256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 11 Finals

 Region 10

2. 1999 NBA CHAMPION SA SPURS v. 13. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER

Spurs: 37-13, 1st MW Div, 11th Off/1st Def

            d. Wolves West 1st Rnd 3-1

            d. Lakers West Semis 4-0

            d. Blazers West Finals 4-0

            d. Knicks NBA Finals 4-1

            #22 overall seed

            d. '84 Lakers (2-1, Robinson/Duncan PotG)

            d. '21 Suns (2-1 Robinson)

            d. '18 Raptors (2-1 Robinson/Duncan)

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C David Robinson          33-Navy                15.8 PPG  24.9 PER 8.4 WS   3.4

F Tim Duncan                 22-Wake                21.7          23.2         8.7          3.2

F Sean Elliott                  30-Arizona            11.2          12.6         3.5          .7

G Avery Johnson            33-Southern           9.7            14            3.9          .9

G Mario Elie                  35-AIC                   9.7            14.5         4.5          1.4

Rotation Reserves

C Will Perdue                 33-Vandy               2.4             11.7         1.5         .1

F Malik Rose                  24-Drexel              6                 19.7        1.6          .4

F Jaren Jackson               31-Georgetown     6.4              12.5        2.1         .7

G Antonio Daniels          23-BGSU              4.7              16.1        1.8          .6

G Steve Kerr                   33-Arizona            4.4              9.9          1.6          .3

Leaders Duncan 3rd Reb, 5th Reb/Gm, 3rd WS, 3rd Def Rtng, 1st Team All NBA

               Robinson 5th FG%, 3rd PER, 4th WS, 1st WS/48, 4th +/-, 1st Def Rtng

The 22nd overall seed is the '98 Spurs, top defensive team in the league in '98, 33 year old Robinson and 22 year old Duncan are over 20 PER and both top 5 in WS in a short season. They've gone to the showdown game in every series. Duncan was 1st team All Defense and 3rd in the MVP voting. Robinson/Duncan finished 4-5 in the Defensive Player of the Year; Duncan was NBA Finals MVP. The Spurs look for their third Regional Title.

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

                  d. '81 Celtics (2-1 Durant 1 PotG)

                  d. '11 '98 Jazz (2-1 Westbrook/Ibaka)

                  d. '80 Bucks (2-0 Westbrook)

Coach Scott Brooks, Asst. Mo Cheeks

Starters

C Serge Ibaka                     21                     9.9             17.7           7.6    1.4

F Jeff Green                       24-Georgetown 15.2         12.9            3.3     .3

F Kevin Durant                  22-Texas          27.7           23.6          12       5.3 VORP

G Russell Westbrook         22-UCLA         21.9          23.6            9.4     4.4

G James Harden                21-Ariz St        12.2          16.4            7.1      2.2

Rotation Reserves

C Nazr Mohammed           33-Kentucky    6.9            16               1.2     0

F Nenad Krstic                  27                     7.6            12.5            2          -.2

F Thabo Sefolosha            26                      5.1           10.4            4.1     1.3

G Eric Maynor                  23-VCU            4.2           11.7            1.5      .1

G Daequan Cook               23-Ohio St        5.6           12.8            1.6      .5

Leaders Durant 1st PPG, 5th Off WS, 1st Team All NBA

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

               Ibaka 3rd Blocks/Gm, 2nd Block %

 Durant and Westbrook are both 22, with 20+ PER and Durant's got double digit WS. They both made the All Star team.  2 v 13 Matchup; that's probably the biggest disparity in any Regional Final

Matchup:

C Robinson (Spurs)

F Duncan (Spurs)

F Durant (Thunder)

G Westbrook (Thunder)

G Harden (Thunder)

Bench: Thunder

Gm 1: San Antonio: Alamodome: Announcer: Greg Papa

1Qtr

9 Thunder 10 Spurs 7

Spurs Robinson, Duncan(1) Robinson, Robinson

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

6 Thunder 19 Spurs 14

Spurs Johnson, Duncan, Elliott(3)

Thunder Durant, Harden, Harden(3) Westbrook

The Thunder come in as the 13th seed in the Region - but have ridden their future Hall of Famers and the 3 ball into the Regional Final.

3 Thunder 27 Spurs 19

Spurs Robinson, Elie(3)

Thunder Durant, Harden(3) Durant(3)

1Score Thunder 31 Spurs 23

Spurs Rose, Maynor

Thunder Maynor

21 year old James Harden with 10 first quarter pts.

2Qtr

9 Thunder 39 Spurs 28

Spurs Duncan, Jackson(3)

Thunder Mohammed(1) Sefolosha(3) Mohammed

6 Thunder 46 Spurs 38

Spurs Perdue, Kerr(3) Kerr(3)  Johnson

Thunder Sefolosha, Westbrook(3) Westbrook

33 year old Steve Kerr comes off the bench for back to back 3s.

3 Thunder 51 Spurs 43

Spurs Elliott(3) Elie

Thunder Westbrook, Durant(3)

HScore Spurs 55 Thunder 55

Spurs Elie(3) Elliott(3) Elie(3) Duncan, Robinson(1)

Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook

It's the Spurs who just bust out the 3 ball; 4 in 6 minutes and we are deadlocked.

3Qtr

9 Spurs 64 Thunder 59

Spurs Robinson, Duncan, Elie, Duncan(3)

Thunder Westbrook, Krstic

6 Spurs 71 Thunder 59

Spurs Jackson(3) Jackson, Duncan

Thunder 

The Spurs begin to hammer down; giving up 4 pts in 6 minutes and now have a double digit lead.

3 Spurs 77 Thunder 71

Spurs Robinson, Elliott, Eliott

Thunder Harden, Harden, Harden, Westbrook, Westbrook, Ibaka

3Score Spurs 82 Thunder 80

Spurs Jackson (3) Duncan

Thunder Ibaka, Durant(3) Westbrook, Nazr

Look at OKC roaring back; Westbrook with 8 in the quarter.

4Qtr

9 Spurs 93 Thunder 87

Spurs Elliott, Elliott, Duncan(3) Elie, Robinson

Thunder Durant(3) Westbrook, Harden

6 Spurs 95 Thunder 94

Spurs Duncan

Thunder Westbrook, Durant(3) Ibaka

5:46: SA: Duncan hits from 5 feet, his 7th in the qtr.

5:39: OKC: KD from the wing, he's got 8 in the 4th.

4:56: SA: Elliott from the wing.

4:49: OKC: Jeff Green hits a corner 3 and we are tied at 99.

4:26: SA: Back to Duncan, just money in the post.  

3:59: OKC: Green dunk.  Tied.

3:51: SA: Duncan.  11 4th qtr pts.  Duncan.  Duncan.  

3:33: OKC: Eric Maynor in traffic.

3:15: SA: Duncan - every time is Duncan.  

2:27: OKC: Westbrook powers home a dunk.  105-105

2:05: SA: Duncan - the Spurs just keep feeding Duncan.

1:58: OKC: Westbrook drives and scores.  

1:37: SA: Elliott from the wing.

1:25: OKC: Green from the FT line and again we are deadlocked.

1:17: SA: Duncan - this is ridiculous - the Thunder can't stop Duncan.

:39: SA: That might do it - Durant misses a 3 that would have given OKC the lead and again - again - it's Duncan on the other end - Tim Duncan has 19 4th qtr pts.

:31: OKC: Harden hits a bomb - way, way behind the 3 pt line and its a 1 pt game.

