3. 1991 PAC DIV CHAMP PORT TR BLAZERS v. 11. 2018 ATL DIV CHAMP TOR RAPTORS
Blazers: 63-19, 1st Pac Div, 2nd Off/3rd Def
d. Sonics West 1st Rnd 3-2
d. Jazz West Semis 4-1
Lost Lakers West Finals 4-2
#43 overall seed
d. '11 Celtics (2-1 Drexler 2 PotG)
Coach: Rick Adelman
Starters
C Kevin Duckworth 26-E.Illinois 15.8 PPG 12.7 PER 4.3 WS -.8
F Buck Williams 30-Maryland 11.7 14.3 8.5 1.6
F Jerome Kersey 28-Longwood 14.8 15.6 6.7 2.3
G Terry Porter 27-Wisc-Stevens Pt 17 21.7 13 6.2
G Clyde Drexler 28-Houston 21.5 22.1 12.4 6.4 VORP
Rotation Reserves
C Clifford Robinson 24-UConn 11.7 14.1 4.2 .8
F Mark Bryant 25-S Hall 5.1 11.2 2.1 -.1
F Drazen Petrovic 26 4.4 15.3 .3 0
G Walter Davis 36-UNC 6.1 11.7 .6 0
G Danny Ainge 31-BYU 11.1 17 6.2 2.5
Leaders Williams 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 2nd TS%
Porter 4th 3Pt % 5th TS%, 5th WS/48, 2nd Off Rtg
Drexler 2nd Trip Doub, 2nd Team All NBA
The '91 Blazers are top 3 in both offense and defense, the backcourt, 27 year old Porter and 28 year old Drexler is over 20 PER and double digit WS. Walton's 70s Blazers are in the Rnd of 32 and a modern Blazers club still has a chance to make it; this is the last shot for Drexer's 90s group.
Raptors: 59-23, 1st Atl Div, 2nd Off/5th Def
d. Wizards East 1st Rnd 4-2
Lost Cavs East Semis 4-0
#171 overall seed
d. '04 Pistons (2-0, Valanciunas/DeRozan PotG)
Coach: Dwane Casey
Starters
C Jonas Valanciunas 25 12.7 PPG 22.5 PER 7.6 WS 1.9
F Serge Ibaka 28 12.6 14.7 5.1 1
F Pascal Siakam 23-N Mex St 7.3 14.5 4.7 1.4
G Kyle Lowry 31-Nova 16.2 19.5 10.2 4.5 VORP
G DeMar DeRozan 28-USC 23 21 9.6 3.2
Rotation Reserves
C Jakob Poetl 22-Utah 6.9 17.5 5.6 .9
F OG Anunoby 20-Indiana 5.9 10 3 .5
F CJ Miles 30 10 13 2.9 .8
G Delon Wright 25-Utah 8 16.5 4.5 1.9
G Fred Van Vleet 23-Wichita St 8.6 15.9 4.7 1.7
Leaders Lowry 5th Assts
DeRozan 2nd Team All NBA
The Raptors are top 5 offense and defense, but dont have the top end performers as that's an empty leader board. 28 year old DeRozan and 25 year old Jonas go over 20 PER. 31 year old Lowry has double digit WS. The '20 Raptors are in the Rnd of 32, this is their last remaining other club.
Matchup:
C Jonas (Raptors)
F Williams (Blazers)
F Kersey (Blazers)
G Porter (Blazers)
G Drexler (Blazers)
Bench: Raptors
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Raptors 12 Blazers 6
Blazers Kersey, Williams, Drexler
Raptors DeRozan, Ibaka(3) Jonas, ibaka, Lowry(3)
6 Raptors 22 Blazers 15
Blazers Williams, Duckworth, Williams, Porter(3)
Raptors JOnas(3) Jonas, Anunoby(3) DeRozan
Bottom half of the region is underway; 22nd spot up for grabs.
3 Raptors 31 Blazers 24
Blazers Kersey, Drexler(3) Robinson, Petrovic
Raptors Siakam, MIles, Miles, Miles(3)
1 Score Raptors 40 Blazers 33
Blazers Drexler, Bryant, Robinson(1) Bryant, Ainge
Raptors VVleet, Miles, Poeltl, Anunoby(3)
Fast pace here to open game 1. CJ Miles with 9 in the last 6 off the Raptor bench.
