256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 8 Round 1: Series 5 and 6

 3 and 4

3. 2019 CEN DIV CHAMP MILWAUKEE BUCKS v. 14. 2014 GOLDEN ST WARRIORS

Bucks: 60-22, 1st East Div, 4th Off, 1st Def

             d. Pistons East 1st Rnd 4-0

             d. Celtics East Semis 4-1

             Lost Raptors East Finals 4-2

             #40 overall seed

Coach: Mike Budenholzer

Starters

C Brook Lopez                     30-Stanford   12.5 PPG  14.6 PER 6.7 WS

F Giannis Antetokounmpo   24                  27.7           30.9         14.4

F Khris Middleton                27-A&M       18.3           16.5         6.1

G Eric Bledsoe                     29-Kentucky 15.9           19.3         8.2

G Malcolm Brogdon            26-Virginia    15.6           17.8         6.5

Rotation Reserves

C Nikola Mirotic                  27                  11.6            16.2        1

F Ersan Ilyasova                   31                  6.8              11.6        3

F Tony Snell                         27-N Mexico 6                 10.7       3.2

G George Hill                       32-IUPUI      6.8              11.6       2.3

G Pat Connaughton              26-N Dame   6.9               13.6      3.9

Leaders: Giannis 3rd PPG, 2nd Def Reb, 1st PER, 3rd WS, 1st WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 2nd Def Rtng

               Lopez 3rd Blocks, 4th Blocks/Gm, 4th Block%

               Brogdon 1st FT%

24 year old Giannis leads the top defensive team in 2019 (and the 4th best offense) he's got a 30+ PER and nears 15 Win Shares. Everyone else is support.  

Warriors: 51-31, 2nd Pac Div, 12th Off, 4th Def

                  Lost Clips West 1st Rnd 4-3

                  #217 overall seed

Coach: Mark Jackson

Starters

C Andrew Bogut            29-Utah          7.3 PPG  17 PER 6.5 WS

F David Lee                   30-Florida      18.2         19.1      7.6

F Andre Iguodala          30-Arizona     9.3             13.7    5.8

G Steph Curry               25-Davidson    24           24.1      13.4

G Klay Thompson         23-Wash St     18.4         14.3      6.7

Rotation Reserves

C Marreese Speights      26-Florida      6.4            15.2     2.1

F Jermaine O'Neal          35                  7.9             15.3    2.7

F Draymond Green       23-Michigan St 6.2         12.7      4.5

G Steve Blake                33-Maryland  4.4             9.4      1.1

G Harrison Barnes          21-UNC         9.5             9.8      3.2

Leaders: Curry: 3rd Assts, 5th Assts/Gm, 4th WS, 5th WS/48, 5th +/1, 4th VORP, 4th Asst%, 2nd Trip Doub

                Green: 1st Def +/- 5th Def Rtng

                Bogut 3rd Def +/- 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Reb %, 5th Block%

The 4th best defense in 2014 belonged to the Warriors; just an okay offense, Steph's got a 24 PER and double digit WS and everyone else is support.

Matchup

C Push

F Giannis (Bucks)

F Middleton (Bucks)

G Steph (Warriors)

G Push

Bench: Push

Game

1st Qtr

9 Warriors 10 Bucks 4

Bucks Giannis, Brogdon

Warriors Bogut, Steph, Steph, Iguodala, Iguodala

6 Warriors 21 Bucks 8

Bucks Brogdon(1) Brogdon(3)

Warriors Lee(3) Iguodala, Klay (3) Lee, Dray(1)

This Warrior team went home in the first round and the Bucks are the 40th seed in the tournament - but look out.  Dubs off early.

3 Warriors 29 Bucks 15

Bucks Middleton, Giannis, Lopez(3)

Warriors Dray(3) Bogut, Dray(3)

1st Qtr Score Warriors 33 Bucks 22

Bucks Giannis, Mirotic(3) Ilyasova

Warriors Lee, O'Neal

7 1st quarter points off the bench for Draymond Green; double digit Dubs lead.

2nd Qtr

9 Warriors 40 Bucks 33

Bucks Hill, Snell(3) Hill, Mirotic, Middleton

Warriors Klay, Dray, Dray(3)

6 Warriors 46 Bucks 39

Bucks Giannis, Mirotic, Connaughton

Warriors Klay, Speights, Lee

12 for Draymond but the Bucks cut the deficit to 7.

3 Warriors 55 Bucks 39

Bucks

Warriors Iguodala, Steph(3) O'Neal, 

Halftime Score Warriors 70 Bucks 44

Bucks Ilyasova(3) Giannis

Warriors O'Neal, Bogut, Barnes(3) Dray(3) O'Neal, Steph(3)

The Warriors come into Milwaukee and are just throttling the Bucks; Draymond Green comes off the bench for 15 first half points.  

3rd Qtr

9 Warriors 77 Bucks 53

Bucks Giannis, Brogdon, Bledsoe(3) Middleton

Warriors Lee, Iguodala, Lee, Iguodala(1)

6 Warriors 82 Bucks 62

Bucks Middleton, Snell, Hill(3) Giannis

Warriors Klay(3) Iguodala

3 Warriors 90 Bucks 66

Bucks Hill, Middleton

Warriors Klay, Lee, Klay, Lee

3rd Qtr Score Warriors 97 Bucks 73

Bucks Middleton, Mirotic, Mirotic, Bledsoe(1)

Warriors Speights, Steph(3) Bogut

7 third quarter points for Klay Thompson; the Warriors will take game one.

4th Qtr

9 Warriors 104 Bucks 79

Bucks Bledsoe, Lopez, Lopez

Warriors Dray, Iguodala, Speights(1) Lee

6 Warriors 116 Bucks 90

Bucks Giannis, Connaughton, Bledsoe(1) Brogdon(3) Ilyasova(3)

Warriors Steph(1) Barnes, Bogut, Klay, Klay(3) Bogut

3 Warriors 119 Bucks 94

Bucks Snell, Lopez, 

Warriors Klay(3) Armstrong, Bazemore, Kuzmic

Final Score Warriors 125 Bucks 105

Bucks Henson, Smith(3) Dellavedova(3) Dellavedova(3)

Warriors Armstrong, Bazemore, Kuzmic

Thompson: 22 pts/8 boards - Player of the Game

Curry: 14 pts/18 assists

Bogut: 12 pts/11 boards

Lee: 19 pts/6 boards

Iguodala: 15 pts/5 boards/6 assists

Green: 17 pts

O'Neal: 10 pts/7 boards

Giannis: 16 pts/11 assists/9 boards

Middleton: 12 pts

Brogdon: 11 pts/5 assists

Mirotic: 11 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Warriors 11 Bucks 10

Bucks Giannis, Middleton(3) Middleton(3) Brogdon

Warriors Bogut, Steph, Klay(3) Bogut, Iguodala

6 Bucks 25 Warriors 22

Bucks Giannis, Lopez(3) Brogdon(3) Giannis, Giannis, Middleton(3)

Warriors Bogut(1) Steph(3) Lee(3) Klay, Iguodala

Both squads running and gunning to open game 2; Middleton with 9, Giannis with 8.

3 Bucks 29 Warriors 25

Bucks Giannis, Giannis

Warriors Lee, Steph(1)

1st Qtr Score Bucks 37 Warriors 30

Bucks Middleton, Middleton, Giannis, Giannis

Warriors Speights, Blake(3)

Giannis comes out and takes over; he's got 16 and the Bucks are up 7.

2nd Qtr

9 Bucks 42 Warriors 32

Bucks Mirotic, Ilyasova(3)

Warriors Speights

6 Bucks 42 Warriors 34

Bucks

Warriors Speights

The basket's gone cold for the Dubs; Mo Speights the only man to find it in the past 6 minutes.

3 Bucks 52 Warriors 40

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Lopez, Giannis, Middleton

Warriors Lee, Green, Steph

Halftime Score Bucks 64 Warriors 49

Bucks Middleton, Connaughton, Ilaysova(3) Bledsoe, Ilyasova(3)

Warriors Bogut, Bogut(1) Green, Bogut, Lee

Total reversal from game 1 - the Bucks sure look like they're about to force game 3.

3rd Qtr

9 Bucks 71 Warriors 53

Bucks Brogdon, Giannis, Bledsoe(3)

Warriors Klay, Lee

6 Bucks 80 Warriors 61

Bucks Connaughton, Middleton(3) Giannis, Brogdon

Warriors Bogut, Lee, Lee, Iguodala

We'll see you for the decisive game 3.

3 Bucks 82 Warriors 65

Bucks Middleton

Warriors Green, Speights

3rd Qtr Score Bucks 89 Warriors 67

Bucks Mirotic, Lopez, Brogdon

Warriors Lee

4th Qtr

9 Bucks 93 Warriors 78

Bucks Giannis, Bledsoe

Warriors Dray, Lee, Bogut, Dray, Dray(3)

6 Bucks 99 Warriors 78

Bucks Bledsoe, Brogdon, Bledsoe

Warriors

3 Bucks 106 Warriors 78

Bucks Hill(3) Giannis, Bledsoe, 

Warriors

Final Score Bucks 108 Warriors 84

Bucks Wood

Warriors Crawford(3) Brooks

Total reversal from game one, the Bucks blow Golden St out in game 2 and we head to the showdown.

Giannis: 30 pts/13 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game

Middleton: 22 pts/5 boards/6 assists

Bledsoe: 13 pts/6 boards/8 assists

Brogdon: 13 pts

Mirotic: 4 pts/10 boards

Lee: 19 pts/11 boards

Bogut: 14 pts/11 boards

Green: 13 pts

Curry: 8 pts/7 assists

Thompson: 7 pts

Game Three

1st Qtr

9 Bucks 10 Warriors 9

Bucks Middleton, Brogdon, Giannis, Lopez, Giannis

Warriors Klay(3) Klay, Iguodala, Lee

6 Bucks 21 Warriors 14

Bucks Lopez(3) Bledsoe(3) Giannis, Brogdon(3)

Warriors Lee, Steph(3)

Looks more like game 2 than game one so far, Giannis has a half dozen.

