1. 1987 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 9. 2020 LA CLIPPERS
Lakers: 65-17, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/7th Def
d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 3-0
d. Warriors West Semis 4-1
d. Sonics West Finals 4-0
d. Celtics NBA Finals 4-2
#15 overall seed
d. '98 Spurs (2-1, Magic/Kareem)
Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West
Starters
C Kareem Abdul Jabbar 39-UCLA 17.5 PPG 17.9 PER 7.5 WS 2.2
F AC Green 23-Ore St 10.8 15.7 7.6 1.7
F James Worthy 25-UNC 19.4 18.4 9.3 3.3
G Magic Johnson 27-Mich St 23.9 27 15.9 8 VORP
G Byron Scott 25-Ariz St 17 16 7.7 2.1
Rotation Reserves
C Mychal Thompson 32-Minn 10.1 12.6 1 -.3
F Kurt Rambis 28- S Clara 5.7 12.6 3.9 .5
F Billy Thompson 23-Louisville 5.6 12.8 1.6 -.1
G Michael Cooper 30-N Mexico 2.5 14 6.1 2.3
G Adrian Branch 23-Maryland 4.3 18.8 .7 .1
Leaders Magic 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 2nd PER, 2nd WS, 1st WS/48, 3rd +/-, 3rd VORP, 3rd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst%, 2nd Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA
Kareem 5th FG%, 5th Eff FG%,
Scott 4th FT%, 4th 3pt%,
We kick off Region 15 with the World Champion Lakers the best offense in '87. Magic's 27 - 1st in Win Shares, 1st in WS/48, 2nd in PER and 3rd in VORP. 6 Lakers teams are in the Rnd of 32, trailing just the Spurs.
Clips: 49-23, 2nd West Conf, 2nd Off/5th Def
d. Mavs West 1st Rnd 4-2
Lost Nuggets West Semis 4-3
#143 overall seed
d. '95 Jazz (2-0, Zubac/Kawhi)
Coach Doc Rivers, Asst Sam Cassell, Ty Lue
Starters
C Ivica Zubac 22 8.3 PPG 21.7 PER 6.6 WS 1.6
F Montrez Harrell 26-Louisville 18.6 23.2 7 2.2
F Kawhi Leonard 28-S Diego St 27.1 26.9 8.7 5.1 VORP
G Lou Williams 33 18.2 17.3 4.1 1.3
G Paul George 29-Fresno St 21.5 21.1 4.8 2.5
Rotation Reserves
C Mo Harkless 26-St Johns 5.5 9.7 2.3 .6
F JaMychal Green 29-Alabama 6.8 11.1 3.1 .5
F Patrick Peterson 30-Kentucky 4.9 11.5 1.9 .5
G Patrick Beverley 31-Arkansas 7.9 12.5 3.6 1.4
G Reggie Jackson 29-B College 9.5 12.6 .8 .2
Leaders Zubac 4th WS/48, 1st Of Rtng, 1st Off Reb%
Kawhi 3rd +/-, 2nd Team All NBA
Beverley 4th Def +/-
The Covid Clips are seeded 9th in the Region, top 5 in 2020 in both offense and defense. I'm not sure we've seen 4 starters with PER 20+ prior to now. 28 year old Kawhi leads the way. It's the last Clips team standing.
Matchup
C Kareem (Lakers)
F Harrell (Clips)
F Kawhi (Clips)
G Magic (Lakers)
G George (Clips)
Bench: Push
Gm 1
1Qtr
9 Clips 7 Lakers 5
Lakers Worthy, Worthy, Green(1)
Clips Zubac, Zubac, Williams(3)
6 Clips 15 Lakers 11
Lakers Worthy, Kareem, Scott
Clips George, Williams, Zubac, Zubac
Here's Region 15. 4 spots left in the Rnd of 32.
