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)
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)
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)