2 Qtr
9 Raptors 47 Blazers 39
Blazers Robinson, Davis
Raptors Anunoby, Anunoby, VVleet
6 Raptors 61 Blazers 43
Blazers Williams, Petrovic
Raptors Lowry(3) Lowry(3) Ibaka, Jonas, Jonas, DeRozan
And now its done - Lowry opens the qtr with back to back triples and the Raptors are running away with game one.
3 Raptors 63 Blazers 49
Blazers Drexler, Drexler, Williams
Raptors DeRozan
H Score Raptors 80 Blazers 60
Blazers Williams, Duckworth, Drexler, Ainge(3) Duckworth
Raptors Poeltl, Siakam, Lowry(3) Siakam, Ibaka, VVleet(3)
That might be a tournament high, 80 first half points. A dozen 3 pointers for Toronto
3 Qtr
9 Raptors 89 Blazers 64
Blazers Drexler(1) Robinson(3)
Raptors Lowry(3) DeRozan, Ibaka, DeRozan
6 Raptors 91 Blazers 75
Blazers Drexler, Kersey, kersey, porter(3) Duckworth
Raptors Lowry
Lowry with 17 for Toronto.
3 Raptors 99 Blazers 77
Blazers Drexler(1) Robinson(1)
Raptors Anunoby(3) Jonas, Jonas
3 Score Raptors 102 Blazers 83
Blazers Porter, Williams, Duckworth
Raptors Siakam
A dominant game one for the Raptors on the road.
4 Qtr
9 Raptors 108 blazers 90
Blazers Ainge(3) Davis, Kersey
Raptors Ibaka, Siakam, Siakam
6 Raptors 119 Blazers 101
Raptors Jonas(3) DeRozan(3) Anunoby(3) Siakam
Blazers Kersey(3) Drexler, Kersey, Drexler, Duckworth
3 Raptors 123 Blazers 109
Blazers Kersey, Porter(3) Porter(3)
Raptors Siakam, Wright
F Score Raptors 136 Blazers 122
Blazers Drexler(3) Drexler(3) Young(1) Young(3) Young(3)
Raptors Ibaka, Derozan, Nogueira, Noguiera, Powell, Powell(3)
Just a ton of points in game one; Blazers with a ton of garbage time buckets.
Jonas: 19 pts/11 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Lowry: 17 pts/13 assists
Derozan: 17 pts/6 assists/4 steals
Ibaka: 15 pts/7 boards
Siakam: 17 pts
Anunoby: 17 pts
VVleet: 10 pts
Porter: 14 pts/14 assists/7 boards
Drexler: 27 pts/8 assists
Williams: 14 pts/6 boards
Kersey: 17 pts
Duckworth: 12 pts/5 boards
Ainge: 10 pts
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Blazers 6 Raptors 0
Raptors
Blazers Kersey, Porter, Duckworth
6 Blazers 12 Raptors 5
Raptors DeRozan(3) Siakam
Blazers Drexler, Duckworth, Duckworth
Blazers have to win on the road to stay alive.
3 Blazers 16 Raptors 10
Raptors JOnas(3) Derozan
Blazers Kersey, Porter
1 Score Blazers 20 Raptors 14
Raptors Wright, VVleet
Blazers Petrovic, Petrovic
Defense in game 2 - Blazers come out fighting in Toronto.
2 Qtr
9 Blazers 28 Raptors 20
Raptors Wright, VVleet, Lowry
Blazers Ainge, Ainge(3) Robinson(1) Robinson
6 Blazers 32 Raptors 28
Raptors Lowry, Ibaka, DeRozan, Miles
Blazers Ainge, Duckworth
Blazers holding on.
3 Blazers 36 Raptors 30
Raptors Ibaka
Blazers Kersey, Kersey
H Score Blazers 39 Raptors 39
Raptors Ibaka, Jonas, Lowry(3) Siakam
Blazers Porter(3)
Toronto had 80 in the first half of game one - less than half today, but still, tied.
