1. 1991 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS v. 8. 1982 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS
Bulls: 61-21, 1st Cen Div, 1st Off, 7th Def
d. Knicks East 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Sixers East Semis 4-1
d. Pistons East Finals 4-0
d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-1
#8 overall seed
d. ('03 Nets Jordan 2 PotG)
Coach: Phil Jackson
Starters
C Bill Cartwright 33-USF 9.6 PPG 11.5 PER 4.2 WS -.4
F Horace Grant 25-Clemson 12.8 17.6 10.3 3
F Scottie Pippen 25-Cent Ark 17.8 20.6 11.2 5.9
G John Paxson 30-N Dame 8.7 14 5.7 1.1
G Michael Jordan 27-UNC 31.5 31.6 20.3 10.8 VORP
Rotation Reserves
C Will Perdue 25-Vandy 4.1 13.7 2.3 -.1
F Stacey King 24-Oklahoma 5.5 10.2 1.5 -.5
F Cliff Levingston 30-Wichita St 4 11.5 2 -.2
G BJ Armstrong 23-Iowa 8.8 14.8 4.1 .7
G Craig Hodges 30-CaSt Lng Beach 5 12.4 1.7 .1
Leaders: Jordan: 1st PPG, 3rd Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 4th Off Rtng, 4th Steal %, 1st Team All NBA
Pippen: 5th Steals, 5th Steals/Gm, 4th Trip-Doub
Paxson: 5th Eff FG%, 5th Off Rtng
Grant: 3rd Off Rtng
The top seeded team remaining in the field...the '91 Bulls, looking to avoid the curse of the top seeds. 27 year old Jordan is maybe the best player in the tournament; 30 PER, 20 WS, 10 VORP, tops in the Big 5 Cats - there maybe couldn't be a better NBA player than 1991 Jordan.
Pippen's 25, also 20+ PER with double digit WS and Grant's 25 and he's got double digit WS.
Lakers: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 2nd Off, 10th Def
d. Suns West Semis 4-0
d. Spurs West Finals 4-0
d. Sixers NBA Finals 4-2
#121 overall seed
d. '04 Wolves (2-0, Magic/Kareem PotG)
Coach: Pat Riley, GM Bill Sharman
Starters
C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34-UCLA 23.9 PPG 23.4 PER 10.7 WS 4.7
F Mitch Kupchak 27-UNC 14.3 15.2 2.4 .2
F Jamaal Wilkes 28-UCLA 21.1 16.5 7.7 .9
G Magic Johnson 22-Michigan St 18.6 22.9 12.9 7 VORP
G Norm Nixon 26-Duquense 17.6 15.3 6.6 .9
Rotation Reserves
C Bob McAdoo 30-UNC 9.6 14.4 1.5 .1
F Kurt Rambis 23-Santa Clara 4.6 12.8 2.3 .5
F Jim Brewer 30-Minnesota 2.4 10.1 1.8 .3
G Eddie Jordan 27-Rutgers 3.8 12.2 .7 .1
G Michael Cooper 25-N Mexico 11.9 14.3 5 1.6
Leaders: Magic: 2nd Assists, 2nd Assts/Gm, 3rd Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 4th WS, 5th WS/48, 2nd +/-, 1st VORP, 1st Trip-Doub, 2nd Team All NBA
Nixon: 4th assists, 5th Assts/Gm
Kareem: 4th blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 4th FG%, 4th Eff FG%, 5th PER, 5th +/-
Man, what a second round matchup, right? Magic's 22, Kareem's 34, both with 20+PER and double digit WS. A main event anywhere in the world, here in the Rnd of 128. There still is not a Jordan Bulls team in the Rnd of 32 - there still is not a top seed in the Rnd of 32.
