1. 1972 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 16. 1980 MW CHAMP MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Lakers: 69-13, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/2nd Def
d. Bulls West Semis 4-0
d. Bucks West Finals 4-2
d. Knicks NBA Finals 4-1
#11 overall seed
Coach: Bill Sharman, Asst KC Jones
Starters
C Wilt Chamberlain 35-Kansas 14.8 PPG 18.5 PER 15.8 WS
F Happy Hairston 29-NYU 13.1 15.7 9.2
F Jim McMillan 23-Columbia 18.8 14.3 7.8
G Jerry West 33-W Virginia 25.8 23.1 13.3
G Gail Goodrich 28-UCLA 25.9 20.1 12.3
Rotation Reserves
C Leroy Ellis 31-St Johns 4.6 10.9 2.3
F John Trapp 26-UNLV 5.7 11 1.2
F Elgin Baylor 37-Seattle 11.8 13.6 .5
G Flynn Robinson 30-Wyoming 9.9 17.7 3.6
G Pat Riley 26-Kentucky 6.7 11.8 1.3
Leaders: Goodrich 5th PPG, 3rd FT%, 5th Off WS
Wilt 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 1st TS%, 2nd WS, 5th WS/48, 3rd Reb%
West 2nd Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 3rd PER, 5th WS, 1nd Asst %
Here's the 69 win Lakers; start with the backcourt - West is 33 and a top 5 player in the league, 3rd in PER and 5th in WS. Goodrich is 28 and he's over 20 PER with double digit WS. 2nd in the league in WS - the 35 year old Dipper. 37 year old Baylor played just 9 games this season, but he'll come off the bench. Those old Celtics, Sharman and Jones, coaches here.
Bucks: 49-33, 1st in MW Div, 5th Off/8th Def
lost West Semis Sonics 4-3
#246 overall seed
Coach: Don Nelson
Starters:
C Bob Lanier 31-St Bonaventure 15.7 PPG 20.5 PER 3.2 WS
F Marques Johnson 23-UCLA 21.7 22 11.5
F Junior Bridgeman 26-Louisville 17.6 17.1 6.1
G Quinn Buckner 25-Indiana 10.7 16.5 4.4
G Sidney Moncrief 22-Arkansas 8.5 15.9 4.9
Reserve Rotation:
C Harvey Catchings 28-Hardin Simmons 3.2 10.9 2.6
F Pat Cummings 23-Cincinnati 6.6 15.3 2.5
F Kent Benson 25-Indiana 8.8 13.3 2.9
G Brian Winters 27-South Carolina 16.2 14.8 6.2
G Dave Meyers 26-UCLA 12.1 13.3 3.9
Leaders: Johnson: 5th WS/48, 3rd +/-
Buckner: 3rd Asst%, 4th St%
Limited leader board for the Bucks, led by another old Celtic, Don Nelson - but the team is deep as hell, albeit with a ton of frontcourt bench players. Johnson and Lanier are over 20 PER, Johnson's got double digit WS.
Matchup
C Wilt (Lakers)
F Johnson (Bucks)
F Push
G West (Lakers)
G Goodrich (Lakers)
Bench: Bucks
Game
1st Qtr
9 Lakers 11 Bucks 8
Lakers Goodrich, Wilt, Hairston, West(3) Wilt
Bucks Johnson, Moncrief, Bridgeman, Bridgeman
6 Bucks 20 Lakers 17
Lakers Goodrich, Hairston, McMillan
Bucks Lanier, Lanier, Lanier, Lanier, Moncrief, Bridgeman
Great start for the huge underdog Bucks; Lanier drops 8 in a row.
3 Bucks 26 Lakers 25
Lakers Hairston(3) Goodrich, West(3)
Bucks Moncrief, Moncrief, Bridgeman
2nd q Score Lakers 33 Bucks 32
Lakers West, Baylor, Baylor, Riley
Bucks Walton, Cummings, Winters
Region 11 is underway, the 16th seeded Bucks giving the top seeded Lakers all they have.