OKC needs a stop.  Spurs go to Duncan - Duncan in the lane and fires.  

Good.  Good.  Good.  17 seconds left and its 115-112.  

OKC needs a triple to tie.

It's Westbrook - Westbrook from the top.  

Misses.  Robinson is fouled, hits both.  He'll hit 2 more for the final

FScore: Spurs 119 Thunder 112

The Spurs shot 62% from 3 - just a hell of a performance.

Duncan: 37 pts/16 boards-Player of the Game

Robinson: 19 pts/11 boards

Elie: 15 pts

Johnson: 4 pts/10 assists

Elliott: 21 pts

Jackson: 11 pts

Durant: 24 pts/8 boards/8 assists

Ibaka: 11 pts/9 boards

Harden: 21 pts

Westbrook: 27 pts/9 assists/5 boards

Gm 2: OKC: Chesapeake Energy Arena: Announcer: Brian Davis

1Qtr

9 Thunder 9 Spurs 9

Thunder Westbrook, Durant, Westbrook(3) Westbrook

Spurs Robinson, Robinson, Robinson(3) Elliott

6 Thunder 18 Spurs 10

Thunder Durant(3) Harden, Harden, Green

Spurs Johnson(1)

Could be the last game at OKC, Thunder off fast.

3 Thunder 18 Spurs 13

Thunder

Spurs Kerr, Robinson(1)

1Score Thunder 26 Spurs 20

Thunder Durant(3) Krstic(1) Robinson(3) Nazr(1)

Spurs Jackson, Rose, Jackson(3)

Duncan scored 37 in game one, yet to score today.  

2Qtr

9 Thunder 36 Spurs 26

Thunder Sefolosha, Nazr, Green, Nazr, Nazr

Spurs Daniels, Daniels, Rose

6 Thunder 44 Spurs 40

Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook, Krstic, Maynor

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Elliott, Duncan, Duncan, Robinson

Duncan scores 10 in 3 minutes.  

3 Thunder 48 Spurs 44

Thunder Maynor, Westbrook

Spurs Duncan, Robinson

HScore Thunder 51 Spurs 51

Thunder Green(1) Robinson

Spurs Duncan(3) Robinson, Johnson(1) Duncan(1)

Robinson and Duncan both with 14 and we are tied.

3Qtr

9 Thunder 56 Spurs 54

Thunder Green(1) Durant, Ibaka

Spurs Perdue(1) Elie

6 Thunder 62 Spurs 59

Thunder Westbrook, Harden(3) Westbrook(1)

Spurs Duncan(3) Johnson

Tight mid third - OKC trying to force the showdown.

3 Spurs 68 Thunder 66

Thunder Westbrook, Westbrook

Spurs Robinson, Rose, Rose, Robinson(3)

3Score Thunder 71 Spurs 70

Thunder Ibaka, Nazr, ibaka(1)

Spurs Robinson(1) Duncan(1)

A half dozen from the Admiral in the last 6 minutes, 

4Qtr

9 Thunder 73 Spurs 72

Thunder Westbrook

Spurs Duncan

6 Thunder 78 Spurs 75

Thunder Ibaka(1) Westbrook, Westbrook

Spurs Duncan, Robinson(1)

6 more for Westbrook but he does have 5 fouls.

5:36 SA: Duncan just took over down the stretch in game one, totally unstoppable and he scores here.

5:05 SA: Will Perdue with the floater.  Spurs lead.

4:50 OKC: Durant hammers home a dunk.  

4:31: SA: Perdue is fouled, makes 1.  80-80.

4:13: OKC: Westbrook from the top of the key.  82-80

3:25: SA: Elliott matches Westbrook.  

3:07: OKC: Harden in traffic.  

2:43: OKC: Ibaka in the post.  4 pt game.

2:33: SA: Duncan goes outside, rips a 17 footer.  

2:21: OKC: Harden isolation makes it a 4 pt game.  

1:46: OKC: Westbrook lays it home and it is a 6 pt lead.  

1:01: SA: Duncan.  

But that's it - the Spurs don't score on their next trip, Westbrook hits 2 FT, Green hits 2 more and thats the final

FScore: Thunder 94 Spurs 86

The Spurs are held to 35 second half points and now we go to game 3.  Spurs have just two players in double digits which I think is a tourney first.

Westbrook: 32 pts-Player of the Game

Durant: 10 pts/7 boards/4 blocks

Harden: 11 pts

Ibaka: 10 pts/14 boards/5 blocks

Green: 8 pts/15 blocks

Robinson: 21 pts/14 boards

Duncan: 30 pts/15 boards

Gm 3: San Antonio: Alamodome: Announcer: Greg Papa/Brian Davis

1Qtr

9 Spurs 6 Thunder 4

Spurs  Duncan, Robinson, Elliott

Thunder KD, KD

6 Spurs 13 Thunder 12

Spurs Elie(3) Duncan, Johnson

Thunder Ibaka, Harden, Ibaka

One game for all of region 11.

3 Spurs 17 Thunder 16

Spurs Robinson, Daniels

Thunder KD, Westbrook

1Score Thunder 24 Spurs 23

Spurs Robinson, Daniels, Kerr

Thunder Harden, Maynor(1) Green(3) Sefolosha

We might have a good one.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 31 Thunder 31

Spurs Rose, Duncan, Jackson, Elliott

Thunder Kristic(1) Westbrook(1) Westbrook(3) Sefolosha

6 Spurs 40 Thunder 37

Spurs Robinson, Jackson(3) Johnson, Elliott

Thunder Westbrook, Sefolosha, Westbrook

Russell Westbrook with 8 to start the second, but the Spurs take the lead.

3 Spurs 46 Thunder 43

Spurs Elliott, Elie, Duncan

Thunder Harden, Sefolosha, Green

HScore Thunder 52 Spurs 46

Spurs 

Thunder Green(3) Sefolosha(3) Cook(3)

Big 3 minutes, OKC hits triples and the Spurs dont score. 

3Qtr

9 Thunder 56 Spurs 54

Spurs Elie, Duncan, Duncan, Robinson

Thunder Ibaka, Westbrook

6 Thunder 64 Spurs 56

Spurs Robinson

Thunder Krstic, Westbrook, Ibaka, Ibaka

OKC is now up 8, Serge Ibaka with 6 to start the half

3 Thunder 73 Spurs 62

Spurs Dunca, Robinson, Robinson

Thunder KD, ibaka, Green, ibaka

3Score Thunder 80 Spurs 68

Spurs Johnson, Duncan, Daniels

Thunder Westbrook(3) Harden, Krstic

Westbrook with 15 - he's driving to an MVP and the 13th seeded Thunder are driving to a win.

4Qtr

9 Thunder 88 Spurs 72

Spurs Johnson, Robinson

Thunder KD, Krstic, Ibaka, harden

6 Thunder 94 Spurs 77

Spurs Perdue, Elie(3)

Thunder KD, ibaka, Westbrook

The 2011 OKC Thunder are about to win Region 11 and be one of the 16 teams left standing in the tournament.

