1. 1987 NBA CHAMPION LOS ANGELES LAKERS v. 16. 1998 SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Lakers: 65-17, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/7th Def
d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Warriors West Semis 4-1
d. Sonics West Finals 4-0
d. Celtics NBA Finals 4-2
#15 overall seed
Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West
Starters
C Kareem Abdul Jabbar 39-UCLA 17.5 PPG 17.9 PER 7.5 WS
F AC Green 23-Ore St 10.8 15.7 7.6
F James Worthy 25-UNC 19.4 18.4 9.3
G Magic Johnson 27-Mich St 23.9 27 15.9
G Byron Scott 25-Ariz St 17 16 7.7
Rotation Reserves
C Mychal Thompson 32-Minn 10.1 12.6 1
F Kurt Rambis 28- S Clara 5.7 12.6 3.9
F Billy Thompson 23-Louisville 5.6 12.8 1.6
G Michael Cooper 30-N Mexico 2.5 14 6.1
G Adrian Branch 23-Maryland 4.3 18.8 .7
Leaders Magic 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 2nd PER, 2nd WS, 1st WS/48, 3rd +/-, 3rd VORP, 3rd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst%, 2nd Trip Doub
Kareem 5th FG%, 5th Eff FG%,
Scott 4th FT%, 4th 3pt%,
We kick off Region 15 with the World Champion Lakers the best offense in '87. Magic's 27 - 1st in Win Shares, 1st in WS/48, 2nd in PER and 3rd in VORP.
Spurs: 56-26, 2nd MW Div, 17th Off/2nd Def
d. Suns West 1st Rnd 3-1
Lost Jazz West Semis 4-1
d. '68 Celtics
#242 overall seed
Coach: Gregg Popovich, Asst Mike Budenholzer
Starters
C David Robinson 32-Navy 21.6 PPG 27.8 PER 13.8 WS
F Tim Duncan 21-Wake 21.1 22.6 12.8
F Monty Williams 26-N Dame 6.3 11.3 2.3
G Avery Johnson 32-Southern 10.2 14.1 6.7
G Vinny Del Negro 31-NC St 9.5 11.1 3.7
Rotation Reserves
C Will Perdue 32-Vandy 5 14.8 4.7
F Chuck Person 33-Auburn 6.7 8.3 2.1
F Sean Elliott 29-Arizona 9.3 9.5 1.4
G Cory Alexander 24-UVA 4.5 11.1 .7
G Jaren Jackson 30-Georgetown 8.8 9.7 4.1
Leaders Duncan 2nd Reb, 3rd Reb/Gm, 5th Blocks, 4th FG%, 5th PER, 4th WS, 2nd Def Rtng
Robinson 5th Reb/Gm, 5th Blocks/Gm, 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/1, 3rd VORP, 1st Def Rtng
The '98 Spurs are the 16th seed in Region 15; The Admiral is 32, 3rd in PER, VORP and Win Shares in 1998. Duncan is 21, top 5 in both PER and Win Shares.
Matchup
C Robinson (Spurs)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Worthy (Lakers)
G Magic (Lakers)
G Scott (Lakers)
Bench: Push
Game 1
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 6 Lakers 6
Lakers Magic, Green, Magic
Spurs Robinson, Johnson, Duncan
6 Spurs 12 Lakers 10
Lakers Worthy, Worthy
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Williams
Region 15 kicks off with the top seeded Lakers trailing early.
3 Spurs 21 Lakers 14
Lakers Green, Magic
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Williams, Alexander(3)
1 q Score Spurs 23 Lakers 16
Lakers Branch
Spurs Perdue
LA can't get on track at all; down early.
2 q Qtr
9 Spurs 26 Lakers 17
Lakers Magic(1)
Spurs Elliott (3)
6 Spurs 34 Lakers 17
Lakers
Spurs Robinson, Elliott, Johnson, Robinson
A stunner in LA; the top seed in Region 15 has just 17 points midway through the 2nd.