2nd Qtr
9 Lakers 39 Bucks 35
Lakers Riley, McMillan, Goodrich
Bucks Winters(3)
6 Lakers 50 Bucks 39
Lakers Goodrich, Goodrich, Baylor, West(3) Riley, McMillan
Bucks Johnson, Buckner
Lakers start opening up now.
3 Lakers 54 Bucks 49
Lakers West, West
Bucks Johnson, Moncrief, Moncrief, Lanier, Johnson
Half Score Lakers 61 Bucks 51
Lakers Hairston, Baylor(1) Robinson, Baylor
Bucks Moncrief
Double digit Laker lead despite just 4 from Wilt.
3rd Qtr
9 Lakers 65 Bucks 61
Lakers Goodrich, Wilt
Bucks Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Moncrief, Moncrief
6 Lakers 73 Bucks 71
Lakers West, McMillan, McMillan, Wilt
Bucks Lanier(3) Buckner, Johnson, Johnson, Cummings(1)
Marques Johnson scores 10 to open the third and the Bucks trail by just a bucket.
3 Lakers 88 Bucks 79
Lakers Baylor(3), Goodrich, Wilt, Baylor, West, McMillan, Goodrich
Bucks Cummings, Bridgeman, Johnson, Lanier
3rd q Score Lakers 92 Bucks 81
Lakers McMillan, Hairston
Bucks Bridgeman
5 for the veteran Baylor in the back half of the third. Double digit LA lead.
4thQtr
9 Lakers 98 Bucks 87
Lakers Goodrich, Ellis, Ellis
Bucks Moncrief, Bridgeman, Buckner
6 Lakers 106 Bucks 95
Lakers Riley, West, Goodrich, West(3)
Bucks Bridgeman, Johnson, Winters, Johnson
5 more for West and LA looks to wrap up game one.
3 Lakers 116 Bucks 100
Lakers Trapp, Trapp, McMillan, Trapp, Goodrich
Bucks Moncrief(1) Johnson, Johnson
Final Score Lakers 116 Bucks 100
Lakers
Bucks
Heavily favored Lakers lead the whole way and take game one.
West: 24 pts/11 assists - Player of the Game
Goodrich: 22 pts/6 assists
Wilt: 10 pts/15 boards/6 blocks
Hairston: 11 pts/10 boards
McMillan: 16 pts/6 boards
Baylor: 14 pts/5 boards
Johnson: 28 pts/10 boards
Moncrief: 21 pts/10 boards
Lanier: 15 pts/10 boards
Bridgeman: 16 pts
Game Two
1st Qtr
9 Lakers 6 Bucks 6
Lakers West, Hairston, West
Bucks Buckner, Lanier, Buckner
6 Lakers 11 Bucks 10
Lakers Hairston, West(3)
Bucks Lanier, Johnson
7 for The Logo to open game 2.
3 Bucks 23 Lakers 17
Lakers West, West, Wilt
Bucks Moncrief(3) Johnson, Moncrief, Benson, Moncrief, Benson
2nd q Score Bucks 30 Lakers 22
Lakers McMillan, Robinson, Ellis(1)
Bucks Cummings, Washington(3) Winters
Bucks, backs against the wall, come out pumping - 7 for Moncrief.
2nd Qtr
9 Bucks 36 Lakers 31
Lakers Riley, Riley, Goodrich, Goodrich(3)
Bucks Cummings, Meyers, Buckner
6 Bucks 38 Lakers 36
Lakers Wilt(1) Wilt Baylor
Bucks Winters
Bucks lead down to 2.
3 Bucks 42 Lakers 42
Lakers Robinson, Goodrich(1) Baylor
Bucks Moncrief, Lanier
Half Score Bucks 50 Lakers 49
Lakers Goodrich, Baylor(3) Robinson
Bucks Meyers, Johnson, Cummings, Bridgeman
Fun half of basketball, those UCLA grads, Johnson and Meyers, with buckets here against the legendary Lakers.
