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256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 11 Round 1: Series 3 and 4

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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5. 1998 WEST CHAMP UTAH JAZZ v. 12. 2000 EAST CHAMP INDIANA PACERS

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

Coach: Jerry Sloan

Starters
C Adam Keefe              27-Stanford          7.8 PPG   14.5 PER  6.5 WS
F Karl Malone              34-LA Tech           27            27.9          16.4
F Bryon Russell           27-Cal St L Beach 9              12.9          6
G John Stockton          35-Gonzaga           12            21.8          8
G Jeff Hornacek           34-Iowa St            14.2         19.3          9.5

Rotation Reserves
C Greg Ostertag           24-Kansas             4.7           12.5          2.2
F Antoine Carr             36-Wichita St        5.7           9.8           1.5
F Chris Morris              32-Auburn            4.3           14.7         1
G Howard Eisley          25-B College        7.7           13.6         2.9
G Shandon Anderson   24-Georgia            8.3           15.7         4.2

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

Pacers: 56-26, 1st Cen Div, 1st Off/13th Def
             d. Bucks West 1st 3-2
             d. Sixers East Semis 4-2
             d. Knicks East Finals 4-2
             Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-2
             #182 overall seed

Coach: Larry Bird

Starters
C Dale Davis                   30-Clemson      10 PPG   17.4 PER 7.1 WS
F Austin Croshere           24-Providence   10.3        16.7          5.4
F Jalen Rose                    27-Michigan     18.2         16.7         7.3
G Mark Jackson              34-St Johns       8.1           17.7         6.7
G Reggie Miller             34-UCLA           18.1         17.3         10.1

Rotation Reserves
C Rik Smits                    33-Marist           12.9         17.3         3.8
F Sam Perkins                 38-UNC            6.6           12.1         3.5
F Derrick McKey            33-Alabama      4.3           11.2         1.6
G Travis Best                  27-Geo Tech      8.9           16.5         5.1
G Chris Mullin               36-St Johns        5.1            15.4        1.7

Leaders Miller 2nd FT%, 3rd TS%, 4th Off Rtng
               Davis 4th Reb%
               Jackson 2nd Asst%

Fast forward 2 years and the top offense in the league is Indiana.  This is an old group - the 34 year old backcourt of Jackson and Miller, 4 of the 5 members of the reserves in the rotation are over 30.  Only Miller hits double digit WS

Matchup
C Davis (Pacers)
F Malone (Jazz)
F Rose (Pacers)
G Stockton (Jazz)
G Miller (Pacers)
Bench: Pacers

Game

1st Qtr

9 Jazz 8 Pacers 8
Jazz Stockton(3) Russell (3) Keefe
Pacers Davis, Miller, Rose, Miller

6 Pacers 17 Jazz 14
Jazz Russell, Malone, Malone
Pacers Davis, Rose, Jackson, Croshere

Utah's a 5/12 favorite and has the top players in the series, but these are really similarly profiled teams, veterans, offensive first, from the same era, conference champs.

3 Pacers 22 Jazz 21
Jazz Malone, Stockton, Russell(1) Stockton
Pacers Croshere(1) Davis, McKey

1st Q Score Pacers 31 Jazz 25
Jazz Malone, Carr
Pacers McKey, Smits(3) Smits, Smits

Rik Smits comes off the bench and scores Indian's last 7.

2nd Qtr

9 Pacers 34 Jazz 31
Jazz Carr, Eisley, Eisley
Pacers Smits(3)

6 Pacers 42 Jazz 39
Jazz Stockton(3) Stockton(1) Malone, Malone
Pacers Jackson(3) Rose(3) Rose

Pacers have had steady, small advantage.

3 Pacers 46 Jazz 45
Jazz Keefe, Stockton, Eisley
Pacers Miller, Perkins

Half Score Jazz 53 Pacers 52
Jazz Keefe(1) Carr, Russell(1) Stockton, Hornacek
Pacers Miller, Miller(3) Croshere(1) 

7 for Reggie to close the half but it is the Jazz up 1.

3rd Qtr

9 Pacers 58 Jazz 57
Jazz Russell(3) Malone(1)
Pacers Croshere, Miller, Perkins

6 Jazz 64 Pacers 60
Jazz Keefe, Morris, Hornacek(3)
Pacers McKey

Utah with the slightest of leads.

