1. 2016 SW DIV CHAMP SA SPURS v. 9. 1986 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS
Spurs: 67-15, 1st SW Div, 4th Off/1st Def
d. Grizzlies West 1st Rnd 4-0
Lost Thunder West Semis 4-2
9th overall seed
d. '99 Heat (2-1, Aldridge/Kawhi PotG)
Coach: Gregg Popovich
Starters
C Tim Duncan 39-Wake 8.6 PPG 16.9 PER 5.2 WS 2
F LaMarcus Aldridge 30-Texas 18 22.4 10.1 2.5
F Kawhi Leonard 24-S Diego St 21.2 26 13.7 6.7 VORP
G Tony Parker 33 11.9 16.2 5.8 1.2
G Manu Ginobli 38 9.6 17.8 3.8 1.6
Rotation Reserves
C Boban Marjanovic 27 5.5 27.7 3.4 .8
F Boris Diaw 33 6.4 14 3.8 1
F David West 35-Xavier 7.1 17.6 5.4 1.7
G Patty Mills 27-St Marys 8.5 14.6 4.8 1.5
G Danny Green 28-UNC 7.2 10.5 4.2 1.6
Leaders: Kawhi: 3rd 3Pt%, 4th WS, 2nd WS/48, 3rd +/1, 3rd Def Rtng, 1st Team All NBA
Duncan: 1st Def +/-, 2nd Def Rtng
Aldridge: 3rd Team All NBA
The top remaining seed in this tournament - the Spurs; do they fall victim to the Curse? 24 year old Kawhi and 30 year old Aldridge lead the way, over 20 PER and double digit WS. 27 year old Boban with a ton of PER off the bench.
Lakers: 62-20, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/7th Def
d. Spurs West 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Mavs West Semis 4-2
Lost Rockets West Finals 4-1
#137 overall seed
d. '12 Thunder (2-0 Magic 2 PotG)
Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West
Starters
C Kareem Abdul Jabbar 38-UCLA 23.4 PPG 22.7 PER 10.8 WS 4.9
F Maurice Lucas 33-Marquette 10.2 13.8 4 -.1
F James Worthy 24-UNC 20 20.4 9.5 3.6
G Magic Johnson 26-Mich St 18.8 24 12.1 5.7 VORP
G Byron Scott 24-Ariz St 15.4 15 5.2 .9
Rotation Reserves
C Mitch Kupchak 31-UNC 6 10.7 1.1 -.5
F Kurt Rambis 27-S Clara 5.5 12.7 4.3 1.1
F AC Green 22-Ore St 6.4 11.8 3.3 .2
G Michael Cooper 29-N Mexico 9.2 13.5 5.8 2.2
G Mike McGee 26-Michigan 8.3 12.4 1.9 0
Leaders: Magic: 1st Assists, 1st Assts/Gm, 4th PER, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 4th Off Rtng. 1st Asst%, 3rd Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA
Worthy: 5th Eff FG%
Kareem: 4th +/-, 1st Team All NBA
26 year old Magic is top 4 on all the big 5 Cats; 38 year old Kareem joins him as first team All NBA and 24 year old Worthy also hits 20 PER.
Matchup
C Kareem (Lakers)
F Aldridge (Spurs)
F Kawhi (Spurs)
G Magic (Lakers)
G Push
Bench: Spurs
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 14 Spurs 8
Spurs Ginobli, Aldridge, Parker, Kawhi
Lakers Worthy, Scott, Scott, Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Worthy
6 Lakers 20 Spurs 10
Spurs Ginobli
Lakers Scott, Worthy, Green
Region 9 is underway - the Spurs are the top remaining seed in this tournament.
3 Lakers 20 Spurs 13
Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi(1)
Lakers
1 Score Lakers 26 Spurs 20
Spurs Boban, Boban, Green, Duncan(1)
Lakers Lester(3) Lester, McGee(1)
Does the Curse of the Top seed claim another victim?