3rd Qtr
9 Bucks 58 Lakers 55
Lakers Wilt, Wilt, Hairston
Bucks Johnson, Johnson, Benson, Lanier
6 Bucks 63 Lakers 61
Lakers West, West, West
Bucks Johnson, Buckner(1) Buckner,
Tight, tight, tight.
3 Bucks 71 Lakers 63
Lakers McMillan
Bucks Bridgeman, Bridgeman, Johnson, Bridgeman
3rd q Score Bucks 74 Lakers 73
Lakers Wilt, Baylor, Goodrich, Hairston, Goodrich
Bucks Johnson(3)
4thQtr
11:53: Flynn Robinson cuts to the goal and gets the Goodrich dish, Lakers up 1.
11:40: MIL: Bridgeman fadeaway.
11:23: MIL: Lakers miss, Bridgeman bank from thr wing.
11:02: LA: Wilt finds McMillan going backdoor.
9:46: LA: Over a minute later, Baylor scores in traffic.
9:30: MIL: Buckner from the foul line
9:02: MIL: Lakers miss and Marques Johnson powers home a jam.
8:45: LA: Corner 3 from Robinson ties the score at 82
8:10: MIL: Bucks get a couple shots at the bucket and Bridgeman converts.
7:58: LA: McMillan from 4 feet.
7:46: MIL: Moncrief drives and scores.
7:23: MIL: Bridgeman scores after a turnover.
7:13: LA: Goodrich fron the wing.
7:04: MIL: Marques Johnson pulls up from the right side and bangs it home.
6:49: MIL: Johnson swips the ball from Goodrich and finds Cummings down low and the Bucks lead is 6.
6:09: MIL: Misses both ways leads to Johnson dunking it home - Sharman calls time it is an 8 point Bucks lead.
5:49: LA: McMillan in the paint.
5:42: MIL: Johnson, feeling it - hits a long 2.
5:02: LA Multiple Laker chances ends in a West runner.
4:14: MIL: Empty trips both ways, Goodrich fouls Buckner. Hits 1, 97-90
3:51: LA: West off glass.
3:20: LA: Bucks miss, Wilt gets a putback on a Goodrich miss.
2:45: MIL: Bridgeman on a second chance for the Bucks.
2:23: MIL: Laker turnover leads to a Johnson dunk - it's a 7 point Bucks lead and we could be headed to the showdown game.
2:12: LA: West J.
2:02: MIL: Lanier from the paint.
1:48: MIL: Lakers miss, West quickly fouls Johnson who hits 1.
1:40: LA: Hairston open 2.
1:20: LA: West forces the Buckner turnover and Goodrich converts. 104-100
1:03: MIL: It's Johnson again, what a 4th quarter for the UCLA Bruin.
:24: MIL: Lakers miss and that is the end, Bridgeman's fouled and hits both.
Final: Bucks 108 Lakers 100
Shocker here in game 2 - Marques Johnson takes over the 4th corner and this series is even.
Johnson: 30 pts/9 boards - Player of the Game
Bridgeman: 20 pts/6 assists/5 boards
Lanier: 10 pts/12 boards/5 assists
Buckner: 12 pts/7 assists
Moncrief: 11 pts/6 boards
West: 23 pts/7 boards/7 assists
Wilt: 13 pts/11 boards/5 assists
Hairston: 10 pts/15 boards
McMillan: 10 pts/5 boards
Baylor: 11 pts/7 boards
Robinson: 11 pts
Game Three
1st Qtr
9 Lakers 12 Bucks 5
Lakers Wilt, Goodrich, McMillan, Wilt, McMillan
Bucks Johnson, Bridgeman, Buckner(1)
6 Lakers 18 Bucks 13
Lakers Goodrich, Goodrich, Wilt
Bucks Bridgeman, Lanier, Moncrief, Lanier
This Laker club didn't expect to be playing a game 3 this early in the tournament, but they are in the decisive game today.