3 Qtr
9 Raptors 47 Blazers 47
Raptors Jonas, Jonas, Siakam, DeRozan
Blazers Wiliams, Drexler, Duckworth, Duckworth
6 Blazers 52 Raptors 51
Raptors Poeltl, Jonas
Blazers Porter(3) Ainge
Portland by the skin of their teeth, trying to go back home.
3 Raptors 59 Blazers 54
Raptors Anunoby, Lowry(3) Ibaka(3)
Blazers Kersey
3 Score Raptors 64 Blazers 60
Raptors Jonas, Ibaka(3)
Blazers Davis, Duckworth, Drexler
Toronto is 12 mintues from advancing.
4 Qtr
9 Raptors 69 Blazers 64
Raptors Siakam, Lowry, Poeltl(1)
Blazers Ainge, Williams
6 Raptors 76 Blazers 68
Raptors Jonas, Jonas, Miles(3)
Blazers Drexler, Kersey
Toronto won the high scoring game one, up in the low scoring game 2.
3 Raptors 81 Blazers 77
Raptors Jonas, Lowry
Blazers Kersey(3) porter, Porter, Williams
:31 84-84
Raptors Anunoby(3)
Blazers Robinson, Porter(3) Kersey
Portland scores 5 points in 30 seconds to tie this game. Raptors call time - but at 19 seconds, Drexler steals the ball - finds Robinson for a 6 footer - but he misses - oh, just a brutal miss. Siakam has the rebound and Toronto calls time at 8 seconds.
It's DeRozan - left side - just inside the arc - DeRozan - rises - fires -
GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! DEMAR DEROZAN AT THE BUZZER AND THE RAPTORS WIN! THE RAPTORS TAKE THE SERIES!
Final: Toronto 86 Portland 84
Just 8 points for Drexler and the 90s Blazers are eliminated.
Lowry: 15 pts/7 boards/7 assists-Player of the Game
DeRozan: 11 pts
Jonas: 19 pts/12 boards
Siakam: 8 pts/10 boards
Ibaka: 12 pts/8 boards
2. 1999 NBA CHAMPION SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 7. 2021 WEST CHAMP PHOENIX SUNS
Spurs: 37-13, 1st MW Div, 11th Off/1st Def
d. Wolves West 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Lakers West Semis 4-0
d. Blazers West Finals 4-0
d. Knicks NBA Finals 4-1
#22 overall seed
d. '84 Lakers (2-1, Robinson/Duncan PotG)
Coach: Gregg Popovich
Starters
C David Robinson 33-Navy 15.8 PPG 24.9 PER 8.4 WS 3.4
F Tim Duncan 22-Wake 21.7 23.2 8.7 3.2
F Sean Elliott 30-Arizona 11.2 12.6 3.5 .7
G Avery Johnson 33-Southern 9.7 14 3.9 .9
G Mario Elie 35-AIC 9.7 14.5 4.5 1.4
Rotation Reserves
C Will Perdue 33-Vandy 2.4 11.7 1.5 .1
F Malik Rose 24-Drexel 6 19.7 1.6 .4
F Jaren Jackson 31-Georgetown 6.4 12.5 2.1 .7
G Antonio Daniels 23-BGSU 4.7 16.1 1.8 .6
G Steve Kerr 33-Arizona 4.4 9.9 1.6 .3
Leaders Duncan 3rd Reb, 5th Reb/Gm, 3rd WS, 3rd Def Rtng, 1st Team All NBA
Robinson 5th FG%, 3rd PER, 4th WS, 1st WS/48, 4th +/-, 1st Def Rtng
The 22nd overall seed is the '98 Spurs, top defensive team in the league in '98, 33 year old Robinson and 22 year old Duncan are over 20 PER and both top 5 in WS in a short season. 4 of the 20 teams currently in the Rnd of 32 are from San Antonio.
