31 teams are in the Round of 32:
7 Spurs
6 Lakers
3 Sonics/Thunder
2 Celtics
2 Heat
2 Rockets
2 Bulls
Warriors
Pistons
Raptors
Blazers
Bucks
Clips
Cavs
The shocker - the 2 Bulls teams are Derrick Rose teams; no MJ in the Rnd of 32 - no Bill Russell either; as only one pre-1980 team advanced.
3. 2012 SW DIV CHAMP SA SPURS v. 6. 2006 WEST CHAMP DALLAS MAVERICKS
Spurs: 50-16, 1st SW Div, 1st Off/10th Def
d. Jazz West 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Clips West Semis 4-1
Lost OKC West Finals 4-2
#48 overall seed
d. '95 Rockets (2-0 Kawhi/Parker)
Coach: Gregg Popovich, Asst Mike Budenholzer, Jacque Vaughn
Starters
C Tiago Splitter 27 9.3 PPG 20.5 PER 4.6 WS 1.1
F Tim Duncan 35-Wake 15.4 22.5 5.9 2.2
F Kawhi Leonard 20-S Diego St 7.9 16.6 5.5 2.1
G Tony Parker 29 18.3 22 7.1 2.3 VORP
G Manu Ginobli 34 12.9 24.1 4.2 1.8
Rotation Reserves
C Matt Bonner 31-Florida 6.6 13.2 4 1.5
F DeJuan Blair 22-Pitt 9.5 17.6 4 .6
F Richard Jefferson 31-Arizona 9.2 10.9 2.4 .6
G Gary Neal 27-Towson 9.9 14.2 2.5 .6
G Danny Green 24-UNC 9.1 15.5 4.5 1.9
Leaders: Splitter 3rd TS%
Duncan 3rd Def Reb%
Bonner 1st TO%
Parker 2nd Team All NBA
The top offense in 2012 belonged to the Spurs; Duncan's 35, Ginobli 34, Parker 29 and they're all over 20 PER, so is Tiago Splitter, he's 27. If the Spurs claim that final spot - a quarter of the final 32 will be San Antonio.
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)
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 %
The Knicks and Mavs each have 3 teams in the Round of 128 - one of those franchises will have 4. Dirk's 27 - number one in PER, Win Shares, Win Shares/48 in 2006. Dirk's last team standing. Last chance to make the Rnd of 32. Avery Johnson against his pld Spurs mates.
Matchup
C Splitter (Spurs)
F Dirk (Mavs)
F Howard (Mavs)
G Push
G Ginobli (Spurs)
Bench: Push
Gm
1Q
9 Mavs 8 Spurs 6
Spurs Splitter, Parker, Ginobli
Mavs Daniels, Terry, Howard, Daniels
6 Mavs 21 Spurs 15
Spurs Splitter, Ginobli, Splitter, Ginobli(3)
Mavs Terry, Howard, Daniels, Dirk, Daniels. Daniels
And we've somehow reached the end - one spot left in the rnd of 32, 4 teams to claim it.
3 Mavs 25 Spurs 24
Spurs Ginobli Kawhi, Parker, Duncan
Mavs Griffin, Dirk
1Score Mavs 31 Spurs 27
Spurs Bonner(3)
Mavs Dirk, Stackhouse, Stackhouse
Marquis Daniels with 8 - Dallas looking to advance their first team into the Rnd of 32.
2 q
9 Mavs 33 Spurs 31
Spurs Neal, Neal
Mavs VHorn
6 Mavs 40 Spurs 35
Spurs Jefferson, Ginobli
Mavs Stackhouse(3) Terry, Daniels
Stackhouse has 7 - Mavs still up.
3 Mavs 45 Spurs 42
Spurs Duncan, Splitter, Ginobli(3)
Mavs Howard, Dirk(3)
HScore Mavs 59 Spurs 54
Spurs Parker, Kawhi(3) Duncan, Duncan, Duncan(3)
Mavs Dirk, Harris, Harris, Dirk(3) VHorn(3) Dampier
Duncan and Dirk dominate the last 6 minutes, Duncan with 9, Dirk with 8.