3 Clips 26 Lakers 15
Lakers Magic, Magic
Clips Zubac, Zubac, Harrell, Harrell, George(3)
1Score Clips 36 Lakers 19
Lakers Branch, Cooper
Clips George(3) Beverley, Beverley, Beverley(3)
Okay, the Lakers are in trouble here; ultramodern teams can really put the ball in the net and we see that in the first.
2Qtr
9 Clips 38 Lakers 26
Lakers Worthy, Cooper, Worthy
Clips Kawhi
6 Clips 47 Lakers 35
Lakers Magic, Green, Magic(3) Kareem
Clips Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Williams, Harrell
Kawhi with 7 in the first half of the second qtr.
3 Clips 58 Lakers 42
Lakers Kareem(1) Kareem, Scott, Scott
Clips Harrell, George(3) Zubac, Kawhi, Harrell
HScore Clips 68 Lakers 44
Lakers Rambis
Clips Williams, Jackson(3) Patterson(3) Green
The Clips are routing the Lakers; 8 3 pointers to the Lakers 1; that's a 21 pt difference and you can't overcome it.
3Qtr
9 Clips 81 Lakers 56
Lakers Magic, Kareem, Rambis, Scott, Magic, BThompson
Clips Harrell, Zubac, George, Kawhi, Zuback, Kawhi(3)
6 Clips 91 Lakers 66
Lakers Rambis, Scott, Scott, Magic, Magic
Clips Zubac, Kawhi, Kawhi, harrell, Kawhi
11 more for Kawhi Leonard.
3 Clips 98 Lakers 75
Lakers Branch, Worthy(3) Scott, Green
Clips Patterson(3) harrell, Zubac
3Score Clips 100 lakers 77
Lakers kareem
Clips Patterson
Lakers will need to really regroup to take the next two games.
4Qtr
9 Clips 108 Lakers 83
Lakers Worthy, Magic, Kareem
Clips George, Kawhi, Kawhi, Beverley
6 Clips 119 Lakers 95
Lakers Worthy, Kareem, Kareem, Magic, Magic, Magic
Clips Jackson(3) Harrell, Harrell, Patterson, Jackson
3 Clips 126 Lakers 98
Lakers Magic, BThompson(1)
Clips Harrell, kawhi(3) Williams
FScore Clips 134 Lakers 104
Lakers Magic, Scott(3) Matthews(1)
Clips George(3) George, Morris(3)
It's been worth speculating that even a middling 2020 team might whip one of the all time legendary teams; here we are - ultramodern teams just shoot so many threes that if they find the net at any type of clip (pun intended) it's a long day.
Kawhi: 27 pts/9 boards/8 assists/5 blocks-Player of the Game
Zubac: 22 pts/17 boards
Harrell: 22 pts
George: 20 pts/8 boards/9 assists
Williams: 11 pts/9 assists
Patterson: 10 pts
Magic: 29 pts/7 assists/5 boards
Scott: 17 pts
Kareem: 17 pts/7 assists/5 boards
Green: 5 pts/12 boards/7 assists
Worthy: 17 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Gm 2
1Qtr
9 Clips 6 Lakers 5
Clips Williams, Zubac(3) Harrell(1)
Lakers Scott, Green(3)
6 Clips 17 Lakers 16
Clips harrell, George, Harrell, Kawhi(3) Harrell
Lakers Green(3) Scott, Worthy, Branch, Cooper
Clips looking to advance; preventing a possible Lakers/Celtics matchup.
3 Clips 22 Lakers 18
Clips Harrell, Kawhi(3)
Lakers Magic (1) Thompson(1)
1Score Clips 29 Lakers 23
Clips Harrell, Beverley, Beverley(3)
Lakers Worthy(3) Worthy
Lakers just one fewer made 3, they'll need to keep up that energy.
2Qtr
9 Clips 34 Lakers 25
Clips Williams(3) Kawhi
Lakers Magic
6 Clips 42 Lakers 37
Clips Harrell(1) Williams(3) Harrell(3) Zubac
Lakers Kareem, Green, Kareem(3) Kareem, Worthy, Kareem(1)
Kareem with 8 in 3 minutes to yank the Lakers back into the game.
