7. 1994 EAST CHAMP NY KNICKS v. 10. 1992 CLEVELAND CAVS
Knicks: 57-25, 1st Atl Div, 16th Off/1st Def
d. Nets East 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Bulls East Semis 4-3
d. Pacers East Finals 4-3
Lost Rockets NBA Finals 4-3
#111 overall seed
Coach: Pat Riley, Asst Jeff Van Gundy
Starters
C Patrick Ewing 31-Georgetown 24.5 PPG 22.9 PER 13.1 WS
F Anthony Mason 27-Tenn St 7.2 10.8 4.9
F Charles Oakley 30-Va Union 11.8 15.3 10.5
G Greg Anthony 26-UNLV 7.9 13 5.5
G John Starks 28-Ok St 19 16 5.8
Rotation Reserves
C Anthony Bonner 25-St Louis 5.1 12.6 4.1
F Charles Smith 28-Pitt 10.4 11.3 2.4
F Rolando Blackman 34-Kan St 7.3 11.3 2.4
G Derek Harper 32-Illinois 8.6 13.7 4
G Hubert Davis 23-UNC 11 14 4.2
Leaders: Oakley 4th Reb, 3rd Def WS, 5th Def Rtng
Ewing 5th Blocks, 1st Def WS, 1st Def Rtng, 5th Def Reb%
The best defense in '94 belongs to Riley's Knicks. Ewing's 31, 20 + PER with double digit Win Shares; 30 year old Charles Oakley has double digit WS.
Cavs: 57-25, 2nd Cen Div, 2nd Off/11th Def
d. Nets East 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Celtics East Semis 4-3
Lost Bulls East Finals 4-2
#146 overall seed
Coach Lenny Wilkens
Starters
C Brad Daugherty 26-UNC 21.5 23 PER 11.7 WS
F Hot Rod Williams 29-Tulane 11.9 18.6 9.2
F Larry Nance 32-Clemson 17 21.4 12.2
G Mark Price 27-G Tech 17.3 22.7 9.1
G Craig Ehlo 30-Wash St 12.3 13.8 3.8
Rotation Reserves
C Danny Ferry 25-Duke 5.1 11.2 1.3
F Mike Sanders 31-UCLA 9.2 14.1 1.7
F John Battle 29-Rutgers 10.3 12.6 2
G Terrell Brandon 21-Oregon 7.4 12.8 .9
G Steve Kerr 26-Arizona 6.6 15.3 2.4
Leaders: Nance 4th Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 5th Off Rtng, 2nd TO%, 5th Trip Doub
Daugherty 4th FG%, 4th Eff FG%, 2nd TS%, 5th Trip Doub
Price FT%, 3rd Off +/-, 4th Asst%
90s battle here; the Cavs had the second best offense in '92 taking on that Knicks defense. 26 year old Daugherty, 27 year old Price, 32 year old Nance all over 20 PER, Daugherty and Nance with double digit WS.
Matchup
C Push
F Williams (Cavs)
F Nance (Cavs)
G Price (Cavs)
G Starks (Knicks)
Bench: Knicks
Game
1 Qtr
9 Cavs 8 Knicks 4
Knicks Anthony, Starks
Cavs Daugherty, Ehlo, Nance, Prior
6 Cavs 16 Knicks 11
Knicks Ewing(1) Oakley, Mason, Ewing
Cavs Williams, Nance, Price(3) Daugherty(1)
Cavs offense v Knicks defense expected to be the story as we near the end of Region 15.
3 Cavs 16 Knicks 13
Knicks Anthony
Cavs
1 q Score Cavs 24 Knicks 17
Knicks Harper, Davis
Cavs Daugherty, Nance, Brandon, Daugherty
Through a quarter, it's the Cavs offense, or maybe the Knicks lack of one, 7 for Daugherty.
2 Qtr
9 Cavs 30 Knicks 19
Knicks Mason
Cavs Battle, Williams, Price
6 Cavs 39 Knicks 27
Knicks Smith, Oakley, Oakley, Oakley
Cavs Daugherty, Price(3) Williams, Battle
Knicks might not be able to score enough to keep up with the Cavs in game one.