Suns: 51-21, Pac Div Champs, 5th Off/9th Def
d. Lakers West 1st Rnd 4-2
d. Nuggets West Semis 4-0
d. Clips West Finals 4-2
Lost Bucks NBA Finals
#107 overall seed
d. '74 Nets (2-1, Bridges/Booker)
Coach: Monty Williams
Starters
C Deandre Ayton 22-Arizona 14.4 PPG 20.3 PER 8.4 WS 1.6
F Jae Crowder 30-Marquette 10.1 11.8 3.3 1.2
F Mikal Bridges 24-Nova 13.5 16.4 8 3
G Chris Paul 35-Wake 16.4 21.4 9.2 3.7 VORP
G Devin Booker 24-Kentucky 25.6 19.2 4.9 1.1
Rotation Reserves
C Frank Kaminsky 27-Wisconsin 6.6 15.8 2 .6
F Dario Saric 26 8.7 14.3 1.7 0
F Torrey Craig 30-USC Upst 7.2 15.5 1.8 .4
G Cameron Payne 26-Murray 8.4 17.4 3.6 1.3
G Jevon Carter 25-WVA 4.1 12.2 2.6 .5
Leaders Ayton: 5th Off Reb, 5th Reb%
Paul 2nd Assts, 3rd Assts/Gm, 1st FT%, 2nd Team All NBA
Bridges 5th Eff FG%, 5th TS%, 3rd Off Rtng
The most recent NBA Finals losers are alive; Phoenix yet to place a team into the next rnd. 35 year old CP3 and 22 year old Ayton hit 20 PER. Monty Williams played the 3 years prior to '99 with these Spurs.
Matchup
C Robinson (Spurs)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Bridges (Suns)
G Paul (Suns)
G Booker (Suns)
Bench: Suns
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 4 Suns 4
Spurs Robinson, Robinson
Suns Booker, Ayton
6 Spurs 12 Suns 8
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Duncan, Robinson
Suns Ayton, Saric
Raptors wait the winners, they will be on the road for game one in either San Antonio or Phoenix.
3 Spurs 22 Suns 16
Spurs Johnson, Elliott, Elliott, Johnson, Elliott
Suns Paul, Paul, Paul, Bridges
1 Score Spurs 25 Suns 22
Spurs Daniels(3)
Suns Ayton, Ayton, Ayton
Deandre Ayton has to deal with the ultimate twin towers, Robinson/Duncan, but he's got 10 first qtr pts.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 34 Suns 29
Spurs Daniels(3) Perdue Duncan, Kerr
Suns Craig, Craig(3) Craig
6 Spurs 42 Suns 37
Spurs Daniels, Jackson, Elie, Robinson
Suns Paul, Crowder, Ayton, Payne
7 for Torrey Craig to open the qtr.
3 Spurs 48 Suns 42
Spurs Elie(3) Jackson(3)
Suns Payne(3) Ayton
H Score Spurs 51 Suns 47
Spurs Elie, Robinson(1)
Suns Payne, Kaminsky(3)
Can't ask for more from Ayton - 14 pts in the half, Suns still down a couple buckets.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 59 Suns 54
Spurs Duncan, Johnson, Johnson, Robinson
Suns Booker, Paul, Carter(3)
6 Spurs 66 Suns 63
Spurs Robinson(1) Kerr, Duncan, Robinson
Suns Craig, Bridges, Payne(3) Paul
The Admiral's got 16 - Spurs have had this narrow lead all day.
3 Spurs 79 Suns 67
Spurs Robinson(3) Elliott, Elliott(3) Elliott(3) Daniels
Suns Ayton, Kaminsky
3 Score Spurs 89 Suns 69
Spurs Daniels, Robinson, Robinson, Robinson, Robinson
Suns Ayton
And that's it - Robinson pumps in 11 more in the last 6 minutes and the Spurs will take game one.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 94 Suns 76
Spurs Robinson, Elliott(3)
Suns Carter(3) Booker, Ayton
6 Spurs 100 Suns 80
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Rose
Suns Craig, Ayton
3 Spurs 102 Suns 83
Spurs Rose
Suns Crowder, kaminsky(1)
F Score Spurs 110 Suns 90
Spurs King, Kersey(1) Gaze(3) Williams
Suns Johnson(3) Nader(3) nader(1)
Third qtr told the tale here, Spurs outscoring Phoenix by 16.