3q
9 Mavs 65 Spurs 60
Spurs Parker, Kawhi, Splitter
Mavs Terry, Terry, Harris
6 Mavs 73 Spurs 62
Spurs Splitter
Mavs Dirk, Dirk, Diop, Stackhouse
Dallas extends the lead - double digits now.
3 Mavs 84 Spurs 71
Spurs Bonner, Blair, Jefferson(3) Blair
Mavs Howard, Dirk(3) Harris, Griffin, Dirk
3 qScore Mavs 88 Spurs 77
Spurs Duncan, Kawhi, Kawhi
Mavs VHorn, Howard
Dirk adds 9 in the third. Mavs have solidly led the whole way.
4q
9 Mavs 92 Spurs 80
Spurs Neal(3)
Mavs Dirk, Harris
6 Mavs 101 Spurs 87
Spurs Green(3) Duncan, Duncan
Mavs Dirk, Dirk, Terry(3) Dirk
8 more for Dirk - he does not have a spot in the Rnd of 32 and he is feeling it in this one.
3 Mavs 109 Spurs 94
Spurs Bonner(3) Splitter, Diaw
Mavs Daniels, Dirk, Armstrong, Podkolzin
F Score Mavs 118 Spurs 97
Spurs Ford(3)
Mavs Mbenga, Mbenga, Podkolzin(3) Marshall
Dallas outcores SA in each quarter; really impressive game one win.
Dirk: 33 pts/10 boards-Player of the Game
Terry: 13 pts/7 assists
Howard: 11 pts
Daniels: 14 pts/5 assists
Harris: 10 pts
Duncan: 17 pts/13 boards
Ginobli: 15 pts/10 assists
Splitter: 14 pts
Kawhi: 11 pts
Gm 2
1Q
9 Mavs 9 Spurs 4
Mavs Daniels(3) Terry, Dirk, Howard
Spurs Ginobli, Duncan
6 Spurs 15 Mavs 13
Mavs Howard, Terry
Spurs Ginobli, Splitter, Kawhi, Ginobli(3) Ginobli
Spurs need a win to stay alive.
3 Spurs 20 Mavs 17
Mavs Griffin, Terry
Spurs Ginobli(3) Duncan
1Score Mavs 23 Spurs 23
Mavs Diop, Stackhouse, Daniels
Spurs Duncan, Jefferson(1)
Manu with a dozen.
2 q
9 Mavs 28 Spurs 23
Mavs Terry(3) Harris
Spurs
6 Mavs 33 Spurs 29
Mavs Dampier(1) Dampier, Griffin
Spurs Neal(3) Bonner(3)
Mavs hold the Spurs to 6 to open the qtr.
3 Mavs 37 Spurs 37
Mavs Dirk, Diop
Spurs Duncan, Ginobli(3) Green(3)
HScore Mavs 48 Spurs 47
Mavs Dirk(3) Griffin, Dirk, Dirk, Stackhouse
Spurs Bonner(3) Bonner, Blair, Neal(3)
Spurs with 5 2nd qtr triples and we are tight.
3q
9 Spurs 53 Mavs 52
Mavs Damp, Harris
Spurs Kawhi, Neal, Neal
6 Spurs 57 Mavs 54
Mavs Dirk
Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli
Spurs with a rare lead - Dallas has really dominated this series but now the Spurs surge.
3 Spurs 63 Mavs 60
Mavs Van Horn, Dirk, Howard
Spurs Parker, Parker, Green
3 qScore Spurs 71 Mavs 67
Mavs Howard, Diop(3) Griffin
Spurs Splitter, Duncan, Duncan, Duncan
Duncan with the Spurs last 6 - San Antonio is 12 away from tying this up.
4q
9 Mavs 79 Spurs 71
Mavs Daniels, VHorn(3) VHorn(3) Damp Damp
Spurs
6 Mavs 96 Spurs 79
Mavs Howard(3) Griffin, VHorn(3) Howard(3) Dirk, VHorn, Dirk
Spurs Parker, Parker, Kawhi, Splitter
The Mavs just totally blow this sucker open; Keith Van Horn with 11 in 6 minutes.
