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256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 16 Finals

Monday, January 31, 2022

 Region 15



1. 2008 NBA CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS v. 6. 2006 WEST CHAMP DALLAS MAVS

Celtics: 66-16, 1st Atl Div, 10th Off/1st Def
              d. Hawks East 1st Rnd 4-3
              d. Cavs East Semis 4-3
              d. Pistons East Finals 4-2
              d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-2
              #16 overall seed
              d. '11 Magic (2-1 Allen/KG)
              d. '10 Lakers (2-0 KG)
              d. '19 Blazers (2-0 KG)

Coach: Doc Rivers, Asst Tom Thibodeau, Clifford Ray GM Danny Ainge

Starters
C Leon Powe                  24-Cal               7.9           20.9          4.3         .5
F Kevin Garnett              31                     18.8         25.3          12.9         6 VORP
F Paul Pierce                  30-Kansas         19.6        19.6           12.4        5
G Rajon Rondo               21-Kentucky    10.6         15.6          7.2          2.4
G Ray Allen                    32-UConn        17.4         16.4           9.7         3.3

Rotation Reserves
C Kendrick Perkins        23                      6.9 PPG  13.3 PER  6.2 WS    1.2
F Glen Davis                  22-LSU             4.5          11.3           2.5            -.2
F James Posey                31-X                  7.4          12             6.2          2.1
G Eddie House               29-Ariz St          7.5          13             3.9         1.4
G Tony Allen                 26-Oklahoma St 6.6          10.7          2.7         .1

Leaders: RAllen 4th FT%
                Garnett 4th PER, 2nd Def WS, 2nd WS/48, 4th +/-, 1st Def Rtng, 1st Team All NBA
                Pierce 5th Def WS, 3rd Team All NBA
                Perkins 4th Def Rtng
                Posey 5th Def Rtng

One region left.  The last top overall seed to compete is the NBA Champion Celtics, the top defensive team in the league in '08. 31 year old KG is over 20 PER with double digit WS. 30 year old Paul Pierce has double digit WS and 24 year old Leon Powe has 20 PER.  Last chance for the legendary Celtics franchise to win a regional title. No Russell, No Bird - this is it.  KG was Defensive Player of the Year, Danny Ainge Executive of the Year. Pierce was Finals MVP.  Garnett, Pierce and 32 year old Ray Allen were all All Stars

Mavs: 60-22, 2nd SW Div, 1st Off/11th Def
            d. Grizzlies 4-0 West 1st Rnd
            d. Spurs West Semis 4-3
            d. Suns West Finals 4-2
            Lost Heat NBA Finals 4-2
            #81 overall seed
            d. '69 Knicks (2-1 Dirk)
            d. '12 Spurs (2-0 Dirk)
            d. '09 Cavs (2-1 Stackhouse/Daniels)

Coach: Avery Johnson, Asst: Rolando Blackman, Del Harris

Starters
C Erick Dampier               30-Miss St     5.7 PPG  13.9 PER  4.8 WS        .2
F Dirk Nowitzki                27                  26.6         28.1          17.7             7.9 VORP
F Josh Howard                  25-Wake        15.6         19.3          6.7               2
G Jason Terry                    28-Arizona    17.1         18.4          9.6               3.7
G Marquis Daniels            25-Auburn     10.2         14.9         4.2               1.1

Rotation Reserves
C DeSagana Diop             24                   2.3           11.5          4.1               1
F Keith Van Horn              30-Utah         8.9           13.8          2.3               .2
F Jerry Stackhouse           31-UNC        13             14.5           2.4             .2
G Devin Harris                  22-Wisconsin  9.9         17.4          3.7              1.1
G Adrian Griffin               31- S Hall      4.6           11.6          2.9               .9
Leaders Dampier 3rd Off Reb, 4th Reb%
               Dirk 4th FT%, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 2nd +/-, 3rd VORP, 2nd Off Rtng, 1st Team All NBA
               Diop 2nd Block %

Dirk's 27 - number one in PER, Win Shares, Win Shares/48 in 2006. Dirk's last team standing.  Last chance to win a regional title for the Mavs. Dirk's an All Star, Avery Johnson Coach of the Year. 