Robinson: 31 pts/23 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Duncan: 12 pts/9 boards
Elliott: 17 pts
Daniels: 12 pts
Paul: 12 pts/6 assists/5 boards
Ayton: 22 pts/10 boards
Payne: 10 pts
Craig: 11 pts
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Suns 6 Spurs 2
Suns Ayton, Bridges, Booker
Spurs Johnson
6 Suns 10 Spurs 6
Suns Ayton(1) Booker(3)
Spurs Duncan, Duncan
Suns need the home win to stay alive.
3 Suns 18 Spurs 10
Suns Ayton, Booker, Booker, Bridges
Spurs Duncan, Kerr(1) Robinson(1)
1 Score Suns 22 Spurs 16
Suns Saric, Payne
Spurs Duncan, Johnson, Kerr
Booker held to single digits in game one - 9 already today.
2 Qtr
9 Suns 33 Spurs 23
Suns Kaminsky, Kaminsky(3) Booker(3) Paul(3)
Spurs Johnson, Johnson, Rose(1) Elliott
6 Suns 35 Spurs 27
Suns Booker
Spurs Elliott, Robinson
Booker now has 14.
3 Suns 46 Spurs 31
Suns Paul, Ayton, Booker, Ayton, Ayton(3)
Spurs Elliott, Robinson
H Score Suns 55 Spurs 37
Suns Ayton, Ayton, Crowder, Ayton
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Duncan
11 for Ayton in the last 6 - it's a blowout.
3 Qtr
9 Suns 59 Spurs 43
Suns Payne, Kaminsky(1)
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Kerr
6 Suns 67 Spurs 47
Suns Booker, Bridges, Craig, Ayton
Spurs Perdue, Daniels
We'll go back to San Antonio for the showdown.
3 Suns 72 Spurs 53
Suns Carter(3) Ayton
Spurs Elliott, Duncan, Elliott
3 Score Suns 80 Spurs 57
Suns Booker, Crowder(3) Paul(3)
Spurs Elie(3) Johnson(1)
4 Qtr
9 Suns 87 Spurs 62
Suns Craig(3) Booker, Booker
Spurs Robinson, Jackson(3)
6 Suns 95 Spurs 71
Suns Bridges, Booker, Bridges, Paul
Spurs Jackson, Elie, Elie, Elie(3)
3 Suns 95 Spurs 83
Suns
Spurs Elie, Duncan, Robinson, Daniels(3) Elliott
F Score Suns 109 Spurs 95
Suns Ayton, Moore, Booker(1) Bridges, Crowder, Paul(3) Smith
Spurs Elliott(3) Gaze, Elie, Duncan, Elie(3)
Spurs score a ton of garbage time points but we are all tied after two blowouts.
Ayton: 24 pts/12 boards-Player of the Game
Paul: 13 pts/8 assists/5 boards
Bridges: 12 pts/6 boards
Booker: 27 pts/7 boards
Robinson: 15 pts/11 boards
Duncan: 18 pts/12 boards
Elliott: 16 pts/8 boards
Elie: 17 pts
Gm3
1 Qtr
9 Suns 11 Spurs 5
Spurs Johnson(1) Johnson, Elie
Suns Booker, Booker, Crowder(3) Ayton, Ayton
6 Suns 16 Spurs 11
Spurs Duncan, Elliott, Elliott
Suns Ayton, Booker(3)
Devin Booker got shut down in game one - but has been blasting away since and the Suns take the early lead.
3 Suns 22 Spurs 21
Spurs Johnson, Elie, Robinson, Daniels(3) Duncan(1)
Suns Paul(3) Ayton(3)
1 Score Spurs 28 Suns 26
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Kerr(3)
Suns Carter, Carter
We've had blowouts in games one and two - maybe a good one here
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 34 Suns 32
Spurs Daniels, Robinson, Elliott
Suns Carter(3) Kaminsky(3)
6 Spurs 44 Suns 40
Spurs Duncan, Perdue, Kerr, Elliott, Elliott
Suns Payne, Booker(3) Bridges(3)
Look at those Phoenix triples - it takes so many twos to keep up with modern basketball - if a modern team is hitting its shots they are really tough to handle.