3 Cavs 45 Knicks 35
Knicks Smith, Blackman, Smith, Starks
Cavs Ehlo(3) Ehlo(1) Daugherty
Half Score Cavs 54 Knicks 46
Knicks Mason(3),Oakley, Mason, Ewing, Ewing
Cavs Kerr, Kerr, Williams, Daugherty(3)
Nice run by the Knicks to cut it to single digits.
3 Qtr
9 Cavs 60 Knicks 52
Knicks Oakley(1) Smith(3) Blackman
Cavs Williams, Nance, Williams
6 Cavs 63 Knicks 58
Knicks Smith, Anthony, Ewing
Cavs Price(1) Ehlo
The Knicks chip away.
3 Cavs 69 Knicks 64
Knicks Harper, Harper, Blackman
Cavs Ferry, Nance, Kerr
3 q Score Knicks 75 Cavs 73
Knicks Anthony, Ewing, Ewing, Mason, Starks(3)
Cavs Price, Williams
Look at that - John Starks rocks the Garden with a 40 footer at the buzzer and the Knicks have their first lead.
4 Qtr
11:49 CLE: Daugherty dunk and we are tied.
10:48: CLE: A Minute later, Terrell Brandon floater from the right wing.
10:30: NY: Ewing drives and scores. 77-77
10:16: CLE: Nance in the paint.
10:09: NY: Ewing 8 footer.
9:52: CLE: Daugherty finger roll.
9:45: NY: Ewing and Daugherty going at it - the two big men in the 4th. 81-81
8:47: CLE: A minute later, Mark Price with the long 2.
8:35: NY: Charles Smith from the paint.
8:22: CLE: Kerr misses a triple - but Daugherty is there with the putback.
8:02: NY: Anthony Bonner hard dunk.
7:30: NY: Daugherty misses and Starks scores the other way and New York leads.
7:12: CLE: Daugherty. 10 points in the quarter.
4:43: NY: Big defensive effort, 2 and a half minutes and neither team scores - it's Starks, flying to the rack with a dunk, again giving the Knicks the lead.
4:07: CLE: Danny Ferry 15 footer ties the score.
3:24: NY: Ewing with the soft J. 91-89.
2:59: CLE: Kerr corner 3 - Cavs up 1.
2:52: NY: Ewing. Taking over.
2:44: CLE: Mark Price drives and scores.
2:31: NY: Ewing. Ewing. Ewing. Ewing. 95-94.
1:46: NY: Cavs come up short - Patrick Ewing dunks one home. 3 point Knick lead.
1:37: CLE; Mike Sanders hits a 14 footer.
1:26: NY: Derek Harper banks one home.
1:10: NY: Price misses the game tying 3 --- Charles Smith turnaround the other way gives NY a 5 point lead.
:47: CLE: Hot Rod Williams in the paint.
:16: NY: Ewing's fouled. Hits 1. 4 point game.
:10: CLE: Daugherty layup.
:07: NY: Ewing fouled. Hits both. That should end it. It does.
Final Score Knicks 104 Cavs 100
Ewing: 30 pts/14 boards/4 blocks-Player of the Game
Oakley: 11 pts/15 boards
Mason: 11 pts/5 boards
Starks: 11 pts
Smith: 15 pts
Daugherty: 24 pts/10 boards/6 assists
Price: 17 pts/5 assists
Williams: 16 pts/12 boards
Nance: 12 pts/7 boards/4 blocks
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Cavs 7 Knicks 4
Knicks Oakley, Bonner
Cavs Ehlo(1) Williams, Daugherty, Daugherty
6 Cavs 15 Knicks 6
Knicks Oakley
Cavs Ehlo(3) Williams, Ehlo(3)
7 for Ehlo to get game 2 going.