3 Lakers 26 Bucks 23
Lakers Hairston(3) Wilt, West(1) Goodrich
Bucks Lanier, Buckner, Buckner, Moncrief, Bridgeman
2nd q Score Lakers 29 Bucks 28
Lakers West(3)
Bucks Bridgeman(3) Winters
We might have a good one here in game 3.
2nd Qtr
9 Lakers 39 Bucks 36
Lakers Ellis(1) Robinson, Robinson, Robinson, Wilt
Bucks Cummings, Benson, Moncrief, Lanier
6 Bucks 44 Lakers 41
Lakers Goodrich
Bucks Johnson, Moncrief, Lanier, Bridgeman
A half dozen for Flynn Robinson to open the quarter but it's the Bucks up 3.
3 Bucks 55 Lakers 46
Lakers Goodrich(3) Goodrich
Bucks Bridgeman(3) Cummings, Winters, Buckner, Lanier
Half Score Bucks 57 Lakers 54
Lakers McMillan, Baylor, West, Wilt
Bucks Johnson
Milwaukee's lead bulged to 9 - it's now 3; can they pull the massive, massive upset?
3rd Qtr
9 Bucks 66 Lakers 61
Lakers Goodrich(3) Wilt, Baylor
Bucks Buckner(3) Johnson, Johnson, Moncrief
6 Lakers 73 Bucks 72
Lakers Goodrich, Robinson, Trapp, Trapp, Wilt, Goodrich
Bucks Winters, Cummings, Winters
7 for Goodrich to open the quarter gives LA the lead.
3 Lakers 79 Bucks 77
Lakers Baylor, Wilt, McMillan
Bucks Winters, Bridgeman(3)
3rd q Score Lakers 89 Bucks 87
Lakers Ellis, West, McMillan, Baylor, Goodrich
Bucks Catchings, Johnson, Winters, Benson, Winters
We've got a great one - 12 minutes of basketball to go in this series; can the Bucks upset the 10th overall seeds?
4thQtr
11:53: LA: The veteran Elgin Baylor pops from 18
11:10: MIL: Cummings misses, but gets the board and Quinn Buckner scores from the block.
10:42: MIL: Buckner again, following a Laker miss, and it's tied.
10:29: LA: Hairston from the right block.
10:17: MIL: Cummings down low.
10:04: LA: Goodrich hits a 10 footer. 95-93
9:57: MIL: Lanier from the lane.
8:53: MIL: A minute later Marques Johnson drives and scores and the Bucks take the lead.
8:38: MIL: Laker turnover - Johnson again.
8:14: MIL: West misses and Bridgeman scores.
7:55: MIL: West misses and Lanier scores - the Bucks rip off 10 straight in 2 minutes and lead 8 and the Lakers crowd is shooooook.
7:48: LA: West hits a triple out of the timeout. 103-98.
7:28: MIL: Buckner scores in traffic.
7:20: LA: West drills a 2 from the foul line.
7:11: MIL: Lanier from the paint.
7:02: LA: Here's the Logo again - hitting a two with his foot on the line.
6:55: MIL: Bridgeman dunk.
6:41: LA: McMillan dunk - Bucks still up 5.
6:14: LA: Bucks turnover turns into a Wilt dunk and it's a 3 point game.
6:07: MIL: Johnson turnaround.
5:46: MIL: Lakers miss leads to a Winters FT.
5:16: MIL: Lakers miss leads to a Johnson J and oh man oh man the Bucks are up 8 points and we might be seeing a shocker in Region 11.
5:06: LA: Goodrich from the wing.
4:50: LA: Buck turnover leads to West banking one from the paint. 114-110
4:10: MIL: Bucks get a couple chances and Johnson hits a 2.
3:32: MIL: McMillan misses, Lanier scores, the lead is 8 and this really looks like its going to happen.
3:15: LA: Goodrich from the wing.
2:56: MIL: Bridgeman gets the putback on a Johnson miss.
2:43: LA: West from the block.
2:13: MIL: Moncried is fouled, hits 1. 121-114
2:04: LA: Goodrich drains a 2.
