7. 1998 INDIANA PACERS v. 10. 1994 NBA CHAMPION HOUSTON ROCKETS
Pacers: 58-24, 2nd Cen Div, 4th Off/5th Def
d. Cavs 3-1 East 1st Rnd
d. Knicks 4-1 East Semis
Lost Bulls 4-3 East Finals
#110 overall seed
Coach: Larry Bird, Asst: Rick Carlisle
Starters
C Rik Smits 31-Marist 16.7 19.9 6.1
F Antonio Davis 29-UTEP 9.6 15.3 7.4
F Chris Mullin 34-St Johns 11.3 16.9 7.6
G Mark Jackson 32-St Johns 8.3 17.2 7.5
G Reggie Miller 32-UCLA 19.5 19.8 12
Rotation Reserves
C Dale Davis 28-Clemson 8 PPG 15.2 PER 7.1 WS
F Derrick McKey 31-Alabama 6.3 10.7 2.1
F Jalen Rose 25-Michigan 9.4 14.1 3.3
G Travis Best 25-Geo Tech 6.5 13.6 3.3
G Fred Hoiberg 25-Iowa St 4 11.2 2.3
Leaders Jackson 3rd Assts, 3rd Assts/Gm, 2nd Asst%
Mullin 1st FT%, 3rd 3 Pt %, 4th Eff FG%, 4th TS%
Miller 2nd TS%, Miller 4th Off Rtng
DDavis 4th Off Reb%
We conclude Region 14 with a mess of 90s clubs; the Pacers are seeded 7th in the region, top 5 in both offense and defense in '98. 32 year old Reggie Miller has double digit WS.
Rockets: 58-24, 1st MW Div, 15th Off/2nd Def
d. Blazers 3-1 West 1st Rnd
d. Suns 4-3 West Semis
d. Jazz 4-1 West Finals
d. Knicks NBA Finals 4-3
#147 overall seed
Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich
Starters
C Hakeem Olajuwon 31-Houston 27.3 PPG 25.3 PER 14.3 WS
F Otis Thorpe 31-Providence 14 16.1 9.8
F Robert Horry 23-Alabama 9.9 14.2 5.9
G Kenny Smith 28-UNC 11.6 14.2 6.1
G Mario Elie 30-AIC 9.3 13.4 4.2
Rotation Reserves
C Matt Bullard 26-Iowa 3.5 8.8 1
F Carl Herrera 27-Houston 4.7 9.1 2
F Vernon Maxwell 28-Florida 13.6 12.5 3.5
G Scotty Brooks 28-UC Irvine 5.2 12.2 3.3
G Sam Cassell 24- Florida St 6.7 13.1 2.2
Leaders Olajuwon 3rd PPG, 4th Reb/Gm, 2nd Def Reb, 2d Blocks, 2nd Blocks/Gm, 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 2nd Def WS, 4th +/-, 3rd VORP, 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Block %
Thorpe 3rd FG%, 5th Eff FG%
The NBA Champion Rockets are actually the underdogs here, by seed - just a middling offensive season for Houston; if they win, its the defense - and they have the best player in the series; Olajuwon is 31 and the 3rd best player in the NBA - 3rd in PER, VORP, Win Shares.
Matchup
C Olajuwon (Rockets)
F Thorpe (Rockets)
F Mullin (Pacers)
G Jackson (Pacers)
G Miller (Pacers)
Bench: Pacers
Game 1
1 Qtr
9 Pacers 10 Rockets 8
Pacers Smits(3) Jackson(3) Miller(3)
Rockets Horry, Smith, Riley, Horry
6 Rockets 14 Pacers 12
Pacers Miller
Rockets Smith(3) Petruska(3)
The Dream's on the bench with 2 fouls - Rockets still up a bucket.
3 Rockets 16 Pacers 16
Pacers Miller(1) ADavis(3)
Rockets Brooks
1 q Score Pacers 24 Rockets 18
Pacers ADavis, Hoiberg, Best, ADavis
Rockets Thorpe
The Houston offense wasn't great all year even with Olajuwon, throw him on the bench and here's what you get.
2 Qtr
9 Pacers 29 Rockets 25
Pacers Best(3) Croshere
Rockets Brooks(3) Elie, Elie
6 Pacers 33 Rockets 33
Pacers Croshere, DDavis
Rockets Thorpe, Maxwell(3) Olajuwon(3)
Hakeem scores his first bucket - and the foul - and this game is tied.
