256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: SWEET SIXTEEN: 2013 HEAT v. 2020 BUCKS

 Heat v. Thunder

2013 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 2020 CEN DIV CHAMP MIL BUCKS 

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)

           Regional Final d. '98 Lakers (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. 

Bucks: 56-17, 1st Cen Div, 8th Off, 1st Def

             d. Magic East 1st Rnd 4-1

             Lost Heat East Semis 4-1

             #90 overall seed

             d. '02 Mavs (2-0 Middleton/Giannis PotG)

             d. '93 Bulls (2-1 Giannis)

             d. '85 Lakers (2-1 Giannis)

             Regional Final d. '77 Blazers (2-0 Giannis)

Coach: Mike Budenholzer, Asst Vin Baker

Starters

C Brook Lopez                     31-Stanford       12 PPG  15 PER 5.5 WS    1.9

F Giannis Antetokounmpo   25                      29.5        31.9      11.1         6.6 VORP

F Khris Middleton                28-Texas A&M 20.9       21.1      7.9            2.9

G Eric Bledsoe                    30-Kentucky     14.9          17.6       5.4         1.6

G Donte DiVincenzo            23-Villanova     9.2         14.1       4.3           1.3

Rotation Reserves

C Robin Lopez                     31-Stanford       5.4          10.2       1.5          -.2

F Ersan Ilyasova                  32                      6.6           14.9       3.6         .6

F Kyle Korver                     38-Creighton     16.6          11.3      2.5         .5

G George Hill                       33-IUPUI          9.4         16.9        5.5         1.6

G Pat Connaughton             27-NDame        5.4           11.5        3.4         .8

Leaders: Giannis 5th PPG, 4th Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 1st PER, 3rd WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/- 2nd VORP, 1st Def Rtng, 4th Reb %, 1st Team All NBA

               BLopez 2nd Blocks, 2nd Blocks/Gm, 4th Def WS, 5th Def +/- 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Block %

               Middleton 3rd FT%

               DiVincenzo  3rd Def Rtng

               Hill 1st 3 Pt %, 3rd Off Rtng

25 year old Giannis is top 3 in the Big 5 Cats, he's got the best PER in this series, 28 year old Middleton's over 20 PER also.  It's the Covid Bucks, they knocked off the '93 Bulls and '85 Lakers. Really shows the power of ultramodern basketball. Milwaukee's the best defensive team in 2020. Both Giannis and Middleton were named to the All Star team. Giannis won the MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year Award, 31 year old Brook Lopez/30 year old Eric Bledsoe both second team all defense.

6 Sweet Sixteen Series Down, 2 to Go.  The '12 Heat just got swept; the '13 squad looks to make up for that.  Giannis is 3 PotG from passing KG and taking the top spot as Tournament MVP.  Ray Allen's in with the Celtics and tries to add to that here; LeBron's Lakers have also advanced.

Matchup

C Lopez (Bucks)

F Giannis (Bucks)

F LeBron (Heat)

G Bledsoe (Bucks)

G Wade (Heat)

Bench: Heat

Gm 1 Miami: AAA Mike Breen/Eric Reid

1Qtr

9 Bucks 10 Heat 7

Heat Wade, Wade, Chalmers(3)

Bucks Middleton, Bledsoe, BLopez, Giannis

6 Bucks 19 Heat 15

Heat Wade, LeBron, Wade(1) LeBron(3)

Bucks Middleton(1) BLopez, Middleton, Bledsoe, Middleton

2 slots left in the Elite 8 - last chance for Miami, Giannis also tries to earn a spot.

3 Heat 24 Bucks 23

Heat Bosh, Miller(3) LeBron, Wade

Bucks Giannis, Hill

1Score Heat 29 Bucks 27

Heat LeBron, Lewis

Bucks Giannis, RLopez

DWade with 9.

