256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 11 Round 1: Series 3 and 4

 1 and 2

5. 1998 WEST CHAMP UTAH JAZZ v. 12. 2000 EAST CHAMP INDIANA PACERS

Jazz: 62-20, 1st MW Div, 1st Off/17th Def

          d. Rockets West 1st 3-2

          d. Spurs West Semis 4-1

          d. Lakers West Finals 4-0

          Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-2

          #75 overall seed

Coach: Jerry Sloan

Starters

C Adam Keefe              27-Stanford          7.8 PPG   14.5 PER  6.5 WS

F Karl Malone              34-LA Tech           27            27.9          16.4

F Bryon Russell           27-Cal St L Beach 9              12.9          6

G John Stockton          35-Gonzaga           12            21.8          8

G Jeff Hornacek           34-Iowa St            14.2         19.3          9.5

Rotation Reserves

C Greg Ostertag           24-Kansas             4.7           12.5          2.2

F Antoine Carr             36-Wichita St        5.7           9.8           1.5

F Chris Morris              32-Auburn            4.3           14.7         1

G Howard Eisley          25-B College        7.7           13.6         2.9

G Shandon Anderson   24-Georgia            8.3           15.7         4.2

Leaders Malone 3rd PPG, 5th Def Reb, 2nd PER, 1st WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-. 1st VORP, 5th Def reb %

               Stockton: 5th Assts/Gm, 1st TS%, 5th WS/48, 5th +/-, 2nd Of Rtng, 1st Asst %

               Hornacek: 2nd FT%, 5th Off Rtng

               Keefe: 5th TS%, 1st Off Rtng

The best offense in '98 is the Jazz; the 34 year old Mailman is a top 3 player in the league - 2nd in PER, 1st in VORP, Win Shares, 2nd in WS/48. 35 year old Stockton also goes over 20 PER.

Pacers: 56-26, 1st Cen Div, 1st Off/13th Def

             d. Bucks West 1st 3-2

             d. Sixers East Semis 4-2

             d. Knicks East Finals 4-2

             Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-2

             #182 overall seed

Coach: Larry Bird

Starters

C Dale Davis                   30-Clemson      10 PPG   17.4 PER 7.1 WS

F Austin Croshere           24-Providence   10.3        16.7          5.4

F Jalen Rose                    27-Michigan     18.2         16.7         7.3

G Mark Jackson              34-St Johns       8.1           17.7         6.7

G Reggie Miller             34-UCLA           18.1         17.3         10.1

Rotation Reserves

C Rik Smits                    33-Marist           12.9         17.3         3.8

F Sam Perkins                 38-UNC            6.6           12.1         3.5

F Derrick McKey            33-Alabama      4.3           11.2         1.6

G Travis Best                  27-Geo Tech      8.9           16.5         5.1

G Chris Mullin               36-St Johns        5.1            15.4        1.7

Leaders Miller 2nd FT%, 3rd TS%, 4th Off Rtng

               Davis 4th Reb%

               Jackson 2nd Asst%

Fast forward 2 years and the top offense in the league is Indiana.  This is an old group - the 34 year old backcourt of Jackson and Miller, 4 of the 5 members of the reserves in the rotation are over 30.  Only Miller hits double digit WS

Matchup

C Davis (Pacers)

F Malone (Jazz)

F Rose (Pacers)

G Stockton (Jazz)

G Miller (Pacers)

Bench: Pacers

Game

1st Qtr

9 Jazz 8 Pacers 8

Jazz Stockton(3) Russell (3) Keefe

Pacers Davis, Miller, Rose, Miller

6 Pacers 17 Jazz 14

Jazz Russell, Malone, Malone

Pacers Davis, Rose, Jackson, Croshere

Utah's a 5/12 favorite and has the top players in the series, but these are really similarly profiled teams, veterans, offensive first, from the same era, conference champs.

3 Pacers 22 Jazz 21

Jazz Malone, Stockton, Russell(1) Stockton

Pacers Croshere(1) Davis, McKey

1st Q Score Pacers 31 Jazz 25

Jazz Malone, Carr

Pacers McKey, Smits(3) Smits, Smits

Rik Smits comes off the bench and scores Indian's last 7.

2nd Qtr

9 Pacers 34 Jazz 31

Jazz Carr, Eisley, Eisley

Pacers Smits(3)

6 Pacers 42 Jazz 39

Jazz Stockton(3) Stockton(1) Malone, Malone

Pacers Jackson(3) Rose(3) Rose

Pacers have had steady, small advantage.

3 Pacers 46 Jazz 45

Jazz Keefe, Stockton, Eisley

Pacers Miller, Perkins

Half Score Jazz 53 Pacers 52

Jazz Keefe(1) Carr, Russell(1) Stockton, Hornacek

Pacers Miller, Miller(3) Croshere(1) 

7 for Reggie to close the half but it is the Jazz up 1.

3rd Qtr

9 Pacers 58 Jazz 57

Jazz Russell(3) Malone(1)

Pacers Croshere, Miller, Perkins

6 Jazz 64 Pacers 60

Jazz Keefe, Morris, Hornacek(3)

Pacers McKey

Utah with the slightest of leads.

3 Jazz 73 Pacers 67

Jazz Russell(1) Malone, Stockton, Malone, Stockton

Pacers Croshere(3) Rose, Miller

3 Q Score Jazz 81 Pacers 75

Jazz Malone, Malone, Hornacek, Hornacek

Pacers Croshere, Rose, Davis, Davis

8 for the Mailman to close the 3rd, Jazz up 6.

4th Qtr

9 Jazz 92 Pacers 79

Jazz Malone(1) Anderson, Stockton, Ostertag, Anderson, Stockton

Pacers Smits, Rose

6 Jazz 98 Pacers 81

Jazz Hornacek, Hornacek(3) Malone(1)

Pacers Rose

Just like that it's done, Jazz opening it up.

3 Jazz 102 Pacers 86

Jazz Eisley, Russell

Pacers Miller, Perkins(3)

Final Score Jazz 112 Pacers 91

Jazz Vaughn, Foster, Cunningham, Vaughn, Hudson

Pacers Perkins(3) Foster

Utah opens it up in the second half and runs away with game one.  They outscore Indiana 31-16 in the 4th.

Stockton: 23 pts/7 boards/6 assists - Player of the Game

Malone: 23 pts/7 boards

Hornacek: 14 pts/7 assists

Russell: 13 pts/6 boards

Davis: 10 pts/7 boards

Miller: 17 pts

Rose: 17 pts

Croshere: 11 pts

Smits: 12 pts

Perkins: 10 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Jazz 5 Pacers 5

Jazz Russell(3) Keefe

Pacers Davis, Miller(3)

6 Jazz 9 Pacers 9

Jazz Russell, Keefe

Pacers Davis, Miller

Game 2 underway.  Can Indiana force game 3?

3 Jazz 15 Pacers 9

Jazz Malone, Stockton, Stockton

Pacers 

1st Q Score Jazz 15 Pacers 13

Jazz 

Pacers Smits, Mullin

Defensive battle so far.  

2nd Qtr

9 Jazz 24 Pacers 19

Jazz Carr, Anderson(3) Anderson, Hornacek

Pacers Smits, Smits, Perkins

6 Pacers 27 Jazz 24

Jazz

Pacers Smits, Croshere(3) Miller(3)

Croshere and Reggie hit a couple threes in the last 30 seconds and Indiana gets the lead.

3 Jazz 31 Pacers 29

Jazz Morris(3) Malone, Hornacek

Pacers Rose

Half Score Jazz 37 Pacers 34

Jazz Hornacek(1) Anderson, Hornacek(1) Malone

Pacers Miller(3) Jackson

The Mailman closes with 7 and Utah is up in a real defensive battle.

3rd Qtr

9 Jazz 43 Pacers 40

Jazz Eisley, Malone(1) Russell(3)

Pacers Miller, Smits, Smits

6 Jazz 53 Pacers 42

Jazz Stockton(3) Russell(3) Anderson, Malone

Pacers Miller

This is the spot in game one where the Jazz started to pull away and it's happening again.  

3 Jazz 57 Pacers 56

Jazz Malone, Keefe

Pacers McKey, Davis, Miller(3) Smits, Croshere, Rose(3)

3 Q Score Jazz 65 Pacers 63

Jazz Hornacek, Stockton, Malone, Hornacek

Pacers Davis(3) Rose, Jackson

Indiana doesn't let Utah repeat game one, they tie this score with a couple seconds left, only to see Hornacek hit at the buzzer.  Good finish ahead.

4th Qtr

11:36: UT: At the shot clock buzzer Stockton fires up a desparate triple and hits it.

10:24: UT: Misses both ways, Hornacek scoess.  7 point lead.  

9:22: IND: A minute later Dale Davis scores from the wing.

8:49: IND: Utah misses and Davis converts again.

7:46: UT: A minute later, Keefe scores from the block

7:07: UT: Indiana turnover leads to a Malone dunk.  74-67.

6:03: IND: A minute later, Smits from the foul line.

5:53: UT: Anderson from the block.

4:52: IND: A minute later Travis Best weaves through traffic for the goal.

4:06: UT: Utah gets a couple chances ending in an Ostertag dunk.

3:49: IND: Best nails a three from the top to cut it to 4.

3:06 UT: Utah again with multiple chances, Morris with the J.

2:58: IND: Bird goes with Best at the point - and Best, with the young legs - blows by Stockton and scores.  

2:18 UT: The Jazz are owning the offensive glass, Stockton converts here.  82-76

1:45: UT: Smits misses and Antoine Carr does not.  That might be that.  

1:27: IND: Smits from the lane.

:33: IND: Huge empty trips, Croshere gets a short one, but it's a 4 point game.

:26: UT: Croshere fouls Malone.  Hits both.  6 point game.

:15 IND: Croshere scores.  

:14: UT: 2 more from the Mailman  

:09 IND: Reggie with the triple.  3 point game.  

:07 UT: Dale Davis fouls out, the Mailman has won this from the line.  2 more.

:02: IND: Another Reggie 3 - Reggie Miller bombing, absolutely bombing 3s.  But it's too little, too late, Malone adds one more FT.  That's the final

Jazz 91 Pacers 88

24 for Reggie Miller - but it's not enough and the Jazz advance.

