1. 1997 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS 16. 1985 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Bulls: 69-13, 1st Cent Div, 1st Off, 4th Def
d. Bullets East 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Hawks East Semis 4-1
d. Heat East Finals 4-1
d. Jazz NBA Finals 4-2
#6 overall seed
Coach: Phil Jackson
Starters
C Luc Longley 28-New Mexico 9.1 PPG 13.4 PER 3.1 WS
F Dennis Rodman 35-SE OK St 5.7 13.9 6
F Scottie Pippen 31-Cen Arkansas 20.2 21.3 13.1
G Ron Harper 33-Miami (Oh) 6.3 13.6 5.7
G Michael Jordan 33-North Carolina 29.6 27.8 18.3
Rotation Reserves
C Robert Parish 43-Centenary 3.7 14.3 .9
F Jason Caffey 23-Alabama 7.3 14.3 3.9
F Toni Kukoc 28 13.2 20.2 6.9
G Randy Brown 28-N Mexico St 4.7 13 2.4
G Steve Kerr 31-Arizona 8.1 15.6 7.5
Leaders: Jordan: 1st Pts, 1st PPG, 2nd PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 5th Off Rtng, 2nd TO%
Rodman: 3rd Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 1st Reb%
Kerr: 2nd 3Pt%, 5th TO%
Pippen: 5th WS
It's the multi-time World Champion Bulls; Jordan's 33 and still rolling, PER over 27, 18 Win Shares. Pippen and Kukoc each have 20+ PER and Pippen's got 13 WS.
Sixers: 58-24, 2nd in Atlantic, 4th Off, 10th Def
d. Bullets East First Round, 3-1
d. Bucks East Semis 4-0
lost to Celtics, East Finals, 4-1
d. 1994 Spurs
#251 overall seed
Coach: Billy Cunningham
Starters
C M.Malone (29) 24.6 PPG 11.9 Win Shares 22.5 PER
F C.Barkley (21-Auburn) 14 7.5 18.3
F J.Erving (34-UMass) 20 7.6 20
G M.Cheeks (28-West Tex A&M) 13.1 9 17.6
G A.Toney (27-Louisiana) 17.8 5.5 16.2
Reserve Rotation
F B.Jones (33-N Carolina) 7.5 4.8 15.2
G C.Richardson (28-Seattle) 6 1.8 9.1
C C.Johnson (28-Florida A&M) 4.7 1.7 11.9
G S.Threatt (23 W Va Tech) 5.4 1.3 10.2
F G.Johnson (28 St Johns) 4.8 .9 9.9
Leaders: Moses: 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 4th WS, 3rd Reb%
Cheeks: 2nd Off Rtng
The Sixers made the East Finals in '85, Moses is 29, over 22 PER and almost a dozen WS, the Doctor also hits 20 PER.
Matchup:
C Moses (Sixers)
F Barkley (Sixers)
F Pippen (Bulls)
G Cheeks (Sixers)
G Jordan (Bulls)
Benchz; Bulls
Game One
1st Qtr
9 Min Bulls 11 Sixers 10
Bulls Harper, Jordan(3) Longley, Jordan, Rodman
Sixers Moses, Toney(1) Cheeks, Moses(1) Erving, Erving
6 Min Bulls 23 Sixers 16
Bulls Jordan, Longley, Kukoc, Jordan, Longley, Kukoc
Sixers Moses(3) Toney(3)
Hot start for the Bulls, Jordan's got 9.
3 Min Bulls 30 Sixers 16
Bulls Jordan(3) Jordan, Kukoc
Sixers
1st Qtr Bulls 33 Sixers 22
Bulls Jordan(3)
Sixers Threatt, Threatt, Richardson
Pippen doesn't score and the Bulls still lead by 11; Jordan has 17, which I think is the most points by anyone in any quarter in the tournament to date.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Bulls 33 Sixers 24
Bulls
Sixers CJohnson
6 Min Bulls 35 Sixers 32
Bulls Jordan
Sixers Barkley, Barkley, Threatt, Moses
Great defensive effort for the Sixers to open the second quarter and they close the deficit to 3. Pippen still to score.
