1. 2016 WEST CHAMP GOLDEN ST WARRIORS v. 16. 2020 EAST CHAMP MIAMI HEAT
Warriors: 73-9, Pac Div Champs, 1st Off, 5th Def
d. Rockets West 1st Rnd, 4-1
d. Blazers West Semis 4-1
d. Thunder West Finals 4-3
Lost Cavs NBA Finals 4-3
#7 overall seed
Coach: Steve Kerr
Starters
C Andrew Bogut 31-Utah 5.4 PPG 15.9 PER 5.4 WS
F Draymond Green 25-Michigan St 14 19.3 11.1
F Harrison Barnes 23-UNC 11.7 12.3 4.9
G Steph Curry 27-Davidson 30.1 31.5 17.9
G Klay Thompson 25-Wash St 22.1 18.6 8
Rotation Reserves
C Festus Ezeli 26-Vandy 7 17.7 2.7
F Mo Speights 28-Florida 7.1 17.1 1.8
F Andre Iguodala 32-Arizona 7 12.2 4.4
G Shawn Livingston 30 6.3 13.8 4.6
G Leandro Barbosa 33 6.4 11.7 2.1
Leaders: Curry: 1st PPG, 1st Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 1st FT%, 2nd Eff FG% 1st TS%, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 2nd Off Rtng, 4th Steal %, 2nd Trip-Doub
Dray: 5th Def Reb, 3rd +/-
It's Steph Curry and the 73 win Warriors. 1st in Win Shares, 1st in VORP, 1st in PER. Draymond also has double digit WS.
Heat: 44-29, 1st SE Div, 7th Off, 11th Def
d. Pacers East 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Bucks East Semis 4-1
d. Celtics East Finals 4-2
Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-2
#250 overall seed
Coach: Erik Spoelstra, GM Pat Riley
Starters
C Kelly Olynyk 28-Gonzaga 8.2 PPG 14.6 PER 3.7 WS
F Bam Adebayo 22-Kentucky 15.9 20.3 8.5
F Jimmy Butler 30-Marquette 19.9 23.6 9
G Goran Dragic 33 16.2 16.3 3.5
G Duncan Robinson 25-Michigan 13.5 13.1 5.3
Rotation Reserves
C Meyers Leonard 27-Illinois 6.1 10.6 2.1
F Jae Crowder 29-Marquette 11.9 16.3 1.9
F Derrick Jones 22-UNLV 8.5 14.9 4.4
G Kendrick Nunn 24-Oakland 15.3 12.9 2
G Tyler Herro 20-Kentucky 13.5 12.5 1.6
Leaders: Robinson 3rd Eff FG%, 3rd TS%,
Adebayo 5th Def WS
Jones: 4th TO%
It's the Covid Heat; they're climbing uphill in this one, but a top seeded Warriors team has already dropped. Iguodala is on this Heat squad, but not in the rotation and we may not get the Iguodala v Iguodala matchup.
Matchup:
C Bogut (Warriors)
F Push
F Butler (Heat)
G Curry (Warriors)
G Thompson (Warriors)
Bench: Warriors
Game One
1st
9 Heat 12 Warriors 3
Warriors Steph (3)
Heat Butler, Olynyk(3) Dragic(1) Olynyk, Butler, Dragic
6 Heat 16 Warriors 11
Warriors Klay(3) Klay, Klay(3)
Heat Olynyk, Adebayo
Kelly Olynyk has 7 to open the series; Heat up 5.
3 Heat 24 Warriors 16
Warriors Klay, Barnes(3)
Heat Butler(3) Adebayo, Butler(3)
1st Qtr Score Heat 27 Warriors 19
Warriors Speights(3)
Heat Leonard(1) Crowder
Jimmy Butler's got 10; the Heat up 8 through 1.
2nd
9 Heat 33 Warriors 25
Warriors Klay Livingston, Livingston
Heat Leonard, Nunn(3)
6 Heat 39 Warriors 34
Warriors Ezeli, Klay(3) Bogut, Iguodala
Heat Jones, Butler, Dragic
Klay Thompson's got 15, Warriors still trail.
3 Heat 41 Warriors 40
Warriors Steph, Klay, Iguodala
Heat Robinson
Halftime Score Heat 46 Warriors 45
Warriors Klay, Bogut(1) Speights
Heat Butler, Robinson(3)
19 points for Klay; Heat still with that lead.