3 Bucks 31 Warriors 23

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Lopez, Giannis, Mirotic(3)

Warriors Lee, Steph, Bogut, Iguodala(3)

1st Qtr Score Bucks 38 Warriors 27

Bucks Middleton, Middleton(3) Middleton

Warriors O'Neal, Dray

Milwaukee just unstoppable; Giannis has 12, Middleton scores 7 in 3 minutes.  Double digit lead.

2nd Qtr

9 Bucks 43 Warriors 32

Bucks Snell(3) Brogdon

Warriors Barnes, Speights(3)

6 Bucks 58 Warriors 39

Bucks Bledsoe(3) Bledsoe(3) Lopez, Mirotic, Mirotic(3) Giannis

Warriors Bogut, Klay(3) Lee

The celebration is on in Milwaukee.  

3 Bucks 63 Warriors 47

Bucks Bledsoe, Mirotic(3)

Warriors Steph, Klay, Klay

Halftime Score Bucks 66 Warriors 52

Bucks Bledsoe, Connaughton(1)

Warriors Klay, Barnes, Klay(3)

Klay Thompson scores 9 in the last 6 minutes; Bucks up 14.

3rd Qtr

9 Bucks 79 Warriors 58

Bucks Brogdon(3) Giannis(3) Giannis, Bledsoe, Giannis(3)

Warriors Speights, Lee, Steph

6 Bucks 93 Warriors 65

Bucks Middleton(3) Mirotic, Mirotic(3) Middleton(3) Bledsoe(3)

Warriors Speights, Speughts(1) Lee, Lee

8 more for Giannis; the Bucks are going to score 100 before the end of the 3rd.

3 Bucks 103 Warriors 69

Bucks Lopez, Middleton, Connaughton, Giannis, Giannis

Warriors Bogut, O'Neal

3rd Qtr Score Bucks 108 Warriors 78

Bucks Connaughton, Mirotic(3)

Warriors O'Neal, O'Neal(3) Curry, Dray

Bucks moving on to play the Kings/Jazz winner.

4th Qtr

9 Bucks 115 Warriors 85

Bucks Giannis, Middleton(3) Brogdon

Warriors Lee, Iguodala, Curry, Lee(1)

6 Bucks 124 Warriors 96

Bucks Bledsoe(3) Middleton, Brogdon(3)

Warriors Bogut(1) Klay(3) Steph(3) Klay, Klay

3 Bucks 129 Warriors 101

Bucks Giannis, Brogdon

Warriors Iguodala, Iguodala, Iguodala(1)

Final Score Bucks 139 Warriors 109

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Canaan(3) Wood

Warriors Klay(3) Steph, Crawford(3) 

Overwhelming game for the Bucks; this could be the tournament record for points.

Giannis: 34 pts/14 boards/7 assists - Player of the Game

Middleton: 23 pts/5 boards/6 assists

Bledsoe: 21 pts

Brogdon: 17 pts/7 boards/6 assists

Lopez: 11 pts/6 blocks

Mirotic: 19 pts

All Region Team:

C Kareem ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

F Giannis ('19 Bucks-2 PotG)

F Duncan ('15 Spurs- 2 PotG)

G Jordan ('91 Bulls - 2 PotG)

G Magic ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

6. 2003 PAC DIV CHAMPION SACRAMENTO KINGS v. 11. 2018 UTAH JAZZ

Kings: 59-23, 1st Pac Div, 6th Off, 2nd Def

            d. Jazz West 1st Rnd 4-1

            Lost Mavs West Semis 4-3

            #89 overall seed

Coach: Rick Adelman, 

Starters:

C Vlade Divac               34                  9.9 PPG   15.6 PER  7 WS

F Chris Webber              29-Michigan 23            20.9          6.9

F Peja Stojakovic          25                  19.2         19.6          10.1

G Mike Bibby                24-Arizona   15.9         17.6          5.6

G Doug Christie            32-Pepperdine 9.4         15            8.9

Rotation Reserves:

C Keon Clark                 27-UNLV      6.7          13.9           4.7

F Scot Pollard                27-Kansas     4.5           14.6          1

F Hedo Turkoglu           23                  6.7           12             2.6

G Bobby Jackson          29-Minnesota 15.2         18.4         5.5

G Jimmy Jackson          32-Ohio St     7.7            12.4        2.5

Leaders: Christie 4th Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 2nd Def +/- 3rd Steal %

               Peja: 4th Eff FG%, 3rd TS%

               Webber: 4th Trip-Doub

The second best defense (and 6th best offense) in 2003 is the Kings. 29 year old C-Webb's got a PER over 20 and 25 year old Peja has double digit WS.  

Jazz: 48-34, 5th West Conf, 16th Off, 2nd Def

          d. Thunder West First 4-2

          Lost Rockets West Semis 4-1

          #168 overall seed

Coach Quin Snyder

Starters

C Rudy Gobert              25                13.5 PPG   20.7 PER 8.1 WS

F Derrick Favors           26-G Tech   12.3            18.8         8

F Joe Ingles                   30                11.5            14.4         7.6

G Ricky Rubio              27                13.1            15.4         5.3

G Donovan Mitchell     21-Louisville 20.5          16.7         5.2

Rotation Reserves

C Ekpe Udoh                30-Baylor     2.6              15.2        3.2

F Jonas Jerebko            30                 5.8               13.2       3.4

F Royce O'Neale          24- Baylor    5                  10.8        2.4

G Alec Burks                26-Colorado  7.7              13.1        1.9

G Thabo Sefolosha       33                 8.2               15.8        2.6

Leaders: Gobert 4th Blocks, 3rd TS%, 3rd Def +/-, 2nd Def Rtng, 2nd Block%

The Jazz are defense, 2nd in 2019, the offense is middling.  25 year old Gobert crosses 20 PER and is the only guy on the roster on the leader board.  No double digit WS.

Matchup

C Gobert (Jazz)

F Push

F Peja (Kings)

G Bibby (Kings)

G Mitchell (Jazz)

Bench: Kings

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Kings 7 Jazz 2

Kings Webber, Webber, Webber(3)

Jazz Gobert

6 Jazz 10 Kings 9

Kings Christie

Jazz Favors, Rubio, Gobert, Ingles

CWebb has 7 quick points but Utah's got the early lead as the series kicks off.  

3 Jazz 23 Kings 13

Kings Christie, Webber

Jazz Ingles(3) Ingles, Ingles(3) Rubio, Ingles(3)

1st Qtr Score Jazz 31 Kings 21

Kings Peja(3) JJackson(3) Bibby

Jazz Mitchell, Udoh, Burks, Sefolosha

Joe Ingles scores 11 in a 3 minute stretch and the Jazz are up double digits.

2nd Qtr

9 Jazz 38 Kings 25

Kings Pollard, Bibby

Jazz Burks, Burks(3) Favors

6 Jazz 41 Kings 31

Kings Bibby, BJackson, Christie

Jazz Favors(1) Favors

Jazz still rolling along.

3 Jazz 45 Kings 36

Kings Christie, Webber(3)

Jazz Mitchell, Sefolosha

Halftime Score Jazz 50 Kings 43

Kings BJackson(3) Peja, Pollard

Jazz Burks, Sefolosha(3)

Kings get a little closer; you'd expect this series to a be a defensive battle, that's largely what we've seen so far.

3rd Qtr

9 Jazz 57 Kings 50

Kings Divac, Webber(3) Peja

Jazz Favors, Mitchell, Mitchell(3)

6 Jazz 62 Kings 61

Kings Pollard, Pollard, Peja, Peja

Jazz Mitchell(3) Favors

The Kings have scored the last 8 points; Utah's called time and this Sacramento crowd is up and roaring.  

3 Jazz 67 Kings 67

Kings Webber, JJackson, Webber

Jazz Favors(3) Udoh

3rd Qtr Score Jazz 73 Kings 71

Kings Webber, Peja

Jazz Mitchell, Ingles, Gobert

Alright - we got a fight down the stretch; the Kings come all the way back to tie the score and now trail by a bucket.

4th Qtr

11:37 SAC: Vlade drains a triple as the shot clock expires and the Kings have their first lead since the beginning of the game.

10:42: UT: The teams exchange misses and Rubio finds Gobert for a runner from the left block to give Utah back that lead.

9:04: UT: Defense.  It's over 2:30 minutes before the next bucket, Ingles going bank.

8:30: SAC: Webber misses, but Christie gets the board and Vlade hits in traffic.

8:22: UT: Rubio finds Favors for a wide open 2.

8:12: SAC: Peja goes bank.

7:06: UT: Burks hits a FT, Utah by 2.

6:40: UT: 21 year old rookie Donovan Mitchell picks Vlade's pocket and cruises home for a dunk.

5:50: SAC: Couple turnovers leads to Bibby's layup.

4:34: SAC: A minute later Webber hits the game tying turnaround.

3:42: UT: A minute later it's Royce O'Neale with a triple from the top.

3:13: SAC: Keon Clark misses - but Jimmy Jackson keeps for the Kings and finds CWebb, who cuts the deficit to 1.

Utah calls time and we reset; starters on the floor for both sides.  

2:08: UT: A minute later Derrick Favors scores from 17.  87-84.

1:52: SAC: Peja from the foul line.

1:34: SAC: Utah turns it over and it's Peja again - a J from the wing to give the Kings the lead.

Utah gets two shots.  Missing both.  Christie rebound with 67 seconds left.

Peja misses.

:50: UT: Ricky Rubio comes through with the huge 18 footer and Utah regains the lead.  Kings don't stop the clock.

:43: SAC: Doug Christie with the huge triple! Kings by 2.