3 Cavs 21 Knicks 8
Knicks Starks(1) Smith(1)
Cavs Nance, Price, Nance
1 q Score Cavs 33 Knicks 14
Knicks Mason, Mason, Harper
Cavs Daugherty, Ferry, Ferry, Nance, Brandon, Battle
Wow - the Cavs got off in game one, but not like this; this is a monster lead so early in game 2.
2 Qtr
9 Cavs 39 Knicks 23
Knicks Williams, Blackman, Blackman, Blackman(3)
Cavs Brandon, Ferry, Nance
6 Cavs 45 Knicks 25
Knicks Starks
Cavs Nance, Ehlo, Daugherty
Despite a 7 pt run by Rolando Blackman, the Cavs lead grows to 20.
3 Cavs 54 Knicks 29
Knicks Davis, Blackman
Cavs Nance, Daugherty(3) Kerr, Williams
Half Score Cavs 68 Knicks 33
Knicks Harper, Ewing
Cavs Ferry(3) Kerr, Daugherty, Price, Daugherty(3) Ehlo
Good ole' country whipping in game 2. 10 in the 2nd for Daugherty
3 Qtr
9 Cavs 73 Knicks 43
Knicks Oakley, Ewing, Blackman, Davis, Harper
Cavs Daugherty(1) Brandon, Ehlo
6 Cavs 76 Knicks 45
Cavs Nance(1) Daugherty
Knicks Starks
See you in game 3.
3 Cavs 85 Knicks 54
Knicks Anthony, Ewing, Anthony, Anthony(3)
Cavs Price, Williams(1) Nance, Nance, Daugherty
3 q Score Cavs 93 Knicks 56
Knicks Blackman
Cavs Ehlo, Battle, Price, Price
Could be the most one sided game yet.
4 Qtr
9 Cavs 95 Knicks 60
Knicks Harper, Anthony
Cavs Price
6 Cavs 101 Knicks 64
Knicks Davis, Starks, Starks(3)
Cavs Williams, Kerr, Sanders
3 Cavs 105 Knicks 75
Knicks Starks(3) Blackman, Blackman, Ewing, Mason
Cavs Nance, Williams
Final Score Cavs 110 Knicks 86
Knicks Anthony(3) Campbell(3) Anderson, Anderson(3)
Cavs Brown, James(1) Phils
Cleveland just whips the Knicks. One game to go.
Daugherty: 21 pts/13 boards-Player of the Game
Nance: 19 pts/7 boards
Williams: 11 pts/11 boards
Price: 12 pts/11 assists
Ehlo: 15 pts/5 boards
Starks: 10 pts/6 boards
Anthony: 12 pts
Game 3
1 Qtr
9 Cavs 8 Knicks 4
Knicks Starks, Anthony
Cavs Daugherty, Nance(3) Ehlo(3)
6 Cavs 12 Knicks 12
Knicks Oakley, Mason, Ewing, Starks
Cavs Williams, Williams
One more for the whole thing.
3 Cavs 17 Knicks 14
Knicks Smith
Cavs Nance, Price(1) Daugherty
1 q Score Cavs 22 Knicks 19
Knicks Blackman, Smith(3)
Cavs Daugherty(1) Kerr, Williams
Tight game 3, each defensive possession contested.
2 Qtr
9 Knicks 26 Cavs 24
Knicks Smith(3) Smith, Smith
Cavs Battle
6 Cavs 30 Knicks 27
Knicks Smith(1)
Cavs Price, Nance, Daugherty
8 for Charles Smith in the quarter, he's the only Knick to score.
3 Knicks 33 Cavs 27
Knicks Ewing, Starks, Davis
Cavs
Half Score Knicks 37 Cavs 36
Knicks Harper, Oakley
Cavs Ehlo, Brandon, Daughterty
This is a New York Knicks style game; very low scoring, hard fought, tense, taught. 24 minute left.
3 Qtr
9 Cavs 43 Knicks 39
Knicks Mason
Cavs Ehlo(3) Williams, Williams
6 Cavs 47 Knicks 46
Knicks Mason, Ewing, Harper(3)
Cavs Daugherty, Kerr
Derek Harper's triple cuts the deficit to a point. Great 90s style game.