3 Thunder 96 Spurs 82

Spurs Robinson, Gaze

Thunder Peterson

FScore Thunder 98 Spurs 85

Spurs Gaze(3) 

Thunder Robinson

85 points at home in the showdown game; OKC was a middling defense in 2011 but they hold Duncan to 16 today and really clamp down on that supporting cast in both games 2 and 3

Ibaka: 20 pts/7 boards-Player of the Game

Durant: 13 pts/5 boards

Harden: 10 pts/8 boards

Westbrook: 19 pts/7 assists/5 boards

Green: 10 pts

Sefolosha: 11 pts/8 boards

All Region

C Robinson ('99 Spurs 4)

F Malone ('98 Jazz 2)

F Duncan ('99 Spurs 3)

G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 4)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

G DeRozan ('18 Raptors 2)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 10 Finals

 Region 9

2. 2013 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 4. 1998 LA 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

           d. '83 Lakers (2-0 LeBron 2)

           d. '93 Sonics (2-1 LeBron/Wade)

           d. '04 Mavs (2-1 LeBron/Wade)

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

Starters

C Chris Andersen           34-Blinn        4.9 PPG   17.4 PER  2.7 WS    .3

F Chris Bosh                  28-Geo Tech  16.6          20             9             2.1

F LeBron James             28                  26.8          31.6          19.3         9.9 VORP

G Mario Chalmers         26-Kansas      8.6           13.3          5.2           1.3

G Dwayne Wade            31-Marquette 21.2          24            9.6            3.8

Rotation Reserves

C Udonis Haslem           32-Florida      3.9            9.9           3.2           -.4

F Rashard Lewis            33                   5.2            11.1         1.2             -.1

F Shane Battier              34-Duke         6.6            10.7         4.4            1.4

G Mike Miller                32-Florida      4.8            13.5         2.6            .8

G Ray Allen                   37-UConn      10.9           14.7         5.4           1.2

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, 1st team All NBA

               Allen 5th FT%, 

               Wade 3rd Team All NBA

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 and won the MVP Award. 28 year old Bosh and 31 year old Wade also hit 20 PER. All 3 were All Stars and LeBron was the Finals MVP. LeBron was also first team all Defense.  The '12 Heat won Region 6.

Lakers: 61-21, 2nd Pac Div, 2nd Off/11th Def

              d. Blazers West 1st Rnd 4-1

              d. Sonics West Semis 4-1

              Lost Jazz West finals 4-0

              #55 overall seed

              d. '97 Hawks (2-0 Shaq 2)

              d. '80 Celtics (2-1 Shaq)

              d. '14 Spurs (2-0 Shaq)

Coach: Del Harris, GM Jerry West, Asst Kurt Rambis

Starters

C Shaquille O'Neal        25- LSU          28.3 PPG  28.8 PER  10.2    4.3

F Robert Horry               27-Alabama    7.4            14.4          6.6      2.5

F Eddie Jones                26-Temple        16.9          18            10.1      4.4 VORP

G Nick Van Exel            26- Cincinnati  13.8          17.8         7.1       2.4

G Kobe Bryant                19                    15.4          18.5          6.3     1.8

Rotation Reserves

C Elden Campbell          29-Clemson     10.1           16.4         4.7     .3

F Mario Bennett            24- Arizona St   3.9             22.2        1.5       .3

F Rick Fox                    28-UNC            12              12.5         5.3      1.1

G Derek Fisher              23- Little Rock  5.8            12.9         3.8       .9

G Jon Barry                   28-Geo Tech      2.5             13.3        .9         .2

Leaders Shaq 2nd PPG, 1st FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 1st PER, 4th WS/48, 4th +/1, 1st Team All NBA

The '80 and '89 Lakers are already Regional Champs - they can be the first organization with 3. Shaq's 25 with 28 PER and double digit WS. 24 year old Mario Bennett has a ton of PER off the bench. Kobe's in his second year, still just 19; he, Shaq, and the 26 year olds Jones and Van Exel were all All Stars. Kobe came off the bench (but started in the ASG) finishing 2nd in the 6th man of the year vote, he's a starter in the tournament. Shaq was 4th in the MVP and Jones was 2nd team all defense. Shaq's been PotG for all 6 LA wins.

Matchup

C Shaq (Lakers)

F Bosh (Heat)

F LeBron (Heat)

G Van Exel (Lakers)

G Wade (Heat)

Bench: Heat

Gm 1: Miami: American Airlines Arena. Announcers: Eric Reid/Tony Fiorentino

Qtr 1

9 Lakers 10 Heat 8

Heat Wade, Wade, Bosh, Andersen

Lakers Shaq(3) Jones(3) Kobe, VExel

6 Lakers 19 Heat 16

Heat Bosh, Bosh, LeBron, Wade

Lakers Jones, Shaq, Shaq, VExel(3)

9 Regional Champs have been crowned; the Showtime Lakers have two of them; the 2012 Heat a third - here's Shaq/Kobe against LeBron/Wade for the Region 10 Title.

3 Lakers 30 Heat 25

Heat Bosh, Wade, Bosh, Andersen, Bosh(1)

Lakers VExel(3) VExel(3) Kobe, Jones(3)

1Score Lakers 34 Heat 27

Heat Wade

Lakers Shaq, Campbell

Yo - look at those half dozen triples by the Lakers, coming back from the 90s to show up a 2010s Heat team from deep.  

2Qtr

9 Lakers 40 Heat 32

Heat Allen, Battier(1) LeBron

Lakers Campbell, Campbell, Shaq

6 Lakers 50 Heat 40

Heat LeBron, Bosh, Wade, Wade

Lakers VExel(3) Fisher, Jones(3) Bennett

The 3 ball - the 3 ball - LA keeps banging triples.

3 Lakers 58 Heat 47

Heat LeBron, Wade(1) Bosh, Chalmers

Lakers Jones, Shaq, Shaq, Campbell

HScore Lakers 64 Heat 49

Heat Andersen

Lakers VExel(3) Shaq, Horry(1)

LA is busting the Heat apart. Nick Van Exel with 17 pts.

3Qtr

9 Lakers 66 Heat 52

Heat Lewis(3)

Lakers Fox

6 Lakers 76 Heat 61

Heat Lewis(3) Bosh, Wade, LeBron

Lakers Fox(3) Bennett, VExel(3) Shaq

20 for Van Exel, 18 for Shaq.  

3 Lakers 84 Heat 68

Heat Wade, Chalmers, Chalmers(3)

Lakers Jones, Bennett, Shaq, Fox

3Score Lakers 90 Heat 77

Heat LeBron, Lebron, Wade, leBron(3)

Lakers Fox, VExel, Kobe

LeBron's got 17 - but the Lakers continue to hammer home buckets in Miami.

4Qtr

9 Lakers 92 Heat 86

Heat Andersen, Andersen, Andersen(3) Andersen

Lakers Horry

6 Lakers 98 Heat 95

Heat Allen, Allen, LeBron, Miller(3)

Lakers Kobe, VExel, Shaq

9 huge Chris Andersen pts and with just 6 left the Heat are on a run. 

5:44: MIA Wade banks one home.  1 pt game.

5:37: LA: It's the Diesel, drives hard to the bucket with a serious dunk.  

5:13: MIA: LeBron misses a triple that would have tied the game - but Haselm is there with the putback.

4:42: MIA: LeBron with a 14 footer and Miami has its first lead.  

4:35: LA: Shaq.  There's nothing the Heat can do with Shaq.

4:06: LA: Shaq.  There's nothing the Heat can do with Shaq.

3:41: LA: Eddie Jones from the top of the key - Lakers by 5.

3:29: MIA: LeBron's fouled, makes 1.

3:09: MIA: Mario Chalmers rips home a dunk.  2 pt game.

1:46: LA: It's the kid - Kobe drives and scores.  108-104

:56: LA: It's done - the Heat don't score and Van Exel hits the dagger 3.

Andersen gets a putback after a missed Bosh 3.

