256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 15 Round 1: Series 1 and 2

 Region 14

1. 1987 NBA CHAMPION LOS ANGELES LAKERS  v. 16. 1998 SAN ANTONIO SPURS

Lakers: 65-17, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/7th Def

              d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 3-0

              d. Warriors West Semis 4-1

              d. Sonics West Finals 4-0

              d. Celtics NBA Finals 4-2

              #15 overall seed

Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West

Starters

C Kareem Abdul Jabbar       39-UCLA          17.5 PPG    17.9 PER  7.5 WS

F AC Green                          23-Ore St          10.8             15.7          7.6

F James Worthy                   25-UNC             19.4            18.4           9.3

G Magic Johnson                 27-Mich St        23.9             27             15.9

G Byron Scott                      25-Ariz St         17                16             7.7

Rotation Reserves

C Mychal Thompson            32-Minn            10.1            12.6            1

F Kurt Rambis                     28- S Clara          5.7             12.6           3.9

F Billy Thompson                23-Louisville      5.6             12.8           1.6

G Michael Cooper                30-N Mexico     2.5              14              6.1

G Adrian Branch                  23-Maryland      4.3              18.8           .7

Leaders Magic 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 2nd PER, 2nd WS, 1st WS/48, 3rd +/-, 3rd VORP, 3rd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst%, 2nd Trip Doub

               Kareem 5th FG%, 5th Eff FG%, 

               Scott 4th FT%, 4th 3pt%, 

We kick off Region 15 with the World Champion Lakers the best offense in '87. Magic's 27 - 1st in Win Shares, 1st in WS/48, 2nd in PER and 3rd in VORP.  

Spurs: 56-26, 2nd MW Div, 17th Off/2nd Def

            d. Suns West 1st Rnd 3-1

            Lost Jazz West Semis 4-1

            d. '68 Celtics

            #242 overall seed

Coach: Gregg Popovich, Asst Mike Budenholzer

Starters

C David Robinson              32-Navy                21.6 PPG      27.8 PER  13.8 WS

F Tim Duncan                    21-Wake                21.1               22.6          12.8

F Monty Williams              26-N Dame           6.3                 11.3          2.3

G Avery Johnson                32-Southern          10.2              14.1          6.7

G Vinny Del Negro            31-NC St              9.5                  11.1          3.7

Rotation Reserves

C Will Perdue                    32-Vandy               5                     14.8          4.7

F Chuck Person                  33-Auburn            6.7                  8.3            2.1

F Sean Elliott                     29-Arizona            9.3                  9.5            1.4

G Cory Alexander              24-UVA                4.5                  11.1           .7

G Jaren Jackson                 30-Georgetown    8.8                   9.7             4.1

Leaders Duncan 2nd Reb, 3rd Reb/Gm, 5th Blocks, 4th FG%, 5th PER, 4th WS, 2nd Def Rtng

               Robinson 5th Reb/Gm, 5th Blocks/Gm, 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/1, 3rd VORP, 1st Def Rtng

The '98 Spurs are the 16th seed in Region 15; The Admiral is 32, 3rd in PER, VORP and Win Shares in 1998. Duncan is 21, top 5 in both PER and Win Shares.

Matchup

C Robinson (Spurs)

F Duncan (Spurs)

F Worthy (Lakers)

G Magic (Lakers)

G Scott (Lakers)

Bench: Push

Game 1

1 Qtr

9 Spurs 6 Lakers 6

Lakers Magic, Green, Magic

Spurs Robinson, Johnson, Duncan

6 Spurs 12 Lakers 10

Lakers Worthy, Worthy

Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Williams

Region 15 kicks off with the top seeded Lakers trailing early.

3 Spurs 21 Lakers 14

Lakers Green, Magic

Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Williams, Alexander(3)

1 q Score Spurs 23 Lakers 16

Lakers Branch

Spurs Perdue

LA can't get on track at all; down early.

2 q Qtr

9 Spurs 26 Lakers 17

Lakers Magic(1)

Spurs Elliott (3)

6 Spurs 34 Lakers 17

Lakers

Spurs Robinson, Elliott, Johnson, Robinson

A stunner in LA; the top seed in Region 15 has just 17 points midway through the 2nd.  

3 Spurs 36 Lakers 21

Lakers Thompson, Worthy

Spurs Robinson

Half Score Spurs 43 Lakers 35

Lakers Kareem, Scott(3) Magic(3) Magic, Magic, Green

Spurs Duncan(1) Robinson, Johnson, Del Negro

Lakers slice the deficit in half; defensive battle so far.

3 Qtr

9 Spurs 47 Lakers 40

Lakers Worthy(1) Branch, Worthy

Spurs Robinson, Del Negro

6 Spurs 53 Lakers 46

Lakers Scott, Green, Kareem

Spurs Perdue, Duncan, Duncan

Spurs holding to the 7 pt lead, AC Green with 4 fouls.

3 Spurs 59 Lakers 52

Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Worthy

Spurs Elliott, Del Negro, Elliott

3rd q Score Spurs 69 Lakers 54

Lakers Thompson

Spurs Robinson, Robinson(3) Williams, Duncan, Robinson(1)

The Spurs defense just throttling Showtime in game 1.

4 Qtr

9 Lakers 78 Spurs 62

Lakers Green, Green, Worthy, Kareem

Spurs Wiliams, Duncan, Robinson, Jackson(3)

6 Spurs 83 Spurs 64

Lakers Worthy

Spurs Robinson(3) Duncan

The Spurs whipping the Lakers.

3  Spurs 86 Lakers 75

Lakers Scott, Thompson(3) Thompson, Green, Matthews

Spurs Elliott(1) Duncan

Final Score Spurs 100 Lakers 88

Lakers Magic, Matthews, Branch(3) Smrek(1) Brickowski, Scott

Spurs Johnson, Rose, Burton(3) Rose, Williams, Duncan(1) Robinson

The Spurs dominate this one.  

Robinson: 31 pts/19 boards/5 blocks - Player of the Game

Duncan: 18 pts/16 boards/6 blocks

Williams: 10 pts

Elliott: 10 pts

Worthy: 19 pts/10 boards/5 assists

Green: 14 pts/13 boards

Magic: 18 pts/9 boards/8 assists

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Lakers 10 Spurs 8

Lakers Kareem, Green, Magic, Magic, Magic

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Williams, Duncan

6 Lakers 14 Spurs 14

Lakers Worthy, Green

Spurs Johnson, Duncan, Robinson

15th overall seed in the tournament, the Lakers got whipped in game one. They need a win here.

3 Lakers 19 Spurs 19

Lakers Magic, Scott(3)

Spurs Elliott(3) Johnson

1 q Score Lakers 31 Spurs 21

Lakers Worthy, Green, Scott, Kareem, Scott, Scott

Spurs Perdue

Very different here in game 2, Byron Scott scores 9 in the last 6 minutes and LA is rolling.

2 q Qtr

9 Lakers 39 Spurs 27

Lakers Thompson, Branch, Magic, Magic

Spurs Alexander, Del Negro, Alexander

6 Lakers 45 Spurs 36

Lakers Cooper, Worthy(1) Kareem, Scott(1)

Spurs Jackson, Duncan, Williams(3) Robinson

Lakers maintain that solid lead.

3 Lakers 57 Spurs 46

Lakers Worthy, Scott, Green, Kareem, Worthy, Thompson

Spurs Elliott(3) Robinson, Duncan(3) Williams

Half Score Lakers 63 Spurs 52

Lakers Green, Kareem, Worthy

Spurs Johnson(1) Robinson, Person(3)

LA didn't ever get it going in game one, but this is more like it.  Showtime rollin'.

3 Qtr

9 Lakers 73 Spurs 61

Lakers Magic, Green, Scott, Scott, Kareem

Spurs Person(3) Alexander, Elliott, Robinson

6 Lakers 79 Spurs 69

Lakers Thompson, Scott, Thompson

Spurs Robinson(1) Jackson, Jackson(3) Williams

LA maintains.

3 Lakers 83 Spurs 75

Lakers Cooper, Worthy

Spurs Del Negro, Williams, Robinson

3rd q Score Lakers 84 Spurs 81

Lakers Kareem(1)

Spurs Robinson, Jackson(3) Robinson(1)

The Spurs tighten, holding LA to 5 in the last 6 and as we hit the 4th, they trail by 3.

4 Qtr

11:50: LA: AC Green turnaround J.  

11:40: SA: Duncan from the paint.

11:07: LA: Byron from the wing.

10:46: LA: The Spurs miss and Byron dunks one home.

9:34: LA: A minute later it's LA again, Magic flipping one up and in.  92-83.

6 Lakers 102 Spurs 86

Lakers Scott, Branch, Rambis, Branch, Thompson

Spurs Jackson(3)

The Lakers go on a monster run to start the 4th and we'll see you in game 3.

