1. 1998 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS v. 16. 1995 NY KNICKS
Bulls: 62-20, 1st Cen Div, 9th Off/3rd Def
d. Nets East 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Hornets East Semis 4-1
d. Pacers East Finals 4-3
d. Jazz NBA Finals 4-2
#12 overall seed
Coach: Phil Jackson
Starters
C Luc Longley 29-N Mexico 11.4 PPG 13.5 PER 3.4 WS
F Toni Kukoc 29 13.3 17.3 7
F Scottie Pippen 32-Cen Ark 19.1 20.4 6.6
G Ron Harper 34-Miami Oh 9.3 14.7 7.2
G Michael Jordan 34-UNC 28.7 25.2 15.8
Rotation Reserves
C Jason Caffey 24-Alabama 5.3 14.4 2
F Dennis Rodman 36-SE OK St 4.7 12.4 7.8
F Scott Burrell 27- UConn 5.2 15.7 3.7
G Steve Kerr 32-Arizona 7.5 12.9 3.8
G Jud Buechler 29-Arizona 2.7 14.1 1.9
Leaders Jordan 1st PPG, 4th PER, 2nd WS, 3rd WS/48, 3rd +/-, 2nd VORP, 2nd TO%
Rodman 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 4th Def Rtng, 1st Reb%
Here's the Last Dance Bulls; 34 year old MJ is top 5 in WS, PER, WS/48 and VORP. 32 year old Pippen also goes over 20 PER
Knicks: 55-27, 2nd Atl Div, 16th Off/1st Def
d. Cavs East 1st Rnd
Lost Pacers East Semis 4-3
#245 overall seed
d. 1994 Pacers
Coach: Pat Riley, Asst Jeff Van Gundy
Starters
C Patrick Ewing 32-Georgetown 23.9 PPG 21.9 PER 9.6 WS
F Anthony Mason 28-Tenn St 9.9 14.9 8.6
F Charles Smith 29-Pitt 12.7 13.9 4.8
G Derek Harper 33-Illinois 11.5 12.6 6.4
G John Starks 29-OK St 15.3 13.8 6.2
Rotation Reserves
C Herb Williams 36-Ohio St 3.3 7.7 .6
F Charles Oakley 31-Virginia Union 10.1 14.3 4.5
F Anthony Bonner 26-St Louis 3.8 9.4 1.8
G Greg Anthony 27-UNLV 6.1 15 2.9
G Hubert Davis 24-UNC 10 14.7 4.8
Leaders Ewing 4th Reb/Gm, 2nd Def Reb, 3rd Def WS, 2nd Def Rtng, 2nd Def Reb%
Davis 4th 3Pt %
The best defense in 1995 belongs to the Knicks, 16th seeds in Region 12; 32 year old Ewing goes over 20 PER. They will be fighting uphill in ths series.
Matchup
C Ewing (Knicks)
F Push
F Pippen (Bulls)
G Harper (Bulls)
G Jordan (Bulls)
Bench: Bulls
Game
1st Qtr
9 Bulls 6 Knicks 3
Bulls Jordan, Kukoc, Jordan
Knicks Smith(1) Ewing
6 Bulls 14 Knicks 10
Bulls Harper, Longley, Kukoc, Jordan
Knicks Starks, Smith, Ewing(3)
Jordan's got 6 - and Region 12 is underway.
3 Bulls 14 Knicks 14
Bulls
Knicks Smith, Ewing
1st Q Score Bulls 21 Knicks 18
Bulls Kerr(3) Kleine, Kleine
Knicks Ewing, Anthony
Joe Kleine isn't in the rotation - but he comes off the Bulls bench and scores the last 4 points of the quarter; Bulls up in a defensive battle.
2nd Qtr
9 Bulls 26 Knicks 23
Bulls Rodman(3) Jordan
Knicks Anthony(3) Oakley
6 Bulls 29 Knicks 25
Bulls Pippen(1) Harper
Knicks Mason
This game is played at New York's pace, they are grinding it out, forcing the Bulls to work for every possession, really looking to play a slow, paitent, possession by possession game.
3 Bulls 35 Knicks 29
Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Harper
Knicks Mason, Anthony
Half Score Bulls 43 Knicks 34
Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Harper
Knicks Smith(3) Oakley
90s Eastern Conference basketball here - probably the lowest scoring half of the tournament.
