1. 1992 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS v. 8. 1995 MW CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Bulls: 67-15, 1st Cen Div, 1st Off, 4th Def
d. Heat East 1st Round, 3-0
d. Knicks Est Semis 4-3
d. Cavs East Finals 4-2
d. Blazers NBA Finals 4-2
#4 overall seed
d. '58 Celtics (2-0, Pippen/Grant PotG)
Coach: Phil Jackson
Starters
C Will Perdue (26, Vandy) 4.5 PPG 14.2 PER 2.5 Win Shares .3
F Horace Grant (26, Clemson) 14.2 20.6 14.1 5.2
F Scottie Pippen (26, Cen Arkansas) 21 21.5 12.7 6.4
G BJ Armstrong (24, Iowa) 9.9 14.1 4.6 .7
G Michael Jordan (28, North Carolina) 30.1 27.7 17.7 9.2 VORP
Rotation Reserves
C Bill Cartwright (34, San Francisco) 8 10.9 2.5 -.4
F Stacey King (25 Oklahoma) 7 13.4 3.1 .1
F Cliff Levingston (31, Wichita St) 3.9 13.1 2.9 .5
G John Paxson (31, Notre Dame) 7 10.9 4.7 .6
G Craig Hodges (31, Cal St Long Beach) 4.3 10.4 .8 -.2
Leaders: Jordan (4th Steals, 1st Pts, 1st Triple Doubles, 1st PER, 5th Def Rating, 1st Win Shares, 1st WS/48, 1st +/1, 1st VORP, 1st Team All NBA
Pippen (1st Triple Doubles, 5th VORP, 2nd Team All NBA
Grant (3rd FG%, 5th True Shooting, 3rd Eff FG%, 1st Off Rating, 3rd Win Shares, 3rd WS/48)
The top remaining seed in the tournament is the '92 Bulls, Jordan's 28, best player in the world, first in PER, WS, WS/48, +/- and VORP. Pippen and Grant are both 26, both with 20+ PER and double digit WS. Jordan didn't pick up a Player of the Game in Rnd 1; this club is ready to roll.
Spurs: 62-20, 1st MW Div, 5th Off, 5th Def
d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Lakers West Semis 4-2
Lost Rockets 4-2 West Finals 4-2
#125 overall seed
d. '88 Lakers (2-0, Robinson 2 PotG)
Coach: Bob Hill, Gregg Popovich is the GM, Dave Cowens is an assistant.
Starters
C David Robinson (29, Navy) 27.6 PPG 29.1 PER 17.5 Win Shares 8.7 VORP
F Dennis Rodman (33, SE Oklahoma St) 7.1 16.6 5.8 1.5
F Sean Elliott (26, Arizona) 18.1 16 8.7 2.8
G Avery Johnson (29 Southern) 13.4 15.7 8 2.4
G Vinny Del Negro (28, NC St) 12.5 13.8 6.8 1.6
Rotation Reserves
C Moses Malone (39) 2.9 12.1 .3 0
F JR Reid (26, North Carolina) 7 12.7 3.5 .1
F Terry Cummings (33, Depaul) 6.8 13.3 2 -.5
G Doc Rivers (33, Marquette) 5 12 1.8 .7
G Chuck Person (30, Auburn) 10.8 11.5 3.6 .8
Leaders: Robinson (4th Rebounds, 3rd Blocks, 2nd Pts, 3rd PPG, 4th Blocks/Gm, 1st PER, 4th Block%, 3rd Def Rating, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 1st Team All NBA
Johnson (4th Assists)
Rodman (1st Reb/Gm, 1st Reb% 4th Def Rating, 3rd Team All NBA
Del Negro (1st TO%)
The best player in the world in '95? The Admiral - like Jordan, first in each of those Big 5 Categories. Robinson took both PotG nods in the Spurs Rnd 1 win. Rodman, of course, will eventually be part of the Bulls second 3 year title team, but he's a 33 year old Spur, third team All NBA.
Matchup:
C Robinson (Spurs)
F Grant (Bulls)
F Pippen (Bulls)
G Johnson (Spurs)
G Jordan (Bulls)
Bench: Bulls
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Bulls 7 Spurs 7
Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Jordan(3)
Spurs Robinson, Del Negro, Rodman
6 Bulls 11 Spurs 9
Bulls Jordan, Jordan
Spurs Elliott
Region 4 is underway.
3 Bulls 17 Spurs 14
Bulls Armstrong, Jordan, Pippen
Spurs Del Negro, Robinson(3)
1 q Score Bulls 21 Spurs 20
Bulls Cartwright, Hodges
Spurs Robinson, Person(3) Reid
11 first qtr pts for Jordan.
2 Qtr
9 Bulls 25 Spurs 25
Bulls Hodges, Grant
Spurs Rivers, Moses(1) Elliott
6 Spurs 32 Bulls 27
Bulls Jordan
Spurs Johnson, Elliott, Elliott, Robinson(1)
San Antonio's defense taking hold.