3rd
9 Heat 53 Warriors 47
Warriors Barnes
Heat Butler(1) Nunn, Adebayo, Dragic
6 Heat 61 Warriors 61
Warriors Steph, Speights, Bogut(1) Barbosa, Dray, Klay, Ezeli
Heat Herro, Butler, Olynyk, Butler
18 minutes left in game one and we are all tied in Oakland; Bogut has 4 fouls.
3 Heat 70 Warriors 64
Warriors Klay(3)
Heat Butler(1) Nunn, Robinson(3) Robinson(3)
3rd Qtr Score Heat 82 Warriors 75
Warriors Barnes, Steph(3) Dray(3) Dray(3)
Heat Adebayo, Dragic, Dragic, Jones(3) Leonard(3)
The two teams combine for 5 three pointers in the last 55 seconds of the quarter - the 16th seeded Heat are up 7 on the top overall seed in the Region, the 73 win Dubs.
4th
9 Heat 86 Warriors 83
Warriors Steph(3) Steph(3) Steph
Heat Olynyk, Dragic
6 Heat 96 Warriors 92
Warriors Dray, Steph(3) Steph, Dray
Heat Adebayo, Butler, Olynyk(3), Dragic(3)
Steph opens the 4th with 13 in the first 6, but the Heat are up 4.
5:55: MIA: Robinson scores from the wing.
4:56: MIA: 2 empty Warrior trips when they can't afford it - Butler hits a floater and it's 100-92
4:23: MIA: Warrior turnover, Crowder J - it's a double digit Miami lead.
3:34: GSW: Both sides turn it over - Klay hits the corner 3.
3:18: MIA: Butler in the lane.
3:02: GSW: Dray hits a triple from the top. 104-98.
2:07: GSW: Nunn misses for Miami - the Warriors miss a couple of threes, but pick up offensive boards, Bogut gets the layin. 104-100.
1:44: MIA: Butler flies in for the hard dunk.
1:04: MIA: Steph misses - and Duncan Robinson hits the dagger 3. Miami is about to take game one.
:49: MIA: Warriors can't get a bucket. Adebayo gets a FT.
:38: GSW: Klay hits a triple from the wing.
:38: MIA: 2 Dragic FT
Final: Heat 112 Warriors 103
A game one stunner; Miami leads almost the whole way and wins by 9. The 73-9 Warriors are a game from elimination.
Butler: 28 pts/12 boards/9 assists-Player of the Game
Adebayo: 11 pts/16 boards/5 assists
Dragic: 18 pts/6 assists
Olynyk: 14 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Robinson: 16 pts
Thompson: 30 pts
Curry: 23 pts/7 assists
Green: 15 pts/12 boards/8 assists
Barnes: 7 pts/11 boards
Game Two
1st
9 Warriors 9 Heat 2
Warriors Klay, Dray, Steph(3) Dray
Heat Adebayo
6 Warriors 14 Heat 10
Warriors Klay(3) Steph
Heat Butler, Olynyk(3) Dragic(3)
Golden St is a game away from elimination; they score the first 7 and lead by 4.
3 Warriors 16 Heat 14
Warriors Speights
Heat Adebayo, Nunn
1st Qtr Score Warriors 21 Heat 16
Warriors Steph(3) Iguodala
Heat Nunn
Slow pace, Heat looking to grind it out in game 2, Pat Riley from the exective suite dialing up that Knicks playbook.
2nd
9 Warriors 25 Heat 20
Warriors Barbosa, Speights
Heat Crowder, Jones
6 Warriors 34 Heat 22
Warriors Klay, Iguodala(3) Bogut, Livingston
Heat Adebayo
Double digit lead, maybe Warriors re-assert themselves today.
3 Warriors 42 Heat 24
Warriors Iguodala(1) Iguodala(1) Klay(3) Steph(3)
Heat Nunn
Halftime Score Warriors 51 Heat 37
Warriors Iguodala (3) Klay (3) Ezeli(3)
Heat Adebayo, Butler, Butler, Leonard(3) Crowder, Jones(3)
Warriors look like they're rolling through game 2; headed to the showdown game.