3rd Qtr
9 Knicks 46 Bulls 45
Bulls Kukoc
Knicks Mason, Mason(3) Ewing(3) Smith, Ewing
6 Knicks 50 Bulls 48
Bulls Burrell(3)
Knicks Bonner, Mason
Look out. 7 for Anthony Mason to open the quarter -- and the Knicks have the lead in this 1/16 matchup.
3 Knicks 55 Bulls 51
Bulls Pippen(3)
Knicks Starks(3) Ewing
3 Q Score Bulls 59 Knicks 58
Bulls Jordan, Jordan, Longley, Kukoc
Knicks Ewing, Smith(1)
Weve got one here in Chicago - 16th seed in the Region Knicks just hand fighting with the 10th overall seed in the tournament.
4th Qtr
10:37: CHI: The first bucket is Kerr, a J from the left side. Bulls by 3.
9:22: CHI: A minute later, Longley scores from short range.
9:02: CHI: Another Knicks miss and Pippen drives and scores.
7:54: CHI: A minute later it's Ron Harper going backdoor - 9 point Bulls lead.
7:14: CHI: The Knicks have yet to score in the 4th - Ron Harper hits a FT.
6:20: CHI: Well, that should do it - New York has not scored in the quarter, Jordan from outside the paint. Bulls 70 Knicks 58
3 Bulls 70 Knicks 63
Bulls
Knicks Davis(3) Oakley
Final Score Bulls 82 Knicks 73
Bulls Jordan, Pippen(3) Longley, Pippen(3) Jordan
Knicks Starks(1) Ewing, Harper, Harper(3) Ewing
The Knicks didn't score in the first 7 and a half minutes of the 4th and that was that.
Jordan: 22 pts/8 boards/4 steals - Player of the Game
Pippen:16 pts/7 assists
Harper: 11 pts
Longley: 8 pts/10 boards
Rodman: 3 pts/18 boards
Ewing: 22 pts/13 boards
Mason: 11 pts/8 boards
Smith: 11 pts
Oakley: 6 pts/17 boards
Game 2
1st Qtr
9 Knicks 9 Bulls 8
Bulls Harper, Jordan, Longley, Jordan
Knicks Mason(3) Starks, Smith, Smith
6 Knicks 14 Bulls 14
Bulls Longley, Pippen, Jordan
Knicks Smith, Mason(1) Ewing
Game one was a hand fight, but the Bulls overcame - they look to end it today.
3 Knicks 22 Bulls 20
Bulls Jordan, Jordan, Rodman
Knicks Ewing(3) Smith, Mason(3)
1st Q Score Knicks 30 Bulls 28
Bulls Kerr(3) Buechler(3) Buechler
Knicks Mason, Ewing, Oakley, Harper
Much more shotmaking in this one, Knicks do have the lead, but this is more of a Bulls game.
2nd Qtr
9 Knicks 35 Bulls 32
Bulls Buechler(3) Jordan(1)
Knicks Starks(3) Williams
6 Knicks 39 Bulls 38
Bulls Harper, Harper, Harper
Knicks Ewing, Oakley
You have to give it up to the Knicks - they made this series a 90s eastern conference basketball series - even if it ends in a sweep.
3 Knicks 45 Bulls 43
Bulls Pippen(3) Kukoc
Knicks Anthony, Harper(3) Ewing(1)
Half Score Knicks 58 Bulls 45
Bulls Pippen
Knicks Starks (3) Mason, Ewing, Davis(3) Harper (3)
Yo. Look at what happened here. The Knicks hit 4 triples in the back half of the second and they take a 13 point lead!
3rd Qtr
9 Knicks 63 Bulls 53
Bulls Harper Rodman, Jordan, Jordan
Knicks Ewing, Harper(3)
6 Knicks 75 Bulls 59
Bulls Kukoc(3) Pippen(1) Jordan
Knicks Harper(3) Mason(3) Davis, Oakley, Smith
The Knicks are shocking the world - just throttling Chicago, 6 more points for Derek Harper.
3 Knicks 77 Bulls 65
Bulls Longley, Harper, Harper
Knicks Oakley
3 Q Score Knicks 81 Bulls 73
Bulls Pippen, Kukoc(3) Kukoc(3)
Knicks Oakley, Ewing
Toni Kukoc hits 2 triples in the last minute to bring this game back to single digits.