Matchup:
C Kareem (Lakers)
F Grant (Bulls)
F Pippen (Bulls)
G Magic (Lakers)
G Jordan (Bulls)
Bench: Lakers
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Bulls 8 Lakers 6
Bulls Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan
Lakers Kareem, Kupchak, Magic
6 Bulls 16 Lakers 11
Bulls Paxson, Pippen, Cartwright, Pippen
Lakers Kupchak(1) Kareem, Kareem
Region 8 is underway; the field of 32 will be halfway set once we conclude the region
3 Lakers 23 Bulls 20
Bulls Jordan, Jordan
Lakers Kareem, Nixon, Rambis, Kareem, Kareem, Magic
1 Score Lakers 27 Bulls 22
Bulls Armstrong
Lakers Jordan, Kareem
Kareem with 14 first qtr points.
2 Qtr
9 Bulls 32 Lakers 31
Bulls Armstrong, Armstrong, Perdue, Pippen, Grant
Lakers Nixon, Kareem
6 Lakers 41 Bulls 36
Bulls Grant, Jordan
Lakers Kareem, McAdoo(3) Cooper, Kupchak, Magic(1)
The Captain has 18 pts
3 Lakers 49 Bulls 40
Bulls Perdue, Armstrong
Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Kupchak, Kupchak
H Score Lakers 55 Bulls 40
Bulls
Lakers Wilkes, Rambis, McAdoo
LA defense locks the Bulls down in the last 9 minutes; 22 first half points for Kareem.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 57 Bulls 48
Bulls Grant, Pippen, Grant, Jordan
Lakers Magic
6 Lakers 64 Bulls 56
Lakers Kupchak, Kareem(3) Kareem
Bulls paxson, Jordan, Pippen, Jordan
22 for Jordan, Bulls climbing back.
3 Lakers 70 Bulls 59
Bulls Jordan(3)
Lakers Magic, Magic, McAdoo
3 Score Lakers 76 Bulls 67
Bulls Jordan, Armstrong, Perdue, Perdue
Lakers McAdoo, Wilkes, Cooper
12 minutes left in game one.
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 80 Bulls 79
Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Armstrong, Jordan, Paxson, Jordan
Lakers McAdoo, Kupchak
6 Lakers 88 Bulls 83
Bulls Cartwright, Jordan
Lakers Nixon, McAdoo, Cooper, Cooper
Jordan with 8 more.
5:57: CHI: Jordan. 10 4th qtr pts.
5:48: LA: McAdoo corner 3.
5:32: CHI: Paxson in the paint.
4:50: LA: McAdoo drains another 3 and it's a 7 point Laker lead.
4:37: CHI: Jordan. Triple from the top. 13 4th qtr pts.
3:34: LA: Norm Nixon in traffic.
3:27: CHI: Jordan is undeniable - he hits a 35 footer, a Curry style triple. 96-93.
3:08: CHI: Laker turnover - Cartwright fadeaway.
2:58: LA: The Captain. Sky hool. 98-95 Lakers
2:37: CHI: Michael Jordan another 3! Michael Jordan has 19 4th Qtr Points!
1:38: CHI: A minute later Horace Grant dunk gives the Bulls the lead.
1:28: LA; Silk. Tied.
1:05: CHI: Big Bill. Dunk.
:54: LA: It's Wilkes again, smoooooth. 102-102.
:36: LA: Jordan finally misses and Kupchak convers the other way.
Bulls down 2 - time out. They take the ball at halfcourt - Jordan, iso ball - Jordan in the lane - Jordan. Tied. 25 seconds left.
Laker timeout.
Again it's Wilkes - long 2 --- he hits it. 16 seconds left.
Jordan. Clock ticks. Jordan. 4 seconds left - steptback 3 for the win.....
Misses.
Wilkes gets fouled, hits both and that's the final.
F Score: Lakers 108 Bulls 104
A 46 point game for Jordan - but he misses the game winner and the Bulls lose game one.