Malone: 22 pts/12 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Stockton: 14 pts/9 assists

Hornacek: 12 pts/5 boards

Russell: 11 pts

Anderson: 11 pts/7 boards

All Region Team
C Ewing ('93 Knicks-2 PotG)

F Johnson ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)

F Malone ('98 Jazz-1 PotG)

G West ('72 Lakers-1 PotG)

G Ginobli ('08 Spurs)

   

4. 1981 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 13. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER

Celtics: 62-20, 1st Atl Div, 5th Off/4th Def

              d. Bulls East Semis 4-0

              d. Sixers East Finals 4-3

              d. Rockets NBA Finals 4-2

              #54 overall seed

Coach: Bill Fitch, GM Red Auerbach, Asst KC Jones

Starters

C Robert Parish                27-Centenary     18.9 PPG   25.2 PER  10.9

F Cedric Maxwell            25-UNCC           15.2           17.6           11

F Larry Bird                     24-Indiana St      21.2           19.9          10.8

G Tiny Archibald             32-UTEP            13.8           14.3           6.9

G Chris Ford                    32-Nova             8.9             8.8             3.7

Rotation Reserves

C Rick Robey                  25-Kentucky      9                 14.9          3.7

F Kevin McHale             23-Minnesota     10                16.4         4.7

F Eric Fernsten               27-USF               2.1               11            .5

G Gerald Henderson       25-VCU             7.8                10.4        1.3

G ML Carr                       30-Guliford        6                 11.6          1.1

Leaders Bird 4th Reb, 4th Reb/Gm, 1st Def WS, 4th VORP, 2nd Trip Doub

               Archibald 4th Assts, 5th Assts/Gm

               Parish 3rd Blocks, 4th Blocks/Gm, 2nd PER, 5th Def WS, 3rd WS/48, 4th +/-, 2nd Def Rtng, 4th Reb%, 3rd Block %

               Maxwell 3rd FG%, 4th Eff FG%, 2nd TS%

World Champion Celtics are top 5 in both offense and defense in '81, the 27 year old Chief is 2nd in the NBA in PER, the 24 year old Bird is 4th in VORP, those two and 25 year old Maxwell have double digit WS.

Thunder: 55-27, 1st NW Div, 5th Off/15th Def

                  d. Nuggets West 1st Rnd 4-1

                  d. Grizzlies West Semis 4-3

                  Lost Mavs West Finals 4-1

                  #203 overall seed

Coach Scott Brooks, Asst. Mo Cheeks

Starters

C Nazr Mohammed           33-Kentucky    6.9            16               1.2

F Serge Ibaka                     21                     9.9             17.7           7.6

F Kevin Durant                  22-Texas          27.7           23.6          12

G Russell Westbrook         22-UCLA         21.9          23.6            9.4

G James Harden                21-Ariz St        12.2          16.4            7.1

Rotation Reserves

C Nick Collison                 30-Kansas        4.6 PPG    10.8  PER  3.6 WS

F Nenad Krstic                  27                     7.6            12.5            2

F Jeff Green                       24-Georgetown 15.2         12.9            3.3

G Daequan Cook               23-Ohio St        5.6           12.8            1.6

G Thabo Sefolosha            26                      5.1           10.4            4.1

Leaders Durant 1st PPG, 5th Off WS

               Westbrook 4th Assts, 3rd Steals, 4th Steals/Gm, 2nd Trip Doub

               Ibaka 3rd Blocks/Gm, 2nd Block %

Mo Cheeks is on the bench as an assistant with the Thunder; that's a guy who knows these Celtics; Durant and Westbrook are both 22, with 20+ PER and Durant's got double digit WS.  We'll see if the Celtics, huge seed favorites, can keep up with a modern OKC offense and some young future Hall of Famers.  Upset alert.  

Matchup 

C Parish (Celtics)

F Maxwell (Celtics)

F Durant (Thunder)

G Westbrook (Thunder)

G Harden (Thunder)

Bench: Thunder

Game

1st Qtr

9 Thunder 6 Celtics 4

Celtics Bird, Bird

Thunder Harden, Mohammed, Westbrook

6 Celtics 9 Thunder 8

Celtics Maxwell(1) Parish, Bird

Thunder Westbrook

We talk a lot about those old Celtics teams struggling with modern offenses - there's 30 years separating this Celtics squad from OKC.  Does the Thunder light them up?

3 Thunder 21 Celtics 19

Celtics Maxwell(3) Maxwell, Maxwell(3) Parish

Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, Harden(3) Krstic, Westbrook, Durant

1st Q Score

Celtics McHale, Henderson, Fernsten

Thunder Collison, Sefolosha

Tight all quarter, no one with more than a 4 point lead.  10 for Westbrook

2nd Qtr 

9 Thunder 32 Celtics 30

Celtics Carr(3) Parish

Thunder Kristic(1) Cook(3) Sefolosha(3)

6 Thunder 37 Celtics 36

Celtics Parish, Bird, Parish

Thunder Green(3) Mohammed

Couldn't be much tighter, neither team able to get even a 5 point advantage.

3 Celtics 45 Thunder 41

Celtics McHale, Bird, McHale, Ford(3)

Thunder Durant, Mohammed

Half Score Thunder 52 Celtics 51

Celtics Parish, Maxwell, McHale

Thunder Durant(3) Ibaka, Durant(3) Westbrook(3)

Triples - OKC hits three in the last 3 and they take the lead.  30 yeard between these two clubs and you can see how even the World Champion Celtics have to fight every possession against a modern club.

3rd Qtr

9 Thunder 60 Celtics 55

Celtics Parish, Parish

Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, Harden, Mohammed

6 Thunder 66 Celtics 62

Celtics Maxwell, Parish(3) Maxwell

Thunder Mohammed, Durant(1) Collison(1) Durant

OKC built the lead to 7, it's now four.

3 Thunder 75 Celtics 62

Celtics

Thunder Kristic, Kristic, Harden, Durant(1) Green

3 Q Score Thunder 78 Celtics 72

Celtics Bird, Parish, Parish, Parish, Parish

Thunder Ibaka(1) Mohammed

8 for The Chief to close the quarter, but Boston trails by 6.

4th Qtr

9 Thunder 80 Celtics 77

Celtics Robey(1) Robey, Robey

Thunder Durant

7:11: BOS: ML Carr comes off the bench and bangs home an 18 footer to draw Boston within 1.

7:01: OKC: Jeff Green banks one home.

6:29: OKC: Carr misses and Ibaka monster dunk.  84-79

5:57: OKC: Westbrook steals the ball and lays it in.

5:40: BOS: Parish 3 footer.  

5:25: OKC: Jeff Green again.  

5:05: BOS: Cornbread open 2 off the Bird dish.

4:36: BOS: Harden misses a 3 - Bird scores from just inside the arc.  88-85.

4:15: OKC: Carr fouls Green, hits 1. 

3:31: OKC Parish misses and Green does not and the Thunder lead is 6.

3:11: OKC: Chief hits a short one.

2:59: OKC: Durant bombs a triple and the Thunder lead is 7.

2:31: BOS: Tiny banks one home. 

1:17: OKC: Boston couldn't afford empy trups but they got two and after a Westbrook drive and score they trail by 7.

:53: BOS: The Chief from the paint.

:46: OKC: Mohammed hits 2 FT.

:32: OKC Boston misses - Durant 1 FT.

:11: BOS: Parish score.  But it's too late.  Durant will hit 2 more FT and it's over.

Final: Thunder 101 Celtics 93

A monster game for The Chief, player of the game in the losing cause, only the second time we've seen that in the tournament.  Bird adds his own triple double.  

Westbrook: 21 pts/8 assists/6 boards

Durant: 22 pts/5 boards/5 assists

Mohammed: 14 pts/7 boards

Green: 12 pts

Parish: 35 pts/17 boards - Player of the Game

Bird: 14 pts/19 boards/10 assists

Maxwell: 17 pts/8 boards

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Thunder 10 Celtics 7

Celtics Parish, Maxwell, Bird(3)

Thunder Mohammed, Westbrook, Mohammed, Harden, Westbrook

6 Thunder 18 Celtics 14

Celtics Maxwell, Archibald, Maxwell(3)

Thunder Mohammed, Durant (3) Westbrook(3)

KD and Westbrook hit back to back triples and the Thunder are looking for that sweep.

3 Celtics 27 Thunder 22

Celtics Henderson, Bird, Parish, Bird(3) Parish, Carr

Thunder Westbrook, Mohammed

1st Q Score Celtics 29 Thunder 24

Celtics Henderson

Thunder Westbrook

Boston's got the lead through 1.

2nd Qtr

9 Celtics 31 Thunder 30

Celtics Bird

Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook, Durant

6 Celtics 35 Thunder 34

Celtics Bird, Bird

Thunder Krstic, Green

Only Bird scores to open the quarter for Boston; this game is tight.

3 Thunder 44 Celtics 43

Celtics Maxwell, Maxwell, Henderson, Maxwell

Thunder Westbrook(3) Green, Green(3) Green

Half Score Celtics 56 Thunder 51

Celtics Parish(1) Archibald, Archibald, Maxwell, Parish, Maxwell, Archibald

Thunder Durant, Westbrook(1) Durant, Krstic

10 for Cornbread to close the half.  

3rd Qtr

9 Celtics 61 Thunder 60

Celtics Maxwell, Parish(3)

Thunder Ibaka, Harden(3) Durant, Green

6 Celtics 74 Thunder 70

Celtics Archibald(3) Bird, Bird, McHale, Maxwell, Parish

Thunder Harden(3) Durant, Durant(3) Ibaka

The buckets have started pouring in - Durant with 7 to start the 3rd.

3 Celtics 80 Thunder 74

Celtics Henderson, Henderson, Archibald

Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka

3 Q Score Celtics 85 Thunder 78

Celtics Bird, Ford(3)

Thunder Durant, Krstic

Boston's biggest lead of the series.

4th Qtr

9 Celtics 91 Thunder 89

Celtics Archibald, Mchale, Archibald

Thunder Harden, Harden, Ibaka, Westbrook(3) Harden

8:32: OKC: Durant's floater ties the score after Harden's quick 6 to open the 4th.  

8:22: BOS: McHale drop steps to the goal and draws the foul.  94-91

8:03: OKC: Krstic banks one home.

7:18: BOS: Nearly a minute later, Tiny scoops and scores.

6:45: BOS: Krstic misses and the Chief hits a fadeaway in the paint to give Boston a 5 point lead.

5:41: OKC: Parish picks up his 5th. Durant hits both.