3 Spurs 36 Lakers 21
Lakers Thompson, Worthy
Spurs Robinson
Half Score Spurs 43 Lakers 35
Lakers Kareem, Scott(3) Magic(3) Magic, Magic, Green
Spurs Duncan(1) Robinson, Johnson, Del Negro
Lakers slice the deficit in half; defensive battle so far.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 47 Lakers 40
Lakers Worthy(1) Branch, Worthy
Spurs Robinson, Del Negro
6 Spurs 53 Lakers 46
Lakers Scott, Green, Kareem
Spurs Perdue, Duncan, Duncan
Spurs holding to the 7 pt lead, AC Green with 4 fouls.
3 Spurs 59 Lakers 52
Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Worthy
Spurs Elliott, Del Negro, Elliott
3rd q Score Spurs 69 Lakers 54
Lakers Thompson
Spurs Robinson, Robinson(3) Williams, Duncan, Robinson(1)
The Spurs defense just throttling Showtime in game 1.
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 78 Spurs 62
Lakers Green, Green, Worthy, Kareem
Spurs Wiliams, Duncan, Robinson, Jackson(3)
6 Spurs 83 Spurs 64
Lakers Worthy
Spurs Robinson(3) Duncan
The Spurs whipping the Lakers.
3 Spurs 86 Lakers 75
Lakers Scott, Thompson(3) Thompson, Green, Matthews
Spurs Elliott(1) Duncan
Final Score Spurs 100 Lakers 88
Lakers Magic, Matthews, Branch(3) Smrek(1) Brickowski, Scott
Spurs Johnson, Rose, Burton(3) Rose, Williams, Duncan(1) Robinson
The Spurs dominate this one.
Robinson: 31 pts/19 boards/5 blocks - Player of the Game
Duncan: 18 pts/16 boards/6 blocks
Williams: 10 pts
Elliott: 10 pts
Worthy: 19 pts/10 boards/5 assists
Green: 14 pts/13 boards
Magic: 18 pts/9 boards/8 assists
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 10 Spurs 8
Lakers Kareem, Green, Magic, Magic, Magic
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Williams, Duncan
6 Lakers 14 Spurs 14
Lakers Worthy, Green
Spurs Johnson, Duncan, Robinson
15th overall seed in the tournament, the Lakers got whipped in game one. They need a win here.
3 Lakers 19 Spurs 19
Lakers Magic, Scott(3)
Spurs Elliott(3) Johnson
1 q Score Lakers 31 Spurs 21
Lakers Worthy, Green, Scott, Kareem, Scott, Scott
Spurs Perdue
Very different here in game 2, Byron Scott scores 9 in the last 6 minutes and LA is rolling.
2 q Qtr
9 Lakers 39 Spurs 27
Lakers Thompson, Branch, Magic, Magic
Spurs Alexander, Del Negro, Alexander
6 Lakers 45 Spurs 36
Lakers Cooper, Worthy(1) Kareem, Scott(1)
Spurs Jackson, Duncan, Williams(3) Robinson
Lakers maintain that solid lead.
3 Lakers 57 Spurs 46
Lakers Worthy, Scott, Green, Kareem, Worthy, Thompson
Spurs Elliott(3) Robinson, Duncan(3) Williams
Half Score Lakers 63 Spurs 52
Lakers Green, Kareem, Worthy
Spurs Johnson(1) Robinson, Person(3)
LA didn't ever get it going in game one, but this is more like it. Showtime rollin'.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 73 Spurs 61
Lakers Magic, Green, Scott, Scott, Kareem
Spurs Person(3) Alexander, Elliott, Robinson
6 Lakers 79 Spurs 69
Lakers Thompson, Scott, Thompson
Spurs Robinson(1) Jackson, Jackson(3) Williams
LA maintains.