3 Clips 48 Lakers 48
Clips Kawhi, Williams, Zubac
Lakers Scott, Scott(3) Magic, Kareem, MThompson
HScore Clips 53 Lakers 52
Clips Jackson, Jackson(3)
Lakers MThompson, Green
The Lakers got blown out in game one and had a double digit deficit early in the second qtr here - it's a 1 pt game now.
3Qtr
9 Clips 60 Lakers 59
Clips Kawhi(3), Zubac, Zubac(3)
Lakers Worthy, Magic(3) Kareem
6 Clips 68 Lakers 66
Clips Patterson(3) George(3) Williams
Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Magic, Worthy(1)
Clips with 4 triples to open the half; Lakers hanging tough.
3 Clips 75 Lakers 73
Clips Harrell, harrell, Williams(3)
Lakers Kareem, Magic(3) Magic
3Score Clips 82 Lakers 81
Clips Williams, Harrell, Green(3)
Lakers Scott, Kareem, Thompson Kareem
Kareem with a dozen in the third. Great game 2.
4Qtr
9 Clips 87 Lakers 83
Clips Harrell, George(3)
Lakers Magic
6 Lakers 97 Clips 94
Clips Harrell(1) Jackson(3) George(3)
Lakers Worthy, MThompson, MThompson, Magic, Kareem, Scott, Kareem
10 straight Laker points; Zubac has fouled out.
5:17: LAC: Patrick Patterson fadeaway.
4:49: LAC: Harrell from the FT line. Clips up.
4:39: LAL: AC Green pushes a 5 footer. Lakers up.
3:46: LAL: Sky hook. 101-98
3:32: LAC: Lou Williams long 2.
2:56: LAL: Magic finds Scott for the alley oop - Byron driving home a one handed dunk.
2:07: LAL: Magic in traffic. 105-100
1:46: LA: AC Green 14 footer - the Lakers are about to force game 3.
Scott hits 2 FT, that's it - the Clips do not score in the last 3:30.
FScore: Lakers 109 Clips 100
The Clips had a 7 pt lead in the 4th and then the Lakers just steamrolled down the stretch and we will see you in game 3. The 39 year old Captain carries the day.
Kareem: 28 pts/6 boards-Player of the Game
Magic: 21 pts/11 assists/9 boards
Worthy: 14 pts/12 boards
Green: 14 pts/16 boards
Scott: 17 pts/6 boards
Harrell: 25 pts/15 boards
Kawhi: 13 pts/7 boards
George: 11 pts/7 boards/5 assists
Williams: 19 pts
Zubac: 11 pts
Gm 3
1Qtr
9 Lakers 8 Clips 4
Lakers Green, Magic, Magic, Magic
Clips Harrell, Zubac
6 Lakers 14 Clips 6
Lakers Worthy, Magic, Magic
Clips George
Magic Johnson comes out like a Hall of Famer; 10 points in 6 minutes of the showdown.
3 Lakers 25 Clips 12
Lakers Magic, Scott, Kareem, Green(3) Worthy
Clips Harrell, Harrell, Harell
1Score Lakers 30 Clips 19
Lakers Rambis, Magic(3)
Clips George(4) Green(3)
Magic scores 15 in the first.
2Qtr
9 Lakers 39 Clips 19
Lakers BThompson(3) Rambis, Rambis, Branch
Clips
6 Lakers 41 Clips 32
Lakers Kareem
Clips Patterson(3) Jackson(1) Kawhi, Jackson(3) Harrell, Zubac
Lakers big run makes it a 20 point game - Clips big run cuts it to 9.
3 Lakers 47 Clips 34
Lakers Green, Magic, Magic
Clips Kawhi
HScore Lakers 49 Clips 45
Lakers Worthy
Clips Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3) Kawhi, Harless(3)
Wow - the Lakers had a 20 point lead - but Kawhi scores 10 straight Clipper points and it is down to 4.
