1. 1998 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS v. 8. 1990 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS
Bulls: 62-20, 1st Cen Div, 9th Off/3rd Def
d. Nets East 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Hornets East Semis 4-1
d. Pacers East Finals 4-3
d. Jazz NBA Finals 4-2
#12 overall seed
d. '95 Knicks (2-1, Jordan 2 PotG)
Coach: Phil Jackson, Asst Bill Cartwright
Starters
C Luc Longley 29-N Mexico 11.4 PPG 13.5 PER 3.4 WS .5
F Toni Kukoc 29 13.3 17.3 7 3
F Scottie Pippen 32-Cen Ark 19.1 20.4 6.6 2.9
G Ron Harper 34-Miami Oh 9.3 14.7 7.2 2.3
G Michael Jordan 34-UNC 28.7 25.2 15.8 7.1 VORP
Rotation Reserves
C Jason Caffey 24-Alabama 5.3 14.4 2 .1
F Dennis Rodman 36-SE OK St 4.7 12.4 7.8 1.3
F Scott Burrell 27- UConn 5.2 15.7 3.7 1.3
G Steve Kerr 32-Arizona 7.5 12.9 3.8 .9
G Jud Buechler 29-Arizona 2.7 14.1 1.9 .7
Leaders Jordan 1st PPG, 4th PER, 2nd WS, 3rd WS/48, 3rd +/-, 2nd VORP, 2nd TO%, 1st Team All NBA
Rodman 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 4th Def Rtng, 1st Reb%
Pippen 3rd Team All NBA
Here's the Last Dance Bulls; 34 year old MJ is top 5 in WS, PER, WS/48 and VORP. 32 year old Pippen also goes over 20 PER. Fittingly, this is the Jordan Bulls final shot, if they're going to make the Rnd of 32, they have to go past Magic/Worthy and more likely than not Bird/McHale, it's a real gauntlet here in the top half of Region 12.
Lakers: 63-19, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/8th Def
d. Rockets West 1st Rnd 3-1
Lost Suns West Semis 3-1
#117 overall seed
d. '10 Cavs (2-1 Magic/Worthy PotG)
Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West
Starters
C Vlade Divac 21 8.5 PPG 17.5 PER 5WS 1
F AC Green 26-Oreg St 12.9 14.7 7.7 1
F James Worthy 28-UNC 21.1 19.8 10.6 4.3
G Magic Johnson 30-Michigan St 22.3 26.6 16.5 8.9 VORP
G Byron Scott 28-Ariz St 15.5 14.3 6 1.7
Rotation Reserves
C Mychal Thompson 35-Minnesota 10.1 13.4 4.7 0
F Orlando Woolridge 30-N Dame 12.7 17.6 4.8 1.3
F Jay Vincent 30-Mich St 3.8 10.2 .1 -.2
G Larry Drew 31-Missouri 5.2 10.2 1.4 .1
G Michael Cooper 33- N Mex 6.4 9.6 2.7 .6
Leaders Magic 2nd Assts, 2nd Assts/Gm, 4th PER, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 2nd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst%, 1st Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA
Scott: 5th 3 Pt%
Divac: 5th Def rtng
Worthy 3rd Team All NBA
30 year old Magic leads the best offense in the NBA in 1990, the Lakers; top 5 in PER, Win Shares, Win Shares/48 and VORP. 20 year old Worthy also has double digit WS. 3 Lakers squads are safely into the Rnd of 32, trailing just the Spurs for representation.
Matchup:
C Vlade (Lakers)
F Kukoc (Bulls)
F Worthy (Lakers)
G Magic (Lakers)
G Jordan (Bulls)
Bench: Bulls
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Bulls 8 Lakers 6
Bulls Longley, Longley, Longley, Kukoc
Lakers Magic, Green, Magic
6 Bulls 12 Lakers 10
Bulls Pippen, Longley
Lakers Green, Worthy
Luc Longley is fed the ball to start this series - it's Jordan's last chance; it's Longley with 8.
3 Bulls 24 Lakers 21
Bulls Harper, Jordan, Jordan, Kerr(3) Caffey(3)
Lakers Scott, Divac(3) Divac, Magic, Worthy
1 Score Bulls 28 Lakers 23
Bulls Caffey(1) Burrell, Buechler
Lakers Cooper
Couple of 90s teams, they're not going to bomb triple after triple - but Chicago does hit 2 and they have the lead.
