Lakers: 65-17, 1st Pac Div, 3rd Off/6th Def
d. Jazz West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Rockets West Semis 4-3
d. Nuggets West Finals 4-2
d. Magic NBA Finals 4-1
#14 overall seed
d. '98 Suns (2-0, Kobe 2 PotG)
d. '05 Heat (2-1, Kobe)
d. '84 Celtics (2-0 Kobe)
Coach: Phil Jackson, GM Mitch Kupchak, Asst Kurt Rambis, Brian Shaw
Starters
C Andrew Bynum 21 14.3 20 5.5 1.1
F Pau Gasol 28 18.9 PPG 22.6 PER 13.9 WS 5
F Trevor Ariza 23-UCLA 8.9 15.5 6.1 2.3
G Derek Fisher 34-L Rock 9.9 12.1 6.3 1.3
G Kobe Bryant 30 26.8 24.4 12.7 5.9VORP
Rotation Reserves
C Lamar Odom 29-R Island 11.3 16.6 6.9 2.4
F Vladmir Radmanovic 28 5.9 11.6 1.6 .5
F Luke Walton 28-Arizona 5 11.3 2 .3
G Shannon Brown 23-Mich St 3.2 15 .4 .1
G Sasha Vujavic 24 5.8 12.6 3.7 .9
Leaders Kobe 3rd PPG, 5th +/-, 5th VORP, 4th Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA
Gasol 5th FG%, 4th WS, 5th WS/48, 1st Off Rtng, 3rd Team All NBA
Ariza 2nd Stl %
The World Champion Lakers are top 6 in both offense and defense and the top seeds in Region 14; Gasol is 28, Kobe's 30 and they both cross 20 PER and double digit WS; 21 year old Andrew Bynum also hits 20 PER. Lakers got 3 Regional Champs, but none of them is a Kobe team; he was NBA Finals MVP in 2009. He and Gasol were All Stars and Kobe was co-MVP of that game. They beat Shaq and swept Bird - the top seeds in the Region look to take the title.
Spurs: 58-24, 1st SW Div, 7th Off/3rd Def
d. Lakers West 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Warriors West Semis 4-2
d. Grizzlies West Finals 4-0
Lost Heat NBA Finals 4-3
#46 overall seed
d. '06 Suns (2-0, Splitter/Duncan)
d. '74 Bucks (2-0, Duncan 1)
d. '96 Lakers (2-0 Splitter/Duncan)
Coach: Gregg Popovich, Asst Mike Budenholzer
Starters
C Tim Duncan 36-Wake 17.8 PPG 24.4 PER 8.3 WS 3.8 VORP
F Tiago Splitter 28 10.3 18.7 8.2 2.1
F Kawhi Leonard 21-San Diego St 11.9 16.4 6.2 2.3
G Tony Parker 30 20.3 23 9.3 3.1
G Manu Ginobli 35 11.8 19 4.5 2
Rotation Reserves
C Matt Bonner 32-Florida 4.2 11.8 2.5 .5
F Boris Diaw 30 5.8 11.9 4.4 1.2
F DeJuan Blair 23-Pitt 5.4 14.6 2.2 .1
G Patty Mills 24-St Marys 5.1 14.1 1.5 .4
G Danny Green 25-UNC 10.5 14.1 5.9 2.7
Leaders Duncan 5th Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 4th Def WS, 2nd Def +/-, 1st Def Rtng, 3rd Def Reb%, 4th Block%, 1st Team All NBA Team
Parker 5th WS/48, 4th Asst%, 2nd Team All NBA
3rd seed in the Region is the Spurs team that lost to Miami in the Finals; it's a defense first group; 36 year old Duncan and 30 year old Parker each pass 20 PER. The Spurs are looking for their 3rd Regional Title; the '15 and '17 groups have already won. Duncan was 2nd team all defense; he and Parker were All Stars; the Spurs are undefeated in the tournament.
Matchup:
C Duncan (Spurs)
F Gasol (Lakers)
F Kawhi (Spurs)
G Parker (Spurs)
G Kobe (Lakers)
Bench: Spurs
Gm 1: LA: Staples: Joel Meyers/Mychal Thompson
1Qtr
9 Lakers 8 Spurs 7
Lakers Kobe, Ariza, Kobe, Gasol
Spurs Parker, Parker, Ginobli(3)
6 Spurs 16 Lakers 15
Lakers Kobe(3) Kobe(1) Kobe
Spurs Parker, Duncan, Ginobli, Kawhi(3)
Region 14 Finals underway.
3 Spurs 28 Lakers 24
Lakers Walton, Gasol(3) Kobe, Gasol
Spurs Duncan, Duncan (3) Parker, Parker, Kawhi(3)
1Score Spurs 32 Lakers 28
Lakers Odom, Walton
Spurs Duncan, Duncan
Duncan's got 11.
2Qtr
9 Spurs 41 Lakers 37
Lakers Bynum(3) Radmanovic, Vujacic(3)
Spurs Blair, Ginobli(3) Ginobli, Splitter
6 Spurs 49 Lakers 42
Lakers Kobe(3) Kobe
Spurs Splitter, Mills(3) Splitter, Bonner(1)
Spurs continue leading, 10 for Ginobli.
3 Spurs 53 Lakers 49
Lakers Kobe, Ariza, Odom(3)
Spurs Splitter, Green
HScore Spurs 59 Lakers 54
Lakers Ariza(3) Fisher
Spurs Parker, Splitter, Duncan
10 in the quarter for Spitter.