Kareem: 31 pts/10 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Magic: 11 pts/16 boards/11 assists(1)
Wilkes: 12 pts
Kupchak: 13 pts/7 boards
McAdoo: 19 pts
Jordan: 46 pts/5 boards/5 assists
Pippen: 12 pts/10 boards/6 assists/4 steals
Grant: 10 pts/8 boards
Armstrong: 12 pts/6 assists
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 12 Bulls 7
Lakers Wilkes, Kareem, Nixon, Kupchak, Magic, Magic
Bulls Cartwright, Grant(3) Jordan
6 Lakers 17 Bulls 11
Lakers Wilkes, Kareem, Wilkes
Bulls Pippen, Cartwright
Lakers take game one and come out hot in game two
3 Lakers 28 Bulls 18
Lakers Wilkes, Magic, Magic, Wilkes(1) Cooper, Wilkes
Bulls King, Cartwright(1) Jordan, Armstrong
1 Score Lakers 34 Bulls 18
Lakers Wilkes, McAdoo, Cooper
Bulls
Another top seed. Another top seed. Jamaal Wilkes with 11 first qtr pts.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 38 Bulls 22
Lakers Kupchak, Kupchak
Bulls Hodges, Levingston
6 Lakers 48 Bulls 32
Lakers Wilkes, Nixon, Wilkes, kareem, Wilkes
Bulls Perdue, Perdue, Grant, Pippen, Jordan
Wilkes has 17.
3 Lakers 60 Bulls 42
Lakers Wilkes, Magic, Magic, Cooper, Wilkes
Bulls Pippen(1) Cartwright, Grant, Paxson(3) Cartwright
H Score Lakers 64 Bulls 48
Lakers McAdoo, Kupchak
Bulls Hodges, Cartwright, Pippen
21 first half points for Jamaal Wilkes - Lakers are a half away from advancing.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 68 Bulls 55
Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes
Bulls Grant(1) Armstrong, Jordan, Perdue
6 Lakers 75 Bulls 55
Lakers Kareem(1) Cooper, Kareem, Nixon
Bulls
it's done. LA up 20 and this is over.
3 Lakers 85 Bulls 67
Lakers Cooper, Wilkes, Magic, Kareem, Kareem
Bulls Armstrong, Jordan, Pippen, Grant, Grant, Jordan
3 Score Lakers 95 Bulls 77
Lakers Kareem, Magic, Nixon, Kareem, Wilkes
Bulls Jordan, Pippen, Perdue, Jordan, Perdue
Kareem with 11 in the third - great game for LA.
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 106 Bulls 86
Lakers McAdoo, Nixon(3) Nixon, Kareem, Kareem
Bulls Paxson, Jordan, Pippen, Jordan
6 Lakers 112 Bulls 93
Lakers Cooper(1) Kareem(3) Magic
Bulls Jordan, Armstrong(1) Jordan, Perdue
3 Lakers 122 Bulls 101
Lakers Kareem, Magic, Wilkes, Wilkes, Kupchak
Bulls Paxson(3) Paxson, Armstrong, Jordan(1)
F Score Lakers 128 Bulls 116
Lakers Johnson, Johnson, McGee
Bulls Williams, Jordan, Hodges(3) Hodges(3) Hodges(3)
A 28 point game for Jordan but the Bulls just aren't competitive in this one.
