8. 1993 ATL DIV CHAMP NY KNICKS v. 16. 1980 MW DIV CHAMP MIL BUCKS
Knicks: 60-22, 1st Atl Div, 22nd Off/1st Def
d. Pacers East 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Hornets East Semis 4-1
Lost Bulls East Finals 4-2
#118 overall seed
d. '08 Spurs (2-0 Ewing 2)
Coach: Pat Riley, Asst Jeff Van Gundy
Starters
C Patrick Ewing 30- Georgetown 24.2 PPG 20.8 PER 10.6 WS 4 VORP
F Anthony Mason 26-Tenn St 10.3 12.9 7.4 1.6
F Charles Smith 27-Pitt 12.4 14.9 6.6 1.8
G Doc Rivers 31-Marquette 7.8 14.6 6.5 2.4
G John Starks 27-Ok St 17.5 16.3 7.5 3
Rotation Reserves
C Herb Williams 34-Ohio St 2.9 10.1 1.1 .1
F Charles Oakley 29-Virginia Union 6.9 12.6 7.3 1.5
F Tony Campbell 30-Ohio St 7.7 11.6 2.5 .2
G Greg Anthony 25-UNLV 6.6 13.7 4.6 2
G Rolando Blackman 33-Kansas St 9.7 10.6 2.9 .5
Leaders Ewing 1st Def Reb, 1st Def WS, 1st Def Rtng, 2nd Def Reb%, 2nd Team All NBA
Rivers 2nd Def +/- 4th Def Rtng
Anthony 4th Def +/- 5th Def Rtng
Oakley 3rd Def Rtng, 2nd Off Reb%
The best defensive team in '93 is Riley's Knicks; 30 year old Ewing is over 20 PER with double digit WS. The Knicks aren't in the Rnd of 32.
Bucks: 49-33, 1st in MW Div, 5th Off/8th Def
lost West Semis Sonics 4-3
#246 overall seed
d. '90 Bulls
d. '72 Lakers (2-1 Johnson/Bridgeman PotG)
Coach: Don Nelson
Starters:
C Bob Lanier 31-St Bonaventure 15.7 PPG 20.5 PER 3.2 WS 1.2
F Marques Johnson 23-UCLA 21.7 22 11.5 4.8 VORP
F Junior Bridgeman 26-Louisville 17.6 17.1 6.1 1.4
G Quinn Buckner 25-Indiana 10.7 16.5 4.4 1.6
G Brian Winters 27-South Carolina 16.2 14.8 6.2 1.4
Reserve Rotation:
C Harvey Catchings 28-Hardin Simmons 3.2 10.9 2.6 .7
F Pat Cummings 23-Cincinnati 6.6 15.3 2.5 .1
F Kent Benson 25-Indiana 8.8 13.3 2.9 .9
G Sidney Moncrief 22-Arkansas 8.5 15.9 4.9 1.4
G Dave Meyers 26-UCLA 12.1 13.3 3.9 .7
Leaders: Johnson: 5th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 2nd Team All NBA
Buckner: 3rd Asst%, 4th St%
Limited leader board for the Bucks, led by the old Celtic, Don Nelson - but the team is deep as hell, albeit with a ton of frontcourt bench players. 23 year old Johnson and 31 year old Lanier are over 20 PER, Johnson's got double digit WS. This is an outstanding bench game.
Matchup:
C Ewing (Knicks)
F Johnson (Bucks)
F Bridgeman (Bucks)
G Push
G Starks (Knicks)
Bench: Knicks
Gm1
1Qtr
9 Bucks 10 Knicks 6
Knicks Mason, Mason, Starks
Bucks Johnson, Johnson, Bridgeman, Buckner. Johnson
6 Bucks 15 Knicks 10
Knicks Mason(3) Mason(1)
Bucks Lanier, Moncrief(3)
Region 11 is underway.
3 Bucks 28 Knicks 21
Knicks Mason, Smith, Mason(3) Ewing, Campbell
Bucks Bridgeman, Moncrief, Johnson, Winters, Moncrief, Bridgeman, Johnson(1)
1Score Bucks 36 Knicks 30
Knicks Oakley(3) Ewing, Ewing, Anthony
Bucks Moncrief, Johnson, Lanier, Cummings(1)
Ton of offense, which can't be the Knicks plan in this one. 11 for Marques Johnson
2Qtr
9 Bucks 44 Knicks 34
Knicks Blackman, Oakley
Bucks Winters, Moncrief, Cummings, Buckner
6 Bucks 48 Knicks 46
Knicks Mason, Starks, Starks(3) Rivers(3) Oakley
Bucks Lanier, Johnson(1) Buckner
It's the Knicks with a couple of triples to close the gap.