3Qtr
9 Spurs 69 Lakers 59
Lakers Kobe, Walton(3)
Spurs Duncan, Ginobli(3) Duncan, Duncan
6 Spurs 77 Lakers 66
Lakers Walton, Bynum, Gasol(3)
Spurs Mills(3) Splitter , Parker, Duncan
it's been San Antonio all day; Duncan adds 8 more
3 Spurs 82 Lakers 69
Lakers Kobe(1) Odom
Spurs Parker, Kawhi, Splitter(1)
3Score Spurs 84 Lakers 76
Lakers Kobe, Gasol, Kobe(3)
Spurs Duncan
8 in the qtr for Kobe, can LA make a run?
4Qtr
9 Spurs 88 Lakers 85
Lakers Kobe, Odom, Kobe(3) Bynum
Spurs Splitter, Duncan
6 Spurs 98 Lakers 90
Lakers Kobe(3) Radmanovic
Spurs Duncan, Parker(1) Green(3) Duncan, Diaw
LA cut a 13 pt deficit to 1 - but that Danny Green triple stopped the bleeding.
3 Spurs 107 Lakers 94
Lakers Fisher, ariza
Spurs Mills(3) Mills(3) Mills(3)
FScore Spurs 116 Lakers 97
Lakers Walton(3)
Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli(3) Kawhi, Ginobli
Patty Mills scored 9 straight pts - just drained 3 triples, pop, pop, pop and it ended the game.
Duncan: 29 pts/9 boards-Player of the Game
Kawhi: 12 pts/8 boards
Splitter: 15 pts/13 boards/5 assists
Parker: 17 pts/5 assists
Ginobli: 18 pts/9 boards/9 assists
Mills: 15 pts
Gasol: 12 pts/10 boards
Kobe: 36 pts/5 boards/5 assists
Walton: 12 pts
Gm 2: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Bill Land/Sean Elliott
1Qtr
9 Spurs 5 Lakers 4
Spurs Kawhi(3) Ginobli
Lakers Gasol, Bynum
6 Spurs 15 Lakers 15
Spurs Splitter, Parker, Kawhi(3), Duncan, Parker(1)
Lakers Gasol, Kobe (3) Kobe, Kobe, Bynum
Game 2 - Spurs looking to advance.
3 Lakers 22 Spurs 22
Spurs Ginobli, Parker, Parker(3)
Lakers Bynum Fisher(3) Odom
1Score Lakers 30 Spurs 26
Spurs Parker, Blair
Lakers Kobe, Vujacic, Odom, Radmanovic
LA takes its first lead.
2Qtr
9 Lakers 40 Spurs 32
Spurs Mills, Splitter, Splitter
Lakers Ariza(3) Gasol, Vujacic, Odom, Odom
6 Lakers 46 Spurs 36
Spurs Splitter, Duncan
Lakers odom, Gasol, Kobe
LA has turned this around - Odom with 6 to open the qtr.
3 Lakers 50 Spurs 45
Spurs Splitter, Splitter(3) Kawhi, Green
Lakers Gasol, Bynum
HScore Lakers 52 Spurs 47
Spurs Mills
Lakers Brown
Splitter with 11 in the second.
3Qtr
9 Lakers 56 Spurs 51
Spurs Splitter, Kawhi
Lakers Gasol, Ariza
6 lakers 58 Spurs 57
Spurs Dunca, Diaw, Parker
Lakers Kobe
The Sours continue to slice away.
3 Lakers 65 Spurs 62
Spurs Green(3) Diaw
Lakers Odom Fisher, Kobe(3)
3Score Lakers 71 Spurs 67
Spurs Parker, Ginobli(3)
Lakers Gasol, Kobe, Kobe
Kobe with 9 in the qtr.
4Qtr
9 Lakers 77 Spurs 77
Spurs Green(3) Duncan, Duncan, Kawhi(3)
Lakers Bynum Kobe, Bynum
6 Lakers 85 Spurs 80
Spurs Blair(3)
Lakers Kobe(3) Gasol, Vujacic(3)
San Antonio ties it up - but 5 more from Kobe and LA is up 5
3 Spurs 92 Lakers 89
Spurs Duncan, Ginobli(3) Ginobli, Duncan, Parker, Splitter(1)
Lakers Ariza, Odom
2:22 SA: The Spurs have come back - and now Duncan puts back a Ginobli miss and it's a 5 pt game
1:37: SA: The dagger. Ginobli 3.
Bynum scores, Splitter scores, Bynum again. Duncan FT, DFisher triples at 15 seconds and LA trails by 4.
Parker hits 3 FT for the final
FScore: Spurs 103 Lakers 96
We may have a favorite headed to the next round = the Spurs went undefeated in regional play, 8-0 and take region 14. 25 for Kobe in the loss, he takes region MVP
Splitter: 18 pts/12 boards/4 steals
Duncan: 17 pts/12 boards/4 blocks
Parker: 19 pts/9 assists
Kawhi: 13 pts/8 boards
Ginobli: 15 pts/6 assists
All Region
C Duncan ('13 Spurs 4)
F Bird ('84 Celtics 3)
F Splitter ('13 Spurs 3)
G Kobe ('09 Lakers 6)
G DJ ('84 Celtics 1)