3 Lakers 108 Spurs 93

Lakers Green, Branch, Matthews

Spurs Jackson(3) Robinson, Jackson

Final Score Lakers 119 Spurs 99

Lakers Brickowski, Thompson(1) Smrek, Branch, Branch, Thompson

Spurs Lohaus(3) Burton(3)

One more for all of it.

Magic: 16 pts/15 assists-Player of the Game

Green: 16 pts/10 boards

Scott: 24 pts

Kareem 13 pts/8 boards

Worthy: 13 pts

Branch: 12 pts

Duncan: 15 pts/10 boards

Robinson: 18 pts/5 boards

Williams: 11 pts

Jackson: 18 pts

Game 3

1 Qtr

9 Spurs 8 Lakers 6

Lakers Magic, Kareem, Magic

Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Robinson, Duncan

6 Spurs 17 Lakers 14

Lakers Kareem, MThompson, Magic, Worthy

Spurs Robinson, Del Negro, Williams(1) Williams, Robinson

One game for everything - the Admiral gets off with 8.

3 Spurs 24 Lakers 16

Lakers Worthy

Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Johnson, Robinson(1)

1 q Score Spurs 29 Lakers 20

Lakers Cooper, BThompson

Spurs Robinson, Robinson(3)

16 first quarter points for Robinson - the Admiral willing this 16/1 upset.

2 q Qtr

9 Spurs 34 Lakers 24

Lakers Rambis, BThompson

Spurs Alexander(3) Duncan

6 Spurs 43 Lakers 35

Lakers Kareem(3) Kareem, Worthy, Kareem, Magic

Spurs Duncan, Elliott(3) Duncan, Robinson

Kareem scores 7 in the last 3 to keep LA in the game.

3 Spurs 47 Lakers 37

Lakers Worthy

Spurs Duncan, Williams

Half Score Spurs 50 Lakers 42

Lakers Cooper, Green, Scott(1)

Spurs Jackson(3)

The Spurs who had to win a play in game to get here - are now 24 minutes away from knocking the Lakers out.

3 Qtr

9 Spurs 51 Lakers 48

Lakers Worthy, Scott, Kareem

Spurs Williams(1)

6 Spurs 57 Lakers 54

Lakers Kareem, Worthy, Kareem

Spurs Elliott, del Negro, Duncan

Kareem having his best performance of the series, he adds 6 more as the Lakers close the gap.

3 Spurs 66 Lakers 64

Lakers Magic, Magic, Magic, Worthy, Green

Spurs Del Negro, Elliott(3) Robinson, Robinson

3rd q Score Spurs 68 Lakers 68

Lakers Branch, Scott

Spurs Duncan

You get the finish you want.  12 minutes left.

4 Qtr

11:48: SA: The Spurs go to Duncan, floats one home.

11:17: LA: Kareem.  Sky hook.

10:46: SA: Duncan hits a triple from the top - Spurs up 3.

10:18: LA: Worthy, just outside the paint.

10:04: SA: Robinson dunk.

9:04: LA: Kareem's got 4 fouls, he dunks one home here.  75-74 Spurs

8:54: SA: Duncan, soft touch.  The Hall of Famers getting it done in the 4th.

8:43: LA: Byron Scott long 2.

8:20: SA: The Admiral, beautiful fadeaway.

8:13: LA: Kareem, one handed slam.  

7:55: SA: The Admiral just owning the post.  

7:17: LA: Such a great game - it's Kareem again, in traffic.

5:52: SA: Duncan again, turnaround J.

5:40: LA: Pull up 2 for Scott.

5:17: SA: Jaren Jackson hits a corner 3 - and the Spurs go up 4.

4:59: LA: Michael Cooper comes right back with a 3 from the wing.

4:37: SA: It's Duncan again, drilling an 8 footer.  

4:25: LA: Back and forth all game - all quarter - the tension so thick at the Forum, Worthy goes baseline.

3:51: LA: The Spurs miss - AC Green scores from 18 and LA has taken the lead.  Timeout Spurs.

For the Spurs - Robinson/Duncan/Williams/Johnson/Del Negro

For the Lakers - Kareem/Green/Worthy/Magic/Scott.

89-88.

2:53: LA: The first score after the 3 minute mark is Scott, layup.

2:35: SA: The Admiral goes down low.  

2:04: LA: Magic, from the foul line.  93-90 LA

:35: SA: Defensive stops for 90 seconds until Robinson gets a dunk.  Lakers by 1.

Spurs don't foul - Robinson blocks Magic and Duncan gets the board.  

Spurs ball.  18 seconds left.

The ball goes to Duncan - Duncan finds an opening - Duncan floater ----

Rims out.  Ballgame.

Final Score: Lakers 93 Spurs 92

A classic in LA; 32 and 10 for Robinson; 29 and 16 for Duncan - but he misses the game winner at the buzzer and the Spurs go home.

Kareem: 25 pts/12 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Magic: 16 pts/12 assists/8 boards

Worthy: 18 pts/8 boards

Scott: 11 pts/5 boards/5 assists

8. 1995 UTAH JAZZ v. 9. 2020 LA CLIPPERS

Jazz: 60-22, 2nd MW Div, 4th Off/8th Def

          Lost Rockets West 1st Rnd 3-2

          #114 overall seed

Coach Jerry Sloan

Starters

C Antoine Carr                33-Wich St               9.6 PPG      13.9 PER  4.3 WS

F Karl Malone                 31-LA Tech              26.7             25.1         13.8

F Adam Keefe                 24-Stanford              6.1               15.1          4.1

G John Stockton             32-Gonzaga              14.7              23.3         13.9

G Jeff Hornacek              31-Iowa St                16.5             18.6         10.1

Rotation Reserves

C Felton Spencer             27-Louisville            9.3               12.3          2

F Tom Chambers             35-Utah                    6.2                12.5         2.5

F Bryon Russell               24-C St LBeach       4.5                11            1.4

G John Crotty                  25-UVA                    3.7                12.2         2.1

G David Benoit               26-Alabama              10.4              13.9        4.6

Leaders Malone 4th PPG, 5th Reb, 5th PER, 4th WS, 4th VORP, 3rd Def Reb %

               Stockton 1st Assts, 1st Asst/Gm, 4th Stls, 4th Stls/Gm, 5th FG%, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 4th Off Rtng, 1st Asst%, 4th Stl%

The 8th seed in the Region is the '95 Jazz, 4th best offense in the league in '95. 31 year old Malone, 32 year old Stockton both rolling along, over 20 PER with double digit WS.  31 year old Hornacek follows with double digit WS.

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

Coach Doc Rivers

Starters

C Ivica Zubac                    22                    8.3 PPG   21.7 PER  6.6 WS

F Montrez Harrell             26-Louisville   18.6          23.2          7

F Kawhi Leonard              28-S Diego St  27.1          26.9         8.7

G Lou Williams                  33                     18.2          17.3        4.1

G Paul George                   29-Fresno St    21.5          21.1         4.8

Rotation Reserves

C Mo Harkless                   26-St Johns      5.5            9.7           2.3

F JaMychal Green              29-Alabama     6.8            11.1         3.1

F Patrick Peterson              30-Kentucky    4.9            11.5         1.9

G Patrick Beverley            31-Arkansas    7.9            12.5          3.6

G Landry Shamet               22-Wichita St   9.3           8.5           2.6

Leaders Zubac 4th WS/48, 1st Of Rtng, 1st Off Reb%

               Kawhi 3rd +/-

               Beverley 4th Def +/-

The Covid Clips are seeded 9th in the Region, top 5 in 2020 in both offense and defense.  I'm not sure we've seen 4 starters with PER 20+ prior to now. 28 year old Kawhi leads the way.

Matchup

C Zubac (Clips)

F Malone (Jazz)

F Kawhi (Clips)

G Stockton (Jazz)

G Push

Bench: Push

Game 1

1 Qtr

9 Jazz 6 Clips 4

Jazz Carr, Malone(3) Stockton(1)

Clippers George, Williams

6 Clips 17 Jazz 13

Jazz Hornacek(3) Malone, Stockton

Clips Harrell(3) Williams, Kawhi(3) Zubac(3) George

The '87 Lakers advanced and will meet the winners of this one.

3 Clips 24 Jazz 19

Jazz Spencer, Stockton, Keefe

Clips Williams, George(1) Kawhi, George

1 q Score Clips 28 Jazz 26

Jazz Malone(3) Chambers, Malone

Clips Zubac, Green

10 for the Mailman - Clips up 2.

2 q Qtr

9 Jazz 30 Clips 28

Jazz Russell, Carr

Clips

6 Clips 36 Jazz 34

Jazz Malone, Russell

Clips Williams, Williams(3) George(3)

Lou Williams has 11; Clips up 2.