5:34: BOS: Harden picks up his 5th.  Maxwell hits both.  

5:12: BOS: Green misses, Larry doesn't - 102-95

4:19: OKC: Westbrook dunk.

3:46: OKC: Bird misses a triple and Ibaka slams it home.

3:23: BOS: Larry goes backdoor as the clock expires.  

2:33: OKC: A minute later Sefolosha cuts it to 3.

2:24: BOS: Tiny with the runner in the lane.

1:26: OKC A minute later, Durant scores from the wing.

:59: OKC: Huge sequence, Parish misses and Sefolosha hits a corner 3 to tie the score at 106 - the OKC bench explodes, the Thunder tie the score with a minute left.  Timeout from Fitch.

:47: BOS: The ball goes inside to the Chief, he banks it home.  108-106.  No timeout for the Thunder, they push.  

:31: OKC: HARDEN WITH A 3 FROM THE WING!  JAMES HARDEN HITS A 3 FROM THE WING AND THE THUNDER ARE 30 SECONDS FROM THE SWEEP!

Another Celtic timeout, they trail by 1.  They can't play for the last shot.

:20: BOS: Bird finds the Chief - again - Parish scores in the paint and it's the Celtics who go up a point.  Time out OKC for the last shot.  

It's Westbrook - he goes right at the Celtic defense, gets into the paint - but misses -

Bird comes down with the board - quickly fouled - hits the first - but misses the second - potential big miss from Bird, Boston up 111-109, 3 seconds left.  Thunder timeout.

Ball to Durant - dribble - turn - long 3 for the win.....

Rattles in and out.  Boston wins.

Final: Celtics 111 Thunder 109

Game 2 is a thriller in the Garden, setting up for the decisive game 3.  Parish comes off his monster game 1 with a game winner in this one.

Parish: 20 pts/13 boards/4 blocks - Player of the Game

Bird: 25 pts/10 boards/8 assists

Archibald: 21 pts/5 boards/5 assists

Maxwell: 23 pts

Henderson: 10 pts

Westbrook: 26 pts/10 assists

Durant: 24 pts/6 boards

Ibaka: 10 pts/11 boards

Harden: 17 pts/7 boards/5 assists

Green: 11 pts

Game 3

1st Qtr

9 Celtics 9 Thunder 5

Celtics Maxwell, Maxwell, Maxwell(3) Parish

Thunder Durant, Harden(3)

6 Thunder 13 Celtics 11

Celtics Archibald

Thunder Harden, Westbrook, Ibaka, Ibaka

Cedric Maxwell scores the game's first 7 - but OKC has the lead.

3 Thunder 20 Celtics 13

Celtics Carr

Thunder Durant, Westbrook(3) Westbrook

1st Q Score Thunder 31 Celtics 21

Celtics Parish, Henderson, Henderson, McHale

Thunder Durant, Durant, Sefolosha, Krstic, Cook(3)

OKC has the double digit lead - have they worn out the Celtics?

2nd Qtr

9 Thunder 40 Celtics 27

Celtics Maxwell, Henderson, Robey

Thunder Ibaka, Green(3) Harden, Mohammed

6 Thunder 48 Celtics 33

Thunder West brook, Westbrook, Green, Westbrook

Celtics Robey, McHale, Maxwell

It's a blow out so far - OKC running the Celtics off the floor.  

3 Thunder 54 Celtics 39

Celtics Bird, Bird, Parish

Thunder Durant(3) Westbrook(3)

Half Score Thunder 63 Celtics 43

Celtics Bird, Archibald

Thunder Durant, Mohammed, ibaka, Durant(3)

3rd Qtr

9 Thunder 67 Celtics 49

Celtics McHale, Parish, Henderson

Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook

6 Thunder 79 Celtics 55

Celtics Bird, Parish, Parish

Thunder Harden(3) Harden, Durant, Durant(3) Durant

An absolute blowout.  

3 Thunder 86 Celtics 57

Celtics Bird

Thunder Durant(3) Collison Westbrook

3 Q Score Thunder 90 Celtics 65

Celtics McHale, Maxwell, Ford, McHale

Thunder Sefolosha, Ibaka

Truth hits everybody - modern basketball just too much over a 3 game series for an 80s World Champion.

4th Qtr

9 Thunder 101 Celtics 73

Celtics Henderson, Parish, Parish, McHale

Thunder Green, Krstic(3) Green, Westbrook, Green

6 Thunder 110 Celtics 75

Celtics Ford

Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka, Cook(3) Ibaka

OKC giving notice to that '98 Jazz club that they better bring all they have in the next round.

3 Thunder 118 Celtics 83

Celtics Bird, Bird, Parish, Bird

Thunder Durant, Krstic, Westbrook, Durant

Final Score Thunder 123 Celtics 87

Celtics Carr, Carr

Thunder Ivey, Ivey(3)

A beating - OKC takes the Celtics to the game 3 woodshed.

Durant: 30 pts/10 boards/5 assists-Player of the Game

Westbrook: 26 pts/12 assists

Ibaka: 16 pts/11 boards

Harden: 12 pts

Green: 11 pts

All Region Team
C Parish ('81 Celtics-2 PotG)

F Durant ('11 Thunder-1 PotG

F Johnson ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)

G Westbrook ('11 Thunder)

G West ('72 Lakers-1 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 11 Round 1: Series 1 and 2

 Region 10

1. 1972 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 16. 1980 MW CHAMP MILWAUKEE BUCKS

Lakers: 69-13, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/2nd Def

               d. Bulls West Semis 4-0

               d. Bucks West Finals 4-2

               d. Knicks NBA Finals 4-1

               #11 overall seed

Coach: Bill Sharman, Asst KC Jones

Starters

C Wilt Chamberlain       35-Kansas      14.8 PPG  18.5 PER  15.8 WS

F Happy Hairston           29-NYU        13.1           15.7           9.2

F Jim McMillan             23-Columbia  18.8          14.3            7.8

G Jerry West                  33-W Virginia 25.8          23.1           13.3

G Gail Goodrich            28-UCLA       25.9           20.1           12.3

Rotation Reserves

C Leroy Ellis                 31-St Johns    4.6              10.9           2.3

F John Trapp                  26-UNLV      5.7               11             1.2

F Elgin Baylor               37-Seattle      11.8             13.6          .5

G Flynn Robinson         30-Wyoming  9.9               17.7          3.6

G Pat Riley                    26-Kentucky  6.7               11.8          1.3

Leaders: Goodrich 5th PPG, 3rd FT%, 5th Off WS

                Wilt 1st Reb, 1st Reb/Gm, 1st FG%, 1st Eff FG%, 1st TS%, 2nd WS, 5th WS/48, 3rd Reb%

                 West 2nd Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 3rd PER, 5th WS, 1nd Asst %

Here's the 69 win Lakers; start with the backcourt - West is 33 and a top 5 player in the league, 3rd in PER and 5th in WS. Goodrich is 28 and he's over 20 PER with double digit WS.  2nd in the league in WS - the 35 year old Dipper.  37 year old Baylor played just 9 games this season, but he'll come off the bench. Those old Celtics, Sharman and Jones, coaches here.

Bucks: 49-33, 1st in MW Div, 5th Off/8th Def

             lost West Semis Sonics 4-3

             #246 overall seed

Coach: Don Nelson

Starters:

C Bob Lanier                   31-St Bonaventure       15.7 PPG     20.5 PER  3.2 WS

F Marques Johnson         23-UCLA                      21.7             22             11.5  

F Junior Bridgeman        26-Louisville                17.6              17.1          6.1

G Quinn Buckner            25-Indiana                     10.7              16.5         4.4 

G Sidney Moncrief         22-Arkansas                   8.5               15.9          4.9

Reserve Rotation:

C Harvey Catchings       28-Hardin Simmons      3.2               10.9           2.6 

F Pat Cummings            23-Cincinnati                6.6                15.3           2.5

F Kent Benson               25-Indiana                    8.8                13.3           2.9

G Brian Winters            27-South Carolina        16.2               14.8           6.2 

G Dave Meyers             26-UCLA                     12.1               13.3            3.9

Leaders: Johnson: 5th WS/48, 3rd +/-

                Buckner: 3rd Asst%, 4th St%

Limited leader board for the Bucks, led by another old Celtic, Don Nelson - but the team is deep as hell, albeit with a ton of frontcourt bench players.  Johnson and Lanier are over 20 PER, Johnson's got double digit WS.

Matchup

C Wilt (Lakers)

F Johnson (Bucks)

F Push

G West (Lakers)

G Goodrich (Lakers)

Bench: Bucks

Game 

1st Qtr

9 Lakers 11 Bucks 8

Lakers Goodrich, Wilt, Hairston, West(3) Wilt

Bucks Johnson, Moncrief, Bridgeman, Bridgeman

6 Bucks 20 Lakers 17

Lakers Goodrich, Hairston, McMillan

Bucks Lanier, Lanier, Lanier, Lanier, Moncrief, Bridgeman

Great start for the huge underdog Bucks; Lanier drops 8 in a row.  

3 Bucks 26 Lakers 25

Lakers Hairston(3) Goodrich, West(3)

Bucks Moncrief, Moncrief, Bridgeman

2nd q Score Lakers 33 Bucks 32

Lakers West, Baylor, Baylor, Riley

Bucks Walton, Cummings, Winters

Region 11 is underway, the 16th seeded Bucks giving the top seeded Lakers all they have.

2nd Qtr

9 Lakers 39 Bucks 35

Lakers Riley, McMillan, Goodrich

Bucks Winters(3)

6 Lakers 50 Bucks 39

Lakers Goodrich, Goodrich, Baylor, West(3) Riley, McMillan

Bucks Johnson, Buckner

Lakers start opening up now.

3 Lakers 54 Bucks 49

Lakers West, West

Bucks Johnson, Moncrief, Moncrief, Lanier, Johnson

Half Score Lakers 61 Bucks 51

Lakers Hairston, Baylor(1) Robinson, Baylor

Bucks Moncrief

Double digit Laker lead despite just 4 from Wilt.  

3rd Qtr

9 Lakers 65 Bucks 61

Lakers Goodrich, Wilt

Bucks Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Moncrief, Moncrief

6 Lakers 73 Bucks 71

Lakers West, McMillan, McMillan, Wilt

Bucks Lanier(3) Buckner, Johnson, Johnson, Cummings(1)

Marques Johnson scores 10 to open the third and the Bucks trail by just a bucket.