3 Cavs 59 Knicks 54
Knicks Smith, Oakley, Davis, Davis
Cavs Sanders(3) Price(3) Price, Price, Nance
3 q Score Cavs 68 Knicks 60
Knicks Smith, Anthony, Oakley
Cavs Kerr, Price, Ferry, Price(3)
A dozen from Mark Price as he takes over the game.
4 Qtr
9 Cavs 77 Knicks 66
Knicks Blackman, Ewing, Ewing
Cavs Daugherty, Ehlo, Daugherty, Williams(3)
6 Cavs 85 Knicks 76
Knicks Ewing, Smith, Harper, Ewing, Ewing
Cavs Daugherty, Nance, Daugherty, Nance
10 for Ewing in the first half of the quarter but it might be too late.
3 Cavs 92 Knicks 84
Knicks Oakley, Anthony, Oakley, Anthony
Cavs Wiliams(1) Nance, Nance, Ehlo
Final Score Cavs 104 Knicks 93
Knicks Starks(3) Starks(3) Anthony(3)
Cavs Nance, Price, Price, Daugherty, Daugherty, Daugherty
Cleveland's offense asserts itself with 68 second half points and they advance.
Daugherty: 25 pts/16 boards - Player of the Game
Nance: 19 pts/10 boards
Price: 19 pts/6 assists
Williams: 14 pts/5 boards
Ehlo: 12 pts
ALL REGION TEAM
C Daugherty ('92 Cavs-2 PotG)
F Bird ('82 Celtics-2 PotG
F Issel ('72 Colonels-1 PotG)
G Kobe ('08 Lakers-2 PotG)
G Magic ('87 Lakers-1 PotG)
2. 1967 NBA CHAMP PHILADELPHIA 76ERS v. 15. 2017 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Sixers: 68-13, 1st East Div, 1st Off/3rd Def
d. Royals East Semis 3-1
d. Celtics East Finals 4-1
d. Warriors NBA Finals 4-2
#18 overall seed
Coach: Alex Hannum, GM Jack Ramsey
Starters:
C Wilt Chamberlain 30-Kansas 24.1 PPG 26.5 PER 21.9 WS
F Billy Cunningham 23-UNC 18.5 19.3 6.8
F Chet Walker 26-Bradley 19.3 17.9 10.1
G Wali Jones 24-Nova 13.2 12.9 4
G Hal Greer 30-Marshall 22.1 15 7.6
Rotation Reserves
C Luke Jackson 25-U-T Pan Am 12 12.3 4.2
F Dave Gambee 29-Ore St. 6.5 13.8 1.9
F Matt Guokas 22-St Joes 3 7.5 .5
G Larry Costello 35-Niagara 7.8 11.9 2.5
G Bob Weiss 24-Penn St 2 14.3 .1
Leaders: Wilt: 5th PPG, 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 3rd Assts, 3rd Assts/Gm, 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 1st TS%, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st Trip Doub
The best basketball player in the world in 1967 is the 30 year Dipper; first in PER, Win Shares and WS/48. 26 year old Chet Walker joins him with double digit WS. Best offense in the league.
Rockets: 55-27, 3rd West Conf, 2nd Off/18th Def
d. Thunder West 1st Rnd 4-1
Lost Spurs West Semis 4-2
#239 overall seed
Coach Mike d'Antoni, Asst John Lucas
Starters
C Clint Capela 22 12.6 PPG 21.4 PER 5.9 WS
F Montrez Harrell 23-Louisville 9.1 19.2 4.1
F Trevor Ariza 31-UCLA 11.7 12.4 6
G Patrick Beverley 28-Arkansas 9.5 13 5.3
G James Harden 27-Ariz St 29.1 27.4 15
Rotation Reserves
C Nene 34 9.1 18.9 4.1
F Ryan Anderson 28-Cal 13.6 13.5 5.2
F Sam Dekker 22-Wisconsin 6.5 13.1 3.1
G Lou Williams 30 14.9 15.4 1.2
G Eric Gordon 28-Indiana 16.2 13.8 3.2
Leaders Harden 2nd PPG, 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 5th PER, 1st WS, 5th WS/48, 4th +/-, 2nd VORP, 2nd Asst%, 2nd Trip-Doub
Ariza 3rd Stls
Capela 3rd FG%, 3rd Eff FG%, 5th TS%
50 years after the Sixers had the best offense in the NBA, the Rockets are #2; 27 year old Harden is top 5 in VORP, Win Shares, WS/48 and PER. 22 year old Clint Capela also hits 20 PER.
