11. 2006 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 14. 2018 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Heat: 52-30, 1st SE Div, 7th Off/9th Def
d. Bulls East 1st Rnd 4-2
d. Nets East Semis 4-1
d. Pistons East finals 4-2
d. Navs NBA Finals 4-2
#173 overall seed
d. '00 Blazers (2-0, Shaq/Wade)
Coach: Pat Riley, Asst Erik Spoelstra, Bob McAdoo
Starters:
C Shaquille O'Neal 33-LSU 20 PPG 24.4 PER 6.2 WS 2.1
F Udonis Haslem 25-Florida 9.3 13.7 7 .9
F Antoine Walker 29-Kentucky 12.2 14.4 3.6 1.3
G Jason Williams 30-Florida 12.3 15 4.8 1.5
G Dwyane Wade 24-Marquette 27.2 27.6 14.4 7.1 VORP
Rotation Reserves
F Alonzo Mourning 35-Georgetown 7.8 19.4 4.8 1.2
F James Posey 29-Xavier 7.2 9.8 4.2 1
F Dorell Wright 20- 2.9 13.2 .2 0
G Gary Payton 37-Oregon St 7.7 10.7 4.1 .6
G Jason Kapono 24-UCLA 4.1 9 1.2 -.1
Leaders: Wade 5th PPG, 4th PER, 4th WS/48, 4th +/-, 5th VORP, 4th Trip Doub, 2nd Team All NBA
Zo 3rd Blocks/Gm
Shaq 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 1st Team All NBA
Here's Pat Riley and the World Champion Heat - 24 year old DWade runs the show, well over 25 PER and double digit WS. DWade is in the Rnd of 32 twice with 2 of the LeBron teams.
Sixers: 52-30, 3rd East Conf, 12th Off/4th Def
d. Heat East 1st Rnd 4-1
Lost Celtics East Semis 4-1
#212 overall seed
d. '60 Celtics (2-0 Embiid 2)
Coach: Brett Brown
Starters:
C Joel Embiid 23-Kansas 22.9 PPG 22.9 PER 6.2 WS 2.6
F Dario Saric 23 14.6 15.8 6.6 1.9
F Robert Covington 27-Tenn St 12.6 12.9 6.1 2.3
G Ben Simmons 21-LSU 15.8 20 9.2 4.5 VORP
G JJ Redick 33-Duke 17.1 15.9 6.6 1.7
Rotation Reserves
C Richaun Holmes 24-BGSU 6.5 17.4 2.8 .6
F Amir Johnson 30 4.6 14.9 4.1 .9
F Trevor Booker 30-Clemson 4.7 14.5 1.7 .3
G TJ McConnell 25Arizona 6.3 12.5 3.8 .9
G Marco Belinelli 31 13.6 14.2 1.8 .2
Leaders: Simmons 3rd Assts, 5th Assts/Gm, 5th Steals, 2nd Def WS, 2nd Def +/-, 3rd Trip Doub
Embiid 4th Blocks/Gm, 3rd Def Rtng, 2nd Team All NBA
Belinelli 4th FT%
Covington 5th WS
Like the Celtics, the Sixers are a defense first squad. 21 year old Ben Simmons and 23 year old Joel Embiid hit 20 PER. This is the last chance for the Sixers franchise to reach the Rnd of 32.
Matchup:
C Push
F Push
F Push
G Simmons (Sixers)
G Wade (Heat)
Bench: Push
Gm1
1 Qtr
9 Heat 9 Sixers 2
Heat Shaq, Wade, Wade, Wade(3)
Sixers Saric
6 Heat 18 Sixers 12
Heat Williams, Williams, Williams(3) Haslem
Sixers Embiid(3) Redick, Redick Redick(3)
LeBron and the 2020 Lakers await - will they face Wade and the '06 Heat?