2Qtr

9 Heat 33 Bucks 29

Heat Lewis(1) Battier(3)

Bucks Bledsoe

6 Heat 37 Bucks 34

Heat Andersen, Bosh

Bucks RLopez(3) Ilyasova

Just 6 so far for Giannis, but you know he's going to go off

3 Bucks 45 Heat 43

Heat Bosh, Allen, Bosh

Bucks Hill, Hill(3) Hill, Bledsoe, BLopez

HScore Heat 52 Bucks 48

Heat LeBron(3) Bosh, LeBron, Andersen

Bucks Donte

Dozen for LeBron.

3Qtr

9 Heat 64 Bucks 57

Heat Andersen, Andersen, Bosh, Wade Wade, LeBron

Bucks Giannis, Korver(3) Connaughton, Ilyasova

6 Heat 68 Bucks 59

Heat LeBron, Wade

Bucks BLopez

Miami with the biggest lead for either team; Wade adds a half dozen.

3  Heat 79 Bucks 67

Heat Allen(3) Allen, LeBron, LeBron, leBron

Bucks Giannis, Giannis(3) BLopez(3)

3Score Heat 87 Bucks 72

Heat Allen, Bosh, Bosh, Wade

Bucks Connaughton, Giannis(3)

LeBron and Giannis each with 10 in the third - Miami got swept in the prior series, that seems unlikely here.

4Qtr

9 Heat 99 Bucks 77

Heat LeBron, Wade, Miller(3) Bosh(3) Wade

Bucks Hill(3) Middleton

6 Heat 108 Bucks 88

Heat Bosh, Andersen, Andersen(3) Haslem

Bucks Giannis, Bledsoe(3) Donte(3) Giannis(3)

Easy game one for Miami.  

3 Heat 114 Bucks 93

Heat Bosh, LeBron, Cole

Bucks Mason(3) Wilson

FScore Heat 116 Bucks 101

Heat Howard

Bucks Williams, Williams(3) Brown(3)

The 2012 Heat got swept clean out of the tournament - but the 2013 Heat easily take game one.

LeBron: 28 pts/8 boards/6 assists-Player of the Game

Bosh: 23 pts/12 boards

Wade: 21 pts/6 boards/6 assists

Andersen: 13 pts

Giannis: 22 pts/9 boards/7 assists

Middleton: 9 pts/10 boards

BLopez: 12 pts/4 blocks

Bledsoe: 11 pts

Hill: 12 pts

Gm 2 Miami: AAA Mike Breen/Eric Reid

1Qtr

9 Heat 6 Bucks 6

Heat Wade, Bosh, Andersen

Bucks  Giannis, BLopez, Bledsoe

6 Heat 13 Bucks 12

Heat Chalmers(3) LeBron, Bosh

Bucks Bledsoe, Middleton, BLopez

Miami looking to return the Sweet 16 to form and take games 1-2

3 Heat 24 Bucks 17

Heat Chalmers, Bosh, Miller(3) Battier, Wade

Bucks BLopez(3) Middleton

1Score Heat 30 Bucks 22

Heat Haslem, Lewis, Haslem

Bucks BLopez, Korver(3)

Miami picks right up where they left off.

2Qtr

9 Heat 35 Bucks 27

Heat Battier(3) Allen

Bucks RLopez, Hill(3)

6 Heat 38 Bucks 34

Heat Allen(3)

Bucks Hill, BLopez, Middleton

Just 2 for Giannis, another slow start.  

3 Heat 44 Bucks 40

Heat Wade, Andersen, Bosh

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Donte

HScore Heat 46 Bucks 41

Heat Wade

Bucks Connaughton(1)

Defense here in game 2.

3Qtr

9 Heat 54 Bucks 47

Heat LeBron, Bosh, Wade, LeBron

Bucks Ilyasova, BLopez, Connaughton

6 Heat 60 Bucks 56

Heat Miller(1) Bosh, LeBron(3)

Bucks Bledsoe, Bledsoe(3) BLopez, Middleton

5 more for LeBron

3 Heat 60 Bucks 60

Heat

Bucks Middleton(3) Wilson(1)

3Score Bucks 70 Heat 66

Heat LeBron, Andersen, Bosh

Bucks Bledsoe, Wilson, Donte, Middleton, Middleton

Giannis has 5 fouls, did not score in the third -- but Middleton gets 9 and Milwaukee has the lead.