3 Jazz 73 Pacers 67
Jazz Russell(1) Malone, Stockton, Malone, Stockton
Pacers Croshere(3) Rose, Miller

3 Q Score Jazz 81 Pacers 75
Jazz Malone, Malone, Hornacek, Hornacek
Pacers Croshere, Rose, Davis, Davis

8 for the Mailman to close the 3rd, Jazz up 6.

4th Qtr

9 Jazz 92 Pacers 79
Jazz Malone(1) Anderson, Stockton, Ostertag, Anderson, Stockton
Pacers Smits, Rose

6 Jazz 98 Pacers 81
Jazz Hornacek, Hornacek(3) Malone(1)
Pacers Rose

Just like that it's done, Jazz opening it up.

3 Jazz 102 Pacers 86
Jazz Eisley, Russell
Pacers Miller, Perkins(3)

Final Score Jazz 112 Pacers 91
Jazz Vaughn, Foster, Cunningham, Vaughn, Hudson
Pacers Perkins(3) Foster

Utah opens it up in the second half and runs away with game one.  They outscore Indiana 31-16 in the 4th.

Stockton: 23 pts/7 boards/6 assists - Player of the Game
Malone: 23 pts/7 boards
Hornacek: 14 pts/7 assists
Russell: 13 pts/6 boards

Davis: 10 pts/7 boards
Miller: 17 pts
Rose: 17 pts
Croshere: 11 pts
Smits: 12 pts
Perkins: 10 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Jazz 5 Pacers 5
Jazz Russell(3) Keefe
Pacers Davis, Miller(3)

6 Jazz 9 Pacers 9
Jazz Russell, Keefe
Pacers Davis, Miller

Game 2 underway.  Can Indiana force game 3?

3 Jazz 15 Pacers 9
Jazz Malone, Stockton, Stockton
Pacers 

1st Q Score Jazz 15 Pacers 13
Jazz 
Pacers Smits, Mullin

Defensive battle so far.  

2nd Qtr

9 Jazz 24 Pacers 19
Jazz Carr, Anderson(3) Anderson, Hornacek
Pacers Smits, Smits, Perkins

6 Pacers 27 Jazz 24
Jazz
Pacers Smits, Croshere(3) Miller(3)

Croshere and Reggie hit a couple threes in the last 30 seconds and Indiana gets the lead.

3 Jazz 31 Pacers 29
Jazz Morris(3) Malone, Hornacek
Pacers Rose

Half Score Jazz 37 Pacers 34
Jazz Hornacek(1) Anderson, Hornacek(1) Malone
Pacers Miller(3) Jackson

The Mailman closes with 7 and Utah is up in a real defensive battle.

3rd Qtr

9 Jazz 43 Pacers 40
Jazz Eisley, Malone(1) Russell(3)
Pacers Miller, Smits, Smits

6 Jazz 53 Pacers 42
Jazz Stockton(3) Russell(3) Anderson, Malone
Pacers Miller

This is the spot in game one where the Jazz started to pull away and it's happening again.  

3 Jazz 57 Pacers 56
Jazz Malone, Keefe
Pacers McKey, Davis, Miller(3) Smits, Croshere, Rose(3)

3 Q Score Jazz 65 Pacers 63
Jazz Hornacek, Stockton, Malone, Hornacek
Pacers Davis(3) Rose, Jackson

Indiana doesn't let Utah repeat game one, they tie this score with a couple seconds left, only to see Hornacek hit at the buzzer.  Good finish ahead.

4th Qtr

11:36: UT: At the shot clock buzzer Stockton fires up a desparate triple and hits it.
10:24: UT: Misses both ways, Hornacek scoess.  7 point lead.  

9:22: IND: A minute later Dale Davis scores from the wing.
8:49: IND: Utah misses and Davis converts again.

7:46: UT: A minute later, Keefe scores from the block
7:07: UT: Indiana turnover leads to a Malone dunk.  74-67.

6:03: IND: A minute later, Smits from the foul line.

5:53: UT: Anderson from the block.

4:52: IND: A minute later Travis Best weaves through traffic for the goal.

4:06: UT: Utah gets a couple chances ending in an Ostertag dunk.

