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

Saturday, February 13, 2021

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5. 1981 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS  12. 2009 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

Sixers: 62-20, 2nd Atl Div, 8th in Off, 2nd in Def
            d. Pacers, East 1st Rnd, 2-0
            d. Bucks East Semis 4-3
            Lost Celtics East Finals 4-3
            #67 overall seed

Coach: Billy Cunningham, Chuck Daly is an assistant.

Starters
C Darryl Dawkins (24)                             14 PPG    15.9  PER   6.3 Win Shares
F Bobby Jones (29, North Carolina)        13.5          20.1            9.2
F Julius Erving (30, UMass)                    24.6          25.1            13.8
G Maurice Cheeks (24, West Tex A&M)   9.4         16.4             8.5
G Andrew Toney (23, Louisiana)             12.9         12.7             2.2

Rotation Reserves
C Caldwell Jones (30, Albany St)            7.2            10.1            5.5
F Steve Mix (33, Toledo)                         10.8          19.7            5.5
F Doug Collins (29, Illinois St)               12.3          13.1            .7
G Lionel Hollins (27, Ariz St)                 9.5            11               2.9
G Clint Richardson (24, Seattle)             7                12.2           2.4

Leaders: Cheeks (3rd Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 4th Steal % 3rd Def +/-)
               Erving (5th Pts, Erving 4th PER, 4th Def Rating, 2nd Win Shares, 1st Win Shares/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP)
               Dawkins (2nd FG%, 3rd True Shooting, 2nd Eff FG%)
               Jones (5th Def Rating, 3rd Def Win Shares, 4th Win Shares/48)

The Doctor carries the load; 25 PER and double digit Win Shares. Multiple good complimentary pieces, particularly on defense where the Sixers finished 2nd in '81.

Blazers: 54-28, 2nd NW Div, 1st Off, 13th Def
              Lost Rockets West 1st Rnd, 4-2
              #190 overall seed

Coach: Nate McMillan, Maurice Lucas, who played against many of these Sixers, is an assistant.

Starters
C Greg Oden (21, Ohio St)            8.9 PPG    18.1 PER  4.6 Win Shares
F LaMarcus Aldridge (23, Texas)  18.1           19.1          9.5
F Travis Outlaw (24)                      12.8          15.1           5.3
G Steve Blake (28, Maryland)       11              14.4          5.8
G Brandon Roy (24, Washington) 22.6           24             13.5

Rotation Reserves
C Joel Przybilla  (29, Minnesota)   5.5            15.4          6.6
F Channing Frye (25, Arizona)      4.2             10            .8
F Nicolas Batum (20)                     5.4            12.9          3.7
G Sergio Rodriguez (22)                4.5            12.5          1.7
G Rudy Fernandez (23)                 10.4           15.5          6.1

Leaders: Przybilla (1st Reb%)
               Roy (3rd Off Win Shares, 4th +/1, 4th VORP)

This is Brandon Roy's Blazers, 24 PER, double digit Win Shares.   This is a really young group, everyone in the rotation in their 20s; Oden's a rookie, Aldridge/Roy in their thrid seasons. 

Lineup Matchup:

C-Push (all four guys really)
F Push
F-Erving (Sixers)
G-Cheeks (Sixers)
G Roy (Blazers)
Bench: Push

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN BLAZERS 11 SIXERS 7
SIXERS Erving, Jones, Toney(1) Erving
BLAZERS Oden, Oden, Blake(3) Frye, Oden

6 MIN BLAZERS 19 SIXERS 19
SIXERS Dawkins, Dawkins, Jones, Erving, Erving, Toney
BLAZERS Outlaw, Roy, Oden, Oden

Greg Oden has a helluva 6 minutes to open this series, scoring 10 points.  The Doctor has 8 for the Sixers.

3 MIN BLAZERS 25 SIXERS 23
SIXERS Dawkins, Jones
BLAZERS Oden, Oden, Roy

1ST QTR SCORE: BLAZERS 32 SIXERS 27
SIXERS Cheeks, Collins
BLAZERS Rodriguez, Rodriguez(3) Diogu

Blazers pour in 32 first quarter points against a tough Sixers defense; the rookie center Greg Oden scores 14.