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 26 Lakers 26
Spurs West, Kawhi, Parker
Lakers
6 Lakers 33 Spurs 28
Spurs Boban
Lakers Magic, Worthy, Worthy, Scott(1)
Worthy's got a dozen.
3 Spurs 40 Lakers 35
Spurs Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Parker, West, Kawhi(3)
Lakers Lester
H Score Spurs 58 Lakers 39
Spurs West, Aldridge, Parker(3) Aldridge, Aldridge(3) Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3)
Lakers Kupchak, Magic
An enormous 6 minutes for the Spurs - they outscore the Lakers by 24 to probably end this game. A half dozen triples, four of them from Kawhi.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 66 Lakers 44
Spurs Parker, West, Diaw, Ginobli
Lakers Worthy, Kareem(3)
6 Spurs 76 Lakers 50
Spurs Diaw, Ginobli(1) Mills(3) Parker, Aldridge
Lakers Cooper, Kupchak, Worthy
Spurs are going to take game one.
3 Spurs 86 Lakers 60
Spurs Boban(1) Kawhi(3) Ginobli, Boban, Aldridge
Lakers Kareem, Scott, Scott, Worthy, Worthy
3 Score Spurs 94 Lakers 65
Spurs Kawhi(3) Duncan, Duncan(3)
Lakers Cooper(3) Cooper
A whipping in San Antonio. No curse today.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 106 Lakers 71
Spurs Duncan, Ginobli(3) Ginobli, Aldridge, Ginobli(3)
Lakers Worthy, Scott, Worthy
6 Spurs 117 Lakers 81
Spurs Parker, Duncan, Parker, Ginobli(3) Aldridge
Lakers Magic, Green, Cooper, Kupchak, Magic
3 Spurs 122 Lakers 88
Spurs Ginobli, Kawhi, Simmons(1)
Lakers Worthy(1) Magic, Henderson, Henderson
F Score Spurs 131 Lakers 90
Spurs Butler, Simmons, McCallum(3) Simmons
Lakers Lester
Wooosh. The Spurs are the top seed left in the tournament and played like it here.
Kawhi: 27 pts/5 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Aldridge: 19 pts/7 boards/5 assists(1)
Parker: 17 pts/8 assists/5 boards
Duncan: 10 pts/11 boards/5 assists
Ginobli: 22 pts/9 assists
Magic: 12 pts/8 assists
Worthy: 25 pts
Scott: 13 pts
Lucas: 0 pts/11 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 8 Spurs 2
Lakers Worthy(3) Lucas, Worthy(3)
Spurs Aldridge
6 Lakers 20 Spurs 10
Lakers Magic, Scott, Worthy, Magic, Kupchak, Kupchak
Spurs Kawhi(3) Parker, Duncan(1) Kawhi
The Lakers got blasted in game one - but we're here in LA for Game 2 and they get off to a hot start.
3 Lakers 25 Spurs 12
Lakers Worthy, Nevitt, Scott(1)
Spurs Aldridge
1 Score Lakers 33 Spurs 18
Lakers Nevitt, Scott, McGee, Lester
Spurs Boban, Diaw, West
Worthy has 10 first qtr points - the Lakers roaring to a big lead.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 37 Spurs 25
Lakers Green, Lucas
Spurs Diaw(3) Duncan, Kawhi
6 Lakers 47 Spurs 33
Lakers Lucas, Lucas, Worthy, Magic, Kareem
Spurs West, West, West, Ginobli
Maurice Lucas was held scoreless in game one, he's got 8 today.