:31: UT: Rubio again, pull up J and it's 91-91.

The Kings look to get 2 for 1 out of the timeout - but Peja misses.  Utah's got the ball.  

Out of the timeout - Utah going for the last shot - it's Ingles, isolation - just outside the paint --

Misses.  Overtime.

OT

Starters on the floor for both squads.  91-91.

3:52: SAC: It takes a minute, but Bibby scores from the wing.

3:44: UT: Ingles triple gives Utah the lead.

3:16: UT: Christie misses and Favors doesn't. 96-93

2:50: SAC: Vlade dunk.  

2:16: UT: Rubio misses, but Gobert gets the ball and finds Ingles for another 3 ball and Utah's up 4.

2:09: SAC: Peja from just outside the paint.

1:47: UT: Favors from the foul line.

1:30: SAC: CWebb muscles up downlow.

1:20: UT: Favors again - hitting a dead on 3 ball to give Utah a 5 point lead and the Kings call time.

:58: SAC: Bibby keeps the Kings alive with the fadeaway.

Favors misses.  Kings down 3, CWebb misses the 3 ball at 30 seconds.  Utah ball and the lead.

Mitchell misses - Sac fouls Peja intentionally, he hits them both.  Utah up 1 with 9 seconds left.

Mitchell's fouled.

Hits them both.  5 seconds left.  106-103 Jazz.

Kings call time - Peja gets a shot from the corner - contested 3.....

Misses.  Ballgame.

Final: Utah 106 Sac 103

Favors: 25 pts/13 boards - Player of the Game

Ingles: 23 pts/9 assists

Mitchell: 18 pts/6 assists

Gobert: 8 pts/14 boards

Rubio: 8 pts/10 assists

Burks: 10 pts

Webber: 27 pts/10 boards/5 assists

Peja: 23 pts/7 boards

Christie: 14 pts/6 boards

Bibby: 12 pts/5 boards/6 assists

Divac: 9 pts/11 boards/6 assists

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Jazz 11 Kings 5

Kings Webber(3) Peja

Jazz Ingles, Favors, Gobert(1) Ingles(3) Mitchell(3)

6 Jazz 14 Kings 14

Kings Bibby, Divac(3) Divac, Bibby

Jazz  Mitchell(1) Gobert

Game 2 underway; knock down drag out war in game one - can the Kings force game 3?

3 Jazz 23 Kings 19

Kings Divac, Peja(3)

Jazz Rubio, Rubio(3) Jerebko, Gobert

1st Qtr Score Jazz 28 Kings 23

Kings BJackson, JJackson

Jazz Mitchell(3) Burks

No one wants to panic or maybe everyone wants to panic - but the Jazz have a game in hand and the lead.

2nd Qtr

9 Jazz 30 Kings 29

Kings Clark, Funderburke, JJackson

Jazz Burks

6 Kings 36 Jazz 32

Kings Webber(3) Turkoglu, Divac

Jazz Gobert

The Kings defense just cracks down as the quarter begins, Utah's held to 4 points and Sacramento goes up.

3 Kings 40 Jazz 40

Kings Peja(3) Webber(1)

Jazz Sefolosha, Burks, Favors, Mitchell

Halftime Score Kings 46 Jazz 46

Kings Webber, JJackson, Webber

Jazz Favors, Favors, Gobert

Another tight, defensively minded game, a half dozen for Favors in the last 6 and we are tied at the half.

3rd Qtr

9 Kings 55 Jazz 52

Kings Peja, Webber(3) Peja, Webber

Jazz Mitchell(3) Ingles(3)

6 Kings 59 Jazz 52

Kings Webber, Bibby

Jazz 

7 for Webbber to open the half, Kings now have the lead.

3 Kings 65 Jazz 59

Kings Webber, Webber, Divac

Jazz Udoh, Burks(3) Burks

3rd Qtr Score Kings 70 Jazz 62

Kings Bibby(3) Webber

Jazz Rubio(3)

6 more for CWebb - Kings up 8, looking to tie this thing.

4th Qtr

9 Kings 77 Jazz 67

Kings Webber, Peja, Peja(3)

Jazz Ingles(3) Favors

6 Kings 86 Jazz 74

Kings Peja(3) Webber(1) Christie. Bibby(3)

Jazz Sefolosha(3) Favors, Gobert

Kings pulling away - Sacramento looking to force game 3.

3 Kings 86 Jazz 77

Kings

Jazz Sefolosha(3)

Final Score Kings 95 Jazz 91

Kings Webber(1) Peja, Webber(1) Webber(1) Webber, Webber

Jazz Mitchell, Mitchell(3) Rubio(3) Burks(3)

Utah can't get closer than 4 - CWebb scores 7 in the last 3 and Sac holds on to tie this thing up.

Webber: 34 pts/11 boards/4 steals-Player of the Game

Peja: 22 pts/7 boards

Divac: 11 pts/7 boards

Bibby: 12 pts

Mitchell: 20 pts

Gobert: 11 pts/16 boards

Favors: 12 pts/9 boards

Rubio: 11 pts/6 boards/7 assists

Ingles: 11 pts/7 boards

Burks: 14 pts

Game Three

1st Qtr

9 Jazz 9 Kings 7

Kings Divac, Webber(3) Webber

Jazz Mitchell, Rubio(3) Mitchell, Rubio

6 Jazz 16 Kings 11

Kings Divac, Webber

Jazz Gobert, Mitchell, Ingles

CWebb opens with 7 - but Utah's got the early lead.

3 Jazz 22 Kings 21

Kings Christie, Divac, Divac, Webber, BJackson

Jazz Ingles, Favors, Rubio

1st Qtr Score Kings 30 Jazz 28

Kings Webber, Clark(3) Clark, BJackson

Jazz Udoh, Burks, Sefolosha

A Bobby Jackson dunk to end the quarter gives the Kings the lead.  

2nd Qtr

9 Kings 36 Jazz 34

Kings Clark(3) Clark, BJackson

Jazz Favors, O'Neale, Mitchell

6 Jazz 44 Kings 40

Kings Webber, Clark

Jazz Mitchell, Mitchell(3) Mitchell, Mitchell(3)

Donovan Mitchell goes off - 10 points in 3 minutes and the Jazz retake the lead.

3 Jazz 48 Kings 48

Kings Bibby, Divac, Divac, Pollard

Jazz Rubio, Rubio

Halftime Score Jazz 57 Kings 54

Kings Peja, Pollard, Pollard

Jazz Ingles(3) Mitchell(1) Rubio(3) Gobert

7 from Rubio to end the half - the offense has had a strong showing here in the decisive game.  

3rd Qtr

9 Jazz 61 Kings 59

Kings Divac(1) Webber, Peja

Jazz Favors, Rubio

6 Jazz 65 Kings 61

Kings Divac

Jazz Mitchell, Rubio

Defense tightens, we might have a great game 3 finish.

3 Jazz 71 Kings 68

Kings JJackson, Bibby, Divac

Jazz Gobert, O'Neale

3rd Qtr Score Jazz 78 Kings 78

Kings Peja(3) Webber(3) Webber(1), Bibby(3)

Jazz Rubio, Gobert, Favors(3)

Tied.  12 minutes left in this series.

4th Qtr

11:17: SAC: Burks misses a 3 - Bobby Jackson dunk to give the Kings the lead.  

10:54: UT: Favors  from 16.  Tied.

9:57: SAC: A minute later, Webber goes off glass.

9:21: UT: Jerebko misses, but Udoh gets the board - Rubio will find Sefolosha on the ring for the triple that gives the Jazz the lead.

9:06: SAC: Peja with the scoooooop.

7:56: SAC: A minute later it's Bobby Jackson, turnaround in the lane.  86-83.

7:18: SAC: Empty Utah trip - Webber slams it home and the Kings lead is 5.

7:04: UT: Gobert, down low.  Easy.  

6:05: SAC: A minute later it's C-Webb from the foul line.

Utah time out down 5.  Gobert-Favors-Ingles-Mitchell-Rubio for the Jazz

                                      Clark-Webber-Peja-Jackson-Jackson for the Kings

5:56: UT: One handed slamma from Favors.

5:49: SAC: Jimmy Jackson, smooth from the paint.

5:31: UT: Rubio finds an open Favors.

4:52: SAC: Christie rebounds a Clark miss; Bobby Jackson hits from four feet.

4:33: UT: Ingles hits the corner 3.  94-92 Kings.

3:31: SAC: A minute later Peja goes off glass.

2:40: UT: Empty trips both ways - Burks turnaround. 

2:29: SAC: Bobby Jackson goes hard to the goal. 98-94. Jazz calls time.

Starters in both sides - except Jackson stays in at point for the Kings.

1:54: SAC: Webber blocks Donovan Mitchell and Jackson converts again for the Kings.  100-94.

1:25: UT: Utah gets a couple shots - Favors hitting the floater.  Bibby checks in for the Kings.

1:01: SAC: As the shot clock expires, Bibby hits the clutch J in traffic.

:23: UT: Utah misses but gets a quick turnover and Mitchell goes bank.  102-98.

:19: SAC: Bibby 2 FT.  That should do it.

It does - Peja adds to FT, Rubio an end game triple.  

Final:  Kings 106 Jazz 101

The Kings take games 2 and 3 and they move on to meet Giannis and the Bucks in the second round.