3 Min Bulls 37 Sixers 36
Bulls Jordan
Sixers Cheeks, Jones
Half Sixers 42 Bulls 41
Bulls Jordan, Pippen
Sixers Moses, Moses, Barkley
Look at this - the Sixers hold Chicago to 8 second quarter points and take the lead. Moses has a dozen.
3rd Qtr
9 Min Sixers 45 Bulls 43
Bulls Jordan
Sixers Cheeks, Toney(1)
6 Min Sixers 51 Bulls 45
Bulls Kukoc
Sixers Jones, Erving, Toney
Now, they're starting to get nervous in Chicago, the Bulls trail by 6
3 Min Sixers 58 Bulls 47
Bulls Jordan
Sixers Cheeks(3) GJohnson, Barkley
3rd Qtr Score Sixers 64 Bulls 58
Bulls Jordan, Caffey, Caffey, Jordan, Pippen(3)
Sixers Erving, Barkley, Barkley
Jordan's got 31; the Sixers lead is a half dozen as we head to the 4th.
4th Qtr
11:49: PHI: Jones dunks off the set play from Cheeks and it's an 8 point Sixers lead.
11:26: CHI: Jordan's fouled by fellow Tar Heel Bobby Jones and hits 1.
10:40: PHI: Toney misses, but Moses gets the board and Barkley winds up with the dunk.
10:33: CHI: Jordan takes the ball down the floor - pulls up from 15. He's got 34.
10:23: PHI: Moses finds the Doctor who scoops and scores.
10:16: CHI: Jordan knifes one inside the Longley for the easy lay in.
9:29: CHI: Moses misses, Jordan doesn't, he's got 36 and the deficit is 5.
8:19: PHI: Both sides miss, Erving scores in traffic, 72-65
7:13: PHI: Scottie misses a triple; the Sixers get multiple shots and Cheeks scores from the line and makes it a 9 point game.
7:05: CHI: Jordan. Pull up.
6:37: CHI: Moses misses and Jordan doesn't. 74-69
6:02: PHI: Cheeks misses but Moses gets the big offensive rebound and rewards himself with the dunk.
5:37: CHI: Pippen misses a 3, but Harper's there for the board and the kickout - and it's Jordan, again, he drains the triple and the deficit is 4.
4:26: PHI: Both sides miss, Moses hits from close range.
4:10: CHI: Jordan finds the open Longley underneath.
4:03: PHI: The Doctor scoops and scores.
3:55: CHI: Jordan passes out of the double team again, this time to Kukoc for the fadeaway.
3:27: CHI: Pippen misses, but Rodman gets the board and Scottie converts the next time and now it's 80-78.
Starters on the floor for both teams.
2:50: PHI: Toney misses, but Moses is there - Erving misses - but Barkley puts it back.
2:22: CHI: Jordan. Midrange.
2:16: PHI: Cheeks coast to coast.
1:47: PHI: After a Longley miss, Erving hits from the block and the Sixers are up 6.
:45: PHI: Harper misses and Barkley hits 2 foul shots and that should do it. Huge, huge upset here in game one.
:23: CHI: Pippen 3.
:16: PHI: Moses 2 FT
:11: CHI: Jordan 3
:10: PHI: Moses 2 FT, Sixers hitting from the line.
:04: CHI: Harper 3.
:00: PHI: Moses 2 FT
Final: Sixers 94 Bulls 89
Philly pulls the shocker and the Bulls now need to win the next two to avoid elimination.