3 Clips 46 Jazz 41

Jazz Benoit(3) Malone, Stockton

Clips Harrell, Harrell, Williams (3) Green(3)

Half Score Clips 57 Jazz 50

Jazz Malone, Carr, Chambers, Stockton(1) Hornacek

Clips Kawhi, Harrell, Beverley, Zubac, George(3)

A half dozen for Montrez Harrell in the last 6, Clips up 7.

3 Qtr

9 Clips 64 Jazz 57

Jazz Russell(3) Benoit, Malone

Clips George(3) Williams, Zubac

6 Clips 66 Jazz 61

Jazz Hornacek, Keefe

Clips Williams

4 fouls for Antoine Carr.  18 points for Williams.

3 Clips 72 Jazz 69

Jazz Malone, Malone, Malone, Malone

Clips  Zubac, Kawhi, Kawhi

3rd q Score Clips 79 Jazz 77

Jazz Hornacek, Spencer, Spencer, Russell

Clips Williams, Zubac(3) Zubac

The Mailman pumps in 8 in that 3 min stretch and we got a game.

4 Qtr

11:51: LA: Patrick Patterson corner 3.  Clips by 5.

11:29: UT: 2 more for the Mailman

11:05: UT: The Clips miss - and you know who scores the other way; Clips by 1.

10:42: LA: Landry Shamet hits a 3 from the wing.

10:22: UT: Stockton step back J.  85-83.

10:07 LA: Zubac down low.  

9:41: LA: Jazz turnover, Harrell from 12.  6 point game.

6 Clips 93 Jazz 87

Jazz Keefe, Hornacek

Clips Harrell, Harrell

Clips up a half dozen.  Down the stretch.

3 Clips 98 Jazz 92

Jazz Malone(1) Stockton(3) Russell(1)

Clips Williams(3) Kawhi

Final Score Clips 112 Jazz 99

Jazz Malone, Stockton, Stockton(3)

Clips Beverley(3) Kawhi, Zubac, George, George, Kawhi(3)

Clips pull away in the 4th and take game one.

Zubac: 20 pts/17 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Kawhi: 18 pts/12 boards/6 assists/4 steals

Williams: 23 pts

George: 20 pts

Harrell: 15 pts/7 boards

Malone: 33 pts/14 boards

Stockton: 18 pts/16 assists

Hornacek: 11 pts

Keefe: 10 pts/6 boards

Russell: 10 pts/7 boards

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Jazz 12 Clips 11

Jazz Malone, Keefe, Stockton, Stockton, Keefe, Malone

Clips Harrell, George, Zubac, Kawhi, Kawhi(3)

6 Jazz 18 Clips 18

Jazz Carr, Carr, Hornacek

Clips George, Harrell, George(3)

7 for Paul George, Clips looking to move on.

3 Clips 26 Jazz 24

Jazz Malone(1) Hornacek, Stockton(1) Hornacek

Clips Kawhi, Harrell, Harrell, Kawhi

1 q Score Clips 34 Jazz 30

Jazz Malone, Malone, Spencer

Clips Kawhi, Green(3) Beverley(3)

11 first quarter points for Kawhi Leonard.  

2 q Qtr

9 Clips 39 Jazz 36

Jazz Spencer, Chambers, Russell

Clips Shamet(3) Patterson

6 Clips 51 Jazz 41

Jazz Keefe, Hornacek(3)

Clips Zubac, Harrell, Patterson(3) Zubac, Zubac(3)

Ivica Zubac with 7 points in the last 3 minutes and the Clips are rolling.

3 Clips 58 Jazz 46

Jazz Malone(1) Malone, Keefe

Clips Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Kawhi

Half Score Clips 66 Jazz 50

Jazz Malone, Carr

Clips  George(1) Zubac, Williams, Patterson(3)

7 more for Kawhi - the Clips are steaming to round 2.

3 Qtr

9 Clips 70 Jazz 56

Jazz Malone(1) Keefe, Hornacek(3)

Clips George, Harrell

6 Clips 74 Jazz 63

Jazz Chambers, Carr(3) Keefe

Clips Kawhi, George

Double digit Clipper lead.

3 Clips 76 Jazz 67

Jazz Carr, Carr

Clips Beverley

3rd q Score Clips 80 Jazz 77

Jazz Keefe, Malone, Malone, Stockton(3) Keefe(1)

Clips Kawhi, Harrell

Utah goes on a run.  

4 Qtr

9 Clips 86 Jazz 83

Jazz Carr, Malone, Carr

Clips George, Kawhi, Kawhi

6 Jazz 89 Clips 86

Jazz Malone, Spencer, Malone

Clips 

6 for the Mailman and Utah is up 3.

5:47: UT: Stockton drives and scores.  5 point Jazz lead.

5:40: LA: Paul George bombs a 3 from the wing.  

5:14: LA: After a Utah turnover, Kawhi hits a fadeaway from the block to tie this game.

4:10: UT: A minute later, Hornacek scores in the paint.

3:57: LA: Zubac from short range.

3:46: UT: The Mailman from 8 feet.

2:07: LA: A minute and a half later Zubac lays it in.  95-95

1:46: LA: Russell misses - and Paul George hits another triple.  Clips by 3.

1:15: UT: Zubac's 5th foul, Malone hits 1.  

1:04: LA: Lou Williams drills a 2 - Clips by 4.

:36: LA: Utah misses, Zubac dunk.  That's it.  Clips move on.  

Harrell and George each get 2 FT, Stockton hits a 3.

Final Score Clips 106 Jazz 99

Utah was up 5 with less than 6 to play - but the Clips take them out and move on.  

28/15 for Malone; 13 pts/17 assists for Stockton.

Kawhi: 28 pts/11 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

George: 22 pts/8 boards

Zubac: 17 pts/11 boards

Harrell: 16 pts/8 boards/5 blocks

ALL REGION TEAM

C Robinson ('98 Spurs-1 PotG)

F Leonard ('20 Clips-1 PotG)

F Malone ('95 Jazz)

G Magic ('87 Lakers-1 PotG)

G Stockton ('95 Jazz)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 14 Round 1: Series 7 and 8

 5 and 6

7. 1998 INDIANA PACERS v. 10. 1994 NBA CHAMPION HOUSTON ROCKETS

Pacers: 58-24, 2nd Cen Div, 4th Off/5th Def

              d. Cavs 3-1 East 1st Rnd

              d. Knicks 4-1 East Semis

              Lost Bulls 4-3 East Finals

              #110 overall seed

Coach: Larry Bird, Asst: Rick Carlisle 

Starters

C Rik Smits                31-Marist            16.7           19.9         6.1

F Antonio Davis          29-UTEP           9.6             15.3          7.4

F Chris Mullin            34-St Johns        11.3            16.9         7.6

G Mark Jackson         32-St Johns        8.3              17.2          7.5

G Reggie Miller          32-UCLA          19.5            19.8          12

Rotation Reserves

C Dale Davis               28-Clemson      8 PPG        15.2 PER  7.1 WS

F Derrick McKey       31-Alabama        6.3             10.7          2.1

F Jalen Rose               25-Michigan       9.4             14.1          3.3

G Travis Best             25-Geo Tech       6.5             13.6           3.3

G Fred Hoiberg          25-Iowa St          4                11.2          2.3

Leaders Jackson 3rd Assts, 3rd Assts/Gm, 2nd Asst%

              Mullin 1st FT%, 3rd 3 Pt %, 4th Eff FG%, 4th TS%

              Miller 2nd TS%, Miller 4th Off Rtng

              DDavis 4th Off Reb%

We conclude Region 14 with a mess of 90s clubs; the Pacers are seeded 7th in the region, top 5 in both offense and defense in '98.  32 year old Reggie Miller has double digit WS.

Rockets: 58-24, 1st MW Div, 15th Off/2nd Def

                d. Blazers 3-1 West 1st Rnd

                d. Suns 4-3 West Semis

                d. Jazz 4-1 West Finals

                d. Knicks NBA Finals 4-3

                #147 overall seed

Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich

Starters

C Hakeem Olajuwon        31-Houston       27.3 PPG  25.3 PER 14.3 WS

F Otis Thorpe                   31-Providence   14             16.1           9.8

F Robert Horry                 23-Alabama       9.9           14.2           5.9

G Kenny Smith                28-UNC             11.6          14.2           6.1

G Mario Elie                    30-AIC               9.3            13.4          4.2

Rotation Reserves

C Matt Bullard                 26-Iowa             3.5             8.8            1

F Carl Herrera                  27-Houston       4.7             9.1             2

F Vernon Maxwell           28-Florida         13.6           12.5           3.5

G Scotty Brooks             28-UC Irvine       5.2            12.2          3.3

G Sam Cassell                24- Florida St      6.7             13.1          2.2

Leaders Olajuwon 3rd PPG, 4th Reb/Gm, 2nd Def Reb, 2d Blocks, 2nd Blocks/Gm, 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 2nd Def WS, 4th +/-, 3rd VORP, 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Block %

               Thorpe 3rd FG%, 5th Eff FG%

The NBA Champion Rockets are actually the underdogs here, by seed - just a middling offensive season for Houston; if they win, its the defense - and they have the best player in the series; Olajuwon is 31 and the 3rd best player in the NBA - 3rd in PER, VORP, Win Shares.  