Matchup:
C Powe (Celtics)
F Dirk (Mavs)
F Pierce (Celtics)
G Terry (Mavs)
G Allen (Celtics)
Bench: Celtics

Gm 1: Boston: TD Garden: Mike Gorman/Tom Heinsohn

1Qtr

9 Mavs 11 Celtics 6
Celtics Powe, RAllen, Pierce
Mavs Terry, Daniels, Daniels, Howard(3) Dirk

6 Mavs 13 Celtics 11
Celtics Powe, RAllen(3)
Mavs Dirk

Region 16 - the Final Region - one more spot to go.

3 Mavs 22 Celtics 16
Celtics RAllen(3) KG
Mavs Dirk, Howard, Dirk(3) Terry

1Score Mavs 29 Celtics 21
Celtics RAllen(3) Perkins
Mavs Terry, Dirk, Terry(1) Harris

Dirk's got 4 PotG and 11 first qtr pts.

2Qtr

9 Mavs 35 Celtics 30
Celtics House(3) Davis, Perk, Perk
Mavs Dirk, Dirk, VHorn

6 Mavs 43 Celtics 41
Celtics Powe, RAllen(3) RAllen, KG, Rondo
Mavs Harris, Dirk, Stack, VHorn

17 for Nowitzki.

3 Mavs 49 Celtics 46
Celtics KG(3) KG
Mavs VHorn, Howard, Stack

HScore Celtics 56 Mavs 54
Celtics Pierce, RAllen(3) Rondo, RAllen(3)
Mavs Daniels, Dirk(3)

Ray Allen 11 second qtr points and Boston has its first lead.

3Qtr

9 Celtics 63 Mavs 62
Celtics KG, Powe, RAllen(3)
Mavs Dirk(3) Howard, Terry(3)

6 Celtics 73 Mavs 68
Celtics Perk, KG, KG, Rondo, KG
Mavs Harris, Harris, Howard

Garnett with 8 to open the qtr.

3 Celtics 75 Mavs 73
Celtics Davis
Mavs Terry, Harris(1) Daniels

3Score Celtics 79 Mavs 77
Celtics RAllen, Perk
Mavs  Daniels, Howard

Good game one as we finish the regionals, one more net left to cut.

4Qtr

9 Celtics 90 Mavs 84
Celtics RAllen, Rondo, Pierce, Rondo, Pierce
Mavs VHorn, VHorn(3) VHorn

6 Celtics 98 Mavs 90
Celtics House(3) House(3) KG
Mavs Howard, Damp, Griffin

Dirk hasn't scored since the opening moments of the half.

3 Celtics 107 Mavs 97
Celtics Rondo, TAllen, Powe(3) Pierce
Mavs Stack, Diop, Dirk(3)

FScore Celtics 113 Mavs 97
Celtics Powe, Rondo, KG
Mavs 

Wow - Boston just threw the clamps on Dirk in the second half, holding him to 2 buckets and they win going away.

RAllen: 29 pts-Player of the Game
KG: 21 pts/8 boards/5 assists
Pierce: 11 pts/5 assists
Powe: 13 pts/15 boards
Rondo: 14 pts/11 assists
Perkins: 10 pts

Dirk: 26 pts/10 boards
Terry: 12 pts
Howard: 15 pts/9 boards
Daniels: 10 pts/5 boards
Van Horn: 13 pts


Gm 2 Dallas: American Airlines: Mark Followell/Derek Harper

1Qtr

9 Mavs 8 Celtics 7
Mavs Terry, Howard, Howard, Daniels
Celtics KG, RAllen(3) Rondo

6 Mavs 14 Celtics 13
Mavs Terry, Daniels, Dirk
Celtics Pierce, Powe, Rondo

If Boston wins, that's it - we will be all the way down to 16 teams left in the tournament.

3 Mavs 19 Celtics 17
Mavs Terry, Damp(1) Stack
Celtics Pierce, Perk

1Score Mavs 21 Celts 17
Mavs VHorn
Celtics 

Dallas holds Boston to just 4 in the last 6

2Qtr

9 Mavs 25 Celtics 17
Mavs Diop, Harris
Celtics 

6 Mavs 30 Celtics 26
Mavs VHorn, Stack(3)
Celtics Rondo, KG, RAllen(3) KG

Boston went 6+ scoreless minutes.

3 Mavs 36 Celtics 32
Mavs VHorn, Harris, Stack
Celtics Rondo, Powe, Rondo

HScore Mavs 42 Celtics 40
Mavs Damp, Stack, Howard
Celtics Powe, KG, KG, Posey

Defense here in Big D; Garnett with 8 in the second.