3 Spurs 50 Suns 42
Spurs Rose, Robinson, Duncan
Suns Bridges
H Score Spurs 54 Suns 44
Spurs Rose, Robinson
Suns Ayton
Duncan's got 3 fouls and hit the bench - but the Spurs rally defensively, allowing just 4 in the last 6
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 63 Suns 50
Spurs Rose, Rose, Rose, j=Jackson(3)
Suns Booker, Booker, Paul
6 Spurs 64 Suns 58
Spurs Johnson(1)
Suns Payne, Crowder, Bridges, Booker
Robinson adds his 3rd foul and the Suns slice the deficit.
3 Spurs 71 Suns 62
Spurs Duncan, Kerr, Elliott(3)
Suns Booker, Ayton
3 Score Spurs 79 Suns 71
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Robinson, Duncan
Suns Paul, Crowder(3) Paul(3) Booker(1)
Robinson and CP3 both have 4 fouls; 12 minutes left
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 83 Suns 77
Spurs Kerr, Robinson
Suns Kamisky, Saric, Booker
6 Spurs 94 Suns 85
Spurs Duncan, Daniels, Kerr, Kerr(3) Robinson
Suns Saric, Ayton, Booker, Ayton
7 for Kerr opens the 4th.
3 Spurs 96 Suns 87
Spurs Duncan
Suns Bridges
F Score Spurs 103 Suns 87
Spurs Elie(3) Rose, King
Suns
Just 2 Suns points in the last 6 minutes and the Spurs roll to the next round.
Robinson: 18 pts/11 boards/4 blocks-Player of the Game
Duncan: 19 pts/10 boards
Elliott: 13 pts/9 boards
Kerr: 14 pts
Rose: 12 pts/6 boards
2. 1999 NBA CHAMP SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 11. 2018 ATL DIV CHAMP TOR RAPTORS
Matchup:
C Robinson (Spurs)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Siakam (Raptors)
G Lowry (Raptors)
G DeRozan (Raptors)
Bench: Raptors
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 7 Raptors 3
Spurs Elliott, Duncan(1) Elliott, Robinson
Raptors DeRozan(1) Jonas
6 Spurs 13 Raptors 10
Spurs Elliott, Elliott, Johnson
Raptors Siakam Lowry, Jonas(3)
Final regional semi for region 11 - winner becomes the 22nd team to reach the rnd of 32
3 Spurs 22 Raptors 13
Spurs Robinson(1) Rose, Robinson, Rose, Robinson
Raptors DeRozan, Poeltl(1)
1 Score Spurs 33 Raptors 22
Spurs King(1) Daniels, Daniels, Kerr(3) Kerr(3)
Raptors Poeltl, Miles(3) Wright, Jonas
8 for Sean Elliott - Spurs up double digits.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 37 Raptors 27
Spurs Kerr, Duncan
Raptors Wright(3) Wright
6 Spurs 47 Raptors 35
Spurs Kerr(3) Duncan, Jackson(3) Perdue
Raptors Wright, JOnas, Jonas, Lowry
Kerr's in double digits off the bench.
3 Spurs 54 Raptors 43
Spurs Kerr(1) Elliott(3) Robinson(1) Daniels
Raptors ibaka(3) Poletl(3) Jonas
H Score Spurs 57 Raptors 47
Spurs Daniels(3)
Raptors Jonas, Lowry
Spurs maintain the solid double digit lead.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 63 Raptors 53
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Duncan
Raptors Lowry, Jonas, Poeltl
6 Spurs 65 Raptors 59
Spurs Elie
Raptors Siakam, DeRozan, ibaka
Raptors narrow the deficit with a good 3 minute defensive stretch.
3 Spurs 67 Raptors 64
Spurs Robinson
Raptors Ibaka, ibaka(3)
3 Score Spurs 74 Raptors 68
Spurs Robinson, Robinson(3) Johnson
Raptors Jonas, Jonas
The Admiral with 9 in the third.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 83 Raptors 71
Spurs Robinson, Elliott, Daniels(1) Duncan, Elie
Raptors Ibaka(3)
6 Spurs 91 Raptors 78
Spurs Kerr(1) Duncan, Jackson(3) Daniels
Raptors Van Vleet(3) Lowry, Van Vleet
Spurs are going to take game one.