2 Qtr
9 Bulls 33 Lakers 28
Bulls Kerr, Pippen(1) Jordan
Lakers Vincent, Magic, Worthy(1)
6 Bulls 40 Lakers 35
Bulls Pippen(3) Pippen, Kerr
Lakers Magic(3) Green, Worthy
A half dozen for Pippen opens the qtr
3 Bulls 45 Lakers 43
Bulls Jordan, Kukoc(3)
Lakers Worthy, Scott(3) Woolridge
H Score Bulls 55 Lakers 47
Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Harper, Kukoc(3)
Lakers Drew, Woolridge
Orlando Woolridge spent his first several seasons in Chicago, he played with Jordan, he adds a couple buckets off the bench.
3Qtr
9 Bulls 62 Lakers 55
Bulls Jordan, Longley(1) Rodman, Harper
Lakers Scott(3) Worthy, Green(3)
6 Bulls 64 Lakers 62
Bulls Harper
Lakers Magic(3) Magic, Divac
The Lakers with 3 3s to open the half and this game is tight.
3 Bulls 71 Lakers 71
Bulls Rodman, Longley(1) Jordan, Longly
Lakers Woolridge, Drew, Cooper, Magic(3)
3 Score Lakers 78 Bulls 77
Bulls Jordan, Longley, Pippen
Lakers Thompson, Green, Divac(3)
Vlade hits a half court shot at the buzzer and LA takes its first lead.
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 88 Bulls 81
Bulls Jordan, harper
Lakers Magic, Woolridge, Magic, Worthy
6 Lakers 93 Bulls 87
Bulls Burrell, Harper, Buechler
Lakers Scott(3) Green
This Chicago crowd has watched Bulls after Bulls team fall - and it looks to be happening again
3 Lakers 103 Bulls 94
Bulls Harper, Jordan, Kukoc(3)
Lakers Woolridge, Magic, Vincent, Thompson, Magic
F Score Lakers 112 Bulls 103
Bulls Harper, Longley, Pippen, Pippen(3)
Lakers Longley, Worthy, Scott, Magic, Scott(1) Magic
The Jordan Bulls are a game away from not sending a single team into the Rnd of 32.
Magic: 33 pts/10 boards/9 assists-Player of the Game
Worthy: 15 pts/7 boards
Scott: 14 pts
Green: 13 pts/9 boards
Divac: 10 pts/11 boards
Woolridge: 11 pts
Jordan: 20 pts/10 boards/5 assists
Pippen: 17 pts/5 boards
Kukoc: 12 pts/8 assists/6 boards
Longley: 16 pts
Harper: 16 pts
Rodman: 4 pts/10 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 12 Bulls 5
Lakers Divac(3) Scott, Magic, Green, Green
Bulls Pippen(3) Longley
6 Lakers 14 Bulls 9
Lakers Green
Bulls Harper, Harper
The Jordan Bulls are down to their final bullet.
3 Lakers 22 Bulls 11
Lakers Green, Scott, Worthy, Magic
Bulls Harper
1 Score Lakers 26 Bulls 22
Lakers Worthy, Green
Bulls Jordan, Rodman, Jordan, Jordan(3) Jordan
Jordan scores the last 7 for Chicago.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 30 Bulls 29
Lakers Thompson, Worthy
Bulls Buechler, Pippen(3) Harper
6 Lakers 37 Bulls 37
Lakers Cooper, Scott, Thompson(3)
Bulls Harper, Burrell, Jordan, Pippen
Pippen's got 8 and the Bulls have caught up here in LA
3 Lakers 45 Bulls 45
Lakers Cooper, Vincent, Magic, Woolridge
Bulls Pippen, Harper, Caffey, Jordan
H Score Lakers 51 Bulls 51
Lakers Worthy, Woolridge, Drew
Bulls Kerr, Kukoc, Pippen
Jordan with 11, Pippen with 12 and we are tied.
3Qtr
9 Bulls 56 Lakers 56
Lakers Divac(3) Magic
Bulls Harper(3) Pippen
6 Bulls 65 Lakers 62
Lakers Drew, Worthy, Green
Bulls Jordan, Longley, Jordan, Jordan(3)
A Jordan triple gives Chicago its first lead of the day.
3 Bulls 73 Lakers 68
Lakers Green, Woolridge, Scott
Bulls Kukoc, Jordan, Pippen, Jordan
3 Score Bulls 78 Lakers 72
Lakers Woolridge, Worthy
Bulls Jordan, Caffey(3)
Jordan has 13 third qtr points - Bulls trying to force game 3.