4Qtr

9 Heat 73 Bucks 73

Heat Wade, Wade, Chalmers(3)

Bucks Ilyasova, Giannis(1)

6 Bucks 83 Heat 77

Heat Haslem, Wade

Bucks Middleton(3) BLopez, BLopez, Blopez, RLopez

Something's brewing here - very little from Giannis, but the Bucks have their biggest lead.

3 Bucks 88 Heat 81

Heat Bosh, Wade

Bucks RLopez(1)Ilyasova, Hill

FScore Bucks 97 Heat 92

Heat leBron, LeBron, Chalmers, Wade, Wade

Bucks BLopez, Middleton, Bledsoe, Middleton(1), Bledsoe

Milwaukee has been completely dependent on Giannis in the tournament, he's held to a shocking 7 points in this one -- and even more shocking - the Bucks win on the road.

Middleton: 22 pts/14 boards-Player of the Game

BLopez: 23 pts/5 boards/5 assists

Bledsoe: 15 pts

Bosh: 16 pts/11 boards

Wade: 22 pts/8 assists/5 steals

LeBron: 15 pts/5 boards/5 assists

Chalmers: 11 pts

Gm 3 Milwaukee: Fiserv: Jim Paschke/Bill Raftery

 

1Qtr

9 Heat 13 Bucks 6

Bucks Giannis, Bledsoe, Ilyasova

Heat Lebron, Lebron, Lebron(3) Bosh, LeBron, Chalmers

6 Heat 13 Bucks 10

Bucks Ilyasova, Middleton

Heat 

it's the 7th of 8 Sweet 16 series and the first one to be tied at 1

3 Heat 21 Bucks 14

Bucks Middleton, Middleton

Heat Wade, Lewis, Miller, Lebron

1Score Heat 23 Bucks 19

Bucks Bledsoe, Bledsoe(3)

Heat LeBron

13 for LeBron - just 2 for Giannis, shockingly held to single digits in a game 2 win.

2Qtr

9 Heat 33 Bucks 25

Bucks Bledsoe, Williams, Ilyasova

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

6 Heat 37 Bucks 29

Bucks Bledsoe, RLopez

Heat Chalmers, LeBron

Still just 2 for Giannis, he has vanished.  

3 Heat 44 Bucks 36

Bucks RLopez, Ilyasova(3) Ilyasova, Ilyasova

Heat Lewis, LeBron(3) LeBron

HScore Heat 54 Bucks 47

Bucks Donte(3) Middleton, BLopez, Giannis, Giannis

Heat Wade, Wade, RAllen(3) Battier(3)

22 first half points for LeBron.

3Qtr

9 Heat 69 Bucks 52

Bucks Giannis(3) Giannis

Heat Andersen, Bosh(3) Miller(3) Andersen, LeBron(3) Bosh

6 Heat 77 Bucks 59

Bucks BLopez, Giannis, Hill(3)

Heat Bosh, Haslem, Wade, leBron

Giannis gets it going - but the Heat pull away.

3 Heat 79 Bucks 64

Bucks Connaughton(3) Giannis
Heat LeBron

3Score Heat 86 Bucks 70

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Giannis

Heat Bosh(3) Wade, Wade

Giannis with 15 in the qtr but Miami will go up 2-1.

4Qtr

9 Heat 99 Bucks 74

Bucks Giannis, Giannis

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

6 Heat 101 Bucks 88

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

Heat Miller

13 points in 6 minutes for Giannis

3 Heat 111 Bucks 92

Bucks Giannis, Mason

Heat Andersen, RAllen(3) Lebron, Bosh(3)

FScore Heat 117 Bucks 107

Bucks Mason(3) Matthews(3) Williams(3) Mason(3) Bender(3)

Heat Cole, Howard, Harrellson

Giannis woke up and just poured home buckets - but this was never a game.  Tremendous triple double for LeBron.