Magic: 20 pts/15 boards/14 assists-Player of the Game(2)
Wilkes: 35 pts/5 boards
Kareem: 25 pts/14 boards
Nixon: 13 pts/7 assists
Kupchak: 10 pts/5 boards
Cooper: 11 pts
5. 2015 SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 13. 1969 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS
Spurs: 55-27, 3rd SW Div, 7th Off, 2nd Def
Lost Clips West 1st Rnd 4-3
#72 overall seed
d. '08 Suns (2-0 Duncan 2 PotG)
Coach: Gregg Popovich
Starters
C Tiago Splitter 30 8.2 PPG 18.9 PER 4 WS 1.1
F Tim Duncan 38-Wake 13.9 22.6 9.6 4
F Kawhi Leonard 23-San Diego St 16.5 22 8.6 4.1 VORP
G Tony Parker 32 14.2 15.9 4.1 .3
G Danny Green 27-UNC 11.7 16.5 7.8 3.8
Rotation Reserves
C Aron Baynes 28- Wash St 6.6 15.9 3.9 .1
F Boris Diaw 32 8.7 12.7 3.6 .8
F Marco Belinelli 28 9.2 12.4 2.9 .4
G Cory Joseph 23-Texas 6.8 15.5 4.5 1.2
G Manu Ginobli 37 10.5 16.2 3.7 1.5
Leaders: Kawhi: 5th Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 2nd Def +/- Kawhi 1st Def Rtng, 2nd Steal %
Duncan: 4th Def, 4th Def +/-, 3rd Def Rtng, 3rd Team All NBA
The Spurs got bounced in the first round of the playoffs in '15, but they're the 5th seed in Region 8 with home court advantage here. Young Kawhi and Old Duncan both hit 20 PER
Celtics: 48-34, 4th East, 10th Off, 1st Def
d. Sixers East Semis 4-1
d. Knicks East Finals 4-2
d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-3
#200 overall seed (d. '03 Mavs Howell/Havlicek PotG)
Coach: Bill Russell, GM Red Auerbach
Starters
C Bill Russell 34-USF 9.9 PPG 15.2 PER 10.9 WS
F Bailey Howell 32-Miss St 19.7 19.4 11.3
F Don Nelson 28-Iowa 11.6 17.5 7.5
G Larry Siegfried 29-Ohio St 14.2 13.6 5.6
G John Havlicek 28-Ohio St 21.6 17 7.3
Rotation Reserves
C Jim Barnes 27-UTEP 5.1 14 2.1
F Rich Johnson 22-Grambling 2.2 9 .1
F Satch Sanders 30- NYU 11.2 12.8 5.4
G Em Bryant 30-DePaul 5.7 8.8 1.9
G Sam Jones 35- NC Central 16.3 17.6 4.9
Leaders: Russell 3rd Reb, 3rd Reb/Gm, 1st Def WS
Siegfried 1st FT%
Havlicek 3rd Def WS, 2nd Team All NBA
Howell 3rd WS/48
Nelson 5th WS/48
The 60s Celtics don't have a spot yet in the Rnd of 32 - in fact, there isn't a Celtics squad to reach the Rnd of 32. Bailey Howell is 32, Player/Coach Bill Russell 34 and they both have double digit WS
Matchup:
C Russell (Celtics)
F Howell (Celtics)
F Kawhi (Spurs)
G Push
G Havlicek (Celtics)
Bench: Spurs
Gm
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 7 Celtics 5
Spurs Parker, Splitter, Green(3)
Celtics Nelson(3) Havlicek
6 Celtics 17 Spurs 16
Spurs Green, Green(3) Parker, Splitter
Celtics Havlicek, Howell(1) Howell, Havlicek, Nelson, Siegfried(3)
The Lakers await the winners of this series.
3 Celtics 23 Spurs 20
Spurs Joseph, Baynes
Celtics Havlicek, Havlicek, Havlicek
1 Score Celtics 31 Spurs 24
Celtics Havlicek, Bryant, Jones, Jones
Spurs Diaw, Joseph
The tournament has not been kind to the 60s Celtics, just not enough offense to compete with modern teams - but this 13 seed is off to a good start in game one of rnd two.
2 Qtr
9 Celtics 38 Spurs 37
Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli(1) Diaw(3) Green(3) Diaw
Celtics Jones, Siegfried, Sanders(3)
6 Spurs 41 Celtics 40
Spurs Diaw, Green
Celtics Nelson
The 3 ball gets you eventually - the Spurs take the lead.