Matchup

C Olajuwon (Rockets)

F Thorpe (Rockets)

F Mullin (Pacers)

G Jackson (Pacers)

G Miller (Pacers)

Bench: Pacers

Game 1

1 Qtr

9 Pacers 10 Rockets 8

Pacers Smits(3) Jackson(3) Miller(3)

Rockets Horry, Smith, Riley, Horry

6 Rockets 14 Pacers 12

Pacers Miller

Rockets Smith(3) Petruska(3)

The Dream's on the bench with 2 fouls - Rockets still up a bucket.

3 Rockets 16 Pacers 16

Pacers Miller(1) ADavis(3)

Rockets Brooks

1 q Score Pacers 24 Rockets 18

Pacers ADavis, Hoiberg, Best, ADavis

Rockets Thorpe

The Houston offense wasn't great all year even with Olajuwon, throw him on the bench and here's what you get.  

2 Qtr

9 Pacers 29 Rockets 25

Pacers Best(3) Croshere

Rockets Brooks(3) Elie, Elie

6 Pacers 33 Rockets 33

Pacers Croshere, DDavis

Rockets Thorpe, Maxwell(3) Olajuwon(3)

Hakeem scores his first bucket - and the foul - and this game is tied.  

3 Pacers 42 Rockets 42

Pacers Mullin(3) Smits, Mullin, Smits

Rockets Horry, Smith(3) Olajuwon, Horry

Half Score Pacers 49 Rockets 45

Pacers McKey, Rose, Miller(3)

Rockets Maxwell(3)

90s defensive basketball here in game one; couple of top 5 defenses going at it.

3 Qtr

9 Pacers 55 Rockets 53

Pacers Miller(3) Miller(3)

Rockets Smith, Olajuwon, Horry, Smith

6 Pacers 64 Rockets 58

Pacers Miller, Miller, Rose, ADavis(1) Mullin

Rockets Horry(3) Elie

Reggie Miller scores the first 10 for the Pacers to open the third.

3 Pacers 72 Rockets 68

Pacers Best, Mullin(3) Best(3)

Rockets Olajuwon, Olajuwon, Brooks, Olajuwon, Olajuwon

3 q Score Pacers 78 Rockets 74

Pacers Smits, Smits, Best

Rockets Thorpe, Thorpe, Thorpe

8 for the Dream in a 3 minute stretch; we got a good one.

4th Qtr

11:16: HOU: Cassell opens the scoring.

11:04: IND: Reggie.  Triple.  

10:54: HOU: Horry dunk.

10:45: IND: Smits off glass.

10:37: HOU: The Jet from the foul line.

9:39: IND: A minute later, there's Reggie with a corner 3.  86-80

9:05: IND: Houston misses, Mark Jackson drives and scores.  Biggest Pacers lead.

6 Pacers 96 Rockets 84

Pacers Rose(3) Jackson, Miller(1) Miller

Rockets Horry, Brooks

Olajuwon fouls out, the Pacers are up a dozen.  It's over.

3 Pacers 105 Rockets 92

Pacers Jackson(3) ADavis, Hoiberg, McKey

Rockets Maxwell, Smith(3) Bullard(3)

Final Score Pacers 111 Rockets 98

Pacers McKey(1) Bohannon, Mckey(1) Bohannon

Rockets Robinson(3) Bullard(3)

Olajuwon foul trouble all day long; he plays just 28 minutes and the Pacers take game one.

Miller: 28 pts-Player of the Game

Jackson: 10 pts/8 assists/7 boards

Mullin: 10 pts/6 boards

Smits: 14 pts

ADavis: 10 pts/7 boards

Best: 12 pts

Thorpe: 10 pts/11 boards

Olajuwon: 15 pts/8 boards

Horry: 17 pts/6 boards

Smith: 17 pts/6 assists

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Rockets 7 Pacers 5

Pacers Mullin(3) Smits

Rockets Olajuwon, Horry(3) Elie

6 Rockets 16 Pacers 15

Pacers Miller, Miller, Miller, Miller, Mullin

Rockets Olajuwon, Olajuwon(3) Thorpe, Olajuwon

Hakeem with 9, Reggie with 8.  The Hall of Famers coming out for game 2.

3 Rockets 25 Pacers 19

Pacers DDavis, Best

Rockets Thorpe, Elie, Thorpe(3) Cassell

1 q Score Rockets 30 Pacers 25

Pacers Rose, Miller, Best

Rockets Olajuwon(1) Herrera, Maxwell

More offense in game 2, typical of the tournament to date.  

2 Qtr

9 Rockets 36 Pacers 32

Pacers Hoiberg, Best, DDavis

Rockets Thorpe, Cassell, Bullard

6 Rockets 38 Pacers 34

Pacers Mullin

Rockets Olajuwon

Rockets maintain the lead of a couple buckets, Smits with a couple fouls.

3 Rockets 45 Pacers 42

Pacers Mullin, Mullin, Rose, Rose

Rockets Smith(3) Elie, Thorpe

Half Score Rockets 51 Pacers 46

Pacers Miller, Jackson

Rockets Olajuwon, Thorpe(1) Smith, Olajuwon(1)

Mark Jackson's got 4 fouls and Travis Best 3 - Pacers point guards both in trouble as we hit the third.

3 Qtr

9 Pacers 53 Rockets 51

Pacers Miller, Smits, Miller(3)

Rockets 

6 Pacers 57 Rockets 57

Pacers Smits, ADavis

Rockets Elie, Smith, Thorpe

The fouls are piling up; Smits with 4, Mullin 3.  The 4th quarter could be a war of attrition.

3 Pacers 59 Rockets 59

Pacers DDavis

Rockets Brooks

3 q Score Rockets 63 Pacers 59

Pacers

Rockets Thorpe, Olajuwon

The defenses have really ramped up; it's a 90s style slugfest, slow and filled with fouls.

4th Qtr

11:01: IND: Jackson scores the first bucket, in traffic.

10:37: IND: Rockets miss and Jackson scores the second bucket, a long 2.  63-63.

10:00: HOU: Houston gets a couple shots - Mad Max nailing a triple from the wing.

9:17: IND: The Pacers get a couple shots - Mark Jackson again, scoring from the baseline.

8:20: HOU: Nearly a minute later, Dream Shake.  

8:13: IND: The Dutchman hook shot.  

7:55: HOU: Olajuwon down low.

7:42: IND: Pacers go back to Smits.  Rockets by a point.

7:03: IND: Reggie from the foul line.

6:53: HOU: Otis Thorpe from the block.

6:35: IND: Dale Davis muscles one home.

6:25: HOU: Thorpe again, down low.

6:18: IND: Jalen Rose floater.

5:54: HOU: Maxwell puts back a Cassell miss.

5:44: IND: Just a flurry of buckets - Reggie strokes a 2; Pacers 77-76

5:10: IND: Smits from 11.  

4:42: IND: Mullin long 2.

4:08: IND: Big run for the Pacers - Mullin hits a corner 3. the Pacers are up 8.

Final Score Pacers 100 Rockets 88

Pacers ADavis, Smits, Miller, Miller(1) Smits(1) Jackson(1) Smits(1) Miller, Smits, Smits

Rockets Horry, Elie(3) Olajuwon, Elie, Smith(3)

The Rockets were up 1 with under 6 left and lose by a dozen. Pacers advance.  20/11 for Thorpe in the loss.

Smits: 20 pts/8 boards - Player of the Game

Miller: 26 pts

Mullin: 16 pts/5 boards

Jackson: 9 pts/14 boards/6 assists

ADavis: 9 pts/11 boards

2. 1997 WEST CHAMP UTAH JAZZ v. 15. 1996 LA LAKERS

Jazz 64-18, 1st MW Div, 2nd Off/9th Def

         d. Clips West 1st Rnd 3-0

         d. Lakers West Semis 4-1

         d. Rockets West Finals 4-2

         Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-2

         #19 overall seed

Coach Jerry Sloan, 

Starters

C Greg Ostertag                    23-Kansas                7.3 PPG    15.3 PER  5.9 WS

F Karl Malone                       33-LA Tech              27.4           28.9         16.7

F Bryon Russell                     26-CSt Long Beach  10.8          13.7         7.4

G John Stockton                    34-Gonzaga              14.4           22.1        13.6

G Jeff Hornacek                    33- Iowa St               14.5           18.8         10.2

Rotation Reserves

C Antoine Carr                       35-Wichita St            7.4           12.1         2.4

F Adam Keefe                         26-Stanford               3.8           11.7        2.3

F Stephen Howard                  26-DePaul                 3.6            15.4        1.1

G Howard Eisley                    24-B College             4.5            11.1        1.2

G Shandon Anderson              23-Georgia                5.9            10.4        1.2

Leaders Malone 2nd PPG, 5th Def Reb, 1st PER, 2nd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/- 3rd VORP

               Stockton 2nd Assts, 2nd Assts/Gm, 4th Eff FG%, 2nd TS%, 4th Off WS, 3rd WS/48, 5th +/-, 2nd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst%

               Hornacek 3rd FT%, 

               Ostertag 5th Reb %, 2nd Block %

The 19th overall seed in the tournament is the '97 Jazz; it's really an offense only team, 2nd best offense in the league.  The 33 year old Mailman carries the load, top 3 in PER, VORP, Win Shares; 34 year old Stockton also crosses 20 PER with double digit WS and 33 year old Hornacek adds double digit WS.