Shaq 2 FT

Chalmers triple.  4 pt game.

Okay - we're back in the game - Shaq misses 2 FT - and Wade comes down and hits a huge triple; that's 6 straight Miami points and they trail 113-112 with 17 seconds left.

Shaq's fouled, obviously.  

He makes one.  114-112.  16 seconds left.  Miami ball.  2 for the tie.  3 for the win.  Great finish here in Miami in game one.

It's Wade - Wade in the lane - Wade at 4 seconds left - Wade fires.

GOOOOOOD!   GOOOOOOOOD!   GOOOOOOD!    DWYANE WADE TIES THIS GAME AT 114, 4 SECONDS TO GO!!!

So - Lakers with a chance, Heat trying to send it to OT.  

It's Kobe.  The 19 year old gets the halfcourt inbound - turnaround -  buzzer --

GOOOD!!!!!! GOOOOD!!!!  GOOOOD!!!  Teenage Kobe Bryant sticks the shiv into the heart of Miami; the Lakers take game one!

FScore: Lakers 116 Heat 114

Miami outscores the Lakers by 11 in the 4th to come all the way back to tie this score at 4 seconds left -- but it's Kobe, turnaround J at the buzzer and the Lakers take game one.  Wow.

Shaq: 32 pts/13 boards

Jones: 17 pts/6 assists

Van Exel: 27 pts/11 assists/5 steals

Kobe: 12 pts/5 assists

LeBron: 22 pts/12 assists/9 boards

Wade: 28 pts/6 assists/6 boards

Bosh: 17 pts/10 boards/5 blocks

Andersen: 17 pts/10 boards

Chalmers: 12 pts/6 assists

Gm: 2: LA: Forum: Chick Hearn/Stu Lantz

Qtr 1

9 Heat 4 Lakers 1

Lakers Kobe(1)

Heat LeBron, Wade

6 Heat 11 Lakers 4

Lakers Jones(3)

Heat Wade, Bosh(3) Bosh

Miami lost at home at the buzzer; can they win on the road to force the showdown?

3 Heat 17 Lakers 12

Lakers Jones, Kobe, Kobe(3)

Heat Allen, LeBron, LeBron

1Score Heat 23 Lakers 15

Lakers Bennett(3)

Heat Allen(1) Lewis(3) Haslem

Miami turns up the defense

2Qtr

9 Heat 33 Lakers 17

Lakers Kobe

Heat Lewis(3) Allen, Allen(3) Battier

6 Heat 40 Lakers 19

Lakers Jones

Heat Allen(1) LeBron, Bosh, Bosh

Wow.  Miami just overwhelming the Lakers in game two; game 1 was Shaq dominating inside and kicking out to Jones and Van Exel drilling threes - none of that is happening here.

3 Heat 48 Lakers 25

Lakers Campbell, Shaq, Campbell

Heat Wade(3) Battier(3)

HScore Heat 54 Lakers 35

Lakers Kobe, Jones(3) Shaq, VExel, Shaq(1)

Heat Andersen, LeBron, leBron

Just 35 first half points for the 2nd best offense from '98.

3Qtr

9 Heat 68 Lakers 45

Lakers Kobe, Horry, Jones, Jones, Shaq

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

6 Heat 72 Lakers 47

Lakers Shaq

Heat LeBron, Wade

10 for Wade to open the third; book your flight back to South Beach.

3 Heat 77 Lakers 51

Lakers Shaq, Campbell

Heat Miller(3) Wade

3Score Heat 84 Lakers 59

Lakers Jones, Kobe, Shaq, Kobe

Heat Miller(3) Lewis, Allen

It's Miami hitting the 3s today; lets get ready for game 3.

4Qtr

9 Heat 89 Lakers 69

Lakers Shaq, Kobe, Bennett, VExel, Shaq

Heat Wade, Chalmers(3)

6 Heat 95 Lakers 78

Lakers Shaq(1) Horry, Kobe, Jones, Bennett

Heat LeBron, LeBron, Bosh

3 Heat 103 Lakers 84

Lakers Barry(3) Barry(3)

Heat Haslem(1) LeBron, Bosh, Harris(3)

FScore Heat 105 Lakers 93

Lakers Fisher, Seals(1) Fisher(3) Fisher(3)

Heat Cole

Garbage time points for LA, but this was never a game.

LeBron: 23 pts/11 boards/10 assists-Player of the Game

Bosh: 13 pts/6 boards

Wade: 23 pts/5 boards/5 assists

Allen: 11 pts

Kobe: 21 pts

Jones: 18 pts

Shaq: 18 pts/11 boards

Gm 3: Miami: American Airlines Arena. Announcers: Eric Reid/Chick Hearn

Qtr 1

9 Heat 10 Lakers 9

Heat LeBron, LeBron(3) Bosh, Bosh

Lakers VExel, VExel, Shaq, VExel(3)

6 Heat 15 Lakers 13

Heat Bosh, Chalmers(3)

Lakers Shaq, Shaq

One game for all of it. 

3 Heat 23 Lakers 18

Heat Bosh, Andersen, Haslem, Wade

Lakers Shaq, Jones(3)

1Score Heat 26 Lakers 25

Heat Wade(3)

Lakers Kobe(3) Fisher, Shaq

We might have a good one. Shaq with 10 in the first.

2Qtr

9 Lakers 31 Heat 30

Heat Wade, Wade

Lakers Campbell(1) Jones, Jones(3)

6 Lakers 42 Heat 35

Heat Battier(3), Bosh

Lakers Campbell, Kobe, Shaq, Shaq, Fisher(3)

Shaq's got 14 and the Lakers have their biggest lead.

3 Lakers 48 Heat 44

Heat Allen, Wade, Wade, Allen(3)

Lakers Shaq, Kobe, Shaq

HScore Lakers 56 Heat 46

Heat Allen

Lakers Shaq(1) VExel(3) Bennett, Campbell

19 for the Diesel and there's a double digit Laker lead - tense Miami crowd.

3Qtr

9 Lakers 64 Heat 56

Heat LeBron, leBron, Bosh, Bosh, LeBron

Lakers Shaq, VExel, Kobe, Fisher

6 Lakers 76 Heat 67

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

Lakers Shaq(1) VExel, Horry, Barry(3) Shaq, Kobe

24 for Shaq.  Lakers continue that lead.

3 Lakers 83 Heat 73

Heat Wade, LeBron, Wade

Lakers Kobe(1) Shaq, Jones, Kobe

3Score Lakers 86 Heat 79

Heat Chalmers(3) Wade(3)

Lakers Fisher(1) Jones

Wade has 9 in the 3rd.  Can Miami make a run?

4Qtr

9 Heat 94 Lakers 91

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

Lakers Campbell(1) Horry, VExel

6 Heat 99 Lakers 97

Heat LeBron(1) Andersen, Wade

Lakers Jones, Shaq, Shaq

We got the run - 3 triples in 3 minutes for Miami and with 6 left, it's the Heat up a bucket.  Let's do it.

5:22 LA: Kobe hits a corner 3.  Laker lead.

4:59: MIA: Bosh hits a corner 3.  Heat lead.

4:49: LA: 5th Bosh foul, Bennett hits 1.  

4:42: MIA: LeBron 10 footer.  104-102 Heat.  Great game 3.

4:04: MIA: LeBron top of the key.  

3:52: LA: Shaq bullies to the goal.

3:29: MIA: Van Exel picks up his 5th - Andersen hits 1.  4 pt game.

3:16: LA: Eddie Jones from the wing.  107-105 Heat.