3 Mavs 98 Spurs 84
Mavs Dirk
Spurs Parker(3) Parker
F Score
Mavs Marshall, Pavel(3)
Spurs Splitter(1) Jackson(3) Jackson(3)
Dirk gives himself a shot - Mavs to the last Regional Semi.
Dirk: 21 pts/10 boards-Player of the Game
Howard: 14 pts/11 boards
Van Horn: 13 pts
Griffin: 10 pts
2. 2009 CEN DIV CHAMP CLEVELAND CAVS v. 7. 1990 PHOENIX SUNS
Cavs: 66-16, 1st Cen Div, 4th Off/3rd Def
d. Pistons East 1st Rnd 4-0
d. Hawks East Semis 4-0
Lost Magic 4-2 East Finals 4-2
#17 overall seed
d. '10 Jazz (2-1 LeBron)
Coach: Mike Brown, GM Danny Ferry
Starters
C Zydrunas Ilgauskas 33 12.9 PPG 18 PER 5.6 WS .8
F Anderson Varejao 26 8.6 14.6 8 1.5
F LeBron James 24 28.4 31.7 20.3 11.8 VORP
G Mo Williams 26- Alabama 17.8 17.2 9.8 3.1
G Delante West 25-St Joes 11.7 14.1 6.4 2
Rotation Reserves
C Joe Smith 33-Maryland 6.5 14.8 1.4 .2
F JJ Hickson 20-NC St 4 12.5 1.5 -.2
F Ben Wallace 34-VA Union 2.9 12.2 3.8 1.2
G Boobie Gibson 22-Texas 7.8 10.1 3.8 .4
G Wally Szczerbiak 31-Miami (Oh) 7 12.1 4.5 .8
Leaders: LeBron 2nd PPG, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 3rd Def Rtng, 1st Trip Doub, 1st team All NBA
Varejao 4th Def Rtng
The best basketball player in 2009 isn't a debate. LeBron was 1st in PER, Win Shares, WS/48, VORP and +/- for a clean sweep. 30 PER/20 WS/10 VORP - 24 year old LeBron James is just about a perfect basketball player. LeBron's in the next rnd with Miami and LA - last chance for him to add the Cavs to the final 32.
Suns: 54-28, 3rd Pac Div, 3rd Off/6th Def
d. Jazz West 1st Rnd 3-2
d. Lakers West Semis 4-1
Lost Blazers West Finals
#112 overall seed
d. '21 Bucks (2-1 Chambers/KJ)
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons, Asst Lionel Hollins, Paul Westphal
Starters
C Mark West 29-ODU 10.5 PPG 15.7 PER 8.2 WS 2
F Tom Chambers 30-Utah 27.2 20.9 11.2 3.3
F Dan Majerle 24-C Michigan 11.1 13.5 5.5 1.9
G Kevin Johnson 23-Cal 22.5 22.8 11.6 4.9 VORP
G Jeff Hornacek 26-Iowa St 17.6 19.6 8.7 3.8
Rotation Reserves
C Andrew Lang 23-Arkansas 13.5 13.2 3 .9
F Armen Gilliam 25-UNLV 8.9 14.4 .5 0
F Kurt Rambis 31-S Clara 5.4 11.3 3.3 1
G Eddie Johnson 30-Illinois 16.9 14.9 3.9 .5
G Kenny Battle 25- Illinois 4.1 12.2 1.9 .4
Leaders: Chambers 4th PPG, 2nd Team All NBA
KJ 4th Assts, 3rd Assts/Gm, 4th Asst% 2nd Team All NBA
West 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 2nd TS%
EJ 2nd FT%
Suns looking for their 6th entrant into the next round; this group was top 6 in both offense and defense. KJ is 23, Chambers is 30, both are over 20 PER with double digit WS. Last shot for the Suns.
Matchup:
C West (Suns)
F Chambers (Suns)
F LeBron (Cavs)
G KJ (Suns)
G Hornacek (Suns)
Bench: Cavs
Gm 1
1Q
9 Suns 8 Cavs 5
Cavs Williams, Williams(3)
Suns Chambers(3) Majerle(1) Hornacek, Hornacek
6 Cavs 17 Suns 15
Cavs Vareajo, LeBron, Wright, LeBron(3) Williams(3)
Suns KJ(1) West, West, West
Winner matches up against the Mavs.