Webber: 25 pts/8 boards/5 assists/5 blocks - Player of the Game

Divac: 17 pts/11 boards/5 steals

Peja: 13 pts/7 boards

Bibby: 12 pts

BJackson: 15 pts/5 boards

Clark: 12 pts

All Region Team:

C Kareem ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

F Giannis ('19 Bucks-2 PotG)

F Webber ('03 Kings- 2 PotG)

G Jordan ('91 Bulls - 2 PotG)

G Magic ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 8 Round 1: Series 3 and 4

 1 and 2

5. 2015 SAN ANTONIO SPURS v 12. 2008 PHOENIX SUNS

Spurs: 55-27, 3rd SW Div, 7th Off, 2nd Def

            Lost Clips West 1st Rnd 4-3

            #72 overall seed

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Tiago Splitter        30                       8.2 PPG  18.9 PER  4 WS

F Tim Duncan          38-Wake            13.9          22.6          9.6

F Kawhi Leonard     23-San Diego St 16.5         22             8.6

G Tony Parker          32                     14.2           15.9          4.1

G Danny Green        27-UNC            11.7           16.5         7.8

Rotation Reserves

C Aron Baynes         28- Wash St      6.6             15.9          3.9

F Boris Diaw            32                     8.7             12.7          3.6

F Marco Belinelli     28                     9.2             12.4          2.9

G Cory Joseph         23-Texas            6.8            15.5          4.5

G Manu Ginobli       37                     10.5           16.2          3.7

Leaders: Kawhi: 5th Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 2nd Def +/- Kawhi 1st Def Rtng, 2nd Steal %

               Duncan: 4th Def, 4th Def +/-, 3rd Def Rtng

Couple of first round playoff losers meeting here; 38 year old Duncan and 23 year old Kawhi both go over 20 PER; there's not anyone w/ double digit WS on this Spurs club, the 2nd best defensive club in the league in 2015.

Suns: 55-27, 2nd Pac Div, Off 2nd, 16th Def

           Lost Spurs West 1st Rnd 4-1

           #185 overall seed

Coach: Mike D'Antoni, GM Steve Kerr

Starters

C Amar'e Stoudemire    25                25.2 PPG   27.6 PER  14.6 WS

F Shawn Marion            29-UNLV    15.8           20              6.5

F Grant Hill                   35-Duke      13.1           15.7           5.9

G Steve Nash                33-S Clara   16.9           21.1           10.5

G Leandro Barbosa       25                 15.6          15.8           5.5

Rotation Reserves

C Shaquille O'Neal       35-LSU       12.9            16.5           1.7

F Brian Skinner            31-Baylor    3.3              11.4            1.2

F Boris Diaw                25                8.8               12              3

G Marcus Banks          26-UNLV    5.2               10.1            .3

G Raja Bell                  31- FIU       11.9              10.5           4.5

Leaders: Stoudemire: 5th PPG, 5th blocks, 5th FG% 1st TS% 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 3rd WS/48

               Nash: 2nd Assts, 2nd Assts/Gm, 3rd FT%, 4th Eff FG%, 3rd TS%, 2nd Asst%

               Shaq: 4th FG%

25 year old Stoudemire leads the way; a PER over 27 and nearly 15 Win Shares. Nash is 33 and right behind, 20+ PER and double digit WS.  Shaq's 35 and provides some bench offense - and look what we have, 25 year old Boris Diaw against 32 year old Boris Diaw, both in the rotations of their respective teams.  This Phoenix team is all offense.

Lineup Matchup:

C Stoudemire (Suns)

F Duncan (Spurs)

F Kawhi (Spurs)

G Nash (Suns)

G Green (Spurs)

Bench: Spurs

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Spurs 6 Suns 6

Spurs Duncan, Splitter, Leonard

Suns Barbosa, Marion, Stoudemire

6 Suns 16 Spurs 12

Spurs Splitter, Leonard, Splitter

Suns Marion, Nash(3) Marion, Barbosa(3)

Shawn Marion opens with 6 and this series is underway.

3 Suns 25 Spurs 21

Spurs Green(3) Duncan, Leonard, Duncan

Suns Hill, Stoudemire, Bell(3) Nash

1st Qtr Score Suns 37 Spurs 32

Spurs Baynes, Ginobli, Duncan, Leonard, Ginobli(3)

Suns Bell(3) Hill, Marion(3) Bell, Marion

#2 offense in 2008 against the #2 defense in 2015 - it's the offense that gets off first; Raja Bell scores 8 in the back half of the quarter and the Suns are up 5.

2nd Qtr

9 Suns 44 Spurs 43

Spurs Diaw, Joseph, Joseph, Belinelli(3) Belinelli

Suns Shaq, Banks, Shaq(3)

6 Spurs 57 Suns 51

Spurs Splitter, Belinelli, Splitter, Belinelli, Green(3) Diaw, Parker, Joseph(3)

Suns Barbosa, Diaw, Nash(3)

Yikes - San Antonio scores 25 in six minutes, 9 from Belinelli.

3 Spurs 59 Suns 57

Spurs Green

Suns Marion, Marion, Bell

Halftime Score Spurs 64 Suns 61

Spurs Duncan, Splitter(1) Leonard

Suns  Stoudemire, Stoudemire

Tight one played at a blistering pace.  

3rd Qtr

9 Spurs 76 Suns 68

Spurs Green, Leonard, Green, Parker, Splitter, Ginobli

Suns Marion(3) Marion, Diaw

6 Spurs 82 Suns 73

Spurs Baynes, Baynes, Diaw

Suns Bell(3) Diaw

We get our Diaw v. Diaw matchup; Spurs have a little daylight.

3 Spurs 88 Suns 82

Spurs Baynes, Green, Parker

Suns Barbosa(3) Stoudemire, Stoudemire, Stoudemire

3rd Qtr Score Spurs 97 Suns 89

Spurs Baynes, Leonard(3) Duncan, Leonard

Suns Nash, Marion, Hill (3)

Both sides pounding the baskets; Spurs by 8.

4th Qtr

9 Spurs 106 Suns 91

Spurs Ginobli, Duncan, Duncan, Ginobli(3)

Suns Stoudemire

6 Spurs 111 Suns 97

Spurs Ginobli, Green, Splitter(1)

Suns Shaq, Shaq, Hill

San Antonio ends it in this stretch; 7 more for Manu.

3 Spurs 119 Suns 101

Spurs Belinelli, Baynes, Duncan, Williams

Suns Marion, Strawberry

Final Score Spurs 126 Suns 106

Spurs Williams(3) Ayres, Mills

Suns Marks, Piatkowski

Phoenix wanted a track meet and they got one; the Spurs just overwhelming today.  

Duncan: 18 pts/16 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game

Leonard 17 pts/8 boards

Green: 16 pts/6 boards

Splitter: 12 pts/7 boards/6 assists

Ginobli: 14 pts

Baynes: 12 pts/5 boards

Marion: 24 pts/10 boards/5 steals

Nash: 10 pts/17 assists

Stoudemire: 16 pts/12 boards

Barbosa: 10 pts

Bell: 13 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Suns 12 Spurs 6

Spurs Splitter, Duncan, Duncan

Suns Barbosa, Barbosa, Marion, Marion, Hill, Stoudemire

6 Suns 19 Spurs 16

Spurs Green(3) Duncan, Leonard, Leonard(3)

Suns Hill, Nash(3) Hill

Both sides filling it up again to open game 2; Grant Hill's got 6. 

3 Suns 29 Spurs 20

Spurs Parker, Duncan

Suns Stoudemire, Marion, Hill, Hill, Marion

1st Qtr Score Suns 31 Spurs 25

Spurs Belinelli(3) Baynes

Suns Diaw

Hill's got more than he did all of game one and it's Phoenix up 6.

2nd Qtr

9 Suns 33 Spurs 29

Spurs Joseph, Baynes

Suns Shaq

6 Suns 38 Spurs 33

Spurs Parker, Duncan

Suns Bell(3) Hill

Defense stiffens.

3 Suns 43 Spurs 35

Spurs Joseph

Suns Barbosa, Stoudemire

Halftime Score Suns 52 Spurs 44

Spurs Ginobli, Splitter, Belinelli(3) Diaw

Suns Stoudemire, Nash(3) Marion, Marion

It's Phoenix with the halftime lead - can they even this thing up?

3rd Qtr

9 Spurs 61 Suns 55

Spurs Baynes, Leonard, Duncan, Duncan, Leonard(3)

Suns Stoudemire, Hill, Marion, Barbosa

6 Spurs 66 Suns 65

Spurs Splitter, Splitter, Duncan, Duncan, Green

Suns Barbosa, Barbosa(1) Hill

Tim Duncan gears up; he scores 8 and cuts the deficit to a point.

3 Spurs 73 Suns 70

Spurs Baynes, Leonard(3) Splitter(3)

Suns Hill, Nash

3rd Qtr Score Spurs 77 Suns 76

Spurs Baynes, Duncan

Suns Barbosa, Stoudemire, Stoudemire

San Antonio takes the lead - 12 minutes from advancing.

4th Qtr

11:33: SA: Kawhi goes off glass

11:02: SA: Barbosa misses - Danny Green hits a corner 3 and it's 82-76

10:34: PHO: Big Marion rebound after an Amar'e miss - kick out to Hill who buries a 3 from the wing.

9:39: PHO: A minute later it's Nash with a 3 from the wing to tie this score.

9:23: PHO: Parker misses - Marion scores from the lane; 8 straight for the Suns.

7:33: SA: 2 minutes later Duncan ties the score by banking one in from the foul line.

7:14: PHO: Raja Bell from the wing.

7:02: SA: Back to Duncan, again tying the score.

6:39: SA: Nash misses the 3 - Duncan again powers one home.  

6:27: PHO: Grant Hill drives and scores.  88-88

6:04: SA: Duncan hits a long 2 as the shot clock expires.  He's got 8 straight Spurs points.

5:24: SA: Shaq enters, gets the ball and misses - Parker scores from the foul line.

4:57: SA: Suns turnover and Kawhi goes isolation for the score and the lead is 6.

4:46: PHO: Raja Bell from 17

4:30: SA: Duncan 1 FT

4:04: PHO: Nash misses - but Hill is there with the putback.  95-92 Spurs

3:55: SA: Duncan - just dominating this 4th quarter.  

3:48: PHO: Starters now on the floor for both sides, Marion drives and scores.