3 Spurs 98 Raptors 85
Spurs Duncan, Elliott(3) Rose
Raptors ibaka(3) Jonas, Lowry
F Score Spurs 108 Raptors 102
Spurs King, Williams(1) Duncan, Duncan, Duncan(3)
Raptors Miller(3) Powell(3) Siakam(3) Siakam(3) Derozan, Wright(3)
Robinson: 19 pts/12 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game(4)
Duncan: 22 pts/14 boards
Elliott: 16 pts
Daniels: 12 pts/6 boards
Kerr: 13 pts
Lowry: 12 pts/7 boards/5 assists
Jonas: 23 pts/6 boards
Siakam: 10 pts/5 boards
Ibaka: 16 pts/8 boards
Wright: 12 pts
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 7 Raptors 2
Raptors Lowry
Spurs Duncan(3) Elliott, Duncan
6 Spurs 16 Raptors 12
Raptors Lowry(3) Siakam(3) Lowry, DeRozan
Spurs Elliott(3) Elie(3) Robinson(1) Johnson
Raptors need a win to stay alive.
3 Raptors 22 Spurs 19
Raptors Jonas, Poeltl, Anunoby, Poeltl, DeRozan
Spurs Elie(1), Duncan
1 Score Raptors 36 Spurs 23
Raptors Poeltl Derozan, Derozan, Derozan, Wright(3) Anunoby(3)
Spurs Robinson, Perdue
Great start to game 2 for the Raptors
2 Qtr
9 Raptors 47 Spurs 30
Raptors Wright, Anunoby(3) Wright(3) Wright(3)
Spurs Rose, Robinson, Jackson(3)
6 Raptors 53 Spurs 37
Raptors Wright(3) Lowry(3) Ibaka(3)
Spurs Daniels, Duncan, Elliot(3)
Very similar to the Spurs prior series, when it shifts to their home court, the modern team buries them in triples. Sure looks like we're headed to game 3
3 Raptors 59 Spurs 46
Raptors DeRozan, Siakam, Jonas
Spurs Duncan(3) Robinson, Duncan, Elliott
H Score Raptors 63 Spurs 50
Raptors Derozan, Poeltl
Spurs Robinson, Duncan
11 for Delon Wright off the bench in the qtr; big half for the Raptors
3 Qtr
9 Raptors 65 Spurs 54
Raptors Wright
Spurs Elie, Rose
6 Raptors 73 Spurs 61
Raptors Wright, Jonas, ibaka, Siakam
Spurs Robinson, Robinson(3) Duncan
The Admiral with 14.
3 Raptors 74 Spurs 65
Raptors ibaka(1)
Spurs Duncan, Robinson
3 Score Raptors 85 Spurs 74
Raptors Jonas, Jonas, Siakam, Siakam, DeRozan(3)
Spurs Robinson, Elie(1) Duncan, Elliott, Kerr
Raptors up double digits
4 Qtr
9 Raptors 91 Spurs 77
Raptors VVleet(3) Jonas(1) Ibaka
Spurs Rose, Robinson(1)
6 Raptors 92 Spurs 83
Raptors Ibaka(1)
Spurs Duncan, Rose, Johnson
Steady lead all day.
3 Raptors 95 Spurs 86
Raptors Poeltl(3)
Spurs Elie(3)
F Score Raptors 110 Spurs 100
Raptors DeRozan(3) Ibaka, Lowry, Ibaka, Jonas(1) Lowry(1) Derozan, derozan
Spurs Duncan, Johnson, Johnson, Elliott(3) Elie(3) Duncan
We head back to San Antonio, one more game to go.
DeRozan: 24 pts/7 boards -Player of the Game(2)
Lowry: 13 pts/8 assists/6 boards
Jonas: 12 pts/12 boards
Siakam: 11 pts/5 boards
Ibaka: 13 pts/7 boards
Poeltl: 11 pts/12 boards
Wright: 15 pts
Robinson: 19 pts/16 boards/6 assists
Duncan: 28 pts/14 boards
Elliott: 15 pts/5 boards
Elie: 13 pts/6 boards
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 9 Raptors 5
Spurs Elie, Duncan(3) Duncan, Johnson
Raptors Ibaka(3) Jonas
6 Spurs 16 Raptors 15
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Elliott(3)
Raptors Siakam, Derozan, ibaka(3) Miles(3)
We've hit the end - winner moves on and we head to region 12.