3 Spurs 36 Bulls 34
Bulls Jordan, Pippen(3) King
Spurs Robinson, Elliott
H Score Spurs 44 Bulls 41
Bulls Pippen(3) Pippen, King
Spurs Johnson, Person(3) Rivers, Reid(1)
8 for Pippen to close the half, but the Spurs have the lead.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 49 Bulls 47
Bulls King, Grant, Cartwright
Spurs Elliott(3) Johnson
6 Spurs 56 Bulls 55
Bulls Jordan, Grant, Jordan, Armstrong
Spurs Johnson(3) Cummings, Robinson
Tough, 90s style game, each possession a contest
3 Bulls 63 Spurs 59
Bulls Grant, Perdue, Pippen, Grant
Spurs Elliott(3)
3 q Score Bulls 73 Spurs 65
Bulls Grant, Jordan(3) Pippen(3) Cartwright
Spurs Cummings, Rivers, Cummings
Rodman's got 5 fouls and the Bulls have their biggest lead.
4 Qtr
9 Bulls 85 Spurs 73
Bulls Paxson, Jordan, Jordan, Pippen, Pippen, Jordan
Spurs Robinson, Johnson, Elliott, Johnson
6 Bulls 93 Spurs 76
Bulls Jordan, Grant, Grant, Cartwright
Spurs Del Negro(1) Del Negro
8 more for Jordan and the Bulls pull away.
3 Bulls 101 Spurs 87
Bulls Cartwright, Jordan, Grant, Jordan
Spurs Robinson, Del Negro, Rodman, Elliott, Rivers(3)
F Score Bulls 108 Spurs 99
Bulls Jordan, Perdue, Jordan, Grant(1)
Spurs Rivers(3) Person(1) Person(3) Whitney(3) Johnson
Spurs got some garbage time threes that made this final closer than warranted; Bulls outscored Spurs by 11 in the third.
Jordan: 38 pts/12 boards-Player of the Game(1)
Pippen: 21 pts/8 assists/7 boards(1)
Grant: 19 pts/10 boards(1)
Cartwright: 10 pts
Robinson: 15 pts/19 boards/5 blocks(2)
Elliott: 20 pts
Del Negro: 10 pts
Johnson: 15 pts/10 assists
Rodman: 4 pts/12 boards
Person: 10 pts
Rivers: 12 pts
Game 2
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 8 Bulls 4
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Johnson, Robinson
Bulls Armstrong, Grant
6 Spurs 14 Bulls 10
Spurs Robinson, Rodman, Robinson
Bulls Perdue, Pippen, Jordan
Admiral comes out hot, 10 pts in a must win game.
3 Bulls 17 Spurs 16
Spurs Robinson
Bulls Jordan, Armstrong(3) Pippen
1 q Score Spurs 22 Bulls 19
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Cummings
Bulls Hodges
16 for Robinson
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 32 Bulls 28
Spurs Moses, Anderson, Person, Moses(3)
Bulls Pippen, King, Hodges(3) Jordan
6 Spurs 42 Bulls 34
Spurs Person, Moses, Del Negro, Del Negro, Rodman
Bulls Levingston, Armstrong, Grant
How about 7 points for 39 year old Moses Malone to open the qtr.
3 Spurs 46 Bulls 38
Spurs Robinson(1) Robinson(3)
Bulls Grant, Levingston
H Score Spurs 56 Bulls 50
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Elliott, Robinson, Del Negro
Bulls Perdue, Grant, Perdue, Hodges, Paxson, Jordan
10 more for Robinson. 26 first half pts.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 65 Bulls 57
Spurs Johnson, Johnson, Robinson, Rodman, Johnson
Bulls Perdue, Perdue(3) Cartwright
6 Spurs 70 Bulls 65
Spurs Elliott(1) Robinson, Elliott
Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Pippen, Pippen
30 points for Robinson, no one has scored 50 in the tourney.
3 Spurs 76 Bulls 67
Spurs Rivers, Elliott, Robinson
Bulls Pippen
3 q Score Spurs 82 Bulls 73
Spurs Moses, Johnson, Rodman
Bulls Jordan, Armstrong, Levingston
Solid Spurs lead - a win and we head back to Chicago for the showdown.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 90 Bulls 79
Spurs Rodman, Elliott, Elliott, Robinson
Bulls Perdue, Perdue, Paxson
6 Spurs 93 Bulls 83
Spurs Elliott(3)
Bulls Paxson, Levingston
6 minutes from game 3
3 Spurs 100 Bulls 89
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Robinson(3)
Bulls Hodges, Perdue, Grant
F Score Spurs 104 Bulls 94
Spurs Del Negro, Robinson
Bulls Jordan, Jordan(3)
The best player in 1992 dominated game 1, the best player in 1995 game 2.
Robinson: 43 pts/15 boards-Player of the Game(3)
Rodman: 9 pts/18 boards
Elliott: 14 pts
Johnson: 10 pts/10 assists
Pippen: 14 pts/8 boards/8 assists
Jordan: 17 pts/5 assists
Grant: 10 pts/13 boards
Perdue: 17 pts
Game 3
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 9 Bulls 7
Bulls Armstrong, Perdue, Armstrong(3)
Spurs Elliott(3) Rodman, Del Negro, Robinson
6 Spurs 18 Bulls 16
Bulls Armstrong(3) Jordan, Grant, Jordan
Spurs Del Negro(3) Robinson, Robinson, Elliott
One game for all of it - will it be Jordan or Robinson who comes through?