3:49: IND: Best nails a three from the top to cut it to 4.

3:06 UT: Utah again with multiple chances, Morris with the J.

2:58: IND: Bird goes with Best at the point - and Best, with the young legs - blows by Stockton and scores.  

2:18 UT: The Jazz are owning the offensive glass, Stockton converts here.  82-76
1:45: UT: Smits misses and Antoine Carr does not.  That might be that.  

1:27: IND: Smits from the lane.
:33: IND: Huge empty trips, Croshere gets a short one, but it's a 4 point game.

:26: UT: Croshere fouls Malone.  Hits both.  6 point game.

:15 IND: Croshere scores.  

:14: UT: 2 more from the Mailman  

:09 IND: Reggie with the triple.  3 point game.  

:07 UT: Dale Davis fouls out, the Mailman has won this from the line.  2 more.

:02: IND: Another Reggie 3 - Reggie Miller bombing, absolutely bombing 3s.  But it's too little, too late, Malone adds one more FT.  That's the final

Jazz 91 Pacers 88

24 for Reggie Miller - but it's not enough and the Jazz advance.

Malone: 22 pts/12 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Stockton: 14 pts/9 assists
Hornacek: 12 pts/5 boards
Russell: 11 pts
Anderson: 11 pts/7 boards

All Region Team
C Ewing ('93 Knicks-2 PotG)
F Johnson ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)
F Malone ('98 Jazz-1 PotG)
G West ('72 Lakers-1 PotG)
G Ginobli ('08 Spurs)


   




4. 1981 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 13. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER

Celtics: 62-20, 1st Atl Div, 5th Off/4th Def
              d. Bulls East Semis 4-0
              d. Sixers East Finals 4-3
              d. Rockets NBA Finals 4-2
              #54 overall seed

Coach: Bill Fitch, GM Red Auerbach, Asst KC Jones

Starters
C Robert Parish                27-Centenary     18.9 PPG   25.2 PER  10.9
F Cedric Maxwell            25-UNCC           15.2           17.6           11
F Larry Bird                     24-Indiana St      21.2           19.9          10.8
G Tiny Archibald             32-UTEP            13.8           14.3           6.9
G Chris Ford                    32-Nova             8.9             8.8             3.7

Rotation Reserves
C Rick Robey                  25-Kentucky      9                 14.9          3.7
F Kevin McHale             23-Minnesota     10                16.4         4.7
F Eric Fernsten               27-USF               2.1               11            .5
G Gerald Henderson       25-VCU             7.8                10.4        1.3
G ML Carr                       30-Guliford        6                 11.6          1.1

Leaders Bird 4th Reb, 4th Reb/Gm, 1st Def WS, 4th VORP, 2nd Trip Doub
               Archibald 4th Assts, 5th Assts/Gm
               Parish 3rd Blocks, 4th Blocks/Gm, 2nd PER, 5th Def WS, 3rd WS/48, 4th +/-, 2nd Def Rtng, 4th Reb%, 3rd Block %
               Maxwell 3rd FG%, 4th Eff FG%, 2nd TS%

World Champion Celtics are top 5 in both offense and defense in '81, the 27 year old Chief is 2nd in the NBA in PER, the 24 year old Bird is 4th in VORP, those two and 25 year old Maxwell have double digit WS.

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

Coach Scott Brooks, Asst. Mo Cheeks

Starters
C Nazr Mohammed           33-Kentucky    6.9            16               1.2
F Serge Ibaka                     21                     9.9             17.7           7.6
F Kevin Durant                  22-Texas          27.7           23.6          12
G Russell Westbrook         22-UCLA         21.9          23.6            9.4
G James Harden                21-Ariz St        12.2          16.4            7.1

Rotation Reserves
C Nick Collison                 30-Kansas        4.6 PPG    10.8  PER  3.6 WS
F Nenad Krstic                  27                     7.6            12.5            2
F Jeff Green                       24-Georgetown 15.2         12.9            3.3
G Daequan Cook               23-Ohio St        5.6           12.8            1.6
G Thabo Sefolosha            26                      5.1           10.4            4.1

Leaders Durant 1st PPG, 5th Off WS
               Westbrook 4th Assts, 3rd Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 2nd Trip Doub
               Ibaka 3rd Blocks/Gm, 2nd Block %

Mo Cheeks is on the bench as an assistant with the Thunder; that's a guy who knows these Celtics; Durant and Westbrook are both 22, with 20+ PER and Durant's got double digit WS.  We'll see if the Celtics, huge seed favorites, can keep up with a modern OKC offense and some young future Hall of Famers.  Upset alert.  

