9. 2020 LA CLIPPERS v. 10. 1992 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Clips: 49-23, 2nd West Conf, 2nd Off/5th Def
d. Mavs West 1st Rnd 4-2
Lost Nuggets West Semis 4-3
#143 overall seed
d. '95 Jazz (2-0, Zubac/Kawhi)
d. '87 Lakers (2-1 Kawhi/Zubac)
d. '16 Cavs (2-0 George/Kawhi)
Coach Doc Rivers, Asst Sam Cassell, Ty Lue
Starters
C Ivica Zubac 22 8.3 PPG 21.7 PER 6.6 WS 1.6
F Montrez Harrell 26-Louisville 18.6 23.2 7 2.2
F Kawhi Leonard 28-S Diego St 27.1 26.9 8.7 5.1 VORP
G Lou Williams 33 18.2 17.3 4.1 1.3
G Paul George 29-Fresno St 21.5 21.1 4.8 2.5
Rotation Reserves
C Mo Harkless 26-St Johns 5.5 9.7 2.3 .6
F JaMychal Green 29-Alabama 6.8 11.1 3.1 .5
F Patrick Peterson 30-Kentucky 4.9 11.5 1.9 .5
G Patrick Beverley 31-Arkansas 7.9 12.5 3.6 1.4
G Reggie Jackson 29-B College 9.5 12.6 .8 .2
Leaders Zubac 4th WS/48, 1st Of Rtng, 1st Off Reb%
Kawhi 3rd +/-, 2nd Team All NBA
Beverley 4th Def +/-
The Covid Clips are seeded 9th in the Region, top 5 in 2020 in both offense and defense. Kawhi has 3 Regional Titles with the Spurs; the Clips look to become the third 2020 team to win a Regional Title. Kawhi's 28 he was All Star MVP, 26 year old Montrez Harrell was 6th man of the year, but starts in the tournament. Clips already clipped a LeBron Cavs team.
Cavs: 57-25, 2nd Cen Div, 2nd Off/11th Def
d. Nets East 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Celtics East Semis 4-3
Lost Bulls East Finals 4-2
#146 overall seed
d. '94 Knicks (2-1 Daughterty 2 PotG)
d. '17 Rockets (2-1 Daugherty/Nance)
d. '08 Lakers (2-1 Daugherty/Nance)
Coach Lenny Wilkens, Asst Brian Winters
Starters
C Brad Daugherty 26-UNC 21.5 23 PER 11.7 WS 4.5
F Hot Rod Williams 29-Tulane 11.9 18.6 9.2 3.4
F Larry Nance 32-Clemson 17 21.4 12.2 5.2
G Mark Price 27-G Tech 17.3 22.7 9.1 4.2
G Craig Ehlo 30-Wash St 12.3 13.8 3.8 1.2
Rotation Reserves
C Danny Ferry 25-Duke 5.1 11.2 1.3 -.4
F Mike Sanders 31-UCLA 9.2 14.1 1.7 .3
F John Battle 29-Rutgers 10.3 12.6 2 -.8
G Terrell Brandon 21-Oregon 7.4 12.8 .9 -.1
G Steve Kerr 26-Arizona 6.6 15.3 2.4 .8
Leaders: Nance 4th Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 5th Off Rtng, 2nd TO%, 5th Trip Doub
Daugherty 4th FG%, 4th Eff FG%, 2nd TS%, 5th Trip Doub, 3rd Team All NBA
Price FT%, 3rd Off +/-, 4th Asst%, 3rd Team All NBA
90s battle here; the Cavs had the second best offense in '92 taking on that Knicks defense. 26 year old Daugherty, 27 year old Price, 32 year old Nance all over 20 PER, Daugherty and Nance with double digit WS. Last chance for the Cavs and the last chance for the 1990s, who have just 1 Regional Title. Nance was 2nd team all defense. Daugherty and Price were both All Stars.
Matchup:
C Daugherty (Cavs)
F Push
F Kawhi (Clips)
G Price (Cavs)
G George (Clips)
Bench: Clips
Gm 1: LA: Staples: Brian Sieman/Chauncey Billups
1Qtr
9 Cavs 10 Clips 5
Clips George, Williams(3)
Cavs Nance, Daugherty, Ehlo, Daugherty, Nance
6 Cavs 16 Clips 11
Clips Williams, Williams, George
Cavs Ehlo(3) Nance(1) Daugherty
A half dozen for Brad Daugherty, Region 15 Finals.
3 Cavs 22 Clips 18
Clips George, Kawhi(3) George
Cavs Daugherty, Daugherty, Nance
1Score Cavs 31 Clips 25
Clips jackson, Green, Patterson(3)
Cavs Price(3) Daugherty, Brandon, Sanders
Brad Daugherty with a dozen; Cavs are giving up 30 years in basketball advancement but come out firing.
2Qtr
9 Clips 37 Cavs 37
Clips Green, Beverley, Beverley, Harkless, Jackson, Kawhi
Cavs Ferry, Battle, Nance
6 Clips 47 Cavs 40
Clips George(3) Zubac, George, George(3)
Cavs Daugherty(3)
Paul George with 8 in 3 minutes.