3 Cavs 24 Suns 17
Cavs Williams(1) Hickson, LeBron, Smith
Suns West
1Score Cavs 31 Suns 24
Cavs Wally, Gbson, Varejao
Suns Chmbers, Chambers, Chambers(3)
LeBron's got 7 - can he overcome the Suns?
2 q
9 Cavs 31 Suns 31
Cavs Varejao, Wally(3) Wright(1) LeBron
Suns Gilliam, Majerle(3) Chambrs
6 Cavs 49 Suns 41
Cavs Wally, Wally(3) Gbson(3) LeBron
Suns West, EJ, KJ, KJ, West
Triples for the Cavs - those 20 years between these two clubs include a lot of triple advancement.
3 Cavs 59 Suns 45
Cavs Williams, Z, Z, Varejao, Varejao
Suns Chambers, KJ
HScore Cavs 63 Suns 51
Cavs LeBron, Hickson
Suns KJ, KJ, Battle
KJ with 10 in the qtr - but the Cavs are up double digits
3q
9 Cavs 70 Suns 55
Cavs West, LeBron, leBron(3)
Suns Majerle, Chambers
6 Cavs 75 Suns 57
Cavs West, Wally(3)
Suns KJ(1) West(1)
Cleveland's got an easy game one - we could be headed for Dirk v LeBron for the last spot in the field.
3 Cavs 82 Suns 66
Cavs LeBron, Wally(3) Z
Suns West, West, Chambers(3) Chambers
3 qScore Cavs 87 Suns 72
Cavs LeBron, Z(3)
Suns Majerle, West, Chambers
9 more for LeBron.
4q
9 Cavs 91 Suns 78
Cavs LeBron, Gibson
Suns Hornacek, Chambers, KJ
6 Cavs 100 Suns 85
Cavs Varejao, Wallace, leBron(3) Z
Suns Majerle(3) Hornacek, EJ
3 Cavs 110 Suns 93
Cavs Wally, Williams, Z, Z, LeBron
Suns KJ, KJ, KJ, Chambers
F Score Cavs 111 Suns 96
Cavs Wright(1)
Suns Chambers(3)
Cavs easy game one win - Suns will need to crank it up or its over for Phoenix in the tournament.
LeBron: 29 pts/12 assists/7 boards/4 steals-Player of the Game(3)
Williams: 13 pts/9 assists
Z: 15 pts/10 boards
Varejao: 12 pts/7 boards
Wally: 19 pts
Chambers: 30 pts/6 boards
KJ: 20 pts/10 assists/7 boards
West: 19 pts/9 boards
Majerle: 11 pts/ 6 boards
Gm 2
1Q
9 Suns 2 Cavs 2
Suns Chambers
Cavs LeBron
6 Cavs 9 Suns 7
Suns KJ, West(3)
Cavs LeBron, Z(3) Varejao
Cavs trying to wrap this up and get us to the final - yes final series before the Rnd of 32.
3 Suns 20 Cavs 17
Suns Hornacek, Majerle, Hornacek, Majerle, Chambers, Chambers
Cavs LeBron, Z, LeBron, LeBron
1Score Suns 28 Cavs 24
Suns Chambers, Rambis, Rambis, KJ
Cavs West, LeBron, LeBron(3)
LeBron with 15 to open game 2.
2 q
9 Suns 32 Cavs 26
Suns EJ, Lang
Cavs Hickson
6 Suns 34 Cavs 29
Suns Rambis
Cavs Smith(3)
Suns need a win to stay alive.
3 Suns 40 Cavs 37
Suns Majerle, West, West
Cavs Z, Varejao, Varejao, Gibson
HScore Cavs 51 Suns 49
Suns EJ(3) Hornacek, KJ, Hornacek
Cavs Williams, LeBron(3) Z, LeBron(3) Varejao Varejao
Anderson Varejoa with 8 in the last 6 - Cavs up.