3 Heat 27 Sixers 16
Heat Wade(3) Wade, Shaq, Williams
Sixers Redick, Saric, Simmons
2 Score Heat 31 Sixers 19
Heat Wade, Wright
Sixers Holmes, Simmons(1)
DWade with 14 in the first.
2 Qtr
9 Heat 39 Sixers 19
Heat Walker(3) Mourning(1) Kapono, GP
Sixers
6 Heat 48 Sixers 25
Heat Kapono, Zo, GP(3) Zo
Sixers Simmons, Saric, Embiid
Game one looks like a blowout.
3 Heat 52 Sixers 34
Heat Zo, Wade
Sixers Saric, Redick(3) McConnell, Holmes
H Score Heat 57 Sixers 39
Heat Wade(3) Shaq
Sixers Covington(3) Embiid
Pat Riley has his Heat clamping down on the Sixers.
3 Qtr
9 Heat 61 Sixers 54
Heat Wade, Shaq
Sixers Redick(3) Embiid, Embiid(3) Saric(3) Redick, Booker
6 Heat 65 Sixers 59
Heat Shaq, Zo
Sixers Saric(3) Saric
Well, that's a big run - 4 Sixer triples.
3 Heat 70 Sixers 67
Heat Haslem, Kapono(3)
Sixers Saric, McConnell, Saric, Redick
3 Score Heat 75 Sixers 73
Heat Haslem, Haslem, Walker(1)
Sixers Embiid(3) Redick(3)
The 3 ball sends the Sixers right back into this game.
4 Qtr
9 Heat 84 Sixers 77
Heat Wade, Williams(3) Wade, Haslem
Sixers Redick, McConnell
6 Heat 85 Sixers 84
Heat Walker(1)
Sixers Embiid, Embiid Redick(3)
JJ Redick triples to bring the Sixers within a pt; they immediately steal the ball, Dario Saric is fouled, hits 1 and at 5:50 this game is tied.
5:41: MIA: Zo drives, scores, fouled - that's 5 on Covington. 3 point game.
5:30 PHI: Trevor Booker in the lane.
4:25: PHI: A minute later Simmons goes off glass and Philadelphia has taken the lead.
4:11 MIA: Udonis goes hard to the bucket - fouled - gets the FT. 91-89
3:22: MIA: GP triples dead from the top and it's a 5 pt game.
2:33: MIA: Antoine Walker triples from the corner - Miami with 9 straight pts.
2:15: PHI: Ben Simmons 4 footer.
2:01: PHI: Embiid dunk. 97-93 Heat.
1:32: PHI: Dario Saric from the block - 6 straight for the Sixers and it's 97-95
1:19: MIA: Walker long 2.
:31: MIA: That should do it - the Sixers don't score and Udonis does.
Ben Simmons gets a putback bucket at 22; they send Shaq to the line, Saric fouling out. He hits both. Wade will hit 2 more for the final.
F Score: Heat 105 Sixers 97
The Sixers ride the three ball to come all the way back - but Miami had that 9 point run and took game one.
Wade: 27 pts/6 assists: Player of the Game(2)
Shaq: 12 pts/12 boards
Williams: 12 pts/6 assists
Haslem: 15 pts/10 boards
Walker: 10 pts/5 boards
Mourning: 12 pts/11 boards/4 blocks
Saric: 23 pts/9 boards/5 assists
Redick: 25 pts/7 assists
Simmons: 11 pts/13 boards/5 assists
Embiid: 21 pts/9 boards/5 assists
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Heat 7 Sixers 6
Sixers Embiid, Embiid, Saric
Heat Walker(3) Wade, Shaq
6 Sixers 12 Heat 11
Sixers Covington(3) Saric(3)
Heat Walker, Haslem
Phily needs a win to stay alive.