3 Pacers 42 Rockets 42
Pacers Mullin(3) Smits, Mullin, Smits
Rockets Horry, Smith(3) Olajuwon, Horry
Half Score Pacers 49 Rockets 45
Pacers McKey, Rose, Miller(3)
Rockets Maxwell(3)
90s defensive basketball here in game one; couple of top 5 defenses going at it.
3 Qtr
9 Pacers 55 Rockets 53
Pacers Miller(3) Miller(3)
Rockets Smith, Olajuwon, Horry, Smith
6 Pacers 64 Rockets 58
Pacers Miller, Miller, Rose, ADavis(1) Mullin
Rockets Horry(3) Elie
Reggie Miller scores the first 10 for the Pacers to open the third.
3 Pacers 72 Rockets 68
Pacers Best, Mullin(3) Best(3)
Rockets Olajuwon, Olajuwon, Brooks, Olajuwon, Olajuwon
3 q Score Pacers 78 Rockets 74
Pacers Smits, Smits, Best
Rockets Thorpe, Thorpe, Thorpe
8 for the Dream in a 3 minute stretch; we got a good one.
4th Qtr
11:16: HOU: Cassell opens the scoring.
11:04: IND: Reggie. Triple.
10:54: HOU: Horry dunk.
10:45: IND: Smits off glass.
10:37: HOU: The Jet from the foul line.
9:39: IND: A minute later, there's Reggie with a corner 3. 86-80
9:05: IND: Houston misses, Mark Jackson drives and scores. Biggest Pacers lead.
6 Pacers 96 Rockets 84
Pacers Rose(3) Jackson, Miller(1) Miller
Rockets Horry, Brooks
Olajuwon fouls out, the Pacers are up a dozen. It's over.
3 Pacers 105 Rockets 92
Pacers Jackson(3) ADavis, Hoiberg, McKey
Rockets Maxwell, Smith(3) Bullard(3)
Final Score Pacers 111 Rockets 98
Pacers McKey(1) Bohannon, Mckey(1) Bohannon
Rockets Robinson(3) Bullard(3)
Olajuwon foul trouble all day long; he plays just 28 minutes and the Pacers take game one.
Miller: 28 pts-Player of the Game
Jackson: 10 pts/8 assists/7 boards
Mullin: 10 pts/6 boards
Smits: 14 pts
ADavis: 10 pts/7 boards
Best: 12 pts
Thorpe: 10 pts/11 boards
Olajuwon: 15 pts/8 boards
Horry: 17 pts/6 boards
Smith: 17 pts/6 assists
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Rockets 7 Pacers 5
Pacers Mullin(3) Smits
Rockets Olajuwon, Horry(3) Elie
6 Rockets 16 Pacers 15
Pacers Miller, Miller, Miller, Miller, Mullin
Rockets Olajuwon, Olajuwon(3) Thorpe, Olajuwon
Hakeem with 9, Reggie with 8. The Hall of Famers coming out for game 2.
3 Rockets 25 Pacers 19
Pacers DDavis, Best
Rockets Thorpe, Elie, Thorpe(3) Cassell
1 q Score Rockets 30 Pacers 25
Pacers Rose, Miller, Best
Rockets Olajuwon(1) Herrera, Maxwell
More offense in game 2, typical of the tournament to date.
2 Qtr
9 Rockets 36 Pacers 32
Pacers Hoiberg, Best, DDavis
Rockets Thorpe, Cassell, Bullard
6 Rockets 38 Pacers 34
Pacers Mullin
Rockets Olajuwon
Rockets maintain the lead of a couple buckets, Smits with a couple fouls.
3 Rockets 45 Pacers 42
Pacers Mullin, Mullin, Rose, Rose
Rockets Smith(3) Elie, Thorpe
Half Score Rockets 51 Pacers 46
Pacers Miller, Jackson
Rockets Olajuwon, Thorpe(1) Smith, Olajuwon(1)
Mark Jackson's got 4 fouls and Travis Best 3 - Pacers point guards both in trouble as we hit the third.