2ND

9 MIN BLAZERS 37 SIXERS 31
SIXERS Mix, Mix
BLAZERS Randolph, Fernandez(3)

6 MIN SIXERS 42 BLAZERS 40
SIXERS Collins, Hollins, Hollins(3) Dawkins, Erving
BLAZERS Roy, Aldridge(1) 

Lionel Hollins was with the Blazers when they faced the Sixers in the NBA Finals; his old teammate Maurice Lucas is on the 2009 Blazers bench as a coach - but he's a Sixer today and scores 5 in the last 3 minutes and the Sixers have taken the lead.  

3 MIN SIXERS 48 BLAZERS 47
SIXERS Richardson, Erving, Erving
BLAZERS Aldridge, Fernandez(3) Outlaw

HALFTIME SCORE: BLAZERS 56 SIXERS 52
SIXERS Erving(1) Toney, Erving(1)
BLAZERS Roy(3) Blake, Fernandez, Roy

Erving has 16 - but it's the Blazers up a couple of buckets at the half.

3RD

9 MIN SIXERS 61 BLAZERS 58
SIXERS Toney, Toney(3) Cheeks, Erving
BLAZERS Roy

6 MIN SIXERS 71 BLAZERS 63
SIXERS Mix, Dawkins, Mix, Cheeks, Toney
BLAZERS Roy, Fernandez(3)

12 point swing in the first 6 minutes of the half; 7 points for Andrew Toney in that stretch.

3 MIN SIXERS 79 BLAZERS 71
SIXERS Cheeks(1) Caldwell Jones(3) Dawkins, Cheeks
BLAZERS Fernandez, Aldridge, Oden, Aldridge

3RD QTR SCORE: SIXERS 82 BLAZERS 79
SIXERS Erving, Toney(1)
BLAZERS Batum, Blake, Rodriguez, Przybilla(buzzer)

The Sixers built a ten point lead, but the Blazers fight back and hit the 4th quarter down only 3.

4TH

11:45: PHI: Erving opens the quarter with a short bank shot from a Cheeks assist.  84-79

11:09: PHI: The Blazers miss and Cheeks hits a baseline runner.  86-79

10:51: POR: Stevie Blake hits a 16 foot pull up J.  86-81

10:15: POR: Empty trip for the Sixers leads to a Travis Outlaw foul shot the other way.  86-82

9:46: PHI: The Sixers get a couple cracks at the basket, ending with an Andrew Toney layup. 88-82

9:34: POR: Blake bombs a triple from the wing.  88-85

9:02: POR: The Sixers miss - but Oden doesn't, dunking home a lob.  88-87.

8:55: PHI: The Doctor comes back with a midrange J.  90-87

8:34: POR: Blake misses - but Aldridge is there with the putback.  90-89

7:27: PHI: Empty trips for both sides and then Dawkins thunders home a powerful slam.  92-89

7:09: POR Rudy Fernandez soars home for a dunk.  92-91

7:02: PHI: Mo Cheeks fires a no look dish to Bobby Jones just outside the paint.  94-91

6:18: POR: Exhchanged miss baskets and then a layup for Brandon Roy.  94-93

6:04: PHI: Caldwell Jones hits a floater.  96-93

5:24: POR: The Blazers get a couple chances and Travis Outlaw drills a foul line J.  96-95

5:02: PHI: Clint Richardson drives hard to the goal and scores.  98-95.  Great game.  

3:58: PHI: Blazers had a couple of emoty trips and Dawkins hits an 18 foot jumper to give the Sixers a 5 pt lead.

2:58: PHI: A LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul, a 5th foul, gives Philly the ball and they wind up with another Dawkins midrange. 102-95

2:08: POR: Missed trips both ways and Aldridge winds up getting a putback.  

2:01: PHI: Mo Cheeks from the right wing.  104-97

1:53: POR: Outlaw makes a free throw.

1:07: PHI: Portland gets a shot after a missed Sixer basket, but fail and Toney hits a FT the other way.

:58: POR: Blake FT.

:41: PHI: Toney 2 FT

:24: PHI: Erving 2 FT

:14: POR: Roy 3.  

:10: POR: Erving 2 FT

:04: POR Blake 3

:01: PHI: Erving 1 FT

FINAL: SIXERS 112 BLAZERS 105

The Sixers overcome the Blazer comeback and take game one.

Erving - 29 pts, 8 boards - Player of the Game
Dawkins - 18 pts, 10 boards
Toney - 18 pts, 5 assists
Cheeks - 13 pts, 9 assists
Bobby Jones - 8 pts, 11 boards

The Sixers shot 1 3 pointer.  The Blazers shot 25.