3 Sixers 22 Heat 18
Sixers Embiid(1) Simmons, Booker, Redick(3) Embiid
Heat Walker(3) Williams, Shaq
1 Score Sixers 29 Heat 22
Sixers Redick(3) McConnell, Holmes
Heat Wade, Wade
4 Sixer triples.
2 Qtr
9 Sixers 38 Heat 24
Sixers Booker, Simmons, Belinelli, Covington(3)
Heat Shaq
6 Sixers 43 Heat 28
Sixers Belinelli(3) Johnson
Heat Zo, Wade
The inverse of game one - can the Heat make that same climb back that the Sixers did.
3 Sixers 44 Heat 34
Sixers Saric(1)
Heat Walker, Walker, Wade
H Score Sixers 46 Heat 39
Sixers Covington
heat Wright(1) Shaq, Wade
Miami clamps down, Philly with just 3 in the last 6 to slice into the deficit.
3 Qtr
9 Sixers 50 Heat 39
Sixers Saric, Saric
Heat
6 Sixers 54 Heat 41
Sixers Embiid, Redick
Heat Shaq
It's the Philly defense that steps forward; Miami with only a bucket in the last 6.
3 Sixers 62 Heat 50
Sixers Embiid(3) Embiid, Embiid(3)
Heat Zo, haslem, Wade, Zo, Shaq(1)
3 Score Sixers 71 Heat 56
Sixers Simmons, Embiid, Embiid(3) Embiid
Heat Zo, Wade, Haslem
How about 17 for Joel Embiid in the third? This series is headed for the showdown.
4 Qtr
9 Sixers 80 Heat 63
Sixers Embiid, Embiid, Simmons, Booker
Heat Shaq, Zo, Shaq(1) Wade
6 Sixers 88 Heat 71
Sixers Covington, Embiid, Belinelli, Johnson
Heat Zo, Wade, Walker, Haslem
How about Embiid?
3 Sixers 92 Heat 75
Sixers Embiid, Saric
Heat Shaq, Haslem
F Score Sixers 95 Heat 83
Sixers McAdoo(3)
Heat Simien(3) Fitch, Fitch(3)
Philly with a solid game two win and we go back to Florida.
Embiid: 33 pts/9 boards-Player of the Game(3)
Simmons: 8 pts/10 boards/15 assists
Saric: 12 pts/9 boards
Covington: 10 pts
Wade: 20 pts/11 boards/10 assists/5 steals
Shaq: 16 pts/6 boards
Haslem: 10 pts/9 boards
Walker: 14 pts/8 boards
Zo: 12 pts
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Sixers 8 Heat 7
Heat Shaq, Walker(3) Shaq(3)
Sixers Saric, Embiid, Saric, Saric
6 Sixers 15 Heat 9
Heat Wade
Sixers Simmons(1) Covington, Embiid, Saric
Miami got shut down in game 2 - Philly continuing that lockdown.
3 Sixers 21 Heat 18
Heat Wright, Wright, Zo, Williams, Wade(1)
Sixers Simmons(1) Redick(3) Johnson
1 Score Heat 26 Sixers 23
Heat Posey(3) Payton(3) Zo
Sixers Booker
It's Miami with the triples and they take the lead.
2 Qtr
9 Heat 27 Sixers 26
Heat Zo(1)
Sixers Simmons(3)
6 Heat 35 Sixers 30
Heat Kapono, Zo, GP, Williams
Sixers Embiid, Belinelli
We might have a competitive game 3.
3 Heat 41 Sixers 34
Heat Shaq, Wade, Zo
Sixers Embiid, Redick
H Score Heat 56 Sixers 39
Heat Walker(1) Walker(3) Wade, Williams, Shaq, Shaq, Walker
Sixers McConnell, Mcconnell(3)
We do not have a competitive game 3 - Miami will advance.
3 Qtr
9 Heat 64 Sixers 41
Heat Walker, Walker(3) Shaq(3)
Sixers Embiid
6 Heat 68 Sixers 44
Heat Shaq, Wade
Sixers Johnson, Embiid(1)
Shaq's got 16.