3:26: SA: Amare Stoudemire fouls out - Splitter hits both, Spurs up 5 and that means Shaq checks back in.

1:52: PHO: Multiple empty trips - Shaq dunk.  

1:42: SA: Kawhi just takes it right at the Suns.

1:23: SA: Barbosa misses - Kawhi again, just taking the ball, isolation play - creating space and hitting midrange jumpers.

1:10: PHO: Nash pull up.

:50: PHO: Parker misses - Barbosa connects from the foul line and now the Spurs lead is down to 3.

:42: SA: Danny Green - ice cold - hits a deep 3 to make it 6.

:21: PHO: Nash hits a triple.

:18: SA: Green 2 FT

:13: PHO: Nash.

:09: SA: Kawhi 1 FT, it's a 4 point game.

Barbosa misses.  Splitter gets the board - fouled - makes both - it's done.

Final: Spurs 111 Suns 105

Another big assist game from Nash; but Duncan's monster 4th quarter brings it home.

Duncan: 31pts/10 boards - Player of the Game

Leonard: 22 pts/7 boards/6 assists/5 steals

Splitter: 15 pts/6 boards

Green: 13 pts/5 assists

Baynes: 10 pts/7 boards

All Region Team:

C Kareem ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

F Duncan ('15 Spurs- 2 PotG)

F Leonard ('15 Spurs)

G Jordan ('91 Bulls - 2 PotG)

G Magic ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

4. 2003 DALLAS MAVERICKS v. 13. 1969 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS

Mavs: 60-22, 2nd MW Div, 1st Off, 9th Def

            d. Blazers West First 4-3

            d. Kings West Semis 4-3

            Lost Spurs 4-2 West Finals

            #57 overall seed

Coach: Don Nelson

Starters

C Shawn Bradley    30-BYU           6.7       18.3 PER  7.4 WS

F Dirk Nowitzki      24                    25.1     25.6           16.1

F Michael Finley    29-Wisconsin  19.3       17.6          6.7

G Steve Nash          28-S Clara       17.7      22.6          11.6

G Nick Van Exel     31-Cincinnati  12.5      15.6          4

Rotation Reserves

C Raef LaFrentz     26-Kansas        9.3        16.5         5.8

F Eduardo Najera   26-Oklahoma   6.7        14.8         4

F Walt Williams     32-Maryland     5.5        11.7        2.5

G Avery Johnson    37-Southern      3.3       12.2         .4

G Adrian Griffin    28-S Hall           4.4       11.5         2.9

Leaders: Dirk: 4th Def Reb, 2nd WS, 3rd WS/48, 4th +/- 5th VORP

              Nash: 3rd FT%

              Bradley 3rd Def +/- 5th Def Rtng, 2nd Block%

              LaFrentz 4th TO%

24 year old Nowitzki has a 25 PER and 16 Win Shares; we saw Nash with the Suns in the last series and 5 years earlier he's still in Dallas with 20+ PER and double digit WS. Raja Bell was in the last series, he's not in this Mavs rotation.  Nellie coaches this Mavs team...

Celtics: 48-34, 4th East, 10th Off, 1st Def

              d. Sixers East Semis 4-1

              d. Knicks East Finals 4-2

              d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-3

              #200 overall seed

Coach: Bill Russell, GM Red Auerbach

Starters

C Bill Russell           34-USF                    9.9 PPG   15.2 PER 10.9 WS

F Bailey Howell       32-Miss St               19.7         19.4          11.3

F Don Nelson           28-Iowa                   11.6         17.5          7.5

G Larry Siegfried     29-Ohio St               14.2         13.6          5.6

G John Havlicek      28-Ohio St               21.6         17             7.3

Rotation Reserves

C Jim Barnes            27-UTEP                 5.1           14             2.1

F Rich Johnson         22-Grambling         2.2           9               .1

F Satch Sanders        30- NYU                11.2          12.8          5.4

G Em Bryant            30-DePaul               5.7           8.8            1.9

G Sam Jones           35- NC Central         16.3         17.6          4.9

Leaders: Russell 3rd Reb, 3rd Reb/Gm, 1st Def WS

               Siegfried 1st FT%

               Havlicek 3rd Def WS

               Howell 3rd WS/48

               Nelson 5th WS/48

34 year Russell is the player/coach for the World Champion Celtics; he and Howell have double digit WS. Another bad offensive Celtics club, another top defense in the league.  Note, Nellie is in the starting lineup.  It's player Don Nelson v Coach Don Nelson, spanning 30+ years.

Lineup Matchup

C Russell (Celts)

F Nowitzki (Mavs)

F Push

G Nash (Mavs)

G Havlicek (Celts)

Bench: Push

The best offense from 2003 faces the best defense from 1969.

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Mavs 6 Celtics 6

Mavs Van Exel(3) Van Exel(3)

Celtics Havlicek, Nelson, Howell

6 Mavs 11 Celtics 6

Mavs Bradley, Finley, Dirk(1)

Celtics

Van Exel opens with 2 quick 3s and this series is underway.

3 Celtics 20 Mavs 18

Mavs Dirk, Dirk(3) Bradley

Celtics Nelson, Havlicek, Siegfried, Russell, Havlicek, Howell, Russell

1st Qtr Score Celtics 24 Mavs 20

Mavs Nash

Celtics Russell, Howell

The tournament has not been easy for these Celtics championship teams, they just don't have the kind of offense that can keep up - but they're up early here.

2nd Qtr

9 Celtics 26 Mavs 22

Mavs Najera

Celtics Siegfried

6 Celtics 32 Mavs 28

Mavs Johnson, Najera, LaFrentz

Celtics Sanders, Howell, Jones

First 6 of the quarter is tight defensively, the game slowing to the Celtics pace.

3 Celtics 39 Mavs 29

Mavs Finley(1)

Celtics Johnson, Havlicek, Nelson(3)

Halftime Score Celtics 49 Mavs 36

Mavs Najera(1) Nash, Nash, Bradley

Celtics Jones, Howell, Howell, Howell, Jones

The Celtics are seeded 13th in the Region, traveling to Dallas to face a Mavs team that can fill it up - the Mavs are not filling it up, Boston holds them to 36 first half points.

3rd Qtr

9 Celtics 56 Mavs 49

Mavs  Nash(3) Nash(3) Nash, Finley, Van Exel(3)

Celtics Howell, Jones(3) Havlicek

6 Celtics 52 Mavs 56

Mavs Van Exel, Van Exel(3) Nash

Celtics Sanders, Nelson, Havlicek

The Mavs come out bombing 3s, Nash goes for 10, Van Exel 8 to start the third - meanwhile Havlicek picks up his 4th foul.

3 Celtics 64 Mavs 64

Mavs Nash, Dirk, Bradley, Finley

Celtics Howell

3rd Qtr Score Celtics 74 Mavs 72

Mavs Finley, Najera, Finley, Nash

Celtics Howell, Howell, Havlicek, Russell, Nelson

Bailey Howell goes for a half dozen and Celts have the slender lead headed to the 4th.

4th Qtr

11:42: DAL: Dirk goes backdoor to tie the score.

11:27: BOS: Nellie hits the midrange J - will Don Nelson the player stick it right at Don Nelson the coach?

11:02: DAL: Dirk misses, but Finley is there for the board and he finds Nash with the kickout.

10:27: BOS: Boston goes back to Nelson - he misses, but Howell boards - finds Nelson cutting to the goal.

9:44: DAL:  Bradley's blocked by Russell but Dallas maintains possession and Bradley dunks over the legendary Russell to tie the score.

8:47: BOS: A minute later it's Sam Jones from the foul line.

8:17: BOS: Dallas throws one away - Jones lays it in for the Celtics and the lead is 4

6:52: DAL: Empy trips leads to a LaFrentz putback on a Finley miss.  

6:37: BOS: It's Hondo - he drills a corner 3 to out the Cs up 5.

6:24: DAL: Michael Finley hits a triple of his own from the wing.  Good game one.

6:11: BOS: Nellie again - sticking it to his future self with the fadeaway.  

5:47: BOS: Siegfried scores after the Finley miss and Boston's lead is 6.

5:28: DAL: Dirk dunk.

4:54: BOS: Siegfried is blocked by Dirk, but Russell maintains possession for Boston and finds Howell underneath for the bucket.

3:59: BOS: Big empty trip for Dallas turns into another Don Nelson jump shot - Boston's up 8.

3:15: DAL: Big offensive board for Bradley turns into a Nash jumper.

2:54: DAL: Bradley blocks Nelson and Finley converts the layup.  93-89.

2:32: DAL: Nellie misses the triple - Bradley dunks hard from the baseline and now it's 93-91.

2:16: BOS: Howell from the foul line.

2:03: DAL: Dirk hits a corner 3.  Boston's lead is 1.

1:48: BOS: Bradley fouls Russ, that's 5 on the tallest man in the building, he hits 1 - but then gets his own rebound on the missed second shot - finds Hondo who hits the J and Boston's up 4.

1:21: DAL: Dirk again with the corner 3.  98-97 Celtics.

1:11: BOS: Siegfried dips and dives to the tin.  3 point Boston game.

Dirk pumpfakes the long 2 and drives to the goal - but Russell is there with the huge swat - Nelson comes away with it - Dallas doesn't foul - they look to clamp down on Boston --- but Hondo comes throughy with what probably ends game one with the shot in traffic.

Dallas misses a 3 - Howell will get the board, get fouled, hit both.  Nash hits a triple for Dallas but it's too late.

Final: Celtics 104 Mavs 100

It's the C's, they go on the road and take game one from the 4th seeds in the 8th region.