3 Lakers 83 Spurs 75
Lakers Cooper, Worthy
Spurs Del Negro, Williams, Robinson
3rd q Score Lakers 84 Spurs 81
Lakers Kareem(1)
Spurs Robinson, Jackson(3) Robinson(1)
The Spurs tighten, holding LA to 5 in the last 6 and as we hit the 4th, they trail by 3.
4 Qtr
11:50: LA: AC Green turnaround J.
11:40: SA: Duncan from the paint.
11:07: LA: Byron from the wing.
10:46: LA: The Spurs miss and Byron dunks one home.
9:34: LA: A minute later it's LA again, Magic flipping one up and in. 92-83.
6 Lakers 102 Spurs 86
Lakers Scott, Branch, Rambis, Branch, Thompson
Spurs Jackson(3)
The Lakers go on a monster run to start the 4th and we'll see you in game 3.
3 Lakers 108 Spurs 93
Lakers Green, Branch, Matthews
Spurs Jackson(3) Robinson, Jackson
Final Score Lakers 119 Spurs 99
Lakers Brickowski, Thompson(1) Smrek, Branch, Branch, Thompson
Spurs Lohaus(3) Burton(3)
One more for all of it.
Magic: 16 pts/15 assists-Player of the Game
Green: 16 pts/10 boards
Scott: 24 pts
Kareem 13 pts/8 boards
Worthy: 13 pts
Branch: 12 pts
Duncan: 15 pts/10 boards
Robinson: 18 pts/5 boards
Williams: 11 pts
Jackson: 18 pts
Game 3
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 8 Lakers 6
Lakers Magic, Kareem, Magic
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Robinson, Duncan
6 Spurs 17 Lakers 14
Lakers Kareem, MThompson, Magic, Worthy
Spurs Robinson, Del Negro, Williams(1) Williams, Robinson
One game for everything - the Admiral gets off with 8.
3 Spurs 24 Lakers 16
Lakers Worthy
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Johnson, Robinson(1)
1 q Score Spurs 29 Lakers 20
Lakers Cooper, BThompson
Spurs Robinson, Robinson(3)
16 first quarter points for Robinson - the Admiral willing this 16/1 upset.
2 q Qtr
9 Spurs 34 Lakers 24
Lakers Rambis, BThompson
Spurs Alexander(3) Duncan
6 Spurs 43 Lakers 35
Lakers Kareem(3) Kareem, Worthy, Kareem, Magic
Spurs Duncan, Elliott(3) Duncan, Robinson
Kareem scores 7 in the last 3 to keep LA in the game.
3 Spurs 47 Lakers 37
Lakers Worthy
Spurs Duncan, Williams
Half Score Spurs 50 Lakers 42
Lakers Cooper, Green, Scott(1)
Spurs Jackson(3)
The Spurs who had to win a play in game to get here - are now 24 minutes away from knocking the Lakers out.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 51 Lakers 48
Lakers Worthy, Scott, Kareem
Spurs Williams(1)
6 Spurs 57 Lakers 54
Lakers Kareem, Worthy, Kareem
Spurs Elliott, del Negro, Duncan
Kareem having his best performance of the series, he adds 6 more as the Lakers close the gap.
3 Spurs 66 Lakers 64
Lakers Magic, Magic, Magic, Worthy, Green
Spurs Del Negro, Elliott(3) Robinson, Robinson
3rd q Score Spurs 68 Lakers 68
Lakers Branch, Scott
Spurs Duncan
You get the finish you want. 12 minutes left.
4 Qtr
11:48: SA: The Spurs go to Duncan, floats one home.
11:17: LA: Kareem. Sky hook.
10:46: SA: Duncan hits a triple from the top - Spurs up 3.
10:18: LA: Worthy, just outside the paint.
10:04: SA: Robinson dunk.
9:04: LA: Kareem's got 4 fouls, he dunks one home here. 75-74 Spurs
8:54: SA: Duncan, soft touch. The Hall of Famers getting it done in the 4th.
8:43: LA: Byron Scott long 2.
8:20: SA: The Admiral, beautiful fadeaway.