3 Bulls 24 Spurs 23
Bulls Armstrong, Jordan, King, Levingston
Spurs Johnson, Robinson(3)
1 q Score Spurs 29 Bulls 28
Bulls Jordan, Jordan
Spurs Robinson, Reid, Reid
Robinson with 11, Jordan with 10 - the inner circle Hall of Famers, top player in the sport in their respective year - they are coming out for the showdown game.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 39 Bulls 33
Bulls Perdue, Paxson, Levingston(1)
Spurs Person, Moses(3) Cummings, Rivers(3)
6 Spurs 51 Bulls 39
Bulls Hodges, Grant, Jordan
Spurs Moses(3) Rivers(3) Reid Robinson
The Spurs start to pull away with the 3 ball.
3 Spurs 55 Bulls 46
Bulls Grant(3) King, Grant
Spurs Elliott, Rodman
H Score Spurs 61 Bulls 52
Bulls King, Paxson, King
Spurs Del Negro, Rodman, Del Negro
The Bulls are the top remaining team in the field and are 24 minutes from going home.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 64 Bulls 58
Bulls Pippen, Pippen, Paxson
Spurs Johnson(1) Robinson
6 Spurs 74 Bulls 70
Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Perdue, Pippen
Spurs Johnson, Person, Person, Person(3)
Shotmaking - Scottie with 8; Person with 7 as the quarter begins.
3 Spurs 81 Bulls 79
Bulls Armstrong, Jordan, Armstrong(3) Grant
Spurs Cummings, Elliott(3) Robinson
3 q Score Spurs 87 Bulls 83
Bulls Jordan, Jordan
Spurs Johnson, Elliott, Elliott
We are set for the finish. 12 minutes left in Chicago. Jordan v Robinson.
4 Qtr
11:39: CHI: Pippen runs a backdoor cut, Jordan finds him for the dunk.
11:29: SA: The Admiral finger roll.
11:17: CHI: Paxson alley oop to Grant - 2 pt game.
11:04: SA: The Admiral extends - a triple from the wing. Bang.
10:48: CHI: Perdue in the paint.
10:27: SA: Del Negro hits a corner 3 and it's a 6 pt game.
9:41: CHI: Grant layup.
9:15: SA: Hard to stop Robinson, turnaround J.
8:24: CHI: BJ floater.
7:24: SA: Chicago can't stop Robinson, Pippen picks up his 4th, 2 FT
7:09: CHI: Big moment here - Robinson picks up his 5th foul, Grant hits both.
6:00: CHI: The Bulls get a couple stops and King nails an 11 footer.
5:36: CHI: Another stop - Grant in the lane and we are dead flat tied.
5:25: SA: Robinson checks back in; dunk.
5:12: CHI: Horace Grant hits a triple from thr wing - Horace Grant really carrying the Bulls in the 4th - 102-101 Bulls.
4:59: SA: The veteran Terry Cummings, turnaround. 103-102. He's fouled. 104-102
4:44: CHI: Craig Hodges hits a long two. Tied.
4:09: CHI: The Bulls miss, Cliff Levingston dunk. Chicago goes up.
3:46: SA: The Admiral. Tied.
2:38: CHI: BJ from 13.
2:20: SA: Robinson fouled, hits 1.
1:50: CHI: Horace Grant hits a dead on triple from the top - the Bulls take their biggest lead, 4 pts.
:59: SA: A minute later Pippen picks up his 5th, Johnson hits both.
:39: CHI: The Spurs need a stop - they don't get it - Perdue scores in the paint.
:17: CHI: San Antonio can't get a bucket - Rodman fouls Jordan who hits both, it's a 6 pt game and that's that.
:12: SA: Quick 2 for Elliott.
:09: CHI: Jordan 2 FT
:04: SA: Del Negro 3 cuts it to 3. Jordan then gets fouled, Robinson is gone, needs just 1 to end this
Hits them both.
F Score: Bulls 119 Spurs 114
30 pts for Robinson - but Chicago prevails.
Jordan: 30 pts/8 boards/8 assists-Player of the Game(2)
Grant: 25 pts/12 boards(1)
Pippen: 10 pts/7 assists(1)
Armstrong: 16 pts/6 assists
4. 1995 SEATTLE SUPERSONICS v. 5. 2019 WEST CHAMPION GOLDEN ST WARRIORS
Sonics: 57-25, 2nd Pac Div, 2nd Off, 10th Def
Lost Lakers West 1st
#61 overall seed
d. '95 Magic (2-0, Kemp/Gill PotG)
Coach: George Karl
Starters
C Sam Perkins (33 North Carolina) 12.7 PPG 16.2 PER 8.5 Win Shares 2.9
F Shawn Kemp (25 Trinity Valley) 18.7 21.7 10.6 2.5
F Detlef Schrempf (32 Washington) 19.2 20.3 12.9 4.7
G Gary Payton (26 Oregon St) 20.6 21.3 11.7 5.2 VORP
G Kendall Gill (26 Illinois) 13.7 15.2 4.6 1.4
Rotation Reserves
C Bill Cartwright (37 San Francisco) 2.4 4 .2 -.5
F Byron Houston (25 Oklahoma St) 3.4 13.8 .5 -.2
F Vincent Askew (28 Memphis) 9.9 13.6 4.6 .8
G Nate McMillan (30 NC St) 5.2 13.1 5.1 2.9
G Sarunas Marciulionis (30) 9.3 14.2 2.3 .3
Leaders: Kemp (3rd Rebounds, 4th Reb%, 2nd Team All NBA
Payton (2nd Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm, 2nd Team All NBA
Schrempf (3rd 3PT %, 2nd True Shooting, 1st Off Rating, 4th Off WS, 5th WS, 4th WS/48, 3rd Team All NBA
McMillan (5th Steals/Gm, 2nd Steal% 1st Def +/0)
Perkins (2nd TO%, 3rd Off Rating)
The '97 Sonics are in the Round of 32 - here's the '95 team; 3 starters have 20+ PER and double digit WS, Detlef is 32, Payton's 26, Kemp's 25. Bunch of ex-Warriors on the bench; Cartwight, Houston, Marciulionis and GP is, of course, from the East Bay.