Howell: 28 pts/10 boards - Player of the Game

Havlicek: 21 pts/10 boards

Nelson: 19 pts/15 boards

Jones: 13 pts

Russell: 9 pts/17 boards/6 assists

Nash: 27 pts/10 boards

Nowitzki: 18 pts/15 boards

Bradley: 12 pts/13 boards/6 blocks

Finley: 16 pts

Van Exel: 14 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Mavs 8 Celtics 7

Mavs Finley, Van Exel, Nash(1) Finley(3)

Celtics Havlicek, Nelson, Siegfried(3)

6 Mavs 14 Celtics 13

Mavs Van Exel(1) Finley, Dirk

Celtics Nelson, Siegfried(1) Siegfried(3)

It's Larry Siegfried with two triples to open game 2; Celtics trying to close out.

3 Mavs 17 Celtics 15

Mavs Nash(3)

Celtics Sanders

1st Qtr Score Celtics 25 Mavs 24

Mavs Finley, LaFrentz, Griffin, Najera

Celtics Russell, Russell, Barnes, Havlicek, Barnes

Jim Barnes, on the floor for Russell, hits the 8 footer as the quarter ends and Boston takes its first lead.

2nd Qtr

9 Celtics 34 Mavs 33

Mavs Johnson, LaFrentz, Dirk(3) Dirk

Celtics Siegfried, Chaney, Jones(3)

6 Celtics 41 Mavs 39

Mavs Finley, Bradley, Finley

Celtics Havlicek, Havlicek, Nelson(3)

Foul trouble for both Shawn Bradley and, more critically, Bailey Howell, each with 3 - Boston still leads.

3 Mavs 44 Celtics 43

Mavs Dirk(3) Najera

Celtics Nelson

Halftime Score Mavs 54 Celtics 53

Mavs Najera, LaFrentz(1) Bradley(3) Finley, Van Exel

Celtics Siegfried, Russell, Nelson, Jones, Olsen

Howell has 4; that's Boston's best player, Dallas is poised to go on a nice run in the third quarter and even up this series.

3rd Qtr

9 Mavs 62 Celtics 59

Mavs Van Exel, Bradley, Nash, Bradley

Celtics Johnson, Nelson, Jones

6 Mavs 73 Celtics 65

Mavs Najera, Bradley, Van Exel, Dirk(3) Dirk

Celtics Howell, Siegfried, Havlicek

Howell has 5 - so much time left, the Mavs have their biggest lead of the game, this sure looks like it's about to be squared.

3 Mavs 81 Celtics 70

Mavs Bradley, Williams(1) Nash(3) Dirk

Celtics Sanders, Howell(3)

3rd Qtr Score Mavs 87 Celtics 74

Mavs Van Exel, Nash, Dirk

Celtics Siegfried, Jones

Russell's got 4 - Howell 5 - double digit Mavs lead and they're a dozen minutes from tying this series.

4th Qtr

9 Mavs 93 Celtics 79

Mavs Nash, Van Exel, Johnson

Celtics Nelson, Jones, Olsen(1)

6 Mavs 99 Celtics 81

Mavs Van Exel, Finley(3) Finley(1)

Celtics Russell

Easy one for Dallas - we've got a decisive game 3 coming.

3 Mavs 109 Celtics 85

Mavs Finley(3) Nash(3) Finley, Harrington

Celtics Nelson, Barnes

Final Score Mavs 116 Celtics 96

Mavs Harrington(3) Abdul Wahad, Jones

Celtics Olsen(3) Olsen, Olsen(3) Olsen(3)

We'll see you for Game 3 - winner moves on.

Finley: 25 pts/5 boards - Player of the Game

Dirk: 19 pts/11 boards

Nash: 16 pts/12 assists

Bradley: 13 pts/13 boards

Van Exel: 15 pts

Nelson: 17 pts/7 boards

Siegfried: 15 pts

Havlicek: 10 pts/6 boards

Russell: 8 pts/20 boards/5 assists

Jones: 13 pts

Olsen: 14 pts/6 boards

Game Three

1st

9 Celtics 8 Mavs 2

Mavs Dirk

Celtics Havlicek, Howell, Havlicek, Havlicek

6 Mavs 15 Celtics 13

Mavs Nash(3) Dirk(3) Dirk Dirk(3) Dirk

Celtics Nelson, Havlicek

Dirk's had a good serries with some high rebound totals but he hasn't gone off yet - until now; Dirk opens game 3 by shooting the ball - a dozen points in the first 6 minutes of action.  Boston though is still right there as Havlicek has 8 of his own.  

3 Mavs 23 Celtics 20

Mavs Finley, Finley(3) Nash(3)

Celtics Nelson, Havlicek

1st Qtr Score Mavs 31 Celtics 22

Mavs Nash(3) Dirk(3) Dirk

Celtics Bryant(3) Sanders

4 more Dallas triples; Nowitzki scores 17 first quarter points and Dallas might end this early.

2nd Qtr

9 Mavs 40 Celtics 28

Mavs Williams, Finley(3) Johnson, Finley

Celtics Jones, Havlicek, Sanders

6 Mavs 49 Celtics 38

Mavs Johnson, Finley, Johnson(1) Bradley, Nash

Celtics Barnes, Barnes, Jones, Sanders, Howell

7 for Michael Finley to open the quarter and Dallas is up 11.

3 Mavs 51 Celtics 46

Mavs Finley

Celtics Havlicek, Siegfried, Howell, Nelson

Halftime Score Mavs 57 Celtics 53

Mavs LaFrentz(3) Nash(3)

Celtics Nelson, Nelson, Siegfried(3)

Nice Boston run and we have a game; Nellie scores 6 in the back half of the second.  

3rd Qtr

9 Mavs 63 Celtics 59

Mavs Van Exel, Finley, Griffin

Celtics Havlicek, Sanders, Nelson

6 Mavs 69 Celtics 61

Mavs Van Exel, Najera, Bradley

Celtics Russell

Dallas can just rip off 3s - you get the sense Boston's just holding on for dear life.

3 Mavs 74 Celtics 71

Mavs Bradley, Nash(3)

Celtics Havlicek, Havlicek, Jones, Nelson, Nelson

3rd Qtr Score Celtics 79 Mavs 77

Mavs Nash(3)

Celtics Howell, Siegfried, Siegfried, Russell

It turns out that it's Dallas that's holding on - Boston attacking the basket and defending ferociously.  12 left - one team moving on.

4th Qtr

11:53: BOS: Nellie goes backdoor, gets the Sam Jones dish.

11:29: BOS: Najera misses and Hondo connects from the paint.

9:39: BOS: 2 minutes of tough, tough defense ends with a Don Nelson dunk and it's 85-77 Celtics.

9:22: DAL: Bradley goes to the rack.

9:04: BOS: Howell from 12 feet.

7:32: DAL: Multiple empty trips ends in an Avery Johnson J.

6:39: DAL: Boston can't find the tin and Najera goes off glass to make it 87-83

6:03: DAL: Van Exel steals the ball; Dirk will be fouled and hits a shot.

4:51: BOS: After some empty trips, Hondo scores a long 2.

4:30: BOS: Howell scores following a turnover.

4:04: BOS: Dirk misses, Havlicek scores.

3:33: BOS: Finley misses, Nelson scores and that might do it - 8 straight for Boston gives them an 11 point lead.

3:04: DAL; Nash hits 1 FT, Dirk gets the rebound on the miss - the ball gets kicked out to the wing -

2:48: DAL: Nash hits a triple.,  95-88

2:37: BOS: Nellie from 18.  

1:31: BOS: The Mavs can't score, they have to foul Nelson, hits them both.

1:22: DAL: Van Exel 3

1:20: BOS: 2 more FT for Nelson.  He has the last 8 Boston points.  

1:11: DAL: Dirk 3

1:09: BOS: 2 more for Nelson - the player Nelson sticking it to the coach Nelson.

1:02: DAL: Dirk's fouled. Hits both.

1:00: BOS: Russell 1 FT

:45: DAL: Van Exel 2.  104-98

:15: DAL: Howell misses both foul shots - Nash scores the other way.  104-100.

:11: BOS: This time Howell hits both - that's the series - big win for the Celtics.

Finley hits a triple, Hondo hits 2 FT that's the final.

Final: Celtics 108 Mavs 103

Its the Celtics, they take the 13/4 upset and will be moving on to play the '15 Spurs.

Havlicek: 29 pts/10 boards - Player of the Game

Nelson: 30 pts/8 boards

Howell: 14 pts/18 boards

Russell: 5 pts/16 boards/6 assists

All Region Team:

C Kareem ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

F Duncan ('15 Spurs- 2 PotG)

F Nelson ('69 Celtics)

G Jordan ('91 Bulls - 2 PotG)

G Magic ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 8 Round 1: Series 1 and 2

 Region 7

(changed my mind again, I'm going to finish the full first round, then combine the next two rounds to get all the way down to 32)

1. 1991 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS v. 16. 2003 EAST CHAMP NEW JERSEY NETS

Bulls: 61-21, 1st Cen Div, 1st Off, 7th Def

           d. Knicks East 1st Rnd 3-0

           d. Sixers East Semis 4-1

           d. Pistons East Finals 4-0

           d. Lakers NBA Finals 4-1

           #8 overall seed

Coach: Phil Jackson

Starters

C Bill Cartwright           33-USF                   9.6 PPG  11.5 PER  4.2 WS

F Horace Grant              25-Clemson            12.8         17.6         10.3

F Scottie Pippen            25-Cent Ark            17.8         20.6         11.2

G John Paxson              30-N Dame              8.7          14             5.7

G Michael Jordan          27-UNC                  31.5        31.6          20.3

Rotation Reserves

C Will Perdue               25-Vandy                4.1           13.7          2.3

F Stacey King               24-Oklahoma         5.5           10.2          1.5

F Cliff Levingston        30-Wichita St         4              11.5           2

G BJ Armstrong           23-Iowa                  8.8           14.8           4.1

G Craig Hodges           30-CaSt Lng Beach 5             12.4           1.7

Leaders: Jordan: 1st PPG, 3rd Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 4th Off Rtng, 4th Steal %

              Pippen: 5th Steals, 5th Steals/Gm, 4th Trip-Doub

              Paxson: 5th Eff FG%, 5th Off Rtng

              Grant: 3rd Off Rtng

27 year old Michael Jordan is first in everything.  PER, Win Shares, Win Shares/48, VORP.  Pippen adds a 20 PER year and he and Grant have double digit WS.