3 Celtics 48 Spurs 44
Spurs Duncan, Kawhi(1)
Celtics Sanders, Jones, Howell, Howell
H Score Celtics 54 Spurs 52
Spurs Splitter, Splitter, Splitter, Duncan
Celtics Howell, Sanders, Havlicek
14 first half points for Hondo.
3 Qtr
9 Celtics 64 Spurs 62
Spurs Parker, Parker, Parker, Duncan, Kawhi
Celtics Howell, Havlicek(3) Havlicek(3) Sigfried
6 Celtics 69 Spurs 69
Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli, Duncan, Duncan
Celtics Jones, Russell(3)
How about Havlicek with the back to back 3s?
3 Celtics 80 Spurs 79
Spurs Joseph, Kawhi, Duncan, Duncan, Parker
Celtics Jones, Sanders, Russell, Nelson(3) Nelson
3 Score Celtics 90 Spurs 88
Spurs Splitter, Joseph, Duncan, Parker(3)
Celtics Jones, Russell, Havlicek, Howell, Nelson
Don Nelson with 7 in the last 6 - helluva game 1.
4 Qtr
9 Celtics 95 Spurs 94
Spurs Kawhi, Parker, Duncan
Celtics Howell, Siegfried, Havlicek(1)
6 Spurs 100 Celtics 97
Spurs Splitter, Splitter, Kawhi
Celtics Havlicek
Good 3 minute stretch for the Spurs defense and they take the lead.
5:33: SA Splitter gets basket/foul and it's a 6 pt game.
5:15: SA: Boston misses and Green scores in traffic.
4:40: BOS: Havlicek.
4:26: SA: 4 footer for Baynes.
4:17: BOS: Sam Jones from the wing.
4:06: SA: Corner triple for Diaw makes it a 9 point game
F Score Spurs 124 Celtics 108
Spurs Kawhi(1) Splitter, Splitter, Splitter, Parker, Kawhi(3) Kawhi
Celtics Howell, Siegfried, Graham(3)
Boston played really well for 3 and a half quarters and then just couldn't hang over the last 6 minutes.
Splitter: 25 pts/13 boards/5 blocks-Player of the Game(1)
Kawhi: 17 pts/7 boards
Duncan: 17 pts/13 boards/5 assists(2)
Parker: 19 pts
Diaw: 12 pts
Havlicek: 29 pts/7 boards
Howell: 17 pts/8 boards
Nelson: 14 pts/10 boards
Russell: 7 pts/10 boards
Siegfried: 11 pts/5 assists
Jones: 16 pts
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 4 Celtics 4
Celtics Siegfried, Siegfried
Spurs Green, Green
6 Celtics 8 Spurs 6
Celtics Nelson, Russell
Spurs Parker
Boston looking to slow game 2 down, fight for each possession.
3 Spurs 19 Celtics 15
Celtics Havlicek, Nelson(3) Havlicek
Spurs Kawhi, Duncan, Green(3) Kawhi, Ginobli, Duncan
1 Score Spurs 23 Celtics 23
Celtics Sanders, Nelson, Siegfried, Jones
Spurs Diaw, Belinelli
Tied at the Garden. Spurs looking to advance.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 36 Celtics 35
Celtics Barnes, Havlicek, Siegfried, Howell, Howell, Jones
Spurs Baynes, Kawhi(1) Diaw, Diaw, Kawhi, Belinelli, Parker
6 Spurs 44 Celtics 41
Celtics Nelson, Howell, Nelson
Spurs Splitter, Splitter, Duncan, Joseph
A half dozen for Bailey Howell to open the 2nd. Scoreless the next 3
Half: Spurs 52 Celtics 47
Celtics Howell, Howell, Nelson
Spurs Duncan, Parker, Splitter, Kawhi
10 for Howell in the quarter - but we watch the Spurs grab the lead.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 60 Celtics 53
Celtics Havlicek, Nelson, Jones
Spurs Green, Baynes, Duncan, Joseph
6 Spurs 74 Celtics 59
Celtics Howell, Nelson, Howell
Spurs Joseph, Joseph, Splitter(3) Ginobli, Ginobli(3) Duncan
Looks like the end for Boston - the Lakers start to pack up and head to San Antonio for the Regional Semi.