8:13: LA: Kareem, one handed slam.
7:55: SA: The Admiral just owning the post.
7:17: LA: Such a great game - it's Kareem again, in traffic.
5:52: SA: Duncan again, turnaround J.
5:40: LA: Pull up 2 for Scott.
5:17: SA: Jaren Jackson hits a corner 3 - and the Spurs go up 4.
4:59: LA: Michael Cooper comes right back with a 3 from the wing.
4:37: SA: It's Duncan again, drilling an 8 footer.
4:25: LA: Back and forth all game - all quarter - the tension so thick at the Forum, Worthy goes baseline.
3:51: LA: The Spurs miss - AC Green scores from 18 and LA has taken the lead. Timeout Spurs.
For the Spurs - Robinson/Duncan/Williams/Johnson/Del Negro
For the Lakers - Kareem/Green/Worthy/Magic/Scott.
89-88.
2:53: LA: The first score after the 3 minute mark is Scott, layup.
2:35: SA: The Admiral goes down low.
2:04: LA: Magic, from the foul line. 93-90 LA
:35: SA: Defensive stops for 90 seconds until Robinson gets a dunk. Lakers by 1.
Spurs don't foul - Robinson blocks Magic and Duncan gets the board.
Spurs ball. 18 seconds left.
The ball goes to Duncan - Duncan finds an opening - Duncan floater ----
Rims out. Ballgame.
Final Score: Lakers 93 Spurs 92
A classic in LA; 32 and 10 for Robinson; 29 and 16 for Duncan - but he misses the game winner at the buzzer and the Spurs go home.
Kareem: 25 pts/12 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Magic: 16 pts/12 assists/8 boards
Worthy: 18 pts/8 boards
Scott: 11 pts/5 boards/5 assists
8. 1995 UTAH JAZZ v. 9. 2020 LA CLIPPERS
Jazz: 60-22, 2nd MW Div, 4th Off/8th Def
Lost Rockets West 1st Rnd 3-2
#114 overall seed
Coach Jerry Sloan
Starters
C Antoine Carr 33-Wich St 9.6 PPG 13.9 PER 4.3 WS
F Karl Malone 31-LA Tech 26.7 25.1 13.8
F Adam Keefe 24-Stanford 6.1 15.1 4.1
G John Stockton 32-Gonzaga 14.7 23.3 13.9
G Jeff Hornacek 31-Iowa St 16.5 18.6 10.1
Rotation Reserves
C Felton Spencer 27-Louisville 9.3 12.3 2
F Tom Chambers 35-Utah 6.2 12.5 2.5
F Bryon Russell 24-C St LBeach 4.5 11 1.4
G John Crotty 25-UVA 3.7 12.2 2.1
G David Benoit 26-Alabama 10.4 13.9 4.6
Leaders Malone 4th PPG, 5th Reb, 5th PER, 4th WS, 4th VORP, 3rd Def Reb %
Stockton 1st Assts, 1st Asst/Gm, 4th Stls, 4th Stls/Gm, 5th FG%, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 4th Off Rtng, 1st Asst%, 4th Stl%
The 8th seed in the Region is the '95 Jazz, 4th best offense in the league in '95. 31 year old Malone, 32 year old Stockton both rolling along, over 20 PER with double digit WS. 31 year old Hornacek follows with double digit WS.