Matchup:
C Wilt (Sixers)
F Cunningham (Sixers)
F Walker (Sixers)
G Push
G Harden (Rockets)
Bench: Rockets
Game
1 Qtr
9 Rockets 8 Sixers 7
Sixers Greer, Wilt, Greer(3)
Rockets Harrrell, Harden(3) Beverley(3)
6 Sixers 15 Rockets 15
Sixers Walker, Guokas, Greer, Jones
Rockets Gordon(3) Capela, Harrell
We're wrapping up Region 15 with the 2 seeded Sixers against a team half a century ahead of them, the Rockets.
3 Sixers 27 Rockets 26
Sixers Jackson, Jackson, Wilt, Cunningham, Wilt, Jackson
Rockets Nene, Ennis(1) Dekker(3) Anderson, Williams(3)
1 q Score Sixers 36 Knicks 30
Sixers Jackson, Costello, Cunningham, Costello(3)
Rockets Williams, Nene
Buckets. Luke Jackson closes with 8.
2 Qtr
9 Sixers 46 Rockets 44
Sixers Cunningham, Cunningham(3) Jones(3) Walker
Rockets Nene, Gordon(3) Beverley, Harrell, Harden, Williams(3)
6 Sixers 56 Rockets 49
Sixers Walker, Jackson, Cunningham, Jackson, Greer
Rockets Gordon(3) Capela
7 for Billy C to open the quarter; Sixers biggest lead.
3 Sixers 64 Rockets 57
Sixers Wilt, Cunningham(3) Costello, Wilt
Rockets Harden, Harden, Harden, Harrell
Half Score Sixers 71 Rockets 63
Sixers Jackson(3) Greer, Wilt
Rockets Gordon(3) Anderson(3)
Late triples keep the Rockets w/n shouting distance.
3 Qtr
9 Sixers 75 Rockets 71
Sixers Guokas, Wilt
Rockets Anderson(3) Capela, Capela(3)
6 Sixers 81 Rockets 76
Sixers Weiss, Greer, Cunningham
Rockets Harden(1) Harden Harden
Harden scores Houston's last 5. It's a 5 pt game.
3 Rockets 89 Sixers 84
Sixers Wilt(3)
Rockets Nene, Harden(3) Harden, Capela, Harden, Capela
3 q Score Rockets 100 Sixers 93
Sixers Cunningham, Jones, Wilt, Walker(3)
Rockets Williams(3) Anderson(3) Harden(3) Harden
Harden with a dozen to close the third- that 3 ball so dangerous for the modern Rockets.
4 Qtr
9 Rockets 116 Sixers 105
Sixers Cunningham, Greer, Cunningham(1) Wilt(1) Costello(3) Costello(3)
Rockets Anderson(3) Ariza(3) Anderson, Beverley, Beverley(3) Capela(3)
6 Rockets 126 Sixers 108
Sixers Wilt(1) Gambee
Rockets Harden, Williams, Harrell, Nene, Gordon
The Rockets offense just roaring now; all those 3s to start the quarter.
3 Rockets 134 Sixers 116
Sixers Walker, Jones(3) Jackson(3)
Rockets Harden, Harden, Williams, Harden
Final Score Rockets 144 Sixers 119
Sixers Melchionni(3)
Rockets Williams(3) McDaniels, Williams(3) Onuaku
Real "don't bring a knife to a gun fight" energy in this one; the modern three ball shooting Rockets overwhelm the Sixers. 44 4th quarter pts.