3rd
9 Warriors 53 Heat 42
Warriors Livingston
Heat Jones, Crowder(3)
6 Warriors 59 Heat 50
Warriors Livingston, Livingston. Curry
Heat Nunn(3) Herro(3) Adebayo
The Heat trailed by 19 and have sliced that in half.
3 Warriors 66 Heat 55
Warriors Steph, Bogut, Klay(3)
Heat Butler, Nunn(3)
3rd Qtr Score Warriors 75 Heat 61
Warriors Steph, Klay, Steph(3) Dray
Heat Adebayo, Dragic, Olynyk
7 more for Curry and the Warriors are up 14.
4th
9 Warriors 85 Heat 73
Warriors Curry, Klay, Klay, Ezeli, Steph
Heat Robinson(3) Dragic, Dragic(3) Adebayo, Nunn
6 Warriors 90 Heat 80
Warriors Klay(1) Steph, Bogut
Heat Jones, Robinson(3) Olynyk
Double digit Warrior lead; 6 minutes left
3 Warriors 98 Heat 88
Warriors Bogut, Steph, Dray, Speights
Heat Dragic, Olynyk(3) Robinson(3)
Final Score Warriors 108 Heat 94
Warriors Barnes(3) Klay(3) Thompson, McAdoo
Heat Vincent, Haslem(3)
Miami never really able to make a run; Warriors even it up.
Curry: 28 pts/10 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game
Thompson: 26 pts/7 boards
Bogut: 8 pts/13 boards
Iguodala: 10 pts/5 boards
Olynyk: 10 pts/9 boards/6 assists
Adebayo: 14 pts/6 assists
Dragic: 12 pts/6 boards
Nunn: 14 pts
Game Three
1st
9 Warriors 13 Heat 5
Warriors Steph, Dray, Steph(3) Klay(3) Steph(3)
Heat Dragic, Adebayo, Adebayo(1)
6 Warriors 22 Heat 11
Warriors Dray(3) Klay(3) Klay(3)
Heat Dragic (3) Robinson(3)
6 Warriors 3s to open up the decisive game 3; Thompson with 9, Curry with 8.
3 Warriors 26 Heat 17
Warriors Dray, Steph
Heat Robinson(3) Robinson(3)
1st Qtr Score Warriors 26 Heat 22
Warriors
Heat Crowder(3) Jones
Miami rips a half dozen threes of their own and cut the deficit to 4.
2nd
9 Warriors 34 Heat 27
Warriors Speights, Klay, Klay, Livingston
Heat Crowder(3) Herro
6 Warriors 36 Heat 31
Warriors Livingston
Heat Adebayo, Adebayo
Defense starts to assert a little bit, Thompson's got 13.
3 Warriors 44 Heat 35
Warriors Steph, Bogut, Barnes, Ezeli
Heat Butler, Butler
Halftime Score Warriors 50 Heat 43
Warriors Dray(3) Dray(3)
Heat Adebayo, Adebayo, Dragic, Dragic
13 first half points for Draymond Green - Warriors up 7.
3rd
9 Warriors 60 Heat 49
Warriors Steph, Steph(3) Barnes(3) Dray
Heat Adebayo, Adebayo, Butler
6 Warriors 69 Heat 60
Warriors Steph(3) Klay, Klay, Speights
Heat Adebayo, Olynyk(3) Nunn, Leonard, Adebayo
Steph Curry with 20 - Warriors up 9.
3 Warriors 71 Heat 64
Warriors Dray
Heat Adebayo, Dragic
3rd Qtr Score Warriors 82 Heat 74
Warriors Barnes(3) Livingston, Curry(3) Klay, Klay(1)
Heat Olynyk, Crowder(3) Robinson(3) Butler
Miami continues to hang around - can they make a 4th quarter run?
4th
9 Warriors 89 Heat 84
Warriors Dray(3) Steph, Klay
Heat Butler, Olynyk(3) Adebayo, Olynyk(3)
Miami makes a run - a couple of Kelly Olynyk triples cuts the deficit to 5, the closest they've come for nearly the entire game.
8:36: MIA: Butler hits a midrange 2 and it's a 3 point game.
7:47: GSW: Barnes misses a triple, but Green gets the board and Barnes comes through with a bucket.
7:39: MIA: Adebayo from the paint.
6:59: GSW: Klay misses, but Barnes gets the board and Steph comes through from the paint. 93-88
6:18: GSW Olynyk misses, Draymond goes off glass the other way.