3 Lakers 88 Bucks 79

Lakers Baylor(3), Goodrich, Wilt, Baylor, West, McMillan, Goodrich

Bucks Cummings, Bridgeman, Johnson, Lanier

3rd q Score Lakers 92 Bucks 81

Lakers McMillan, Hairston

Bucks Bridgeman

5 for the veteran Baylor in the back half of the third. Double digit LA lead.

4thQtr

9 Lakers 98 Bucks 87

Lakers Goodrich, Ellis, Ellis

Bucks Moncrief, Bridgeman, Buckner

6 Lakers 106 Bucks 95

Lakers Riley, West, Goodrich, West(3)

Bucks Bridgeman, Johnson, Winters, Johnson

5 more for West and LA looks to wrap up game one.

3 Lakers 116 Bucks 100

Lakers Trapp, Trapp, McMillan, Trapp, Goodrich

Bucks Moncrief(1) Johnson, Johnson

Final Score Lakers 116 Bucks 100

Lakers

Bucks

Heavily favored Lakers lead the whole way and take game one.

West: 24 pts/11 assists - Player of the Game

Goodrich: 22 pts/6 assists

Wilt: 10 pts/15 boards/6 blocks

Hairston: 11 pts/10 boards

McMillan: 16 pts/6 boards

Baylor: 14 pts/5 boards

Johnson: 28 pts/10 boards

Moncrief: 21 pts/10 boards

Lanier: 15 pts/10 boards

Bridgeman: 16 pts

Game Two

1st Qtr

9 Lakers 6 Bucks 6

Lakers West, Hairston, West

Bucks Buckner, Lanier, Buckner

6 Lakers 11 Bucks 10

Lakers Hairston, West(3)

Bucks Lanier, Johnson

7 for The Logo to open game 2.

3 Bucks 23 Lakers 17

Lakers West, West, Wilt

Bucks Moncrief(3) Johnson, Moncrief, Benson, Moncrief, Benson

2nd q Score Bucks 30 Lakers 22

Lakers McMillan, Robinson, Ellis(1)

Bucks Cummings, Washington(3) Winters

Bucks, backs against the wall, come out pumping - 7 for Moncrief.

2nd Qtr

9 Bucks 36 Lakers 31

Lakers Riley, Riley, Goodrich, Goodrich(3)

Bucks Cummings, Meyers, Buckner

6 Bucks 38 Lakers 36

Lakers Wilt(1) Wilt Baylor

Bucks Winters

Bucks lead down to 2.

3 Bucks 42 Lakers 42

Lakers Robinson, Goodrich(1) Baylor

Bucks Moncrief, Lanier

Half Score Bucks 50 Lakers 49

Lakers Goodrich, Baylor(3) Robinson

Bucks Meyers, Johnson, Cummings, Bridgeman

Fun half of basketball, those UCLA grads, Johnson and Meyers, with buckets here against the legendary Lakers.  

3rd Qtr

9 Bucks 58 Lakers 55

Lakers Wilt, Wilt, Hairston

Bucks Johnson, Johnson, Benson, Lanier

6 Bucks 63 Lakers 61

Lakers West, West, West

Bucks Johnson, Buckner(1) Buckner, 

Tight, tight, tight.  

3 Bucks 71 Lakers 63

Lakers McMillan

Bucks Bridgeman, Bridgeman, Johnson, Bridgeman

3rd q Score Bucks 74 Lakers 73

Lakers Wilt, Baylor, Goodrich, Hairston, Goodrich

Bucks Johnson(3)

4thQtr

11:53: Flynn Robinson cuts to the goal and gets the Goodrich dish, Lakers up 1.

11:40: MIL: Bridgeman fadeaway.

11:23: MIL: Lakers miss, Bridgeman bank from thr wing.

11:02: LA: Wilt finds McMillan going backdoor.

9:46: LA: Over a minute later, Baylor scores in traffic.

9:30: MIL: Buckner from the foul line

9:02: MIL: Lakers miss and Marques Johnson powers home a jam.

8:45: LA: Corner 3 from Robinson ties the score at 82

8:10: MIL: Bucks get a couple shots at the bucket and Bridgeman converts.

7:58: LA: McMillan from 4 feet.

7:46: MIL: Moncrief drives and scores.

7:23: MIL: Bridgeman scores after a turnover.

7:13: LA: Goodrich fron the wing.

7:04: MIL: Marques Johnson pulls up from the right side and bangs it home.

6:49: MIL: Johnson swips the ball from Goodrich and finds Cummings down low and the Bucks lead is 6.

6:09: MIL: Misses both ways leads to Johnson dunking it home - Sharman calls time it is an 8 point Bucks lead.

5:49: LA: McMillan in the paint.

5:42: MIL: Johnson, feeling it - hits a long 2.

5:02: LA Multiple Laker chances ends in a West runner.

4:14: MIL: Empty trips both ways, Goodrich fouls Buckner.  Hits 1, 97-90

3:51: LA: West off glass.

3:20: LA: Bucks miss, Wilt gets a putback on a Goodrich miss.  

2:45: MIL: Bridgeman on a second chance for the Bucks.

2:23: MIL: Laker turnover leads to a Johnson dunk - it's a 7 point Bucks lead and we could be headed to the showdown game.

2:12: LA: West J.

2:02: MIL: Lanier from the paint.

1:48: MIL: Lakers miss, West quickly fouls Johnson who hits 1.

1:40: LA: Hairston open 2.

1:20: LA: West forces the Buckner turnover and Goodrich converts.  104-100

1:03: MIL: It's Johnson again, what a 4th quarter for the UCLA Bruin.

:24: MIL: Lakers miss and that is the end, Bridgeman's fouled and hits both.

Final: Bucks 108 Lakers 100

Shocker here in game 2 - Marques Johnson takes over the 4th corner and this series is even.

Johnson: 30 pts/9 boards - Player of the Game

Bridgeman: 20 pts/6 assists/5 boards

Lanier: 10 pts/12 boards/5 assists

Buckner: 12 pts/7 assists

Moncrief: 11 pts/6 boards

West: 23 pts/7 boards/7 assists

Wilt: 13 pts/11 boards/5 assists

Hairston: 10 pts/15 boards

McMillan: 10 pts/5 boards

Baylor: 11 pts/7 boards

Robinson: 11 pts

Game Three

1st Qtr

9 Lakers 12 Bucks 5

Lakers Wilt, Goodrich, McMillan, Wilt, McMillan

Bucks Johnson, Bridgeman, Buckner(1)

6 Lakers 18 Bucks 13

Lakers Goodrich, Goodrich, Wilt

Bucks Bridgeman, Lanier, Moncrief, Lanier

This Laker club didn't expect to be playing a game 3 this early in the tournament, but they are in the decisive game today.  

3 Lakers 26 Bucks 23

Lakers Hairston(3) Wilt, West(1) Goodrich

Bucks Lanier, Buckner, Buckner, Moncrief, Bridgeman

2nd q Score Lakers 29 Bucks 28

Lakers West(3)

Bucks Bridgeman(3) Winters

We might have a good one here in game 3.  

2nd Qtr

9 Lakers 39 Bucks 36

Lakers Ellis(1) Robinson, Robinson, Robinson, Wilt

Bucks Cummings, Benson, Moncrief, Lanier

6 Bucks 44 Lakers 41

Lakers Goodrich

Bucks Johnson, Moncrief, Lanier, Bridgeman

A half dozen for Flynn Robinson to open the quarter but it's the Bucks up 3.

3 Bucks 55 Lakers 46

Lakers Goodrich(3) Goodrich

Bucks Bridgeman(3) Cummings, Winters, Buckner, Lanier

Half Score Bucks 57 Lakers 54

Lakers McMillan, Baylor, West, Wilt

Bucks Johnson

Milwaukee's lead bulged to 9 - it's now 3; can they pull the massive, massive upset?

3rd Qtr

9 Bucks 66 Lakers 61

Lakers Goodrich(3) Wilt, Baylor

Bucks Buckner(3) Johnson, Johnson, Moncrief

6 Lakers 73 Bucks 72

Lakers Goodrich, Robinson, Trapp, Trapp, Wilt, Goodrich

Bucks Winters, Cummings, Winters

7 for Goodrich to open the quarter gives LA the lead.

3 Lakers 79 Bucks 77

Lakers Baylor, Wilt, McMillan

Bucks Winters, Bridgeman(3)

3rd q Score Lakers 89 Bucks 87

Lakers Ellis, West, McMillan, Baylor, Goodrich

Bucks Catchings, Johnson, Winters, Benson, Winters

We've got a great one - 12 minutes of basketball to go in this series; can the Bucks upset the 10th overall seeds?

4thQtr

11:53: LA: The veteran Elgin Baylor pops from 18

11:10: MIL: Cummings misses, but gets the board and Quinn Buckner scores from the block.

10:42: MIL: Buckner again, following a Laker miss, and it's tied.

10:29: LA: Hairston from the right block.

10:17: MIL: Cummings down low.

10:04: LA: Goodrich hits a 10 footer.  95-93

9:57: MIL: Lanier from the lane.

8:53: MIL: A minute later Marques Johnson drives and scores and the Bucks take the lead.

8:38: MIL: Laker turnover - Johnson again.

8:14: MIL: West misses and Bridgeman scores.

7:55: MIL: West misses and Lanier scores - the Bucks rip off 10 straight in 2 minutes and lead 8 and the Lakers crowd is shooooook.  

7:48: LA: West hits a triple out of the timeout.  103-98.

7:28: MIL: Buckner scores in traffic.

7:20: LA: West drills a 2 from the foul line.

7:11: MIL: Lanier from the paint.

7:02: LA: Here's the Logo again - hitting a two with his foot on the line.

6:55: MIL: Bridgeman dunk.

6:41: LA: McMillan dunk - Bucks still up 5.

6:14: LA: Bucks turnover turns into a Wilt dunk and it's a 3 point game.

6:07: MIL: Johnson turnaround.

5:46: MIL: Lakers miss leads to a Winters FT.

5:16: MIL: Lakers miss leads to a Johnson J and oh man oh man the Bucks are up 8 points and we might be seeing a shocker in Region 11.

5:06: LA: Goodrich from the wing.

4:50: LA: Buck turnover leads to West banking one from the paint.  114-110

4:10: MIL: Bucks get a couple chances and Johnson hits a 2.