3 Spurs 77 Celtics 67
Celtics Havlicek, Havlicek, Howell, Sanders
Spurs Splitter, Parker(1)
3 Score Spurs 90 Celtics 77
Celtics Nelson, Jones, Bryant, Russell, Jones
Spurs Belinelli(3) Joseph, Kawhi(3) Diaw, Diaw(3)
Those triples keep the lead at double digits. 12 left.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 102 Celtics 85
Celtics Nelson, Howell, Siegfried, Nelson
Spurs Baynes, Ginobli(3) Parker, Ginobli(3) Duncan
6 Spurs 107 Celtics 92
Celtics Barnes, Havlicek(3) Nelson
Spurs Green, Duncan(1) Baynes
3 Spurs 116 Celtics 92
Celtics
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Daye(3)
F Score Spurs 124 Celtics 98
Celtics Graham(3) Graham(3)
Spurs Williams, Ayres, Williams, Mills
25 for Don Nelson as the Celtics bow out.
Duncan: 21 pts/8 boards-Player of the Game(3)
Kawhi: 12 pts/8 boards/5 assists
Splitter: 11 pts/8 boards
Green: 11 pts/6 boards
Joseph: 10 pts
Ginobli: 13 pts
All Region:
C Kareem ('82 Lakers-2 PotG)
F Duncan ('15 Spurs-3 PotG)
G Magic ('82 Lakers-2 PotG)
G Jordan ('91 Bulls-2 PotG)
5. 2015 SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 8. 1982 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS
Matchup:
C Kareem (Lakers)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Wilkes (Lakers)
G Magic (Lakers)
G Push
Bench: Spurs
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 4 Lakers 4
Spurs Green, Kawhi
Lakers Kareem, Kareem
6 Spurs 14 Lakers 10
Spurs Parker, Parker, Parker, Splitter, Green
Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Kupchak
The '80 Lakers and the '17 Spurs have moved on; one of these teams join them.
3 Spurs 23 Lakers 18
Spurs Green(3) Ginobli, Ginobli, Kawhi
Lakers Nixon, Nixon, Nixon, Wilkes
1 Score Lakers 30 Spurs 25
Spurs Ginobli
Lakers Kareem(3) Cooper, Cooper, Magic(3) Wilkes
The Captain with 11 first qtr pts.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 36 Spurs 34
Spurs Belinelli(3) Ginobli, Diaw, Kawhi
Lakers Wilkes, McAdoo, Rambis
6 Lakers 44 Spurs 39
Spurs Splitter, Kawhi(3)
Lakers McAdoo, Kareem, Magic, Kareem
Kareem's got 15 and the Lakers keep this lead.
3 Spurs 48 Lakers 46
Spurs Baynes, Splitter, Ginobli(3) Green
Lakers magic
H Score Spurs 59 Lakers 51
Spurs Dunca, Parker, Belinelli(3) Baynes, Kawhi
Lakers magic(1) McAdoo, Kupchak
Biggest Spurs lead of the day - these modern teams always seem to threaten to blow by an older team, sometimes they don't - but the possibility of a run of threes that turn a 4 pt game into a 12 pt game is ever present.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 68 Lakers 55
Spurs Ginobli, Joseph, Baynes(3) Parker
Lakers Magic, Rambis
6 Spurs 76 Lakers 61
Spurs Parker, Ginobli, Duncan, Kawhi
Lakers Wilkes, Magic, Nixon
And it looks done - the 30+ years between the two teams just too much to traverse in game one.