3 Bucks 56 Knicks 48
Knicks Blackman
Bucks Buckner, Lanier, Lanier, Buckner
HScore Bucks 61 Knicks 57
Knicks Mason, Starks (3) Smith, Oakley
Bucks Buckner, Buckner, Catchings(1)
The Knicks had the best defense in 1993, but they give up 61 first half points in this one. Quinn Buckner with a dozen second quarter pts.
3Qtr
9 Bucks 70 Knicks 63
Knicks Oakley, Smith, Smith
Bucks Bridgeman(3) Lanier, Bridgeman, Lanier
6 Bucks 73 Knicks 65
Knicks Anthony
Bucks Buckner(3)
Bucks maintaining the lead.
3 Bucks 79 Knicks 71
Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Ewing
Bucks Winters, Lanier, Buckner
3Score Bucks 83 Knicks 78
Knicks Ewing, Ewing(3) Anthony
Bucks Benson, Bridgeman
Patrick Ewing gets it going - 11 straight Knicks points.
4Qtr
9 Bucks 93 Knicks 91
Knicks Mason, Mason, Ewing, Smith(3) Starks, Oakley
Bucks Catchings, Meyers, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson
6 Bucks 99 Knicks 97
Knicks Ewing, Starks, Ewing
Bucks Lanier(1) Buckner, Meyers, Bridgeman(1)
5:38: NY: Moncrief fouls Mason, he hits 1.
5:17: MIL: Kent Benson dunk.
5:08: NY: Mason fouled again, hits 1
5:00 MIL: Ewing picks up his 5th - Knicks can't withstand his loss, Benson hits 1
4:49: NY: Anthony misses a game tying 3 - but Mason is there with the putback.
4:37: MIL: Oakley fouls Benson, hits 1.
4:19: NY: Mason in the paint and this game is tied.
1:51: MIL: More than a minute later, Marques Johnson drops home a 19 footer.
1:42: NY: Ewing hammers one home. 105-105
1:42: MIL: It's Johnson, 14 footer.
:38: NY: Huge missed FT, Doc Rivers gets fouled but only hits 1 and the Knicks still trail. Huge. Huge.
But the Knicks are able to keep the Bucks from scoring and with 21 seconds left, they have the ball.
It's Ewing - 12 seconds left - 8 footer -----
GOOD! GOOD! PATRICK EWING GIVES THE KNICKS THE LEAD WITH 12 SECONDS LEFT! GOOOOOD!!
Bucks now - they go to Johnson - hero ball - Johnson just outside the paint - 4 seconds left --
GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! MARQUES JOHNSON DRILLS HOME A J AND THE BUCKS TAKE THE LEAD!! GOOOOOOD!!
Knicks with one last chance after the time out. Just four seconds to go and they trail by a point.
Inbounds to Ewing. The Bucks converge - Ewing with 6 arms around him as he just gets it off at the buzzer...
AND IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!! PATRICK EWING WITH THE BUZZER BEATER --- EWING HITS HIS SECOND GAME CHANGING BUCKET IN THE LAST 12 SECONDS AND HE IS BEING MOBBED BY HIS TEAMMATES.
FScore: Knicks 110 Bucks 109
Whale of a game - multiple lead changes in the last seconds, leading to the buzzer beater from Ewing, with 3 Bucks draped all over him.
Ewing: 29 pts/17 boards/4 blocks/buzzer beater-Player of the Game
Starks: 14 pts/9 assists
Smith: 11 pts/7 boards
Mason: 27 pts/7 boards
Oakley: 13 pts/14 boards
Johnson: 24 pts/7 boards/5 assists
Lanier; 18 pts/11 boards/6 assists
Buckner: 20 pts/6 assists/5 boards
Bridgeman: 14 pts
Moncrief: 11 pts/6 boards
Gm 2
1Qtr
9 Bucks 6 Knicks 2
Bucks Bridgeman, Bridgeman, Bridgeman
Knicks Ewing
6 Bucks 18 Knicks 14
Bucks Winters, Buckner, Johnson, Bridgeman, Buckner, Lanier
Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Starks(3) Rivers, Rivers(3)
Offense again, to start - 8 for Junior Bridgeman.