3 Heat 73 Sixers 55
Heat Shaq, Shaq(1) Walker
Sixers Simmons, Covington, Covington(3) Saric, Belinelli
3 Score Heat 77 Sixers 61
Heat Shaq, Walker
Sixers Embiid, Embiid, Simmons
5 more for Shaq.
4 Qtr
9 Heat 85 Sixers 68
Heat Walker, O'Neal, Shaq, Shaq
Sixers Saric, Embiid, Covington(3)
6 Heat 89 Sixers 71
Heat Wade, Shaq
Sixers Redick(3)
3 Heat 97 Sixers 77
Heat Wade, Williams(3) Wade, Barron
Sixers Embiid, Simmons, Okafor
F Score Heat 105 Sixers 86
Heat Anderson, Doleac, Doleac, Fitch
Sixers Ilyasova, Anderson(3) McAdoo(3)
Miami romps in game 3 and moves on.
Shaq: 28 pts/14 boards-Player of the Game(2)
Wade: 14 pts/7 boards/6 assists/4 steals
Haslem: 0 pts/11 boards
Walker: 21 pts
7. 2002 MW DIV CHAMP SA SPURS v. 15. 1979 NBA CHAMP SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
Spurs: 58-24, 1st MW Div, 9th Off/2nd Def
d. Sonics West 1st Rnd 3-2
Lost Lakers West Semis 4-1
#109 overall seed
d. '08 Hornets (2-1 Duncan 2)
Coach Gregg Popovich, Asst Mike Budenholzer
Starters
C David Robinson 36-Navy 12.2 PPG 20.3 PER 10.1 WS 3.4
F Tim Duncan 25-Wake 25.5 27 17.8 8VORP
F Malik Rose 27-Drexel 9.4 16.4 4.4 .3
G Terry Porter 38-Wisc Stev Pt 5.5 13.9 3.5 1.2
G Steve Smith 32-Mich St. 11.6 13.9 6.4 1.6
Rotation Reserves
C Danny Ferry 35-Duke 4.6 11.2 2.3 .5
F Bruce Bowen 30-Cal St Fullerton 7 8.2 1.9 .3
F Charles Smith 26-N Mexico 7.4 13.2 2 .8
G Tony Parker 19 9.2 11.7 3.8 .6
G Antonio Daniels 26-BGSU 9.2 13.4 5.9 1.3
Leaders Duncan 5th PPG, 1st Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 3rd Blocks, 4th Blocks/Gm, 2nd PER, 1st WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/- 1st VORP, 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Def Rtng, 1st Team All NBA
Smith: 1st 3 Pt%
Robinson: 5th Def +/-, 3rd Def Rtng
Rose: 4th Def Rtng
Time for another Spurs team as we finish region 13, 25 year old Duncan is one of the 2 best players in the league in 2002, 1st in VORP and Win Shares, 2nd in PER and WS/48. The 36 year old Admiral also hits 20 PER and double digit WS. 25 teams are in the Rnd of 32 - 5 of them are Spurs.
Sonics: 52-30, 1st Pac Div, 14th Off/1st Def
d. Lakers West Semis 4-1
d. Suns West finals 4-3
d. Bullets NBA Finals 4-1
#237 overall seed
d. '18 Rockets (2-0, DJ/Sikma)
Coach Lenny Wilkens
Starters
C Jack Sikma 23- Ill Wes. 15.6 PPG 16.3 PER 8.8 WS 2.4
F Lonnie Shelton 23-Ore St 13.5 14.9 5.1 1.1
F John Johnson 31-Iowa 11 11.2 2.7 .1
G Gus Williams 25-USC 19.2 21.1 8.3 4
G Dennis Johnson 24-Pepperdine 15.9 15 6.6 2.4
Rotation Reserves
C Tom LaGarde 23-UNC 11 15.6 1.7 .3
F Paul Silas 35-Creighton 5.6 10.3 3.9 .4
F Wally Walker 24-UVA 6.6 11.6 1.8 .1
G Freddie Brown 30-Iowa 14 16.9 5.2 1.8
G Dick Snyder 34-Davidson 3.7 10.8 .9 0
Leaders Sikma 5th Reb/Gm, 5th Reb, 1st Def WS, 3rd Def +/-, 2nd Def Reb%
Brown: 3rd FT%
Williams 3rd +/-, 5th Stl %
Silas 3rd Off Reb %
The World Champion Sonics are the 15h seed in the region. 25 year old Gus Williams crosses the 20 PER mark. Only one '70s team (and no team older than that) is in the rnd of 32, Walton's Blazers. No Sonics made an All NBA Team.