4th Qtr
9 Knicks 85 Bulls 79
Bulls Pippen, Pippen, Jordan
Knicks Davis, Mason
6 Knicks 93 Bulls 83
Bulls Longley, Kukoc
Knicks Oakley, Smith, Mason, Starks
It's the Knicks - double digit lead with just 6 to go.
3 Knicks 99 Bulls 87
Bulls Kerr, Caffey
Knicks Mason, Ewing, Ewing
Final Score Knicks 108 Bulls 93
Bulls Larue(3) Larue(3)
Knicks Smith, Ward, Smith, Rivers(3)
A game 2 stunner - Chicago doesn't ever make a run and the Knicks even the series.
Mason: 20 pts/13 boards/5 assists - Player of the Game
Ewing: 20 pts/11 boards/4 steals
Harper: 14 pts/7 assists
Smith: 16 pts
Starks: 10 pts
Oakley: 12 pts/9 boards
Jordan: 19 pts/7 boards
Pippen: 14 pts/6 assists
Kukoc: 13 pts/7 boards
Harper: 14 pts/5 boards/5 assists
Game 3
1st Qtr
9 Bulls 10 Knicks 9
Bulls Longley, Kukoc, Pippen, Kukoc, Jordan
Knicks Smith, Mason, Mason, Starks(3)
6 Bulls 17 Knicks 11
Bulls Harper, Jordan, Jordan(3)
Knicks Mason
Jordan was held to 19 in game 2 - he comes out here in game 3 with 7 quick ones.
3 Bulls 24 Knicks 14
Bulls Pippen, Pippen(3) Jordan
Knicks Smith, Davis
1st Q Score Bulls 24 Knicks 14
Bulls Jordan
Knicks
Chicago comes out and completely shuts the Knicks down; Ewing doesn't score, picks up a couple of fouls.
2nd Qtr
9 Bulls 36 Knicks 22
Bulls Burrell(3) Caffey(3) Burrell, Harper
Knicks Anthony, Anthony(3) Starks(3)
6 Bulls 45 Knicks 30
Bulls Longley, Kerr, Jordan, Jordan(3)
Knicks Starks(3) Smith(3) Oakley
Chicago's opened it up - Ewing has more fouls than points and this series is probably done.
3 Bulls 51 Knicks 38
Bulls Kerr, Kerr, Pippen
Knicks Smith, Harper, Kite, Oakley
Half Score Bulls 53 Knicks 40
Bulls Jordan
Knicks Anthony
Greg Kite has more points than Patrick Ewing. Bulls up 13.
3rd Qtr
9 Bulls 61 Knicks 49
Bulls Burrell, Burrell, Burrell, Longley
Knicks Williams, Starks, Mason(1) Harper, Harper
6 Bulls 68 Knicks 57
Bulls Harper(3) Longley, Pippen
Knicks Smith, Anthony, Ewing, Davis
Game holding steady - how about Scotty Burrell hitting 6 straight?
3 Bulls 76 Knicks 59
Bulls Kerr(3) Kukoc, Pippen
Knicks Ewing
3 Q Score Bulls 83 Knicks 65
Bulls Pippen(3) Jordan, Jordan
Knicks Oakley(1) Ewing(3) Ewing
It's done - Bulls survive that game 2 whipping and advance.
4th Qtr
9 Bulls 85 Knicks 68
Bulls Jordan
Knicks Anthony(3)
6 Bulls 91 Knicks 74
Bulls Kukoc, Jordan, Longley
Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Anthony
3 Bulls 99 Knicks 84
Bulls Harper, Harper, Jordan, Jordan, Burrell
Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Starks(3) Starks(3)
Final Score Bulls 111 Knicks 96
Bulls Kleine, Brown, Booth, Booth, Booth
Knicks Ward(3) Rivers(3) Rivers(3) Rivers(3)
Game 3 never in doubt - Bulls cruise home
Jordan: 30 pts/10 boards-Player of the Game
Pippen: 17 pts/7 assists/6 boards
Harper: 11 pts/6 assists
Longley: 10 pts/7 boards
Burrell: 13 pts
8. 1990 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS v. 9. 2010 CEN DIV CHAMP CLEVELAND CAVS
Lakers: 63-19, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/8th Def
d. Rockets West 1st Rnd 3-1
Lost Suns West Semis 3-1
#117 overall seed
Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West
Starters
C Vlade Divac 21 8.5 PPG 17.5 PER 5WS
F Orlando Woolridge 30-N Dame 12.7 17.6 4.8
F James Worthy 28-UNC 21.1 19.8 10.6
G Magic Johnson 30-Michigan St 22.3 26.6 16.5
G Byron Scott 28-Ariz St 15.5 14.3 6
Rotation Reserves
C Mychal Thompson 35-Minnesota 10.1 13.4 4.7
F AC Green 26-Oreg St 12.9 14.7 7.7
F Jay Vincent 30-Mich St 3.8 10.2 .1
G Larry Drew 31-Missouri 5.2 10.2 1.4
G Michael Cooper 33- N Mex 6.4 9.6 2.7
Leaders Magic 2nd Assts, 2nd Assts/Gm, 4th PER, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 2nd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst%, 1st Trip Doub
Scott: 5th 3 Pt%
Divac: 5th Def rtng
30 year old Magic leads the best offense in the NBA in 1990, the Lakers; top 5 in PER, Win Shares, Win Shares/48 and VORP. 20 year old Worthy also has double digit WS. We get Pat Riley in both series in this section.