4 Qtr
9 Bulls 85 Lakers 78
Lakers Scott, Vincent, Divac
Bulls harper, Kukoc, Jordan(3)
6 Bulls 88 Lakers 82
Lakers magic, Thompson
Bulls Buechler(3)
6 left in game 2 - are we headed back to Chicago?
3 Bulls 90 Lakers 84
Lakers Worthy
Bulls Jordan
F Score Bulls 102 Lakers 94
Lakers Divac, Magic(3) Magic, Magic(3)
Bulls Caffey(3) Jordan, Pippen(1) Kukoc(1) Jordan, Jordan(3)
The Bulls live another day
Jordan: 38 pts/12 boards-Player of the Game
Pippen: 17 pts/5 assists
Harper: 17 pts/7 boards
Rodman: 2 pts/15 boards
Magic: 18 pts/11 assists/7 boards/4 steals
Worthy: 14 pts/6 assists/5 boards
Scott: 11 pts
Divac: 10 pts/11 boards
Green: 14 pts/8 boards
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 6 Bulls 3
Bulls Kukoc, Jordan(1)
Lakers Worthy(3) Green(3)
6 Lakers 17 Bulls 12
Bulls Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc, Pippen(3)
Lakers Scott, Green, Magic(3) Scott, Scott
Jordan was able to push elimination back another day - needs a win here to move forward.
3 Lakers 23 Bulls 16
Bulls Pippen, Kukoc
Lakers Green, Scott, Worthy
1 Score Lakers 23 Bulls 21
Bulls Pippen(1) Jordan, Burrell
Lakers
Good 3 minutes for Chicago's defense; we've got a good one.
2 Qtr
9 Bulls 27 Lakers 23
Bulls Longley, Buechler, Kerr
Lakers
6 Bulls 32 Lakers 31
Bulls Kerr(3) Jordan
Lakers Green, Woolridge, Thompson, Thompson
LA didn't score for another 3 minute stretch and we are super tight.
3 Lakers 41 Bulls 36
Bulls harper, Kukoc
Lakers Magic, Scott, Scott, Magic, Magic
H Score Lakers 50 Bulls 41
Bulls Harper(1) Longley, Harper
Lakers Thompson, Scott, Worthy, Scott(1) Woolridge
Magic had a half dozen in that 3 min stretch - solid LA lead.
3Qtr
9 Lakers 64 Bulls 48
Bulls harper, Kukoc, Longley, Cooper(1)
Lakers Scott(3) Scott, Magic, Magic, Cooper(3) Drew
6 lakers 66 Bulls 52
Bulls Longley, Pippen
Lakers Thompson
This might be too much deficit.
3 Lakers 70 Bulls 61
Bulls Rodman, Jordan, Jordan, Pippen(3)
Lakers Worthy, Scott
3 Score Lakers 74 Bulls 69
Bulls Kukoc(1) Jordan(3) Jordan, Harper
Lakers Divac, Worthy
Jordan with 9 in the last 6 - Bulls slice the deficit. 12 to go.
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 78 Bulls 75
Bulls Jordan Kukoc(3) Harper(1)
Lakers Green(1) Worthy, Green(1)
6 Lakers 87 Bulls 80
Bulls Kerr(3) Kukoc
Lakers Scott, Worthy(3) Worthy, Worthy
James Worthy with 9 in the first half of the 4th. 6 left.
3 Lakers 89 Bulls 84
Bulls Pippen, Kukoc
Lakers Woolridge
At a minute 30, Jordan and Worthy exchange baskets.
Longley cuts it to 3, but then Magic drives and scores. 58 seconds.
The Bulls don't score - they have to foul Magic, he hits both. Pippen triples with 19 seconds left. 95-91.
Magic 2FT. Jordan scores. 14 seconds left 97-93
Divac is fouled - hits 1. Jordan scores - but with just 2 seconds left, the Bulls trail by 2 with Worthy headed to the line. If he hits just 1 - it's over.
He hits 1.
The Bulls get a timeout. Somehow, they need a 4 point miracle.
They don't get it - Kukoc sinks a 3 - and Michael Jordan is out of the tournament.
F Score: Lakers 99 Bulls 98
Arguably, the 90s Bulls are the greatest dynasty ever - and they are gone, bounced entirely from the tournament, along with the 60s Celtics - shut out of the Regional Finals.
