Warriors 106 Lakers 94
Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes, Wilkes, Kareem, Haywood
Warriors McGee, Zaza, Steph(3)
6 Warriors 110 Lakers 100
Lakers Chones, Cooper, Chones
Warriors Steph, Zaza
The Lakers really giving Golden St all it has - but the triples.
3 Warriors 123 Lakers 106
Lakers Nixon, Haywood(3) Cooper(1)
Warriors Livingston, Zaza, Zaza, McGee, Iguodala(3) Jones
Fin Score Warriors 125 Lakers 112
Lakers Cooper, Byrnes, Boone
Warriors Looney
Road teams take games 1 and 2 of the Region 1 Semi. Showdown coming.
Steph: 35 pts/7 assists/5 boards-Player of the Game
Klay: 23 pts/7 assists
McGee: 18 pts/4 blocks
Durant: 14 pts/6 assists/5 blocks
Iguodala: 13 pts
Wilkes: 27 pts/6 boards
Kareem: 18 pts/12 boards/6 assists
Haywood: 13 pts
Nixon: 10 pts
Magic: 6 pts/14 assists/6 boards
Cooper: 15 pts/6 boards
Chones: 12 pts/6 boards
Game 3
1 Qtr
9 Warriors 12 Lakers 11
Warriors Steph(3) McGee, Klay(3) Klay, Durant
Lakers Haywood(3) Wilkes, Wilkes, Kareem, Kareem
6 Lakers 19 Warriors 15
Warriors Steph(3)
Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes, Haywood, Kareem
Region 1 Semi-Final 1, Game 3 is underway from Oracle. Winner moves to the Final 32.
3 Lakers 27 Warriors 22
Warriors McGee, Klay(3) Steph
Lakers Magic, Wilkes, Kareem, Haywood
1 q Score Lakers 29 Warriors 26
Warriors Steph, Zaza
Lakers Landsberger
10 for Jamaal Wilkes as he continues to torment his orginal club.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 33 Warriors 32
Warriors Steph, Iguodala, KD
Lakers Nixon, Cooper
6 Warriors 36 Lakers 33
Warriors McGee, McGee
Lakers
Dubs defense tightens to give GSW their first lead.
3 Warriors 42 Lakers 35
Warriors Klay, West, McGee
Lakers Nixon
Half Score Warriors 50 Lakers 43
Warriors KD(3) McGee, Steph(3)
Lakers Wilkes, Haywood, Landsberger, Magic
Warriors had the 2nd best defense in 2017 and that shows itself in the second quarter.
3 Qtr
9 Warriors 53 Lakers 46
Warriors Steph, KD(1)
Lakers Nixon, Landsberger(1)
6 Warriors 56 Lakers 54
Warriors Steph(3)
Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Landsberger, Landsberger
Lakers going inside, over and over and they cut the deficit to 2. Kevin Durant has yet to get going in the series, does he look to take over down the stretch?
3 Lakers 62 Warriors 60
Warriors Clark, McGee
Lakers Haywood, Kareem, Magic, Nixon
3 q Score Lakers 70 Warriors 64
Warriors Livingston, Klay
Lakers Nixon, Cooper, Holland, Cooper
Defense really takes over in the third, the Lakers slowing the game down, looking inside - and with 12 minutes left, LA has the lead.
4 Qtr
11:49: LA: Nixon in traffic makes it an 8 pt game.
11:34: GSW: Klay - deep, deep 3.
11:08: GSW: Lakers miss leads to a Durant dunk.
10:47: LA: Wilkes, hes been the Laker go to throughout the series and he scores here.
10:34 GSW: Klay misses a 3 - but Zaza is there with the follow.
10:12: GSW: Steph steals the ball and cruises home. Lakers by 1.
9:38: LAL: Magic drives and scores.
9:29: GSW: Steph goes baseline.
9:18: LAL: Corner 3 from Michael Cooper. 79-75
8:24: LAL: Nearly a minute later Landsberger scores from the post. 6 point game.
8:17: GSW: Zaza in the paint.
7:41: LAL: Magic off glass.
7:15: GSW: Steph hits a 2 from the top.
7:02: LAL: Kareem draws a double team - finds an open Hawyood for the dunk.
6:24: LA: Warriors miss, Kareem down low.
6:09: LAL: Warriors miss, Haywood down low - and look out, its a 9 point Laker lead.
3 Lakers 97 Warriors 88
Warriors Klay, Steph, KD, Draymond
Lakers Haywood. Nixon, Magic, Nixon
Fin Score Lakers 101 Warriors 94
Warriors Zaza, Steph, Zaza
Lakers Kareem, Wilkes(1) Kareem(1)
The top overal seeds are gone - it's the Lakers who advance into the Region 1 Final and this tournament is now in chaos. 31 for Steph in the defeat.
Kareem: 19 pts/19 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game
Haywood: 17 pts/13 boards
Wilkes: 15 pts/7 boards
Magic: 12 pts/9 assists
Nixon: 16 pts/6 assists
Landsberger: 11 pts/12 boards
All Region Team:
C Kareem ('80 Lakers-4 PotG)
F Durant ('17 Warriors-2 PotG)
F Dirk ('05 Mavs-2 PotG)
G Steph ('17 Warriors-3 PotG)
G Magic ('80 Lakers-2 PotG)