5:24: MIA: Both sides miss; Adebayo gets a dunk and a foul to cut the deficit to 4.
5:13: GSW: Draymond 3 from the wing.
3:46: MIA: After empty trips, Nunn dunk cuts it to 5.
3:14: GSW: Steph misses the 3 - but Harrison Barnes hits the triple from the top after a Draymond board and it's an 8 pt game.
2:56: MIA: Olynyk tip in.
2:49: GSW: Bogut in the paint.
2:22: GSW: Bogut does it on the other end, gets a block on Adebayo - Draymond hits the dagger 3 - it's an 11 point Warrior lead and that wraps it up.
2:12: MIA: Robinson 3.
1:24: MIA: Warrior turnover, Adebayo from the block. 106-100.
1:10: GSW: Green 2 FT
:50: MIA: Dragic underneath.
:19: GSW: Steph 2 FT
:11: MIA: Olynyk 3
:05: GSW: Steph 1 FT
:03: MIA: Robinson 3
:00: GSW: Steph 2 FT
Final: Warriors 113 Heat 108
Golden St loses game one - but shows that 73 win mettle, coming back to take the series. Triple-double from Butler; 30 from Adebayo.
Green: 30 pts/11 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Curry: 32 pts/7 boards/7 assists
Thompson: 22 pts/6 boards
Barnes: 13 pts/5 boards
8. 1968 EAST DIV CHAMP PHIL 76ERS v. 9. 1977 NBA CHAMP PORT TRAILBLAZERS
76ers: 62-20, 1st East Div, 4th Off, 1st Def
d. Knicks East Semis 4-2
Lost Celtics East Finals 4-3
# 122 overall seed
Coach: Alex Hannum, GM Dr Jack Ramsey
Starters
C Wilt Chamberlain 31-Kansas 24.3 PPG 24.7 PER 20.4 WS
F Chet Walker 27-Bradley 17.9 15.9 8.2
F Billy Cunningham 24-UNC 18.9 18.6 6.4
G Larry Costello 36-Niagara 7.2 12.8 1.5
G Hal Greer 31-Marshall 24.1 17.1 11.2
Rotation Reserves
C Luke Jackson 26-UT-Pan Am 11.8 12.4 5.1
F Johnny Green 34-Mich St 5.1 13.7 .8
F Matt Guokas 23-St Joes 6.1 10.4 4.2
G Bill Melchionni 23-Villanova 4.6 11.9 1.1
G Wali Jones 25-Villanova 12.8 10.9 1.3
Leaders: Wilt: 4th PPG, 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 1st Assists, 2nd Asst/Gm, 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st Trip-Doub
Greer: 4th WS
Here's Wilt; nearly 25 PER, 20 WS, 1st in both categories. Hal Greer also has double digit WS. Note, Dr Jack is the GM.
Blazers: 49-33, 2nd Pac Div, 2nd Off, 5th Def
d. Bulls West 1st 2-1
d. Nuggets West Semis 4-2
d. Lakers West Finals 4-0
d. Sixers NBA Finals 4-2
#135 overall seed
Coach: Dr Jack Ramsey,
Starters
C Bill Walton 24-UCLA 18.6 PPG 22.9 PER 10.2
F Maurice Lucas 24-Marquette 20.2 18.3 8.7
F Bob Gross 23-Cal St Long Beach 11.4 16.2 7.4
G Dave Twardzik 26-Old Dominion 10.3 16.3 7.5
G Larry Steele 27-Kentucky 10.3 16.3 5.2
Rotation Reserves
C Robin Jones 22-St Louis 5.5 13.1 2.2
F Lloyd Neal 26-Tenn St 6.8 13.1 1.8
F Herm Gilliam 30-Purdue 9.3 12.7 2.5
G Lionel Hollins 23-Ariz St 14.7 15.6 4
G Johnny Davis 21-Dayton 8 12.8 2.5
Leaders: Walton: 5th Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 3rd Blocks, 1st Blocks/Gm, 3rd PER, 3rd WS/48, 3rd +/- 3rd VORP, 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Reb%, 2nd Block %
Twardzik: 1st TS%,
Walton against Wilt - Walton's got double digit WS and 20+ PER; and it's Dr Jack v. Dr Jack, Ramsey's coaching the Blazers and running the Sixers front office.