2:32: MIA: Haslem goes bank.

2:09: MIA: Wade in traffic and it's a 6 pt game

1:24: LA: Shaq.

:27: MIA: A minute later - no one has scored, LeBron goes to the line and it's a 6 pt game.

Wade hits FT.  Then again.  Van Exel a 3.  LeBron a FT and thats your series.

FScore: Heat 118 Lakers 110

Miami outscores LA by 15 in the 4th and wins Region 10.  2 Spurs teams, 2 Lakers teams 2 Heat teams have won 6 of the 10 Regional Titles.  34/14 for Shaq in the loss.  He's Region 10 MVP

Wade: 30 pts/9 boards/8 assists/5 steals-Player of the Game

LeBron: 27 pts/10 boards/9 assists

Bosh: 26 pts

Allen: 12 pts

All Region Team

C Shaq ('98 Lakers-7)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

F Bird ('80 Celtics-3)

F LeBron ('13 Heat-5) 

G Drexler ('90 Blazers-2)

G Wade ('13 Heat-3)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 9 Final

 Region 9

1. 2016 SW DIV CHAMP SA SPURS v. 6. 1989 WEST CHAMP LA LAKERS

Spurs: 67-15, 1st SW Div, 4th Off/1st Def

            d. Grizzlies West 1st Rnd 4-0

            Lost Thunder West Semis 4-2

            9th overall seed

            d. '99 Heat (2-1, Aldridge/Kawhi PotG)

            d. '86 Lakers (2-1, Kawhi/Aldridge)

            d. '14 Rockets (2-1, Kawhi)

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Tim Duncan                39-Wake           8.6 PPG  16.9 PER  5.2 WS  2

F LaMarcus Aldridge     30-Texas           18           22.4          10.1       2.5

F Kawhi Leonard           24-S Diego St   21.2        26             13.7       6.7 VORP

G Tony Parker                33                     11.9         16.2         5.8         1.2

G Manu Ginobli             38                     9.6           17.8          3.8        1.6

Rotation Reserves

C Boban Marjanovic      27                     5.5           27.7           3.4         .8

F Boris Diaw                  33                     6.4           14              3.8         1

F David West                 35-Xavier         7.1           17.6            5.4        1.7

G Patty Mills                 27-St Marys      8.5           14.6           4.8         1.5

G Danny Green             28-UNC             7.2           10.5          4.2         1.6

Leaders: Kawhi: 3rd 3Pt%, 4th WS, 2nd WS/48, 3rd +/1, 3rd Def Rtng, 1st Team All NBA

               Duncan: 1st Def +/-, 2nd Def Rtng

               Aldridge: 3rd Team All NBA

The top remaining seed in this tournament - the Spurs; do they fall victim to the Curse? 24 year old Kawhi and 30 year old Aldridge lead the way, over 20 PER and double digit WS, both made the All Star team. 27 year old Boban with a ton of PER off the bench. It's Duncan's last season, he's 39. The '15 and '17 Spurs have already won Regional Titles and this team already knocked off the '86 Lakers.  Kawhi is Defensive Player of the Year - this is the top remaining overall seed in the tournament. 

Lakers: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off/7th Def

              d. Blazers West 1st Rnd 3-0

              d. Sonics West Semis 4-0

              d. Suns West Finals 4-0

              Lost Pistons NBA Finals 4-0

              #88 overall seed

              d. '06 Pistons (2-0, Magic 2 PotG)

              d. '02 Kings (2-0, Magic/Green)

              d. '10 Suns (2-0 Magic)

Coach: Pat Riley, GM Jerry West

Starters

C Mychal Thompson       34-Minnesota          9.2   PPG      13.3 PER  5.2 WS    .5

F AC Green                      25-Ore St                13.3               17.8          9.4       2.3

F James Worthy               27-UNC                   20.5              19             9.7        3.7 VORP

G Magic Johnson            29-Mich St               22.5               26.9          16.1     8.3

G Byron Scott                  27-San Diego St      19.6               16.6         6.8       1.9

Rotation Reserves

C Kareem Abdul Jabbar   41-UCLA                10.1               12.9         2.9        0

F Mark McNamara           29-Cal                     2.9                 11.2         .7         -.2

F Orlando Woolridge        29-N Dame             9.7                 14            3.3       .1

G Michael Cooper            32-N Mexico          7.3                  11.9         4.4       1.5

G Tony Campbell             26-Ohio St               6.2                 12.5         1.1       -.3

Leaders: Magic 3rd Assts, 2nd Assts/Gm, 1st FT%, 2nd TS%, 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 2nd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 3rd VORP, 2nd Off Rtng, 2nd Asst %, 1st Trip-Doub, 1st Team All NBA

                Worthy: 5th FG%

29 year old Magic is Top 3 in the Big 5 Cats; he was NBA MVP, he carries these Lakers; 41 year old Kareem comes off the bench in his final season. 25 year old AC Green as second Team All Defense. Magic, Kareem and 27 year old Worthy were all named to the All Star team. These Lakers are undefeated; 6-0 so far, the first team we've seen in the regional finals still undefeated.  

Matchup:

C Duncan (Spurs)

F Aldridge (Spurs)

F Kawhi (Spurs)

G Magic (Lakers)

G Scott (Lakers)

Bench: Spurs

Gm1: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Announcers: Bill Schoening/Bill Land

1Qtr

9 Spurs 9 Lakers 6

Spurs Duncan(3) Duncan, Duncan, Aldridge

Lakers  Green, Thompson, Worthy

6 Spurs 15 Lakers 15

Spurs Parker, Kawhi, Ginobli

Lakers Green(3) Worthy, Thompson, Worthy

Duncan scored the first 7; we are tied now; Region 9 Finals - can the Spurs win their 3rd Regional Title?

3 Spurs 19 Lakers 17

Spurs Aldridge, Aldridge

Lakers Worthy

1Score Lakers 25 Spurs 21

Spurs Kawhi

Lakers Scott, Magic, Kareem, Magic

Best offense in '89 v. best defense in '16.  Winner wins region 9.

2Qtr

9 Lakers 31 Spurs 28

Spurs Green(3) Diaw, West

Lakers McNamara, McNamara, Campbell

6 Lakers 37 Spurs 34

Spurs Boban, Parker, Ginobli

Lakers Scott, Green, Woolridge

Spurs have two decades on LA, Lakers fighting uphill

3 Lakers 49 Spurs 42

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi, West, West

Lakers Kareem, Kareem, Scott, Magic, Scott, Thompson

HScore Lakers 57 Spurs 49

Spurs Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3) Boban(1)

Lakers Magic, Scott, Kareem, Kareem

The Captain comes off the bench and scores 8 in the last 6.

3Qtr

9 Lakers 65 Spurs 53

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi

Lakers Magic, Kareem, Worthy, Kareem

6 Lakers 69 Spurs 57

Spurs West, Duncan

Lakers Green, Worthy

The Spurs are the top remaining overall seed - but here are the Lakers, the '80 team won Region 1 and this '89 team up double digits.

3 Lakers 77 Spurs 59

Spurs Aldridge

Lakers Woolridge, Worthy, Scott, Scott

3Score Lakers 78 Spurs 66

Spurs Mills(3) Boban, Ginobli

Lakers Woolridge(1)

12 minutes left - can the Spurs shoot their way back into it?

4Qtr

9 Lakers 84 Spurs 72

Spurs Parker(3) Ginobli(3)

Lakers Green, Green, Woolridge

6 Lakers 90 Spurs 79

Spurs Duncan, Ginobli, Ginobli(3)

Lakers Thompson, Magic, Scott

Spurs banging triples but still down double digits.