Worthy: 23 pts/9 assists/7 boards-Player of the Game
Magic: 19 pts/11 assists/8 boards
Scott: 24 pts
Green: 11 pts/10 boards
Divac: 3 pts/10 boards
Thompson: 8 pts/11 boards
5. 1985 EAST CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS v. 13. 2000 PHOENIX SUNS
Celtics: 63-19, 1st Atl Div, 2nd Off/5th Def
d. Cavs East 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Pistons East Semis 4-2
d. Sixers East Finals 4-1
Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-2
#76 overall seed
d. '05 Pistons (2-0, Bird 2 PotG)
Coach KC Jones
Starters
C Robert Parish 31-Centenary 17.6 PPG 17.6 PER 9 WS 2
F Kevin McHale 27-Minnesota 19.8 20.7 11 3
F Larry Bird 28-Indiana St 28.7 26.5 15.7 8.7 VORP
G Dennis Johnson 30-Pepperdine 15.7 14.4 6.4 1.8
G Danny Ainge 25-BYU 12.9 14.2 6.6 1.8
Rotation Reserves
C Cedric Maxwell 29-UNCC 11.1 14.2 4.6 .9
F Scott Wedman 32-Colorado 6.4 12.7 2.2 .2
F ML Carr 34-Guliford 3.2 9.9 .4 -.1
G Quinn Buckner 30-Indiana 2.4 7.5 .5 -.3
G Ray Williams 30-Minnesota 6.4 10.9 .4 .1
Leaders Bird 2nd PPG, 4th Def Reb, 3 Pt%, Bird 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 2nd Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA
McHale 5th WS/48, 5th Off Rtng
Top 5 in both offense and defense, the '85 Celtics are led by 28 year old Bird, the best player in the NBA - he runs the table, first in PER, Win Shares, Win Shares/48 and VORP. 27 year old McHale joins him in 20+ PER and double digit WS. Some of these 80s Celtics teams had real bench issues. LA and Boston both are alive in the bottom of the region; we haven't had two reps from the same franchise face off yet - but we might see it in the Region 12 Final.
Suns: 53-29, 3rd Pac Div, 16th Off/3rd Def
d. Spurs West 1st Rnd 3-0
Lost Lakers West Semis 4-1
#204 overall seed
d. '19 Raptors (2-0 Kidd/Rogers)
Coach Scott Skiles
Starters
C Clifford Robinson 33-UConn 18.5 PPG 17.3 PER 9.6 WS 3.2
F Tom Gugliotta 30-NC St 13.7 16.4 5.2 1.5
F Rodney Rogers 28-Wake 13.8 17.1 7.4 2.7
G Jason Kidd 26-Cal 14.3 18.4 8.5 4.2 VORP
G Penny Hardaway 28-Memphis 16.9 17.9 7.8 3.1
Rotation Reserves
C Luc Longley 31 6.3 8.8 1.3 -.9
F Oliver Miller 29-Arkansas 6.3 15.5 3.4 1.1
F Shawn Marion 21-UNLV 10.2 17.1 4.1 1
G Kevin Johnson 33-Cal 12.7 17.3 .5 .2
G Todd Day 30-Arkansas 6.8 13.2 2.5 .6
Leaders Kidd 5th Assts, 1st Asts/Gm, 5th Stls/Gm, 5th Asst%, 1st Trip-Doub, 1st Team All NBA
Rogers 4th Eff FG%
The 13th seed in Region 12 is the 2000 Suns; similar profile as the Pistons squad in the prior matchup, without going as far. No one hits 20 PER or double digit WS. The Suns are not represented yet in the Rnd of 32. Danny Ainge is starting for the Celtics and he was the coach for these Suns for the prior 3 seasons and the first 20 games of this season.
Matchup:
C Push
F McHale (Celtics)
F Bird (Celtics)
G Kidd (Suns)
G Penny (Suns)
Bench: Suns
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Celtics 8 Suns 5
Celtics Mchale, Mchale, DJ(1) Bird(3)
Suns Gugliotta(3) Kidd
6 Celtics 17 Suns 15
Celtics Bird, Parish, Carlisle, McHale
Suns Rogers(3) Rogers(3) Miller, Robinson
We're a Celtics series win away from getting Magic vs. Bird for a spot in the Rnd of 32.
3 Celtics 25 Suns 20
Celtics Williams(3) Bird, Maxwell(1) Parish
Suns Hardaway(3) Marion
1 Score Celtics 32 Suns 25
Celtics Parish, Carlisle(3) Williams
Suns Marion, Kidd(3)
Not sure what these Boston fans want more - to beat the Suns or to beat the Suns so they can face LA
2 Qtr
9 Celtics 36 Suns 33
Celtics Bird, DJ
Suns Marion(3) Rogers(3) Rogers
6 Celtics 45 Suns 37
Celtics Maxwell(3) McHale, Bird, McHale
Suns Miller, Gugliotta
McHale has 10, Bird 11
3 Celtics 50 Suns 40
Celtics DJ, Mchale(3)
Suns Kidd(1) Penny
H Score Celtics 55 Suns 49
Celtics McHale, Williams(1) McHale
Suns KJ, Longley, Gugliotta(1) Gugliotta, Marion
17 for McHale.