Matchup:
C Wilt (Sixers)
F Lucas (Blazers)
F Cunningham (Sixers)
G Twardzik (Blazers)
G Greer (Sixers)
Bench: Push
Game One
1st
9 Blazers 12 Sixers 6
Sixers Walker, Cunningham, Greer
Blazers Steele(3) Lucas(3) Twardzik, Gross, Walton
6 Blazers 26 Sixers 16
Sixers Walker, Melchionni, Wilt, Melchionni, Jackson
Blazers Walton, Walton, Steele, Gross, Lucas, Lucas, Gross
Maurice Lucas leads the way with 7 and the Blazers get off to the roaring start.
3 Blazers 28 Sixers 27
Sixers Walker, Cunningham, Melchionni(3) Greer, Cunningham
Blazers Steele
1st Qtr Score Sixers 34 Blazers 30
Sixers Jackson, Greer(3) Greer
Blazers Gilliam
Wilt and Walton playing each other to a stalemate; Hal Greer pops for 7 in the back 6 and Philly's up 4.
2nd
9 Sixers 40 Blazers 38
Sixers Walker, Cunningham, Jones
Blazers Steele, Hollins(3) Twardzik(3)
6 Sixers 46 Blazers 46
Sixers Costello, Jackson, Greer
Blazers Lucas, Hollins(3) Neal (3)
Only 2 points for Chamberlain, but the Sixers are even-Steven halfway through the quarter.
3 Sixers 57 Blazers 55
Sixers Wilt, Walker, Walker, Jackson, Wilt
Blazers Walton, Hollins, Steele, Gilliam(3)
Halftime Score Sixers 67 Blazers 57
Sixers Cunningham, Jones, Wilt, Cunningham(3) Greer(1)
Blazers Jones
Wilt gets it going - the Sixers up double digits.
3rd
9 Sixers 75 Blazers 67
Sixers Walker, Greer, Wilt(1) Wilt(1) Wilt
Blazers Walton, Gross, Walton, Steele, Gilliam
6 Sixers 91 Blazers 69
Sixers Wilt, Wilt, Greer(3) Walker, Walter, Guokas(3) Cunningham
Blazers Neal
Wilt gets it going; he scores 8 to open the half and now Philly is rolling over the Blazers
3 Sixers 102 Blazers 77
Sixers Walker(3) Jackson(3) Greer(3) Melchionni
Blazers Lucas, Gross, Lucas, Gross
3rd Qtr Score Sixers 110 Blazers 85
Sixers Walker, Cunningham, Costello, Cunningham
Blazers Walton, Twardzik, Jones, Gross
The Sixers just pouring it on - an enormous game one lead.
4th
9 Sixers 112 Blazers 92
Sixers Jackson
Blazers Walton, Lucas(1) Lucas, Lucas
6 Sixers 115 Blazers 97
Sixers Costello(3)
Blazers Steele, Gilliam, Walton
3 Sixers 118 Blazers 107
Sixers Jackson(1) Walker
Blazers Lucas, Neal, Steele, Gilliam, Walton
Final Score Sixers 128 Blazers 113
Sixers Costello, Wilt, Costello, Costello, Filipek
Blazers Neal, Gross, Mayes
The Sixers score and keep scoring; taking it to the Blazers. Walton does set the new block record.
Walker: 25 pts/7 boards - Player of the Game
Wilt: 19 pts/15 boards/7 assists
Greer: 20 pts/7 boards
Cunningham: 19 pts/9 boards
Costello: 13 pts
Jackson: 14 pts/10 boards
Walton: 20 pts/22 boards/8 blocks
Lucas: 20 pts/5 assists
Steele: 17 pts
Gross: 16 pts
Gilliam: 10 pts
Game Two
1st
9 Sixers 6 Blazers 6
Sixers Costello(3) Costello(3)
Blazers Walton, Lucas, Lucas
6 Blazers 14 Sixers 12
Sixers Cunningham, Greer, Wilt
Blazers Lucas, Gross, Gross, Lucas
8 for Lucas, he starts hot again.
3 Blazers 18 Sixers 18
Sixers Cunningham, Melchionni, Guokas
Blazers Lucas, Gross
1st Qtr Score Sixers 26 Blazers 24
Sixers Guokas, Wilt, Guokas, Jones
Blazers Neal, Gilliam, Neal
Just 2 for Walton and 4 for Wilt - tight through one.