3 Knicks 19 Bucks 18
Bucks
Knicks Mason, Campbell, Blackman(1)
1Score Knicks 25 Bucks 24
Bucks Moncrief, Lanier, Benson
Knicks Oakley, Campbell, Smith
Game 2 - Bucks need a win to stay alive.
2Qtr
9 Knicks 32 Bucks 30
Bucks Buckner, Cummings, Benson
Knicks Anthony, Blackman, Blackman(3)
6 Bucks 41 Knicks 40
Bucks Johnson, Lanier, Johnson(3) Moncrief, Moncrief
Knicks Starks, Starks, Starks, Ewing
Clearly as we near 6 quarters in, these are evenly matched clubs.
3 Bucks 49 Knicks 46
Bucks Lanier, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson
Knicks Ewing, Blackman, Smith
HScore Bucks 52 Knicks 50
Bucks Bucker, Benson(1)
Knicks Mason, Oakley
9 for Johnson in the second gives the Bucks the narrow lead.
3Qtr
9 Bucks 60 Knicks 56
Bucks Buckner, Johnson, Bridgeman, Benson
Knicks Mason, Smith, Mason
6 Bucks 68 Knicks 60
Bucks Lanier, Johnson, Bridgeman, Meyers
Knicks Starks, Ewing
This Milwaukee crowd loves it - Bucks biggest lead.
3 Bucks 74 Knicks 64
Bucks Bridgeman, Bridgeman, Moncrief
Knicks Starks(3) Mason(1)
3Score Bucks 81 Knicks 75
Bucks Lanier(1) Lanier, Buckner, Winters
Knicks Anthony, Oakley, Mason, Rivers(3) Smith
The Knicks hit a couple triples and close the gap.
4Qtr
9 Bucks 93 Knicks 77
Bucks Buckner, Winters, Buckner, Johnson, Moncrief, Johnson
Knicks Anthony
6 Bucks 99 Knicks 83
Bucks Meyers, Meyers, Cummings
Knicks Ewing, Mason, Starks
It's done - we head back to MSG for the showdown.
3 Bucks 104 Knicks 88
Bucks Cummings, Moncrief, Buckner(1)
Knicks Oakley, Starks
FScore Bucks 110 Knicks 99
Bucks Buckner, Washington, Catchings
Knicks Davis, Williams, Kimble(3) Kimble, Campbell
The Bucks force the showdown.
Buckner: 19 pts/11 assists/7 boards-Player of the Game
Johnson: 21 pts/10 boards
Lanier: 13 pts/9 boards/5 assists
Bridgeman: 16 pts
Moncrief: 12 pts
Ewing: 14 pts/8 boards
Starks: 19 pts/7 assists
Mason: 13 pts/8 boards
Oakley: 8 pts/13 boards
Gm 3
1Qtr
9 Bucks 13 Knicks 10
Knicks Mason, Smith, Starks(3) Ewing
Bucks Buckner(1) Johnson, Lanier(3) Johnson, Winters, Winters(3)
6 Bucks 19 Knicks 16
Knicks Starks, Starks, Smith
Bucks Johnson, Bridgeman, Lanier
One game for the whole deal.
3 Bucks 29 Knicks 20
Knicks Ewing, Ewing
Bucks Winters, Bridgeman, Lanier, Johnson, Bridgeman
1Score Bucks 35 Knicks 32
Knicks Starks(3) Starks(1) Smith, Oakley, Blackman, Smith
Bucks Moncrief, Moncrief, Moncrief
The Bucks offense has been really impressive, especially at the starts of games, against this terrific Knicks D.
2Qtr
9 Bucks 38 Knicks 34
Knicks Anthony
Bucks Catchings(1) Benson
6 Bucks 48 Knicks 42
Knicks Ewing, Campbell, Ewing, Oakley
Bucks Winters(1) Bridgeman, Buckner, Meyers, Cummings
Ewing's got 10 - he's the Hall of Famer in the game, does he come through at the end?
3 Bucks 52 Knicks 46
Knicks Starks, Ewing
Bucks Johnson, Johnson
HScore Bucks 60 Knicks 51
Knicks Rivers(3) Starks
Bucks Winters, Johnson(3) Johnson, Meyers(1)
9 in the last 6 for Marques Johnson - is this his game to dominate?
3Qtr
9 Bucks 66 Knicks 59
Knicks Ewing, Blackman, Rivers, Ewing
Bucks Johnson, Bridgeman, Bridgeman
6 Bucks 75 Knicks 65
Knicks Smith, Starks, Oakley
Bucks Buckner, Lanier, Bridgeman(3) Bridgeman
Junior Bridgeman with 9 in 6 - the Bucks have a double digit lead.