Clips: 49-23, 2nd West Conf, 2nd Off/5th Def
d. Mavs West 1st Rnd 4-2
Lost Nuggets West Semis 4-3
#143 overall seed
Coach Doc Rivers
Starters
C Ivica Zubac 22 8.3 PPG 21.7 PER 6.6 WS
F Montrez Harrell 26-Louisville 18.6 23.2 7
F Kawhi Leonard 28-S Diego St 27.1 26.9 8.7
G Lou Williams 33 18.2 17.3 4.1
G Paul George 29-Fresno St 21.5 21.1 4.8
Rotation Reserves
C Mo Harkless 26-St Johns 5.5 9.7 2.3
F JaMychal Green 29-Alabama 6.8 11.1 3.1
F Patrick Peterson 30-Kentucky 4.9 11.5 1.9
G Patrick Beverley 31-Arkansas 7.9 12.5 3.6
G Landry Shamet 22-Wichita St 9.3 8.5 2.6
Leaders Zubac 4th WS/48, 1st Of Rtng, 1st Off Reb%
Kawhi 3rd +/-
Beverley 4th Def +/-
The Covid Clips are seeded 9th in the Region, top 5 in 2020 in both offense and defense. I'm not sure we've seen 4 starters with PER 20+ prior to now. 28 year old Kawhi leads the way.
Matchup
C Zubac (Clips)
F Malone (Jazz)
F Kawhi (Clips)
G Stockton (Jazz)
G Push
Bench: Push
Game 1
1 Qtr
9 Jazz 6 Clips 4
Jazz Carr, Malone(3) Stockton(1)
Clippers George, Williams
6 Clips 17 Jazz 13
Jazz Hornacek(3) Malone, Stockton
Clips Harrell(3) Williams, Kawhi(3) Zubac(3) George
The '87 Lakers advanced and will meet the winners of this one.
3 Clips 24 Jazz 19
Jazz Spencer, Stockton, Keefe
Clips Williams, George(1) Kawhi, George
1 q Score Clips 28 Jazz 26
Jazz Malone(3) Chambers, Malone
Clips Zubac, Green
10 for the Mailman - Clips up 2.
2 q Qtr
9 Jazz 30 Clips 28
Jazz Russell, Carr
Clips
6 Clips 36 Jazz 34
Jazz Malone, Russell
Clips Williams, Williams(3) George(3)
Lou Williams has 11; Clips up 2.
3 Clips 46 Jazz 41
Jazz Benoit(3) Malone, Stockton
Clips Harrell, Harrell, Williams (3) Green(3)
Half Score Clips 57 Jazz 50
Jazz Malone, Carr, Chambers, Stockton(1) Hornacek
Clips Kawhi, Harrell, Beverley, Zubac, George(3)
A half dozen for Montrez Harrell in the last 6, Clips up 7.
3 Qtr
9 Clips 64 Jazz 57
Jazz Russell(3) Benoit, Malone
Clips George(3) Williams, Zubac
6 Clips 66 Jazz 61
Jazz Hornacek, Keefe
Clips Williams
4 fouls for Antoine Carr. 18 points for Williams.
3 Clips 72 Jazz 69
Jazz Malone, Malone, Malone, Malone
Clips Zubac, Kawhi, Kawhi
3rd q Score Clips 79 Jazz 77
Jazz Hornacek, Spencer, Spencer, Russell
Clips Williams, Zubac(3) Zubac
The Mailman pumps in 8 in that 3 min stretch and we got a game.
4 Qtr
11:51: LA: Patrick Patterson corner 3. Clips by 5.
11:29: UT: 2 more for the Mailman
11:05: UT: The Clips miss - and you know who scores the other way; Clips by 1.
10:42: LA: Landry Shamet hits a 3 from the wing.
10:22: UT: Stockton step back J. 85-83.
10:07 LA: Zubac down low.
9:41: LA: Jazz turnover, Harrell from 12. 6 point game.
6 Clips 93 Jazz 87
Jazz Keefe, Hornacek
Clips Harrell, Harrell
Clips up a half dozen. Down the stretch.
3 Clips 98 Jazz 92
Jazz Malone(1) Stockton(3) Russell(1)
Clips Williams(3) Kawhi
Final Score Clips 112 Jazz 99
Jazz Malone, Stockton, Stockton(3)
Clips Beverley(3) Kawhi, Zubac, George, George, Kawhi(3)
Clips pull away in the 4th and take game one.
