5. 1986 CEN DIV CHAMP MILWAUKEE BUCKS v. 12. 1972 CHICAGO BULLS
Bucks: 57-25, 1st Cent Div, 4th Off/2nd Def
d. Nets East 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Sixers East Semis 4-3
Lost Celtics East Finals 4-0
#80 overall seed
Coach: Don Nelson
Starters
C Alton Lister 27-Ariz St 9.8 PPG 16.4 PER 5.5 WS
F Terry Cummings 24-DePaul 19.8 18.2 7.4
F Paul Pressey 27-Tulsa 14.3 18.6 9.8
G Sidney Moncrief 28-Arkansas 20.2 20 11.7
G Ricky Pierce 26-Rice 13.2 16.6 8.3
Rotation Reserves
C Randy Breuer 25-Minnesota 8.4 14.1 4.5
F Kenny Fields 23-UCLA 6.4 13.3 2.8
F Charles Davis 27-Vandy 8.4 13.9 2.1
G Craig Hodges 25-C St Long Beach 10.8 13.9 5.3
G Jerry Reynolds 23-LSU 3.7 15.2 1
Leaders: Hodges 1st 3Pt%
Moncrief: 4th WS, Moncrief 5th WS/48, 2nd Off Rtng
Cummings 3rd Def WS
Pressey 3rd +/-, 3rd VORP
Pierce 3rd Off Rtng
Lister 2nd Def Rtng
Nellie's Bucks are top 4 in both offense and defense in '86 and seeded 5th in Region 16. Moncrief's 28, 20+ PER w/ double digit WS. Half dozen Bucks on the leader boards in '86.
Bulls: 57-25, 2nd MW Div, 3rd Off/3rd Def
Lost Lakers West Semis 4-0
#177 overall seed
Coach: Dick Motta
Starters
C Clifford Ray 23-Oklahoma 7 PPG 17.3 PER 8.7 WS
F Bob Love 29-Southern 25.8 16.8 7.5
F Chet Walker 31-Bradley 22 21.8 14.5
G Norm Van Lier 24-St Francis 12.1 16.8 8.1
G Jerry Sloan 29-Evansville 16.2 13.4 7.2
Rotation Reserves
C Tom Boerwinkle 26-Tennessee 7 15.9 7.4
F Jim Fox 28-S Carolina 6 14.7 .3
F Howard Porter 23-Nova 6 13.8 1.1
G Bob Weiss 29-Penn St 11.3 12.4 5.6
G Jim King 30-Tulsa 5.7 11.7 2.5
Leaders: Walker 4th FT%, 3rd TS%, 5th PER, 4th WS, 2nd WS/48
Boerwinkle 4th Def WS, 2nd Reb%
Ray 4th WS/48, 1st Reb%
Van Lier 4th Asst %, 5th Trip Doub
The '72 Bulls were top 3 in both offense and defense, they got bounced in Rnd 1 of the playoffs and so they're the 12th seed here, but on paper this looks like a super even matchup. 31 year old Chet Walker is 20+ PER w/ double digit WS
Matchup
C Ray (Bulls)
F Push
F Walker (Bulls)
G Moncrief (Bucks)
G Pierce (Bucks)
Bench: Bulls
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Bucks 6 Bulls 0
Bucks Moncrief, Cummings, Pierce
Bulls
6 Bucks 12 Bulls 4
Bucks Pierce, Lister, Lister
Bulls Love, Walker
Bucks defense out strong to open this series. Round one nearing a close.
3 Bucks 22 Bulls 10
Bucks Moncrief, Lister, Pressey, Moncrief, Pressey
Bulls Love, Walker, Love
1 q Score Bucks 26 Bulls 18
Bucks Breuer, Cummings
Bulls Porter(1) Bowerwinkle, Boerwinkle, Fox(3)
Strong start for the Bucks
2 Qtr
9 Bucks 34 Bulls 23
Bucks Cummings, Davis, Moncrief, Moncrief
Bulls Love, Walker(3)
6 Bucks 37 Bulls 28
Bucks Lister(1) Fields
Bulls Van Lier, Van Lier(3)
Couple of triples for the Bulls keeping them alive.
3 Bucks 45 Bulls 34
Bucks Breuer, Pressey, Cummings, Moncrief
Bulls Weiss, Love, Sloan
Half Score Bucks 57 Bulls 43
Bucks Cummings, Lister, Cummings, Pressey, Hodges, Moncrief
Bulls Weiss(3) Ray, Ray, Weiss
Cummings with 6 to close the half; Bucks with their biggest lead.