Matchup
C Robinson (Spurs)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Rose (Spurs)
G Williams (Sonics)
G DJ (Sonics)
Bench: Spurs
Gm
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 9 Spurs 7
Spurs Duncan, Smith, Porter(3)
Sonics Sikma, Williams, DJ, Shelton(3)
6 Spurs 14 Sonics 13
Spurs Rose, Robinson, Porter(3)
Sonics Shelton, Sikma
The '06 Heat await; they would head to SA if the Spurs win; they'd host the Sonics.
3 Spurs 19 Sonics 13
Spurs Parker, Smith(3)
Sonics
1 Score Spurs 27 Sonics 22
Spurs Daniels(4) Parker, Ferry
Sonics Silas(1) JJohnson, JJohnson, Brown, LaGarde
Only 1 pre-80s team is in the rnd of 32; the Sonics are fighting uphill.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 33 Sonics 26
Spurs Rose, Porter, Porter
Sonics DJ, Silas
6 Spurs 39 Sonics 30
Spurs Ferry, Daniels, Robinson
Sonics Brown, Sikma
Just 6 combined for Duncan and Robinson; still a 9 pt lead.
3 Spurs 47 Sonics 37
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Duncan
Sonics Williams(3) Williams, Williams
H Score Spurs 50 Sonics 39
Spurs Smith(3)
Sonics Sikma
Duncan rips off 8 straight - the Sonics are going to have a hard time.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 52 Sonics 45
Spurs Smith
Sonics Williams, Shelton, Shelton
6 Spurs 61 Sonics 49
Spurs Duncan(1) Ferry(3) Daniels(3) Parker
Sonics Lagarde, Brown
Biggest lead of the day.
3 Spurs 67 Sonics 52
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Duncan
Sonics Brown(3)
3 Score Spurs 74 Sonics 66
Spurs Robinson, Duncan(3) Daniels
Sonics Williams, Williams(3) Brown, Sikma(3) DJ, DJ
Good 3 minutes for Seattle.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 91 Sonics 69
Spurs Parker, Duncan, Porter(3)
Sonics Lagarde(1) Sikma
6 Spurs 89 Sonics 77
Spurs Bowen(3) Parker, Robinson(1) Rose
Sonics Brown, Brown(3) Williams(3)
Spurs are 6 minutes from taking game one.
3 Spurs 98 Sonics 87
Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Ferry(3)
Sonics Brown(3) Brown(3) Sikma
F Score Spurs 102 Sonics 87
Spurs Porter, Smith, Porter
Sonics Sikma
Spurs control the game the whole way.
Duncan: 24 pts/13 boards/6 assists/4 blocks-Player of the Game
Robinson: 9 pts/13 boards
Rose: 6 pts/12 boards
Porter: 17 pts/9 boards/5 assists
Ferry: 10 pts
Parker: 10 pts
Daniels: 10 pts
Sikma: 17 pts/13 boards
DJ: 8 pts/10 boards/7 assists
Williams: 19 pts
Brown: 22 pts
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Sonics 11 Spurs 9
Sonics Williams(3) JJohnson, Sikma, Snyder
Spurs Porter(3) Rose, Duncan, Rose, Robinson
6 Spurs 18 Sonics 15
Sonics Shelton, Williams, Williams
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Porter(3)
Spurs can close this out.