3Qtr
9 Celtics 64 Suns 55
Celtics McHale, Bird, Carr(3) Wedman
Suns Longley, Longley, Marion
6 Celtics 68 Suns 61
Celtics Parish, Mchale
Suns Robinson, Robinson, Rogers
McHale with 21.
3 Celtics 76 Suns 66
Celtics Maxwell, Buckner, McHale, Bird
Suns Marion(3) Penny
3 Score Celtics 80 Suns 71
Celtics McHale, Williams
Suns Gugliotta(1) Rogers, Robinson
DJ has 5 fouls - the Celtics guards - Ainge/Buckner/Williams all in foul trouble, struggling with the quickness from Phoenix
4 Qtr
9 Celtics 92 Suns 79
Celtics Bird, Ainge, Buckner, McHale, McHale, Parish
Suns Gugliotta, Gugliotta, Rogers, Kidd
6 Celtics 98 Suns 87
Celtics Ainge, Parish, Parish
Suns Rogers, Kidd, Miller, Gugliotta
Kevin McHale has 29 points and the Celtics look like they're taking game one.
3 Celtics 104 Suns 95
Celtics McHale, McHale, McHale
Suns KJ, Gugliotta, Rogers, Gugliotta
F Score Celtics 116 Suns 104
Celtics Parish, Parish, Bird, DJ, DJ, Carr
Suns Gugliotta, Gugliotta, MacLean, Bailey
Steady win for the Celtics, they lead from the opening tip.
McHale: 35 pts/5 boards-Player of the Game(1)
Bird: 20 pts/11 boards/6 assists
Parish: 18 pts/14 boards
Kidd: 10 pts/9 assists
Rogers: 21 pts/7 boards
Gugliotta: 23 pts/8 boards
Marion: 14 pts/7 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Suns 12 Celtics 8
Suns Gugliotta, Gugliotta, Rogers(3) Penny, Rogers(3)
Celtics Parish, McHale, Bird, DJ
6 Suns 20 Celtics 16
Suns Robinson(1) Gugliotta, Robinson, Rogers
Celtics Ainge, McHale, Bird, Bird
Suns need a win to stay alive - Lakers revving up the jet to head to Boston
3 Suns 25 Celtics 23
Suns Kidd(3) Marion
Celtics McHale, Parish(3) Bird
1 Score Suns 29 Celtics 27
Suns Kidd, Miller
Celtics Parish, Parish
Suns trying to hold off a much anticipated matchup.
2 Qtr
9 Suns 41 Celtics 31
Suns Marion, Marion, Gugliotta, KJ(3) Robinson
Celtics Ainge, McHale
6 Suns 50 Celtics 35
Suns Robinson, Miller(1) Miller, Rogers, Robinson
Celtics Williams, Maxwell
Not so fast, the Suns say - how about we go back to Boston for a showdown
3 Suns 56 Celtics 40
Suns Kidd, Marion, Penny
Celtics Parish, Parish(3)
H Score Suns 58 Celtics 46
Suns Gugliotta
Celtics Williams, McHale, DJ
Gugliotta had a big game one, has 10 today.
3Qtr
9 Suns 65 Celtics 52
Suns Day, Day(3) Marion
Celtics Bird, Bird, Parish
6 Suns 71 Celtics 58
Suns Penny, Robinson(3)
Celtics Ainge, Parish, Parish
18 for the Chief, but a double digit Suns lead
3 Suns 77 Celtics 66
Suns Gugliotta, Penny, Marion
Celtics Bird, Ainge, Maxwell, Maxwell
3 Score Suns 85 Celtics 72
Suns Robinson(1) Penny(1) Kidd, Miller, Gugliotta
Celtics McHale, Maxwell, Parish
12 minutes from now - are we headed to Boston?
4 Qtr
9 Suns 95 Celtics 83
Suns Marion, Kidd, Robinson(3) Penny(1) Gugliotta
Celtics McHale, Bird, Parish, McHale(3) Bird
6 Suns 102 Celtics 91
Suns Kidd, Gugliotta, Rogers(3)
Celtics McHale, McHale, McHale, McHale
McHale with 13 to open the 4th - but we're going to the showdown.