3 Qtr
9 Bucks 65 Bulls 55
Bucks Moncrief, Davis, Pierce, Lister
Bulls Love, Ray, King, Ray, Love, Ray
6 Bucks 67 Bulls 63
Bucks Lister
Bulls Walker, Walker, Walker, Van Lier
Nice run for Chicago and they have closed w/n 4.
3 Bulls 73 Bucks 71
Bucks Pierce, Pierce
Bulls Van Lier, Van Lier, Weiss, Ray, Love
3 q Score Bucks 81 Bulls 81
Bucks Pierce, Pressey, Pierce, Pressey, Pierce
Bulls Weiss, Ray(3) Love
10 for Ricky Pierce in the last 6. Bucks by a point.
4 Qtr
11:36: MIL: Ricky Pierce again. On fire.
11:16: MIL: Bulls miss, Lister scores from 4 feet.
11:10: CHI: Walker putsback a missed Van Lier 3.
10:29: CHI: Bucks miss and Cummings' 5th foul leads to a Boerwinkle FT.
10:11: CHI: Another Bucks miss - Clifford Ray hits a triple from the wing and it gives the Bulls the lead.
9:53: MIL: Moncrief hits a 15 footer.
9:46: CHI: The bank's open for Sloan.
9:33: MIL: Breuer hits a corner 3 and the Bucks go up 2.
9:04: MIL: Bulls miss - Hodges hits a corner 3 and it's a 5 point game.
8:52: CHI: Chet Walker in the paint.
8:10: MIL: Cummings dunk.
7:55: CHI: Walker goes 1 on 5, full on hero ball, and sinks it.
7:02: CHI: Bucks miss, Pressey picks up his 5th and Clifford Ray hits 1. 95-93
5:35: MIL: A scoreless minute and a half later, Cummings sweeps across the lane and feathers one home.
5:26: CHI: Boerwinkle muscles up.
4:40: CHI: Bucks miss and Bob Love ties the game.
4:29: MIL: Cummings again, fadeaway from the left side.
3:46: MIL: Bulls miss and it's Cummings again, drives and scores.
3:34: CHI: Love. 12 footer.
3:23: MIL: Pressey dunk.
3:15: CHI: Walker, long 2.
3:06: MIL: Moncrief from the wing. 105-101
2:28: MIL: Chicago misses and Pierce scores to give the Bucks a 6 point bulge.
:59: MIL: The Bulls can't find the bucket - Lister in the lane probably ends the game.
Pierce and Moncrief each hit 2 FT and it's done.
Fin Score: Bucks 113 Bulls 101
Milwaukee outscores Chicago by 11 in the 4th and takes game one.
Cummings: 20 pts/12 boards/4 steals-Player of the Game
Moncrief: 22 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Pierce: 22 pts
Lister: 17 pts/10 boards
Pressey: 14 pts/7 assists/5 steals
Ray: 19 pts/15 boards/5 assists
Love: 22 pts/6 boards
Walker: 21 pts
Van Lier: 11 pts/5 boards
Weiss: 11 pts
Boerwinkle: 7 pts/10 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Bucks 6 Bulls 6
Bucks Cummings,Lister, Cummings
Bulls Love, Van lier, Love
6 Bucks 14 Bulls 10
Bucks Pierce, Cummings, Cummings, Cummings
Bulls Walker, Van Lier
Terry Cummings went to DePaul; he looks to eliminate Chicago here.
3 Bulls 21 Bucks 18
Bucks Pierce, Moncrief
Bulls Van Lier, Love(1) Walker, Sloan, Sloan, Love
1 q Score Bulls 30 Bucks 25
Bucks Moncrief(3) Davis, Fields
Bulls Sloan, Love, Sloan, Porter
Jerry Sloan scores 8 to end the quarter and Chicago has the lead.
2 Qtr
9 Bucks 38 Bulls 34
Bucks Reynolds, Fields, Breuer, Breuer(3) Hodges, Pierce
Bulls King(3) Sloan(1)
6 Bucks 39 Bulls 38
Bucks Cummings(1)
Bulls Boerwinkle(1) Walker(3)
Tight halfway through the 2nd. Bucks looking to advance as round one nears a close.
3 Bulls 49 Bucks 46
Bucks Pierce(3) Moncrief, Moncrief
Bulls Weiss, Sloan(1) Walker, Walker(3) Love(1) Ray
Half Score Bulls 55 Bucks 55
Bucks Pressey, Cummings, Pressey(1) Moncrief, Lister
Bulls Sloan, Weiss, Van Lier
Sidney Moncrief scores a half dozen to close the half - dead tied.