3 Spurs 25 Sonics 20
Sonics Brown(3) Walker
Spurs Rose, Rose, Duncan, Rose(1)
1 Score Spurs 34 Sonics 32
Sonics Brown(3) Sikma, Walker, JJohnson, JJohnson
Spurs Parker, Daniels(3) Duncan, Duncan
13 for Duncan.
2 Qtr
9 Sonics 37 Spurs 34
Sonics Johnson(3) Lagarde
Spurs
6 Sonics 47 Spurs 41
Sonics Shelton, Brown, Brown, Sikma, Brown
Spurs Rose, Parker(3) Duncan
Freddie Brown with a dozen - biggest Sonics lead.
3 Sonics 47 Spurs 45
Sonics
Spurs Robinson, Robinson
H Score Sonics 56 Spurs 49
Sonics Williams(3) Brown, Sikma, JJohnson
Spurs Duncan, Porter
17 for Duncan, but it's Seattle by 7.
3 Qtr
9 Sonics 64 Spurs 56
Sonics Sikma, Shelton, Silas, Silas
Spurs Parker(3) Duncan, Parker
6 Sonics 66 Spurs 63
Sonics Williams
Spurs Duncan, Bowen(3) Smith
Duncan now with 22 - he's been Player of the Game in all of the Spurs wins.
3 Sonics 72 Spurs 68
Sonics Williams(3) Shelton(1) Williams
Spurs Smith, Porter, Robinson(1)
3 Score Sonics 79 Spurs 75
Sonics Brown, JJohnson, Williams, Brown(1)
Spurs Duncan, Porter(3) Rose
Gus Williams with 7 in the last 6.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 82 Sonics 81
Sonics Lagarde
Spurs Daniels, Ferry(3) Bowen
6 Sonics 85 Spurs 82
Sonics Williams, DJ
Spurs
Defense for both sides in the 4th.
3 Sonics 91 Spurs 86
Sonics DJ(3) JJohnson(1)
Spurs Robinson, Duncan
F Score Sonics 99 Spurs 89
Sonics Shelton, DJ, Williams, Williams
Spurs Smith(3)
Seattle holds San Antonio to 7 points in the last 9 minutes - just throttling defense to force the showdown.
Williams: 27 pts-Player of the Game
Sikma: 10 pts/15 boards
JJohnson: 15 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Silas: 4 pts/10 boards
Brown: 17 pts
Duncan: 22 pts/12 boards
Robinson: 11 pts/10 boards
Porter: 16 pts/5 assists
Rose: 13 pts/9 boards
Gm 3
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 10 Sonics 4
Spurs Smith (3) Rose, Porter(3) Duncan
Sonics Williams, DJ
6 Spurs 16 Sonics 11
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Robinson
Sonics Sikma(3) JJohnson, Shelton
Winner advances to face the '06 Heat
3 Spurs 20 Sonics 17
Spurs Smith, Duncan
Sonics Williams, Williams, Walker
1 Score Spurs 26 Sonics 25
Spurs Smith, Duncan, Daniels(1)
Sonics Sikma, Williams, Williams, Williams
Gus Williams was PotG in game 2 - he scores 10 in 6 minutes here.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 34 Sonics 29
Spurs Rose, Rose, Parker, Rose
Sonics Snyder, Silas
6 Spurs 43 Sonics 35
Spurs Duncan(3) Smith, Robinson, Smith
Sonics Brown, Brown, Brown
Malik Rose wth 6 in the first 3 and the Spurs with their biggest lead.