3 Bucks 79 Knicks 71
Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Williams
Bucks Bridgeman, Bridgeman
3Score Bucks 87 Knicks 73
Knicks Smith
Bucks Bridgeman, Lanier, Johnson, Johnson
Another half dozen for Bridgeman - the Bucks are rolling onto the next round.
4Qtr
9 Bucks 91 Knicks 81
Knicks Oakley, Oakley, Mason, Anthony
Bucks Lanier, Lanier
6 Bucks 99 Knicks 89
Knicks Starks, Mason, Anthony(1) Ewing(3)
Bucks Bridgeman, Bridgeman, Bridgeman, Meyers
6 left. Junior Bridgeman keeps pumping in buckets.
3 Bucks 105 Knicks 97
Knicks Starks, Rivers, Smith, Blackman
Bucks Lanier, Bridgeman, Buckner
FScore Bucks 113 Knicks 102
Knicks Starks, Ewing
Bucks Lanier, Buckner, Bridgeman, Lanier
The Bucks hold the lead the entire way and reach the Rnd of 64. 25/17 for Ewing.
Bridgeman: 33 pts/7 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Johnson: 23 pts/9 boards
Lanier: 21 ots/8 boards
Winters: 10 pts
5. 1998 WEST CHAMP UTAH JAZZ v. 13. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER
Jazz: 62-20, 1st MW Div, 1st Off/17th Def
d. Rockets West 1st 3-2
d. Spurs West Semis 4-1
d. Lakers West Finals 4-0
Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-2
#75 overall seed
d. '00 Pacers (2-0 Stockton/Malone PotG)
Coach: Jerry Sloan
Starters
C Adam Keefe 27-Stanford 7.8 PPG 14.5 PER 6.5 WS 1.3
F Karl Malone 34-LA Tech 27 27.9 16.4 7.1 VORP
F Bryon Russell 27-Cal St L Beach 9 12.9 6 1.6
G John Stockton 35-Gonzaga 12 21.8 8 3.6
G Jeff Hornacek 34-Iowa St 14.2 19.3 9.5 3.6
Rotation Reserves
C Greg Ostertag 24-Kansas 4.7 12.5 2.2 .3
F Antoine Carr 36-Wichita St 5.7 9.8 1.5 -.5
F Chris Morris 32-Auburn 4.3 14.7 1 .1
G Howard Eisley 25-B College 7.7 13.6 2.9 .6
G Shandon Anderson 24-Georgia 8.3 15.7 4.2 1.1
Leaders Malone 3rd PPG, 5th Def Reb, 2nd PER, 1st WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-. 1st VORP, 5th Def reb % 1st Team All NBA
Stockton: 5th Assts/Gm, 1st TS%, 5th WS/48, 5th +/-, 2nd Of Rtng, 1st Asst %
Hornacek: 2nd FT%, 5th Off Rtng
Keefe: 5th TS%, 1st Off Rtng
The best offense in '98 is the Jazz; the 34 year old Mailman is a top 3 player in the league - 2nd in PER, 1st in VORP, Win Shares, 2nd in WS/48. 35 year old Stockton also goes over 20 PER. Utah currently without a spot in the Rnd of 32.
Thunder: 55-27, 1st NW Div, 5th Off/15th Def
d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Grizzlies West Semis 4-3
Lost Mavs West Finals 4-1
#203 overall seed
d. '81 Celtics (Durant 1 PotG)
Coach Scott Brooks, Asst. Mo Cheeks
Starters
C Serge Ibaka 21 9.9 17.7 7.6 1.4
F Jeff Green 24-Georgetown 15.2 12.9 3.3 .3
F Kevin Durant 22-Texas 27.7 23.6 12 5.3 VORP
G Russell Westbrook 22-UCLA 21.9 23.6 9.4 4.4
G James Harden 21-Ariz St 12.2 16.4 7.1 2.2
Rotation Reserves
C Nazr Mohammed 33-Kentucky 6.9 16 1.2 0
F Nenad Krstic 27 7.6 12.5 2 -.2
F Thabo Sefolosha 26 5.1 10.4 4.1 1.3
G Eric Maynor 23-VCU 4.2 11.7 1.5 .1
G Daequan Cook 23-Ohio St 5.6 12.8 1.6 .5
Leaders Durant 1st PPG, 5th Off WS, 1st Team All NBA
Westbrook 4th Assts, 3rd Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 2nd Trip Doub, 2nd Team All NBA
Ibaka 3rd Blocks/Gm, 2nd Block %
Durant and Westbrook are both 22, with 20+ PER and Durant's got double digit WS. The Sonics are in the Rnd of 32 - but not OKC.