Warriors: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off, 13th Def
d. Clips West 1st Rnd 4-2
d. Rockets West Semis 4-2
d. Blazers West Finals 4-0
Lost Raptors NBA Finals 4-2
#68 overall seed
d. '80 Sixers (2-0, Durant/Looney PotG)
Coach: Steve Kerr
Starters
C Kevon Looney (22 UCLA) 6.3 PPG 17.3 PER 6 Win Shares .9
F Draymond Green (28 Michigan St) 7.4 12.9 4.3 1.8
F Kevin Durant (30 Texas) 26 24.2 11.5 5.1 VORP
G Steph Curry (30 Davidson) 27.3 24.4 9.7 5.1
G Klay Thompson (28 Washington) 21.5 16.6 5.3 1.2
Rotation Reserves
C DeMarcus Cousins (28 Kentucky) 16.3 21.4 2.1 1
F Jonas Jerebko (31) 6.3 13.5 3.3 .4
F Andre Iguodala (35 Arizona) 5.7 13.1 4.2 1.5
G Quinn Cook 25-Duke 6.9 13.1 1.8 0
G Shawn Livingston (33) 4 11.7 2 .2
Leaders: Steph (4th 3Pt%, 2nd FT%, 5th PPG, 2nd Off +/-, 1st Team All NBA
Durant (5th Off WS, 2nd Team All NBA
Green (3rd +/-)
Best offense in 2019; Steph and KD are both 30 with 20+ PER and Durant's got double digit WS; Boogie Cousins is 28, he's also got 20+ PER.
Matchup:
C Perkins (Sonics)
F Kemp (Sonics)
F Durant (Warriors)
G Push
Bench: Sonics
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 8 Warriors 4
Sonics Detlef(3) Detlef, Detlef(3)
Warriors Durant, Looney
6 Sonics 16 Warriors 8
Sonics Gill, Gill, Gill, Payton
Warriors Durant, Klay
Bulls wait for the winners here.
3 Sonics 19 Warriors 11
Sonics Payton(1) Gill
Warriors Steph(3)
1 q Score Sonics 25 Warriors 16
Sonics Detlef, Kemp, Kemp
Warriors Jerebko, Iguodala(3)
Sonics defense really clamping down early on.
2 Qtr
9 Sonics 25 Warriors 21
Sonics
Warriors Dray(3) Livingston
6 Sonics 31 Warriors 25
Sonics Kemp, Detlef, Houston
Warriors Steph, Looney
Real defensive effort here, despite the offensive pedigree of these squads.
3 Sonics 45 Warriors 32
Sonics Askew(3) Payton, Perkins, Payton, Perkins(3) Payton
Warriors Cousins, Klay, Durant, Cousins(1)
H Score Sonics 52 Warriors 43
Sonics Payton(3) Perkins(1) Kemp(3)
Warriors Klay, Steph(3) Iguodala, Klay, Durant
GP with 9 to close the half; Sonics really strong on the defensive end.
3 Qtr
9 Sonics 56 Warriors 51
Sonics Detlef, Marciulionis
Warriors Cousins, Dray, Durant, Durant
6 Sonics 66 Warriors 62
Sonics Detlef, Kemp, Payton, Marciulionis, Payton
Warriors Durant, Looney, Curry(3) Durant, Jerebko
KD with 8 to open the half.
3 Sonics 74 Warriors 66
Sonics Marciulionis, Perkins, Perkins, Kemp
Warriors Cousins, Klay
3 q Score Sonics 83 Warriors 73
Sonics Detlef, Perkins(3) Perkins, Kemp
Warriors Curry, Durant(3) Cousins
9 for Sam Perkins to end the qtr.
4 Qtr
9 Sonics 92 Warriors 75
Sonics Detlef, Houston, Payton(3) McMillan
Warriors Durant
6 Sonics 97 Warriors 83
Sonics Perkins, Payton, Detlef(1)
Warriors Steph(3) Steph(3) Livingston
Seattle really taking it to the Dubs.
3 Sonics 104 Warriors 89
Sonics Gill, Kemp(3) Gill
Warriors Durant, Looney, Durant
F Score Sonics 114 Warriors 98
Sonics McMillan(3) Askew, Askew, Scheffler, Wingfield(1)
Warriors Evans(3) McKinnie(3) Lee(3)
Seattle really plays well on both ends of the floor in taking game one.