Nets: 49-33 1st in Atlantic Div, 18th Off, 1st Def
                    d. Bucks East First Round 4-2
                    d. Celtics East Semis 4-0
                    d. Pistons East Finals 4-0
                    lost NBA Finals Spurs 4-2

                    d. 1983 Suns

                    # 249 overall seed

Coach: Byron Scott, GM Rod Thorn

Starters:

C Jason Collins         24-Stanford             5.7 PPG   9.9 PER      4.7 Win Shares 

F Kenyon Martin      25-Cincinnati          16.7          16.9            7.1

F Richard Jefferson  22-Arizona              15.5           16.6           9.9

G Jason Kidd            29-Cal                     18.7          22.2            11.3 (1st in assists)

G. Kerry Kittles        28-Nova                 13              18.3             7.7

Rotation Reserves:

C Dikembe Mutombo 36-Georgetown      5.8           11.2            .8

F Aaron Williams        31-X                      6.2            11.9            3.7

F Rodney Rogers        31-Georgia T         7              11.7             2.3

G Anthony Johnson    28-Charelston        4.1           11.3             1.8

G Lucious Harris        32-CSt Lng Beach   10.3        13.5            4.7

Leaders: Kidd 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 5th Steals, 5th Steals/Gm, 3rd Def WS, 2nd Asst%, 5th Steal %, 3rd TO%

               Martin: 4th Def Rtng

               Kittles 2nd TO%

The Nets have a really steep hill to climb facing the first Bulls title team, the 8th overall seed. 29 year old Jason Kidd leads the squad, 20+ PER, double digit WS. Rod Thorn is the Nets GM - he was the Bulls GM who drafted Michael Jordan.

Matchup

C Cartwright (Bulls)

F Grant (Bulls)

F Pippen (Bulls)

G Kidd (Nets)

G Jordan (Bulls)

Bench: Nets

Game One

1st Qtr

9 Nets 8 Bulls 4

Bulls Cartwright(1) Pippen, Grant(1)

Nets Kittles, Jefferson, Kittles, Kidd

6 Nets 12 Bulls 11

Bulls Grant(1) Pippen, Paxson, Pippen

Nets Martin, Martin

Region 8 kicks off - Pippen's got 6, Nets up a point.

3 Nets 21 Bulls 19

Bulls Perdue, Armstrong, Grant, Jordan

Nets Rogers(3) Kidd(1) Mutombo(1) Mutombo, Rogers

1st Qtr Score Bulls 31 Nets 25

Bulls Jordan, Jordan, Perdue, Armstrong, Perdue, Perdue

Nets Harris, Mutombo

Chicago closes the quarter by getting the ball inside the Perdue; he scores 8 in the back 6 and Chicago leads.

2nd Qtr

9 Bulls 35 Nets 32

Bulls Levingston, Jordan

Nets Mutombo(3) Kittles, Harris

6 Bulls 42 Nets 34

Bulls Hopson, Paxson(3) Grant

Nets Martin

Chicago defense asserts itself to start the second, the lead is 8.

3 Bulls 52 Nets 41

Bulls Jordan, Jordan, Pippen, Jordan, Jordan

Nets Kidd(3) Jefferson, Kidd

Halftime Score Bulls 59 Nets 52

Bulls Pippen, Jordan(3) Cartwright

Nets Harris, Harris, Jefferson, Harris(3) Harris

9 points in the last 3 minutes for Lucious Harris cuts the Bulls lead to 7 at the half.

3rd Qtr

9 Bulls 63 Nets 56

Bulls Jordan, Levingston

Nets Martin, Martin

6 Bulls 73 Nets 58

Bulls Jordan, Armstrong, Pippen, Jordan, Pippen

Nets Johnson

Chicago breaks the Nets back as the 3rd starts; 6 more for Jordan and this should wrap game one.

3 Bulls 78 Nets 63

Bulls Paxson(3) Paxson

Nets Jefferson(1) Kittles, Mutombo, Kittles

3rd Qtr Score Bulls 81 Nets 68

Bulls Paxson(3)

Nets Kittles, Kittles, Jefferson(1)

Paxson is the only Bull to score in the last 6 minutes, Chicago's lead is 13.

4th Qtr

9 Bulls 85 Nets 76

Bulls Grant, Paxson

Nets Williams, Kidd, Kidd, Kidd

6 Bulls 95 Nets 80

Bulls Jordan, Grant, Jordan, Jordan

Nets

New Jersey got it to single digits, that's done.

3 Bulls 99 Nets 84

Bulls Perdue, King

Nets Collins, Martin

Final Score Bulls 108 Nets 89

Bulls Hopson, Hodges(3) Williams, King

Nets Slay(1) Scalabrine

Bulls never really had to kick this into high gear; whenever the Nets made a little run the Bulls would just tighten the screws defensively, make a few buckets offensively, and they cruise down the stretch.

Jordan: 31 pts/7 boards/6 steals - Player of the Game

Pippen: 16 pts/10 boards/8 assists

Grant: 10 pts/12 boards

Paxson: 15 pts

Perdue: 10 pts/12 boards/5 blocks

Kidd: 14 pts/7 boards/12 assists

Martin: 14 pts/8 boards

Kittles: 14 pts/6 boards

Mutombo: 10 pts/5 boards/4 blocks

Harris: 13 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Bulls 10 Nets 0

Bulls Jordan, Grant(3) Cartwright, Pippen(1) Pippen

Nets

6 Bulls 18 Nets 2

Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan

Nets Jefferson

Yikes.  Chicago scores 14 to open the game.  It's over.  

3 Bulls 24 Nets 5

Bulls Grant, Jordan, Grant

Nets Mutombo, Mutumbo(1)

1st Qtr Score Bulls 35 Nets 16

Bulls Jordan, Grant, Perdue(1) Hodges, Armstrong, Levingston

Nets Kidd, Jefferson, Harris, Rogers(3) Rogers

Bulls are going to move into the second round, face the winner of the next series between the Lakers and the Wolves - we may see a battle of NBA Champions in the round of 128.

2nd Qtr

9 Bulls 41 Nets 18

Bulls King, Hopson, Levingston

Nets Harris

6 Bulls 45 Nets 18

Bulls Cartwright, Grant

Nets

The Nets have just 18 points in the first 18 minutes of this game.

3 Bulls 49 Nets 26

Bulls Jordan, Grant

Nets Kidd, Martin, Jefferson, Martin

Halftime Score Bulls 53 Nets 32

Bulls Levingston, Perdue

Nets Kittles, Rogers, Jefferson

Best stretch of the game for New Jersey, but it's too little.

3rd Qtr

9 Bulls 62 Nets 38

Bulls Paxson, Grant, Jordan(3) Grant

Nets Mutombo, Williams, Williams

6 Bulls 70 Nets 42

Bulls King, Pippen, Jordan, Pippen

Nets Martin, Martin

Lot of bench players going to get 4th quarter run for the Bulls.  

3 Bulls 81 Nets 46

Bulls Grant, Armstrong, Jordan, Jordan(3) Jordan

Nets Jefferson, Kittles

3rd Qtr Score Bulls 86 Nets 58

Bulls Perdue(3) Paxson

Nets Jefferson, Martin(3) Kittles(3) Kidd, Jefferson

Bulls with maybe the top defensive performance of the tournament.

4th Qtr

9 Bulls 91 Nets 64

Bulls Jordan(3) Pippen

Nets Jefferson, Martin, Harris

6 Bulls 96 Nets 72

Bulls Jordan(3) Jordan

Nets Rogers, Kittles, Jefferson, Martin

Jordan adds 8 more - the series is about to end.  

3 Bulls 104 Nets 76

Bulls Pippen, Jordan, Jordan, Hodges

Nets Kittles, Collins(1)

Final Score Bulls 109 Nets 76

Bulls Williams, Hodges(3)

Nets

This one's non-competitive, Chicago cruiiiiises.

Jordan: 38 pts - Player of the Game

Grant: 19 pts/7 boards

Pippen: 13 pts/8 boards/8 assists

8. 1982 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 9. 2004 MW DIV CHAMP MINN T-WOLVES

Lakers: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 2nd Off, 10th Def

              d. Suns West Semis 4-0

              d. Spurs West Finals 4-0

              d. Sixers NBA Finals 4-2

              #121 overall seed

Coach: Pat Riley, GM Bill Sharman

Starters

C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  34-UCLA            23.9 PPG   23.4 PER  10.7 WS

F Mitch Kupchak           27-UNC               14.3             15.2           2.4

F Jamaal Wilkes              28-UCLA            21.1            16.5           7.7

G Magic Johnson            22-Michigan St   18.6            22.9           12.9

G Norm Nixon                26-Duquense       17.6            15.3          6.6

Rotation Reserves

C Bob McAdoo              30-UNC               9.6               14.4          1.5

F Kurt Rambis                 23-Santa Clara    4.6              12.8          2.3

F Jim Brewer                 30-Minnesota       2.4                10.1         1.8

G Eddie Jordan              27-Rutgers           3.8                12.2          .7

G Michael Cooper         25-N Mexico       11.9               14.3         5

Leaders: Magic: 2nd Assists, 2nd Assts/Gm, 3rd Steals, 1st Steals/Gm, 4th WS, 5th WS/48, 2nd +/-, 1st VORP, 1st Trip-Doub

               Nixon: 4th assists, 5th Assts/Gm

               Kareem: 4th blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 4th FG%, 4th Eff FG%, 5th PER, 5th +/-

World Champion Lakers are seeded 8th in the region; are they a trap for the Bulls in the next round? Magic and Kareem are both 20+ PER with double digit WS and a 22 year old Magic led the league in VORP. 