3 Qtr
9 Bucks 67 Bulls 60
Bucks Davis, Breuer, Fields, Hodges, Pressey, Cummings
Bulls Ray(1) Walker, Boerwinkle
6 Bucks 75 Bulls 69
Bucks Lister, Cummings, Lister, Moncrief
Bulls Love, Boerwinkle(3) Ray, Love
Bucks now up 6.
3 Bucks 81 Bulls 75
Bucks Pierce, Cummings, Lister
Bulls Love, Ray, Love
3 q Score Bucks 87 Bulls 84
Bucks Pierce, Pierce, Pressey
Bulls King(3) Walker, Van Lier, Walker
Hre we go - Bucks up 3, 12 minutes left.
4 Qtr
9:59: CHI: 2 minutes pass, Clifford Ray hits a 16 footer.
9:31: MIL: Moncrief in the paint.
9:22: CHI: Van Lier from the wing.
9:05: MIL: Moncrief 15 footer. 91-88
8:39: MIL: Chicago misses and Moncrief doesnt.
8:21: CHI: Walker's fouled, hits 1.
8:03: MIL: Cummings is fouled, hits 1.
7:30: MIL: Breuer bangs one home after a turnover and it's 96-89.
7:23: CHI: Ray dunk.
7:03: CHI: Ray blocks Pierce and Van Lier lays one home.
6:53: MIL: Alton Lister monster dunk - and the foul. 99-93.
6:30: CHI: Love corner 3.
6:21: MIL: Moncrief goes off glass.
5:55: CHI: Van Lier from the wing.
5:10: MIL: Kenny Fields from the wing.
4:55: MIL: Chicago misses, Breuer hook shot makes it a 7 point game.
4:23: MIL: The Bulls miss - Moncrief pull up makes it a 9 point game. 107-98
Fin Score Bucks 123 Bulls 108
Bucks Lister, Pressey, Lister, Lister, Pierce(1) Pressey, Moncrief, Moncrief(3) Lister(1)
Bulls Porter, Sloan, Walker(3) Van Lier(3) Dinkins(3)
Impressive performance for the Bucks, 69 second half points, and they move on. Clifford Ray with 21 boards in the loss.
Lister: 20 pts/12 boards-Player of the Game
Cummings: 20 pts/10 boards
Moncrief: 28 pts/6 assists/5 boards
Pierce: 16 pts/6 assists
Pressey: 11 pts/9 assists
All Region Team:
C Howard ('11 Magic)
F Gasol ('10 Lakers-1 Player of the Game)
F Garnett ('08 Celtics-1 Player of the Game)
G Kobe ('10 Lakers -1 Player of the Game)
G Moncrief ('86 Bucks-1 Player of the Game)
4. 2003 NBA CHAMPION SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 13. 2019 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Spurs: 60-22, 1st MW Div, 7th Off/3rd Def
d. Suns West 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Lakers West Semis 4-2
d. Mavs West Finals 4-2
d. Nets NBA Finals 4-2
#49 overall seed
Coach: Gregg Popovich, Asst Mike Budenholzer, PJ Carlesimo
Starters
C David Robinson 37-Navy 8.5 PPG 17.8 PER 6 WS
F Tim Duncan 26-Wake 23.3 26.9 16.5
F Malik Rose 28-Drexel 10.4 16.1 5.2
G Tony Parker 20 15.5 16.5 7.7
G Manu Ginobli 25 7.6 14.7 4.2
Rotation Reserves
C Kevin Wilis 40-Mich St 4.2 12.5 1.6
F Stephen Jackson 24-Butler CC 11.8 14.5 4.8
F Steve Smith 33-Mich St 6.8 12 2.5
G Steve Kerr 37-Ariz 4 11.4 2.2
G Bruce Bowen 31-Cal St Fullerton 7.1 9.1 5.1
Leaders: Duncan 3rd Reb, 3rd Reb/Gm, 2nd Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 3rd PER, 1st WS, 4th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 4th VORP, 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Def Reb%
Bowen 1st 3 Pt%
Robinson 3rd Def Rtng
4th seed in the region is the NBA Champion Spurs; Duncan's 26, top 5 in PER, WS, WS/48 and VORP.