3Qtr

9 Mavs 51 Celtics 50
Mavs Dirk, Griffin, Howard(3) Dirk
Celtics Powe(3) House, House, Perkins(3)

6 Mavs 57 Celtics 52
Mavs Dirk, Damp, Howard
Celtics Rondo

Dirk adds 6 - Mavs try to force the showdown.

3 Mavs 62 Celtics 56
Mavs Howard, Terry(3)
Celtics Perk, Posey

3Score Mavs 70 Celtics 68
Mavs Howard, Dirk, Dirk, Damp
Celtics Powe, Rondo, Rondo, Powe, TAllen, Pierce

Dirk scores 10 in the third and we head down the stretch.

4Qtr

9 Mavs 77 Celtics 72
Mavs Terry, VHorn, Daniels
Celtics Pierce, RAllen

6 Mavs 81 Celtics 76
Mavs Dirk, Stack
Celtics TAllen, KG

Dallas maintaining the lead.

3 Celtics 87 Mavs 83
Mavs Harris
Celtics KG(3) Powe, RAllen, Powe, Powe

2:40 BOS: Ray Allen 12 footer - Boston's up 6 and we may be nearing the end of the round.

2:26: DAL: Dampier in the post.

1:31: BOS: Rondo drives and scores.
:53: BOS: It's done - Garnett makes it an 8 pt game

Allen, KG each get 2 FT; Dirk hits a 3

FScore: Celtics 97 Mavs 88

Boston holds the Mavs to 18 in the 4th; Boston grabs the 16th and Final Regional Title

KG: 19 pts/15 boards/5 assists/4 blocks-Player of the Game
RAllen: 14 pts/5 assists
Powe: 19 pts/8 boards
Rondo: 18 pts

16 teams left.  

Sweet Sixteen is next.  The first 5 game series. 

Region 16 Champ 2008 Boston Celtics v. Region 1 Champ 1980 LA Lakers
-We get a Celtics/Lakers matchup, battle of NBA Champs; KG/Pierce/Allen taking on Magic and Kareem

Region 2 Champ 2017 SA Spurs v. Region 15 Champ 1992 Cleveland Cavs
-Kawhi and Gasol lead the Spurs against Daugherty and Price in a battle of teams who both lost in the conference finals

Region 14 Champ 2013 SA Spurs v. Region 3 Champ 2011 Chicago Bulls 
-They're unbeaten in the tournament; Duncan/Parker/Ginobli - they don't meet Jordan's Bulls, they take on Derek Rose and the 2011 Bulls

Region 13 Champ: 2020 LA Lakers v. Region 4 Champ 1995 Seattle SuperSonics 
-LeBron/AD and the Covid Champion Lakers battle GP/Kemp and the Sonics

Region 5 Champ: 2018 Golden St Warriors v. Region 12 Champ 2015 Houston Rockets
-Another NBA Champ, Steph/KD lead the Warriors against a team they always knocked off, Harden/CP3 and the Rockets.

Region 6 Champ: 2012 Miami Heat v. Region 11 Champ 2011 OKC Thunder
-LeBron/Wade/Bosh - its the NBA Champion Heat taking on Durant and Harden from the previous series along with Russell Westbrook.  

Region 10 Champ: 2013 Miami Heat v. Region 7 Champ 2020 Milwaukee Bucks
-Miami goes back to back; the '13 club takes on Giannis and the Covid Bucks

Region 9 Champ: 1989 LA Lakers v. Region 8 Champ 2015 SA Spurs
-Magic and Kareem knocked off the 2016 Spurs in the Region 9 Final and we get as close as we can to a rematch.

1. If the '80 and '89 Lakers both win - we will see them face off in the Elite 8
2. We might see LeBron's Heat take on the 1992 Cavs in the Elite 8
3. We've yet to see two teams from the same season - it might happen if the '11 Bulls and '11 Thunder both win their sweet 16 matchups. 
4. Are Durant/Steph and the '18 Warriors headed for an Elite 8 Matchup against LeBron/AD and the Covid Lakers?

All Region:
C Nurkic ('19 Blazers 1)
F LeBron ('09 Cavs 5)
F Garnett ('08 Celtics 6)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
G RAllen ('08 Celtics 2)
G J.Stackhouse ('06 Mavs 1)

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