3 Lakers 57 Spurs 42
Lakers Cooper, Cooper, Kareem, Kareem, Worthy
Spurs Ginobli, Duncan, Parker(3) Boban
H Score Lakers 59 Spurs 53
Lakers Rambis
Spurs Parker, Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3) Parker(3)
The Spurs hit 3 triples in the last 70 seconds to close the half.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 69 Spurs 61
Lakers Scott, Cooper, Kareem, Rambis, Scott
Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli, Ginobli, Aldridge
6 Lakers 77 Spurs 70
Lakers Scott, Magic, Kareem, McGee
Spurs Ginobli, West, Parker, Parker, Aldridge(1)
Aldridge with 5 to open the half
3 Lakers 81 Spurs 77
Lakers Magic, Worthy
Spurs Aldridge(3) Ginobli, Boban
3 Score Lakers 87 Spurs 87
Lakers Kareem, Lucas, McGee
Spurs Parker(3) Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Kawhi
7 points for Kawhi in the last 3 minutes to tie the game.
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 97 Spurs 93
Lakers Rambis, Magic, Worthy, Magic, Worthy
Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge, Duncan
6 Lakers 105 Spurs 101
Lakers Worthy(3) Kareem, Scott(3)
Spurs Aldridge, Parker, Aldridge, Kawhi
5:13: LA: Byron Scott from the top of the key.
4:33: LA: Worthy drives the baseline and goes off glass
4:24: SA: Duncan from the paint.
4:09: LA: Magic triples from the wing.
4:02: SA: Aldridge dunk. Lakers by 7.
F Score Lakers 126 Spurs 124
Lakers Magic, Lucas, Kareem, Lucas, Kareem, Lucas, Magic
Spurs Ginobli(3) Ginobli(3) Parker(3) Kawhi, Kawhi, Ginobli(3) Ginobli
LA withstands the Spurs 4 triples in 4 minutes and holds on to even up the series.
Magic: 21 pts/15 assists/10 boards-Player of the Game(3)
Kareem: 18 pts/5 boards
Scott: 16 pts/5 assists
Worthy: 25 pts/8 boards/5 assists
Lucas: 16 pts/8 boards
Kawhi: 26 pts/9 boards
Aldridge: 22 pts/15 boards
Parker: 22 pts/10 assists
Ginobli: 24 pts/6 boards
West: 10 pts
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 10 Lakers 4
Spurs Aldridge(3) Kawhi, Kawhi, Boban, Aldridge(1)
Lakers Kareem(1) Kareem(3)
6 Spurs 14 Lakers 8
Spurs Ginobli(3) Aldridge(1)
Lakers Lucas, Kareem
Spurs won an easy game one at home, after dropping game two on the road, we're back in San Antonio.
3 Spurs 24 Lakers 16
Spurs Kawhi, Aldridge, Kawhi, Kawhi, Parker
Lakers Worthy, McGee, Worthy, Magic
1 Score Spurs 37 Lakers 22
Spurs Kawhi, Parker, Mills(3) Aldridge, Aldridge, Mills
Lakers Kareem, Magic, Rambis
And that might be it - Spurs just undeniable at home.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 42 Lakers 28
Spurs Mills, Mills(3)
Lakers Magic, Green, Kareem
6 Spurs 48 Lakers 40
Spurs Parker(3) Kawhi(3)
Lakers Magic, Lucas, Scott(3) Scott(3) Magic
LA slices the deficit in half. That Lucas/Scott box score is a good One Tree Hill reference.
3 Spurs 59 Lakers 51
Spurs Parker, West, Kawhi, Parker(3) Aldridge
Lakers Rambis(3) Kareem, Kupchak, Scott, Kupchak
H Score Spurs 65 Lakers 59
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Kawhi
Lakers Worthy, Kareem, Scott, Scott
The lead was 16, got down to 4 - Spurs now up six. 19 for Kawhi.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 67 Lakers 63
Spurs Ginobli
Lakers Magic(1) Rambis, Rambis
6 Spurs 79 Lakers 69
Spurs Ginobli(3) Ginobli, Ginobli(3) West, Duncan
Lakers Lucas, Lucas, Kareem
Ginobli scores 10 straight Spurs points and again the lead is double digits.