LeBron: 33 pts/13 boards/11 assists-Player of the Game

Wade: 21 pts/6 boards/5 assists/4 blocks

Bosh: 17 pts/9 boards

Allen: 11 pts

Giannis: 36 pts/9 boards

Middleton: 13 pts/9 boards

Bledsoe: 11 pts

Ilyasova: 13 pts

Gm 4 Milwaukee: Fiserv: Jim Paschke/Bill Raftery

 

1Qtr

9 Bucks 7 Heat 3

Bucks Bledsoe, Bledsoe(3) Donte

Heat Chalmers(3)

6 Heat 13 Bucks 11

Bucks Giannis, Bledsoe

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

Game 4 - we have never had a game 5.

3 Heat 17 Bucks 15

Bucks Middleton, ILyasova

Heat Wade(1) LeBron(3)

1Score Bucks 22 Heat 19

Bucks Ilyasova, ILyasova, Connaughton(3)

Heat Allen

Bucks defense - you have to hope that maybe we go back to Miami and get a game 5.

2Qtr

9 Heat 27 Bucks 24

Bucks Williams(3) RLopez

Heat Miller(3) Lewis

6 Heat 32 Bucks 31

Bucks BLopez, Giannis

Heat Haslem, Haslem, Wade, Wade

8 for Wade.

3 Heat 40 Bucks 38

Bucks Bledsoe, BLopez, Giannis(3)

Heat RAllen, Haslem, Haslem, Andersen

HScore Heat 49 Bucks 47

Bucks Middleton(3) BLopez, BLopez, Connaughton

Heat LeBron, Lewis, LeBron, Lewis(1) LeBron

We've got a good one.

3Qtr

9 Bucks 59 Heat 53

Bucks  Hill, BLopez, Hill(3) Bledsoe(3) Middleton

Heat Wade, LeBron

6 Bucks 60 Heat 55

Bucks BLopez(1)

Heat Bosh

Just 7 for Giannis - but the Bucks are up 5.

3 Bucks 67 Heat 64

Bucks Middleton, Giannis, Giannis(3)

Heat LeBron, LeBron(3) Bosh(1) Chalmers

3Score Bucks 79 Heat 68

Bucks Middleton, Korver(3) Bledsoe, RLopez, Giannis(3)

Heat Wade, Lewis

Look at this - Giannis with 8 in the last 6 and the Bucks have a double digit lead.

4Qtr

9 Bucks 85 Heat 72

Bucks Middleton, Hill, Bledsoe

Heat Lebron, Wade

6 Bucks 91 Heat 77

Bucks Donte, Donte, Middleton

Heat Lewis(3) LeBron

We are heading to Miami.  Game 5 coming.

3 Bucks 93 Heat 80

Bucks Giannis

Heat Chalmers(3)

FScore Bucks 101 Heat 82

Bucks Giannis(1) Giannis(3) Bender, Mason

Heat Cole

Hey, we get one.  Our first game 5 of the tournament.  Winner moves on.

Giannis: 21 pts/18 boards/7 assists-Player of the Game

Middleton: 15 pts/5 boards

BLopez: 10 pts

Bledsoe: 16 pts

Wade: 14 pts/5 boards/5 assists/4 steals

LeBron: 22 pts/7 boards/5 steals

Lewis: 10 pts

Gm 5: Miami: AAA: Eric Reid/Jim Paschke

1Qtr

9 Heat 4 Bucks 4

Heat  Andersen, Bosh

Bucks Giannis, Donte

6 Heat 13 Bucks 12

Heat Chalmers(3) Bosh, leBron, leBron

Bucks Bledsoe, Middleton, Middleton, BLopez

Game 5 - 25 year old Giannis against 28 year old Lebron.  One moves on.

3 Bucks 18 Heat 17

Heat Andersen, Wade

Bucks Giannis, Hill, Giannis

1Score Bucks 27 Heat 26

Heat Wade, Lewis(3) haslem, haslem

Bucks Ilyasova(3) Connaughton(3) RLopez(3)

The Bucks hit 3 triples in the final 2 minutes of the qtr.