Blazers: 53-29, 3rd West Conf, 3rd Off/16th Def
d. Thunder West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Nuggets West Semis 4-3
Lost Warriors West Finals 4-0
#208 overall seed
Coach: Terry Stotts
Starters
C Jusuf Nurkic 24 15.6 PPG 23.4 PER 7.8 WS
F Enes Kanter 26 13.1 23.5 2.1
F Al-Farouq Aminu 28-Wake 9.4 13.2 5.8
G Damian Lillard 28-Weber 25.8 23.7 12.1
G CJ McCollum 27-Lehigh 21 17 5.6
Rotation Reserves
C Myers Leonard 26-Illinois 5.9 15.8 3
F Zach Collins 21-Gonzaga 6.6 13.5 2.9
F Maurice Harkless 25-St Johns 7.7 13.2 3.4
G Seth Curry 28-Duke 7.9 11.4 2.4
G Jake Layman 24-Maryland 7.6 13.5 3.1
Leaders: Lillard 3rd FT%, 4th WS, 4th Off +/-
Curry 3rd 3 Pt%
Kanter 2nd Off Reb%
Our first look at a Damian Lillard team; he's 28, over 20 PER with double digit WS, joining him over 20 PER is Portland's own Twin Towers, 24 year old Nurkic and 26 year old Kanter.
Matchup
C Nurkic (Blazers)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Rose (Spurs)
G Lillard (Blazers)
G McCollum (Blazers)
Bench: Spurs
Gm
1 Qtr
9 Blazers 9 Spurs 6
Spurs Duncan,Duncan, Parker
Blazers Lillard, McCollum, Kanter, Nurkic(3)
6 Blazers 20 Spurs 12
Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli, Duncan
Blazers McCollum, Kanter, Kanter, Lillard(3) Kanter
Bucks await the winer - Enes Kanter off with 8.
3 Blazers 24 Spurs 17
Spurs Ginobli(1) Rose, Parker
Blazers Lillard, McCollum
1 q Score Blazers 35 Spurs 24
Spurs Parker, Bowen, Parker(3)
Blazers Lillard, Harkless(3) Collins, Lillard, Harkless
Damian Lillard's first appearance in the tournament - he scores 11 in the 1st and the 12th seeded Blazers are up.
2 Qtr
9 Blazers 40 Spurs 26
Spurs Jackson
Blazers Kanter, Curry(3)
6 Blazers 45 Spurs 30
Spurs Jackson, Ginobli
Blazers Nurkic, McCollum(3)
Someone forgot to tell the Blazers they're seeded 13th in the region; this is a wipeout.
3 Blazers 45 Spurs 33
Spurs Duncan(3)
Blazers
Half Score Blazers 49 Spurs 41
Spurs Ginobli, Duncan, Duncan, Rose
Blazers Lillard, Nurkic
Spurs defense tightens and the deficit is 8.
3 Qtr
9 Blazers 52 Spurs 46
Spurs Rose(1) Duncan, Duncan
Blazers Leonard(1) Nurkic
6 Blazers 57 Spurs 51
Spurs Duncan, Robinson(3) Parker
Blazers Aminu(3) Kanter
6 for Duncan to open the third, Blazers still lead.
3 Blazers 62 Spurs 57
Spurs Robinson, Bowen, Duncan
Blazers Lillard, Leonard(3)
3 q Score Blazers 73 Spurs 59
Spurs Duncan
Blazers McCollum, Kanter, Nurfic, McCollum(3) Nurkic
Blazers go on a run and are up 14.
4 Qtr
9 Blazers 77 Spurs 63
Spurs Rose, Robinson
Blazers McCollum, Nurkic
6 Blazers 81 Spurs 76
Spurs Duncan(3) Kerr, Smith(3) Willis, Kerr(3)
Blazers Kanter, Kanter
3 triples get the Spurs into the game
3 Blazers 89 Spurs 78
Spurs Duncan
Blazers Kanter, Nurkic, McCollum(1) Nurkic, Harkless
Fin Score Blazers 97 Spurs 84
Spurs Ferry(1) Bateer
Blazers McCollum, Baldwin, Labissiere, Swanigan
The 13th seeded Blazers defense locks down the 4th seeded Spurs. Duncan breaks the blocks record.
Kanter: 20 Pts/16 boards- Player of the game
Nurkic: 19 pts/12 boards/4 blocks
McCollum: 19 pts
Lillard: 15 pts/6 assists
Duncan: 26 pts/19 boards/9 blocks
Parker: 11 pts/5 assists
Robinson: 7 pts/12 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 10 Blazers 9
Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli(3) Parker, Ginobli(3)
Blazers Nurkic, Nurkic(3) Kanter, Aminu
6 Blazers 18 Spurs 16
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Parker
Blazers McCollum, Aminu, McCollum, Collins
Ginobli scores 8 in 3 minutes; Spurs trying to stay alive.