1:54: MIL: Buckner from the foul line. 123-116. Bucks nearing the huge upset.
1:38: MIL: It's going to happen - Bucks miss, West fouls Bridgeman, it's a 9 point game it's going to happen.
1:26: LA: McMillan layup.
1:24: MIL: Lanier hits 1 FT
1:03: MIL: LA can't connect, 2 more FT for Johnson. 128-118.
:58: LA: Goodrich.
:43: MIL: Moncrief is fouled. Hits both.
It's done. Shocking.
Final: Bucks 130 Lakers 120
34 for Goodrich, 21 points/14 assists for West. 20 pts and 17 boards for Wilt. And the loss.
Bridgeman: 25 pts/13 boards/7 assists - Player of the Game
Lanier: 21 pts/12 boards/4 blocks
Johnson: 24 pts/8 boards
Buckner: 18 pts/10 rebounds
Moncrief: 13 pts/12 boards/9 assists
Winters: 15 pts/7 assists
All Region Team
C Lanier ('80 Bucks)
C Lanier ('80 Bucks)
F Johnson ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)
F Bridgeman ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)
G West ('72 Lakers-1 PotG)
G Goodrich ('72 Lakers)
8. 1993 ATL DIV CHAMP NEW YORK KNICKS v. 9. 2008 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Knicks: 60-22, 1st Atl Div, 22nd Off/1st Def
d. Pacers East 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Hornets East Semis 4-1
Lost Bulls East Finals 4-2
#118 overall seed
Coach: Pat Riley, Asst Jeff Van Gundy
Starters
C Patrick Ewing 30- Georgetown 24.2 PPG 20.8 PER 10.6 WS
F Charles Oakley 29-Virginia Union 6.9 12.6 7.3
F Charles Smith 27-Pitt 12.4 14.9 6.6
G Doc Rivers 31-Marquette 7.8 14.6 6.5
G John Starks 27-Ok St 17.5 16.3 7.5
Rotation Reserves
C Herb Williams 34-Ohio St 2.9 10.1 1.1
F Anthony Mason 26-Tenn St 10.3 12.9 7.4
F Tony Campbell 30-Ohio St 7.7 11.6 2.5
G Greg Anthony 25-UNLV 6.6 13.7 4.6
G Rolando Blackman 33-Kansas St 9.7 10.6 2.9
Leaders Ewing 1st Def Reb, 1st Def WS, 1st Def Rtng, 2nd Def Reb%
Rivers 2nd Def +/- 4th Def Rtng
Anthony 4th Def +/- 5th Def Rtng
Oakley 3rd Def Rtng, 2nd Off Reb%
The best defensive team in '93 is Riley's Knicks; Riley's in both of these series, separated by 20 years. 30 year old Ewing is over 20 PER with double digit WS.
Spurs: 56-26, 2nd SW Div, 15th Off/3rd Def
d. Suns West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Hornets West Semis 4-3
Lost Lakers West Finals 4-1
#139 overall seed
Coach: Gregg Popovich
Starters
C Fabricio Oberto 32 4.8 PPG 13.8 PER 6.1 WS
F Tim Duncan 31-Wake 19.3 24.4 11.1
F Michael Finley 34-Wisconsin 10.1 11.4 4.2
G Tony Parker 25 18.8 20 7
G Manu Ginobli 30 19.5 24.3 11.1
Rotation Reserves
C Matt Bonner 27-Florida 4.8 12.4 2
F Ime Udoka 30-Portland St 5.8 11.5 2.8
F Bruce Bowen 36-Cal St Fullerton 6 7 4.4
G Jacque Vaughn 32-Kansas 4.1 9.2 1.6
G Brent Barry 36-Ore St 7.1 16.7 2.3
Leaders Duncan 4th Reb/Gm, 4th Def Reb, 3rd Def WS, 2nd Def Rtng, 5th Reb %
Manu 3rd +/-
Finley 4th TO%
This Spurs team really resembles the Knicks they're facing, subpar offense, top level defense; led by an older big man on his way to the HoF, Duncan's 31, he and 30 year old Ginobli are over 24 PER with double digit WS; 25 year old Parker also hits 20 PER.