2Qtr

9 Bucks 35 Heat 32

Heat Chalmers(3) Lebron(3)

Bucks RLopez(3) Bledsoe(3) Bledsoe

6 Heat 41 Bucks 38

Heat LeBron, LeBron, Wade, RAllen(3)

Bucks Giannis(3)

Miami scores 7 in a minute and that Ray Allen triple gives them the lead.

3 Heat 52 Bucks 45

Heat Wade, LeBron, wade(3) Wade, Wade

Bucks Donte(3) Bledsoe, BLopez

HScore Heat 58 Bucks 50

Heat Haslem, Chalmers, Allen

Bucks Hill(3) Ilyasova

Wade with 11 in the 2nd - Miami's biggest lead.

3Qtr

9 Heat 67 Bucks 56

Heat Wade(3) Wade, Andersen, leBron

Bucks Middleton, Connaughton, BLopez

6 Heat 71 Bucks 65

Heat Andersen, Wade

Bucks Giannis, Middleton, BLopez, Donte(3)

Wade keeps going with 7 more.

3 Bucks 72 Heat 71

Heat 

Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Middleton(3)

3Score Bucks 82 Heat 71

Heat Battier(3) Chalmers, Wade, Bosh, 

Bucks Middleton, Giannis, Hill(1) Middleton, hill(3)

Middleton scores 11 in the third, we get a good one.

4Qtr

9 Bucks 89 Heat 87

Heat Wade, Lebron, Lebron(3) 

Bucks Giannis, BLopez(3) Middleton

6 Bucks 96 Heat 91

Heat Lebron, Wade

Bucks Middleton, Hill(3) Ilyasova

5:19: MIL Brook Lopez hits a corner 3 - it is an 8 point game.

4:56: MIA: Bosh in the lane.

4:23: MIL: Giannis pounds home a dunk.

4:10: MIA: Birdman top of the key.

3:38: MIA: Wade drives the baseline and scores to cut it to 4.

3:22: MIL: George Hill in traffic.

1:34: MIA: Huge 2 minute stretch where no one scores - the Birdman again hitting a long 2.  103-99

:25: MIL: That's that - Miami has a chance to cut it to 2 - they can't and Giannis just goes iso to make it a 6 pt game

Giannis hits 3 FT, Bosh triples.

FScore: Bucks 108 Heat 102

It ends hard for Miami - the '12 team losing to OKC and the '13 team losing in the best series of the Sweet 16 to Giannis and the Bucks. Triple double for Wade, 30/13/10 and LeBron was an assist shy, 22/16/9.  Giannis catches Garnett with 9 PotG and they are the current frontrunners for Tournament MVP

Giannis: 26 pts/14 boards/5 assists/4 blocks-Player of the Game/MVP

Middleton: 19 pts/10 boards/5 assists

BLopez: 14 pts

Hill: 14 pts

All Tournament Team 1st Team

C Shaq ('98 Lakers 7 PotG)

F Garnett ('08 Celtics 9 PotG)

F Giannis ('20 Bucks 9 PotG)

G Kobe ('09 Lakers 6 PotG)

G Harden ('15 Rockets 7 PotG)

All Tournament Team 2nd Team

C Duncan ('13 Spurs 6 PotG)

F Kawhi ('17 Spurs 7 PotG)

F LeBron ('20 Lakers 7 PotG)

G Steph ('15 Warriors 5 PotG)

G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 5 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: SWEET SIXTEEN: 2012 HEAT v. 2011 THUNDER

 Warriors v. Rockets

2012 NBA CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT v. 2011 NW DIV CHAMP OKC THUNDER

Heat:  46-20 1st SE Div, 8th Off, 4th Def

            d. Knicks East 1st, 4-1

            d. Pacers East Semis 4-2

            d. Celtics East Finals 4-3

            d. Thunder NBA Finals 4-1

            #59th overall seed 

            d. '11 Spurs (2-0, LeBron/Bosh PotG)

            d. '14 Clips (2-1 LeBron 2)

            d. '01 Lakers (2-0 Bosh/LeBron)

            Regional Final: d. '20 Raptors (2-1, LeBron/Bosh)