3q
9 Cavs 59 Suns 53
Suns West, Rambis
Cavs Wallace(3) Z(3) leBron
6 Cavs 69 Suns 60
Suns KJ, Majerle, KJ(3)
Cavs LeBron, Williams(3) Williams(3) Williams
8 for Mo Williams - Cleveland is drawing close to advancing.
3 Cavs 80 Suns 67
Suns Hornacek, Hornacek, West, West
Cavs LeBron(3) Hickson, Williams, Z, LeBron
3 qScore Cavs 85 Suns 71
Suns EJ, KJ
Cavs LeBron, Williams(3)
11 more for the King. Cavs are headed to our final...our final Regional Semi.
4q
9 Cavs 90 Suns 75
Suns Chambers, Hornacek
Cavs LeBron, leBron(3)
6 Cavs 94 Suns 83
Suns Chambers(3) Gilliam KJ(3)
Cavs Hickson, LeBron
7 for LeBron - we got a Lebron/Dirk matchup ahead.
3 Cavs 101 Suns 87
Suns Majerle, West
Cavs Z, Z, Williams(3)
F Score Cavs 104 Suns 91
Suns McGee, McGee
Cavs Wright(1) jackson
27 year old Dirk Nowitzki; 24 year old LeBron James, most likely both were the best player in the league in their respective seasons; both have won all 4 PotG - one claims the very last spot in the Rnd of 32.
LeBron: 39 pts/12 boards/8 assists-Player of the Game
Williams: 18 pts/9 assists
Z: 18 pts/17 boards
Vareajo: 10 pts/10 boards
2. 2009 CEN DIV CHAMP CLEVE CAVS v. 6. 2006 WEST CHAMP DALLAS MAVS
Matchup:
C Z (Cavs)
F Dirk (Mavs)
F LeBron (Cavs)
G Push
G West (Cavs)
Bench: Mavs
Gm 1
1Q
9 Cavs 7 Mavs 6
Cavs Gibson(3) Z, Z
Mavs Stackhouse, Dirk, Terry
6 Cavs 19 Mavs 18
Cavs LeBron(3) Gibson, Williams, Gibson(3) Z
Mavs Howard, Howard, Howard(3) Damp, Harris(3)
Very last spot to the winners of this series
3 Cavs 25 Mavs 22
Cavs Williams, Williams, Hickson
Mavs Harris, Howard
1Score Cavs 29 Mavs 25
Cavs Pavlovic, Smith
Mavs Terry, Harris(1)
It's LeBron with 3 and Dirk with 2, the supporting players getting the buckets here to start this series.
2 q
9 Cavs 34 Mavs 30
Cavs LeBron, Gibson(3)
Mavs Dirk, Dirk(3)
6 Cavs 44 Mavs 32
Cavs LeBron(3) Z, Z, West(3)
Mavs Dirk
Dirk has scored every Mav pt in the second - but Cleveland extends the lead.
3 Cavs 50 Mavs 34
Cavs LeBron, LeBron, Wallce
Mavs Howard
HScore Cavs 50 Mavs 38
Cavs
Mavs Harris, Dampier
Cavs by double digits - so close to reaching the rnd of 32.
3q
9 Cavs 60 Mavs 42
Cavs Varejao, Pavlovic, Pavlovic(3) Williams(3)
Mavs Terry, Dirk
6 Cavs 69 Mavs 52
Cavs Z, Z, Williams(3) Williams
Mavs Terry(3) Damp, Stack(1) Terry, Dirk
8 for Mo Williams opens the half. Big Cavs lead.
3 Cavs 78 Mavs 54
Cavs Gibson(3) LeBron, Gibson, Z
Mavs Dirk
3 qScore Cavs 80 Mavs 62
Cavs LeBron
Mavs Damp, VHorn, Stack, VHorn
LeBron just scores 4 in the third but the Cavs have an easy game one win.