3 Lakers 94 Spurs 88

Spurs Diaw, Parker(3) Kawhi, Parker

Lakers Thompson, Magic

FScore Lakers 102 Spurs 94

Spurs Aldridge(3) Aldridge(3)

Lakers Scott(3) Worthy, Worthy, Scott(1)

LA just controls the game; the Spurs never get closer than 6 and now we head to the Forum where the Lakers can win Region 9.

Magic: 14 pts/18 assists/9 boards-Player of the Game

Scott: 20 pts/8 boards/6 assists

Worthy: 18 pts/10 boards/5 assists

Green: 13 pts/12 boards

Thompson: 10 pts

Kareem: 14 pts/7 boards

Kawhi: 16 pts/6 boards/4 blocks

Aldridge: 18 pts/14 boards

Duncan: 11 pts/10 boards/4 blocks

Ginobli: 14 pts/5 assists

Parker: 12 pts/6 assists

Gm 2: Los Angeles: Forum: Announcers: Chick Hearn/Stu Lantz

1Qtr

9 Spurs 7 Lakers 5

Lakers Magic, Scott(3)

Spurs Parker(3) Kawhi, Parker

6 Lakers 14 Spurs 11

Lakers Scott, Thompson, Scott(3) Worthy

Spurs Ginobli, Ginobli

Jack, Dyan Cannon, the whole Showtime crew is here as the Lakers try to close.

3 Lakers 20 Spurs 18

Lakers Green, Magic, Worthy

Spurs Aldridge(3) Parker, Ginobli

1Score Lakers 27 Spurs 20

Lakers Worthy, Worthy(3) Campbell

Spurs Boban

9 for Worthy in the first - the LA Lakers are looking to bounce the top remaining overall seed in this tournament.

2Qtr

9 Lakers 35 Spurs 27

Lakers Kareem, Scott, Green, Cooper

Spurs Mills, Green(3) Aldridge

6 Lakers 39 Spurs 30

Lakers Worthy, Magic

Spurs Diaw(1) Aldridge

Game 2 - lot like game 1 - Lakers just solidly better so far in the series.

3 Lakers 41 Spurs 32

Lakers Magic

Spurs West

HScore Lakers 50 Spurs 38

Lakers Woolridge, Woolridge, Scott(3) Green

Spurs Aldridge, Kawhi, Duncan

It's a double digit Laker lead - LA is rolling here, a win and they match the Spurs with 2 regional titles each.

3Qtr

9 Lakers 57 Spurs 48

Lakers Green, Magic(3) Kareem

Spurs Ginobli(3) Kawhi, Ginobli, Parker(1) West

6 Lakers 64 Sputs 60

Lakers Kareem, Cooper(3) Scott

Spurs Aldridge(3) Ginobli(3) Ginobli, Aldridge, Kawhi

The modern teams always are just a few deep balls away from a big run; that's happened here, Manu with 10 in 6 minutes.

3 Lakers 73 Spurs 72

Lakers Green, Magic(3) Magic, Thompson

Spurs Kawhi, Duncan, Ginobli, Aldridge, Parker

3Score Spurs 81 Lakers 77

Lakers Scott, Green

Spurs  Aldridge(3) Parker, Boban, Ginobli

The Spurs have been on the back foot almost the entire series - but now, on the road, a 4 pt lead.

4Qtr

9 Spurs 87 Lakers 80

Lakers Worthy(1) Kareem

Spurs Kawhi(3) Kawhi(3)

6 Spurs 97 Lakers 90

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

Spurs Dunca, Parker, Parker, Ginobli, Parker

Half dozen in 3 minutes for Tony Parker - Kawhi does have 5 fouls.

3 Spurs 105 Lakers 94

Lakers Magic, Scott

Spurs Ginobli, Mills, Parker, Aldridge

FScore Spurs 120 Lakers 105

Lakers Woolridge, Cooper(3) Lamp(3) Cooper(3)

Spurs Parker(3) Alridge, Simmons(1) McCallum, Butler, Simmons(3) Simmons

It sure looked like the Lakers were about to go through Region 9 with a perfect record - but the Spurs caught fire here with 82 second half pts and now we go back to San Antonio for the showdown.

Aldridge: 23 pts/16 pts-Player of the Game

Kawhi: 16 pts/5 boards/4 steals

Parker: 23 pts/6 assists

Ginobli: 24 pts

Scott: 21 pts

Worthy: 17 pts/6 boards

Magic: 20 pts/12 assists/8 boards

Green: 12 pts/15 boards

Cooper: 11 pts

Gm 3: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Announcers: Bill Schoening/Chick Hearn

1Qtr

9 Lakers 8 Spurs 7

Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli(3) Aldridge

Lakers Green, Magic, Worthy, Green

6 Lakers 20 Spurs 13

Spurs Parker, Duncan, Aldridge

Lakers Worthy, Scott, Scott, Green, Kareem, Magic

Showtime off to the super hot start here in game 3.  Lakers switched their starters, Kareem in for Thompson.

3 Lakers 26 Spurs 20

Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli, Kawhi(3)

Lakers Green, Worthy, Kareem

1Score Lakers 37 Spurs 29

Spurs Parker, Aldridge(3) Aldridge, Boban

Lakers Green, Thompson, Thompson, Thompson, Thompson(3)

Off the bench for the first time in the tournament - Mychal Thompson scores the last 9 LA pts in the qtr

2Qtr

9 Lakers 41 Spurs 35

Spurs West, Mills, Kawhi

Lakers Thompson, Thompson

6 Lakers 48 Spurs 43

Spurs Kawhi, West, Aldridge, Kawhi

Lakers Kareem(3) Magic, Green

Mychal Thompson scored 13 straight LA pts - they've led the whole way.

3 Lakers 56 Spurs 49

Spurs West, Aldridge, West

Lakers Scott, Scott, magic, Green

HScore Lakers 59 Spurs 53

Spurs Green, Duncan

Lakers Magic(3)

11 first half pts for Magic; he may be Regional MVP regardless of the outcome.

3Qtr

9 Spurs 62 Lakers 61

Spurs Ginobli(3) Kawhi(3) Ginobli(3)

Lakers Green

6 Spurs 73 Lakers 69

Spurs West, West, Kawhi(3) West, Duncan

Lakers Green, Worthy, Worthy, Magic

The 3 ball is just too much - Magic has four fouls and the Spurs might be taking charge

3 Lakers 78 Spurs 75

Spurs Kawhi

Lakers  Scott, Green, Cooper, Green(3)

3Score Lakers 83 Spurs 80

Spurs Aldridge, Ginobli, Duncan(1)

Lakers Green(3) Kareem

8 for AC Green in the back half of the third and we have a finish coming up in Region 9

4Qtr

9 Lakers 90 Spurs 86

Spurs Parker, West, Kawhi

Lakers Magic(3) Worthy, Woolridge

6 Lakers 100 Spurs 92

Spurs Duncan, West, Parker

Lakers Campbell, Campbell, Magic, Scott, Kareem

The Lakers with their largest lead - just 6 to go in this series.

3 Lakers 112 Spurs 104

Spurs Kawhi(3) Duncan, Kawhi(3) Boban, Aldridge

Lakers Magic, Scott, Worthy, Scott, Kareem, Worthy

FScore

Spurs Aldridge, Parker, Kawhi

Lakers Kareem, Magic, Magic(3)

It's the Lakers, they lead the whole way in game 3 - a really impressive performance by the '89 Lakers in Region 9.  29 for Kawhi in the loss.  An impossibly huge game for Magic.  Look a that ridiculous triple double.