Moses: 22 pts/12 rebounds-Player of the Game
Barkley: 18 pts/10 boards
Erving: 16 pts/9 boards
Cheeks: 13 pts/5 boards
Clem Johnson: 10 boards
Jordan: 48 pts/6 assists/5 boards - New Pts high
Pippen: 10 pts/8 assists
Longley: 10 pts/6 boards
Kukoc: 10 pts/7 boards
Rodman: 2 pts/12 boards
Game Two
1st
9 Min Sixers 6 Bulls 2
Bulls Rodman
Sixers Toney, Moses, Toney
6 Min Sixers 10 Bulls 8
Bulls Longley (1) Jordan (3) Longley
Sixers Toney, Moses
The 1985 Sixers (possibly) are 3 1/4 quarters away from knocking off the top seed in Region 6 - Chicago starts off this one down a bucket.
3 Min Bulls 16 Sixers 14
Bulls Jordan, Longley, Pippen, Kukoc
Sixers Erving, Erving
1st Qtr Bulls 22 Sixers 22
Bulls Jordan, Pippen, Caffey
Sixers Jones, Moses, Threatt, Threatt
Jordan's got 7, Moses has 6 - all tied at 22.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Bulls 33 Sixers 26
Bulls Kukoc, Kukoc, Caffey, Jordan (3) Kukoc
Sixers GJohnson, Erving
6 Min Bulls 45 Sixers 33
Bulls Jordan, Caffey, Jordan, Longley, Kerr, Jordan
Sixers Richardson, Moses, Toney
The Bulls start to assert themselves; Jordan hit for 48 in game one, new tournament high and has 16 in this one.
3 Min Bulls 50 Sixers 41
Bulls Pippen, Harper(3)
Sixers Threatt, Moses, Moses, Erving
Half Bulls 54 Sixers 48
Bulls Harper, Longley
Sixers Richardson, Barkley(1) Moses, Barkley
Moses has 14; the Sixers cut the deficit to 6.
3rd
9 Min Bulls 59 Sixers 54
Bulls Longley, Longley, Longley
Sixers Erving, Moses, Erving
6 Min Bulls 67 Sixers 63
Bulls Jordan, Caffey, Kukoc, Harper
Sixers CJohnson, Richardson, CJohnson(3) Moses
The Bulls lead is down to four, is Pippen going to get going in this series?
3 Min Bulls 75 Sixers 65
Bulls Pippen, Parish, Kukoc, Pippen
Sixers Toney
3rd Qtr Score: Bulls 87 Sixers 72
Bulls Longley, Jordan, Rodman, Harper, Caffey, Pippen
Sixers Toney(3) Toney, Moses
15 point Chicago lead; it sure looks like the Bulls are about to even up this series. Pippen gets 6 to close the third.
4th Qtr
9 Min Bulls 94 Sixers 76
Bulls Kukoc(3) Kukoc, Kerr
Sixers Barkley, Barkley
6 Min Bulls 100 Sixers 78
Bulls Pippen(3) Jordan(3)
Sixers Moses
Chicago's rolling now; they'll even up this series.
3 Min Bulls 104 Sixers 82
Bulls Kukoc, Williams
Sixers Moses, Moses
Final Bulls 110 Sixers 86
Bulls Williams(1) Williams, Buechler(1) Wennington
Sixers Threatt, Threatt
Easy game two for the Bulls - one game for the series.
Jordan: 23 pts/6 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Kukoc: 19 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Longley: 16 pts/5 boards
Pippen: 15 pts/5 assists
Rodman: 4 pts/14 boards
Caffey: 10 pts
Game Three
1st
9 Min Bulls 8 Sixers 0
Bulls Jordan, Pippen(3) Pippen(3)
Sixers
6 Min Bulls 12 Sixers 4
Bulls Longley, Jordan
Sixers Cheeks, Moses
Chicago not messing around defensively here in the decisive game 3; they scored the first 12 and are up 12-4.