Roy - 2 pts, 7 assists, 5 boards
Oden - 18 pts, 8 boards
Blake - 16 pts, 8 assists
Aldridge - 11 pts, 8 rebounds
Fernandez - 15 pts, 6 rebounds
Przybilla - 2 pts, 10 rebounds

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN SIXERS 7 BLAZERS 5
SIXERS Erving(3) Jones, Erving
BLAZERS Oden, Aldridge(3)

6 MIN SIXERS 11 BLAZERS 10
SIXERS Cheeks, Richardson
BLAZERS Blake(3) Przybilla

Erving scores 5 in the first 3 minutes and Philly's up a point.

3 MIN SIXERS 18 BLAZERS 17
SIXERS Cheeks, Cheeks, Cheeks(1) Erving
BLAZERS Fernandez(3) Aldridge, Aldridge

1ST QTR SCORE: SIXERS 27 BLAZERS 24
SIXERS Collins, Collins, Caldwell Jones, Hollins, Bobby Jones
BLAZERS Roy, Randolph(1) Frye, Randolph

Sixers up by 3 through a quarter.

2ND

9 MIN SIXERS 33 BLAZERS 30
SIXERS Mix, Hollins, Cheeks
BLAZERS Frye, Frye, Aldridge

6 MIN SIXERS 41 BLAZERS 34
SIXERS Mix, Toney, Cheeks, Cheeks
BLAZERS Rodriguez, Batum

Mo Cheeks scores 6 in the first 6 of the quarter after 5 in the last 6 of the first quarter and the Sixers extend the lead.  

3 MIN SIXERS 47 BLAZERS 38
SIXERS Erving, Hollins, Jones
BLAZERS Blake, Blake

HALFTIME SCORE: SIXERS 58 BLAZERS 46
SIXERS Dawkins, Richardson(3) Dawkins, Dawkins, Jones
BLAZERS Aldridge, Roy, Roy, Aldridge

Darryl Dawkins with 6 in the last 3 and the Sixers extend their lead to a dozen as we hit halftime.

3RD

9 MIN SIXERS 60 BLAZERS 53
SIXERS Richardson, Caldwell Jones, Toney, Dawkins
BLAZERS Roy, Oden(3) Blake, 

6 MIN SIXERS 66 BLAZERS 56
SIXERS Caldwell Jones, Toney, Dawkins 
BLAZERS Roy (3)

3 MIN SIXERS 77 BLAZERS 60
SIXERS Toney, Toney, Erving, Dawkins, Erving
BLAZERS Przybilla, Outlaw

3RD QTR SCORE: SIXERS 79 BLAZERS 67
SIXERS Jones
BLAZERS Roy(3) Aldridge, Outlaw

Portland scores the last 7 points in the quarter to cut a 19 point deficit to 12, but it looks like the Sixers are 12 minutes from advancing.

4TH

9 MIN SIXERS 83 BLAZERS 77
SIXERS Cheeks, Erving
BLAZERS Blake(3) Oden(3) Aldridge, Przybilla 

Look at Portland; down 19, cut it to 6.  

8:32: POR: After a Sixers miss, Przybilla is fouled on the other end and now the deficit is 4.
8:21: PHI: Andrew Toney his an 11 footer.
7:29: PHI: Unsucessful trips both ways leads to a Steve Mix dunk and now it's 8.
7:06: PHI: Blazer turnover leads to a short Erving J.  Double digits.  

3 MIN SIXERS 93 BLAZERS 87
SIXERS Hollins, Toney
BLAZERS Blake, Roy(1), Aldridge, Rodriguez(3)

3 minutes left; Sixers up 6.

2:47: POR: Outlaw dunks after an Alrdridge handoff to cut it to 4.
2:24: PHI: Toney from the baseline just before the shot clock expires.  
:58: PHI: Empty trips, including Dawkins fouling out, it leads eventually to an Erving FT.  96-89

:44: POR: Brandon Roy keeps the Blazers alive with a 3 from the wing.
:20: PHI: The Blazers don't foul, looking for a defensive stop - the Sixers take the entire shot clock but Erving hits a turnaround in the paint and that might be that.  
:14: POR: Roy drives hard to the basket, Sixers by 4.

Toney is fouled - he misses both shots - the Blazers are still alive, down 4, 13 seconds.

Blake misses a 3.  

:06: POR: Oden puts it back.  Sixers by 2.  

Erving is fouled.

:04: PHI: Erving hits both.  That's that.  

FINAL: SIXERS 100 BLAZERS 96

Triple Double for the Doctor to close out the series.  