3 Qtr
9 Pacers 53 Rockets 51
Pacers Miller, Smits, Miller(3)
Rockets
6 Pacers 57 Rockets 57
Pacers Smits, ADavis
Rockets Elie, Smith, Thorpe
The fouls are piling up; Smits with 4, Mullin 3. The 4th quarter could be a war of attrition.
3 Pacers 59 Rockets 59
Pacers DDavis
Rockets Brooks
3 q Score Rockets 63 Pacers 59
Pacers
Rockets Thorpe, Olajuwon
The defenses have really ramped up; it's a 90s style slugfest, slow and filled with fouls.
4th Qtr
11:01: IND: Jackson scores the first bucket, in traffic.
10:37: IND: Rockets miss and Jackson scores the second bucket, a long 2. 63-63.
10:00: HOU: Houston gets a couple shots - Mad Max nailing a triple from the wing.
9:17: IND: The Pacers get a couple shots - Mark Jackson again, scoring from the baseline.
8:20: HOU: Nearly a minute later, Dream Shake.
8:13: IND: The Dutchman hook shot.
7:55: HOU: Olajuwon down low.
7:42: IND: Pacers go back to Smits. Rockets by a point.
7:03: IND: Reggie from the foul line.
6:53: HOU: Otis Thorpe from the block.
6:35: IND: Dale Davis muscles one home.
6:25: HOU: Thorpe again, down low.
6:18: IND: Jalen Rose floater.
5:54: HOU: Maxwell puts back a Cassell miss.
5:44: IND: Just a flurry of buckets - Reggie strokes a 2; Pacers 77-76
5:10: IND: Smits from 11.
4:42: IND: Mullin long 2.
4:08: IND: Big run for the Pacers - Mullin hits a corner 3. the Pacers are up 8.
Final Score Pacers 100 Rockets 88
Pacers ADavis, Smits, Miller, Miller(1) Smits(1) Jackson(1) Smits(1) Miller, Smits, Smits
Rockets Horry, Elie(3) Olajuwon, Elie, Smith(3)
The Rockets were up 1 with under 6 left and lose by a dozen. Pacers advance. 20/11 for Thorpe in the loss.
Smits: 20 pts/8 boards - Player of the Game
Miller: 26 pts
Mullin: 16 pts/5 boards
Jackson: 9 pts/14 boards/6 assists
ADavis: 9 pts/11 boards
2. 1997 WEST CHAMP UTAH JAZZ v. 15. 1996 LA LAKERS
Jazz 64-18, 1st MW Div, 2nd Off/9th Def
d. Clips West 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Lakers West Semis 4-1
d. Rockets West Finals 4-2
Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-2
#19 overall seed
Coach Jerry Sloan,
Starters
C Greg Ostertag 23-Kansas 7.3 PPG 15.3 PER 5.9 WS
F Karl Malone 33-LA Tech 27.4 28.9 16.7
F Bryon Russell 26-CSt Long Beach 10.8 13.7 7.4
G John Stockton 34-Gonzaga 14.4 22.1 13.6
G Jeff Hornacek 33- Iowa St 14.5 18.8 10.2
Rotation Reserves
C Antoine Carr 35-Wichita St 7.4 12.1 2.4
F Adam Keefe 26-Stanford 3.8 11.7 2.3
F Stephen Howard 26-DePaul 3.6 15.4 1.1
G Howard Eisley 24-B College 4.5 11.1 1.2
G Shandon Anderson 23-Georgia 5.9 10.4 1.2
Leaders Malone 2nd PPG, 5th Def Reb, 1st PER, 2nd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/- 3rd VORP
Stockton 2nd Assts, 2nd Assts/Gm, 4th Eff FG%, 2nd TS%, 4th Off WS, 3rd WS/48, 5th +/-, 2nd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst%
Hornacek 3rd FT%,
Ostertag 5th Reb %, 2nd Block %
The 19th overall seed in the tournament is the '97 Jazz; it's really an offense only team, 2nd best offense in the league. The 33 year old Mailman carries the load, top 3 in PER, VORP, Win Shares; 34 year old Stockton also crosses 20 PER with double digit WS and 33 year old Hornacek adds double digit WS.