3:32: MIL: McMillan misses, Lanier scores, the lead is 8 and this really looks like its going to happen.

3:15: LA: Goodrich from the wing.

2:56: MIL: Bridgeman gets the putback on a Johnson miss.

2:43: LA: West from the block.

2:13: MIL: Moncried is fouled, hits 1.  121-114

2:04: LA: Goodrich drains a 2.  

1:54: MIL: Buckner from the foul line.  123-116.  Bucks nearing the huge upset.  

1:38: MIL: It's going to happen - Bucks miss, West fouls Bridgeman, it's a 9 point game it's going to happen.

1:26: LA: McMillan layup.

1:24: MIL: Lanier hits 1 FT

1:03: MIL: LA can't connect, 2 more FT for Johnson.  128-118.  

:58: LA:  Goodrich.

:43: MIL: Moncrief is fouled.  Hits both.

It's done.  Shocking.

Final: Bucks 130 Lakers 120

34 for Goodrich, 21 points/14 assists for West.  20 pts and 17 boards for Wilt.  And the loss.

Bridgeman: 25 pts/13 boards/7 assists - Player of the Game

Lanier: 21 pts/12 boards/4 blocks

Johnson: 24 pts/8 boards

Buckner: 18 pts/10 rebounds

Moncrief: 13 pts/12 boards/9 assists

Winters: 15 pts/7 assists

All Region Team
C Lanier ('80 Bucks)

F Johnson ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)

F Bridgeman ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)

G West ('72 Lakers-1 PotG)

G Goodrich ('72 Lakers)

8. 1993 ATL DIV CHAMP NEW YORK KNICKS v. 9. 2008 SAN ANTONIO SPURS

Knicks: 60-22, 1st Atl Div, 22nd Off/1st Def

              d. Pacers East 1st Rnd 3-1

              d. Hornets East Semis 4-1

              Lost Bulls East Finals 4-2

              #118 overall seed

Coach: Pat Riley, Asst Jeff Van Gundy

Starters

C Patrick Ewing              30- Georgetown    24.2 PPG  20.8 PER  10.6 WS

F Charles Oakley             29-Virginia Union 6.9           12.6           7.3

F Charles Smith               27-Pitt                   12.4          14.9          6.6

G Doc Rivers                   31-Marquette        7.8            14.6          6.5

G John Starks                   27-Ok St               17.5          16.3          7.5

Rotation Reserves

C Herb Williams              34-Ohio St             2.9            10.1         1.1

F Anthony Mason            26-Tenn St             10.3           12.9         7.4

F Tony Campbell             30-Ohio St             7.7             11.6         2.5

G Greg Anthony              25-UNLV               6.6             13.7         4.6

G Rolando Blackman      33-Kansas St          9.7             10.6         2.9

Leaders Ewing 1st Def Reb, 1st Def WS, 1st Def Rtng, 2nd Def Reb%

               Rivers 2nd Def +/- 4th Def Rtng

               Anthony 4th Def +/- 5th Def Rtng

               Oakley 3rd Def Rtng, 2nd Off Reb%

The best defensive team in '93 is Riley's Knicks; Riley's in both of these series, separated by 20 years. 30 year old Ewing is over 20 PER with double digit WS.

Spurs: 56-26, 2nd SW Div, 15th Off/3rd Def

            d. Suns West 1st Rnd 4-1

            d. Hornets West Semis 4-3

            Lost Lakers West Finals 4-1

            #139 overall seed

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Fabricio Oberto         32                               4.8 PPG   13.8 PER  6.1 WS

F Tim Duncan               31-Wake                    19.3           24.4         11.1

F Michael Finley           34-Wisconsin            10.1           11.4         4.2

G Tony Parker               25                              18.8           20            7

G Manu Ginobli            30                              19.5           24.3         11.1

Rotation Reserves

C Matt Bonner               27-Florida                 4.8             12.4         2

F Ime Udoka                  30-Portland St          5.8              11.5         2.8

F Bruce Bowen              36-Cal St Fullerton   6                 7             4.4

G Jacque Vaughn           32-Kansas                 4.1              9.2          1.6

G Brent Barry                36-Ore St                  7.1               16.7       2.3

Leaders Duncan 4th Reb/Gm, 4th Def Reb, 3rd Def WS, 2nd Def Rtng, 5th Reb %

               Manu 3rd +/-

               Finley 4th TO%

This Spurs team really resembles the Knicks they're facing, subpar offense, top level defense; led by an older big man on his way to the HoF, Duncan's 31, he and 30 year old Ginobli are over 24 PER with double digit WS; 25 year old Parker also hits 20 PER.

Matchup

C Ewing (Knicks)

F Duncan (Spurs)

F Smith (Knicks)

G Parker (Spurs)

G Ginobli(Spurs)

Bench: Knicks

Game 1

1st Qtr

9 Spurs 6 Knicks 2

Knicks Anthony

Spurs Parker, Parker(3) Parker(1)

6 Spurs 14 Knicks 8

Knicks Oakley, Smith, Starks

Spurs Ginobli, Oberto, Bowen, Ginobli

Region 11 is busted wide open with the Lakers elimination, the winner of this series will now face Milwaukee.

3 Spurs 23 Knicks 16

Knicks Oakley, Ewing, Starks, Smith

Spurs Oberto, Duncan, Ginobli, Duncan

1st q Score Spurs 31 Knicks 26

Knicks Ewing, Campbell, Campbell, Anthony, Campbell

Spurs Ginobli, Parker, Bonner, Parker

Two defensively minded teams come out and put the ball in the hoop in the first quarter of this series, 10 for Tony Parker

2nd Qtr

9 Spurs 34 Knicks 30

Knicks Oakley, Blackman

Spurs Barry(3)

6 Knicks 37 Spurs 35

Knicks Blackman(3) Starks, Ewing

Spurs Udoka(1)

Knicks defense steps up, Spurs score just 4 in the first half of the quarter.

3 Spurs 40 Knicks 39

Knicks Ewing

Spurs Ginobli, Duncan(1) Parker

Half Score Knicks 47 Spurs 44

Knicks Ewing, Rivers, Starks, Mason

Spurs Bowen, Ginobli

That's what we expect from an 8/9 series of two defensive teams.  Manu's got a dozen

3rd Qtr

9 Knicks 61 Spurs 48

Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Starks, Mason(3) Starks, Rivers(3)

Spurs Duncan, Duncan

6 Knicks 69 Spurs 56

Knicks Mason(3) Rivers(3) Mason

Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli, Oberto, Parker

The Knicks open it up; 8 for Anthony Mason to start the half.

3 Knicks 73 Spurs 62

Knicks Blackman, Oakley

Spurs Duncan, Bowen, Barry

3rd q Score Knicks 77 Spurs 66

Knicks Ewing, Oakley

Spurs Bowen, Duncan

Knick defense really cracking down on the Spurs.  

4thQtr

9 Knicks 79 Spurs 72

Knicks Smith

Spurs Ginobli, Parker, Oberto

6 Knicks 87 Spurs 81

Knicks Ewing, Oakley, Rivers, Ewing

Spurs Vaughn, Vaughn, Bonner, Duncan

Spurs got as close as 2 points in the last 3 minutes. 

3 Knicks 95 Spurs 83

Knicks Smith, Starks, Ewing, Davis

Spurs Duncan

Final Score Knicks 104 Spurs 97

Knicks Campbell, Ewing, Starks(1) Ewing, Starks(1)

Spurs Finley(3) Horry(3) Ginobli(3) Parker, Bowen(3)

The Spurs go on a couple of big 4th quarter runs, but they're never able to catch up and the Knicks take game one.

Ewing: 26 pts/13 boards-Player of the Game

Oakley: 12 pts/12 boards

Starks: 16 pts/5 assists

Rivers: 11 pts/7 assists

Smith: 8 pts/10 boards

Mason: 10 pts/5 boards

Ginobli: 22 pts/5 assists/4 steals

Duncan: 17 pts/9 boards/5 assists

Parker: 18 pts/7 assists

Oberto: 8 pts/12 boards

Game 2

1st Qtr

9 Knicks 5 Spurs 3

Knicks Starks, Starks(3)

Spurs Parker(3)

6 Knicks 9 Spurs 7

Knicks Ewing, Smith

Spurs Duncan, Duncan

Probably the lowest scoring start to any game in the tournament, which makes sense.  

3 Spurs 15 Knicks 11

Knicks Ewing, Mason

Spurs Parker, Parker, Parker, Ginobli,

2nd q Score Spurs 19 Knicks 18

Knicks Anthony, Blackman(3)

Spurs Duncan, Duncan

Parker's got 9, Duncan 8

2nd Qtr

9 Spurs 30 Knicks 26

Knicks Oakley, Anderson, Mason, Blackman

Spurs Barry(3) Ginobli(3) Ginobli(3) Vaughn

6 Spurs 34 Knicks 31

Knicks Anthony(3) Starks

Spurs Parker, Parker

Spurs come out of the box hitting triples.  They lead by 3.

3 Spurs 45 Knicks 33

Knicks Smith

Spurs Oberto, Oberto, Ginobli, Ginobli(3) Ginobli

Half Score Spurs 50 Knicks 40

Knicks Smith, Starks(3) Ewing

Spurs Oberto, Duncan(1) Bonner

Manu scores 13 second quarter points and the Spurs lead is double digits.

3rd Qtr

9 Spurs 57 Knicks 47

Knicks Ewing, Rivers(3) Anthony

Spurs Parker, Bowen, Ginobli(3)

6 Spurs 61 Knicks 52

Knicks Ewing, Starks(3)

Spurs Bonner, Bowen

Spurs still with this lead.

3 Spurs 66 Knicks 60

Knicks Ewing, Ewing, Smith, Starks

Spurs Barry(3) Oberto

3rd q Score Spurs 70 Knicks 66

Knicks Ewing, Rivers, Blackman

Spurs Duncan, Duncan

The Knicks chip, chip, chip away.

4thQtr

11:52: SA: Ginobli Eurosteps to the goal.

11:26: SA: Mason misses and Duncan comes through with the bank.

10:25: NY: Starks hits a triple from the wing.  

9:54: NY: Ewing swats Duncan away and Charles Smith just rocks home a dunk.  

9:37: SA: Ginobli bombs a triple from the top 77-71

7:46: NY: Two minutes later Oak lays one home.

7:25: SA: Parker fadeaway.