Erving - 22 pts, 10 boards, 10 assists - Player of the Game
Dawkins - 10 pts, 11 boards
Bobby Jones - 10 pts, 7 boards
Cheeks - 15 pts, 6 boards
Toney - 14 pts
Caldwell Jones - 4 pts, 13 boards





4. 1964 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS 13. 1996 MW CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS

The Sixers are safely into the next round; they face the winner of this one.

Celtics: 59-21, 1st Eastern Div, 9th in Off, 1st in Def
             d. Royals East Finals 4-1
             d. Warriors NBA Finals 4-1
             #62 overall seed

Coach: Red Auerbach

Starters
C Bill Russell (29, San Francisco)        15 PPG  19.3 PER  17.3 Win Shares
F Tom Heinsohn (29, Holy Cross)        16.5        17             6.2
F John Havlicek  (23, Ohio St)             19.9         16.9         7.7
G KC Jones (31, San Francisco)           8.2          10.4          5.8
G Sam Jones (30, NC Central)             19.4         17.6          8.9

Rotation Reserves
C Clyde Lovellette (34, Kansas)           6.7          16.8          1.3
F Satch Sanders (25, NYU)                  11.4         12.7          7.6
F Willie Nauls (29, UCLA)                   9.8           14.4          3.9
G Larry Siegfried (24, Ohio St)            3.3           11.8          .5
G Frank Ramsey (32, Kentucky)           8.6          12.6          3.2

Leaders: Russell (1st Rebounds, 3rd Triple Doubles, 1st Reb/Gm, 3rd Win Shares, 3rd WS/48)
               KC Jones (3rd Assists, 5th Assists/Gm, 3rd Def Win Shares)
               Heinsohn (4th FT%)

It's Bill Russell and the World Champion Celtics; 19 PER, 17 Win Shares. Usual Hall of Fame suspects supporting.  Cousy's gone, but Hondo is here.  

Spurs: 59-23, 1st MW Div, 9th Off, 3rd Def
           d. Suns West 1st Rnd, 3-1
           Lost Jazz West Semis 4-2
           #195 overall seed

Coach: Gregg Popovich, Dave Cowens, Celtic Hall of Famer, on the Spurs bench.

Starters:
C David Robinson (30, Navy)        25 PPG  29.4 PER 18.3 Win Shares
F Charles Smith (30, Pitt)               9.6         13.7          1.7
F Sean Elliott (27, Arizona)            20          16.3          7.7
G Avery Johnson (30, Southern)     13.1       16.3          9.1
G Vinny Del Negro (29, NC St)      14.5       15.6          8.3

Rotation Reserves
C Will Perdue (30, Vandy)              5.2          13.7          3.4
F Brad Lohaus (31, Iowa)               3.3          11             .5
F JR Reid (27, North Carolina)       6.5          8.6           .6
G Doc Rivers (34, Marquette)         4             9.6          2.2
G Chuck Person (31, Auburn)        10.9         13.6        5.5

Leaders: Robinson (1st Rebounds, 3rd Blocks, 3rd Pts, 5th PPG, 2nd Reb/Gm, Blocks/Gm, 1st PER, 4th Block %, 1st Def Rating, 2nd Win Shares, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP)
              Johnson (2nd Assists, 3rd Assists/Gm)

30 year old David Robinson was better than 29 year old Bill Russell; 29 PER. His supporting cast doesn't quite have the same pedigree

Lineup Matchup:
C Robinson (Spurs)
F Heinsohn (Celtics)
F Push
G Johnson (Spurs)
G S Jones (Celtics)
Bench: Celtics

GAME ONE

1ST

9 MIN CELTICS 10 SPURS 4
CELTICS Heinsohn(3) Russell, KC Jones(3) Havlicek
SPURS Robinson, Del Negro

6 MIN CELTICS 17 SPURS 12
CELTICS Sam Jones, Havlicek, Sam Jones(1) Russell
SPURS Robinson, Elliott, Del Negro, Del Negro

Vinny Del Negro has 6, but it's the Celtics who lead by 5 halfway through the 1st.

3 MIN CELTICS 24 SPURS 14
CELTICS Sam Jones, Sam Jones(3) Heinsohn
SPURS Del Negro

1ST QTR SCORE CELTICS 30 SPURS 20
CELTICS Naulls, Sam Jones, Havlicek
SPURS Reid, Smith(3) Perdue(1)

10 1st quarter points for Sam Jones and Boston, much more a defensive team than an offensive one, scores 30.  