3 Suns 110 Celtics 101
Suns Gugliotta, Gugliotta, Gugliotta, Gugliotta
Celtics DJ, McHale, Carr, Wedman, Parish
F Score Suns 119 Celtics 110
Suns Rogers, Gugliotta, Gugliotta, Kidd
Celtics Bird, Carr, Ainge, Ainge(3)
We haven't seen a Magic/Bird game - we're not going to get a LeBron/Jordan game; the Suns are trying to spoil this.
Gugliotta: 30 pts/13 boards-Player of the Game
Penny: 11 pts/7 assists
Kidd: 15 pts/16 assists/7 boards
Robinson: 18 pts
Rogers: 16 pts/9 boards
Marion: 14 pts/5 boards
McHale: 28 pts/13 boards
Bird: 20 pts/8 assists/6 boards
Parish: 25 pts/9 boards
Ainge: 13 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Celtics 6 Suns 6
Celtics Bird, Bird, Parish
Suns Robinson, Gugliotta, Rogers
6 Celtics 12 Suns 12
Celtics McHale, Ainge, McHale
Suns Gugliotta, Rogers, Kidd
This Boston crowd trying to will their team home.
3 Celtics 20 Suns 17
Celtics Ainge, Bird, Maxwell, Bird
Suns Robinson(3) Penny
1 Score Celtics 26 Suns 23
Celtics McHale, Kite, Wedman
Suns Robinson, KJ, Longley
Bird with 8 - does Boston advance?
2 Qtr
9 Celtics 31 Suns 30
Celtics Maxwell, Wedman(3)
Suns Miller, Robinson(3) Kidd
6 Celtics 39 Suns 32
Celtics DJ, DJ, Ainge, Ainge
Suns KJ
Celtic defense gets tough in the last 3.
3 Celtics 47 Suns 41
Celtics Buckner(3) Bird, Bird(3)
Suns Kidd, Kidd, Robinson, Marion(3)
H Score Celtics 53 Suns 49
Celtics DJ, McHale, Bird
Suns Miller(1) Kidd, Penny, Miller, Robinson
Jason Kidd with 8 second qtr pts, Suns just 4 down.
3Qtr
9 Celtics 59 Suns 53
Celtics Parish, Wedman, DJ
Suns Miller, Rogers
6 Celtics 73 Suns 64
Celtics McHale(3) Bird, Bird, Parish, Ainge, DJ, McHale(1)
Suns Penny, Penny, Kidd, Kidd(3) Kidd
Bird with 19 - Boston's biggest lead.
3 Celtics 77 Suns 71
Celtics McHale, McHale
Suns Gugliotta, Robinson, Robinson(3)
3 Score Celtics 79 Suns 77
Celtics Parish
Suns Kidd, Rogers, Kidd
The Suns have closed - the showdown is headed to the wire.
4 Qtr
9 Suns 90 Celtics 88
Celtics Bird, Parish, Bird, Williams(3)
Suns Miller, Penny, Robinson(3) Penny(3) Penny
6 Suns 100 Celtics 96
Celtics DJ, McHale, Bird, Carr
Suns Rogers, Miller, Marion, Kidd(3) Gugliotta
Bird fouls out at 6:20 - if the Celtics are going to come back and win - they do it without him.
3 Suns 107 Celtics 101
Celtics DJ, Carr, McHale(1)
Suns Rogers, Miller, Day(3)
F Score Suns 122 Celtics 113
Celtics Carr, Carr(3) Parish, DJ, McHale
Suns Kidd, Robinson, Rogers, Robinson, Gugliotta(1) Rogers, Penny, Robinson(1) Penny(1)
You can't always get what you want - no Magic/Bird - instead the 2000 Suns will head to the region 12 semi 45 4th qtr points for Phoenix, maybe the biggest 4th qtr of the tournament.
Kidd: 25 pts/11 boards/9 assists-Player of the Game
Penny: 18 pts/11 assists/9 boards
Robinson: 27 boards
Rogers: 16 pts/7 boards
Miller: 13 pts/5 boards
8. 1990 PAC DIV CHAMP LA LAKERS v. 13. 2000 PHOENIX SUNS
Matchup:
C Robinson (Suns)
F Green (Lakers)
F Worthy (Lakers)
G Magic (Lakers)
G Penny (Suns)
Bench: Lakers
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 8 Suns 4
Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Worthy, Magic
Suns Gugliotta, Gugliotta
6 Lakers 16 Suns 12
Lakers Green, Magic, Divac, Scott
Suns Robinson, Gugliotta, Kidd, Kidd
The 23rd team in the Rnd of 32 will be the winners of this series.