Lakers: 53-29, 2nd Pac Div, 4th Off/10th Def
Lost Rockets West 1st Rnd 3-1
#238 overall seed
Coach Del Harris, Asst Michael Cooper, GM Jerry West
Starters
C Vlade Divac 27 12.9 PPG 17.4 PER 6.1 WS
F Eldon Campbell 27-Clemson 13.9 18 8.2
F Cedric Ceballos 26-C St Fullerton 21.2 22.1 9.8
G Nick Van Exel 24-Cincinnati 14.9 15.9 5.7
G Eddie Jones 24-Temple 12.8 17 6.8
Rotation Reserves
C Fred Roberts 35-BYU 3.7 14.1 .6
F Magic Johnson 36-Michigan St 14.6 21.1 3.6
F George Lynch 25-UNC 3.8 11.4 1.7
G Sedale Threatt 34-W VA Tech 7.3 13.2 3.7
G Anthony Peeler 26-Missouri 9.7 14.1 3.7
Leaders Campbell 4th Blocks,
Peeler 4th TO%
Magic's last Lakers team slides into the tournament as the 15th seed in the region; he's 36 and coming off the bench with 20+ PER; 10 years his junior, Cedric Ceballos is the best player on a really overmatched Lakers squad
Matchup
C Vlade (Lakers)
F Malone (Jazz)
F Ceballos (Lakers)
G Stockton (Jazz)
G Hornacek (Jazz)
Bench: Lakers
Game
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 10 Jazz 6
Jazz Stockton, Ostertag, Malone
Lakers Divac, Campbell, Campbell, Ceballos, Ceballos
6 Lakers 14 Jazz 11
Jazz Malone(3) Hornacek
Lakers Jones, Campbell
Eldon Campbell's got 6 points and two fouls.
3 Lakers 20 Jazz 19
Jazz Malone, Stockton, Malone, Malone
Lakers Ceballos, Roberts, Threatt
1 q Score Lakers 28 Jazz 22
Jazz Howard(3)
Lakers Threatt, Lynch, Van Exel, Magic
The Mailman's got 11, but it's the Lakers up after 1.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 36 Jazz 30
Jazz Howard, Malone, Malone, Malone
Lakers Strong, Lynch, Magic, Jones
6 Lakers 41 Jazz 34
Jazz Malone, Anderson
Lakers Peeler, Van Exel(3)
19 points for Karl Malone...but the Lakers extend the lead.
3 Lakers 47 Jazz 42
Jazz Keefe, Keefe, Hornacek, Malone
Lakers Magic(3) Ceballos(3)
Half Score Lakers 54 Jazz 52
Jazz Stockton(3)Malone, Hornacek(3) Malone
Lakers Magic, Jones, Ceballos(1) Campbell
Karl Malone scores 25 first half points.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 58 Pacers 56
Jazz Stockton, Hornacek
Lakers Ceballos, Campbell
6 Lakers 65 Pacers 62
Jazz Hornacek, Hornacek, Hornacek
Lakers Peeler(3) Jones, Campbell
8 for Hornacek to open the 3rd. LA by 3.
3 Lakers 70 Pacers 64
Jazz Malone(3)
Lakers Van Exel(3) Magic
3 q Score Lakers 76 Pacers 71
Jazz Malone, Stockton, Carr
Lakers Campbell, Van Exel, Divac
30 for Malone - Lakers have led the whole way.
4th Qtr
9 Lakers 80 Jazz 77
Jazz Ostertag, Eisley, Malone
Lakers Ceballos, Magic
8:47: LA: Magic scores down low. LA up 5.
8:30: UT: Malone in the lane.
7:48: LA: Nearly a minute later Magic drives and scores.
7:35: UT: Anderson drills a 2.
7:17: UT: Lakers miss, Keefe layup cuts it to 1
6:58: LA: Magic's got 8 in the 4th, scoring from the lane.
6:46: UT: It's Malone again, J from just outside the paint.
6:38: LA: Van Exel with the nice baseline J.
6:21: UT: Ostertag down low.
6:06: LA: Ceballos rips home a dunk. 90-87 LA
5:05: UT: A minute later it's Antoine Carr laying one in.
4:39: UT: LA turnover - Carr dunk. Utah has taken the lead.
4:18: LA: Sedale Threatt turnaround. 92-91 Lakers
3:26: LA: Magic floats one over Malone.
3:03: UT: Malone just powers it home. 94-93 LA
2:51: LA: Van Exel misses the 3 -- but Ceballos is there for the putback.
2:36: UT: Great game - Stockton banks one home.