6:42: NY: Empty trips both sides and Mason drives and scores.  

6:28: SA: Ginobli in traffic.  81-75

6:20: NY: Tony Campbell turnaround from the block.  

5:43: NY: The Spurs can't convert and John Starks hits a corner 3 and it is a 1 point game.

5:04: SA: Again, the Spurs miss a couple of times, it ends in a Duncan FT.

4:55: NY: Anthony Mason from the paint.  82-82.

4:37: SA: Duncan, the baby hook.  

4:16: NY: It's Oak - ramming one home.  84-84.

3:41: NY: The Spurs miss and Starks drives and scores to give New York the lead.

2:55: SA: Both sides miss - Duncan scores from the lane to tie the score.

2:41: NY: Starks hits a huge triple from the wing to light up the MSG faithful.  

2:10: NY: Doc steals the ball, Charles Smith hits a corner three the other way and the Knicks are up 6.

1:45: NY: The Spurs miss and Smith scores from the paint.  94-86.  Huge.  Huge.  Huge.

:56: SA: A minute later Oberto scores from the paint.  

:37: NY. Ewing hits 2 FT and that should end it.

:23: SA: Manu triple, Knicks up 5.

:15: NY: Smith 2 FT

Ewing adds two more and it's over.  

Final: Knicks 100 Spurs 91

Riley's legendary Lakers lose in the front side of this set of games, but his Knicks push past the Spurs. Duncan gets 20/21 and Ginobli goes for 28 more. 

Ewing: 20 pts/12 boards - Player of the Game

Starks: 26 pts/6 assists

Smith: 17 pts/8 boards/5 assists

All Region Team
C Ewing ('93 Knicks-2 PotG)

F Johnson ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)

F Bridgeman ('80 Bucks-1 PotG)

G West ('72 Lakers-1 PotG)

G Ginobli ('08 Spurs)

2021 MLB All Star Rosters/Current Playoff Projection

 80 games down; here's the projection and the final All Star rosters

NL East

1. Mets 85

2. Nats 82

3. Phillies 

3. Braves 

5. Marlins

NL Central

1. Brewers 92

2. Cubs 84

4. Reds 83

3. Cards 

5. Pirates

NL West

1. Dodgers 100

2. Padres WC1-94

3. Giants WC2-93

4. Rockies

5. DBacks

AL East

1. Sox 93

2. Rays 92-WC1

3. Yankees 87

4. Jays 86

5. Orioles

AL Central

1. WSox 92

2. Indians 82

3. Twins 

4. Royals 

5. Tigers 

AL West

1. Astros 96

2. A's 88-WC2

3. Angels 81

4. Mariners 

5. Rangers 

All Star Rosters.  32 man rosters, 20 position players, 9 starting pitchers, 3 relievers. Each team gets a representative.  Even Arizona. 

NL

C B.Posey SFG        

        

1B M.Muncy LA 

    

2B J.Cronenworth SD  

 

SS F.Tatis SD  NL MVP

3B M.Machado SD 

     

LF  J.Winker Cin 

    

CF B.Reynolds Pit 

     

RF N.Castellanos Cin 

P Z.Wheeler Phi  NL Cy Young

Bench

     C  O.Narvaez Mil       

     1B F.Freeman Atl 

     2B R.McMahon Col  

           A.Frazier Pit 

     SS T.Turner Wash 

           B.Crawford SF 

     3B J.Turner LA 

     OF R.Acuna Atl 

           J.Soto Wash 

           M.Betts LA 

           K.Schwarber Wash 

           T.Pham SD 

 

Bullpen

     B.Woodruff Mil 

     J.DeGrom NY      

     K.Gausman SF     

     M.Scherzer Wash 

     F.Peralta Mil      

    C.Kershaw LA

    T.Rogers Mia 

    M.Kelly Ari 

    

    C.Kimbrel Chi 

    J.Hader Mil 

    A.Reyes StL 

      

AL

C  Y.Grandal Chi  

   

1B   V.Guerrero Tor -AL MVP

  

2B M.Semien Tor 

   

SS C.Correa Hou 

 

3B J.Ramirez Cle 

         

LF M.Canha Oak 

  

CF C.Mullins Balt 

RF  J.Gallo Tex 

    

DH  S.Ohtani LAA 

P G.Cole NYY  - AL Cy Young

Bench

       C S.Perez  KC 

       1B Y.Gurriel Hou  

             M.Olson Oak 

       2B J.Altuve Hou  

       SS X.Bogaerts Bos 

            B.Bichette Tor 

       3B R.Devers Bos 

       OF B.Buxton Min 

             A Garcia Tex 

             A.Judge NYY 

       DH JD Martinez Bos

   

Bullpen

   S.Bieber Cle    

   T.Glasnow TB  

   C.Rodon Chi        

   L.Lynn Tex     

   K.Gibson Tex        

   C.Mize Det  

   N.Eovaldi Bos 

   C.Bassitt Oak 

   

     K.Graveman Sea 

     M.Barnes  Bos

     L.Hendricks CWS

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 10 Round 1: Series 7 and 8

 5 and 6

7 1982 EAST CHAMP PHILADELPHIA 76ERS v. 10. 1993 SEATTLE SUPERSONICS

Sixers: 58-24, 2nd Atl Div, 5th Off/7th Def

             d. Hawks East 1st Rnd 2-0

             d. Bucks East Semis 4-2

             d. Celtics East Finals 4-3

             Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-2

             #106 overall seed

Coach: Billy Cunningham, Asst Chuck Daly

Starters

C Darryl Dawkins       25                        11 PPG   15 PER  2.9 WS

F Bobby Jones             30-UNC              14.4        19.3       8.2

F Julius Erving            31-UMass           24.4         25.9      13.3

G Mo Cheeks              25-W Tex A&M  11.2         18.3      8.6

G Andrew Toney         24-Louisiana       16.5         17.2      4

Rotation Reserves

C Caldwell Jones         31-Albany St      7.9           11.3       5.2

F Earl Cureton             24-Det Mercy     5.3           12.8       2.1

F Steve Mix                 34-Toledo           7.2           15.8        3.7

G Lionel Hollins          28-Ariz St          11             12.5       3.4

G Clint Richardson      25-Seattle           4.6            9.8        1

Leaders Erving 5th PPG, 2nd PER, 3rd WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 2nd VORP

               Cheeks 3rd Assts, 3rd Assts/Gm, 2nd Steals, 2nd Steals/Gm, 4th Def +/-, 3rd Asst%, 1st Stl%

               Toney: 2nd 3pt%

The Sixers lost the NBA Finals to the Lakers - in the next game we'll see the Laker team that lost next year's NBA Finals to the Sixers. The 31 year old Doctor is a top 3 player in the league, 2nd in both PER and VORP and third in Win Shares.  

Sonics: 55-27, 2nd Pac Div, 4th Off/2nd Def

             d. Jazz West 1st Rnd 3-2

             d. Rockets West Semis 4-3

             Lost Suns West Finals 4-3

             #151 overall seed

Coach: George Karl

Starters

C Michael Cage           31-San Diego St     6.1 PPG   13.2 PER  6.2 WS

F Shawn Kemp            23-Trinity Valley    17.8          20.4          9.1

F Derrick McKey         26-Alabama           13.4          15             6.6

G Gary Payton             24-Oregon St          13.5          17            7.8

G Ricky Pierce            33-Rice                   18.2           19.2         7.7

Rotation Reserves

C Benoit Benjamin     28-Creighton           6.7            14.7          .9

F Sam Perkins             31-UNC                  12.1           16.9         2.8

F Eddie Johnson          33-Illinois               14.4           17.1         4.8

G Nate McMillan        28-NC St                 7.5             15.1        5.6

G Dana Barros            25-B College           7.8             15           3.5

Leaders Payton 4th Steals,

               McMillan 4th Steals/Gm, 1st Def +/-, 1st Steal%

                Johnson 3rd FT%

                Cage 3rd Off Reb%

The '93 Sonics were a top 4 offense and defense; 23 year old Shawn Kemp is over 20 PER.

Matchup

C Push

F Kemp (Sonics)

F Erving (Sixers)

G Payton (Sonics)

G Pierce (Sonics)

Bench: Sonics

Game

1 Qtr

9 Sixers 7 Sonics 5

Sixers BJones, Erving(3) Toney

Sonics Payton(3) Kemp

6 Sixers 15 Sonics 15

Sixers Toney, Erving, Cheeks, Dawkins

Sonics McKey, Kemp, Payton, Payton, Kemp

Wrapping up Region 10; Kemp's got a quick 6

3 Sixers 25 Sonics 23

Sixers BJones, Erving, BJones, BJones, CJones

Sonics Payton(3) Kemp, Johnson(3)

1st Score Sixers 32 Sonics 29

Sixers Cheeks, Richardson, Cureton(1) Toney

Sonics Benjamin, Kemp, Barros

High scoring first qtr - Bobby Jones with 8.

2 Qtr

9 Sonics 45 Sixers 34

Sixers Dawkins

Sonics McMillan, McKey, Perkins, Kemp, Perkins(3) Pierce(3) Cage

6 Sixers 46 Sonics 45

Sixers Toney, Mix, Dawkins, Hollins, Mix, Dawkins

Sonics

Runs to start the quarter; Seattle outscores Philly 16-2 and then the Sixers get a dozen straight. Dawkins goes for 6.

3 Sixers 50 Sonics 47

Sixers Hollins, BJones

Sonics Barros

Half Score Sixers 56 Sonics 52

Sixers Mix, Toney, Erving

Sonics Payton, McKey(1) Benjamin(1) Kemp(1)

Fun quarter - tight half. Kemp with 13

3 Qtr

9 Sonics 59 Sixers 58

Sixers Dawkins

Sonics McKey, Kemp(3) Johnson

6 Sixers 69 Sonics 67

Sixers Hollins, Erving, Erving(3) Dawkins, CJones

Sonics McKey(3) Pierce(3) Cage

Triples tighten the game - Sonics trail by just a bucket

3 Sixers 77 Sonics 69

Sixers Hollins, Erving, BJones, Toney

Sonics Barros

3rd Score Sixers 93 Sonics 71

Sixers CJones, BJones, Toney(3) Toney, Dawkins, Erving, BJones

Sonics McKey

Philly took a game that has been tight the whole way and just opened up on Seattle; a 24-4 run to end the quarter.  