Lakers: 53-29, 2nd Pac Div, 4th Off/10th Def

              Lost Rockets West 1st Rnd 3-1

              #238 overall seed

Coach Del Harris, Asst Michael Cooper, GM Jerry West

Starters

C Vlade Divac                27                      12.9 PPG     17.4 PER  6.1 WS

F Eldon Campbell           27-Clemson      13.9             18              8.2

F Cedric Ceballos           26-C St Fullerton  21.2         22.1           9.8

G Nick Van Exel             24-Cincinnati     14.9            15.9           5.7

G Eddie Jones                 24-Temple          12.8            17              6.8

Rotation Reserves

C Fred Roberts                35-BYU             3.7               14.1          .6

F Magic Johnson            36-Michigan St   14.6             21.1          3.6

F George Lynch             25-UNC               3.8               11.4          1.7

G Sedale Threatt            34-W VA Tech      7.3              13.2          3.7

G Anthony Peeler           26-Missouri         9.7              14.1          3.7

Leaders Campbell 4th Blocks, 

               Peeler 4th TO%

Magic's last Lakers team slides into the tournament as the 15th seed in the region; he's 36 and coming off the bench with 20+ PER; 10 years his junior, Cedric Ceballos is the best player on a really overmatched Lakers squad

Matchup

C Vlade (Lakers)

F Malone (Jazz)

F Ceballos (Lakers)

G Stockton (Jazz)

G Hornacek (Jazz)

Bench: Lakers

Game

1 Qtr

9 Lakers 10 Jazz 6

Jazz Stockton, Ostertag, Malone

Lakers Divac, Campbell, Campbell, Ceballos, Ceballos

6 Lakers 14 Jazz 11

Jazz Malone(3) Hornacek

Lakers Jones, Campbell

Eldon Campbell's got 6 points and two fouls.

3 Lakers 20 Jazz 19

Jazz Malone, Stockton, Malone, Malone

Lakers Ceballos, Roberts, Threatt

1 q Score Lakers 28 Jazz 22

Jazz Howard(3)

Lakers Threatt, Lynch, Van Exel, Magic

The Mailman's got 11, but it's the Lakers up after 1.

2 Qtr

9 Lakers 36 Jazz 30

Jazz Howard, Malone, Malone, Malone

Lakers Strong, Lynch, Magic, Jones

6 Lakers 41 Jazz 34

Jazz Malone, Anderson

Lakers Peeler, Van Exel(3)

19 points for Karl Malone...but the Lakers extend the lead.  

3 Lakers 47 Jazz 42

Jazz Keefe, Keefe, Hornacek, Malone

Lakers Magic(3) Ceballos(3)

Half Score Lakers 54 Jazz 52

Jazz Stockton(3)Malone, Hornacek(3) Malone

Lakers Magic, Jones, Ceballos(1) Campbell

Karl Malone scores 25 first half points.  

3 Qtr

9 Lakers 58 Pacers 56

Jazz Stockton, Hornacek

Lakers Ceballos, Campbell

6 Lakers 65 Pacers 62

Jazz Hornacek, Hornacek, Hornacek

Lakers Peeler(3) Jones, Campbell

8 for Hornacek to open the 3rd.  LA by 3.

3 Lakers 70 Pacers 64

Jazz Malone(3)

Lakers Van Exel(3) Magic

3 q Score Lakers 76 Pacers 71

Jazz Malone, Stockton, Carr

Lakers Campbell, Van Exel, Divac

30 for Malone - Lakers have led the whole way.

4th Qtr

9 Lakers 80 Jazz 77

Jazz Ostertag, Eisley, Malone

Lakers Ceballos, Magic

8:47: LA: Magic scores down low.  LA up 5.

8:30: UT: Malone in the lane.

7:48: LA: Nearly a minute later Magic drives and scores.

7:35: UT: Anderson drills a 2.

7:17: UT: Lakers miss, Keefe layup cuts it to 1

6:58: LA: Magic's got 8 in the 4th, scoring from the lane.

6:46: UT: It's Malone again, J from just outside the paint.

6:38: LA: Van Exel with the nice baseline J.

6:21: UT: Ostertag down low.

6:06: LA: Ceballos rips home a dunk.  90-87 LA

5:05: UT: A minute later it's Antoine Carr laying one in.  

4:39: UT: LA turnover - Carr dunk.  Utah has taken the lead.  

4:18: LA: Sedale Threatt turnaround.  92-91 Lakers

3:26: LA: Magic floats one over Malone.  

3:03: UT: Malone just powers it home.  94-93 LA

2:51: LA: Van Exel misses the 3 -- but Ceballos is there for the putback.

2:36: UT: Great game - Stockton banks one home.  

1:55: LA: Utah commits 2 fouls, Ceballos gets 1 FT - Magic is now off the floor; Lakers starters all in.  

1:23: LA: Eddie Jones blocks Stockton's attempt to tie the game - Ceballos scores on the other end.  Lakers by 4.

1:15: UT: Bryon Russell goes backdoor.  

:46: UT: Eddie Jones misses - Ostertag hits an 8 footer and Utah has tied the score.  

Man, you sure would like to see Magic enter here.  99-99

Lakers call time. 

:35: LA: Vlade gets the ball high - finds Elden Campbell, 10 footer.  Net.  

:22: UT: No timeout for the Jazz, Stockton pushes, he finds Malone - dunk.  101-101.

Lakers call time.  Set up for the last shot.

Van Exel loses the ball with 5 seconds left.  Out of bounds.  Now Utah calls time.

Ball goes to Malone.  Malone in the paint - turnaround - in traffic.

GOOD!  IT'S GOOD!  IT'S GOOD!  IT'S GOOD!  KARL MALONE SCORES AT THE BUZZER AND UTAH HAS TAKEN GAME ONE!!!

The Lakers led almost the whole way - but Utah gets them down the stretch and the Mailman concludes a monster performance with a buzzer beater.

Final Score Jazz 103 Lakers 101

Malone: 42 pts/9 boards/8 assists - Buzzer Beater - Player of the Game

Stockton: 13 pts/14 assists/4 steals

Hornacek: 15 pts/5 assists

Ostertag: 8 pts/12 boards

Magic: 21 pts/8 boards/5 assists

Ceballos: 21 pts/9 boards/4 steals

Campbell: 16 pts/8 boards

Vlade: 4 pts/10 boards/8 assists

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Lakers 7 Jazz 6

Jazz Stockton, Ostertag, Malone

Lakers Ceballos, Ceballos(3) Jones

6 Jazz 10 Lakers 9

Jazz Malone, Hornacek

Lakers Campbell

Defense to start game.

3 Jazz 14 Lakers 13

Jazz Stockton, Malone

Lakers Campbell, Ceballos

1 q Score Lakers 21 Jazz 20

Jazz Howard, Carr, Howard

Lakers Ceballos, Peeler, Lynch, Divac

Cedric Ceballos has 9, LA trying to extend the series.  

2 Qtr

9 Lakers 33 Jazz 29

Jazz Keefe, Hornacek(3), Keefe, Hornacek

Lakers Peeler, Magic(3) Ceballos, Campbell, Threatt(3)

6 Lakers 38 Jazz 37

Jazz Hornacek, Hornacek, Eisley, Anderson

Lakers Ceballos, Ceballos, Peeler(1)

15 for Cedric Ceballos

3 Jazz 42 Lakers 41

Jazz Stockton(3) Carr

Lakers Van Exel(3)

Half Score Lakers 52 Jazz 49

Jazz Malone, Ostertag(1) Hornacek, Stockton

Lakers Campbell, Ceballos, Van Exel(3) Campbell, Van Exel

Another good one; Utah is the 2nd seed in the Region, the Lakers are 15, but these are clearly evenly matched squads.

3 Qtr

9 Lakers 60 Jazz 56

Jazz Stockton, Russell, Malone

Lakers Ceballos, Jones, Ceballos, Ceballos

6 Lakers 67 Jazz 61

Jazz Malone, Russell, Carr(1)

Lakers Campbell, Van Exel(3) Magic

Another half dozen for Ceballos.  