3 Spurs 91 Lakers 75
Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge, West, West, Aldridge, Ginobli
Lakers Magic, Kareem, Scott
3 Score Spurs 97 Lakers 79
Spurs Aldridge, Parker, Diaw
Lakers Scott, Magic
No curse today - the top seed in region 1 will advance to the Rnd of 64.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 108 Lakers 85
Spurs Parker, Aldridge, West, Mills(3) Kawhi
Lakers Lucas, Magic, Kareem
6 Spurs 111 Lakers 89
Spurs Kawhi(3)
Laker Worthy, Worthy
3 Spurs 120 Lakers 94
Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi, Aldridge, West(1) Duncan
Lakers kareem, Worthy(1) Green
F Score Spurs 122 Lakers 104
Spurs Anderson
Lakers Green(3) Lester(3) Nevitt, Spriggs
Another triple-double for Magic in the loss.
Aldridge: 25 pts/12 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Kawhi: 28 pts/7 boards
Parker: 16 pts/6 assists
Ginobli: 15 pts/6 assists
West: 11 pts/5 boards
Mills: 13 pts
12. 1988 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS v. 13. 2014 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Celtics: 57-25, 1st Atl Div, 1st Off/17th Def
d. Knicks East 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Hawks East Semis 4-3
Lost Pistons East Finals 4-2
#184 overall seed
d. '81 Bucks (2-0 Bird/McHale PotG)
Coach: KC Jones
Starters
C Robert Parish 34-Centenary 14.3 PPG 17.2 PER 6.4 WS 1.6
F Kevin McHale 30-Minnesota 22.6 21.9 10.2 3.3
F Larry Bird 31-Indiana St 29.9 27.8 15 8.1 VORP
G Dennis Johnson 33-Pepperdine 12.6 14 5 1.4
G Danny Ainge 28-BYU 15.7 15.9 8.6 3.3
Rotation Reserves
C Artis Gilmore 38-Jacksonville 3.5 10.2 .8 -.4
F Fred Roberts 27-BYU 6.1 12.6 1.9 -.1
F Reggie Lewis 22-NEastern 4.5 14.3 .4 -.1
G Jim Paxson 30-Dayton 8.7 13.3 1 0
G Darren Daye 27-UCLA 6 13.6 1.2 .2
Leaders Bird 3rd PPG, 2nd FT%, 2nd PER, 3rd WS, 3rd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 1st Team All NBA
McHale 1st FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 2nd TS% 1st Off Rtng
Parish 2nd FG%, 3rd Eff FG%
Ainge 5th Eff FG%
The '86 Celtics are gone, but the '87 Celtics are in the Rnd of 32 and here are the '88 Celtics. Bird's 31, top 3 in all 5 Big Cats. 30 year old McHale also with 20+ PER and double digit WS. The coach on the opposing bench will have some thoughts.
Rockets: 54-28, 2nd SW Div, 4th Off/13th Def
Lost Blazers West 1st 4-2
#201 overall seed
d. '05 Suns (2-0 Howard/Harden PotG)
Coach: Kevin McHale
Starters
C Dwight Howard 28 18.3 PPG 21.3 PER 8 WS 2.3
F Terrence Jones 22-Kentucky 12.1 19.1 7.3 2.2
F Chandler Parsons 25-Florida 16.6 15.9 7.6 2.6
G Jeremy Lin 25-Harvard 12.5 14.3 4.4 .9
G James Harden 24-Arizona St 25.4 23.5 12.8 5.3 VORP
Rotation Reserves
C Omer Asik 27 5.8 14 2.4 .1
F Omri Casspi 25 6.9 12.9 2.4 .5
F Francisco Garcia 32-Louisville 5.7 9.3 1.8 .5
G Aaron Brooks 29- Oregon 7 11.9 1.1 .3
G Patrick Beverley 25- Arkansas 10.2 12.4 4.2 1.2
Leaders: Harden 5th PPG, 5th TS%, 5th WS, 1st Team All NBA
Howard: 5th Rebounds, 4th Reb/Gm, 3rd FG%, 2nd Team All NBA
Kevin McHale leads his Rockets into Boston Garden to face Kevin McHale from 26 years prior. 24 year old Harden is 20+ PER with double digit WS; 28 year old Dwight Howard also has 20+ PER.