3 Min Bulls 18 Sixers 10
Bulls Jordan(3) Pippen(3)
Sixers Moses, Erving, Barkley
1st Qtr Sixers 22 Bulls 20
Bulls Jordan
Sixers Erving, Cheeks, Toney, Barkley, Toney, GJohnson
The Bulls scored the first 12 of the quarter and the Sixers scored the final 12. We maybe have a good one here in game 3.
2nd
9 Min Sixers 31 Bulls 27
Bulls Caffey, Pippen, Kerr (3)
Sixers Erving, Threatt(3) Richardson, Jones
6 Min Bulls 39 Sixers 38
Bulls Jordan, Kukoc, Kerr(3) Kerr(3) Kukoc
Sixers Toney(3) Toney, Moses
Really strong shotmaking here; Steve Kerr rips off three triples and the Bulls take the lead.
3 Min Bulls 46 Sixers 46
Bulls Longley(3) Pippen, Caffey
Sixers Toney, Barkley, Toney, Jones
Half Sixers 52 Bulls 48
Bulls Longley
Sixers Threatt(1) Toney, Cheeks, Cheeks
Just 2 second quarter points for Jordan and it's the Sixers who are 24 minutes from moving on.
3rd
9 Min Sixers 57 Bulls 50
Bulls Longley
Sixers Erving, Erving, Moses
6 Min Sixers 65 Bulls 55
Bulls Longley(1) Pippen, Caffey
Sixers CJohnson, Threatt, Moses, Erving
The Sixers are up 10. Are we about to see our second top seed bounced?
3 Min Sixers 75 Bulls 63
Bulls Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Harper
Sixers Erving, Richardson, Jones, Jones, Jones
3rd Qtr Sixers 77 Bulls 69
Bulls Jordan, Brown, Kukoc
Sixers Erving
Jordan scores 8 in the last 6 - but it's Philly who stands 12 minutes from the next round.
4th
9 Min Sixers 83 Bulls 78
Bulls Pippen(3) Kukoc, Kerr, Longley
Sixers Cheeks, Cheeks, Cheeks
6 Min Sixers 94 Bulls 84
Bulls Longley, Parish, Rodman(1) Jordan(1)
Sixers Moses, Toney(3), Moses, Moses, Barkley
Chicago cut it from 13 to 5 - but now it's 10 with just 6 to go.
3 Min Sixers 98 Bulls 90
Bulls Longley, Rodman, Kerr
Sixers Barkley, Moses
2:54 CHI: Jordan misses, but Longley gets the putback to cut the deficit to 6.
2:05: CHI: Moses misses, the Sixers maintain possession and Toney misses - Pippen gets the rebound and Kerr hits a corner 3 that cuts the Sixer lead to 98-95.
1:55: PHI: Toney finds Erving on the wing and he boosts the lead to 5.
1:43: CHI: Erving picks up his 5th foul, Pippen hits 1.
:56: CHI: The Sixers come up empty, Rodman misses on the other end but gets his own rebound and winds up converting to make it a 2 point game.
:28: CHI: Harper forces a Barkley turnover; Jordan drills the midrange to tie the score.
Harper forces another turnover at 16 seconds.
Jordan runs the iso - he finds an open Luc Longley for an 8 foot Jumper at the buzzer...
Misses. Overtime. Here we go.
4:48 CHI: The Bulls win the tip - Pippen finds Harper in the corner and he hits a 3.
4:06: CHI: Empty trip for the Sixers; Rodman is rejected by Erving - but he dives on the floor for the loose ball and fires to Jordan for the lay in. Biggest Bulls lead of the day.
3:57: PHI: Barkley gets the goal - and the foul - that ends the day for Longley; Barkley hits the FT and cuts it to 2.
3:50: CHI: Jordan finds Harper from the wing.
3:36 PHI: The Doctor from the paint.
3:23: CHI: Harper again - he hits a triple from the top - Harper's got 8 points in OT and he is feeling it right now.
3:16: PHI: Moses from the paint.