3 Lakers 73 Jazz 72

Jazz Malone, Malone, Hornacek(3) Carr, Russell

Lakers Magic(3) Peeler, Roberts(1)

3 q Score Jazz 79 Lakers 77

Jazz Stockton, Stockton(3) Keefe

Lakers Roberts, Magic

Here we go again - 12 more minutes.  Great series.  

4th Qtr

11:50: LA: Campbell's fouled quick, hits 1.

10:46: LA: A minute passes and Eddie Jones hits a corner 3 to give LA the lead.

10:23: LA: Utah misses, Campbell layup.

9:59: LA: Utah misses, Van Exel scores from the paint.  85-79

6 Lakers 90 Jazz 89

Jazz Hornacek, Malone, Ostertag, Stockton, Malone

Lakers Peeler, Ceballos(3)

6 left.  Here we go.

5:19: LA: Anthony Peeler from the wing.  

4:50: LA: Utah misses, Vlade from 9 feet.

4:11: UT: Antoine Carr banks one home.

3:53: LA; Van Exel oops one up to Vlade - it's 96-91

3:17: UT: The Mailman delivers.

2:54: UT: Ostertag on both ends, he stuffs Campbell and rips home a dunk.  It's a one point game.

1:44: LA: A minute passes and Cambpell banks one.

:17: LA: Utah can't do it - no one scores for 90 seconds, Utah has to foul and Van Exel hits both.  5 point game.

:13: UT: Malone.

Ceballos hits 2 FT. Vlade hits 2 FT.  Lets play one more.

Final Score Lakers 104 Jazz 97

Ceballos: 28 pts/17 boards-Player of the Game

Campbell: 17 pts/7 boards

Van Exel: 15 pts

Magic: 10 pts/5 boards

Peeler: 11 pts

Malone: 24 pts/10 boards/9 assists

Stockton: 18 pts/12 assists

Hornacek: 18 pts/7 boards

Ostertag: 7 pts/10 boards

Game 3

1 Qtr

9 Jazz 2 Lakers 2

Jazz Malone

Lakers Van Exel

6 Jazz 9 Lakers 6

Jazz Malone(1) Hornacek, Hornacek, Hornacek

Lakers Vlade(3) Vlade (1)

last game in region 14 - winner moves on; 2 early fouls for Elden Campbell.

3 Lakers 18 Jazz 15

Jazz Malone, Stockton, Malone

Lakers Jones(3) Ceballos(3) Ceballos(1) Lynch, Ceballos

1 q Score Lakers 24 Jazz 20

Jazz Carr, Malone(3)

Lakers Van Exel, Ceballos, Strong

10 for Malone, 8 for Ceballos. Can the 15 take out the 2?

2 Qtr

9 Lakers 30 Jazz 22

Jazz Howard

Lakers Threatt, Threatt, Jones

6 Lakers 36 Jazz 27

Jazz Malone, Malone, Hornacek(1)

Lakers Campbell(3) Peeler(3)

LA's defense is just locking down on Utah here in game 3.

3 Lakers 44 Jazz 36

Jazz Hornacek, Russell(3) Stockton, Keefe

Lakers Jones, Magic(3) Magic(3)

Half Score Lakers 53 Jazz 44

Jazz Carr, Carr, Carr, Stockton

Lakers Magic, Van Exel(3) Divac, Ceballos

Magic Johnson scores 8 in the last 6 minutes - LA is 24 minutes away from the huge upset.

3 Qtr

9 Lakers 60 Jazz 53

Jazz Hornacek, Eisley, Malone, Stockton(3)

Lakers Ceballos, Ceballos, Threatt(3)

6 Lakers 63 Jazz 57

Jazz Ostertag, Stockton

Lakers Jones(3) 

Utah cuts the deficit to 6.  

3 Lakers 67 Jazz 65

Jazz Anderson, Ostertag, Ostertag, Malone

Lakers Magic, Magic

3 q Score Lakers 81 Jazz 73

Jazz Russell, Malone, Stockton, Hornacek

Lakers Divac, Campbell, Divac, Divac, Campbell, Magic, Jones

LA scores the last 6 points of the quarter; they lead by 8.  

4th Qtr

9 Lakers 86 Jazz 80

Jazz Ostertag(3) Malone, Malone

Lakers Campbell, Lynch(1) Campbell

6 Lakers 90 Jazz 82

Jazz Stockton

Lakers Ceballos, Vlade

LA is 6 minutes from knocking out the 19th overall seed in the tournament.

3 Lakers 101 Jazz 89

Jazz Howard, Carr, Hornacek, Russell(1)

Lakers Vlade, Ceballos(3) Ceballos, Vlade, Ceballos

Final Score Lakers 106 Jazz 89

Jazz

Lakers Van Exel, King(1) King

LA blows Utah out - the Lakers were the 15th seed, but they were just better than Utah in this series and LA moves on. 24 and 14 for the Mailman in the loss.

Ceballos: 24 pts/9 boards - Player of the Game

Divac: 18 pts/10 boards

Jones: 12 pts/6 assists

Campbell: 11 pts/5 boards, 4 assists

Magic: 14 pts/7 assists

All Region Team

C Kareem ('75 Bucks-2 PotG)

F Bird ('84 Celtics-1 PotG)

F Ceballos ('96 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Kobe ('09 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Wade ('05 Heat-1 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 14 Round 1: Series 5 and 6

 3 and 4

3. 2013 WEST CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 14. 2006 PAC DIV CHAMP PHOENIX SUNS

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

Coach: Gregg Popovich, Asst Mike Budenholzer

Starters

C Tim Duncan             36-Wake             17.8 PPG  24.4 PER  8.3 WS

F Tiago Splitter           28                        10.3          18.7           8.2

F Kawhi Leonard        21-San Diego St  11.9          16.4           6.2

G Tony Parker             30                        20.3          23             9.3

G Manu Ginobli          35                        11.8          19              4.5

Rotation Reserves

C Matt Bonner             32-Florida           4.2           11.8           2.5

F Boris Diaw               30                        5.8            11.9          4.4

F DeJuan Blair             23-Pitt                5.4            14.6          2.2

G Patty Mills               24-St Marys        5.1            14.1          1.5

G Danny Green            25-UNC             10.5           14.1         5.9

Leaders Duncan 5th Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 4th Def WS, 2nd Def +/-, 1st Def Rtng, 3rd Def Reb%, 4th Block%

               Parker 5th WS/48, 4th Asst%

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.  

Suns: 54-28, 1st Pac Div, 2nd Off/16th Def

          d. Lakers West 1st Rnd 4-3

          d. Clips West Semis 4-3

          Lost Mavs West Finals 4-2

          #211 overall seed

Coach: Mike D'Antoni, 

Starters

C Boris Diaw                      23                   13.3 PPG   17.3 PER 8.9 WS

F Shawn Marion                 27-UNLV       21.8            23.6         14.6

F James Jones                    25-Miami        9.3              13.2         4

G Steve Nash                     31-S Clara       18.8            23.3        12.4

G Raja Bell                        29-FIU             14.7           12.9         6.8

Rotation Reserves

C Amar'e Stoudemire        23                      8.7            17.8          .1

F Kurt Thomas                   33-TCU            8.6             13.1         3.3

F Tim Thomas                    28-Nova           11              12.4          .9

G Eddie House                   27-Ariz St        9.8              15.2        1.6

G Leandra Barbosa            23                    13.1             15.1        3.8

Leaders Marion 3rd Reb, 3rd Reb/Gm, 3rd Steals, 5th Stls/Gm, 5th Eff FG%, 3rd Def WS

               Nash 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm. 1st FT% 2nd Eff FG%, 1st TS%, 4th Off Rtng, 1st Asst%

                Barbosa 3rd 3Pt%

               Bell 5th 3 Pt% 3rd Eff FG%

               Jones 1st TO%

               Diaw 3rd Trip Doub

14th seed in the Region, the Suns are the heavy dog; all offense, middling defense; we've got a Boris Diaw battle here; the 23 year old Diaw is starting for Phoenix, the 30 year old is coming off the Spurs bench.  27 year old Shawn Marion, 31 year old Steve Nash are both over 20 PER with double digit WS.

Matchup: 

C Duncan (Spurs)

F Marion (Suns)

F Kawhi (Spurs)

G Nash (Suns)

G Ginobli (Spurs)

Bench: Spurs

Game 1

1 Qtr

9 Suns 7 Spurs 5

Spurs Splitter(3) Splitter

Suns  Nash, Marion(3) Nash

6 Spurs 15 Suns 10

Spurs Kawhi(3) Ginobli(1) Kawhi, Parker, Splitter

Suns Marion(3)

This one is underway; Tiago Splitter's got 7.