Matchup:
C Howard (Rockets)
F McHale (Celtics)
F Bird (Celtics)
G Push
G Harden (Rockets)
Bench: Rockets
All Region
F Kawhi ('16 Spurs 2 PotG)
F Aldridge ('16 Spurs 2 PotG)
G Magic ('86 Lakers 3 PotG)
Gm
1 Qtr
9 Celtics 7 Rockets 6
Celtics Ainge(3) DJ, Bird
Rockets Parsons, Howard, Parsons
6 Rockets 18 Celtics 11
Celtics McHale, Bird
Rockets Howard(1) Harden(3) Jones, Lin, Lin, Harden
Underway - Spurs await the winner.
3 Rockets 25 Celtics 15
Celtics Paxson, Gilmore
Rockets Parsons(3) Howard, Parsons
1 Score Rockets 34 Celtics 19
Celtics Bird, Roberts
Rockets Howard(1) Howard, Lin(3) Beverly(3)
Coach McHale is all over player McHale as the series gets underway.
2 Qtr
9 Rockets 41 Celtics 25
Celtics Roberts, Daye, DJ
Rockets Brooks(3) Jones, Beverley
6 Rockets 47 Celtics 31
Celtics McHale, Bird, McHale
Rockets Jones, Asik, Harden
Modern basketball rolling in this one.
3 Rockets 56 Celtics 40
Celtics Bird, Bird, Paxson, Parish
Rockets Harden, Harden(3) Beverley(3) Beverley(1)
H Score Rockets 66 Celtics 48
Celtics McHale, Paxson, Bird, Parish
Rockets Parsons, Parsons, Harden, Beverley, Howard
14 for Harden, like the Spurs/Lakers series we just saw, the 21st century Texas team hammering the 80s legends.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 72 Celtics 52
Celtics Parish, Bird
Rockets Howard, Parsons, Parsons
6 Rockets 76 Celtics 54
Celtics Bird
Rockets Howard, Casspi
3 Rockets 89 Celtics 62
Celtics DJ, Paxson, McHale, Parish
Rockets Lin(3) harden, Brooks(3) Parsons(1) Jones, Howard
3 Score Rockets 101 Celtics 67
Celtics Bird, DJ, Lewis(1)
Rockets Harden(3) Harden, Beverley(3) Harden Howard
Coach McHale takes his Rockets to Boston and just woodshed his Celtics.
4 Qtr
9 Rockets 107 Celtics 74
Celtics Ainge(3) Bird, Bird
Rockets Howard, Jones, Howard
6 Rockets 113 Celtics 80
Celtics Bird, McHale, Ainge
Rockets Harden(1) Howard, Howard(1) Jones
3 Rockets 115 Celtics 84
Celtics Paxson, Roberts
Rockets Howard
F Score Rockets 125 Celtics 90
Celtics DJ(3) Minnifield(3)
Rockets Lin, Jones, Asik, Casspi(3) Daniels(1)
Rockets win every quarter.
Howard: 27 pts/19 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Harden: 24 pts/9 assists
Jones: 14 pts/8 boards
Parsons: 18 pts/5 boards
Lin: 12 pts/5 assists
Beverley: 14 pts
McHale: 12 pts/7 boards
Bird: 26 pts/10 boards/9 assists
DJ: 11 pts/5 assists
Paxson: 10 pts
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Celtics 12 Rockets 11
Rockets Parsons, Parsons(3) Parsons, Howard(3)
Celtics Parish, DJ, Ainge, McHale, McHale, McHale
6 Rockets 21 Celtics 19
Rockets Howard, Jones, Harden, Lin, Parsons
Celtics Ainge(3) Bird, Ainge
Chandler Parsons with 9 as the Rockets try to close
3 Celtics 27 Rockets 25
Rockets Parsons, Lin
Celtics Bird, Daye, McHale, Bird
1 Score Celtics 36 Rockets 33
Rockets Casspi(3) Asik, Brooks(3)
Celtics Bird(3) McHale, McHale, Paxson
Boston wins its first qtr of the series, McHale with a dozen.