2nd
9 Sixers 27 Blazers 26
Sixers Greer
Blazers Lucas
6 Sixers 37 Blazers 32
Sixers Jackson, Costello, Greer, Costello, Costello(3)
Blazers Hollins, Walton, Steele
Larry Costello scores more in the last 3 minutes than Wilt/Walton combined all game.
3 Sixers 46 Blazers 40
Sixers Wilt, Cunningham(1) Guokas, Wilt, Walker
Blazers Walton, Steele, Hollins, Walton
Halftime Score Blazers 50 Sixers 48
Sixers Wilt
Blazers Gilliam, Jones, Gilliam, Jones, Davis
The Blazer bench goes on a nice run in the last 3 and Portland takes the halftime lead.
3rd
9 Blazers 62 Sixers 57
Sixers Wilt, Green, Green, Walker, Costello
Blazers Neal, Steele(3) Twardzik, Lucas, Walton
6 Blazers 72 Sixers 68
Sixers Greer, Costello, Cunningham(1) Walker, Cunningham, Walker
Blazers Gross, Twardzik, Steele, Walton, Walton
Both squads shooting the lights out to open the half.
3 Sixers 76 Blazers 72
Sixers Greer, Cunningham, Jones, Walker
Blazers
Score Sixers 82 Blazers 80
Sixers Walker, Costello(3) Costello(1) Cunningham
Blazers Lucas, Lucas, Walton, Walton
Maurice Lucas has 5 fouls - will that be a factor down the stretch?
4th:
11:27: POR: Chet Walker picks up his 4th foul, Walton hits 1 FT
11:00: POR: Lionel Hollins strips Billy Cunningham; Bob Gross hits a triple from the wing and the Blazers are back on top.
10:41: POR: Walton steals a Hal Greer pass and cruises home for a layup.
10:32: PHI: Greer drills a midrange J.
10:17: PHI: Walton's blocked by Wilt - a pure stuff that elevates this Philly crowd and Melchionni converts the other way.
9:49: POR: Gross misses a triple, but Walton outfights Wilt for the board - kicks it to Hollins for the J.
9:40: PHI: Hal Greer from the foul line. 88-88
9:20: PHI: Lucas misses - Wilt doesn't.
8:49: POR: Lucas misses, but Gross comes up with the board and the bucket.
8:40: PHI: Greer drives and scores. 92-90 Sixers
8:06: PHI: Twardzik misses a 3 -- Melchionni comes back with a 3 of his own and the lead is 5.
7:58: POR: Robin Jones down low.
7:41: POR: Philly turnover - Steele bank shot.
7:22: PHI: Greer 1 FT. 96-94
6:43: POR: It takes a couple of attempts, but Gross is there to scoop and score.
6:15: PHI: Costello misses, Luke Jackson gets the board - finds Costello again.
5:42: POR: It takes a couple of attempts, but Twardzik gets it home. 98-98
5:10: POR: Sixers miss - Steele midrange.
4:54: PHI: Melchionni floater
4:46: POR: Steele midrange Blazers up 2.
4:37: PHI: Twardzik picks up his 5th, Walker hits both.
4:27: POR: Hollins checks in for Twardzik, he pulls up and gives Portland the lead.
4:20: PHI: Greer drives and scores
3:51: PHI: Greer steals the ball and drives hard for the breakaway dunk.
3:00: POR: Both sides miss, Walton scores from the block. 106-106
2:48: PHI: Luke Jackson down low.
2:42: POR: Herm Gilliam midrange. Tied.
2:35: PHI: Jackson again from the paint.
1:55: POR: Lucas is blocked by Jackson, but the Blazers keep - reset - and Lucas hits from the paint to tie it again.
1:00: POR: Empty Philly trip - they miss 3 times and then Hollins is fouled the other way, hitting one. 111-110 Blazers
:53: PHI: They go to Wilt, he banks it off glass. Sixers by a point.
:43: POR: The Blazers go to Walton - he's fouled by Walker, his 5th, Walton hits one and it is tied.
Greer takes it to the rack - Walton swats it away. Lucas comes up with it.
:19: POR: Twardzik finds Walton - he dunks right over Wilt - that's a poster - Blazers by a bucket.