3 Clips 50 Cavs 42
Clips Williams(3)
Cavs Nance
HScore Clips 57 Cavs 47
Clips Kawhi(3) Williams, Zubac
Cavs Battle(1) Williams, Price
Cleveland held to 16 in the second and it's double digits now.
3Qtr
9 Clips 62 Cavs 55
Clips Williams(3) Beverley
Cavs nance, Nance, Sanders, Ehlo
6 Clips 69 Cavs 61
Clips Patterson, George, George(3)
Cavs Sanders, nance, Daugherty
The Clips just keep knocking down 3 balls and it's likely too much to overcome.
3 Clips 74 Cavs 71
Clips Williams, George, Williams(1)
Cavs nance, Daugherty, Price(3) Price(3)
3Score Clips 83 Cavs 76
Clips Harrell, Kawhi, Zubac, Kawhi(3)
Cavs Daugherty, Kerr, Price(1)
Clips continue to hold the Cavs off; Kawhi with 5 in 3.
4Qtr
9 Clips 93 Cavs 86
Clips George, Kawhi, Harrell, Harkless, Harkless
Cavs Williams, Nance, price, price, Williams
6 Clips 103 Cavs 93
Clips harrell, Patterson(3) Beverley(3) Kawhi, Zubac
Cavs Price, Nance, Kawhi(3)
Double digit lead.
3 Clips 107 Cavs 103
Clips Williams(1) Williams(3)
Cavs Kerr, Williams(3) Nance, Williams, Ehlo
2:47: CLE: Nance drives and scores - the Cavs trail by 2.
2:18: LAC: Zubac 4 footer.
1:22: LAC: Thats probably it - Lou Williams top of the key.
:47: CLE: Nance misses a 3 but Hot Rod Williams putback
:36: LAC: Lou Williams.
:16: CLE: Price 3 from the top. 113-110
:13: LAC: George is fouled, hits 1 which should be plenty.
kawhi hits a couple FT for the final
FScore: Clips 116 Cavs 110
7 triples more is plenty and the Clips take game one. When Lou Williams is PotG, the Clips are in good shape
Williams: 26 pts/11 assists-Player of the Game
Kawhi: 19 pts.7 assists
Zubac: 10 pts/14 boards/4 blocks
George: 26 pts/7 boards
Daugherty: 21 pts/15 assists
Nance: 27 pts/11 boards
Williams: 12 pts/9 boards
Price: 21 pts/8 assists
Gm 2: Cleveland: Richfield Coliseum: Joe Tait/Jim Chones
1Qtr
9 Cavs 13 Clips 8
Cavs Price, Nance, Ehlo, Williams, Nance(3) nance
Clips Kawhi, Zubac, Harrell, Zubac
6 Cavs 17 Clips 10
Cavs Ehlo, Daugherty
Clips Harrell
Bumping in Cleveland for game two; Cavs trying to force the showdown.
3 Cavs 23 Clips 21
Cavs Williams, Price
Clips Zubac(3) George, Harrell, Beverley, Kawhi(1)
1Score Cavs 29 Clips 26
Cavs Brandon, Kerr, Daugherty
Clips Kawhi, Patterson(3)
Cavs up early, can they take this one?
2Qtr
9 Cavs 37 Clips 37
Cavs Battle, Ferry, Nance, Williams
Clips Harkless(3) Green, Harrell, Zubac, Harrell
6 Clips 45 Cavs 39
Cavs Ferry
Clips Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3) Kawhi
Modern basketball - are the 2020 Covid teams about to win their 3rd Regional titles?
3 Clips 56 Cavs 44
Cavs Williams, Williams, Nance(1)
Clips Patterson, Georgr, Patterson(3) Kawhi, Williams
HScore Clips 60 Cavs 59
Cavs Price(3) Nance, Nance, Nance(3) Kerr(3) Kerr
Clips Harrell, George
Larry Nance with 10 in the second, Cavs slice the deficit to 1.
3Qtr
9 Clips 65 Cavs 63
Cavs Williams, Daugherty
Clips Williams(3) Harrell
6 Cavs 73 Clips 71
Cavs Kerr, Kerr, Nance, Price, Daugherty
Clips Williams, Zubac, Green
The Cavs catch up.
3 Cavs 79 Clips 76
Cavs Nance, Brandon, Daugherty
Clips Harrell(3) Zubac
3Score Cavs 86 Clips 80
Cavs Williams, Daugherty(1) Daugherty, Williams
Clips George(3) Harrell(1)
9 in the third for Daugherty - can the Cavs hold on?
4Qtr
9 Cavs 92 Clips 85
Cavs Nance, Daugherty, Nance
Clips Williams
6 Cavs 96 Clips 93
Cavs Williams, Williams
Clips Williams, Green(3) Zubac(3)
5:08: CLE: Danny Ferry banks one home.
4:22: LAC: Kawhi 17 footer.