Matchup 
C Parish (Celtics)
F Maxwell (Celtics)
F Durant (Thunder)
G Westbrook (Thunder)
G Harden (Thunder)
Bench: Thunder

Game

1st Qtr

9 Thunder 6 Celtics 4
Celtics Bird, Bird
Thunder Harden, Mohammed, Westbrook

6 Celtics 9 Thunder 8
Celtics Maxwell(1) Parish, Bird
Thunder Westbrook

We talk a lot about those old Celtics teams struggling with modern offenses - there's 30 years separating this Celtics squad from OKC.  Does the Thunder light them up?

3 Thunder 21 Celtics 19
Celtics Maxwell(3) Maxwell, Maxwell(3) Parish
Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, Harden(3) Krstic, Westbrook, Durant

1st Q Score
Celtics McHale, Henderson, Fernsten
Thunder Collison, Sefolosha

Tight all quarter, no one with more than a 4 point lead.  10 for Westbrook


2nd Qtr 

9 Thunder 32 Celtics 30
Celtics Carr(3) Parish
Thunder Kristic(1) Cook(3) Sefolosha(3)

6 Thunder 37 Celtics 36
Celtics Parish, Bird, Parish
Thunder Green(3) Mohammed

Couldn't be much tighter, neither team able to get even a 5 point advantage.

3 Celtics 45 Thunder 41
Celtics McHale, Bird, McHale, Ford(3)
Thunder Durant, Mohammed

Half Score Thunder 52 Celtics 51
Celtics Parish, Maxwell, McHale
Thunder Durant(3) Ibaka, Durant(3) Westbrook(3)

Triples - OKC hits three in the last 3 and they take the lead.  30 yeard between these two clubs and you can see how even the World Champion Celtics have to fight every possession against a modern club.

3rd Qtr

9 Thunder 60 Celtics 55
Celtics Parish, Parish
Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, Harden, Mohammed

6 Thunder 66 Celtics 62
Celtics Maxwell, Parish(3) Maxwell
Thunder Mohammed, Durant(1) Collison(1) Durant

OKC built the lead to 7, it's now four.

3 Thunder 75 Celtics 62
Celtics
Thunder Kristic, Kristic, Harden, Durant(1) Green

3 Q Score Thunder 78 Celtics 72
Celtics Bird, Parish, Parish, Parish, Parish
Thunder Ibaka(1) Mohammed

8 for The Chief to close the quarter, but Boston trails by 6.

4th Qtr

9 Thunder 80 Celtics 77
Celtics Robey(1) Robey, Robey
Thunder Durant

7:11: BOS: ML Carr comes off the bench and bangs home an 18 footer to draw Boston within 1.

7:01: OKC: Jeff Green banks one home.
6:29: OKC: Carr misses and Ibaka monster dunk.  84-79
5:57: OKC: Westbrook steals the ball and lays it in.

5:40: BOS: Parish 3 footer.  

5:25: OKC: Jeff Green again.  

5:05: BOS: Cornbread open 2 off the Bird dish.
4:36: BOS: Harden misses a 3 - Bird scores from just inside the arc.  88-85.

4:15: OKC: Carr fouls Green, hits 1. 
3:31: OKC Parish misses and Green does not and the Thunder lead is 6.

3:11: OKC: Chief hits a short one.

2:59: OKC: Durant bombs a triple and the Thunder lead is 7.

2:31: BOS: Tiny banks one home. 

1:17: OKC: Boston couldn't afford empy trups but they got two and after a Westbrook drive and score they trail by 7.

:53: BOS: The Chief from the paint.

:46: OKC: Mohammed hits 2 FT.
:32: OKC Boston misses - Durant 1 FT.

:11: BOS: Parish score.  But it's too late.  Durant will hit 2 more FT and it's over.