1:55: LA: Utah commits 2 fouls, Ceballos gets 1 FT - Magic is now off the floor; Lakers starters all in.
1:23: LA: Eddie Jones blocks Stockton's attempt to tie the game - Ceballos scores on the other end. Lakers by 4.
1:15: UT: Bryon Russell goes backdoor.
:46: UT: Eddie Jones misses - Ostertag hits an 8 footer and Utah has tied the score.
Man, you sure would like to see Magic enter here. 99-99
Lakers call time.
:35: LA: Vlade gets the ball high - finds Elden Campbell, 10 footer. Net.
:22: UT: No timeout for the Jazz, Stockton pushes, he finds Malone - dunk. 101-101.
Lakers call time. Set up for the last shot.
Van Exel loses the ball with 5 seconds left. Out of bounds. Now Utah calls time.
Ball goes to Malone. Malone in the paint - turnaround - in traffic.
GOOD! IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOD! KARL MALONE SCORES AT THE BUZZER AND UTAH HAS TAKEN GAME ONE!!!
The Lakers led almost the whole way - but Utah gets them down the stretch and the Mailman concludes a monster performance with a buzzer beater.
Final Score Jazz 103 Lakers 101
Malone: 42 pts/9 boards/8 assists - Buzzer Beater - Player of the Game
Stockton: 13 pts/14 assists/4 steals
Hornacek: 15 pts/5 assists
Ostertag: 8 pts/12 boards
Magic: 21 pts/8 boards/5 assists
Ceballos: 21 pts/9 boards/4 steals
Campbell: 16 pts/8 boards
Vlade: 4 pts/10 boards/8 assists
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 7 Jazz 6
Jazz Stockton, Ostertag, Malone
Lakers Ceballos, Ceballos(3) Jones
6 Jazz 10 Lakers 9
Jazz Malone, Hornacek
Lakers Campbell
Defense to start game.
3 Jazz 14 Lakers 13
Jazz Stockton, Malone
Lakers Campbell, Ceballos
1 q Score Lakers 21 Jazz 20
Jazz Howard, Carr, Howard
Lakers Ceballos, Peeler, Lynch, Divac
Cedric Ceballos has 9, LA trying to extend the series.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 33 Jazz 29
Jazz Keefe, Hornacek(3), Keefe, Hornacek
Lakers Peeler, Magic(3) Ceballos, Campbell, Threatt(3)
6 Lakers 38 Jazz 37
Jazz Hornacek, Hornacek, Eisley, Anderson
Lakers Ceballos, Ceballos, Peeler(1)
15 for Cedric Ceballos
3 Jazz 42 Lakers 41
Jazz Stockton(3) Carr
Lakers Van Exel(3)
Half Score Lakers 52 Jazz 49
Jazz Malone, Ostertag(1) Hornacek, Stockton
Lakers Campbell, Ceballos, Van Exel(3) Campbell, Van Exel
Another good one; Utah is the 2nd seed in the Region, the Lakers are 15, but these are clearly evenly matched squads.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 60 Jazz 56
Jazz Stockton, Russell, Malone
Lakers Ceballos, Jones, Ceballos, Ceballos
6 Lakers 67 Jazz 61
Jazz Malone, Russell, Carr(1)
Lakers Campbell, Van Exel(3) Magic
Another half dozen for Ceballos.
3 Lakers 73 Jazz 72
Jazz Malone, Malone, Hornacek(3) Carr, Russell
Lakers Magic(3) Peeler, Roberts(1)
3 q Score Jazz 79 Lakers 77
Jazz Stockton, Stockton(3) Keefe
Lakers Roberts, Magic
Here we go again - 12 more minutes. Great series.
4th Qtr
11:50: LA: Campbell's fouled quick, hits 1.
10:46: LA: A minute passes and Eddie Jones hits a corner 3 to give LA the lead.
10:23: LA: Utah misses, Campbell layup.
9:59: LA: Utah misses, Van Exel scores from the paint. 85-79
6 Lakers 90 Jazz 89
Jazz Hornacek, Malone, Ostertag, Stockton, Malone
Lakers Peeler, Ceballos(3)
6 left. Here we go.
5:19: LA: Anthony Peeler from the wing.
4:50: LA: Utah misses, Vlade from 9 feet.
4:11: UT: Antoine Carr banks one home.