Matchup
C Ibaka (OKC)
F Malone (Jazz)
F Durant (OKC)
G Westbrook (OKC)
G Hornacek (Jazz)
Bench: Jazz
Gm
1Qtr
9 Jazz 10 Thunder 10
Jazz Malone, Stockton(3) Hornacek, stockton(3)
Thunder Durant, Durant, Westbrook, Durant, Durant
6 Jazz 16 Thunder 12
Jazz Stockton, Malone, Russell
Thunder Durant
Bucks await the winners in the first Region 11 Semi.
3 Jazz 20 Thunder 14
Jazz Hornacek, Malone
Thunder Westbrook
1Score Jazz 27 Thunder 18
Jazz Malone(3) Ostertag, Eisley
Thunder Krstic, Krstic
Neither Stockton/Malone or Durant/Westbrook is in the rnd of 32; one of them will get a shot in region 11.
2Qtr
9 Jazz 31 Thunder 21
Jazz Carr(1) Morris(3)
Thunder Westbrook(3)
6 Jazz 35 Thunder 28
Jazz Ostertag, Malone
Thunder Ibaka(3) Westbrook, Durant
KD has a dozen. Malone 11.
3 Jazz 46 Thunder 36
Jazz Anderson, Carr, Anderson(3) Stockton, Stockton
Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, KD, KD
HScore Jazz 52 Thunder 38
Jazz Carr, Malone, Hornacek
Thunder Ibaka
Utah defense really clamping down on OKC
3Qtr
9 Jazz 61 Thunder 49
Jazz Malone, Malone, Malone(3) Keefe
Thunder Ibaka(3) Harden, Harden(3) Harden(3)
6 Jazz 68 Thunder 61
Jazz Stockton, Morris, Hornacek(3)
Thunder Durant, Durant(3) Durant, Westbrook
Harden with 8, Durant and Malone with 7 and both sides pound the bucket to open the qtr
3 Jazz 78 Thunder 68
Jazz Hornacek, Malone, Morris, Anderson, Malone
Thunder Cook(3) Durant
3Score Jazz 82 Thunder 72
Jazz Malone, Keefe
Thunder Westbrook, Durant, Westbrook
13 in the qtr for the Mailman - Jazz by 10.
4Qtr
9 Jazz 89 Thunder 76
Jazz Hornacek(3) Hornacek, Anderson
Thunder Durant, Westbrook
6 Jazz 91 Thunder 78
Jazz Keefe
Thunder Durant
Game one - will go to the Jazz
3 Jazz 97 Thunder 85
Jazz Stockton, Malone, Anderson
Thunder Harden, Green, Green(3)
FScore Jazz 104 Thunder 90
Jazz Hudson(3) Hudson(3) Foster(1)
Thunder Ivey(3) Peterson
OKC held to 18 in the 4th and the Jazz take game one.
Malone: 28 pts/11 boards-Player of the Game
Stockton: 16 pts/12 boards
Hornacek: 16 pts
Anderson: 11 pts
Durant: 34 pts
Harden: 10 pts/5 boards
Westbrook: 21 pts/6 assists
Ibaka: 8 pts/14 boards
Gm 2
1Qtr
9 Thunder 10 Jazz 8
Thunder KD, Harden, Green, Westbrook, Harden(3)
Jazz Stockton, Stockton, Malone, Keefe
6 Thunder 20 Jazz 19
Thunder Green, KD, Harden, Harden(3)
Jazz Keefe, Stockton, Hornacek(1) Malone, Hornacek, Malone
OKC was held under 100 in game one, that seems unlikely today.
3 Thunder 25 Jazz 22
Thunder Krstic, KD(3)
Jazz Keefe, Hornacek(1)
1Score Jazz 26 Thunder 25
Thunder
Jazz Malone, Malone
The Mailman with 10.
2Qtr
9 Jazz 28 Thunder 27
Thunder Cook
Jazz Carr
6 Thunder 39 Jazz 33
Thunder KD, Green(3) Green, KD, KD(3)
Jazz Ostertag(1) Eisley, Malone
KD with 7 in the last 3 minutes.