3 Spurs 91 Lakers 73
Spurs Ginobli(3) Kawhi, Ginobli(3) Joseph, Parker, Parker(3)
Lakers McAdoo, Kupchak, Kareem, Nixon, Magic, McAdoo
3 Score Spurs 97 Lakers 77
Spurs Splitter, Splitter, Kawhi
Lakers Kupchak, Magic
Those 3 threes in that 3 minute stretch extending the lead.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 105 Lakers 82
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Kawhi
Lakers Nixon(3) Kareem
6 Spurs 122 Lakers 92
Spurs Baynes, Duncan(3) Green, Ginobli. Kawhi, Parker, Diaw, Belinelli
Lakers Kupchak, Magic, Magic, Kupchak, Magic
3 Spurs 125 Lakers 98
Spurs Green(3)
Lakers Kupchak(3) Kupchak
F Score Spurs 134 Lakers 100
Spurs Baynes, Williams, Mills(3) Daye
Lakers McKenna
No contest in game one of the first Region 8 Semi.
Kawhi: 21 pts/12 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Duncan: 13 pts/11 boards
Splitter: 10 pts
Green: 14 pts
Parker: 19 pts
Baynes: 10 pts/5 boards
Ginobli: 23 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Magic: 22 pts/11 boards
Kareem: 19 pts/6 boards/6 assists/5 blocks
Nixon: 13 pts/5 assists
Kupchak: 18 pts
McAdoo: 10 pts
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 4 Spurs 4
Lakers Kareem, Kupchak
Spurs Splitter, Parker
6 Lakers 12 Spurs 10
Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes, Kareem, Wilkes
Spurs Splitter, Parker, Splitter
Lakers need to win or they go home.
3 Lakers 18 Spurs 16
Lakers Wilkes, Magic, Nixon
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan
1 Score Spurs 23 Lakers 22
Lakers Kupchak, Magic
Spurs Joseph, Joseph, Ginobli(3)
Spurs have the lead and look to advance their 3rd team into the rnd of 32.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 32 Spurs 28
Lakers Magic, Cooper, Cooper, mcAdoo, McAdoo
Spurs Diaw(3) Kawhi
6 Lakers 41 Spurs 40
Lakers Nixon(3), Wilkes, Wilkes, Magic
Spurs Kawhi, Baynes, Duncan, Kawhi, Baynes, Green
Lakers surge back in front.
3 Spurs 47 Lakers 47
Lakers Wilkes, Magic, Kareem
Spurs Diaw(3) Ginobli, Belinelli
H Score Spurs 53 Lakers 51
Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes
Spurs Belinelli, Joseph, Splitter
Wilkes with 10 second qtr pts, but the Spurs retake the lead.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 62 Spurs 57
Lakers magic, Nixon, Wilkes, Wilkes, Magic, Wilkes(1)
Spurs Parker, Kawhi
6 Lakers 70 Spurs 61
Lakers Wilkes, Magic, Magic, Cooper
Spurs Duncan, Kawhi
The Forum is rocking - another half dozen for Wilkes.
3 Lakers 80 Spurs 61
Lakers Nixon, Kareem, Kareem(1) Kareem(3) Brewer
Spurs
3 Score Lakers 91 Spurs 66
Lakers Magic(1) Nixon, Kupchak, McAdoo, McAdoo, Magic
Spurs Belinelli(3) Kawhi
Wow - a total inversion; the Lakers completely at the Spurs mercy in game one ride the home cooking to even up the series.
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 101 Spurs 75
Lakers Wilkes, Wilkes, Cooper, Cooper, Nixon
Spurs Baynes, Parker, Green, Belinelli(3)
6 Lakers 107 Spurs 81
Lakers Kupchak, Wilkes, Wilkes
Spurs Green, Baynes, Kawhi
3 Lakers 116 Spurs 87
Lakers Kareem, Cooper, Kareem, Kareem(3)
Spurs Kawhi, Duncan, Ginobli
F Score Lakers 124 Spurs 97
Lakers Kareem, McKenna, Kareem, McGee
Spurs Ayers, Daye, Daye(3) Bonner(3)
LA thumps the Spurs to force the showdown.