2:27: CHI: Failed trips for both sides leads to Jordan driving and scoring.112-107
2:13 CHI: Rodman stuffs Barkley and the Chief dunks the ball the other way and the Bulls are up 7.
1:58: PHI: Mo Cheeks long 2.
1:51: CHI: It's the veteran Parish again, hitting a 10 footer.
1:40: PHI: Barkley hits the runner.
1:09: PHI: Barkley steals the ball from Pippen and Moses gets the short one that slices it to 3.
:55: CHI: Robert Parish one more time - another J from the paint and that might be the dagger.
:31: CHI: Erving misses - Jordan's fouled and hits both. It's over. He'll hit another FT after another Philly miss.
Final Bulls 121 Sixers 113
Chicago was dead and buried; 8 down with 3 left. Jordan scored the tying bucket with 28 seconds left and Ron Harper tore through OT and the Bulls advance.
Jordan: 29 pts/11 boards/8 assists-Player of the Game
Pippen: 19 pts/9 boards/5 assists
Longley: 18 pts/7 boards
Kerr: 16 pts
Harper: 10 pts
Rodman: 5 pts/12 boards
Kukoc: 8 pts/7 boards/9 assists
8. 2001 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 9. 1967 BOSTON CELTICS
Lakers: 56-26, 1st Pac Div, 2nd Off, 21st Def
d. Blazers, West 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Kings West Semis 4-0
d. Spurs West Finals 4-0
d. Sixers NBA Finals 4-1
#123 overall seed
Coach: Phil Jackson
Starters:
C Shaquille O'Neal 28-LSU 28.7 PPG 30.2 PER 14.9WS
F Horace Grant 35-Clemson 8.5 14.3 6.5
F Rick Fox 31-N Carolina 9.6 13.8 5.1
G Derek Fisher 26-Little Rock 11.5 14 1.8
G Kobe Bryant 22 28.5 24.5 11.3
Rotation Reserves:
C Mark Madsen 25-Stanford 2 9.2 1.1
F Robert Horry 30-Alabama 5.2 11 2.6
F Isaiah Rider 29-UNLV 7.6 11.8 .8
G Ron Harper 37-Miami (Oh) 6.5 12.5 1.8
G Brian Shaw 34-UCSB 5.3 10.9 2.5
Leaders: Shaq: 3rd PPG, 4th Reb, 3rd Reb/Gm, 4th Blocks, 4th Block/Gm, 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 1st PER, 1st WS, 2nd WS/48, 1st +/-, 2nd VORP,
Kobe: 4th PPG, 4th Trip/Doub
Grant: 4th Off Rtng, 1st TO%
Shaq and Kobe; The Diesel's got 30 PER and is pushing 15 Win Shares, Kobe's nearing 25 PER with double digit WS. Here's Horace Grant and Ron Harper from Phil's Bulls teams (we just saw Harper in the prior series) This Laker team is all offense, no defense
Celtics: 60-21, 2nd East Div, 4th Off, 1st Def
d. Knicks East Semis 3-1
lost Sixers East Finals 4-1
#134 overall seed
Coach: Bill Russell, GM Red Auerbach
Starters
C Bill Russell 32- San Francisco 13.3 PPG 18.6 PER 12.2 WS
F Bailey Howell 30- Miss St 20 19.5 11.8
F John Havlicek 26- Ohio St 21.4 19.2 8.3
G Larry Siegfried 27- Ohio St 14.1 16.2 6.4
G Sam Jones 33- NC Central 22.1 18.5 7.5
Rotation Reserves
C Wayne Embry 29- Miami 5.2 14.4 1.2
F Don Nelson 26- Iowa 7.5 14.3 3.3
F Satch Sanders 28- NYU 10.2 11.2 4
G KC Jones 34- San Francisco 8.2 7.7 3.7
G Jim Barnett 22- Oregon 4.1 10.4 0
Leaders: Russell, 2nd Reb, 3rd Reb, 4th Assts, 4th WS, 3rd Trip/Doub
Howell 3rd FG%, 3rd Eff FG%, 5th True Shooting, 5th WS, 3rd WS/48
SJones 5th FT%
Player/coach Russell and Bailey Howell have double digit Win Shares and all five starters can sniff 20 PER. Like these Celtics teams were, tops in defense and nothing special offensively.