3 Spurs 29 Suns 16

Spurs Duncan, Parker(3) Duncan, Duncan, Ginobli, Ginobli(3)

Suns Jones, Amare, Marion

1 q Score Spurs 34 Suns 21

Spurs Duncan, Mills(3)

Suns Bell(3) Nash

8 in the last 6 for Duncan; Suns already in the hole.

2 Qtr

9 Spurs 44 Suns 29

Spurs Green(3) Mills(3) Blair, Green

Suns TThomas(3) TThomas(3) Burke

6 Spurs 50 Suns 33

Spurs Diaw, Duncan, Mills

Suns Diaw, Barbosa

The Suns can't stop the Spurs.

3 Spurs 58 Suns 39

Spurs Bonner, Parker, Parker, Parker

Suns Jones, Marion, Marion

Half Score Spurs 66 Suns 45

Spurs Splitter, Kawhi, Duncan, Splitter

Suns Bell, House, KThomas

The Suns didn't have a good defense agains the rest of the league; against these Spurs, it's just unfortunate.  

3 Qtr

9 Spurs 71 Suns 51

Spurs Splitter, Green(3)

Suns Marion, Barbosa, Barbosa

6 Spurs 76 Suns 57

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Ginobli(1)

Suns  KThomas, Bell, KThomas

Spurs rolling along.

3 Spurs 86 Suns 61

Spurs Ginobli, Kawhi, Splitter, Duncan, Green

Suns Marion, Marion

3 q Score Spurs 94 Suns 65

Spurs Duncan, Green(3) Ginobli(3)

Suns Barbosa, Marion

Spurs are the 46th overall seed and playing like that's too low.

4 Qtr

9 Spurs 98 Suns 72

Spurs Splitter, Splitter

Suns Diaw, Diaw(3) House

6 Spurs 105 Suns 78

Spurs Parker, Bonner(3) Splitter

Suns Marion, Marion, Marion

3 Spurs 108 Suns 82

Spurs Ginobli(3)

Suns Marion, Burke

Final Score Spurs 110 Suns 88

Spurs Baynes

Suns Thompson(3) Tsitishvilli(3)

Easy pickings for the Spurs.  

Splitter: 21 pts/11 boards - Player of the Game

Duncan: 20 pts/8 boards/4 blocks

Parker: 13 pts/13 assists

Ginobli: 15 pts/8 assists

Green: 13 pts

Marion: 28 pts/11 boards

Nash: 6 pts/ 10 assists

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Suns 6 Spurs 5

Spurs Parker(3) Duncan

Suns Diaw, Jones(3) Jones(1)

6 Suns 15 Spurs 13

Spurs Splitter, Ginobli, Splitter, Splitter

Suns Nash, Marion(3) Diaw, Nash

The Suns got buried in game one, they come out much tougher in game two.

3 Spurs 21 Suns 19

Spurs Kawhi, Parker, Kawhi, Splitter

Suns Nash, KThomas

1 q Score Spurs 27 Suns 26

Spurs Duncan, Parker, Blair

Suns Bell, KThomas, Amare

Tiago Splitter's got 8.

2 Qtr

9 Suns 34 Spurs 29

Spurs Mills

Suns KThomas, Nash(3) Marion(3)

6 Suns 44 Spurs 40

Spurs Blair, Parker, Green(3) Splitter, Parker 

Suns Barbosa, Marion, Nash, Jones, Diaw

5 for Nash to open the quarter, Phoenix remains in the lead.  

3 Suns 54 Spurs 48

Spurs Splitter, Duncan, Duncan, Ginobli

Suns Nash, Diaw, Nash, Marion, Diaw(1)

Half Score Suns 60 Spurs 55

Spurs Duncan, Parker, Green(3)

Suns Nash, Marion, Jones

The Suns just keep scoring here in game 2 - one nice thing about the tournament is you rarely see a sweep thats two blowouts, the Spurs are heavily favored and showed why in game one - but Phoenix can score and they're doing it here.

3 Qtr

9 Suns 65 Spurs 62

Spurs Parker, Mills, Green(3)

Suns Bell, Jones(3)

6 Spurs 71 Suns 68

Spurs Diaw(3) Blair, Bonner, Kawhi

Suns Barbosa, KThomas

A triple from Old Boris Diaw aids the Spurs in taking the lead.

3 Spurs 75 Suns 73

Spurs Parker, Splitter

Suns Bell(3) Marion

3 q Score Suns 80 Spurs 79

Spurs Parker, Kawhi

Suns KThomas, Barbosa, Marion(3)

The Matrix hits from half court at the buzzer and Phoenix leads by a point.

4 Qtr

11:43: PHO: Raja Bell stops and pops.

11:26: SA: Duncan from the lane.

11:18: PHO: Raja Bell again, triple from the wing.  

10:49: PHO: Spurs miss and Marion scores from 8 feet.  6 pt lead.

10:35: SA: Duncan.  You get the sense that the next 10 minutes might be Duncan.  

9:48: SA: After a Phoenix miss -- Duncan.  

9:25: PHO: Bell from the foul line.  Suns by 4

8:42: SA: Duncan - he's scored all 8 of the Spurs 4th qtr points.

8:18: SA: Marion misses and again - it's Duncan, swooping in for a beautiful goal.  

7:58: PHO: Nash in traffic.  

7:43: SA: Duncan passes out of the double team to Ginobli who finds a wide open Splitter for a short J.  91-91

6:44 SA: Suns miss - and it's Tony Parker who buries the J.

5:44: SA: A minute goes by and Kawhi bombs home a dunk.

5:15: SA: This is the stretch where the Spurs wrapped this; another miss - and it's Duncan banking home from 15.

4:39: SA: It's done - Suns miss - Kawhi does not miss with a triple.  100-91.  

Final Spurs 107 Suns 97

Spurs Kawhi, Parker, Ginobli(3)

Suns Diaw, Diaw, Marion

The Suns were up two with just under 8 minutes to play -the Spurs ripped off 10 straight over the next 3 and a half minutes and now it's over.  20 pts/13 assists for Nash in the loss

Duncan: 22 pts/10 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Parker: 23 pts

Kawhi: 15 pts/10 boards

Splitter: 16 pts/10 boards

Ginobli: 7 pts/13 assists

All Region Team

C Duncan ('10 Spurs-1 PotG)

F Bird ('84 Celtics-1 PotG)

F McHale ('84 Celtics)

G Kobe ('09 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Wade ('05 Heat-1 PotG)

          

6. 1974 WEST CHAMP MIL BUCKS v. 11. 1975 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS

Bucks: 59-23, 1st MW Div, 1st Off/2nd Def

             d. Lakers West Semis 4-1

             d. Bulls West Finals 4-0

             Lost Celtics NBA Finals 4-3

             #83 overall seed

Coach Larry Costello, Asst Hubie Brown

Starters

C Kareem Abdul Jabbar    26- UCLA                 27 PPG   24.4 PER  18.4 WS

F Curtis Perry                    25- Missouri St         9             13.2           5.3

F Bobby Dandridge            26-Norfolk St          18.9         17             8.4

G Oscar Robertson             35-Cincinnati           12.7         14.2          5.9

G Lucius Allen                   26-UCLA                 17.6         18.8          8.2

Rotation Reserves

C Cornell Warner               25-Jackson St           6.3           12.1          3.5

F Terry Driscoll                  26-B College           3.2            11.9          1.5

F Mickey Davis                  23-Duquesne           5.9            15.5          3.4

G Ron Williams                  29-WVA                  6.3            13.1          2.6

G Jon McGlocklin              30- Indiana              9.2            12             3.8

Leaders Kareem 3rd PPG, 3rd Reb, 4th Reb/Gm, 2nd Blocks, 2nd Blocks/Gm, 2nd FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 2nd PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 3rd Def Rtng, 3rd Block%, 2nd Trip Doub

               Oscar 5th Trip Doub

The Bucks might be an underseed, top 2 in both offense and defense in the league in '74 but just the 6th seed in the region.  Kareem's 26 and he is dominant, 1st in the NBA in VORP, WS and WS/48; 2nd in PER.  But they lost the NBA Finals to the Celtics.