Payton: 21 pts/9 bds/7 assists-Player of the Game(1)
Kemp: 18 pts/14 bds/5 assists(1)
Detlef: 21 pts/6 bds
Perkins: 17 pts/11 bds/5 assists
Gill: 12 pts/7 bds(1)
Durant: 25 pts/5 assists
Steph: 19 pts/8 bds/5 assists
Klay: 10 pts
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 8 Warriors 7
Warriors Klay(3) Looney, Steph
Sonics Payton, Kemp, Kemp, Payton
6 Sonics 18 Warriors 16
Warriors Klay, Looney, Durant, Durant(3)
Sonics Kemp, Gill, Detlef, Detlef, Detlef
Sonics looking to close out and face the Bulls in the Region 4 Semi.
3 Sonics 32 Warriors 27
Warriors Durant, Durant(3) Durant(3) Cousins(3)
Sonics Detlef, Kemp, Perkins(3) Payton(3) Payton
1 q Score Sonics 40 Warriors 39
Warriors Klay(3) Jerebko(3) Cousins, Steph, Durant
Sonics Detlef, Payton, Detlef, Marciulionis
7 first qtr 3s for the Dubs, blistering pace.
2 Qtr
9 Sonics 48 Warriors 46
Warriors Cook, Dray, Klay(3)
Sonics Askew, Cartwright, Gill(1) Houston(1) Perkins
6 Warriors 51 Sonics 48
Warriors Iguodala, Klay(3)
Sonics
2 Klay triples and the Warriors go up.
3 Warriors 62 Sonics 55
Warriors Cousins(3) Curry(3) Curry, Curry(3)
Sonics Kemp, Perkins, Askew
H Score Warriors 73 Sonics 62
Warriors Klay, Steph(3) Iguodala(3) Cook(3)
SonicsMarciulionis(1) Cartwright, Cartwright, Detlef
Golden St hits 16 first half 3 pointers.
3 Qtr
9 Warriors 76 Sonics 70
Warriors Durant(3)
Sonics Payton, Kemp, Kemp, Perkins
6 Warriors 82 Sonics 77
Warriors Klay(3) Steph(3)
Sonics Kemp, Detlef, Detlef(3)
Just 3 GSW buckets in the first 6 of the third, but all are 3s.
3 Warriors 83 Sonics 81
Warriors Looney(1)
Sonics Perkins, Payton
3 q Score Warriors 90 Sonics 85
Warriors Steph(3) Durant, Durant
Sonics Kemp, Perkins
Warriors 12 minutes from forcing game 3.
4 Qtr
9 Warriors 100 Sonics 88
Warriors Steph, Steph(3) Klay(3) Looney
Sonics Perkins(3)
6 Warriors 102 Sonics 94
Warriors Looney
Sonics Marciulionis(3) Gill (3)
Cousins and Dray both with 5 fouls. Warriors trying to hold on.
3 Warriors 108 Sonics 100
Warriors Dray, Cousins, Durant
Sonics Gill(1) Payton, Payton(3)
F Score Warriors 123 Sonics 110
Warriors Klay(3) Cousins(3) Cousins(3) Durant(1) Looney(3)
Sonics Gill, Payton, Detlef(3) Perkins(3)
Golden St just bombs away and we head back to Seattle.
Durant: 25 pts/10 assists/boards-Player of the Game(2)
Steph: 26 pts/7 assists/6 boards
Klay: 27 pts
Looney: 12 pts/9 boards
Dray: 4 pts/10 boards/5 assists
Cousins: 16 pts/9 boards/5 assists
Detlef: 22 pts/6 boards/7 assists
Kemp: 18 pts/20 boards(1)
Payton: 22 pts/9 assists/5 boards(1)
Perkins: 19 pts/7 boards
Gill: 11 pts/6 assists(1)
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 9 Warriors 2
Sonics Perkins(3) Kemp, Detlef, Gill
Warriors Durant
6 Sonics 12 Warriors 12
Sonics Detef, Kemp(1)
Warriors Steph(3) Durant, Klay, Steph(3)
Home teams have won pretty easily in games 1-2, winner today plays the Bulls.
3 Warriors 19 Sonics 13
Sonics Gill(1)
Warriors Curry(3) Looney, Durant
1 q Score Sonics 24 Warriors 23
Sonics Kemp, Payton, Marciuionis, Detlef(3) Marciulonis
Warriors Klay, Klay
Hope we get a good one here, winner moves on.
2 Qtr
9 Warriors 30 Sonics 28
Sonics Askew, Marciulionis
Warriors Jerebko(3) Cousins, Cousins
6 Sonics 38 Warriors 37
Sonics Kemp, Gill(3) Kemp(3) Detlef
Warriors Klay(1) Steph(3) Steph(3)
Steph's yet to be Player of the Game for these Warriors, is this his time?
3 Sonics 47 Warriors 40
Sonics Perkins, Payton, Payton(3) Payton
Warriors Steph(3)
H Score Sonics 57 Warriors 51
Sonics Payton, Marciulionis, Marciulionis, Kemp, Askew
Warriors Cousins, Cousins, Durant(3) Curry, Klay
11 second qtr points for Steph - but it's Seattle just two quarters from the Region 4 Semi.