Leaders:
C Shaq (Lakers)
F Howell (Celtics)
F Havlicek (Celtics)
G Siegfried (Celtics)
G Kobe (Lakers)
Bench: Celtics
Game One
1st Qtr
9 Min Lakers 11 Celtics 5
Lakers Kobe(3) Kobe, Grant, Kobe, Shaq
Celtics Russell, SJones(3)
6 Min Lakers 20 Celtics 11
Lakers Shaq, Kobe, Grant, Shaq(3)
Celtics Siegfried, Howell, SJones(1) SJones(1)
9 for Kobe, 7 for Shaq, the Lakers come out pumping - 2 quick fouls on Howell.
3 Min Lakers 29 Celtics 20
Lakers Horry, Kobe, Kobe, Fisher
Celtics Havlicek, Sanders, Havlicek, Havlicek(3)
1st Qtr Score Lakers 36 Celtics 24
Lakers Kobe, Shaq(3) Harper
Celtics Nelson, Nelson
All LA here in the first quarter, 15 for Kobe; 30+ years separating these two squads might be too many basketball evolutions.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Lakers 38 Celtics 29
Lakers Rider
Celtics Embry, Nelson(1) Russell
6 Min Lakers 43 Celtics 34
Lakers Kobe, Shaq, Grant(1)
Celtics Siegfried(3) Howell
Lakers continue to roll; Sam Jones has 3 fouls.
3 Min Lakers 59 Celtics 39
Lakers Fisher(3) Shaq, Fox, Rider, Rider, Shaq, Shaq
Celtics Howell(1) Howell, Russell
Halftime Score Lakers 64 Celtics 47
Lakers Shaq, Fox(3)
Celtics Howell, Russell, Howell, Havlicek
Game One isnt a contest. 8 for Shaq to close the half.
3rd Qtr
9 Min Lakers 70 Celtics 52
Lakers Fox, Kobe, Shaq
Celtics Havlicek, Sanders(1) Russell
6 Min Lakers 80 Celtics 56
Lakers Grant(3) Grant(3) Fox, Fisher
Celtics Havlicek, Howell
3 Min Lakers 84 Celtics 66
Lakers Grant, Fox
Celtics Siegfried, Siegfried, Siegfried, SJones, Howell
3rd Qtr Score Lakers 91 Celtics 76
Lakers Grant, Horry, Fisher(3)
Celtics Howell, Siegfried, Howell, Howell(1) Howell(1) Siegfried
Strong ends to the quarter for Siegfried and Howell, Lakers still lead by 15.
4th Qtr
9 Min Lakers 96 Celtics 80
Lakers Fisher(3) Shaq
Celtics Howell, SJones
6 Min Lakers 106 Celtics 86
Lakers Fisher, Kobe, Kobe, Grant, Fox
Celtics Sanders, Nelson, SJones
3 Min Lakers 114 Celtics 93
Lakers Shaq(1) Shaq, Shaq(1) Shaq, Foster
Celtics SJones, SJones, Howell, Havlicek
Final Score Lakers 118 Celtics 102
Lakers Penberthy, Medvedenko
Celtics Embry, Barnett(3) Kimball(1) Barnett(3)
This one was never a game, Lakers lead the whole way.