Celtics: 60-22, 1st Atl Div, 3rd Off/3rd Def

              d. Rockets East Semis 4-1

              Lost Bullets East Finals 4-2

              #174 overall seed

Coach Tom Heinsohn, GM Red Auerbach

Starters

C Dave Cowens              26-Florida St     20.4 PPG   19.3 PER 9.5 WS

F Paul Silas                     31-Creighton    10.6             14.6         7.2

F Don Nelson                  34-Iowa            14                18.1         8.7

G Jo Jo White                  28-Kansas        18.3             14.9         8

G John Havlicek             34-Ohio St        19.2             16.7         9.7

Rotation Reserves

C Jim Ard                       26- Cincinnati   3.8                9.5          .4

F Ben Clyde                    23-Florida St    2.8                11.3        .2

F Don Chaney                 28-Houston      9.5                12.9        5.1

G Paul Westphal             24-USC            9.8                17.3        5.1

G Kevin Stacom             23-Providence  2.8                12           .9

Leaders Silas 4th Reb, 3rd Reb%

               Cowens 2nd Reb/Gm, 5th Def Reb, 5th Def WS, 4th Def Rtng, 2nd Def Reb%

               Nelson 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 1st TS%, 4th WS/48

Top 3 in both offense and defense in '75, seeded 11th in the region; sneaky tough series here for the Bucks, who lost the NBA Finals to the Celtics back in '74. No one hits 20 PER or double digit WS.

Matchup

C Kareem (Bucks)

F Silas (Celtics)

F Push

G White (Celtics)

G Push

Bench: Bucks

1 Qtr

9 Celtics 11 Bucks 11

Bucks Allen, Allen(3) Allen, Dandridge, Allen

Celtics Havlicek, Nelson, White(3) White Cowens

6 Celtics 22 Bucks 17

Bucks Allen, Kareem, Dandridge

Celtics Havlicek, Nelson(3) Stacom(3) White(3)

Lucius Allen scores 11 in the first 6 minutes - but it's Boston up 5.

3 Celtics 26 Bucks 22

Bucks Dandridge(3) Williams

Celtics Cowens, White

1 q Score Celtics 31 Bucks 30

Bucks Dandridge(1) Kareem(3) McGlocklin, Dandridge

Celtics McDonald, Ard, Westphal(1)

10 for Dandridge in the quarter; ton of points to open up the series.

2 Qtr

9 Celtics 38 Bucks 34

Bucks McGlocklin, Davis

Celtics Nelson, Chaney(3) Havlicek

6 Celtics 45 Bucks 40

Bucks Driscoll, Kareem, Kareem

Celtics Havlicek, White(3) Cowens

C's have kept this two bucket lead all day.

3 Celtics 49 Bucks 46

Bucks Kareem, Kareem, Oscar

Celtics Havlicek, Havlicek

Half Score Celtics 57 Bucks 52

Bucks Oscar, Perry, Williams

Celtics Cowens, Cowens, Chaney, Chaney

This looked competitive on paper and that's how its playing out.

3 Qtr

9 Celtics 63 Bucks 60

Bucks Kareem, Kareem, Dandridge, Dandridge

Celtics Silas, Nelson, Nelson

6 Celtics 73 Bucks 64

Bucks Dandridge, Oscar

Celtics Nelson, Westphal, Westphal, Havlicek, Chaney

Nelson scores 6 to open the half; Boston extends the lead.

3 Celtics 81 Bucks 69

Bucks Dandridge(3) Perry

Celtics Silas, Havlicek, White, Silas

3 q Score Celtics 84 Bucks 78

Bucks McGlocklin, Kareem, Abdul, Davis(3)

Celtics Havlicek(3)

Milwaukee clamps down defensively down the stretch and the deficit is down to 6.

4 Qtr

9 Celtics 92 Bucks 86

Bucks Kareem, Kareem, Kareem, Dandridge

Celtics Cowens, White, Westphal, Westphal

6 Celtics 95 Bucks 92

Bucks McGlocklin, Warner, Driscoll

Celtics Havlicek(3)

Driscoll scores from 6 feet and Milwaukee has cut the Celtics lead to 3.

5:22: MIL: Cowens misses and Allen scores a tough one in traffic to bring the Bucks w/n 1.

5:09: BOS: Cowens in the paint.

4:30: MIL: McGlocklin gets two attempts and the second goes.

3:32: MIL: A minute later it's Allen from the wing to give the Bucks their first lead.

3:21: BOS: Jo Jo White with the corner 3 and Boston's up.  

3:05: MIL: Curtis Perry comes back with a 3 from the wing.

2:48: BOS: Cowens dunk, 102-101 Boston.

2:31: MIL: Oscar with the triple from the top.  Bucks by 2.

2:09: MIL: After Hondo misses, Bobby Dandridge scores from the wing.  

1:55: BOS: White from the foul line.

1:47: MIL: Dandridge from 18.

1:20: MIL: That might do it, Cowens misses, Allen hits a floater from the baseline and the Bucks are up 6.

:49: BOS: Kareem fouls Silas, he hits 1.

That's it - Kareem and Allen each hit a FT, Cowens hits a triple.  Bucks win by 4.

Final Score: Bucks 112 Celtics 108

Kareem: 26 pts/13 boards - Player of the Game

Allen: 20 pts/7 assists

Dandridge: 25 pts

McGlocklin: 10 pts

Driscoll: 4 pts/10 boards

Cowens: 20 pts/14 boards

Havlicek: 22 pts/10 boards

White: 22 pts/5 assists

Nelson: 13 pts/6 boards

Silas: 7 pts/12 boards

Game 2

1 Qtr

9 Bucks 8 Celtics 2

Bucks Perry, Oscar(3) Dandridge(3)

Celtics Havlicek

6 Bucks 16 Celtics 10

Bucks Allen, Allen, Kareem, Perry

Celtics Cowens(3) Silas(3) Westphal

Bucks looking to close this out.  

3 Bucks 20 Celtics 12

Bucks Allen, Kareem

Celtics White

1 q Score Bucks 26 Celtics 16

Bucks Driscoll, Williams, McGlocklin

Celtics Westphal Ard

Bucks defense taking over in game one.

2 Qtr

9 Bucks 32 Celtics 24

Bucks Williams, Allen, McGlocklin

Celtics McDonald(1) Chaney, Westphal, Westphal(3)

6 Bucks 45 Celtics 33

Bucks Williams(3) McGlocklin, Dandridge, Perry, Kareem, Kareem

Celtics Cowens, Silas, Silas, White(3)

Bucks up double digits; they might be on their way to the next round.

3 Bucks 49 Celtics 41

Bucks Kareem, Kareem

Celtics White, Cowens, Cowens, Chaney

Half Score Bucks 54 Celtics 46

Bucks Oscar (3) McGlocklin

Celtics Silas, Cowens(1) Nelson

Celtics cut the deficit to 8 - the Bucks came back from a double digit hole in game one; can Boston do it here?

3 Qtr

9 Bucks 64 Celtics 52

Bucks Dandridge, Dandridge, Warner, Kareem

Celtics Havlicek(3) Cowens(3)

6 Bucks 74 Celtics 66

Bucks Dandirdge, Davis(3) Oscar(3) Allen

Celtics Cowens, Silas, Havlicek (3) White, Silas, Cowens(1) Nelson

Still an 8 point Bucks lead.  

3 Bucks 82 Celtics 73

Bucks Driscoll, McGlocklin, Kareem, Kareem

Celtics Silas(1) Havlicek, Nelson, Havlicek

3 q Score Bucks 89 Celtics 81

Bucks Davis(3) Davis, Davis

Celtics Westphal, Havlicek, White, McDonald

4 Qtr

9 Bucks 98 Celtics 88

Bucks Kareem, Driscoll, Kareem, Oscar(3)

Celtics Cowens(1) Havlicek, Nelson, Nelson

6 Bucks 106 Celtics 98

Bucks Allen, Dandridge(3) Dandridge

Celtics Chaney, Westphal, Cowens, Cowens, Havlicek

Cowens is gone, fouled out - that might be the end of the story.

3 Bucks 110 Celtics 106

Bucks Driscoll, Dandridge

Celtics Ard, Nelson, Nelson, Silas

Spoke too soon, the Celtics trail by just 4.  3 to go.

2:20: MIL: Allen misses, but Dandridge gets the board - Oscar scores from 9 and it's 6 points.

1:37: BOS: Nearly a minute later Silas hits a FT.

1:04: MIL: Another big offensive board for the Bucks, Allen scores from the wing.

:49: BOS: Havlicek from the foul line.

:32: MIL: Dandridge 2 FT.

:12: BOS: White hits a 3 - but it's a 4 point game.

:11: MIL: Driscoll 2 FT

:06: BOS: Nellie hits a 3.  3 point game.  

Dandridge hits 2 FT to ice it.

Final: Bucks 120 Celtics 115

We get Kareem v. Duncan in round 2, the Bucks move on.  21 points/11 boards for Cowens in the loss.

Kareem: 22 pts/12 boards/4 blocks-Player of the Game

Dandridge: 22 pts/6 boards

Allen: 15 pts/8 assists/5 boards

Oscar: 14 pts/5 assists

McGlocklin: 10 pts

Driscoll: 10 pts/7 boards

Davis: 10 pts/5 boards

All Region Team

C Kareem ('75 Bucks-2 PotG)

F Bird ('84 Celtics-1 PotG)

F McHale ('84 Celtics)

G Kobe ('09 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Wade ('05 Heat-1 PotG)