Magic: 25 pts/19 assists/10 boards-Player of the Game

Green: 26 pts/9 boards

Worthy: 16 pts

Scott: 16 pts/6 assists

Kareem: 15 pts/9 boards

Thompson: 13 pts/5 boards

All Region Team

C Howard ('14 Rockets-3 PotG)

F Kawhi ('16 Spurs 4 PotG)

F Aldridge ('16 Spurs 3 PotG)

G Magic ('86 Lakers 3 PotG)

G Magic ('89 Lakers 7 PotG)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: Region 8 Finals

 Region 7

5. 2015 SAN ANTONIO SPURS v. 7. 1987 EAST CHAMP BOSTON CELTICS

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

            Lost Clips West 1st Rnd 4-3

            #72 overall seed

            d. '08 Suns (2-0 Duncan 2 PotG)

            d. '69 Celtics (2-0 Splitter/Duncan)

            d. '82 Lakers (2-1 Kawhi/Duncan)

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Starters

C Tiago Splitter        30                       8.2 PPG  18.9 PER  4 WS   1.1

F Tim Duncan          38-Wake            13.9          22.6          9.6     4

F Kawhi Leonard     23-San Diego St 16.5         22             8.6     4.1 VORP

G Tony Parker          32                     14.2           15.9          4.1     .3

G Danny Green        27-UNC            11.7           16.5         7.8      3.8

Rotation Reserves

C Aron Baynes         28- Wash St      6.6             15.9          3.9    .1

F Boris Diaw            32                     8.7             12.7          3.6    .8

F Marco Belinelli     28                     9.2             12.4          2.9   .4

G Cory Joseph         23-Texas            6.8            15.5          4.5    1.2

G Manu Ginobli       37                     10.5           16.2          3.7    1.5

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

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

The Spurs got bounced in the first round of the playoffs in '15, but they're the 5th seed in Region 8 with home court advantage here.  Young Kawhi and Old Duncan both hit 20 PER. The '17 Spurs have already won their region and the '15 and '16 teams are about to compete in Regional Finals against some 80s legends. 38 year old Duncan made the All Star team and was All Defense second team. 23 year old Kawhi was all Defense 1st team.  Just one loss so far; to the NBA Champ Lakers in LA

Celtics: 59-23, 1st Atl Div, 3rd Off, 9th Def

              d. Bulls East 1st Rnd 3-0

              d. Bucks East Semis 4-3

              d. Pistons East Finals 4-3

              Lost Lakers NBA Finals 4-2

              #104 overall seed

              d. '75 Bullets (2-0 Bird 2 PotG)

              d. '02 Lakers (2-1 Bird 2 PotG)

              d. '19 Bucks (2-0 McHale/Bird)

Coach: KC Jones

Starters

C Robert Parish             33-Centenary      17.5 PPG   17.7 PER 9.2 WS   2.4 VORP

F Kevin McHale           29-Minnesota      26.1            24           14.8         5.5

F Larry Bird                  30-Indiana St      28.1            26.4        15.2         8.6

G Dennis Johnson         32-Pepperdine    13.4            13.2        5.2           1.2

G Danny Ainge             27-BYU              14.8            15.2        6.7           2

Rotation Reserves

C Bill Walton               34-UCLA             2.8              5.6         -.1           -.1

F Fred Roberts             26-BYU               5.5              10.7        1.8          -.4

F Darren Daye             26-UCLA            3.9               9.6         .6             -.2

G Sam Vincent            23-Mich St          3.7                12.8      .5               0

G Jerry Sichting          30-Purdue           5.7                9.4         2.3            -.1

Leaders: Bird 4th PPG, 1st FT%, 3rd PER, 3rd WS, 3rd WS/48, 2nd +/-, 2nd VORP, 3rd Trip-Doub, 1st Team All NBA

                McHale 1st FG%, 2nd Eff FG%, 3rd TS%, 5th PER, 4th WS, 4th WS/48, 2nd Off Rtng, 1st Team All NBA

                Ainge 2nd FT%, 3rd 3Pt%

 30 year old Bird, 29 year old McHale both 1st Team All NBA, Bird's top 3 in the Big 5 Cats, McHale also is mid 20s PER, mid teens WS. Just one loss in the tournament for these Celtics; this was the Len Bias season. McHale and 32 year old DJ were 1st Team All Defense.  Bird/McHale and 33 year old Parish all were named to the All Star game. 

Matchup:

C Parish (Celtics)

F McHale (Celtics)

F Bird (Celtics)

G Push

G Green (Spurs)

Bench: Spurs 

The '17 Spurs are already onto the next round - the '15 Spurs, which add Duncan to that '17 mix, look to join them - to do so, they have the beat the last Bird/McHale team left in the field.

Gm 1: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Announcers: Bill Schoening/Bill Land

1Qtr

9 Celtics 7 Spurs 2

Spurs Green

Celtics Parish(3) McHale, Ainge

6 Celtics 14 Spurs 12

Spurs Splitter, Baynes(3) Green, Green(3)

Celtics McHale(3) Parish, Parish

Region 8 Final - either the Spurs become the first organization with 2 teams to reach the Sweet 16 or the Celtics have their first Regional Champs.

3 Celtics 19 Spurs 18

Spurs Baynes, Parker, Kawhi

Celtics Ainge, Bird(3)

1Score Spurs 24 Celtics 19

Spurs Belinelli(3) Diaw(1) Duncan

Celtics 

Celtic offense v. Spurs defense and the Spurs get off first.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 36 Celtics 27

Spurs Belinelli(3) Duncan(3) Joseph, Kawhi, Kawhi

Celtics Roberts, Parish, Roberts, Vincent

6 Spurs 41 Celtics 34

Spurs Joseph(3) Parker

Celtics Ainge, Parish, Walton(1) mcHale

Those Spurs triples starting to take their toll.

3 Spurs 50 Celtics 40

Spurs Joseph, Ginobli(3) Parker, Parker

Celtics McHale, McHale, Bird

HScore Spurs 54 Celtics 45

Spurs Baynes, Kawhi

Celtics Mchale(3) McHale

11 for McHale at the half, but the Spurs solidly up.

3Qtr

9 Spurs 63 Celtics 53

Spurs Baynes, Kawhi, Duncan, Parker(3)

Celtics Bird, Bird, Walton, McHale

6 Celtics 66 Spurs 65

Spurs Ginobli

Celtics McHale, McHale, McHale, Ainge(3) Ainge, Bird

Boston goes on a run, 21 pts in 6 minutes.  8 from McHale now with 19.

3 Spurs 72 Celtics 68

Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli, Kawhi(3)

Celtics McHale

3Score Spurs 80 Celtics 70

Spurs Ginobli, Splitter, Parker, Diaw

Celtics McHale

McHale/Bird v. Duncan/Kawhi - Spurs have had the better of it.

4Qtr

9 Spurs 86 Celtics 74

Spurs Splitter(3) Belinelli(3)

Celtics Parish, Vincent

6 Spurs 89 Celtics 80

Spurs Parker, Splitter(1)

Celtics Parish, Bird, Parish

That 3 ball looks like it's ending game one.