O'Neal: 30 pts/16 boards/5 blocks-Player of the Game
Bryant: 23 pts/6 assists
Grant: 17 pts/7 boards
Fisher: 16 pts/7 assists
Fox: 14 pts/5 assists
Howell: 24 pts/5 boards
Russell: 10 pts/24 boards/5 assists
Havlicek: 15 pts/6 boards
SJones: 15 pts/10 boards
Siegfried: 15 pts
Game Two
1st Qtr
9 Min Lakers 9 Celtics 8
Lakers Kobe, Shaq, Fox, Fisher(3)
Celtics Siegfried, Russell, Havlicek, SJones
6 Min Celtics 18 Lakers 17
Lakers Shaq, Horry, Fisher, Fox
Celtics Havlicek, SJones, Howell, Russell, Howell
Celtics hanging tight as we begin game 2.
3 Min Celtics 32 Lakers 27
Lakers Shaq(1) Kobe, Shaq, Rider, Shaq(3)
Celtics Russell, Howell, Siegfried, Howell, Sanders, Howell, Howell
1st Qtr Score Celtics 40 Lakers 33
Lakers Fisher, Shaq, Shaq
Celtics Russell, Barnett, Sanders, Havlicek
40 points for the Celtics! What a first quarter. 10 for Bailey Howell.
2nd Qtr
9 Min Lakers 43 Celtics 40
Lakers Shaw(3) Harper, Madsen(3) Kobe
Celtics
6 Min Lakers 48 Celtics 48
Lakers Kobe, Harper, Grant(1)
Celtics Siegfried, Havlicek, Siegfried, SJones
Much tighter here in Game 2.
3 Min Lakers 57 Celtics 53
Lakers Fisher(3) Shaq Grant, Kobe
Celtics SJones(3) Russell
Halftime Score Lakers 64 Celtics 57
Lakers Fisher, Horry, Shaq(1) Kobe
Celtics Russell, Nelson
A little bit of daylight for the first time today.
3rd Qtr
9 Min Lakers 71 Celtics 62
Lakers Shaq(1) Grant, Kobe, Kobe
Celtics Howell, Howell
6 Min Lakers 79 Celtics 67
Lakers Fisher, Shaw, Fisher, Shaq
Celtics Havlicek(1) Siegfried, Havlicek
3 Min Lakers 89 Celtics 78
Lakers Grant(1) Madsen, Fisher(3) Kobe, Shaq
Celtics KCJones, Howell, Siegfried, Siegfried, SJones(3)
3rd Qtr Score Lakers 93 Celtics 88
Lakers Shaq, Shaq
Celtics Howell, Siegfried, Howell (3) Russell(3)
Boston scores 6 in the last 20 seconds of the quarter; Russell hits from 3/4 court at the buzzer.
4th Qtr
11:52 LA: Fisher scores off the Fox dish to open the 4th.
11:24: LA: Siegfried misses; Fisher hits again off the Fox assist.
10:53: LA: Celtic miss - Grant dunk - it's 99-88
10:45: BOS: Howell from the wing hits the 3.
10:22: LA: Kobe from 15.
9:44: BOS: Sam Jones, after the teams exchange missed shots, from the paint. 101-93
6 Min Lakers 109 Celtics 96
Lakers Shaq, Kobe, Kobe, Kobe
Celtics Embry(1) Embry
Final: Lakers 122 Celtics 112
Lakers Harper, Shaq, Kobe, Fox(1), Fisher, Fox, Fox, Fisher
Celtics Nelson, Havlicek, Siegfried, Siegfried(3) Havlicek, Havlicek(3) Siegfried
Round 2 will see Phil v. Phil, this Laker squad taking on the '97 Bulls. The Lakers just too much for a game Boston squad.
O'Neal: 30 pts/17 rebounds/6 assists/6 blocks-Player of the Game
Bryant: 28 pts/7 assists/5 rebounds/6 steals
Fisher: 27 pts/5 boards
Grant: 8 pts/11 boards/6 assists
All Region Team:
C Shaq ('01 Lakers)
F Howell ('67 Celtics)
F Pippen ('97 Bulls)
G Jordan ('97 Bulls)
G Kobe ('01 Celtics)