3 Thunder 45 Jazz 38
Thunder Maynor, Maynor, Ibaka
Jazz Carr, Ostertag(3)
HScore Thunder 56 Jazz 41
Thunder Mohammed, Westbrook(3) KD, Westbrook, Green
Jazz Hornacek(1) Anderson
OKC locks down Utah in the reversal from game one.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 61 Jazz 48
Thunder Green, Cook(3)
Jazz Malone, Hornacek, Eisley(3)
6 Thunder 71 Jazz 53
Thunder KD, Harden, Westbrook, Westbrook, Green
Jazz Malone, Stockton(3)
We wil be going back to SLC for the showdown.
3 Thunder 78 Jazz 55
Thunder Westbrook(3) Ibaka, Ibaka
Jazz Keefe
3Score Thunder 86 Jazz 63
Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook(1) KD, Cook(3)
Jazz Hornacek, Stockton, Russell, Ostertag
4Qtr
9 Thunder 92 Jazz 75
Thunder Westbrook, harden, Krstic
Jazz Malone, Malone, Malone(3) Hornacek, Russell(3)
6 Thunder 99 Jazz 81
Thunder Ibaka, KD, Cook(3)
Jazz Malone, Eisley, Morris
3 Thunder 105 Jazz 85
Thunder Ibaka, KD, KD
Jazz Malone, Malone
FScore Thunder 109 Jazz 88
Thunder Collison, Robinson
Jazz Hudson(3)
Game flipped as the venue flipped - one more for the whole thing.
Westbrook: 17 pts/18 assists/4 steals-Player of the Game
KD: 26 pts/8 boards
Harden: 14 pts
Ibaka: 12 pts/9 boards
Green: 15 pts
Cook: 11 pts
Gm 3
1Qtr
9 Thunder 13 Jazz 12
Jazz Stockton, Keefe, Hornacek, Stockton(3) Hornacek(3)
Thunder Harden(3) KD Harden, Westbrook(3) Harden(3)
6 Jazz 16 Thunder 16
Jazz Malone, Stockton
Thunder Westbrook(1) Green
The Bucks await the winner; they will either host the Thunder or head to Salt Lake.
3 Jazz 27 Thunder 21
Jazz Keefe, Keefe, Hornacek, Stockton, Keefe(3)
Thunder Harden(3) Westbrook
1Score Jazz 36 Thunder 30
Jazz Ostertag, Morris, Russell(3) Morris
Thunder Krstic, KD, KD, Cook(3)
Home teams dominate both games 1-2 and Utah is up here.
2Qtr
9 Jazz 40 Thunder 38
Jazz Russell, Hornacek
Thunder Sefolosha, Maynor, Westbrook, KD
6 Thunder 42 Jazz 40
Jazz
Thunder Ibaka, Green
Big OKC defensive effort to start the qtr, holding Utah to 4 pts in 6 minutes.
3 Thunder 47 Jazz 48
Jazz Stockton, Hornacek, Keefe, Hornacek
Thunder Mohammed(3) Green
HScore Jazz 60 Thunder 56
Jazz Keefe, Malone, Anderson, Stockton, malone, Morris
Thunder KD, KD(3) Ibaka, Harden
Jeff Hornacek with 13 first half pts. KD matches for OKC
3Qtr
9 Jazz 68 Thunder 61
Jazz Hornacek, Stockton(3) Eisley(3)
Thunder Green, Ibaka
6 Jazz 72 Thunder 67
Jazz Anderson, Stockton
Thunder Maynor, Maynor, Krstic
John Stockton has 18.
3 Jazz 78 Thunder 77
Jazz Ostertag, Keefe, Hornacek
Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka, KD, KD, KD
3Score Jazz 87 Thunder 84
Jazz Malone(3) Malone, Malone, Russell
Thunder Westbrook, KD, Harden
We get a good one. The Mailman with 7 in the last 3, KD with 8 in the last 6 12 left, winner to the Regional Semi.
4Qtr
9 Jazz 94 Thunder 88
Jazz Ostertag, Hornacek(3) Keefe
Thunder Krstic, Westbrook
6 Thunder 99 Jazz 98
Jazz Stockton, Anderson
Thunder Westbrook, KD, Ibaka, Harden(3) Ibaka
5:20: UT: Shandon Anderson floats one home from the baseline.
4:53: UT: The Mailman with a little flip shot.
4:35: UT: Bryon Russsell high off glass and the Jazz go up 5.