3 Spurs 93 Celtics 84

Spurs Splitter, Splitter

Celtics Sichting, DJ

FScore Spurs 98 Celtics 94

Spurs Kawhi, Green(1) Parker

Celtics McHale, DJ(1) Roberts, Bird(3)

That 4 point margin is the closest the Celtics got in the 4th as Bird hits an end game 3. McHale is PotG in the loss; Duncan has a huge blocks total.

Duncan: 7 pts/13 boards/10 blocks

Kawhi: 17 pts/9 boards/4 steals

Splitter: 12 pts/6 boards

Parker: 17 pts/6 assists

McHale: 30 pts/11 boards-Player of the Game

Bird: 16 pts/9 boards/5 assists

Parish: 19 pts/15 boards

Ainge: 11 pts/6 assists/5 boards

Gm 2: Boston: Boston Garden: Johnny Most/Tommy Heinsohn

1Qtr

9 Celtics 6 Spurs 6

Celtics Parish, Mchale, Bird

Spurs Kawhi, Green, Duncan

6 Celtics 13 Spurs 13

Celtics Ainge(3) Bird, Parish

Spurs Duncan, Green(3) Duncan

The Spurs really handled the Celtics in San Antonio - one more win and they take Region 8 to go with their Region 2 Title.

3 Spurs 21 Celtics 17

Celtics Bird, Parish

Spurs Splitter, Joseph, Ginobli, Ginobli

1Score Spurs 29 Celtics 21

Celtics Bird, Parish

Spurs Kawhi, Kawhi, Joseph, Ginobli

Modern basketball - specifically here, the Spurs, the '17 team is already in, the '16 team is in the Region 9 Final and here's the '15 team driving toward the finish.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 36 Celtics 25

Celtics Bird, Walton

Spurs Baynes, Belinelli, Belinelli(3)

6 Spurs 38 Celtics 28

Celtics Bird, Roberts(1)

Spurs Green

Spurs defense just carrying the day.

3 Spurs 43 Celtics 39

Celtics Roberts, Ainge(3) Ainge, McHale, DJ

Spurs Kawhi, Ginobli(3)

HScore Celtics 49 Spurs 49

Celtics Bird, Bird, McHale, Bird, DJ

Spurs Splitter, Kawhi, Green

Boston goes on a run and ties the score - Bird was really held in check by Kawhi in game one, but he scores 10 in the second here.

3Qtr

9 Spurs 53 Celtics 51

Celtics Bird

Spurs Baynes, Splitter

6 Spurs 59 Celtics 56

Celtics Parish, Mchale, Bird(1)

Spurs Ginobli, Duncan, Diaw

It's a game - can the leprechauns sneak Boston over the top?

3 Celtics 66 Spurs 65

Celtics DJ, Parish, McHale, McHale, Bird

Spurs Parker, Parker, Kawhi

3Score Celtics 72 Spurs 69

Celtics Parish, Vincent, Mchale

Spurs Baynes, Parker

8 in the 3rd for McHale and Boston has its biggest lead.

4Qtr

9 Celtics 76 Spurs 76

Celtics DJ, McHale

Spurs Kawhi, Duncan(3) Splitter

6 Celtics 90 Spurs 82

Celtics McHale, DJ, Bird(3) McHale(3) McHale, Bird

Spurs Splitter, Joseph, Baynes

They are going wild in the Garden; 9 more for McHale - he hit Duncan and the Spurs for 30 in game 1 and has scored 17 in the second half today.

3 Celtics 94 Spurs 85

Celtics Sichting, Parish(1) Daye(1)

Spurs Mills(3)

FScore Celtics 103 Spurs 93

Celtics Ainge, Ainge, Bird, DJ(1) Bird

Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Parker, Green(3)

The Spurs never get closer than 6 down the stretch; Boston wins at home to force the showdown

Bird: 32 pts/9 boards-Player of the Game

McHale: 23 pts/9 boards

Parish: 15 pts/15 boards

Ainge: 12 pts

DJ: 11 pts/7 assists

Duncan: 13 pts/9 boards

Kawhi: 14 pts/13 boards

Splitter: 10 pts/5 boards

Green: 12 pts/6 boards

Ginobli: 11 pts

Gm 3: San Antonio: AT&T Center: Announcers: Bill Schoening/Johnny Most

1Qtr

9 Spurs 9 Celtics 5

Spurs Green(3) Kawhi, Green, Green

Celtics McHale, Bird(3)

6 Spurs 13 Celtics 5

Spurs Parker, Splitter

Celtics 

Rough start for Boston - region 8 ends here.

3 Spurs 19 Celtics 11

Spurs Parker, Kawhi, Duncan

Celtics Bird, McHale, DJ

1Score Spurs 28 Celtics 17

Spurs Duncan, Joseph, Splitter. Kawhi(3)

Celtics McHale, DJ, McHale

The Celtics just fought super hard and won game 2 - but the modern Spurs, with Kawhi and Duncan and the 3 ball, just proving too much for an 80s team.

2Qtr

9 Spurs 40 Celtics 25

Spurs Diaw(1) Joseph, Diaw, Baynes, Ginobli, Belinelli(3)

Celtics Walton, Daye, Roberts, Sichting

6 Spurs 42 Celtics 32

Spurs Ginobli

Celtics Sitchting, Vincent, Bird(3)

Boston is keeping it from being a blowout, but they need a big run soon.

3 Spurs 52 Celtics 38

Spurs Parker, Splitter, Duncan, Duncan, Green

Celtics McHale, Bird, Mchale

HScore Spurs 67 Celtics 44

Spurs Ginobli, Diaw(3) Splitter, Duncan, Duncan, Parker, Kawhi

Celtics Vincent, Ainge, Vincent

It's done - the Spurs have ended this early and we now have 2 Kawhi Leonard teams in the Sweet 16 with a shot a third right around the corner.  

3Qtr

9 Spurs 75 Celtics 50

Spurs Kawhi, Baynes, Diaw, Ginobli

Celtics McHale, McHale, Ainge

6 Spurs 81 Celtics 63

Spurs Splitter, Splitter, Kawhi

Celtics Ainge(3) Bird, Parish, Ainge, McHale, Bird

3 Spurs 86 Celtics 75

Spurs Splitter, Parker, Splitter(1)

Celtics Roberts, Bird, Bird(3) Vincent, McHale(3)

3Score Spurs 96 Celtics 77

Spurs Parker, Parker(3) Duncan, Green(3)

Celtics DJ

Boston cut that 25 pt deficit to 11 - but that's as close as they got.

4Qtr

9 Spurs 104 Celtics 81

Spurs Ginobli(3) Ginobli(3) Kawhi

Celtics Parish, Ainge

6 Spurs 109 Celtics 85

Spurs Splitter, Ginobli(3)

Celtics Vincent, Parish

3 Spurs 113 Celtics 91

Spurs Ayres, Anderson

Celtics DJ, Walton, Thirdkill(3)

FScore Spurs 113 Celtics 96

Spurs

Celtics Wedman, Henry, henry

19/11/8 for Bird in the loss; he becomes the first member of a losing team to be Region MVP

Splitter: 17 pts/15 boards-Player of the Game

Kawhi: 15 pts/5 boards

Duncan: 14 pts/9 boards/6 assists

Parker: 15 pts/5 assists

Green: 12 pts/5 boards

Ginobli: 17 pts/5 assists

All Region:

C Shaq ('02 Lakers-3 PotG)

F Duncan ('15 Spurs-4 PotG)

F Bird ('87 Celtics-6 PotG)-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

G Magic ('82 Lakers-2 PotG)

G Jordan ('91 Bulls-2 PotG)