Matchup
C Ewing (Knicks)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Smith (Knicks)
G Parker (Spurs)
G Ginobli(Spurs)
Bench: Knicks
Game 1
1st Qtr
9 Spurs 6 Knicks 2
Knicks Anthony
Spurs Parker, Parker(3) Parker(1)
6 Spurs 14 Knicks 8
Knicks Oakley, Smith, Starks
Spurs Ginobli, Oberto, Bowen, Ginobli
Region 11 is busted wide open with the Lakers elimination, the winner of this series will now face Milwaukee.
3 Spurs 23 Knicks 16
Knicks Oakley, Ewing, Starks, Smith
Spurs Oberto, Duncan, Ginobli, Duncan
1st q Score Spurs 31 Knicks 26
Knicks Ewing, Campbell, Campbell, Anthony, Campbell
Spurs Ginobli, Parker, Bonner, Parker
Two defensively minded teams come out and put the ball in the hoop in the first quarter of this series, 10 for Tony Parker
2nd Qtr
9 Spurs 34 Knicks 30
Knicks Oakley, Blackman
Spurs Barry(3)
6 Knicks 37 Spurs 35
Knicks Blackman(3) Starks, Ewing
Spurs Udoka(1)
Knicks defense steps up, Spurs score just 4 in the first half of the quarter.
3 Spurs 40 Knicks 39
Knicks Ewing
Spurs Ginobli, Duncan(1) Parker
Half Score Knicks 47 Spurs 44
Knicks Ewing, Rivers, Starks, Mason
Spurs Bowen, Ginobli
That's what we expect from an 8/9 series of two defensive teams. Manu's got a dozen
3rd Qtr
9 Knicks 61 Spurs 48
Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Starks, Mason(3) Starks, Rivers(3)
Spurs Duncan, Duncan
6 Knicks 69 Spurs 56
Knicks Mason(3) Rivers(3) Mason
Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli, Oberto, Parker
The Knicks open it up; 8 for Anthony Mason to start the half.
3 Knicks 73 Spurs 62
Knicks Blackman, Oakley
Spurs Duncan, Bowen, Barry
3rd q Score Knicks 77 Spurs 66
Knicks Ewing, Oakley
Spurs Bowen, Duncan
Knick defense really cracking down on the Spurs.
4thQtr
9 Knicks 79 Spurs 72
Knicks Smith
Spurs Ginobli, Parker, Oberto
6 Knicks 87 Spurs 81
Knicks Ewing, Oakley, Rivers, Ewing
Spurs Vaughn, Vaughn, Bonner, Duncan
Spurs got as close as 2 points in the last 3 minutes.
3 Knicks 95 Spurs 83
Knicks Smith, Starks, Ewing, Davis
Spurs Duncan
Final Score Knicks 104 Spurs 97
Knicks Campbell, Ewing, Starks(1) Ewing, Starks(1)
Spurs Finley(3) Horry(3) Ginobli(3) Parker, Bowen(3)
The Spurs go on a couple of big 4th quarter runs, but they're never able to catch up and the Knicks take game one.
Ewing: 26 pts/13 boards-Player of the Game
Oakley: 12 pts/12 boards
Starks: 16 pts/5 assists
Rivers: 11 pts/7 assists
Smith: 8 pts/10 boards
Mason: 10 pts/5 boards
Ginobli: 22 pts/5 assists/4 steals
Duncan: 17 pts/9 boards/5 assists
Parker: 18 pts/7 assists
Oberto: 8 pts/12 boards
Game 2
1st Qtr
9 Knicks 5 Spurs 3
Knicks Starks, Starks(3)
Spurs Parker(3)
6 Knicks 9 Spurs 7
Knicks Ewing, Smith
Spurs Duncan, Duncan
Probably the lowest scoring start to any game in the tournament, which makes sense.