3:48: OKC: Harden hits a triple from the wing.
3:33: UT: The Mailman dunk. 106-102
3:24: OKC: KD fadeaway in the paint.
3:10: UT: Stockton 14 footer.
2:40: UT: The Mailman is fouled, hits 1. 109-104
2:30: OKC: Harden hits another triple - this one's super deep and it's a 2 pt game
2:21 UT: Keefe 10 footer
2:08: OKC: Green layup.
1:37: OKC: Malone misses - Durant knocks one down the other way and we are tied at 111
Russell misses for the Jazz. OKC has the ball. 78 seconds left.
Ibaka misses.
:55 UT: Stockton in traffic makes it a 2 pt game.
:39: OKC: Jeff Green knocks down a 15 footer to tie the score.
At 16 seconds -- Malone misses.
OKC ball. Timeout.
It's Durant.. Durant isolation. Durant just outside the paint - Durant fires the ball underneath to Ibaka - he goes off glass at the buzzer --
GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! SERGE IBAKA AT THE BUZZER TO WIN THE SERIES! SERGE IBAKA WITH A SERIES ENDING BUZZER BEATER!! SERGE IBAKAAAAAAA
FScore: Thunder 115 Jazz 113
The 13th seeded Thunder beat Utah in Salt Lake City on the Ibaka buzzer beater and advance to the Regional Semi to take on the '80 Bucks. 24 pts/15 assists for Stockton in the loss.
Ibaka: 14 pts/12 boards/6 blocks/buzzer beater-Player of the Game
KD: 29 pts/11 boards
Harden: 24 pts
Westbrook: 16 pts/15 assists/5 boards
Green: 12 pts
13. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER v. 16. 1980 MW DIV CHAMP MIL BUCKS
Matchup:
C Push
F Johnson (Bucks)
F Durant (Thunder)
G Westbrook (Thunder)
G Harden (Thunder)
Bench Bucks
Gm 1
1Qtr
9 Thunder 9 Bucks 6
Thunder Durant, Durant(3) Green, Green
Bucks Bridgeman, Winters, Lanier
6 Bucks 14 Thunder 13
Thunder Green, Westbrook
Bucks Lanier, Johnson, Bridgeman, Winters
16th seeded Bucks taking on the 13th seeded Thunder, winner is the 21st team to reach the Rnd of 32.
3 Thunder 20 Bucks 18
Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka, Westbrook, Krstic(1)
Bucks Johnson, Johnson
1Score Bucks 27 Thunder 26
Thunder Westbrook, Krstic, Maynor
Bucks Moncrief, Meyers, Johnson, Meyers(3)
OKC has home court, 30+ years of basketball advancement and multiple Hall of Famers - but trail here.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 34 Bucks 33
Thunder Mohammed, Mohammed, Krstic, Harden
Bucks Meyers, Cummings, Moncrief
6 Thunder 38 Bucks 37
Thunder Krstic, Westbrook
Bucks Johnson, Moncrief
3 different Thunder, 3 different Bucks have won PotG
3 Thunder 46 Bucks 40
Thunder KD(3) Green, Cook(3)
Bucks Meyers(1) Benson
HScore Thunder 52 Bucks 44
Thunder Mohammed, Mohammed, KD
Bucks Johnson, Lanier
8 in the 2nd for Nazr Mohammed - Thunder with a little daylight.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 59 Bucks 52
Thunder Cook(3) Cook, Green
Bucks Winters, Winters, Bridgeman, Buckner
6 Thunder 65 Bucks 58
Thunder Krstic, Ibaka, Ibaka
Bucks Winters, Moncrief, Lanier
A half dozen to open the 3rd for Moncrief.
3 Thunder 70 Bucks 66
Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook(3)
Bucks Cummings, Bridgeman, Buckner, Bridgeman
3Score Thunder 76 Bucks 72
Thunder Harden(1) KD(3) Green
Bucks Buckner, Bridgeman, Lanier
A half dozen to close the 3rd for Bridgeman.
4Qtr
9 Thunder 85 Bucks 78
Thunder Maynor, Durant(3) KD, Green
Bucks Lanier, Winters, Buckner
6 Thunder 92 Bucks 85
Thunder KD(3) Westbrook, KD
Bucks Bridgeman, Moncrief, Winters(1) Lanier
10 for Durant in the first half of the 4th - is OKC moving to put it away?