3Qtr
9 Lakers 56 Clips 52
Lakers Magic, Scott, MThompson, Scott(1)
Clips Zubac, Kawhi(3) Zubac
6 Lakers 65 Clips 62
Lakers Rambis, Green, Magic(3) Kareem
Clips harrell, Zubac, Harrell(3) Williams(3)
Clips have cut this to 3 - winner moves on.
3 Lakers 71 Clips 69
Lakers Magic, Magic, Worthy
Clips harkless, Williams(1) Williams, Zubac
3Score Lakers 78 Clips 75
Lakers Rambis(1) Kareem, Magic, scott
Clips Jackson, George, Harrell
Magic scores 11 more - 12 left to go.
4Qtr
9 Lakers 89 Clips 89
Lakers Branch, MThompson, Kareem(1) Worthy, Worthy, Magic
Clips Green(3) George, Zubac, George, George(3) Patterson
6 Clips 95 Lakers 91
Lakers Green
Clips Zubac, Beverley, Beverley
Patrick Beverley pumps in a couple buckets and the Clips are up 4.
5:41: LAC: Zubac dunk. Clips by 6.
4:14: LAL: Worthy just outside the paint.
4:07: LAC: Kawhi dunk.
3:35: LAL: Worthy from the wing.
3:10: LAL: Mychal Thompson dunk. Clips by 2.
1:57: LAC: Kawhi.
1:38: LAL: Worthy corner 3. 101-100
1:30: LAC: Harrell dunk.
Zubac fouls out, Scott hits 1. Lou Williams follows with a long 2. Clips by 4.
Kareem sky hook at 38 seconds left.
Clips miss.
Lakers now - down 2 - it's Magic with 15 seconds ----
Miss.
Lakers put Kawhi on the line, hits both. He'll hit 1more. And that's the final.
FScore: Clips 108 Lakers 103
The Lakers were up 20 in the second quarter and wind up eliminated. 8 more Clips triples than Lakers triples.
Magic had 32 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 7 steals. But he missed that game tying shot wih 15 seconds left and the Lakers are done.
Zubac: 18 pts/23 boards/4 blocks-Player of the Game
Harrell: 19 pts/16 boards
Kawhi: 22 pts/8 boards/9 assists
George: 15 pts/6 boards
4. 2016 NBA CHAMP CLEVE CAVALIERS v. 5. 1982 ATL DIV CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS
Cavs: 57-25, 1st Cent Div, 3rd Off/10th Def
d. Pistons East 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Hawks East Semis 4-0
d. Raptors East Finals 4-2
d. Warriors NBA Finals 4-3
#50 overall seed
d. '94 Suns (2-0, LeBron 2)
Coach Tyronn Lue
Starters
C Tristan Thompson 24-Texas 7.8 PPG 15.9 PER 8.7 WS 1.2
F Kevin Love 27-UCLA 16 19 8.5 3.3
F LeBron James 31 25.3 27.5 13.6 7.5 VORP
G Kyrie Irving 23-Duke 19.6 19.9 5 1.8
G JR Smith 30 12.4 12.4 5.5 1.5
Rotation Reserves
C Timofey Mozgov 29 6.3 14.6 3.7 .2
F Channing Frye 32-Arizona 7.5 14.9 1.5 .3
F James Jones 35-Miami 3.7 11.6 1.2 .2
G Matthew Dellavedova 25-St Marys 7.5 11.3 3.8 .4
G Mo Williams 33- Alabama 8.2 12.4 1.1 .1
Leaders LeBron: 5th PPG, 4th PER, 5th WS, 4th +/-, 3rd VORP, 1st Team All NBA
Thompson 2nd Off Reb, 1st Off Rtng
Smith 1st TO%
LeBron's World Champion Cavs are the 50th overall seed; 3rd best offensive team in the league in 2016. The King is 31; top 5 player in the NBA; 3rd in VORP, 4th PER, 5th Win Shares. The Cavs do not have a spot in the Rnd of 32.