Final: Thunder 101 Celtics 93

A monster game for The Chief, player of the game in the losing cause, only the second time we've seen that in the tournament.  Bird adds his own triple double.  

Westbrook: 21 pts/8 assists/6 boards
Durant: 22 pts/5 boards/5 assists
Mohammed: 14 pts/7 boards
Green: 12 pts

Parish: 35 pts/17 boards - Player of the Game
Bird: 14 pts/19 boards/10 assists
Maxwell: 17 pts/8 boards

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Thunder 10 Celtics 7
Celtics Parish, Maxwell, Bird(3)
Thunder Mohammed, Westbrook, Mohammed, Harden, Westbrook

6 Thunder 18 Celtics 14
Celtics Maxwell, Archibald, Maxwell(3)
Thunder Mohammed, Durant (3) Westbrook(3)

KD and Westbrook hit back to back triples and the Thunder are looking for that sweep.

3 Celtics 27 Thunder 22
Celtics Henderson, Bird, Parish, Bird(3) Parish, Carr
Thunder Westbrook, Mohammed

1st Q Score Celtics 29 Thunder 24
Celtics Henderson
Thunder Westbrook

Boston's got the lead through 1.

2nd Qtr

9 Celtics 31 Thunder 30
Celtics Bird
Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, Durant

6 Celtics 35 Thunder 34
Celtics Bird, Bird
Thunder Krstic, Green

Only Bird scores to open the quarter for Boston; this game is tight.

3 Thunder 44 Celtics 43
Celtics Maxwell, Maxwell, Henderson, Maxwell
Thunder Westbrook(3) Green, Green(3) Green

Half Score Celtics 56 Thunder 51
Celtics Parish(1) Archibald, Archibald, Maxwell, Parish, Maxwell, Archibald
Thunder Durant, Westbrook(1) Durant, Krstic

10 for Cornbread to close the half.  

3rd Qtr

9 Celtics 61 Thunder 60
Celtics Maxwell, Parish(3)
Thunder Ibaka, Harden(3) Durant, Green

6 Celtics 74 Thunder 70
Celtics Archibald(3) Bird, Bird, McHale, Maxwell, Parish
Thunder Harden(3) Durant, Durant(3) Ibaka

The buckets have started pouring in - Durant with 7 to start the 3rd.

3 Celtics 80 Thunder 74
Celtics Henderson, Henderson, Archibald
Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka

3 Q Score Celtics 85 Thunder 78
Celtics Bird, Ford(3)
Thunder Durant, Krstic

Boston's biggest lead of the series.

4th Qtr

9 Celtics 91 Thunder 89
Celtics Archibald, Mchale, Archibald
Thunder Harden, Harden, Ibaka, Westbrook(3) Harden

8:32: OKC: Durant's floater ties the score after Harden's quick 6 to open the 4th.  

8:22: BOS: McHale drop steps to the goal and draws the foul.  94-91

8:03: OKC: Krstic banks one home.

7:18: BOS: Nearly a minute later, Tiny scoops and scores.
6:45: BOS: Krstic misses and the Chief hits a fadeaway in the paint to give Boston a 5 point lead.

5:41: OKC: Parish picks up his 5th. Durant hits both.

5:34: BOS: Harden picks up his 5th.  Maxwell hits both.  
5:12: BOS: Green misses, Larry doesn't - 102-95

4:19: OKC: Westbrook dunk.
3:46: OKC: Bird misses a triple and Ibaka slams it home.

3:23: BOS: Larry goes backdoor as the clock expires.  

2:33: OKC: A minute later Sefolosha cuts it to 3.

2:24: BOS: Tiny with the runner in the lane.

1:26: OKC A minute later, Durant scores from the wing.
:59: OKC: Huge sequence, Parish misses and Sefolosha hits a corner 3 to tie the score at 106 - the OKC bench explodes, the Thunder tie the score with a minute left.  Timeout from Fitch.

:47: BOS: The ball goes inside to the Chief, he banks it home.  108-106.  No timeout for the Thunder, they push.  

:31: OKC: HARDEN WITH A 3 FROM THE WING!  JAMES HARDEN HITS A 3 FROM THE WING AND THE THUNDER ARE 30 SECONDS FROM THE SWEEP!

Another Celtic timeout, they trail by 1.  They can't play for the last shot.