2ND

9 MIN CELTICS 34 SPURS 26
CELTICS Lovellette, Sanders
SPURS Smith, Smith, Person

6 MIN CELTICS 39 SPURS 30
CELTICS Ramsey, Russell(1) Russell 
SPURS Robinson, Rivers

Defense stiffens in the first half of the 2nd and the Celts hold the lead.

3 MIN CELTICS 49 SPURS 43
CELTICS Havlicek, Ramsey, Naulls, Lovellette(1) Lovellette(3)
SPURS Robinson, Robinson, Elliott(3) Elliott(3) Person(3)

HALFTIME SCORE CELTICS 56 SPURS 52
CELTICS Sam Jones(1) Russell Sam Jones, Havlicek (buzzer)
SPURS Smith, Del Negro(3) Smith(1) Robinson

6 in the last 6 for both The Admiral and Sean Elliott and the Spurs cut the deficit to 4 as we go to the half.  

3RD

9 MIN SPURS 64 CELTICS 62
CELTICS Naulls, Ramsey, Sanders
SPURS Elliott, Smith, Johnson, Del Negro, Johnson, Smith

KC Jones has 4 fouls and is on the bench to start the half; that contributes to the Spurs having come all the way back to take this lead.  

6 MIN SPURS 72 CELTICS 70
CELTICS Heinsohn, Russell, Sanders, Sam Jones
SPURS Del Negro(3) Lohaus(3) Lohaus

Brad Lohaus, drafted by the Celtics, scores 5 in the last 3 minutes and the Spurs lead by a bucket.

3 MIN CELTICS 81 SPURS 80
CELTICS KC Jones(3) Havlicek, Heinsohn, Havlicek, Havlicek
SPURS Robinson, Elliott(3) Person(1) Johnson

6 for Hondo in the last 3 minutes and Boston goes back on top.

3RD QTR SCORE CELTICS 88 SPURS 88
CELTICS Ramsey(3) Russell, Sanders
SPURS Robinson (3) Robinson, Elliott(3)

We're all set up for a big finish here; deadlocked at 88.

4TH

11:40: SA: Vinny Del Negro hits a runner to put the Spurs up a bucket.
11:33: BOS: Tommy Heinsohn muscles up and ties the score.
11:15 SA: Long 2 for Del Negro.  
10:10: SA: Failed trips both ways leads to a Robinson hitting foul shots.  94-90
9:51: BOS: Frank Ramsey hits a bank shot from the right side.  94-92
9:41: SA: Avery Johnson misses - but Robinson is there with the putback. 96-92
9:19: SA: Heinsohn misses, Robinson rebound; Charles Smith hits a 16 footer the other way.
9:08: BOS: Havlicek comes down and hits the bank.  
8:30: SA: Misses exahnged, Del Negro hits 2 FT  100-94
7:57: SA: Havlicek misses again, Del Negro hits a triple the other way and now the Spurs are up 9.
7:40: SA: Sam Jones mises - Robinson hits the other way and it's 11.  
7:21: SA: Sean Elliott hits a triple after a Celtic miss and that's probably the ballgame.

3 MIN SPURS 117 CELTICS 104
CELTICS  Sam Jones, Sam Jones, Sam Jones, Havlicek, Sanders
SPURS Person, Rivers, Smith, Robinson

FINAL SPURS 127 CELTICS 109
CELTICS Loscutoff, Siegfried (3)
SPURS Robinson, Robinson, Demps, Anderson, Williams

The Celtics had the top defense in the NBA in 1964 but they couldn't slow these Spurs, who hit them for 127.  An overwhelming game by the Admiral.

Robinson - 31 pts, 20 boards, 6 blocks - Player of the Game
Del Negro - 26 pts
Elliott - 19 pts, 7 boards
Smith - 18 pts, 6 boards
Johnson - 6 pts, 10 assists
Perdue - 1 pt, 10 boards

Russell - 13 pts, 21 boards
Sam Jones - 21 pts, 5 boards
Havlicek - 20 pts
Heinsohn - 11 pts
Sanders - 10 pts, 5 boards
Ramsey - 11 pts, 5 boards

GAME TWO

1ST

9 MIN CELTICS 7 SPURS 2
CELTICS Sam Jones, KC Jones, Russell
SPURS Smith

6 MIN CELTICS 15 SPURS 11
CELTICS Heinsohn, KC Jones, Havlicek, Havlicek
SPURS Robinson, Robinson, Elliott(3) Robinson

The Admiral follows up his 30 point game 1 with 6 in the first 6 of game 2, but it's Boston with the early lead.