3 Lakers 19 Suns 15
Lakers Scott(1) Magic
Suns Rogers, Gugliotta(1)
1 Score Lakers 25 Suns 23
Lakers Woolridge, Worthy
SunsWest, Miller, Marion, Kidd
Worthy's got 8
2 Qtr
9 Suns 31 Lakers 29
Lakers Vincent, Green
Suns Day, Miller, KJ, Gugliotta
6 Suns 42 Lakers 33
Lakers Drew, Scott
Suns Marion, Gugliotta, Marion(3) Marion Rogers
I'll tell you what - if it's the Suns, not Jordan, not Bird, not Magic - but the 2000 Suns who survive this quadrant, that's remarkable.
3 Suns 42 Lakers 40
Lakers Vlade, Magic(3) Worthy
Suns
H Score Suns 49 Lakers 48
Lakers Worthy, Magic(3) Worthy, Magic(1)
Suns Robinson, Marion, Kidd(3)
Magic with 7 in the last 6 - we got a ballgame.
3 Qtr
9 Suns 54 Lakers 54
Lakers Vlade, Worthy, Cooper
Suns Gugliotta(3) Gugliotta
6 Lakers 60 Suns 58
Lakers Thompson, Thompson, Woolridge
Suns Gugliotta, Gugliotta
9 for Tom Gugliotta to open the third.
3 Lakers 65 Suns 59
Lakers Worthy, Green(3)
Suns Penny(1)
3 Score Lakers 70 Suns 62
Lakers Worthy(3) Green
Suns Suns(3)
LA holds Phoenix to 14 third qtr pts
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 76 Suns 69
Lakers Magic, Worthy, Magic(1) Vlade(1)
Suns Miller, Robinson(3) Rogers
6 Lakers 86 Suns 74
Lakers Worthy, Thompson, Magic, Magic(3) Vlade(1)
Suns Robinson(3) Robinson
Magic's 8 open the 4th, Lakers up double digits.
3 Lakers 92 Suns 76
Lakers Worthy, Woolridge
Suns Penny
F Score Lakers 98 Suns 79
Lakers Magic, Magic, Scott
Suns Penny(3)
LA holds the Suns to 30 second half points and they are a game away from the Region 12 Final.
Worthy: 27 pts/8 boards
Magic: 25 pts/10 assists
Vlade: 10 pts/16 boards
Kidd: 12 pts/11 boards/8 assists
Robinson: 12 pts
Gugliotta: 20 pts
Marion: 11 pts/6 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 7 Suns 3
Suns Kidd(3)
Lakers Worthy, Vlade(3) Vlade
6 Lakers 11 Suns 9
Suns Rogers(3) Rogers(3)
Lakers Magic, Vlade
LA looking to move to the Rnd of 32.
3 Lakers 17 Suns 17
Suns Kidd(1) Rogers, Rogers, Gugliotta
Lakers Green, Vlade, Woolridge
1 Score Lakers 23 Suns 23
Suns KJ, Miller, Marion
Lakers Worthy, Magic, Thompson
10 for Rodney Rogers to open the qtr.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 32 Suns 27
Suns KJ, Kidd
Lakers Cooper(3) Green(3) Scott(3)
6 Lakers 36 Suns 36
Suns Marion, Rogers(3) Rogers, Marion
Lakers Divac, Cooper
Rodney Rogers has 15.
3 Lakers 43 Suns 38
Suns Gugliotta
Lakers Green, Green, Green(3)
H Score Lakers 51 Suns 48
Suns Gugliotta, Robinson, Gugliotta, Gugliotta, Rogers
Lakers Worthy, Thompson, Woolridge, Worthy
AC Green with those 7 pts; Lakers are a half from advancing.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 56 Suns 55
Suns Marion, Penny, Penny(3)
Lakers Woolridge, Green, Vlade(1)
6 Suns 62 Lakers 60
Suns Gugliotta, Kidd, Rogers(3)
Lakers Divac, Magic
Penny Hardaway adds 5.
3 Suns 69 Lakers 66
Suns Robinson(1) Day, Gugliotta, Rogers
Lakers Scott, Thompson, Scott
3 Score Suns 81 Lakers 72
Suns Gugliotta, Robinson, Rogers, Rogers, Rogers, Robinson
Lakers Vincent, Scott, Green
Rodney Rogers has 11 in the third - the Suns dropped game one in the prior series and came back to take it - and here we are.