4q
9 Cavs 91 Mavs 69
Cavs LeBron, Wally, West, Z, Gibson(3)
Mavs Stackhouse, Stack(3) Terry
6 Cavs 94 Mavs 75
Cavs Z, leBron
Mavs Howard, Harris, VHorn
3 Cavs 100 Mavs 85
Cavs Hickson, Varejao, Hickson
Mavs Griffin, Terry, Dirk, Terry, Howard
F Score Cavs 102 Mavs 90
Cavs Williams
Mavs Marshall(3) Mbenga
Game one to the King - and we may be 48 minutes away from the Regional Finals.
LeBron: 20 pts/11 boards/7 assists/5 blocks-Player of the Game
Williams: 14 pts
Z: 19 pts
Gibson: 19 pts
Dirk: 17 pts/14 boards/6 assists
Stackhouse: 10 pts
Terry: 17 pts
Howard: 15 pts
Dampier: 8 pts/10 boards
Gm 2
1Q
9 Mavs 9 Cavs 4
Mavs Terry, Howard, Howard, Terry(3)
Cavs Z, West
6 Mavs 13 Cavs 8
Mavs Howard, Stackhouse
Cavs Z, Varejao
If Cleveland wins - it's done; the final 32 team field is set.
3 Mavs 24 Cavs 15
Mavs Dirk, Howard, Terry(3) Griffin, Howard
Cavs Z(3) Z, Z
1Score Mavs 29 Cavs 23
Mavs Stack, VHorn(3)
Cavs Hickson, Smith, Wallace, Gibson
10 for Josh Howard - Mavs trying to extend the round of 64 one more day.
2 q
9 Mavs 35 Cavs 28
Mavs Stackhouse, Harris, Dirk
Cavs Gibson, Jackson
6 Mavs 41 Cavs 32
Mavs Howard, Dirk, Damp
Cavs Williams, West
LeBron has yet to score - this Dallas crowd is rocking.
3 Mavs 52 Cavs 37
Mavs Dirk, Terry(3) Stack, Dirk, Terry
Cavs West, Z(1) Z
HScore Mavs 59 Cavs 43
Mavs Damp(1) Harris, Dirk, Damp
Cavs Z, Z, LeBron
LeBron's first bucket of the day is at the buzzer - Dallas just hammering the Cavs.
3q
9 Mavs 60 Cavs 50
Mavs Howard
Cavs LeBron, Z(1) LeBron, Smith
6 Mavs 69 Cavs 53
Mavs Damp, VHorn, VHorn(3) Howard
Cavs Varejao(3)
We are headed for a showdown it would appear - one final game to set up the Regional Finals.
3 Mavs 78 Cavs 57
Mavs Dirk, Terry, Stack(3) Stack
Cavs LeBron, Z
3 qScore Mavs 84 Cavs 65
Mavs Dirk, Stack, Stack
Cavs Hickson, Z, Jackson(1) Wally(3)
This is done. We will go back to Cleveland.
4q
9 Mavs 88 Cavs 72
Mavs Stack, Howard
Cavs West, Hickson, leBron(3)
6 Mavs 98 Cavs 76
Mavs Terry, Dirk(3) Dirk, Stack(3)
Cavs Wally, Hickson
3 Mavs 108 Cavs 87
Mavs Dirk, Dirk, Stack, Terry, Stack
Cavs Hickson, Gibson(3) West, Williams, Z, LeBron
F Score Mavs 118 Cavs 94
Mavs Damp, VHorn, Mbenga, Mbenga, Pavel
Cavs Williams, Z, Williams(3)
Never a game - Dallas throttles the Cavs and we have one to go - one game to decide the last slot in the Round of 32; one more team to join the Regional Finals. Why not? Stackhouse comes off the bench for this club - but started at guard in game 2 and was player of the game.
Stackhouse: 26 pts/11 assists/7 boards - Player of the Game
Dirk: 25 pts/12 boards
Terry: 19 pts/6 assists/4 steals
Howard: 17 pts/9 boards
Dampier: 9 pts/10 boards
V Horn: 10 pts
LeBron: 13 pts/6 boards/9 assists
Z: 27 pts/9 boards
West: 10 pts
Gm 3
1Q
9 Cavs 3 Mavs 0
Cavs LeBron(3)
Mavs
6 Cavs 9 Mavs 4
Cavs West, LeBron, LeBron
Mavs Damp, Damp
This is it. This is it. This is it.
