3. 2018 NBA CHAMP GST WARRIORS v. 9. 2012 CEN DIV CHAMP CHIC BULLS
Warriors: 58-24, 1st Pac Div, 3rd Off, 11th Def
d. Spurs West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Pelicans West Semis 4-1
d. Rockets West Finals 4-3
d. Cavs NBA Finals 4-0
#37 overal seed
d. '87 Pistons (2-0, Curry/Durant PotG)
d. '96 Magic (2-1 Steph 1 PotG)
d. '07 Spurs (2-1 Steph/KD)
Coach: Steve Kerr
Starters
C JaVale McGee (30 Nevada) 4.8 PPG 22.3 PER 2.7 Win Shares .5
F Draymond Green (27 Michigan St) 11 16.1 6 2.8
F Kevin Durant (29 Texas) 26.4 26 10.4 5.5 VORP
G Steph Curry (29 Davidson) 26.4 28.2 9.1 4
G Klay Thompson (27 Washington St) 20 16 4 1
Rotation Reserves
C Zaza Pachulia (33) 5.4 17 3.3 .5
F David West (37 Xavier) 6.8 20.9 3.5 1.3
F Jordan Bell (23 Oregon) 4.6 18 2.9 1
G Shawn Livingston (32) 5.5 11.6 1.8 -.3
G Andre Iguodala (34 Arizona) 6 11.2 3.2 .7
Leaders: Curry: 1st FT%, 4th PER, 1st True Shooting, 5th Eff FG%, 2nd WS/48, 3rd +/- 3rd team All NBA
Durant 5th Blocks/Gm, 1st Team All NBA
If the Warriors are going to make the Sweet 16, they need this team to do it; KD and Steph are both 29, both 20+ PER (along with McGee and West) Durant's got double digit WS. These are the back to back GSW Champs, the last title in tha run (as of early 2022); top 3 offense in 2018. Foir All Stars - KD/Steph, 27 year old Draymond and Klay. The Warriors broke the record for largest NBA Finals point differential. Durant was the MVP of the NBA Finals. Draymond was 2nd Team All Defense.
Bulls: 50-16, 1st Cen Div, 5th Off, 2nd Def
lost Sixers East 1st Rnd 4-2
#133 overall seed
d. '53 Lakers (2-0, Rose 2 PotG)
d. '86 Celtics (2-1, Rose/Noah)
d. '09 Rockets (2-0, Deng/Rose)
Coach: Tom Thibodeau
Starters
C Joakim Noah (26 Florida) 10.2 PPG 19.6 PER 9 Win Shares 2.8
F Carlos Boozer (30 Duke) 15 19.7 7.6 2.3
F Luol Deng (26 Duke) 15.3 14.1 5.8 2
G Derrick Rose (23 Memphis) 21.8 23 6 2.9 VORP
G Kyle Korver (30 Creighton) 8.1 13.6 5.3 1.6
Rotation Reserves
C Omar Asik (25) 3.1 13.4 2.6 .3
F Taj Gibson (26 USC) 7.7 16.9 4.5 .9
F Ronnie Brewer 26-Arkansas 6.9 12.3 3.9 1.1
G John Lucas (29 Oklahoma St) 7.5 16.3 2.2 .9
G Rip Hamilton (33 UConn) 11.6 13.2 1.3 .1
Leaders: Noah: 2nd Off Reb, 1st Triple Doubles, 4th Off Reb, 5th Off Rtng, 4th Def Rtng
Boozer: 2nd Def Rtng, 5th Def WS,
Rose: 5th +/-
The Bulls don't have anyone on any All NBA Teams in '12, 23 year old DRose passes 20 PER. The '11 Bulls are already Regional Champs and onto the Sweet 16. The Bulls lost in the first round as the top seed in 2012, but have a shot here at winning Region 5. Jimmy Butler is a rookie for this team but not in the rotation. 26 year old Deng was all defense 2nd Team. They knocked off the famed '86 Celtics in the 2nd Round. Just one loss in the tournament for these Bulls.
Matchup
C Noah (Bulls)
F Boozer (Bulls)
F Durant (Warriors)
G Curry (Warriors)
G Push
Bench: Push
Gm 1: Oakland: Oracle Arena: Announcers: Bob Fitzgerald/Jim Barnett
1Qtr
9 Bulls 11 Warriors 4
Warriors Dray, McGee
Bulls Boozer, Boozer(3) Boozer, Deng, Rose
6 Bulls 15 Warriors 9
Warriors McGee(3) McGee
Bulls Boozer, Deng
Region 5 is underway.
3 Bulls 25 Warriors 16
Warriors Livingston, KD, Klay(3)
Bulls Noah(3) Rose(3) Boozer
1Score Bulls 27 Warriors 22
Warriors Klay, KD, McGee
Bulls Gibson
11 for Carlos Boozer, it's the Bulls out fast.
2Qtr
9 Warriors 31 Bulls 30
Warriors Bell, Klay, West, Cook(3)
Bulls Lucas(3)
6 Warriors 38 Bulls 37
Warriors KD, Cook(3), McGee
Bulls Boozer(3) Rose, Boozer
Steph has yet to score - Quinn Cook comes from out of the rotation to hit a couple triples.