2 Qtr
9 Rockets 41 Celtics 40
Rockets Brooks(3) Brooks(3) Harden
Celtics Lewis, Ainge
6 Celtics 51 Rockets 49
Rockets Harden, Casspi, Harden, Casspi
Celtics McHale(3) Ainge(3) Bird(3) Bird
Bird and McHale with 14.
3 Rockets 54 Celtics 53
Rockets Howard(1) Harden, Jones
Celtics Daye
H Score Rockets 63 Celtics 57
Rockets Howard, Asik, Garcia, Garcia(3)
Celtics Bird, Parish
Houston with its biggest lead of the day, one half from advancing.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 73 Celtics 64
Rockets Parsons, Lin(3) Howard(3) Beverley
Celtics Gilmore(3) Gilmore, DJ
6 Rockets 77 Celtics 70
Rockets Jones, Lin
Celtics DJ, DJ, Bird
Houston holds the lead.
3 Rockets 86 Celtics 79
Rockets Beverley(3) Brooks, Casspi, Casspi
Celtics Ainge(3) Parish, McHale, Parish
3 Score Rockets 97 Celtics 81
Rockets Harden, Howard, Parsons, Parsons(3) Harden
Celtics DJ
It's done. The Rockets will face the Spurs.
4 Qtr
9 Rockets 103 Celtics 84
Rockets Casspi, Howard, Jones
Celtics Ainge(3)
6 Rockets 107 Celtics 94
Rockets Jones, Jones
Celtics Parish(1) Ainge(3) McHale, Paxson, Lewis
3 Rockets 113 Celtics 98
Rockets Asik, Asik, Donatas
Celtics DJ, Roberts
F Score Rockets 117 Celtics 104
Rockets Smith, Donatas
Celtics Henry(3) Henry(3)
Houston really, really took it to the Celtics and now head to San Antonio.
Parsons: 19 pts/5 boards/4 blocks-Player of the Game
Harden: 14 pts/9 assists
Jones: 12 pts/9 boards/4 blocks
Howard: 15 pts/8 boards
Casspi: 13 pts/9 boards
Brooks: 11 pts
Gm 1
1st
9 Spurs 8 Rockets 2
Spurs Aldridge, Duncan, Aldridge, Aldridge
Rockets Jones
6 Spurs 18 Rockets 4
Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi(3) Duncan, Ginobli(3)
Rockets Howard
Spurs rocking Houston as the series begins.
3 Spurs Spurs 25 Rockets 19
Spurs Kawhi, Duncan, Kawhi(3)
Rockets Parsons, Parsons, Parsons, Harden Harden, JOnes (3) Jones
1 Score Spurs 35 Rockets 23
Spurs Aldridge, Duncan(3) Green(3) Kawhi
Rockets Brooks, Asik
17th spot in the Rnd of 32 up for grabs. Kawhi has a dozen.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 45 Rockets 29
Spurs Mills, Ginobli, Ginobli(3) West(3)
Rockets Asik, Asik, Howard
6 Spurs 50 Rockets 36
Spurs Ginobli(3) Ginobli
Rockets Jones, Howard, Jones(1) Parsons
10 for Manu to open the quarter.
3 Spurs 58 Rockets 44
Spurs Mills, Aldridge, Green, Mills
Rockets Jones, Jones, Howard, Harden
H Score Spurs 64 Rockets 50
Spurs West, Boban, Boban
Rockets Jones, Jones, Lin
2 Spurs teams are among the 16 that have already advanced to the Rnd of 32. Will this be the third?
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 76 Rockets 53
Spurs Kawhi(3) Duncan, Kawhi, mills(3) Parker
Rockets Harden(3)
6 Spurs 85 Rockets 61
Spurs Parker, Ginobli(3) Parker, Duncan
Rockets Casspi, Lin, Asik, Asik
Spurs cruising.