3 Thunder 102 Bucks 90
Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, Harden, Kristic, Harden
Bucks Moncrief(3) Bridgeman
FScore Thunder 111 Bucks 100
Thunder KD, Ibaka(1) Harden, Westbrook, KD
Bucks Catchings, Winters(3) Bridgeman(3) Johnson
Too much modern firepower at the end of the day; OKC was brutal from longrange, hitting less than 25% - but they still doubled up the Bucks made threes.
Westbrook: 21 pts/18 assists/4 steals-Player of the Game
KD: 27 pts/10 boards
Green: 14 pts/9 boards
Krstic: 11 pts/6 boards
Johnson: 14 pts/14 boards/7 assists
Bridgeman: 19 pts/5 boards
Winters: 16 pts
Lanier: 14 pts/8 boards
Moncrief 13 pts/5 boards
Gm2
1Qtr
9 Thunder 10 Bucks 9
Bucks Buckner, Bridgeman, Winters(3) Johnson
Thunder KD, KD, Westbrook, Green, Westbrook
6 Thunder 21 Bucks 13
Bucks Lanier, Johnson
Thunder Harden, Westbrook(3) KD, Green, KD
OKC looks to become the 21st team to reach the rnd of 32.
3 Thunder 25 Bucks 21
Bucks Lanier, Lanier, Lanier, Moncrief
Thunder Harden, Westbrook
1Score Thunder 33 Bucks 23
Bucks Buckner
Thunder KD, Westbrook, Westbrook, Krstic
Russell Westbrook with 15 in the first - OKC can smell that spot in the Region 11 Final.
2Qtr
9 Thunder 40 Bucks 29
Bucks Lanier, Johnson, Johnson
Thunder Cook(3) Maynor, Sefolosha
6 Thunder 42 Bucks 39
Bucks Cummings, Winters, Bridgeman, Buckner, Johnson
Thunder Green
Marques Johnson with a half dozen in the last 6.
3 Thunder 46 Bucks 46
Bucks Buckner(1) Bridgeman, Bridgeman, Catchings
Thunder KD, Harden
HScore Thunder 51 Bucks 51
Bucks Bridgeman, Johnson(3)
Thunder Mohammed(3) Green
A half dozen for Bridgeman to close the half and we are tied.
3Qtr
9 Thunder 59 Bucks 55
Bucks Winters, Buckner
Thunder KD(3) KD(3) Ibaka
6 Thunder 72 Bucks 59
Bucks Winters, Bridgeman
Thunder Green(3) Westbrook, Krstic, Westbrook, Ibaka, ibaka
Thats probably that - OKC with their biggest lead.
3 Thunder 74 Bucks 68
Bucks Bridgeman, Winters(3) Bridgeman, Bridgeman
Thunder KD
3Score Thunder 81 Bucks 71
Bucks Johnson(1) Moncrief
Thunder Cook(3) Harden, Westbrook
A dozen minutes left for the Bucks to try to force game 3.
4Qtr
9 Thunder 88 Bucks 80
Bucks Winters, Winters, Bridgeman(1) Moncrief, Johnson
Thunder KD, ibaka, Green(1) Krstic
6 Thunder 94 Bucks 88
Bucks Moncrief, Johnson, Winters, Bridgeman
Thunder Harden, Westbrook(3) Westbrook(1)
The Bucks got as close as 4.
3 Thunder 98 Bucks 94
Bucks Cummings, Bridgeman, Winters
Thunder Harden, Green
2:42: OKC: KD fadeaway.
2:01: MIL: Ibaka fouls out, Buckner hits both.
1:45: OKC: Westbrook dunk.
:43: MIL: Bridgeman 12 footer.
:18: MIL: OKC misses and Bridgeman scores again from midrange and it is a 2 pt game.
Westbrook hits 2 FT.
At 12 seconds Brian Winters goes off glass. 104-102
Westbrook 2 FT.
Winters misses a 3 -- Westbrook adds a FT and the 13th seeded OKC Thunder are headed to the Region 11 Final.
FScore: Thunder 107 Bucks 102
The 16th seeded Bucks made a helluva run - but fall to KD and Westbrook.
Westbrook: 30 pts/7 boards/6 assists/4 steals-Player of the Game
Durant: 24 pts/8 boards
Harden: 12 pts/5 boards
Green: 14 pts/6 boards
Ibaka: 8 pts/12 boards/5 blocks
C Ewing ('93 Knicks 3)
F Malone ('98 Jazz 2)
F Durant ('11 Thunder 1)
G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 3)
G Bridgeman ('80 Bucks 2)