Celtics: 63-19, 1st Atl Div, 4th Off/6th Def
d. Bullets 4-1 East Semis
Lost Sixers 4-3 East Finals
#79 overall
d. '72 Colonels (2-1, Bird 2)
Coach: Bill Fitch, Asst KC Jones, GM Red Auerbach
Starters
C Robert Parish 28-Centenary 19.9 PPG 22.6 PER 10 WS 3.7
F Cedric Maxwell 26-UNCC 14.8 16 9.1 2.7
F Larry Bird 25-Indiana St 22.9 22.6 12.5 6.4 VORP
G Tiny Archibald 33-UTEP 12.6 14.3 5.2 1.1
G Gerald Henderson 26-VCU 10.2 13.2 3.6 .6
Rotation Reserves
C Rick Robey 26-Kentucky 5.7 11 1.9 -.2
F Kevin McHale 24-Minnesota 13.6 16.9 7.5 2
F ML Carr 31- Guliford 8.1 11.9 2.8 .8
G Chris Ford 33-Villanova 5.7 7.8 2.1 9
G Danny Ainge 22-BYU 4.1 10.1 .5 -.1
Leaders: Parish 3rd Off Reb, 5th Blocks, 5th Blocks/Gm, 3rd Def Rtng, 5th Reb%, 2nd Team All NBA
Bird 4th Def Reb, 5th FT%, 2nd Def WS, 3rd +/-, 3rd VORP, 3rd Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA
Archibald 4th Asst/Gm
The '82 Celtics are the 5th seed in Region 15; top 6 in both offense and defense in '82. 25 year old Bird and 28 year old Parish both hit 20 PER with double digit WS. Only 1 Boston team, the '87 Celtics, is in the rnd of 32.
Matchup:
C Parish (Celtics)
F Push
F Push
G Kyrie (Cavs)
G Smith (Cavs)
Bench: Celtics
Gm 1
1Qtr
9 Cavs 11 Celtics 10
Cavs Irving(3) Love(3) Love(3) Smith
Celtics Archibald, Bird, Bird, Archibald, Bird
6 Cavs 16 Celtics 14
Cavs Thompson, Irving(3)
Celtics Bird, Parish
The Clips await the winners.
3 Cavs 26 Celtics 20
Cavs Irving(3) Love, Love, LeBron(3)
Celtics Parish, Maxwell(3) Ainge(1)
1Score Cavs 31 Celtics 26
Celtics Maxwell, Maxwell, Maxwell
Cavs Jones(3) Williams
Just 3 for LeBron and the Cavs, with those 30+ years of basketball advancement on the Celtics, are still up 5.
2Qtr
9 Cavs 33 Celtics 32
Cavs Frye
Celtics Robey, Carr, McHale
6 Celtics 42 Cavs 38
Cavs Mozgov, Love(3)
Celtics Robey, Ainge, Carr(3) Maxwell(3)
Boston with back to back triples and the Celtics take their first lead.
3 Celtics 48 Cavs 44
Cavs Love(3) Irving(3)
Celtics McHale, Mchale, Bird
HScore Celtics 56 Cavs 52
Cavs Smith(3) Irving(3) Irving
Celtics Bird, Bird, Maxwell, Parish
Kyrie with 8 in the laat 6 - LeBron's given them nothing, totally shut down but you know he will get it going.
3Qtr
9 Celtics 64 Cavs 56
Cavs Irving, LeBron
Celtics Bird, Archibald, Henderson, Henderson
6 Celtics 76 Cavs 63
Cavs Williams(1) LeBron(3) Smith(3)
Celtics Parish, Parish, Mchale, Parish, Henderson, Parish
The Chief with 8 in the last 3 and Boston up double digits
3 Celtics 82 Cavs 69
Cavs Dellavedova, LeBron, Thompson
Celtics Bird, Parish, McHale
3Score Celtics 88 Cavs 78
Cavs Thompson, irving, Love(3) LeBron
Celtics Bird, Mchale, Parish
LeBron with 9 in the qtr - but Boston's up 10.