3 Qtr
9 Warriors 63 Sonics 58
Sonics Gill(1)
Warriors Durant, Steph(3)Klay, Dray(3) Iguodala
6 Warriors 65 Sonics 64
Sonics Houston(3) Perkins(3)
Warriors Durant
We are tight - this looks like a game that's gonna go down to the wire.
3 Warriors 72 Sonics 70
Sonics Gill, Askew, Detlef
Warriors Klay(3) Klay(3) Cousins(1)
3 q Score Warriors 81 Sonics 80
Sonics Perkins(3) McMillan, Perkins(3) Detlef
Warriors Steph(3) Looney Looney, Klay
Here we go. 12 minutes from now - one of these teams heads to the Region 4 semi to meet Jordan/Pippen and the '92 Bulls.
4 Qtr
11:06: SEA: It takes a minute, but McMillan scores in traffic. Sonics by 1,.
10:54: GSW: Draymond powers home a dunk. Dubs by 1,
9:42: GSW: A minute later Durant sweet stroke from the wing.
9:19: SEA: GP drives and scores.
8:57: SEA: Warriors miss, McMillan hits a floater - Sonics up.
8:39: SEA: Warriors miss, GP drives and scores. 88-85
8:27: GSW: Klay in traffic.
7:34: SEA: Draymond picks up his 5th, Gill hits both.
7:25: GSW: Boogie dunk.
7:14: SEA: Kemp fouled, hits 1.
6:45: GSW: Klay hits a long 3 and GSW goes up 1.
5:49: GSW: Sonics miss and again it's Klay - 15 footer.
5:17: SEA: Kendall Gill from the line.
4:41: SEA: The Warriors miss and Perkins hits from the baseline and the Sonics are back up.
4:07: SEA: Warriors miss and Gill gives Seattle a 3 pt lead.
3:57: GSW: Klay hits a triple from 30. Tied.
3:50: SEA: Gill - smoooooth.
3:24: GSW: Clear out for Durant, hits the midrange. Tied.
3:17: SEA: GP drives and scores. 101-99
2:57: SEA: Warriors miss, Kemp gets fouled, hits 1.
2:29: GSW: Again, Durant, soaring for the dunk.
2:06: SEA: Detlef floater. Sonics by 3.
1:51: GSW: The bank's open for Durant.
1:35: SEA: Perkins hits a corner 3 - Sonics by 4.
1:14: SEA: That could be that - Warriors miss, Detlef makes it a 6 pt game.
:21: SEA: It's done - Warriors can't find a bucket, Draymond fouls out, Detlef hits 2 - Payton will later hit 4 more, Jerebko hits a triple for the final.
F Score: Sonics 115 Warriors 106
We don't get that Warriors/Bulls showdown - it's Seattle who advances. Klay with 29 in the loss.
Detlef: 21 pts/7 boards: Player of the Game(1)
Perkins: 19 pts/7 boards
Kemp: 14 pts/19 boards
Payton: 19 pts/7 assists
Gill: 17 pts/6 boards
1. 1992 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS v. 4. 1995 SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
Matchup:
C Perkins (Sonics)
F Grant (Bulls)
F Pippen (Bulls)
G Payton (Sonics)
G Jordan (Bulls)
Bench: (Bulls: Cartwright v. Cartwright)
Gm
1 Qtr
9 Bulls 10 Sonics 7
Bulls Jordan, Pippen, Pippen, Pippen, Armstrong
Sonics Perkins, Detlef(3) Payton
6 Sonics 18 Bulls 12
Bulls Jordan
Sonics Kemp(3) Kemp, Kemp, Detlef, Detlef
Region 4 Semi underway.
3 Sonics 23 Bulls 19
Bulls Grant, Paxson, Jordan(3)
Sonics Kemp, Payton
1 q Score Sonics 34 Bulls 25
Bulls Levingston, Paxson, Grant
Sonics Marciulionis (3) Perkins, Kemp, Kemp, Detlef
13 for Shawn Kemp in the first quarter.
2 Qtr
9 Sonics 38 Bulls 32
Bulls Armstrong, Hodges(3) Cartwright
Sonics Cartwright, Perkins
6 Sonics 43 Bulls 42
Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Grant, Cartwright, Jordan
Sonics Perkins(3) Detlef
Cartwright comes off the bench for both sides as the Bulls close.
3 Bulls 46 Sonics 45
Bulls Jordan, Pippen
Sonics Gill
H Score Bulls 49 Sonics 45
Bulls Perdue, Pippen(1)
Sonics
Chicago defense steps up, holding Seattle to just a bucket in the last 6.
3 Qtr
9 Bulls 57 Sonics 51
Bulls Grant, Pippen, Jordan, Cartwright
Sonics Detlef, Perkins, Payton
6 Bulls 59 Sonics 58
Bulls King
Sonics Marciulionis(3) Kemp, Detlef
Region 4 semi finals - tight game here in Chicago.