Cavs: 61-21, 1st Cen Div, 6th Off/7th Def
d. Bulls East 1st 4-1
Lost Celtics East Semis 4-2
#140 overall seed
Coach Mike Brown, GM Danny Ferry
Starters
C Shaquille O'Neal 37-LSU 12 17.9 3.1
F Antawn Jamison 33-UNC 15.8 16.7 2.1
F LeBron James 25 29.7 31.1 18.5
G Mo Williams 27-Alabama 15.8 16.1 6.7
G Delonte West 26-St Joes 8.8 13.8 3.3
Rotation Reserves
C Anderson Verejao 27 8.6 PPG 15.8 PER 8.1 WS
F JJ Hickson 21-NC St 8.5 15.2 4.3
F Jamario Moon 29-Meridian CC 4.9 12.6 2.9
G Daniel Gibson 23-Texas 6.3 11.3 2.6
G Anthony Parker 34-Bradley 7.3 9.9 4.9
Leaders LeBron 2nd PPG, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 5th Asst%, 1st Trip Doub
Gibson 3rd FG%
Verejao 4th Off Rtng
Jamison 2nd TO%
The King is 25 and he's the best player in the NBA and there is not a debate. 1st in everything - VORP, Win Shares, Win Shares/48, PER and +/-. It's LeBron v. Magic in this 9/8 matchup.
Matchup
C Push
F Woolridge (Lakers)
F LeBron (Cavs)
G Magic (Lakers)
G Scott (Lakers)
Bench: Cavs
Game
1st Qtr
9 Cavs 11 Lakers 6
Lakers Magic, Vlade, Worthy
Cavs LeBron, Williams Shaq, Jamison, LeBron(3)
6 Cavs 18 Lakers 7
Lakers Magic(1)
Cavs Shaq, Williams(3) Williams
This one's underway - Mo Williams has 7 quick ones.
3 Cavs 23 Lakers 17
Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Magic, Worthy, Worthy
Cavs Williams, Jamison, LeBron(1)
1st Q Score Cavs 31 Lakers 26
Lakers Thompson, Worthy, Cooper, Magic(3)
Cavs LeBron, LeBron, Gibson, Hickson
Worthy scores 10 in the back half of the quarter. Cavs by 5.
2nd Qtr
9 Lakers 34 Cavs 33
Lakers Green, Vincent, Thompson, Thompson
Cavs Hickson
6 Cavs 41 Lakers 40
Lakers Woolrdige, Vlade, Woolrdige
Cavs Parker, Parker, Hickson, LeBron
LeBron's got 14.
3 Cavs 48 Lakers 44
Lakers Worthy, Thompson
Cavs Shaq, Moon, West(3)
Half Score Cavs 55 Lakers 50
Lakers Divac, Magic, Scott
Cavs Shaq, Williams(3) Jamison
Old Man Shaq has 8; Cleveland maintains the lead.
3rd Qtr
9 Lakers 66 Cavs 60
Lakers Scott(3) Magic, Scott, Magic, Thompson(3) Magic
Cavs West, LeBron(3)
6 Cavs 70 Lakers 68
Lakers Cooper
Cavs Hickson, Verejao, LeBron(3) Verejao(3)
Back and forth - another half dozen for the King.