T-WOLVES: 58-24, 1st MW Div, 5th Off, 6th Def

                       d. Nuggets 4-1 West 1st Rnd

                       d. Kings West Semis 4-3

                       Lost Lakers West Finals 4-2

                       #136 overall seed

Coach: Flip Saunders, GM Kevin McHale

Starters

C Gary Trent                  29-Ohio         5.6 PPG   12.9 PER  2.3 WS

F Kevin Garnett             27                  24.2          29.4          18.3

F Latrell Sprewell          33-Alabama  16.8          14.7          5.7

G Sam Cassell               34-Florida St 19.8          22.8          12.1

G Fred Hoiberg             31-Iowa St      6.7           13.6          6.1

Rotation Reserves

C Ervin Johnson           36-N Orleans   1.9           8.5           2.3

F Oliver Miller              33-Arkansas    2.5           12.9        1.4

F Mark Madsen            28-Stanford     3.6            9.4          2.7

G Trenton Hassell         24-Austin Peay   5          8.2            4

G Wally Szczerbiak      26-Miami       10.2          15.3         1.6

Leaders: KG 3rd PPG, 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 3rd Def Rtng, 2nd Reb%, 3rd Trip-Doub

              Cassell 4th Assists, 5th Assts/Gm, 4th WS, 5th WS/48, 5th Asst%

27 year old KG matches 27 year old Jordan - first in everything.  PER, WS, WS/48 and VORP. Cassell joins him with double digit WS and 20+ PER. Kevin McHale is the GM, going up against the Lakers, Ervin Johnson plays against that other guy named Ervin - this is the only Wolves team standing.  

Matchup

C Kareem (Lakers)

F Garnett (Wolves)

F Wilkes (Lakers)

G Push

G Nixon (Lakers)

Bench: Lakers

1st Qtr

9 Wolves 10 Lakers 7

Lakers Kupchak(3) Magic, Magic

Wolves KG, Trent, Sprewell, KG(1) Cassell

6 Lakers 15 Wolves 14

Lakers Nixon, Kupchak, Kupchak, Kupchak

Wolves KG, KG

Mitch Kupchak gets it going, he's got 9 and the series is underway.

3 Lakers 24 Wolves 21

Lakers Kupchak(3) Kupchak, Magic, Nixon

Wolves Hoiberg, Sprewell, Hassell(3)

1st Qtr Score Lakers 26 Wolves 21

Lakers McAdoo

Wolves

Kupchak's got 14 points, Lakers up 5.

2nd Qtr

9 Wolves 33 Lakers 30

Lakers Cooper, Cooper

Wolves Szczerbiak, Szczerbiak(3) Hudson, Sprewell, Sprewell(3)

6 Wolves 44 Lakers 38

Lakers Magic, Nixon, Magic, Brewer

Wolves KG, Cassell, Trent(3) KG, KG

Minnesota flips the game completely; Garnett scores six and that's the T-Wolves lead.

3 Lakers 48 Wolves 46

Lakers Cooper, Kareem, Kareem, Cooper, Kupchak

Wolves Cassell

Halftime Score Lakers 54 Wolves 51

Lakers Kareem, McAdoo, Kupchak

Wolves Miller(1) Cassell, KG

We got a fun one; LA goes back out in front as Kareem adds 6.  

3rd Qtr

9 Wolves 62 Lakers 58

Lakers Magic, Jordan

Wolves Cassell, Sprewell, Cassell, KG, Szczerbiak(3)

6 Wolves 66 Lakers 64

Lakers Kupchak, Kareem, Kupchak

Wolves KG, Szczerbiak

Back and forth - Wally goes for 5 and the Wolves retake the lead.  

3 Lakers 72 Wolves 72

Lakers Nixon, Wilkes, Wilkes, Kareem

Wolves Szczerbiak(3) KG(1) Hoiberg

3rd Qtr Score Wolves 83 Lakerd 82

Lakers Magic, Kareem, Kareem, Kareem, Kareem

Wolves Hoiberg, Cassell, Hoiberg, Hoiberg(3) Cassell

It's Kareem time - the Captain scores 10, but it's Minnesota up 1.

4th Qtr

11:46 LA: Kareem dunks from the Magic dish.

11:23: MIN: Cassell from the lane.

9:15: MIN: 2 minutes later, a Garnett dunk makes it a 3 pt game.

9:02: LA: Nixon hits a long two.

8:53: MIN: Hoiberg misses a triple - but Cassell is there with the putback.

8:31: LA: Kupchak from the block.

7:55: MIN: Sprewell misses a triple, but Garnett is there and he will get the bucket.

7:48: LA: Wilkes from midrange.

7:13: LA: Empty Wolves trip leads to a Magic turnaround and LA regains the lead.

5:19: MIN: After some failed trips - KG comes through with the post moves.

3:59: LA: Everybody misses, then McAdoo comes through with the midrange.

3:38: LA Rambis blocks Hoiberg and Magic drives to the goal.  96-93 Lakers

3:31: MIN: KG from the wing.

2:59: LA: Magic misses, but gets his own board and scores.

2:26: LA: KG misses - Magic scores again and the lead is 5.

1:59: LA: Spree misses and Wilkes hits the bank from the wing.

1:44: LA: Garnett misses - Wilkes is fouled by Hoiberg and makes 1.

1:28: MIN: Sprewell from the lane.

1:18: LA: Kupchak down low.

1:02: LA: Garnett turns it over - he fouls Magic, who hits both and this game is done.

:54: MIN: Spree triple

:50: LA: Kareem 1 FT

:26: LA: Wilkes 2 FT

:14: MIN: Trent

:10: LA: Nixon 2 FT

Final: LA 112 Minn 102

LA trrailed by 1 with a little over 5 to go - but the Lakers clamped down and pulled awat.

Magic: 24 pts/14 boards/7 assists - Player of the Game

Kupchak: 26 pts

Kareem: 21 pts/9 boards/7 assists

Nixon: 12 pts/10 assists/5 boards

Wilkes: 11 pts/7 boards

KG: 28 pts/12 boards/6 assists

Cassell: 21 pts/5 assists

Sprewell: 16 pts/5 boards

Hoiberg: 11 pts

Szczerbiak: 13 pts/5 boards

1st Qtr

9 Lakers 12 Wolves 8

Lakers Wilkes, Kareem, Magic, Kareem, Nixon, Nixon

Wolves KG, Cassell, KG, Cassell

6 Lakers 18 Wolves 16

Lakers Magic, Kareem, Kupchak

Wolves Cassell, Cassell(3) Sprewell(3)

9 for Sam Cassell, Wolves trail by 2.

3 Lakers 25 Wolves 23

Lakers Kareem, Magic(1) Kareem, Wilkes

Wolves Hoiberg(1) Sprewell, Cassell, KG

1st Qtr Score Lakers 37 Wolves 28

Lakers Magic(3) Cooper, Cooper, Kupchak, McAdoo(3)

Wolves Hassell(1) Madsen, Trent

Minnesota gets as close as 2 - but a couple of 3 balls from LA extend the lead as we conclude a high scoring first.

2nd Qtr

9 Lakers 41 Wolves 31

Lakers Wilkes, Cooper

Wolves KG(3)

6 Lakers 45 Wolves 36

Lakers Nixon, Kareem

Wolves Trent, Hassell, Madsen(1)

Showtime still up 9 - looking to advance to play that first Jordan title team.

3 Lakers 51 Wolves 39

Lakers McAdoo, Wilkes, Magic

Wolves Szczerbiak(3)

Halftime Score Lakers 59 Wolves 43

Lakers McAdoo, Wilkes, McAdoo, Cooper

Wolves Cassell, KG

The Lakers have maybe put this one to bed; that matchup against Chicago sure looks like a real highlight of round 2.

3rd Qtr

9 Lakers 69 Wolves 52

Lakers Kareem, Nixon, Magic, Kupchak, Kareem

Wolves KG, KG, Hoiberg(3) KG

6 Lakers 76 Wolves 57

Lakers Kareem(3) Rambis, Rambis

Wolves Szczerbiak, KG(1) Hoiberg

7 more for Kareem, the Lakers will move on.

3 Lakers 80 Wolves 65

Lakers Wilkes, Jordan

Wolves KG, Cassell, KG, Madsen

3rd Qtr Score Lakers 87 Wolves 70

Lakers Hoiberg, Sprewell(3)

Wolves Brewer, Cooper(1) Kareem, Wilkes

4th Qtr

9 Lakers 93 Wolves 78

Lakers Kareem, Magic, McAdoo

Wolves Cassell, Cassell, Sprewell, Szczerbiak

6 Lakers 103 Wolves 84

Lakers Nixon, Kupchak, Magic, McAdoo, Magic

Wolves Szczerbiak, KG, KG

3 Lakers 111 Wolves 88

Lakers Cooper, Kareem, Wilkes, Magic

Wolves Trent, Trent

Final Score Lakers 121 Wolves 93

Lakers McAdoo, Magic, Kareem, Kareem, Jordan

Wolves KG, Sprewell(3)

No sweat here in game 2 - Lakers sweep just not in doubt. KG goes for 28/14.

Kareem: 29 pts/13 boards - Player of the Game

Magic: 22 pts/7 boards/8 assists

Nixon: 10 pts/10 assists

Wilkes: 16 pts/8 boards

Kupchak: 8 pts/10 boards

McAdoo: 15 pts/7 boards

Cooper: 11 pts

All Region Team:

C Kareem ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)

F Pippen ('91 Bulls)

F Garnett ('04 Wolves)

G Jordan ('91 Bulls - 2 PotG)

G Magic ('82 Lakers - 1 PotG)