3 MIN SPURS 20 CELTICS 17
CELTICS Havlicek
SPURS Smith(1) Robinson, Elliott, Del Negro, Smith

1ST QTR SCORE SPURS 25 CELTICS 22
CELTICS Havlicek (1) Ramsey, Jones
SPURS Lohaus(3), Alexander

Spurs looking for the upset here; we saw the #1 seed in the region bounced and the #4 seed is down here in game 2. 

2ND

9 MIN SPURS 33 CELTICS 28
CELTICS Naulls, Sam Jones, Naulls
SPURS Perdue(1) Del Negro, Person(3) Del Negro

6 MIN SPURS 41 CELTICS 34
CELTICS Sam Jones(1) Heinsohn(3) KC Jones,
SPURS Del Negro, Robinson, Robinson, Robinson, 

Del Negro and Robinson each score 6 in the first 6 of the 2nd and the Spurs are up 7.

3 MIN SPURS 49 SPURS 36
CELTICS Russell
SPURS Smith, Robinson, Johnson, Robinson

HALFTIME SCORE SPURS 57 CELTICS 46
CELTICS Ramsey, Ramsey, Russell, Sam Jones, Russell
SPURS Johnson, Johnson, Smith, Robinson

The Celtics were favored here - but it sure looks like they are not keeping up with these Spurs; Robinson and Avery Johnson both with 6  in the past 6 minutes.  Double digit lead as we go to the third.

3RD

9 MIN SPURS 61 CELTICS 50
CELTICS Russell, Sam Jones
SPURS Smith, Del Negro

6 MIN SPURS 66 CELTICS 60
CELTICS Heinsohn, Naulls, Heinsohn, Russell, Russell
SPURS Reid(3) Smith

Boston cuts it to 6.  Russell with 6 in the first 6 of the 3rd.

3 MIN SPURS 71 CELTICS 68
CELTICS Sam Jones, Russell, Sanders, Sam Jones
SPURS Rivers(1) Robinson, Robinson

3RD QTR SCORE SPURS 79 CELTICS 72
CELTICS Heinsohn, Havlicek
SPURS Perdue, Del Negro, Johnson, Elliott

We hit the 4th quarter - Celtics trail by 7, needing a win to force a decisive game 3.

4TH

9 MIN SPURS 85 CELTICS 76
CELTICS Sam Jones, Havlicek
SPURS Elliott, Robinson, Person

6 MIN SPURS 89 CELTICS 84
CELTICS Naulls, Russell, Naulls, Naulls
SPURS Johnson, Robinson

Willie Naulls comes off the Celtics bench, scores 6 in the past 3 minutes and cuts the deficit to 5.

5:52 BOS: Naulls stays hot, hits a mid range to cut it to 3.
5:44: SA: Sean Elliott quiets this Boston Garden crowd with a corner 3.  
5:26: SA: After a turnover, Del Negro drives home with a layup and the lead is 8.
5:01: BOS: Boston gets a couple of chances, Heinsohn nailing a triple.  

3:54: BOS Empty trips both ways and Sam Jones gets a FT.  94-90 Spurs
3:36: BOS: Robinson misses and Frank Ramsey gets a layup the other way.
3:23: SA: Elliott's fouled, hits 1.  
2:52: SA: Empty Celtics trip leads to a Charles Smith dunk.  
2:39: BOS: Russell gets a putback on a Sam Jones miss.  97-94 Spurs

2:29: SA: Charles Smith FT

:45: SA: Everyone empty multiple times until Del Negro hits from the paint - it's now 5 and Boston's in trouble.

:28: SA: Big Celtic turnover is converted into a driving Robinson dunk and that is the end.
:17: SA: One more Robinson FT

FINAL: SPURS 103 CELTICS 94

Robinson just couldn't be contained by the smaller Celtics; he ran over them in both games.

Robinson-31 pts, 18 boards, 5 blocks - Player of the Game
Smith - 16 pts, 14 boards
Johnson - 10 pts, 13 assists
Del Negro - 16 pts, 5 boards
Elliott - 13 pts, 5 boards

Region 3 All Tournament Team:
C Robinson ('96 Spurs)
F Malone ('93 Jazz)
F Erving ('81 Sixers)
G Payton ('97 Sonics)
G Stockton ('01 Jazz)




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