3 Warriors 42 Bulls 38
Warriors KD, KD
Bulls Deng(1)
HScore Warriors 49 Bulls 41
Warriors Iguodala, McGee, Steph(3)
Bulls Gibson, Lucas(1)
2nd best defense if 2012 against the 3rd best 2018 offense, it's a defensive first half, but the Warriors still lead by 8. 13 for JaVale McGee
3Qtr
9 Warriors 58 Bulls 50
Warriors McGee, Klay(3) West, Zaza
Bulls Noah, Boozer, Rose, Rose(3)
6 Warriors 65 Bulls 57
Warriors Zaza, KD(3) McGee
Bulls Gibson, Rose(3) Deng
Rose with 8 to open the half, biggest GSW lead however.
3 Warriors 77 Bulls 61
Warriors Iguodala(3) McGee, Steph, Steph, KD(3)
Bulls Rose, Rose
3Score Warriors 81 Bulls 61
Warriors West, KD
Bulls
The Dubs will take Game 1 - Chicago held to 4 points in the last 6 minutes.
4Qtr
9 Warriors 95 Bulls 69
Warriors Klay, West(3) KD, McGee, Klay, Green(3)
Bulls Boozer, Noah, Noah, Rose
6 Warriors 100 Bulls 75
Warriors Steph(3) Dray
Bulls Gibson, Deng, Brewer
Golden St with an easy game one win.
3 Warriors 107 Bulls 82
Warriors Bell, Steph(3) McGee
Bulls Lucas(3) Boozer, Noah
FScore Warriors 114 Bulls 88
Warriors Jones, Jones, Cook(3)
Bulls James, James(1) James(3)
The Warriors held the Bulls to 14 second quarter points and romp to a game one win.
KD: 20 pts/5 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game
Klay: 14 pts/5 assists
McGee: 23 pts/5 boards
Steph: 13 pts/8 assists
Rose: 21 pts/9 assists
Noah: 13 pts/9 boards
Boozer: 22 pts/14 boards
Gm 2: Chicago: United Center: Announcers: Neil Funk/Stacey King
1Qtr
9 Warriors 12 Bulls 5
Bulls Boozer, Noah(1) Rose
Warriors Dray, Dray(3) KD, Steph(3) KD
6 Warriors 14 Bulls 12
Bulls Noah, Rose, Deng(3)
Warriors McGee
Game 2 in Chicago - Warriors looking to win Region 5.
3 Warriors 23 Bulls 14
Bulls Noah
Warriors McGee, Klay, Steph, Zaza
1Score Warriors 29 Bulls 15
Bulls Gibson(1)
Warriors West, West, McGee
The Warriors are taking it to the Bulls - styles make fights and the Bulls had the advance of 25 years on those '86 Celtics, that's gone here and the Dubs are rolling to the Region 5 title.
2Qtr
9 Warriors 38 Bulls 17
Bulls Brewer
Warriors West, Bell, Klay(3) Steph
6 Warriors 43 Bulls 23
Bulls Noah, Boozer, Boozer
Warriors Dray, Dray(3)
Double digits for Draymond Green.
3 Warriors 47 Bulls 31
Bulls Rose, Hamilton, Asik, Gibson
Warriors Zaza, KD
HScore Warriors 52 Bulls 35
Bulls Lucas, Rose
Warriors KD, KD(3)
Durant with 7 in the last 6.
3Qtr
9 Warriors 63 Bulls 41
Bulls Rose, Noah, Hamilton
Warriors Klay, Klay, Steph, Bell(3) Bell
6 Warriors 69 Bulls 45
Bulls Rose, Rose
Warriors Bell, Dray, Steph
It's done. The Dubs win Region 5.
3 Warriors 74 Bulls 52
Bulls Rose(3) Boozer, Hamilton
Warriors Steph(3) KD
3Score Warriors 78 Bulls 56
Bulls Noah, Boozer
Warriors West, Zaza
5 of the final 16 slots are about to be locked up.
4Qtr
9 Warriors 85 Bulls 65
Bulls Gibson, Gibson, Rose(3) Rose
Warriors Green, Klay(3) Iguodala
6 Warriors 96 Bulls 68
Bulls Lucas(3)
Warriors KD, Klay, West, Klay, Dray(3)
3 Warriors 105 Bulls 72
Bulls Rose, Rose
Warriors KD(3) KD, West, iguodala
FScore Warriors 116 Bulls 80
Bulls James(3) James(3) Scalabrine
Warriors Looney, Jones, Cook, Young, Boucher(3)
Easy series; the Warriors thump the Bulls and win Region 5. 26 points/7 assists from Rose in the defeat.
KD: 20 pts/12 boards/9 assists-Player of the Game
Curry: 17 pts/9 assists/7 boards
Dray: 17 pts/6 boards
Klay: 16 pts
McGee: 6 pts/12 boards
West: 12 pts
All Region Team:
C Yao ('09 Rockets - 4 PotG)
F Bird ('86 Celtics-3 PotG)
F Durant ('18 Warriors-4 PotG)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
G Rose ('12 Bulls-4 PotG)
G Curry ('18 Warriors-3 PotG)