Harden: 36 pts/10 boards/10 assists - Player of the Game
Capela: 16 pts/6 boards
Harrell: 10 pts/7 boards
Beverley: 10 pts
Nene: 10 pts/10 boards
Williams: 18 pts
Anderson: 16 pts
Gordon: 14 pts
Wilt: 20 pts/16 boards
Cunningham: 21 pts/6 boards
Greer: 15 pts
Walker: 11 pts/8 boards
Jones: 10 pts
Jackson: 18 pts/11 boards
Costello: 13 pts/5 assists.
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Sixers 5 Rockets 4
Sixers Jones(3) Walker
Rockets Harrell, Capela
6 Sixers 14 Rockets 8
Sixers Wilt, Cunningham(1) Jones, Jones, Cunningham
Rockets Capela, Harrell
Wali Jones with 7 to open what could be the final game of region 15.
3 Sixers 24 Rockets 11
Sixers Costello, Cunningham, Jackson, Cunningham, Gambee
Rockets Nene, Harden(1)
1 q Score Sixers 32 Rockets 20
Sixers Walker(3) Jackson, Weiss(3)
Rockets Harden, Gordon(3) Nene, Gordon
Great start for Philly; they have to expect the Rockets to start bombarding them with 3s.
2 Qtr
9 Sixers 40 Rockets 28
Sixers Costello(3) Jones, Walker(3)
Rockets Harden(3) Ariza(3) Harrell
6 Sixers 54 Rockets 32
Sixers Wilt, Wilt, Wilt, Costello, Costello(3) Jackson(1) Walker
Rockets Nene(1) Capela, Harden(1)
The Sixers are about to force game 3 - Larry Costello with 8 to open the 2nd.
3 Sixers 61 Rockets 42
Sixers Greer, Cunningham(3) Greer
Rockets Harrell, Nene, Gordon, Dekker, Gordon
Half Score Sixers 70 Rockets 57
Sixers Cunningham, Weiss(3) Jackson, Walker
Rockets Harden(3) Nene, Harrell(3) Harden, Williams, Williams(3)
Houston's making a real dent in this lead - we might see a ton of points still to come.
3 Qtr
9 Sixers 77 Rockets 69
Sixers Jones, Walker, Walker(3)
Rockets Harden, Beverley, Anderson(3) Beverley(3) Harden
6 Sixers 81 Rockets 72
Sixers Jackson, Wilt
Rockets Gordon(3)
Houston cuts the lead all the way down to 5; it's now back to 9.
3 Sixers 95 Rockets 81
Sixers Wilt, Wilt, Greer, Gambee, Greer, Walker, Greer
Rockets Harden, Harrell, Dekker, Harden(3)
3 q Score Sixers 101 Rockets 88
Sixers Jackson, Walker, Cunningham
Rockets Ariza(3) Harrell, Harrell
Montrez Harrell gets 8 to close the third - but the Sixers are up double digits.
4 Qtr
9 Sixers 109 Rockets 98
Sixers Cunningham, Wilt, Wilt, Wilt
Rockets Williams, Harden, Harden, Harrell, Nene
6 Sixers 116 Rockets 105
Sixers Walker, Wilt, Greer
Rockets Harden, Capela, Anderson(3)
Wilt gets 8 to open the 4th - Sixers look to force game 3.
3 Sixers 128 Rockets 115
Sixers Greer, Wilt, Jones, Walker, Costello, Costello
Rockets Harrell, Capela(1) Williams, Anderson, Ennis(3)
Final Score Sixers 138 Rockets 125
Sixers Weiss Weiss, Jones, Guokas, Weiss
Rockets Wiltjer, Williams, Ennis(1) Taylor, Williams(3)
One more game and we shut down Region 15 round one.