4Qtr
9 Celtics 90 Cavs 86
Cavs irving, Irving(3) Thompson, leBron(1)
Celtics Ainge
6 Celtics 95 Cavs 88
Cavs Thompson
Celtics Parish, Parish, henderson(1)
Kyrie scored the first 5 of the 4th, Cavs get as close as 4.
3 Celtics 106 Cavs 99
Cavs Williams Thompson(3) Smith(1) Thompson, Smith(3)
Celtics Parish, Archibald, Archibald, Parish(3) Bird
1:45 Celtics 110 Cavs 107
Cavs Irving(3) Smith(3) LeBron
Celtics Henderson, Bird
LeBron dunk at 1:45 cuts it to 3 and this Cleveland crowd loves it.
At 1 minute - JR Smith ties the score with a corner 3.
At 38 seconds - it's JR again - a triple from the wing gives the Cavs the lead.
The Chief is called for a huge offensive foul the other way; Irving hits a couple FT - Cleveland's going to win.
Bird quick 2. Kyrie 2 FT
JR Smith 2 FT.
Final: Cavs 119 Celtics 112
The Cavs outscore Boston by 17 in the 4th; just like the modern day Clips overcame a huge deficit agains the legendary Lakers - the modern day Cavs have done it to Boston.
Cleveland hit....18 more 3 pointers than the Celtics in this one.
Modern basketball.
Kyrie: 33 pts/7 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
LeBron: 15 pts/11 assists/5 boards
Love: 19 pts/12 boards/6 assists
Smith: 23 pts
Thompson: 15 pts/7 boards
Bird: 26 pts/21 boards/5 assists
Parish: 27 pts/14 boards
Maxwell: 14 pts/8 boards
Archibald: 10 pts/8 assists
McHale: 12 pts/4 blocks
Gm 2
1Qtr
9 Cavs 10 Celtics 8
Celtics Bird, Archibald, Archibald, Maxwell
Cavs Smith, irving, Smith(3), Thompson(3)
6 Cavs 17 Celtics 13
Celtics Maxwell, Parish, McHale(1)
Cavs Thompson, Irving, Smith(3)
Cavs looking to close this out; they'd host the Clips for game one.
3 Cavs 23 Celtics 17
Celtics Archibald, Henderson
Cavs LeBron, LeBron, Irving
1Score Cavs 32 Celtics 24
Celtics Jackson, Jackson(3) Jackson
Cavs Love, LeBron, Mozgov, Jones(3)
Tracy Jackson comes deep off the Celtics bench and scores 7 in the last 3 - but it's the Cavs who are up 8.
2Qtr
9 Cavs 38 Celtics 28
Celtics McHale, McHale
Cavs Mozgov(3) Jones(3)
6 Cavs 47 Celtics 36
Celtics Henderson, Maxwell, Ainge, Bird
Cavs Smith(3) Frye, Mozgov, Love
Double digit lead - the Cavs have come into the Boston Garden and are rolling on.
3 Cavs 55 Celtics 46
Celtics Parish, Parish, Archibald, parish, parish
Cavs Love, Lebron, Mozgov, LeBron
HScore Cavs 60 Celtics 52
Celtics Archibald, henderson, Ford
Cavs LeBron, LeBron(3)
LeBron with 9 in the last 6 - Cavs have led the whole way.
3Qtr
9 Cavs 68 Celtics 63
Celtics Archibald, Bird, Bird(3) Parish, henderson
Cavs Love(3) LeBron(3) Irving
6 Cavs 78 Celtics 67
Celtics Bird, Parish
Cavs Smith(3) Dellavedova, Dellavedova(3) LeBron
The triples just kill you.
3 Cavs 87 Celtics 78
Celtics Bird, Parish, Parish, Parish, henderson(3)
Cavs LeBron, Irving, Smith(3) Williams
3Score Cavs 100 Celtics 84
Celtics Bird, Archibald, Parish
Cavs LeBron, Love, Love(3) LeBron(3) Love(3)
it's done - the Cavs just obliterate Boston with triples - they'll face the Clips, who did the same thing to the Lakers - modern basketball just proving too tough in region 15.