4 Qtr

9 Sixers 102 Sonics 77

Sixers BJones, BJones(3) Erving, Cheeks

Sonics Pierce, Pierce, McKey

6 Sixers 110 Sonics 88

Sixers Hollins, BJones, Erving, Toney

Sonics Cage(1) Kemp, Johnson, Cage, Pierce, Kemp

7 more for Bobby Jones, Sixers about to take game one.

3 Sixers 120 Sonics 91

Sixers Mix, Erving, BJones, Richardson, Richardson

Sonics  Payton, Payton(1)

Final Score Sixers 124 Sonics 103

Sixers Bantom, Edwards

Sonics Paddio, Paddio(3) Askew, Askew(3) Paddio

Seattle had the second best defense in the NBA in '93 and couldn't slow these Sixers.  Seattle got some garbage time points to make it even this close.  

Erving: 24 pts/5 boards/7 blocks-Player of the Game

BJones: 26 pts/7 boards

Toney: 19 pts/5 assists

Dawkins: 14 pts

Cheeks: 6 pts/18 assists/5 boards

Hollins: 10 pts

Kemp: 20 pts/14 boards/4 blocks

Payton: 15 pts/6 assists

McKey: 14 pts/5 boards

Pierce: 12 pts/5 assists

Cage: 7 pts/11 boards

Game Two

1 Qtr

9 Sixers 9 Sonics 4

Sixers Erving, Cheeks, BJones, Dawkins(1) BJones

Sonics Cage, Payton

6 Sixers 18 Sonics 11

Sixers Toney, Dawkins, Erving(3) BJones

Sonics Pierce, Payton, Kemp, Pierce(1)

Sixers looking to end the series, Bobby Jones with 6.

3 Sixers 24 Sonics 15

Sixers Cheeks, CJones, BJones

Sonics Kemp, EJohnson

1st Score Sixers 26 Sonics 23

Sixers Mix

Sonics Kemp, Kemp, Barros, EJohnson

Kemp with 8 in the first - Sixers up 3.

2 Qtr

9 Sixers 32 Sonics 28

Sixers Toney, Mix, Hollins

Sonics EJohnson, Pierce(3)

6 Sixers 40 Sonics 33

Sixers Erving, Erving, Erving, Hollins

Sonics Kemp(1) Pierce, Kemp

The Doctor scores 6 straight and Philly has its biggest lead.

3 Sixers 47 Sonics 43

Sixers CJones, Erving, Cheeks, Toney

Sonics McKey(3) Kemp, McKey(3) Pierce

Half Score Sixers 51 Sonics 48

Sixers BJones, Hollins

Sonics Kemp, McMillan(1) Payton

Derrick McKey hits a couple threes; Sonics trail by 3.

3 Qtr

9 Sonics 57 Sixers 53

Sixers Erving

Sonics Pierce, Kemp, Pierce(3) 

6 Sonics 63 Sixers 55

Sixers CJones

Sonics Kemp, Pierce, Pierce

Kemp and Pierce take over for the Sonics; Ricky Pierce has 9 to open the quarter, Sonics up 8.

3 Sonics 70 Sixers 61

Sixers Dawkins, Cureton, Hollins

Sonics Kemp, Cage, EJonhson, Kemp(1)

3rd Score Sonics 72 Sixers 66

Sixers Erving, Toney, Mix(1)

Sonics Kemp

5 more for Kemp - Seattle with the lead headed to the 4th.

4 Qtr

9 Sonics 79 Sixers 73

Sixers Dawkins, Erving, Erving(3)

Sonics Pierce, Pierce(3), McMillan

6 Sonics 86 Sixers 83

Sixers BJones, Erving, Toney, Mix, Erving

Sonics Kemp, McKey, Perkins(3)

The Doctor gets it going - 9 to open the 4th, Sixers trail by just 3.  Let's go down the stretch.

5:27: SEA: Perkins dunks one home.

5:04: PHI: The Doctor in traffic.

4:41: PHI: Mix scores after a turnover.  88-87 Sonics

4:33: SEA: What a game for Ricky Pierce - a triple from the wing.

4:25: PHI: 1 Bobby Jones FT

3:57: PHI: Sonics turnover leads to another Erving bucket - 13 in the 4th qtr.  

3:43: SEA: Andrew Toney's 4th foul, Cage FT.

3:20: SEA: Erving finally misses and it's Ricky Pierce one more time - a corner 3.

2:53: SEA: Another Sixer misses, GP scores.  

2:40: PHI: Mo Cheeks drives and scores.

2:26: SEA: Payton misses, but Kemp is there with the thunderous putback.  99-92

1:57: PHI: Dawkins gets a couple shots and connects.

:53: PHI: A minute later Bobby Jones scores.  

:27: PHI: Pierce misses - and Erving comes through, going isolation and getting to the paint.  99-98 Sonics.

:05: SEA: Huge foul call - the Sixers play tough defense - Pierce misses - but Cheeks is called for the foul.  Pierce hits just 1 - so Philly has a chance - down 2.

Inbounds to Toney - he turns and fires from 15...

GOOD!  ANDREW TONEY AT THE BUZZER TO TIE THE SCORE!

Overtime.

4:52: SEA: Sonics had a 7 point lead with less than 2:30 to play, but Andrew Toney tied the score at the buzzer and here we are. GP opens with a score from the lane.

4:25: SEA: Erving misses, Derrick Mckey scores.  104-100

3:57: PHI: Cheeks misses, but Erving gets the board and the bucket.

3:41: SEA: Michael Cage down low.

3:27: PHI: The Doctor hits the long 2.

2:42: SEA: Misses both ways, Kemp is there with the lay in.  108-104

1:25: PHI: Over a minute later, Toney off glass.

1:12: SEA: GP from the paint.

1:02: PHI: The Doctor drives and scores.

:46: SEA: It's Payton again, from the wing.

:32: PHI: Mo Cheeks from the foul line.  Sonics lead is 2.

Kemp misses with 16 seconds left.  Sixers again, down 2 looking at a last shot to try to tie or win it.

Erving isolation - he dishes to Cheeks with 2 seconds left - ITS GOOD!  MO CHEEKS WITH 2 SECONDS TO GO AND THIS GAME IS TIED AGAIN.

Sonics call time.  Set up a last shot - ball into Ricky Pierce - turns - fires -

GOOD!  RICKY PIERCE BEATS THE BUZZER AND THE SONICS FORCE GAME 3!

Pandemonium at the Spectrum. Ricky Pierce from the wing at the buzzer to win the game for Seattle, 114-112 and force game 3.  

Pierce: 33 pts/7 boards/5 assists/buzzer beater - Player of the Game

Kemp 32 pts/15 boards

Payton: 14 pts/6 boards/5 assists/4 steals

McKey: 10 pts/8 assists

Cage: 7 pts/11 boards

Erving: 38 pts/12 boards/4 steals

Cheeks: 12 pts/14 assists/6 boards

BJones: 15 pts/9 boards

Dawkins: 9 pts/12 boards

Toney: 14 pts/8 assists

Game 3

1 Qtr

9 Sixers 13 Sonics 8

Sixers Toney, Dawkins, Toney (3) Dawkins, Erving, Erving

Sonics Payton, Pierce, McKey, McKey

6 Sixers 19 Sonics 19

Sixers Cheeks, BJones, Richardson

Sonics Pierce(3) Pierce Cage McKey, McKey

Derrick McKey goes for 8 to open game 3.

3 Sonics 32 Sixers 23

Sixers Erving, Erving

Sonics McKey, Kemp, Cage, Kemp(3) Benjamin, Pierce

1st Score Sonics 38 Sixers 27

Sixers BJones, Edwards

Sonics EJohnson, EJohnson, EJohnson, 

Seattle asserts itself early in game 3 - huge offensive output.

2 Qtr

9 Sonics 46 Sixers 31

Sixers Cheeks, Erving

Sonics McMillan, Pierce, Pierce, Payton

6 Sonics 48 Sixers 34

Sixers Erving, Cheeks(1)

Sonics Barros

Big lead for Seattle.

3 Sonics 54 Sixers 40

Sixers BJones, Erving, Mix

Sonics Kemp, Kemp, Cage

Half Score Sonics 63 Sixers 46

Sixers Erving, Toney, Toney

Sonics Payton(1) Payton, Perkins, Pierce, Pierce

It's Seattle - throttling the Sixers here in game 3.

3 Qtr

9 Sonics 67 Sixers 48

Sixers Mix

Sonics McKey, Pierce

6 Sonics 75 Sixers 59

Sixers Erving, Dawkins, Toney, Erving, Cheeks(3)

Sonics Pierce, Pierce, Payton

Philly needs a monster run - theyr'e capable, but it's got to happen soon.

3 Sonics 81 Sixers 70

Sixers Cheeks, BJones, BJones, Toney(3), Hollins

Sonics Payton, Kemp, Kemp

3rd Score Sonics 86 Sixers 78

Sixers BJones, Toney, CJones, Toney

Sonics Kemp, Pierce, Payton(1)

Philly gets the good run - they cut an 18 point deficit down to 8.  12 minutes left.

4 Qtr

9 Sonics 92 Sixers 83

Sixers Dawkins, Erving(1) Erving

Sonics McKey, Kemp, Kemp

6 Sonics 103 Sixers 92

Sixers Dawkins(3) Dawkins, BJones, Cheeks

Sonics Kemp, Cage, Cage(3) Kemp, Payton(3)

The Sixers get as close as 5 - but it's double digits again; the Sonics offense just too much here in game 3.

3 Sonics 108 Sixers 95

Sixers Erving, Dawkins(1)

Sonics Benjamin, Kemp, Payton(1)

Final Score Sonics 121 Sixers 107

Sixers Cureton(1) Johnson(3) Edwards, Johnson(1) Bantom, Johnson(3)

Sonics King(3) Benjamin, Askew, King, Benjamin, King

Not the game 3 you'd expect - the Sonics just beat down the buckets and advance. 25 and 11 to cap a great Dr J series.