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

Starters

C Joel Anthony 29-UNLV                3.4 PPG  10.3 PER 3.1 WS      .5

F Chris Bosh     27-Georgia Tech     18            18.9        6.9             1.4

F LeBron James 27                               27.1         30.7       14.5       7.6 VORP

G Mario Chalmers 25-Kansas          9.8           13          4.3             1.1

G Dwyane Wade    30-Marquette     22.1         26.3       7.7              4

Rotation Reserves  

C Ronny Turiaf      29-Gonzaga       3.5            12.6       .7                .1

F Udonis Haslem   31-Florida          6              10.9        3.5              -.2

F Shane Battier      33-Duke             4.8           9.7          3.3              1.1

G James Jones       31-Miami           3.6           9.7          1.7               ,3

G Mike Miller       31-Florida          6.1           11.4         1.8              .4

Leaders: LeBron: 3rd PPG, 4th Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm, 1st PER, 1st WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/1, 1st VORP, 1st Team All NBA

               Miller: 4th 3pt %

               Wade: 3rd PER, 5th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 4th VORP, 3rd Team All NBA

King James sweeps those Big 5 Categories and is the best player in the world in 2012.  LeBron's 27, 30 year old Wade joins him crossing 20 PER. They both are named to the All Star team along with 27 year old Bosh. LeBron was NBA MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and 1st Team All Defense.  They're familiar with OKC - they beat them in the NBA Finals.

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)

                  Regional Final: d. '99 Spurs (2-1, Westbrook/Ibaka)

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.

Matchup:

C Ibaka (OKC)

F Bosh (Heat)

F LeBron (Heat)

G Westbrook (OKC)

G Wade (Heat)

Bench: Push

LeBron's in with the Lakers; Durant with the Warriors - who will join Kawhi/Parker/Ginobli/McGee (Danny Green has 3) with a 2nd entrant in the Elite 8

Gm 1: Miami: AAA: Eric Reid/Jeff Van Gundy

1Qtr

9 Thunder 5 Heat 0

Heat  

Thunder Westbrook, Green(3)

6 Thunder 10 Heat 4

Heat LeGron, Bosh

Thunder KD, Green(3)

Mediocre OKC defense, can they slow the Heat?

3 Thunder 17 Heat 10

Heat Bosh(1) Jones(3) LeBron

Thunder KD, Kristic(1) Westbrook, Harden

1Score Thunder 26 Heat 17

Heat LeBron, LeBron, Chalmers(3)

Thunder Maynor(3) KD, Maynor, Nazr

Game 1 - Can the Thunder break the home winning streak?

2Qtr

9 Thunder 31 Heat 26

Heat Miller(3) LeBron, Wade, LeBron

Thunder Nazr(3) Westbrook

6 Thunder 39 Heat 32

Heat LeBron, Turiaf, Turiaf

Thunder KD, Green, Westbrook, Harden

A dozen for LeBron - OKC still up.

3 Thunder 45 Heat 38

Heat Battier, LeBron, Wade

Thunder Nazr, Krstic, Ibaka

HScore Thunder 51 Heat 44

Heat  Bosh, Haslem, LeBron

Thunder Green, KD, KD

The favorite by seed hasn't lost even a game at home in the round - but OKC has had the better of this one throughout.

3Qtr

9 Thunder 52 Heat 51

Heat Chalmers, LeBron, Chalmers(3)

Thunder Westbrook(1)

6 Thunder 59 Heat 55

Heat LeBron, LeBron

Thunder Westbrook, Krstic, Ibaka(3)

Miami closes; a half dozen for the King.  

3 Thunder 72 Heat 61

Heat Bosh, Bosh, Wade

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

3Score Thunder 76 Heat 68

Heat Anthony, LeBron(3) Wade

Thunder Green, harden

James Harden with 10 in the last 6 - OKC up 8, looking to be the first road team to win game one in the Sweet 16.

4Qtr

9 Thunder 80 Heat 74

Heat LeBron(3) Miller(3)

Thunder Nazr, Nazr

6 Thunder 90 Heat 81

Heat LeBron, Bosh, LeBron(3)

Thunder Westbrook, Green, Green, Westbrook, KD

OKC is doing it - they've led the whole way.