4Qtr
9 Cavs 113 Celtics 90
Celtics Mchale, Parish, Maxwell
Cavs Thompson, Dellavedova, Dellavedova, love(1) Love, Love, Smith
6 Cavs 115 Celtics 98
Celtics Henderson, Mawell, Ainge, Bird
Cavs Dellavedova
3 Cavs 121 Celtics 112
Celtics Archibald, Mchale, Parish, henderson, Mchale, Archibald, Maxwell
Cavs Frye(3) Smith(3)
FScore Cavs 132 Celtics 123
Celtics Archibald, Henderson, Archibald, Bird, henderson(3)
Cavs LeBron(3) LeBron, Irving Varejao(1) Smith(1) LeBron
One way to think about the disproportionate success of modern teams is the simulation can't account for the 3 ball; ideally, older teams would just shoot more threes in games like this- another way is that today is better than yesterday; systems improve, it's to be expected.
LeBron: 34 pts/11 assists/8 boards-Player of the Game
Love: 22 pts/14 boards
Irving: 12 pts/8 assists
Smith: 23 pts/5 assists
Thompson: 7 pts/16 boards
Dellavedova: 11 pts
4. 2016 NBA CHAMP CLEVE CAVALIERS v. 9. 2020 LA CLIPPERS
Matchup
C Zubac (Clips)
F Love (Cavs)
F LeBron (Cavs)
G Kyrie (Cavs)
G George (Clips)
Bench: Push
Gm 1
1Qtr
9 Clips 10 Cavs 6
Cavs LeBron, LeBron, LeBron
Clips Harrell, Zubac, George, Kawhi, harrell
6 Clips 21 Cavs 16
Cavs Irving, Irving, LeBron, Irving, Thompson
Clips Kawhi, harrell, Williams, Williams(3) Kawhi
Winner of this series is Team 29 of 32 and whomever wins will make for a new franchise to reach the Regional Finals.
3 Clips 27 Cavs 19
Cavs Love(3)
Clips Williams(3) George(3)
1Score Clips 37 Cavs 23
Cavs LeBron, LeBron
Clips Kawhi, Patterson, Jackson(3) Mfiondu(3)
Clips up big early; 5 triples - will this series be the 2020 team out three balling the 2016 team?
2Qtr
9 Clips 44 Cavs 34
Cavs Williams, LeBron, Williams(3) Smith, LeBron
Clips Harrell, Beverley(3) Zubac
6 Clips 54 Cavs 44
Cavs LeBron(3) Irving(3) Thompson, LeBron
Clips Jackson(3) Patterson(3) Jackson, Harrell
The King with 19.
3 Clips 64 Cavs 46
Cavs Mozgov
Clips George, George(3) Patterson, harrell(3)
HScore Clips 70 Cavs 49
Cavs Irving, Love(1)
Clips George, Williams, Zubac
7 for Paul George in the last 6 - Clips killing the Cavs from distance,
3Qtr
9 Clips 72 Cavs 51
Cavs LeBron
Clips Kawhi
6 Clips 74 Cavs 55
Cavs Irving, LeBron
Clips Harrell
23 for LeBron - but the Cavs are getting buried.
3 Clips 81 Cavs 62
Cavs Irving, Jones(3) Thompson
Clips Kawhi, George(3) harrell
3Score Clips 92 Cavs 71
Cavs Smith(1) Irving, Love, Mozgov, Mozgov
Clips Zubac, George, Harrell, Kawhi, George(3)
8 more for PG - the Covid Clips about to take game one.
4Qtr
9 Clips 102 Cavs 73
Cavs Thompson,
Clips Williams(3) harrell, Beverley, Beverley(3)
6 Clips 107 Cavs 84
Cavs LeBron(3) Smith(3) Smith (3) LeBron
Clips Jackson, Beverley(3)
3 Clips 114 Cavs 86
Cavs McRae
Clips Beverley, Beverley, Zubac(1) Shamet
FScore Clips 122 Cavs 92
Cavs Jefferson, McRae(1) Jefferson(3)
Clips Robinson, Robinson, Mfiondu, Coffey
Woof. The Covid Clippers go to Cleveland and stomp all over the Cavs.