3 Spurs 91 Rockets 68
Spurs Kawhi, Parker, Duncan
Rockets Harden, Howard, Harden(3)
3 Score Spurs 97 Rockets 73
Spurs Duncan, Parker, Aldridge
Rockets Harden(3) Harden
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 101 Rockets 75
Spurs West, Diaw
Rockets Harden
6 Spurs 105 Rockets 80
Spurs Ginobli, Duncan
Rockets Jones, Parsons(3)
3 Spurs 115 Rockets 82
Spurs West, Boban, Boban, boban, Mills
Rockets Jones
F Score Spurs 128 Rockets 95
Spurs Butler(3) McCallum(3) Bonner, McCallum(3) Bonner(1) Simmons(1)
Rockets Howard(1) Donatas(3) Daniels(3) Hamilton(3) Hamilton(3)
Kawhi: 19 pts/9 boards/6 assists/5 steals: Player of the Game(3)
Aldridge: 12 pts/12 boards
Duncan: 19 pts/9 boards/9 assists
Ginobli: 18 pts/7 assists
Parker: 10 pts
Mills: 11 pts
Boban: 10 pts/5 boards
Harden: 20 pts/8 assists
Jones: 22 pts/5 boards
Howard: 11 pts/13 boards
Parsons: 12 pts
Asik: 10 pts/5 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Rockets 7 Spurs 4
Rockets Howard(1) Parsons, Howard, Harden
Spurs Aldridge
6 Rockets 11 Spurs 11
Rockets Howard(1) Parsons(3)
Spurs Duncan, Kawhi, Parker
Spurs looking to close.
3 Rockets 20 Spurs 16
Rockets Lin, Lin, Garcia, Parsons(3)
Spurs Aldridge, Duncan(1) Duncan
1 Score Rockets 25 Spurs 20
Rockets Howard(3) Howard
Spurs Boban, Boban
9 first qtr points for Dwight Howard.
2 Qtr
9 Rockets 34 Spurs 28
Rockets Casspi, Beverley (3) Jones, Brooks
Spurs Duncan, Parker, Boban, Aldridge
6 Rockets 41 Spurs 36
Rockets Harden, Parsons, Brooks(3)
Spurs West, West, Diaw, Kawhi
Houston holding on at home, looking to force game 3.
3 Rockets 48 Spurs 41
Rockets Howard, Brooks, Lin(3)
Spurs Kawhi(3) Parker
H Score Rockets 51 Spurs 41
Rockets Casspi(3)
Spurs
Houston's biggest lead of the series - the '19 Rockets are into the rnd of 32, the '14 Rockets looking to join.
3 Qtr
9 Rockets 53 Spurs 49
Rockets Asik
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Aldridge
6 Rockets 57 Spurs 51
Rockets Jones, Jones
Spurs Aldridge
Duncan with a half dozen to open the quarter.
3 Rockets 66 Spurs 54
Rockets Howard, harden, Lin(3) Howard
Spurs Kawhi(3)
3 Score Rockets 78 Spurs 66
Rockets Lin, Howard, Jones, Harden, Parsons, Harden
Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3) Aldridge
Double digit Houston lead.
4 Qtr
9 Rockets 84 Spurs 75
Rockets Harden, Jones, Howard
Spurs Aldridge, West, Duncan, Green(3)
6 Rockets 95 Spurs 85
Rockets Jones(1) Lin(3) Parsons, Howard, Lin(3)
Spurs Parker, Ginobli, Duncan, Parker, Aldridge
Houston's had ahold of this all day.
3 Rockets 99 Spurs 89
Rockets Jones, Jones,
Spurs Parker, Aldridge
F Score Rockets 106 Spurs 95
Rockets Garcia, Harden, Harden(3)
Spurs Mills(3) Green(3)
Houston forces game 3.