Sixers call time - the ball swings around to Billy C with two seconds left - Walton comes out -- and blocks the shot with 2 seconds left and it is done.
Final: Blazers 114 Sixers 112
Portland evens up the series - Walton has two huge blocks and a game winning dunk.
Walton: 26 pts/22 boards/5 blocks - Player of the Game
Lucas: 20 pts/9 boards
Gross: 15 pts/7 boards
Steele: 15 pts/7 assists
Wilt: 16 pts/20 boards/10 assists
Greer: 20 pts/7 assists
Costello: 21 pts
Walker: 12 pts/5 assists
Cunningham: 12 pts/6 boards/6 assists
Game 3
1st
9 Sixers 4 Blazers 2
Sixers Walker, Wilt
Blazers Lucas
6 Blazers 10 Sixers 8
Sixers Cunningham, Greer
Blazers Lucas, Walton, Steele, Twardzik
Ferocious defensive intensity from both sides to open game 3.
3 Blazers 17 Sixers 17
Sixers Wilt(1) Melchionni, Cunningham(1) Melchionni, Walker(3)
Blazers Steele, Gross(3) Davis
1st Qtr Score Sixers 31 Blazers 25
Sixers Wilt, Wilt, Cunningham, Wilt(1) Jones, Melchionni(3) Guokas
Blazers Walton, Neal, Hollins, Hollins
Offenses take over in the back 6 of the first quarter; Bill Melchionni pumping home 7.
2nd
9 Sixers 35 Blazers 31
Sixers Costello, Walker
Blazers Neal, Neal, Neal
6 Sixers 46 Blazers 41
Sixers Walker, Walker, Walker, Cunningham, Wilt
Blazers Lucas, Lucas, Gross, Walton, Steele(1)
Chet Walker scores 8 straight - the Sixers up 5.
3 Blazers 55 Sixers 48
Sixers Jackson
Blazers Steele, Walton, Gross, Walton, Gilliam(3) Twardzik(3)
Halftime Blazers 64 Sixers 55
Sixers Walker, Greer, Costello(3)
Blazers Steele, Steele(3) Hollins, Hollins
Hottest offensive stretch of the series for Portland; Larry Steele hits for 7 and the Blazers go to the locker room up 9.
3rd
9 Blazers 76 Sixers 67
Sixers Costello, Guokas, Guokas, Melchionni, Wilt, Greer(3)
Blazers Gross, Twardzik, Walton, Lucas, Lucas, Walton
6 Blazers 86 Sixers 63
Sixers Melchionni, Melchionni, Melchionni
Blazers Walton, Gross, Lucas(1) Lucas(3) Walton
8 for Lucas to open the half - the Blazers are pulling away.
3 Blazers 93 Sixers 81
Sixers Greer, Jackson, Greer, Wilt
Blazers Gross, Hollins(3) Lucas
3rd Qtr Score Blazers 98 Sixers 87
Sixers Greer, Cunningham, Cunningham
Blazers Lucas(1) Davis, Walton
12 minutes left in the series; Portland by 11.
4th
9 Blazers 104 Sixers 92
Sixers Greer(1) Greer, Melchionni
Blazers Lucas, Neal, Walton
6 Blazers 112 Sixers 105
Sixers Jones(1) Green, Wilt, Cunningham, Costello, Walker
Blazers Jones, Lucas, Hollins, Lucas
Philly cuts it to 7. Can they keep closing?
3 Blazers 120 Sixers 110
Sixers Greer, Costello(3)
Blazers Gross, Gross, Steele, Steele
Final: Blazers 131 Sixers 120
Sixers Walker, Reid(3) Costello (3) Greer
Blazers Walton, Gross, Walton, Neal, Gross(1) Twardzik
The Blazers take games 2 and 3 and will move on to face the Warriors.
It's evident to me that what I should have done was combine these rounds and move right now to play the next series. Once I work through round one I'll do that.
Lucas: 26 pts/16 boards - Player of the Game
Walton: 26 pts/15 boards
Gross: 20 pts/6 boards/6 assists
Steele: 16 pts
Hollins: 13
Neal: 12 pts
All Region Team
C Walton ('77 Blazers)
F Lucas ('77 Blazers)
F Green ('16 Warriors)
G Curry ('16 Warriors)
G Thompson ('16 Warriors)