Wilkes: 33 pts/8 boards-Player of the Game(1)
Kareem: 23 pts/10 boards/4 blocks
Magic: 21 pts/10 boards/8 assists
Nixon: 13 pts/11 assists
Kupchak: 8 pts/11 boards
Cooper; 12 pts
Duncan: 12 pts/9 boards/6 assists
Kawhi: 16 pts/5 boards
Belinelli: 10 pts
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 6 Spurs 5
Spurs Green(3) Splitter
Lakers Nixon, Kareem, Kupchak
6 Lakers 15 Spurs 11
Spurs Parker, Duncan, Green
Lakers Kupchak, Magic, Magic(3) Magic
Winner becomes the 15th team to advance to the round of 32.
3 Lakers 19 Spurs 19
Spurs Splitter, Splitter, Splitter, Ginobli
Lakers Kupchak, Cooper
1 Score Spurs 28 Lakers 27
Spurs Baynes, Joseph, Baynes, Belinelli(3)
Lakers Rambis, Wilkes, Wilkes, McAdoo
Wooosh, fun start to the showdown. Splitter with 8
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 34 Lakers 34
Spurs Baynes, Kawhi, Kawhi
Lakers Wilkes(3) McAdoo, Kupchak
6 Spurs 44 Lakers 36
Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli(3) Joseph(3) Duncan
Lakers Kupchak
Triples for the Spurs and San Antonio is up 8
3 Spurs 52 Lakers 46
Spurs Duncan(3) Duncan, Parker(3)
Lakers Magic, Kareem, McAdoo, Nixon, Kupchak
H Score Spurs 65 Lakers 53
Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi(3) Green(3) Belinelli, Belinelli(3)
Lakers Nixon, Wilkes(3) Cooper
11 for Kawhi in the second - and the Spurs are up double digits
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 74 Lakers 58
Spurs Duncan, Ginobli, Splitter, Parker
Lakers Kareem, Kareem(3)
6 Spurs 93 Lakers 62
Spurs Joseph, Belinelli(3) Baynes, Belinelli(3) Belinelli, Joseph(3) Duncan, Splitter
Lakers Cooper, Nixon
It's done - the Spurs have 3 of the 15 teams in the rnd of 32.
3 Spurs 100 Lakers 68
Spurs Green(3) Splitter, Duncan
Lakers Kareem, Wilkes, Wilkes
3 Score Spurs 109 Lakers 76
Spurs Dunca, Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Kawhi
Lakers Nixon, Kupchak, Kupchak, Wilkes
4 Qtr
9Spurs 112 Lakers 84
Spurs Kawhi(1) Splitter
Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Magic, Magic
6 Spurs 118 Lakers 90
Spurs Kawhi, Baynes, Green
Lakers Rambis, Wilkes, Kupchak
3 Spurs 120 Lakers 94
Spurs Diaw
Lakers Magic, Wilkes
F Score Spurs 127 Lakers 101
Spurs Daye, Daye(3) Daye
Lakers Johnson, Brewer(3) McKenna
15 teams are in the Rnd of 32 - no Celtics, no MJ - but 3 Spurs teams are in. 20 for Wilkes in the loss.
Duncan: 17 pts/12 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game(4)
Kawhi: 21 pts/9 boards
Splitter: 16 pts
Green: 13 pts/8 boards
Joseph: 10 pts
Baynes: 10 pts
Belinelli: 16 pts
All Region Team:
All Region:
C Kareem ('82 Lakers-2 PotG)
F Duncan ('15 Spurs-4 PotG)
F Kawhi ('15 Spurs-1 PotG)
G Magic ('82 Lakers-2 PotG)
G Jordan ('91 Bulls-2 PotG)