3:53: LA; Van Exel oops one up to Vlade - it's 96-91
3:17: UT: The Mailman delivers.
2:54: UT: Ostertag on both ends, he stuffs Campbell and rips home a dunk. It's a one point game.
1:44: LA: A minute passes and Cambpell banks one.
:17: LA: Utah can't do it - no one scores for 90 seconds, Utah has to foul and Van Exel hits both. 5 point game.
:13: UT: Malone.
Ceballos hits 2 FT. Vlade hits 2 FT. Lets play one more.
Final Score Lakers 104 Jazz 97
Ceballos: 28 pts/17 boards-Player of the Game
Campbell: 17 pts/7 boards
Van Exel: 15 pts
Magic: 10 pts/5 boards
Peeler: 11 pts
Malone: 24 pts/10 boards/9 assists
Stockton: 18 pts/12 assists
Hornacek: 18 pts/7 boards
Ostertag: 7 pts/10 boards
Game 3
1 Qtr
9 Jazz 2 Lakers 2
Jazz Malone
Lakers Van Exel
6 Jazz 9 Lakers 6
Jazz Malone(1) Hornacek, Hornacek, Hornacek
Lakers Vlade(3) Vlade (1)
last game in region 14 - winner moves on; 2 early fouls for Elden Campbell.
3 Lakers 18 Jazz 15
Jazz Malone, Stockton, Malone
Lakers Jones(3) Ceballos(3) Ceballos(1) Lynch, Ceballos
1 q Score Lakers 24 Jazz 20
Jazz Carr, Malone(3)
Lakers Van Exel, Ceballos, Strong
10 for Malone, 8 for Ceballos. Can the 15 take out the 2?
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 30 Jazz 22
Jazz Howard
Lakers Threatt, Threatt, Jones
6 Lakers 36 Jazz 27
Jazz Malone, Malone, Hornacek(1)
Lakers Campbell(3) Peeler(3)
LA's defense is just locking down on Utah here in game 3.
3 Lakers 44 Jazz 36
Jazz Hornacek, Russell(3) Stockton, Keefe
Lakers Jones, Magic(3) Magic(3)
Half Score Lakers 53 Jazz 44
Jazz Carr, Carr, Carr, Stockton
Lakers Magic, Van Exel(3) Divac, Ceballos
Magic Johnson scores 8 in the last 6 minutes - LA is 24 minutes away from the huge upset.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 60 Jazz 53
Jazz Hornacek, Eisley, Malone, Stockton(3)
Lakers Ceballos, Ceballos, Threatt(3)
6 Lakers 63 Jazz 57
Jazz Ostertag, Stockton
Lakers Jones(3)
Utah cuts the deficit to 6.
3 Lakers 67 Jazz 65
Jazz Anderson, Ostertag, Ostertag, Malone
Lakers Magic, Magic
3 q Score Lakers 81 Jazz 73
Jazz Russell, Malone, Stockton, Hornacek
Lakers Divac, Campbell, Divac, Divac, Campbell, Magic, Jones
LA scores the last 6 points of the quarter; they lead by 8.
4th Qtr
9 Lakers 86 Jazz 80
Jazz Ostertag(3) Malone, Malone
Lakers Campbell, Lynch(1) Campbell
6 Lakers 90 Jazz 82
Jazz Stockton
Lakers Ceballos, Vlade
LA is 6 minutes from knocking out the 19th overall seed in the tournament.
3 Lakers 101 Jazz 89
Jazz Howard, Carr, Hornacek, Russell(1)
Lakers Vlade, Ceballos(3) Ceballos, Vlade, Ceballos
Final Score Lakers 106 Jazz 89
Jazz
Lakers Van Exel, King(1) King
LA blows Utah out - the Lakers were the 15th seed, but they were just better than Utah in this series and LA moves on. 24 and 14 for the Mailman in the loss.
Ceballos: 24 pts/9 boards - Player of the Game
Divac: 18 pts/10 boards
Jones: 12 pts/6 assists
Campbell: 11 pts/5 boards, 4 assists
Magic: 14 pts/7 assists
All Region Team
C Kareem ('75 Bucks-2 PotG)
F Bird ('84 Celtics-1 PotG)
F Ceballos ('96 Lakers-2 PotG)
G Kobe ('09 Lakers-2 PotG)
G Wade ('05 Heat-1 PotG)