George: 20 pts/8 boards/6 steals-Player of the Game
Zubac 9 pts/17 boards
Kawhi: 14 pts/9 assists
Harrell: 21 pts/9 boards
Williams: 13 pts
Beverley: 15 pts
Jackson: 10 pts
LeBron: 30 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Irving: 17 pts/8 assists
Love: 6 pts/11 boards
Gm 2
1Qtr
9 Clips 13 Cavs 9
Clips Zubac, George, Williams(3) Harrell(1) Williams(3) Kawhi
Cavs Smith(3) LeBron, Thompson, LeBron
6 Clips 17 Cavs 17
Clips Kawhi, George
Cavs Irving, Irving(3) Irving(3)
Kyrie with the Cavs last 8 ties this game.
3 Clips 30 Cavs 27
Clips George, George(3) Green(3) Williams, George(3)
Cavs Kyrie(3) Kyrie, Love(3) Thompson
1Score Clips 36 Cavs 32
Clips Patterson, George, Beverley(1)
Cavs LeBron(3) Mozgov
Paul George was PotG in Gm 1 and opens up here with 11.
2Qtr
9 Clips 41 Cavs 36
Clips Williams, Frye
Cavs McGruder(3) McGruder
6 Clips 45 Cavs 45
Clips Zubac, Harrell
Cavs Frye, Smith, Mozgov, LeBron
LeBron's got 9 and we are tied.
3 Clips 56 Cavs 54
Clips Zubac, Kawhi, Williams(3) harkless, Harrell
Cavs LeBron, Smith(3) Smith, LeBron
HScore Clips 65 Cavs 61
Clips Beverley, Williams, Williams, Williams(3)
Cavs Thompson, leBron(3)
Lou Williams with 10 in the last 6 - Clips looking to close.
3Qtr
9 Clips 80 Cavs 69
Clips Zubac(3) Green(3) Jackson(3) Zubac, Green, Kawhi
Cavs Love(1) Williams, LeBron, Love(3)
6 Clips 85 Cavs 73
Clips Kawhi, Kawhi(3)
Cavs LeBron, Williams
The Covid Clips sure look like they are Team 29.
3 Clips 93 Cavs 80
Clips George(3) Zubac, Kawhi(3)
Cavs Mozgov(1) Love, Mozgov, Irving
3Score Clips 97 Cavs 86
Clips George, Zubac
Cavs LeBron, Love, Irving
Kawhi with 10 in the 3rd - Clips are 12 away.
4Qtr
9 Clips 105 Cavs 103
Clips Kawhi, Kawhi, Williams, Harrell
Cavs Thompson, Smith(3) Thompson
6 Clips 113 Cavs 100
Clips Zubac, Harrell, Harrell, harrell
Cavs Thompson, Irving, Jones(3)
They are celebrating at Staples...I mean, the team is celebrating; it's the Covid clips, there are no fans here.
3 Clips 117 Cavs 102
Clips Kawhi, Harrell
Cavs Love
FScore Clips 120 Cavs 116
Clips Harrell(1) Kawhi
Cavs McRae(3) Shumpert(3) LeBron, Smith(3) Irving(3)
24/13 for LeBron - but the Cavs, like the Celtics and Lakers, go home and it's the Covid Clips that advance.
Kawhi: 24 pts/9 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game
Zubac: 17 pts/13 boards
George: 19 pts
Williams: 20 pts/7 assists
Harrell: 16 pts/6 boards
All Region:
C Zubac ('20 Clips 2)
F LeBron ('16 Cavs 3)
F Kawhi ('20 Clips 3)
G George ('20 Clips 1)
G Kyrie ('16 Cavs 1)