3 Bulls 67 Sonics 66
Bulls Jordan, Pippen, Pippen, Jordan
Sonics Perkins, Gill, Kemp, Kemp
3 q Score Bulls 77 Sonics 75
Bulls Grant, Pippen(3) Jordan, Jordan(3)
Sonics Payton, Perkins(3) Gill, Payton
Jordan goes for 9 in the back half of the third, let's go to the 4th.
4 Qtr
11:49: CHI: Jordan goes right at the Sonics with a dunk.
11:32: SEA: Detlef turnaround from 14.
11:24: CHI: Jordan again, drills an 18 footer.
11:07: SEA: Kemp drives and scores.
10:18: CHI: Grant from the wing. 4 pt game.
9:19: SEA: A minute later, GP drives and scores.
9:09: SEA: Bulls turnover - Perkins misses a 3 but Kemp is there with the putback dunk to tie it.
8:11: CHI: A minute later it's Pippen from 19.
8:03: SEA: Kemp again, down low.
7:46: CHI: Jordan, sweet stroke.
7:29: SEA: Vincent Askew in traffic to tie it.
6:55: SEA: After a turnover - Byron Houston hits a 4 footer and Seattle takes the lead.
5:35: SEA: Over a minute later, it's GP in traffic.
5:25: CHI: Jordan.
5:03: CHI: Sonics miss and BJ Armstrong ties the score.
4:54: SEA: Sam Perkins hits a corner 3.
4:23: SEA: Kemp blocks Cartwright and Perkins scores the other way and now it's a 5 point game.
4:02: SEA: Bulls miss, Kemp is fouled the other way and hits 1. 6 point game.
3:51: CHI: Grant from the post.
3:41: SEA: Kemp floats one home and now it's 6.
1:00 Sonics 101 Bulls 99
Bulls Jordan, Jordan, Pippen
Sonics Perkins
Kendall Gill is fouled at 56 seconds, hits 1. Sonics by 3.
:42 CHI: Grant - jump hook. 1 point game.
:19: SEA: The Sonics feed Kemp - and he converts an 8 footer. 104-101
Bulls looking for the last shot - a game tying 3 -- but Payton steals the ball from Pippen; Kemp will hit 4 FT down the stretch and it's over.
Final: Sonics 108 Bulls 101
The Sonics take game one in Chicago and now are a game from the Round of 32. A monster Shawn Kemp game.
Kemp: 35 pts/23 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Payton: 14 pts/10 assists(1)
Detlef: 17 pts/6 assists/5 boards(1)
Perkins: 23 pts/7 boards
Jordan: 36 pts/11 boards/5 assists(2)
Grant: 16 pts/13 boards/5 assists(1)
Pippen: 24 pts/10 boards(1)
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 10 Bulls 7
Sonics Gill(3) Kemp, Kemp(3) Gill
Bulls Armstrong, Grant, Jordan(3)
6 Bulls 18 Sonics 15
Sonics Perkins, Detlef(3)
Bulls Jordan, Grant, Jordan, Pippen(3) King
Seattle is rocking - they can knock out the Bulls and advance to the Region 4 Final today.
3 Bulls 25 Sonics 21
Sonics Gill, Payton, Gill
Bulls King(1) Pippen, Jordan, King
1 q Score Sonics 29 Bulls 28
Sonics Detlef, Scheffler(3) McMillan(3)
Bulls King(3)
Seattle riding the 3 ball.
2 Qtr
9 Bulls 35 Sonics 33
Sonics Scheffler, Payton
Bulls Cartwright(3) Grant, Cartwright
6 Bulls 37 Sonics 35
Sonics Perkins
Bulls Jordan
Jordan with 3 fouls.
3 Bulls 46 Sonics 42
Sonics Kemp, Gill, McMillan(3)
Bulls Pippen, Pippen(3) Perdue, Jordan
H Score Bulls 56 Sonics 50
Sonics Payton, Detlef, Marciulionis, Marciulionis
Bulls Pippen, Grant, Perdue, Armstrong, Pippen
Scottie goes for 9 to close the half.
3 Qtr
9 Bulls 62 Sonics 56
Sonics Houston, Detlef, Payton
Bulls Perdue, Pippen, Pippen
6 Bulls 68 Sonics 58
Sonics Payton
Bulls Pippen, Pippen, Pippen
10 more for Pippen as the Bulls widen the lead.
3 Bulls 75 Sonics 66
Sonics McMillan, Payton, Gill, Kemp
Bulls Levingston, Jordan(3) Cartwright
3 q Score Bulls 84 Sonics 74
Sonics Payton, Kemp, Detlef, Kemp
Bulls Pippen(1) Jordan, Pippen, King, Jordan
Double digit Bulls lead.
4 Qtr
9 Sonics 92 Bulls 81
Sonics Gill, Detlef(3) Gill
Bulls King, King, Jordan, Levingston
6 Sonics 96 Bulls 89
Sonics Payton, Payton, Kemp, Perkins
Bulls Armstrong, Pippen
Sonics get a little closer - Bulls look to force game 3
3 Bulls 104 Sonics 98
Sonics Detlef, Payton, Gill, Detlef(3)
Bulls King, Jordan(3) Armstrong(3)
:23 Bulls 112 Sonics 109
Sonics Payton, Gill, Payton, Askew Askew(3)
Bulls Grant, Perdue, Pippen(1) Armstrong(1) Grant
Vincent Askew cuts it to 3 with a corner 3. Jordan is fouled. Makes both.