3 Cavs 82 Lakers 78
Lakers Green, Green, Magic, Worthy, Magic
Cavs Varejao, Hickson, Williams(3) Jamison(1) West, LeBron
3 Q Score Lakers 86 Cavs 85
Lakers Woolridge, Worthy, Scott, Green
Cavs Jamison(3)
A half dozen for AC Green to close the qtr - we got a good one, like you'd expect from an 8/9 matchup.
4th Qtr
11:46 CLE: LeBron opens it up with an 11 footer to give the Cavs the lead.
11:09: LA: Scott misses, Worthy rebound - Magic layup. 88-87
10:46: CLE: LeBron turnaround from the wing.
10:26: CLE: After a Laker miss, LeBron scores from the baseline- he has a half dozen in the last 90 seconds.
10:14: LA: Magic finds Woolridge underneath.
10:00: LA: Magic steals the ball - shoots it to Vlade for the dunk. 92-91
9:44: LA: LeBron misses - leading to a Byron Scott dunk. 94-91
9:37: CLE: LeBron from the wing.
9:30: LA: Scott drains the loooong 2.
9:15: CLE: Mo Williams hits a corner 3.
9:06: LA: Magic finds Worthy for the layup. 98-96 Lakers
8:47: LA: Cavs miss - Cooper scores from the lane.
8:24: CLE: Moon drives and scores.
8:07: LA: Jay Vincent hits a 12 footer.
6:08: CLE: 2 minutes later Gibson scores from 11 feet.
3:52: CLE: 2+ minutes pass and Mo Williams ties the game.
3:16: LA: Shaq fouls Vlade, non shooting foul - and Worthy banks one home.
2:56: LA: LeBron misses and Magic hits a triple from the top. 107-102.
2:32: CLE: As the clock expires, Jamison scores in traffic.
1:48: LA: Both sides miss - Woolrdige scores from the foul line. 5 point game.
:51: LA: Cleveland can't score - they have to foul, Woolrdige hits both.
:37: CLE: West 2.
:22: LA: Woolridge 2 FT
:16: LA: Worthy 2 FT
Final Score Lakers 115 Cavs 106
Laker defense really comes through down the stretch, Cavs score just 21 in the 4th.
Magic: 25 pts/12 boards/14 assists - Player of the Game
Worthy: 24 pts/9 boards
Scott: 15 pts
Woolrdige: 14 pts
Divac: 8 pts/15 boards
Thompson: 11 pts/6 boards
LeBron: 28 pts/10 boards
Williams: 20 pts/5 assists
Jamison: 12 pts/6 boards
Shaq: 8 pts/13 boards/5 assists
Hickson: 10 pts
Game 2
1st Qtr
1st Qtr
9 Lakers 7 Cavs 7
Lakers Magic, Scott(3) Scott
Cavs Shaq(1) LeBron, Williams, Shaq
6 Lakers 19 Cavs 11
Lakers Woolridge, Magic, Divac, Divac, Scott, Divac
Cavs LeBron, Williams
Byron Scott has 7 and LA is up early.
3 Lakers 26 Cavs 21
Lakers Woolridge, Thompson, Scott(3)
Cavs Jamison(3) LeBron, Williams(3) Varejao
1st Q Score Lakers 28 Cavs 26
Lakers Worthy
Cavs Williams(3) Hickson
10 first qtr points for Mo Williams
2nd Qtr
9 Lakers 34 Cavs 30
Lakers Drew(1) Cooper(3) Thompson
Cavs Gibson, Jamison
6 Lakers 40 Cavs 40
Lakers Worthy, Magic, Magic
Cavs Williams(3) Williams, Shaq, Hickson, LeBron(1)
Half Score Cavs 52 Lakers 52
Lakers Magic, Green, Thompson, Magic(3)
Cavs Shaq, LeBron
LeBron's got a dozen and we are tied.
3rd Qtr
9 Cavs 61 Lakers 57
Lakers Green(3) Green
Cavs Jamison, LeBron, Varejao, Hickson(1) Williams
6 Cavs 68 Lakers 61
Lakers Vlade, Worthy
Cavs Parker(3) LeBron(1) West, Shaq(1)
Cavs with a little daylight here.
3 Cavs 80 Lakers 71
Lakers Scott, Divac, Scott, Worthy, Woolridge
Cavs Shaq, Shaq, West(3) Jamison(3) Jamison
3 Q Score Cavs 87 Lakers 75
Lakers Worthy, Magic
Cavs Shaq(1) Shaq, LeBron, Jamison
Look at the Diesel - the veteran Shaq with 7 in the back half of the third.