3 Spurs 47 Sonics 41
Spurs Dunca, Duncan
Sonics Brown, Silas, Williams
H Score Spurs 54 Sonics 49
Spurs Duncan, SSmith(3) Rose
Sonics Brown, Brown, Williams, DJ
A dozen for Fredddie Brown in the quarter; one half to go.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 62 Sonics 55
Spurs Rose, SSmith, CSmith, Duncan
Sonics JJohnson, JJohnson, DJ
6 Spurs 67 Sonics 65
Spurs Parker(3) CSmith
Sonics Sikma, Brown, DJ(3) Brown
The Sonics keep coming - down only a bucket
3 Spurs 79 Sonics 75
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Rose, Rose, Parker, Robinson
Sonics Williams(3) Shelton(3) Sikma, Silas
3 Score Spurs 86 Sonics 79
Spurs Rose(3) Robinson, Duncan
Sonics DJ, Walker
The Admiral with 8 in the last 6 - 12 left.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 93 Sonics 85
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Duncan(3)
Sonics Lagarde(3) Walker(1) Williams
6 Spurs 101 Sonics 91
Spurs Parker, Robinson, Daniels, Daniels
Sonics Silas, DJ, Brown
it would appear the end has come for the Sonics.
3 Spurs 107 Sonics 93
Spurs Rose, Smith, Rose
Sonics Brown
F Score Spurs 113 Sonics 97
Spurs Parks, Hart, Bryant
Sonics Awtrey, Lagarde
Duncan runs the table - PotG in each of the Spurs four wins.
Duncan: 20 pts/10 boards/7 assists/8 blocks-Player of the Game
Robinson: 18 pts/10 boards/4 blocks
Rose: 23 pts/9 boards
SSmith: 14 pts
7. 2002 MW DIV CHAMP SA SPURS v. 11. 2006 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT
Matchup:
C Robinson (Spurs)
F Duncan (Spurs)
F Rose (Spurs)
G Williams (Heat)
G Wade (Heat)
Bench: Spurs
Gm 1
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 7 Heat 4
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, SSmith(3)
Heat Shaq, Haslem
6 Heat 14 Spurs 9
Spurs Robinson
Heat Shaq, Williams, Walker(3) Williams(3)
The 26th team to reach the rnd of 32 will be the winners of this series.
3 Heat 22 Spurs 22
Spurs Porter(3) Rose, CSmith(3) Duncan(1) Parker, Duncan
Heat Wade, Haslem(1) Wade, Shaq(1) Wade
1 Score Heat 30 Spurs 25
Spurs Duncan(1) Robinson
Heat Wade, Walker, Walker, Wade
Wade with 10 in the last 6
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 35 Heat 34
Spurs Daniels, Parker, Ferry(3) Bowen(3)
Heat Zo, Haslem
6 Spurs 39 Heat 38
Spurs Rose, Duncan
Heat Shaq, Wade
Shaq, at his age, trying to hang with Robinson/Duncan.
3 Spurs 49 Heat 45
Spurs Duncan, Porter(3) Duncan(3) Parker
Heat Shaq, GP(3) Shaq
H Score Spurs 53 heat 45
Spurs SSmith, Rose
Heat
13 first half points for Duncan, Spurs biggest lead.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 57 Heat 51
Spurs Duncan, Daniels
Heat Walker, GP, Zo
6 Spurs 62 Heat 54
Spurs Parker(3) Porter
Heat Shaq, Zo(1)
Wade needs to really get going for Miami to hang.
3 Spurs 70 Heat 59
Spurs SSmith, Robinson, Robinson, Daniels
Heat GP(3) Wade
3 Score Spurs 79 Heat 67
Spurs Duncan(3) Duncan, SSmith, SSmith
Heat Wade(3) Zo, Walker(3)
3 triples keep the Heat within shouting distance.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 84 Heat 71
Spurs Duncan, Robinson, Rose(1)
Heat Haslem, Wade
6 Spurs 90 Heat 76
Spurs Robinson, Robinson, CSmith
Heat Zo(1) Wade, Shaq
It's the Spurs, theyll take game one.