Kemp: 25 pts/12 boards - Player of the Game

Pierce: 25 pts/7 assists

Payton: 15 pts/6 assists/5 boards

McKey: 14 pts

Cage: 11 pts/8 boards

All Region Team

C Shaq ('98 Lakers- 2x PotG)

F Kemp ('93 Sonics-1x PotG)

F Erving ('82 Sixers-1 PotG)

G EJohnson ('89 Suns-1x PotG)

G Drexler ('90 Blazers-2x PotG)

2. 2013 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 15. 1983 WEST CHAMP LOS ANGELES LAKERS

Heat: 66-16, 1st SE Div, 2nd Off/9th Def

           d. Bucks East 1st Rnd 4-0

           d. Bulls East Semis 4-1

           d. Pacers East Finals 4-3

           d. Spurs NBA Finals 4-3

           #23 overall seed

Coach: Erik Spoelstra, GM Pat Riley, Asst Bob McAdoo

Starters

C Chris Andersen           34-Blinn        4.9 PPG   17.4 PER  2.7 WS

F Chris Bosh                  28-Geo Tech  16.6          20             9

F LeBron James             28                  26.8          31.6          19.3

G Mario Chalmers         26-Kansas      8.6           13.3          5.2

G Dwayne Wade            31-Marquette 21.2          24            9.6

Rotation Reserves

C Udonis Haslem           32-Florida      3.9            9.9           3.2

F Rashard Lewis            33                   5.2            11.1         1.2

F Shane Battier              34-Duke         6.6            10.7         4.4

G Mike Miller                32-Florida      4.8            13.5         2.6

G Ray Allen                   37-UConn      10.9           14.7         5.4

Leaders LeBron 4th PPG, 5th FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 3rd TS%, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/-, 1st VORP, 3rd Off Rtng, 2nd Trip Doub

               Allen 5th FT%, 

28 year old LeBron James is the best player in basketball in 2013. He sweeps the board - first in PER, Win Shares, VORP, WS/48. There is no debate, he's the top guy.  28 year old Bosh and 31 year old Wade also hit 20 PER.  Pat Riley, of course, is the GM for this team and Bob McAdoo is an assistant coach.  Wonder what they were doing 30 years prior?

Lakers: 58-24, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/13th Def

               d. Blazers West SemiFinals 4-1

               d. Spurs West Finals 4-2

               Lost Sixers NBA Finals 4-0

               #234 overall seed

Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West

Starters

C Kareem Abdul Jabbar      35-UCLA           21.8 PPG   23.6 PER  10.9 WS

F James Worthy                   21-UNC            13.4            17.4           5.1

F Jamaal Wilkes                  29-UCLA          19.6             17.6          7.4

G Magic Johnson                23-Michigan St 16.8             23             12.5

G Norm Nixon                   27-Duquense      15.1             13.9          3.9

Rotation Reserves

C Bob McAdoo                  31-UNC             15                20.6           3.5

F Kurt Rambis                    24-S Clara         7.5               14.1           4.3

F Mark Landsberger           27-Ariz St         2.5                10.2          .4

G Michael Cooper              26-N Mexico     7.8               13.5          5.2

G Clay Johnson                  26-Missouri        3                 9.4            .6

Leaders Magic 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 4th WS, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 5th Off Rtng, 5th Asst%, 1st Trip Doub

               Kareem 4th FG%, 4th Eff FG%, 4th PER

Maybe the most interesting first round series - Pat Riley v Pat Riley, Showtime vs The Heatles. Here's the mirror image of the Sixers team from the prior series - except the Lakers are seeded 15th in the region and facing the 23rd overall seed in the tournament. 35 year old Kareem and 23 year old Magic are both over 20 PER with double digit WS. Bob McAdoo's 31, coming off the bench with a 20 PER and he's an assistant coach with the Heat 30 years later. Gonna be a banger.

Matchup 

C Kareem (Lakers)

F Bosh (Heat)

F LeBron (Heat)

G Magic (Lakers)

G Wade (Heat)

Bench Heat

Game

1 Qtr

9 Lakers 10 Heat 8

Heat LeBron, Bosh, Andersen, LeBron

Lakers Wilkes, Kareem(1) Worthy(3) Magic, Worthy

6 Heat 13 Lakers 12

Heat Wade(1) LeBron, Bosh

Lakers Wilkes

Region 10 comes to an end with a series you would not anticipate seeing so early; super fun matchup.  LeBron's already got 6.

3 Heat 16 Lakers 16

Heat Bosh(1) LeBron

Lakers Worthy, Kareem 

1st Score Heat 25 Lakers 18

Heat LeBron, Wade, Lewis, Lewis(3)

Lakers Kareem

Rashard Lewis scores the last 5 of the quarter.  Heat up 7.

2 Qtr

9 Heat 25 Lakers 20

Heat 

Lakers Kareem

6 Heat 27 Lakers 26

Heat LeBron

Lakers McAdoo, McAdoo, Worthy, 

Laker defense stiffens, Heat held to a bucket in the first half of the quarter.

3 Lakers 36 Heat 34

Heat Allen, Allen(3) LeBron

Lakers Wilkes, Magic, McAdoo, Worthy, Magic

Half Score Heat 41 Lakers 40

Heat Wade, Wade, LeBron

Lakers Nixon, McAdoo

16 first half points for LeBron James - Heat by a point.

3 Qtr

9 Heat 55 Lakers 52

Heat Chalmers(3) Wade, Andersen, Wade, LeBron, Bosh

Lakers Nixon, McAdoo, McAdoo, Nixon, Nixon, Kareem

6 Heat 64 Lakers 62

Heat LeBron, Chalmers(3) Bosh, Wade

Lakers Nixon, Kareem, McAdoo, Wilkes, Wilkes

Norm Nixon goes for 8 to open the 3rd, this one is living up the all the hype.

3 Heat 74 Lakers 70

Heat Lewis, Allen, Bosh, Bosh, Wade

Lakers McAdoo, Cooper, McAdoo, McAdoo

3rd Score Heat 84 Lakers 74

Heat Bosh, Allen(3) LeBron, LeBron(3)

Lakers McAdoo, CJohnson

8 for Bob McAdoo to close the quarter - but the Heat have their biggest lead. 

4 Qtr

9 Heat 97 Lakers 80

Heat Andersen(3) Bosh, LeBron, Chalmers(3) Allen(3)

Lakers Magic, Magic, Wilkes

6 Heat 103 Lakers 90

Heat Andersen, LeBron, LeBron

Lakers Worthy, Kareem, Cooper, Rambis, Magic, Wilkes

The Heat are the second seed in the region and the Lakers are 15, you're seeing a little of that now.

3 Heat 110 Lakers 96

Heat LeBron(3) Andersen, Andersen

Lakers Kareem, Wilkes

Final Score Heat 114 Lakers 101

Heat Pittman, Pittman

Lakers McGee(3)Jones

General Manger Riley overcomes 30 years younger Head Coach Riley.  

LeBron: 36 pts/9 boards/7 assists-Player of the Game

Bosh: 17 pts/11 boards

Andersen: 13 pts/12 boards/4 blocks

Wade: 15 pts/8 assists

Allen: 13 pts

Magic: 12 pts/12 boards/11 assists

Kareem: 15 pts/5 boards

Worthy: 13 pts/6 boards

Wilkes: 16 pts

Nixon: 10 pts/5 assists

McAdoo: 22 pts/7 boards

Game Two

1 Qtr

9 Heat 11 Lakers 6

Heat Wade(1) Chalmers, LeBron, Bosh(1) Wade, Wade

Lakers Kareem, Magic, Wilkes

6 Heat 19 Lakers 10

Heat LeBron, Andersen, Wade, Bosh

Lakers Nixon, Nixon

Wade had just 15 in game 1 but he's got 7 already today.

3 Heat 25 Lakers 15

Heat Chalmers, Bosh, Wade

Lakers Wilkes, Kareem, Kareem(1)

1st Score Heat 31 Lakers 23

Heat Bosh, LeBron, Lewis

Lakers CJohnson, McAdoo, Wilkes, Rambis

Heat up 8

2 Qtr

9 Heat 40 Lakers 32

Heat Allen(3) Battier(3) LeBron, Wade

Lakers Worthy, Magic, Wilkes(3) Worthy

6 Heat 44 Lakers 38

Heat LeBron, Miller

Lakers Magic, Magic, Cooper

6 for Magic to open the second.

3  Heat 53 Lakers 44

Heat LeBron, LeBron, Allen(3) Bosh

Lakers Kareem, Wilkes, Nixon

Half Score Heat 61 Lakers 48

Heat Andersen, Allen, Wade, LeBron

Lakers Rambis, Worthy

The '83 Lakers lost the NBA Finals and are the 15th seed in the region - so if they are about to get swept by the Heat, it is the expected result.

3 Qtr

9 Heat 70 Lakers 52

Heat LeBron(3) Bosh, LeBron, Wade

Lakers Worthy, Cooper

6 Heat 72 Lakers 56

Heat Bosh

Lakers Worthy, Magic

Looks like we've hit the end of the road for region 10.

3 Heat 78 Lakers 62

Heat Battier(3) Lewis(3)

Lakers Kareem, Worthy(1) McAdoo, CJohnson(1) 

3rd Score Heat 86 Lakers 68

Heat Lewis(3) Lewis(3) Allen

Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Nixon

Rashard Lewis with 3 triples and this is done.

4 Qtr

9 Heat 93 Lakers 74

Heat LeBron, Bosh, Bosh(3)

Lakers Worthy, Nixon, Nixon

6 Heat 101 Lakers 78

Heat Wade, Bosh, Wade, LeBron

Lakers McAdoo, McAdoo

7 more for Bosh

3 Heat 108 Lakers 81

Heat LeBron, Allen(3) LeBron

Lakers Nixon(3)

Final Score Heat 114 Lakers 81

Heat Howard, Cole, Howard

Lakers

We wont get Lakers/Sixers, they both go home, Miami will face Seattle.

LeBron: 28 pts/9 boards/7 assists-Player of the Game

Bosh: 20 pts/11 boards 

Wade: 19 pts/7 boards/5 assists/5 steals

Andersen: 4 pts/10 boards

Allen: 13 pts

Lewis: 11 pts

All Region Team

C Shaq ('98 Lakers- 2x PotG)

F LeBron ('13 Heat-2x PotG)

F Kemp ('93 Sonics-1x PotG)

G EJohnson ('89 Suns-1x PotG)

G Drexler ('90 Blazers-2x PotG)

June 2021 Athlete of the Month

 May

Simone Biles. Runners-up: Novak Djokovic, Brayden Point, Kyle Schwarber

We're hitting the back half of the year - here are the current contenders for 2021 Athlete of the Year.

January-Travis Kelce

February-Tom Brady

March- Nathan Chen

April-Steph Curry

May-Phil Mickelson

June-Simone Biles