Howard: 21 pts/16 boards/4 blocks-Player of the Game(3)
Jones: 15 pts/15 boards
Harden: 17 pts/9 assists/7 boards
Parsons: 14 pts
Lin: 18 pts/8 assists
Duncan: 19 pts/10 boards
Aldridge: 20 pts/10 boards
Kawhi: 19 pts/6 boards
Parker: 12 pts
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 10 Rockets 0
Spurs Ginobli, Kawhi, Duncan, Kawhi, Kawhi
Rockets
6 Spurs 16 Rockets 6
Spurs Ginobli(3) Ginobli(3)
Rockets Parsons(1) Lin, Lin(3)
Manu with 8 to open game 3.
3 Spurs 21 Rockets 14
Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi(3)
Rockets Harden, Harden, Harden, Jones
1 Score
Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi, Kawhi, Kawhi(3)
Rockets Beverley
Kawhi Leonard opens game 3 with 20 first quarter points; given the moment, it's the best start in the tournament to date.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 47 Rockets 26
Spurs Mills, Green(3) Parker(3) West, Aldridge, Kawhi(3) West
Rockets Parsons, Casspi(3) Beverley(3) Beverley, Harden, harden
6 Spurs 47 Rockets 32
Spurs
Rockets Howard, Howard
Spurs don't score there, but the lead is 15.
3 Spurs 54 Rockets 37
Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli(3) Aldridge
Rockets Beverley(3) Parsons
H Score Spurs 62 Rockets 50
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Ginobli, Kawhi
Rockets Lin, Howard, Harden, Howard, Howard, Brooks
27 for Kawhi - the Rockets have shaved 10 pts from the deficit.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 66 Rockets 52
Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli
Rockets Howard
6 Spurs 70 Rockets 63
Spurs Parker, Parker
Rockets Jones, Harden, Beverley(3) Jones Parsons
Houston continues to chop away.
3 Spurs 74 Rockets 67
Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli
Rockets Asik(1) Howard(3)
3 Score Spurs 84 Rockets 76
Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge, Aldridge, Parker, Aldridge, Duncan
Rockets Casspi, Harden, Howard, Harden(3)
LaMarcus Aldridge with 10 in the back half of the third.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 88 Rockets 80
Spurs Kawhi, Aldridge
Rockets Howard, Jones
6 Spurs 92 Rockets 90
Spurs Aldridge, Diaw
Rockets Harden(3) Harden(3) Howard, Casspi
5:25: HOU: Omri Casspi gets a putback on a Jeremy Lin miss to tie the score; Houston trailed by 22 - and as we hit the stretch, it's flat tied.
5:12: SA: The Spurs have multiple go to guys at end of game - Kawhi strokes one.
4:40: SA: Kawhi.
4:22: HOU: Dwight Howard beasts his way to the tin.
3:53: SA: Danny Green bank. 98-94 Spurs
1:51: SA: No one scores for 2 minutes and that might be too much for the Rockets to overcome, LaMarcus in the paint.
1:30: SA: Patty Mills from the wing.
Duncan hits 2 FT, Manu 4. Parsons a triple for Hosuton.
Kawhi and Aldridge hit FT, Harden scores, Lin triples. That's it.
Houston comes all the way back to tie the score at 5:25 -- and they lose by 10.
F Score: Spurs 112 Rockets 102
The first number one seed to reach the Regional Finals - the '16 Spurs.
23/14 for Howard in the defeat.
Kawhi: 37 pts/8 boards/7 assists-Player of the Game
Duncan: 10 pts/10 boards/5 assists
Aldridge: 20 pts/10 boards
Ginobli: 21 pts/5 assists
All Region
C Howard ('14 Rockets-3 PotG)
F Kawhi ('16 Spurs 4 PotG)
F Aldridge ('16 Spurs 2 PotG)
G Magic ('86 Lakers 3 PotG)
G Harden ('14 Rockets 1 PotG)