3 Cavs 18 Mavs 13
Cavs Williams, Varejao, LeBron(3) LeBron
Mavs Terry, Dirk, Dirk, Dirk(3)
1Score Mavs 21 Cavs 19
Cavs Smith(1)
Mavs Stack, Dirk, Stack, Harris
Defense in the first qtr - LeBron has a dozen, Dirk 9
2 q
9 Mavs 26 Cavs 23
Cavs Hickson, Hickson
Mavs Stack, VHorn(3)
6 Mavs 34 Cavs 27
Cavs LeBron, Z
Mavs Dirk, Terry, VHorn, Howard
Dallas does not have a team into the rnd of 32 - last chance.
3 Cavs 40 Mavs 40
Cavs Varejao, Wally(3) LeBron, West(3) Williams(3)
Mavs Damp, Terry, Terry
HScore Cavs 47 Mavs 47
Cavs LeBron(3) Z, West
Mavs Dirk(3) Dirk, Harris
Cant ask for more than this. One half of basketball left in the round of 64.
3q
9 Mavs 53 Cavs 49
Cavs LeBron
Mavs Daniels, Daniels, Stack
6 Mavs 60 Cavs 58
Cavs leBron, Wally, Z, Z(3)
Mavs Diop(3) Griffin, Dirk
Best game of the series - fitting end to a marathon. 32 teams will be left after this one.
3 Cavs 67 Mavs 64
Cavs Z, Gibson(3) LeBron, LeBron
Mavs Dirk, Howard
3 qScore Cavs 73 Mavs 70
Cavs Wally, West, Z
Mavs Dirk, Dirk, Terry
Lets do it - 12 more minutes of basketball - LeBron v Dirk for the last spot in the field.
4q
9 Cavs 83 Mavs 77
Cavs West(3) LeBron(3) LeBron, Z
Mavs VHorn(3) Stack, Dirk
6 Cavs 91 Mavs 87
Cavs Z(1) Varejao, LeBron(3) Varejao
Mavs Daniels, VHorn(3) Terry, Howard(3)
5:35: DAL: Dirk strokes a 12 footer, cutting the deficit to 2.
5:00: CLE: Once Joe Smith was the top overall pick; now he hits a baby hook shot.
4:22: DAL: Dirk.
2:54: CLE: Hickson dunk makes it a 4 point game.
1:14: DAL: Josh Howard fadeaway
:50: DAL: Dirk hits from the top of the key and this game is tied at 95 with less than a minute to go!
Vareajo throws it away at 39 seconds.
Dirk misses - but Daniels gets the big offensive board - Mavs reset - Daniels finds an opening in the paint - clock under 5 seconds - Daniels rises and fires ---
GOOD! GOOOOOOOOD!!!!! GOOOOOOOD!!! Marquis Daniels with 2 seconds left gives the Mavs a 2 point lead!!! Marquis Daniels! Marquis Daniels!!
Cavs with the ball at midcourt after the timneout. Down 2. They just have time to throw it in and get off a shot, you have to assume the Mavs are all over LeBron.
It's LeBron - from the wing - contested - up --- BLOCKED! BLOCKED AWAY BY ERICK DAMPIER AND IT'S OVER! THE MAVS! THE MAVS! THE DALLAS MAVERICKS ADVANCE FOR THE FINAL SPOT!!!
F Score: Mavs 97 Cavs 95
35 points for LeBron in the loss - Marquis Daniels had just 8 points - but got the offensive board and the bucket that win the game at 2 seconds left and he is PotG
Daniels: 8 pts-PotG
Dirk: 32 pts/8 boards
Terry: 12 pts/7 assists/5 boards
Dampier: 6 pts/13 boards
Stackhouse: 10 pts
Van Horn: 11 pts/5 boards
All Region:
C Nurkic ('19 Blazers 1)
F LeBron ('09 Cavs 5)
F Garnett ('08 Celtics 5)
G RAllen ('08 Celtics 1)
G J.Stackhouse ('06 Mavs 1)