:20: BOS: Bird finds the Chief - again - Parish scores in the paint and it's the Celtics who go up a point.  Time out OKC for the last shot.  

It's Westbrook - he goes right at the Celtic defense, gets into the paint - but misses -

Bird comes down with the board - quickly fouled - hits the first - but misses the second - potential big miss from Bird, Boston up 111-109, 3 seconds left.  Thunder timeout.

Ball to Durant - dribble - turn - long 3 for the win.....

Rattles in and out.  Boston wins.

Final: Celtics 111 Thunder 109

Game 2 is a thriller in the Garden, setting up for the decisive game 3.  Parish comes off his monster game 1 with a game winner in this one.

Parish: 20 pts/13 boards/4 blocks - Player of the Game
Bird: 25 pts/10 boards/8 assists
Archibald: 21 pts/5 boards/5 assists
Maxwell: 23 pts
Henderson: 10 pts

Westbrook: 26 pts/10 assists
Durant: 24 pts/6 boards
Ibaka: 10 pts/11 boards
Harden: 17 pts/7 boards/5 assists
Green: 11 pts

Game 3

1st Qtr

9 Celtics 9 Thunder 5
Celtics Maxwell, Maxwell, Maxwell(3) Parish
Thunder Durant, Harden(3)

6 Thunder 13 Celtics 11
Celtics Archibald
Thunder Harden, Westbrook, Ibaka, Ibaka

Cedric Maxwell scores the game's first 7 - but OKC has the lead.

3 Thunder 20 Celtics 13
Celtics Carr
Thunder Durant, Westbrook(3) Westbrook

1st Q Score Thunder 31 Celtics 21
Celtics Parish, Henderson, Henderson, McHale
Thunder Durant, Durant, Sefolosha, Krstic, Cook(3)

OKC has the double digit lead - have they worn out the Celtics?

2nd Qtr

9 Thunder 40 Celtics 27
Celtics Maxwell, Henderson, Robey
Thunder Ibaka, Green(3) Harden, Mohammed

6 Thunder 48 Celtics 33
Thunder West brook, Westbrook, Green, Westbrook
Celtics Robey, McHale, Maxwell

It's a blow out so far - OKC running the Celtics off the floor.  

3 Thunder 54 Celtics 39
Celtics Bird, Bird, Parish
Thunder Durant(3) Westbrook(3)

Half Score Thunder 63 Celtics 43
Celtics Bird, Archibald
Thunder Durant, Mohammed, ibaka, Durant(3)

3rd Qtr

9 Thunder 67 Celtics 49
Celtics McHale, Parish, Henderson
Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook

6 Thunder 79 Celtics 55
Celtics Bird, Parish, Parish
Thunder Harden(3) Harden, Durant, Durant(3) Durant

An absolute blowout.  

3 Thunder 86 Celtics 57
Celtics Bird
Thunder Durant(3) Collison Westbrook

3 Q Score Thunder 90 Celtics 65
Celtics McHale, Maxwell, Ford, McHale
Thunder Sefolosha, Ibaka

Truth hits everybody - modern basketball just too much over a 3 game series for an 80s World Champion.

4th Qtr

9 Thunder 101 Celtics 73
Celtics Henderson, Parish, Parish, McHale
Thunder Green, Krstic(3) Green, Westbrook, Green

6 Thunder 110 Celtics 75
Celtics Ford
Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka, Cook(3) Ibaka

OKC giving notice to that '98 Jazz club that they better bring all they have in the next round.

3 Thunder 118 Celtics 83
Celtics Bird, Bird, Parish, Bird
Thunder Durant, Krstic, Westbrook, Durant

Final Score Thunder 123 Celtics 87
Celtics Carr, Carr
Thunder Ivey, Ivey(3)

A beating - OKC takes the Celtics to the game 3 woodshed.

Durant: 30 pts/10 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Westbrook: 26 pts/12 assists
Ibaka: 16 pts/11 boards
Harden: 12 pts
Green: 11 pts

All Region Team
C Parish ('81 Celtics-2 PotG)
F Durant ('11 Thunder-1 PotG
F Johnson ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)
G Westbrook ('11 Thunder)
G West ('72 Lakers-1 PotG)


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