3 Cavs 103 Clips 95
4:13: CLE: Brad Daugherty bangs a corner triple.
3:48: CLE: Terrell Brandon dunks on a lob from Nance
FScore Cavs 111 Clips 105
Cavs Nance, Price, Daugherty, Daugherty
Clips Zubac, Harrell, Zubac, Kawhi, Williams
Cleveland does it - the Clips never get closer than 4 and the Cavs force the showdown.
Daugherty: 22 pts/17 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Nance: 27 pts/6 boards/5 blocks
Williams: 22 pts/7 boards/4 blocks
Price: 11 pts/13 assists
Kerr: 11 pts
Kawhi: 19 pts/6 boards
Zubac: 20 pts/18 boards/4 blocks
George: 10 pts/8 assists/6 boards
Harrell: 20 pts/9 boards
Willliams: 13 pts/5 assists
Green: 10 pts/8 assists
Gm 3: Gm 1: LA: Staples: Brian Sieman/Joe Tait
1Qtr
9 Cavs 11 Clips 2
Clips Zubac
Cavs Ehlo, Williams, Price(3) Daugherty, Price
6 Cavs 18 Clips 7
Clips Williams, Williams(3)
Cavs Nance(3) Daugherty, Nance
Showdown at Staples - two franchises with one last shot to advance.
3 Cavs 22 Clips 11
Clips harrell, George
Cavs Daugherty, Price
1Score Cavs 27 Clips 21
Clips Beverley, Noah, Patterson(3) Patterson(3)
Cavs Kerr, Kerr(3)
Couple of Patrick Patterson triples and the 12 pt Cavs lead is down to 6.
2Qtr
9 Cavs 33 Clips 25
Clips Patterson, Beverley
Cavs Sanders, Ferry, Williams
6 Cavs 45 Clips 31
Clips Patterson, Beverley, Kawhi
Cavs Price(3) Kerr(3) Price, Price, Daugherty
There's no Jordan, no Stockton/Malone, the only surviving 90s team is the '95 Sonics - but look what's happening here.
3 Cavs 49 Clips 37
Clips Williams, Jackson, harrell
Cavs Ehlo, Daugherty
HScore Cavs 51 Clips 45
Clips Kawhi, Zubac, Harrell, Harrell
Cavs Battle
Montrez Harrell with a half dozen to close the half - Clips get as close as theyve been all day.
3Qtr
9 Cavs 64 Clips 53
Clips George(3) Harrell(3) Kawhi
Cavs Nance, Daugherty, nance(3) Ehlo, price, Ehlo
6 Cavs 74 Clips 64
Clips George(3) George(3) George(3) George
Cavs Kerr, Daugherty, nance, Williams, Daugherty
Paul George with 14 points in 6 minutes, keeping the Clips in shouting distance.
3 Cavs 82 Clips 74
Clips Green(3) Williams(3) Harrell, harrell
Cavs Nance, Williams, Daugherty, price
3Score Cavs 87 Clips 84
Clips Jackson(3) Harrell, Jackson(3) Zubac
Cavs Williams(3) Williams
So much talk about the advantage modern teams have with the 3 ball - we've neve seen that expressed as fully as this quarter - 9 triples for the Clips to just 2 for the Cavs.
4Qtr
9 Clips 96 Cavs 93
Clips Kawhi(3) Williams, Kawhi, George(3) Harrell
Cavs Daugherty, Nance, Daugherty
6 Cavs 102 Clips 98
Clips Kawhi
Cavs Brandon(1) Battle, Price(3) Price(3)
3 Cavs 109 Clips 104
Cavs Daugherty, Price(3) Williams
Clips Zubac, Zubac
2:38: LA: Green dunk cuts it to 3.
2:24: CLE: Kerr from the foul line.
2:17: LA: Kawhi slashes into the paint and it's a 3 pt game
1:39: LA: Zubac dunk - it's now 111-110 Cavs.
1:15: CLE: Larry Nance hits a big shot - 14 footer and again it's 3.
:46: CLE: Is it the Cavs?? Clips miss a triple and Mark Price scores in traffic. 5 point game
:19: CLE: Again, the Clips don't score - Price 2 FT
George triples.
Price 2 FT
George again. 119-115. 11 seconds
Daugherty 2 FT Nance 2 FT. Series.
FScore: Cavs 123 Clips 115
What can you say? The 1992 Cleveland Cavaliers have had to go to the showdown in every series -- but they've survived every time; Kobe, Kawhi, Harden - they've beaten them all and win Region 15.
Price: 33 pts/10 assists-Player of the Game
Daugherty: 26 pts/12 boards/5 assists
Williams: 15 pts/11 boards/4 blocks
Nance: 20 pts/13 boards/4 blocks
Kerr: 12 pts
All Region:
C Daugherty ('92 Cavs 5)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
F LeBron ('16 Cavs 3)
F Kawhi ('20 Clips 3)
G Harden ('17 Rockets 3)
G Kobe ('08 Lakers 3)