3 Thunder 95 Heat 93

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

Thunder Harden(3) KD

2:36 OKC: Jeff Green buries a corner 3 and the Thunder is up 5.

2:24: MIA: LeBron drives and scores and has 15 4th qtr pts.

2:12: OKC: Green again - triple from the wing.  Huge.

1:59: MIA: LeBron again - drills a 14 footer.

:39: OKC: That's it - Miami doesn't score and Durant does, baseline J and it's a 6 pt game

Westbrook 2 FT, LeBron another 3.  Westbrook 2 more FT.

FScore: Thunder 107 Heat 100

OKC takes game 1 in Miami, breaking the 5 series streak - overcomes LeBron, who earned PotG in the loss.

Durant: 18 pts/6 assists/5 boards

Ibaka: 5 pts/19 boards

Westbrook: 21 pts/8 assists/7 boards

Harden: 18 pts/5 assists

Green: 24 pts/6 boards

Mohammed: 11 pts/7 boards

LeBron: 47 pts/9 boards/7 assists/4 blocks-Player of the Game

Bosh: 13 pts/14 boards

Wade: 13 pts/4 blocks

Gm 2 Miami: AAA: Eric Reid/Jeff Van Gundy

1Qtr

9 Heat 13 Thunder 8

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

Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka, Green, KD

6 Heat 17 Thunder 13

Heat Wade, leBron

Thunder Westbrook(1) Ibaka, Green

Miami's back up against it after dropping gme one at home.

3 Heat 25 Thunder 24

Heat Wade, Bosh, LeBron, LeBron

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

1Score Thunder 36 Heat 31

Heat LeBron, LeBron, Turiaf

Thunder Harden, Harden(3) Westbrook, KD(3) KD

Harden scores 8 in 6 - the Thunder take game one and come out here and score 36 in the first.

2Qtr

9 Thunder 39 Heat 36 

Heat Jones, Haslem(3)

Thunder Krstic(1) Nazr

6 Thunder 46 Heat 40

Heat LeBron, Anthony

Thunder Green(3) Green, KD

Is it happening again?  OKC again leading in Miami

3 Thunder 48 Heat 44

Heat Anthony, LeBron

Thunder Westbrook

HScore Thunder 48 Heat 48

Heat LeBron, Wade

Thunder 

Miami holds OKC to 2 in the last 6 and we are tied.

3Qtr

9 Thunder 57 Heat 55

Heat Chalmers, Chalmers, Chalmers(3)

Thunder Harden, Westbrook, Harden, Harden(3)

6 Thunder 63 Heat 62

Heat Wade, Haslem, Miller(3)

Thunder KD, Westbrook, KD

We get a good one in game 2.

3 Thunder 70 Heat 66

Heat Wade, Bosh

Thunder Cook(3) Nazr, Nazr

3Score Thunder 77 Heat 75

Heat LeBron(3) Jones(3) Wade(3)

Thunder Westbrook, Ibaka, KD(3)

12 minutes left - you have to think Miami has to win today to have any chance.

4Qtr

9 Thunder 82 Heat 75

Heat

Thunder Harden, Green(3)

6 Thunder 88 Heat 84

Heat LeBron, Wade, LeBron, Chalmers(3)

Thunder KD, Green, Green

5:21: OKC: Harden rips a 20 footer. 

5:00 MIA: LeBron just outside the paint.

4:19 MIA: Wade from the top of the key it's 90-88

4:12: OKC: The banks open for Ibaka.

3:46: MIA: Joel Anthony dunk.  2 pt Thunder lead.

3:22: MIA; Battier corner 3 gives Miami a lead.

3:08: OKC: Westbrook in traffic.  

2:54: MIA: Chalmers top of the key

2:42: OKC: Westbrook misses a 3 -- but Ibaka putback.  

2:28: MIA: Chalmers again, long 2

1:38: OKC: Ibaka triples from the wing and the Thunder go up 2.

1:13 OKC: Green dunk.  4 pt game

:45: OKC: Thats probably that - Miami misses and Harden doesn't.  