Zubac: 20 pts/17 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Kawhi: 18 pts/12 boards/6 assists/4 steals
Williams: 23 pts
George: 20 pts
Harrell: 15 pts/7 boards
Malone: 33 pts/14 boards
Stockton: 18 pts/16 assists
Hornacek: 11 pts
Keefe: 10 pts/6 boards
Russell: 10 pts/7 boards
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Jazz 12 Clips 11
Jazz Malone, Keefe, Stockton, Stockton, Keefe, Malone
Clips Harrell, George, Zubac, Kawhi, Kawhi(3)
6 Jazz 18 Clips 18
Jazz Carr, Carr, Hornacek
Clips George, Harrell, George(3)
7 for Paul George, Clips looking to move on.
3 Clips 26 Jazz 24
Jazz Malone(1) Hornacek, Stockton(1) Hornacek
Clips Kawhi, Harrell, Harrell, Kawhi
1 q Score Clips 34 Jazz 30
Jazz Malone, Malone, Spencer
Clips Kawhi, Green(3) Beverley(3)
11 first quarter points for Kawhi Leonard.
2 q Qtr
9 Clips 39 Jazz 36
Jazz Spencer, Chambers, Russell
Clips Shamet(3) Patterson
6 Clips 51 Jazz 41
Jazz Keefe, Hornacek(3)
Clips Zubac, Harrell, Patterson(3) Zubac, Zubac(3)
Ivica Zubac with 7 points in the last 3 minutes and the Clips are rolling.
3 Clips 58 Jazz 46
Jazz Malone(1) Malone, Keefe
Clips Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Kawhi
Half Score Clips 66 Jazz 50
Jazz Malone, Carr
Clips George(1) Zubac, Williams, Patterson(3)
7 more for Kawhi - the Clips are steaming to round 2.
3 Qtr
9 Clips 70 Jazz 56
Jazz Malone(1) Keefe, Hornacek(3)
Clips George, Harrell
6 Clips 74 Jazz 63
Jazz Chambers, Carr(3) Keefe
Clips Kawhi, George
Double digit Clipper lead.
3 Clips 76 Jazz 67
Jazz Carr, Carr
Clips Beverley
3rd q Score Clips 80 Jazz 77
Jazz Keefe, Malone, Malone, Stockton(3) Keefe(1)
Clips Kawhi, Harrell
Utah goes on a run.
4 Qtr
9 Clips 86 Jazz 83
Jazz Carr, Malone, Carr
Clips George, Kawhi, Kawhi
6 Jazz 89 Clips 86
Jazz Malone, Spencer, Malone
Clips
6 for the Mailman and Utah is up 3.
5:47: UT: Stockton drives and scores. 5 point Jazz lead.
5:40: LA: Paul George bombs a 3 from the wing.
5:14: LA: After a Utah turnover, Kawhi hits a fadeaway from the block to tie this game.
4:10: UT: A minute later, Hornacek scores in the paint.
3:57: LA: Zubac from short range.
3:46: UT: The Mailman from 8 feet.
2:07: LA: A minute and a half later Zubac lays it in. 95-95
1:46: LA: Russell misses - and Paul George hits another triple. Clips by 3.
1:15: UT: Zubac's 5th foul, Malone hits 1.
1:04: LA: Lou Williams drills a 2 - Clips by 4.
:36: LA: Utah misses, Zubac dunk. That's it. Clips move on.
Harrell and George each get 2 FT, Stockton hits a 3.
Final Score Clips 106 Jazz 99
Utah was up 5 with less than 6 to play - but the Clips take them out and move on.
28/15 for Malone; 13 pts/17 assists for Stockton.
Kawhi: 28 pts/11 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
George: 22 pts/8 boards
Zubac: 17 pts/11 boards
Harrell: 16 pts/8 boards/5 blocks
ALL REGION TEAM
C Robinson ('98 Spurs-1 PotG)
F Leonard ('20 Clips-1 PotG)
F Malone ('95 Jazz)
G Magic ('87 Lakers-1 PotG)
G Stockton ('95 Jazz)