4 Qtr
9 Suns 87 Lakers 76
Suns Marion, Penny, Kidd
Lakers Thompson, Magic
6 Suns 92 Lakers 83
Suns Gugliotta(1) Robinson, Rogers
Lakers magic, Magic, Magic(3)
Magic adds 9, but the Suns are 6 minutes from tying the score.
3 Suns 96 Lakers 91
Suns Gugliotta, Rogers
Lakers Vlade(1) Green, Worthy(3) Magic
90 seconds
Suns Robinson(3)
Lakers Vlade(3) Magic, Worthy(1)
The Suns 11 pt lead is down to 2.
At 59 seconds - Magic finds Vlade underneath and this game is tied.
Penny Hardaway hits a 13 footer. 101-99 50 seconds
Worthy from the foul line. Tied. 30 seconds.
Suns go to Uncle Cliffy - Robinson just outside the lane - 12 seconds -
GOOD! GOOD! GOOD!
Cliff Robinson puts the Suns up - 12 seconds left.
Magic gets the ball for LA - Magic in the lane - Magic with the baby hook shot at the buzzer --
Nope. Magic front rims at the buzzer and the Suns force the showdown.
Final: Suns 103 Lakers 101
Rogers: 33 pts/14 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Gugliotta: 19 pts/8 boards
Robinson: 14 pts
Kidd: 10 pts/9 assists
Marion: 10 pts/6 boards
Magic: 19 pts/9 assists/6 boards
Worthy: 14 pts/6 boards
Divac: 20 pts/15 boards
Green: 18 pts/10 boards
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Lakers 12 Suns 4
Lakers Worthy(3) Divac(3) Green, Divac(1) Magic(3)
Suns Robinson, Robinson
6 Lakers 20 Suns 9
Lakers Green, Magic, Scott, Scott
Suns Gugliotta(1) Livingston, Rogers
Game 3 - Lakers get off fast.
3 Lakers 25 Suns 13
Lakers Worthy, Magic, Thompson(1)
Suns Robinson, Penny
1 Score Lakers 29 Suns 18
Lakers Magic, Woolridge
Suns Rogers, Livingston
Magic with 9 in the first.
2 Qtr
9 Lakers 38 Suns 20
Lakers Vincent, Vincent, Drew, Woolridge(3)
Suns Miller
6 Lakers 42 Suns 30
Lakers Woolridge, Divac
Suns Miller, Marion, Rogers(3) Day(3)
Suns hit a couple of triples, narrow the 18 pt deficit to 12.
3 Lakers 48 Suns 32
Lakers Divac, Worthy, Green
Suns Penny
H Score Lakers 56 Suns 38
Lakers Worthy, Scott, Magic, Worthy
Suns Marion, Penny, Gugliotta
That's probably that - LA holds the Suns below 40 in the first half and look easily headed to the Rnd of 32.
3 Qtr
9 Lakers 60 Suns 42
Lakers Magic, Divac
Suns Rogers, Gugliotta
6 Lakers 69 Suns 49
Lakers Worthy, Magic, Magic, Woolridge
Suns Day, Robinson(3) Rogers
Another half dozen for Magic - LA is about to place their 4th team in the rnd of 32.
3 Lakers 72 Suns 53
Lakers Magic(3)
Suns Marion, Gugliotta
3 Score Lakers 79 Suns 61
Lakers Divac(3) Divac, Divac
Suns Penny, Rogers, Gugliotta, Penny
7 more for Vlade - LA
4 Qtr
9 Lakers 81 Suns 68
Lakers Green
Suns Rogers, Robinson(3) Kidd
6 Lakers 96 Suns 72
Lakers Divac, Cooper, Worthy, Woolridge, Magic(3) Vlade(3)
Suns Robinson, Day
A blowout.
3 Lakers 100 Suns 74
Lakers Worthy, Divac
Suns Gugliotta
F Score Lakers 112 Suns 81
Lakers Divac, Woolridge, Bucknall, Vincent, McNamara, McNamara
Suns Day(1) MacLean(1) MacLean(3) Livingston
Magic now has 3 spots out of 23 in the Rnd of 32.
Magic: 24 pts/10 assists/5 boards/4 steals-Player of the Game
Worthy: 17 pts/8 boards
Vlade: 26 pts/9 boards
Woolridge: 13 pts
All Region:
C
F Rogers ('00 Suns-2)
F Worthy ('90 Lakers-3)
G Magic ('90 Lakers-3)
G Jordan ('98 Bulls-3)