Wilt: 24 pts/20 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game
Cunningham: 17 pts/14 boards/6 assists
Walker: 25 pts
Greer: 14 pts/5 boards
Jones: 15 pts
Costello: 14 pts
Jackson: 11 pts/7 boards
Weiss: 12 pts/5 assists
Harden: 27 pts/13 assists/6 boards
Harrell: 21 pts
Capela: 9 pts/11 boards
Nene: 11 pts/7 boards
Gordon: 12 pts
Game 3
1 Qtr
9 Sixers 9 Rockets 8
Sixers Cunningham(1) Walker, Wilt, Jones, Cunningham
Rockets Capela, Ariza(3) Harden
6 Rockets 20 Sixers 15
Sixers Wilt, Wilt, Wilt
Rockets Harden, Capela, Ariza(3) Harden(3) Harrell
Wilt comes out with 9 -- but Houston drills three triples and will that be how the 15 knocks off the 2 to end Region 15?
3 Rockets 32 Sixers 23
Sixers Wilt, Cunningham, Wilt, Costello
Rockets Harden(3) Dekker, Harden, Nene, Harden(3)
1 q Score Rockets 43 Sixers 31
Sixers Wilt, Walker, Cunningham, Gambee
Rockets Dekker, Nene, Harden, Nene(3) Nene
17 for Harden in the first quarter of the knockout game - big performance from the future Hall of Famer.
2 Qtr
9 Rockets 50 Sixers 38
Sixers Greer, Cunningham(3) Cunningham
Rockets Harrell, Nene, Anderson(3)
6 Rockets 60 Sixers 44
Sixers Cunningham, Greer, Greer
Rockets Dekker(3) Dekker, Harrell, Gordon(3)
It's the 3 ball -the modern Rockets are rolling over the World Champion Sixers.
3 Rockets 64 Sixers 55
Sixers Wilt, Jackson(1) Walker, Cunningham(3) Walker, Cunningham(1)
Rockets Gordon, Nene
Half Score Rockets 74 Sixers 64
Sixers Greer, Cunningham, Jackson(3) Cunningham
Rockets Harrell, Anderson, Harrell(3) Dekker(3)
Billy C scores 8 in the last 6 - Philly gets as close as 4, but Houston hits 2 triples in the last minute and now it's ten.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 76 Sixers 69
Sixers Cunningham(3) Wilt
Rockets Williams
6 Rockets 81 Sixers 73
Sixers Cunningham, Greer
Rockets Harden(3) Capela
5 more for Cunningham, he's keeping the Sixers alive.
3 Rockets 89 Sixers 77
Sixers Wilt, Weiss(1) Walker(1)
Rockets Anderson(3) Harrell, Gordon(3)
3 q Score Rockets 96 Sixers 86
Sixers Walker, Walker, Wilt, Greer(3)
Rockets Nene, Harrell, Capela(3)
The triples. Philly just can't withstand the triples.
4 Qtr
9 Rockets 102 Sixers 90
Sixers Jackson, Jackson
Rockets Capela, Harden, Capela
6 Rockets 111 Sixers 100
Sixers Wilt(1) Walker, Walker, Wilt, Cunningham, Greer(1)
Rockets Harden(3) Capela, Harrell, Harrell
11 point lead. Harden does have 5 fouls.
3 Rockets 119 Sixers 106
Sixers Cunningham, Walker, Jackson
Rockets Nene, Capela, Williams, Dekker
Final Score Rockets 126 Sixers 112
Sixers Weiss(3) Weiss(3)
Rockets Brewer, Onuaku, Ariza(1) Capela
Houston hits 9 more 3s than Philly and win by 14. 25/15 for Wilt in the loss.
Harden: 25 pts/16 assists/11 boards/4 steals
Capela: 20 pts/11 boards
Harrell: 19 pts/9 boards/6 assists
Dekker: 14 pts
Nene: 17 pts/6 boards
ALL REGION TEAM
C Daugherty ('92 Cavs-2 PotG)
F Bird ('82 Celtics-2 PotG
F Issel ('72 Colonels-1 PotG)
G Harden ('17 Rockets-2 PotG)
G Kobe ('08 Lakers-2 PotG)