3 Spurs 15 Knicks 11
Knicks Ewing, Mason
Spurs Parker, Parker, Parker, Ginobli,
2nd q Score Spurs 19 Knicks 18
Knicks Anthony, Blackman(3)
Spurs Duncan, Duncan
Parker's got 9, Duncan 8
2nd Qtr
9 Spurs 30 Knicks 26
Knicks Oakley, Anderson, Mason, Blackman
Spurs Barry(3) Ginobli(3) Ginobli(3) Vaughn
6 Spurs 34 Knicks 31
Knicks Anthony(3) Starks
Spurs Parker, Parker
Spurs come out of the box hitting triples. They lead by 3.
3 Spurs 45 Knicks 33
Knicks Smith
Spurs Oberto, Oberto, Ginobli, Ginobli(3) Ginobli
Half Score Spurs 50 Knicks 40
Knicks Smith, Starks(3) Ewing
Spurs Oberto, Duncan(1) Bonner
Manu scores 13 second quarter points and the Spurs lead is double digits.
3rd Qtr
9 Spurs 57 Knicks 47
Knicks Ewing, Rivers(3) Anthony
Spurs Parker, Bowen, Ginobli(3)
6 Spurs 61 Knicks 52
Knicks Ewing, Starks(3)
Spurs Bonner, Bowen
Spurs still with this lead.
3 Spurs 66 Knicks 60
Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Smith, Starks
Spurs Barry(3) Oberto
3rd q Score Spurs 70 Knicks 66
Knicks Ewing, Rivers, Blackman
Spurs Duncan, Duncan
The Knicks chip, chip, chip away.
4thQtr
11:52: SA: Ginobli Eurosteps to the goal.
11:26: SA: Mason misses and Duncan comes through with the bank.
10:25: NY: Starks hits a triple from the wing.
9:54: NY: Ewing swats Duncan away and Charles Smith just rocks home a dunk.
9:37: SA: Ginobli bombs a triple from the top 77-71
7:46: NY: Two minutes later Oak lays one home.
7:25: SA: Parker fadeaway.
6:42: NY: Empty trips both sides and Mason drives and scores.
6:28: SA: Ginobli in traffic. 81-75
6:20: NY: Tony Campbell turnaround from the block.
5:43: NY: The Spurs can't convert and John Starks hits a corner 3 and it is a 1 point game.
5:04: SA: Again, the Spurs miss a couple of times, it ends in a Duncan FT.
4:55: NY: Anthony Mason from the paint. 82-82.
4:37: SA: Duncan, the baby hook.
4:16: NY: It's Oak - ramming one home. 84-84.
3:41: NY: The Spurs miss and Starks drives and scores to give New York the lead.
2:55: SA: Both sides miss - Duncan scores from the lane to tie the score.
2:41: NY: Starks hits a huge triple from the wing to light up the MSG faithful.
2:10: NY: Doc steals the ball, Charles Smith hits a corner three the other way and the Knicks are up 6.
1:45: NY: The Spurs miss and Smith scores from the paint. 94-86. Huge. Huge. Huge.
:56: SA: A minute later Oberto scores from the paint.
:37: NY. Ewing hits 2 FT and that should end it.
:23: SA: Manu triple, Knicks up 5.
:15: NY: Smith 2 FT
Ewing adds two more and it's over.
Final: Knicks 100 Spurs 91
Riley's legendary Lakers lose in the front side of this set of games, but his Knicks push past the Spurs. Duncan gets 20/21 and Ginobli goes for 28 more.
Ewing: 20 pts/12 boards - Player of the Game
Starks: 26 pts/6 assists
Smith: 17 pts/8 boards/5 assists
All Region Team
C Ewing ('93 Knicks-2 PotG)
C Ewing ('93 Knicks-2 PotG)
F Johnson ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)
F Bridgeman ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)
G West ('72 Lakers-1 PotG)
G Ginobli ('08 Spurs)