Kemp with a quick two - the then fouls out, Detlef is already done.
Jordan makes them both.
Byron Houston makes a corner 3 with 3 seconds left and it's a 2 point game. Jordan's fouled again. Makes both. Over.
Final: Bulls 118 Sonics 114
Pippen: 30 pts/9 assists/6 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Jordan: 31 pts/5 boards(2)
Grant: 12 pts/8 boards(1)
Perdue: 8 pts/11 boards
Armstrong: 10 pts
King: 16 pts
Payton: 24 pts/10 assts(1)
Detlef: 19 pts/9 boards/5 assists(1)
Kemp: 17 pts/13 boards(2)
Gill: 21 pts/5 boards(1)
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 6 Bulls 5
Bulls Jordan(3) Grant
Sonics Detlef, Payton, Detlef
6 Sonics 20 Bulls 9
Bulls Grant, Jordan
Sonics Detlef(3) Perkins, Payton(3) Payton, Detlef, Payton
Road teams have won both games, Sonics off to the huge start.
3 Sonics 31 Bulls 13
Bulls Pippen, Cartwright
Sonics Detlef, Detlef, Detlef, Detlef, Perkins(3)
1 q Score Sonics 34 Bulls 22
Bulls Jordan, Grant, Jordan(3) Cartwright
Sonics Marciulionis, Perkins(1)
17 for Detlef Schrempf in the first - double digit lead.
2 Qtr
9 Sonics 38 Bulls 28
Bulls Grant, Grant, Pippen
Sonics Gill, Payton
6 Sonics 45 Bulls 36
Bulls Jordan, Pippen, Pippen, Armstrong
Sonics McMillan, McMillan(3) Kemp
Chicago's shaved 9 points off the lead, Pippen has 3 fouls.
3 Sonics 55 Bulls 42
Bulls Jordan, Jordan, Perdue
Sonics Kemp, Kemp, Kemp, Payton(3) Detlef(1)
H Score Sonics 59 Bulls 52
Bulls King, Levingston, Armstrong, Pippen, Pippen
Sonics Houston, Payton
Seattle led by 19, but when Scottie scores twice in the last 26 seconds it's down to 7.
3 Qtr
9 Sonics 63 Bulls 57
Bulls Cartwright, Hodges(3)
Sonics Kemp, Gill
6 Sonics 72 Bulls 61
Bulls Armstrong, Levingston
Sonics Askew, Payton, Houston(3) Cartwright
4 fouls for Scottie - and the Sonics can smell it; someone will be the 7th team to advance to the Rnd of 32.
3 Sonics 76 Bulls 74
Bulls Grant, Jordan, Grant(3) Armstrong, Armstrong, King
Sonics Cartwright, Gill
3 q Score Sonics 86 Bulls 82
Bulls Armstrong, Grant, Pippen, Grant
Sonics Perkins(3) Perkins, McMillan(3) Gill
Horace Grant with 9 in the last 6 and we have a game down the stretch.
4 Qtr
11:49: CHI: The Bulls feed Grant and he scores again.
11:37: SEA: Armstrong picks up his 4th, Kemp hits 1.
11:27: CHI: BJ banks one home it's a 1 pt game.
10:48: SEA: Marciulionis hits a 14 footer.
10:41: CHI: Jordan drives and scores.
10:00 SEA: Houston from the wing.
9:51: CHI: Perdue in the post. 91-90
9:31: CHI: Seattle misses - Pippen is fouled and hits 1 to tie this game.
9:10: SEA: Kendall Gill backdoor.
8:54: CHI: Perdue down low.
8:42: SEA: Perkins in the paint.
8:30: CHI: Will Perdue again - a J from 12 feet.
8:15: SEA: GP drills one from the line.
7:31: CHI: Horace Grant hits a triple from the corner - the Bulls have their first lead of the game. 98-97
7:06: CHI: Sonics miss, Stacey King hits a short one.
6:57: SEA: GP in traffic.
6:38: CHI: Scottie, smooth J.
6:02: SEA: Perkins layup.
5:40: SEA: Bulls miss - Gill corner 3 and the Sonics regain the lead.
4:52: SEA: Near;y a minute later GP drives and scores and it's a 4 pt game.
4:34: SEA: Big Sonics run - the Bulls miss and Gill hits another 3 and it's a 7 pt game.
Final Sonics 123 Bulls 111
Bulls Pippen, Grant, Armstrong(3) Randall
Sonics Askew, Gill, Perkins, Kemp, Perkins, Payton, Payton
The number 1 seeds in Regions 1-4 are gone. 26 pts/17 boards for Horace Grant in the loss
Payton: 28 pts/10 assists-Player of the Game(2)
Kemp: 13 pts/14 boards(2)
Perkins: 19 pts/7 boards
Detlef: 18 pts/9 boards
Gill: 18 pts/6 boards/5 assists
All Region Team
C Robinson ('95 Spurs-3 PotG)
F Kemp ('95 Sonics-2 PotG)
F Pippen ('92 Bulls-2 PotG)
G Payton ('95 Sonics-2 PotG)
G Jordan ('92 Bulls-2PotG)