3 Raptors 28 Spurs 23
Spurs Johnson, Duncan, Elliott(3)
Raptors ibaka(1) DeRozan(3) DeRozan, Jonas, VVleet, Miles(3)
1 Score Raptors 35 Spurs 31
Spurs Daniels, Kerr, Rose, Daniels
Raptors Miles, Miles, Poetl(3)
Ton of points as we hit game 3; the modern club hitting 6 first qtr triples.
2 Qtr
9 Raptors 35 Spurs 34
Spurs Duncan(1) Duncan
Raptors
6 Raptors 44 Spurs 39
Spurs Johnson(1) Rose, Daniels
Raptors DeRozan, DeRozan, Anunoby(3) Anunoby
Good defensive effort in the first 3 minutes by the Spurs - but Toronto has kept the game 2 offensive momentum rolling.
3 Spurs 47 Raptors 46
Spurs Johnson, Elie, Elliott, Elie
Raptors Siakam
H Score Spurs 52 Raptors 52
Spurs Elliott(3) Robinson
Raptors Poeltl, DeRozan, Derozan
Well, you don't hate this. Flat footed tie. DeMar DeRozan was Player of the Game in game 2 and has 15 first half pts here.
3 Qtr
9 Raptors 57 Spurs 55
Spurs Elliott(1) Elliott
Raptors Lowry(3) Anunoby
6 Spurs 63 Raptors 59
Spurs Kerr(3) Duncan, Jackson(3)
Raptors Siakam
It's the Spurs with a couple of 3s and they take the slim lead.
3 Spurs 70 Raptors 68
Spurs Duncan, Elie(3) Robinson
Raptors Jonas, Poeltl DeRozan, DeRozan(3)
3 Score Spurs 82 Raptors 80
Spurs Jackson, Daniels, Elie, Robinson, Duncan, Duncan
Raptors Jonas, Derozan, Derozan, Lowry(3) Siakam(3)
12 minutes left and it is white hot in San Antonio. DeRozan with 21; Duncan with 20.
4 Qtr
9 Raptors 93 Spurs 91
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Daniels, Daniels(3)
Raptors VVleet, Lowry, Anunoby(3) Poeltl, Jonas, DeRozan
6 Raptors 97 Spurs 95
Spurs Elliott, Robinson
Raptors DeRozan, Wright
4:56: A minute later DeRozan scores again and he's got 27.
4:33: SA: Duncan 4 footer.
3:09: SA: Duncan goes off glass. 99-99. Duncan's got 28 and the game is tied.
2:34: SA: Elliott is fouled - hits 1. The Raptors haven't scored in 2 and a half minutes.
2:03: SA: Elliott floater from the baseline - 3 pt game, the Raptors haven't scored in 3 minutes.
1:36: SA: Avery Johnson in traffic. 104-99
1:22: TOR: DeRozan hits a long 2.
1:04: TOR: Siakam misses a game tying 3 - but Derozan is there for the putback. Spurs up a point with a minute left in the series. We are in it now.
The Spurs go to the Admiral - he hits a 12 footer at 52 seconds.
Siakam misses. Spurs ball and a 3 pt lead. But the Raptors keep them from scoring and have the ball with 13 seconds left.
Raptors look for the game tying 3 - it's DeRozan - from the wing - 8 seconds left...
Blocked by Robinson! The Admiral comes out to contest and swats the ball away!
Duncan comes up with the ball - he's fouled - hits 2 FT and its done.
Final: Spurs 108 Raptors 103
22 teams are in the Rnd of 32 - 5 of them are Spurs. 34 for DeRozan in the loss
Duncan: 30 pts/22 boards-Player of the Game
Robinson: 12 pts/19 boards
Elliott: 19 pts/6 boards
Elie: 11 pts/5 assists
Daniels: 13 pts
F Score
All Region
C Robinson ('99 Spurs 4)
F Malone ('98 Jazz 2)
F Duncan ('99 Spurs 2)
G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 3)
G DeRozan ('18 Raptors 2)