3 Blazers 24 Spurs 22
Spurs Duncan, Rose, Duncan
Blazers Collins, Collins, Nurkic
1 q Score Blazers 30 Spurs 28
Spurs Parker, Willis, Jackson
Blazers Harkless(3) Leonard(3)
Nurkic/Collins/Leonard/Kanter - the Blazers running waves of bigs at the Spurs Hall of Famers.
2 Qtr
9 Blazers 39 Spurs 31
Spurs Bowen(3)
Blazers Collins, McCollum(3) Curry(3)
6 Blazers 47 Spurs 40
Spurs Smith(3) Smith, Duncan, Robinson
Blazers Kanter, Nurkic, Kanter, Lillard
Nerves now starting to show in San Antonio - are the Blazers about to eliminate the Spurs?
3 Blazers 51 Spurs 50
Spurs Rose(1) Robinson, Bowen, Rose(3) Jackson
Blazers Lillard, Lillard
Half Score Spurs 57 Blazers 51
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Parker(3)
Blazers
The Admiral with a half dozen as the half ends and the Spurs take the lead.
3 Qtr
9 Blazers 60 Spurs 59
Spurs Robinson
Blazers Aminu(3) Nurkic, Lillard, Kanter
6 Blazers 67 Spurs 66
Spurs Smith(3) Robinson, Duncan
Blazers Harkless, Kanter, Harkless(3)
5 for Mo Harkless in the last 3 - Portland retakes the lead.
3 Blazers 73 Spurs 73
Spurs Ginobli, Rose, Parker(1) Rose
Blazers Nurkic, McCollum, Kanter
3 q Score Spurs 79 Blazers 77
Spurs Parker (1) Rose, Parker, Duncan(1)
Blazers McCollum, Kanter, Turner(1)
Set up for a good game 2 finish.
4 Qtr
11:53: POR: Nurkic finger roll ties the game.
11:27: POR: Spurs turnover leads to a Harkless triple.
10:30: SA: Duncan, baseline.
9:56: SA: Blzers miss leads to a Tony Parker 3. 84-82 Spurs
9:35: POR: Kanter in the lane.
9:28: SA: Parker fouled. Hits 1.
9:11: POR: McCollum 3. Blazers by 2.
8:52: SA: Stephen Jackson 3. Great shotmaking.
8:38: POR: Kanter down low.
8:15: SA: Malik Rose from the FT line.
7:39: POR: Kanter dunk. Blazers by a point.
6:22: SA: A minute later it's Ginobli with the Eurostep.
6:15: POR: Nurkic in the post.
6:07: SA: Ginobli long 2.
5:58: POR: Evan Turner drives and scores.
5:39: POR: Kanter on both ends, the block of Duncan and then the dunk. Kanter really doing it in the 4th after being PotG in game one.
5:10: POR: Spurs miss - and again - again it's Kanter down low. Blazers by 5, Spurs timeout.
3 Blazers 103 Spurs 99
Spurs Ginobli(3) Duncan
Blazers Nurkic, Kanter
Starters on the floor for both sides.
2:18: POR: Lillard pull up. 6 point game.
2:07: SA: Robinson goes down low.
1:25: POR: McCollum 17 footer.
1:13: SA: Tony Parker corner 3 107-104
:56: POR: Aminu might have ended this game - he hits a monster corner 3. This series looks over.
Lillard hits a couple FT. Parker hits a triple. Lillard more FT. Ginobli triple makes it a 4 point game with 13 seconds left. McCollum 2FT, Lillard 2 FT. Parker another 3 but it's too late and we have the upset.
The 49th overall seed is gone.
Fin Score: Blazers 118 Spurs 113
41 in the 4th for Portland does it. 26 pts/7 assists for Parker in the loss
Kanter: 26 pts/9 boards - Player of the Game
Nurkic: 19 pts/8 boards/6 steals
McCollum: 17 pts/8 boards
Lillard: 16 pts/8 assists
Aminu: 11 pts/8 boards
Harkless: 11 pts
All Region Team:
C Howard ('11 Magic)
F Kanter ('19 Blazers-2 Player of the Game)
F Gasol ('10 Lakers-1 Player of the Game)
G Kobe ('10 Lakers -1 Player of the Game)
G Moncrief ('86 Bucks-1 Player of the Game)