3 Spurs 97 Heat 81
Spurs Bowen, Daniels, Jackson(3)
Heat Shaq, Zo, Haslem(1)
F Score Spurs 102 Heat 84
Spurs Jackson, Hart(3)
Heat Fitch(3)
The Spurs hold Miami to 15 in the 2nd and 17 in the 4th. Duncan's 5th PotG
Duncan: 22 pts/15 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game
Robinson: 16 pts/10 boards
SSmith: 11 pts
Wade: 21 pts/6 boards/4 steals
Shaq: 17 pts/6 boards/5 blocks
Walker: 12 pts/5 boards
Zo: 10 pts/7 boards
Gm 2
1 Qtr
9 Spurs 8 Heat 7
Heat Wade, Shaq, Walker(3)
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Duncan, Duncan
6 Spurs 15 Heat 14
Heat Williams, Wade(3) Haslem
Spurs SSmith, SSmith, Porter
Spurs looking for their 6th team to make the Rnd of 32 - just a real tremendous accomplishmentl there's no Bill Russell, no Michael Jordan - but at least 5 Gregg Popovich.
3 Spurs 20 Heat 18
Heat Walker(1) Shaq, Wade(1)
Spurs Porter(3) Daniels
1 Score Spurs 25 Heat 25
Heat GP, Posey(3) Walker
Spurs Robinson, Robinson(3)
7 for the Admiral.
2 Qtr
9 Spurs 32 Heat 32
Heat Zo, Haslem(3) Wade
Spurs Daniels, CSmith, Bowen(3)
6 Spurs 40 Heat 34
Heat Haslem
Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Robinson, Robinson
Robinson with 6 more - is the end coming for Miami?
3 Spurs 43 Heat 39
Heat Shaq, Zo(3)
Spurs Daniels(3)
H Score Spurs 53 Heat 45
Heat Shaq, Wade, Zo
Spurs SSmith(3) SSmith(3) Duncan, Rose
Back to back Steve Smith triples and the Spurs can smell it.
3 Qtr
9 Spurs 59 Heat 52
Heat JWilliams(3) JWilliams, Walker
Spurs Smith, Duncan, Duncan
6 Spurs 64 Heat 60
Heat Wade, Shaq(1) Wade, Shaq(3)
Spurs Daniels(3) Bowen
Heat slice the deficit.
3 Spurs 73 Heat 70
Heat Zo, Wade(1) Walker(3) Wade, Wade
Spurs Duncan, Rose, Duncan, Ferry(3)
3 Score Spurs 77 Heat 76
Heat Shaq, Zo, Posey
Spurs Rose, Duncan
Wade with 9 in the third and we've got a game.
4 Qtr
9 Spurs 85 Heat 84
Heat Zo, Williams, Haslem, Wade
Spurs Porter(1) Smith(3) Robinson, Robinson
6 Spurs 97 Heat 92
Heat Zo, Shaq, Walker, Walker
Spurs Duncan(1) Parker, Bowen(3) SSmith(3) Daniels(3)
3 Spurs triples extends the lead.
3 Spurs 101 Heat 97
Heat Shaq(1) GP, Shaq
Spurs Porter, Duncan
It's nearly 2 minutes later before the next score - a Terry Porter J - 6 pt game.
1:06: MIA: Haslem dunk
:55: SA: Duncan goes off glass. 105-99
Miami just can't secure the bucket - Haslem gets a putback at 15 seconds. Shaq then fouls Rose, he hits both. That's the final
F Score: Spurs 107 Heat 101
Duncan wipes out the bottom half of Region 13.
Duncan: 25 pts/16 boards/7 assists-Player of the Game
Robinson: 17 pts/10 boards/7 blocks
SSmith: 19 pts
Daniels: 13 pts
All Region
C Kareem ('71 Bucks-4)
F Duncan ('02 Spurs-6)
F LeBron ('20 Lakers-4)
G Wade ('06 Heat-2)
G Smith ('02 Spurs)