4th Qtr
9 Cavs 100 Lakers 87
Lakers Scott(3) Magic(3) Magic, Vlade, Green
Cavs LeBron(3) Shaq, Jamison(3) Hickson, Williams(3)
6 Cavs 107 Lakers 84
Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Woolridge(3)
Cavs Shaq, West, Parker(3)
This one is over - Cavs force game 3.
3 Cavs 113 Lakers 98
Lakers Magic, Woolridge
Cavs Shaq, LeBron, Williams
Final Score Cavs 123 Lakers 102
Lakers Higgins, Oldham
Cavs Jamison, Jamison, Ilgauskas(3) Ilgauskas, Powe
Cavs really take it to LA and even up the series. Fountain of Youth game back in LA for the 37 year old Diesel.
LeBron: 22 pts/12 assists/8 boards - Player of the Game
Shaq: 23 pts/10 boards
Jamison: 21 pts/11 boards
Williams: 22 pts/5 assists
Magic: 22 pts/10 assists/7 boards
Worthy: 16 pts/7 boards/5 assists
Scott: 17 pts
Divac: 13 pts/7 boards
Woolridge: 11 pts/5 boards
Game 3
1st
9 Lakers 8 Cavs 8
Lakers Scott, Worthy, Magic, Scott,
Cavs LeBron, Jamison, Jamison, LeBron
6 Lakers 16 Cavs 12
Lakers Worthy, Woolridge, Magic, Divac
Cavs Williams, LeBron
Game 3 underway, LeBrons got 6.
3 Lakers 25 Cavs 14
Lakers Worthy, Magic(3) Scott, Worthy
Cavs LeBron
Score Lakers 30 Cavs 19
Lakers Cooper, Thompson(1) Cooper
Cavs Hickson(1) Varejao, Ilgauskas
LA with the hot start.
2nd
9 Lakers 36 Cavs 23
Lakers Drew, Cooper, Thompson
Cavs Varejao, Jamison
6 Lakers 40 Cavs 30
Lakers Magic, Woolridge
Cavs LeBron, Shaq, Williams
Lakers maintain the double digit lead.
3 Lakers 51 Cavs 42
Lakers Woolridge, Woolridge, Worthy(3) Worthy, Divac
Cavs Shaq, Jamison, Shaq, LeBron, LeBron, Moon
Half Lakers 55 Cavs 44
Lakers Worthy, Thompson
Cavs Jamison
7 for Worthy to close the half - Lakers solidly in control.
3rd Qtr
9 Lakers 64 Cavs 55
Lakers Divac(3) Worthy, Green, Magic
Cavs Jamison, West, Shaq, West(3) Williams
6 Lakers 71 Cavs 60
Lakers Magic, Magic(3) Magic
Cavs LeBron, Hickson(1) LeBron
9 for Magic to open the 3rd.
3 Lakers 77 Cavs 62
Lakers Worthy, Drew, Green
Cavs LeBron
3 Q Score Lakers 88 Cavs 72
Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Woolridge(3) Worthy, Green
Cavs LeBron, Hickson, Williams, LeBron, Hickson
Lakers just burying the Cavs now. 8 more for Worthy.
4th Qtr
9 Lakers 95 Cavs 76
Lakers Magic, Worthy(3) Woolridge
Cavs Shaq, Shaq
6 Lakers 110 Cavs 82
Lakers Worthy, Green, Magic(3) Scott(3) Worthy, Magic(3)
Cavs West(3) Williams(3)
Lakers advance. They'll face the '98 Bulls.
3 Lakers 117 Cavs 90
Lakers Worthy, Green(3) Green
Cavs Jamison(3) Varejao, Green(3)
Final Score Lakers 124 Cavs 95
Lakers McNamara, Vincent, Oldham, McNamara(1)
Cavs Green, Jackson(1) Ilgauskas
25 for LeBron - and the Cavs go down easy in game 3.
Worthy: 34 pts/6 boards - Player of the Game
Magic: 26 pts/7 assists/5 boards
Woolridge: 13 pts/5 assists
Green: 13 pts/9 boards
Thompson: 5 pts/11 boards
All Region Team
C Ewing ('95 Knicks-1 PotG)
F LeBron ('10 Cavs-1 PotG)
F Worthy ('90 Lakers-1 PotG)
G Magic ('90 Lakers-1 PotG)
G Jordan ('98 Bulls-2 PotG)