:34: MIA: LeBron drives and scores.

Westbrook hits a FT.  5 pt game.  30 seconds.

Miami can't find the bucket -- 2 more Westbrook FT and then 2 more. Harden 2 FT for the final

FScore: Thunder 110 Heat 99

-It's a stunner, OKC takes both games 1 and 2 in Miami and the Heat are in real, real trouble.

Westbrook: 26 pts/14 assts/7 boards-Player of the Game

Durant: 18 pts/11 boards/7 assists

Harden: 23 pts/6 boards

Ibaka: 15 pts/14 boards

Green: 18 pts/5 boards

LeBron: 29 pts/10 boards/8 assists

Wade: 23 pts/8 boards/8 assists

Bosh: 6 pts/10 boards

Chalmers: 17 pts

Turiaf: 2 pts/10 boards

Gm 3: OKC: Chesapeake Energy: Kevin Harlan/Brian Davis

1Qtr

9 Thunder 6 Heat 2

Thunder KD, Green, Ibaka

Heat Wade

6 Thunder 12 Heat 12

Thunder Ibaka, Harden, KD

Heat Wade, Anthony, Chalmers(3) Chalmers(3)

Rabid, rabid OKC crowd - Thunder looking to close.

3 Thunder 18 Heat 16

Thunder Westbrook, KD, Westbrook

Heat Miller, LeBron

1Score Thunder 23 Heat 22

Thunder Krstic, Harden(3)

Heat LeBron, leBron, Anthony

They are smelling sweep.  Sweeeeeeep.

2Qtr

9 Thunder 34 Heat 22

Thunder Green(3) Nazr, Nazr, Sefolosha, Green

Heat 

6 Thunder 42 Heat 24

Thunder Cook, Krstic, KD, KD

Heat LeBron

Wow!  The 203rd overall seeded OKC Thunder are about to sweep their way into the Elite 8.

3 Thunder 47 Heat 30

Thunder Harden(3) Green

Heat Wade, LeBron, Haslem

HScore Thunder 52 Heat 34

Thunder Maynor, Maynor(3)

Heat Wade, LeBron

The Miami Heat score just 34 first half points in an elimination game.

3Qtr

9 Thunder 56 Heat 45

Thunder Nazr, Westbrook

Heat Wade, Wade(3) Bosh, Bosh, leBron

6 Thunder 61 Heat 48

Thunder Harden(3) KD

Heat Miller(1) Wade

Long way still to go for Miami

3 Thunder 68 Heat 54

Thunder Green(3) Sefolosha

Heat Wade, Chalmers, leBron

3Score Thunder 75 Heat 56

Thunder Cook(3) Maynor, harden

Heat Lebron

We are aboutt our first sweep and our first upset of the round; the early 2010s Thunder had 3 future Hall of Famers and they are headed to the Elite 8.

4Qtr

9 Thunder 87 Heat 68

Thunder Westbrook, KD, Westbrook, KD(3) Harden(3)

Heat Wade(3) Anthony, Anthony(3) Wade, lebron

6 Thunder 95 Heat 78

Thunder Harden, KD, KD, Westbrook

Heat Wade, Chalmers, Wade, Wade, Bosh

3 Thunder 104 Heat 88

Thunder Green, KD, Harden(3) Ibaka

Heat Bosh, Bosh, Wade, Bosh, Turiaf

FScore Thunder 106 Heat 92

Thunder Ivey

Heat Harris, Cole

An absolute wipeout - the underdog Thunder sweep Miami clean out of the tournament.  30 for Wade in the loss.

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

Westbrook: 12 pts/9 boards/6 assists/4 steals- Series MVP

Ibaka: 6 pts/13 boards

Harden: 21 pts/5 boards

Green: 14 pts

All Tournament Team 1st Team

C Duncan ('13 Spurs 6 PotG)

F Garnett ('08 Celtics 9 PotG)

F Kawhi ('17 Spurs 7 PotG)

G Kobe ('09 Lakers 6 PotG)

G Harden ('15 Rockets 7 PotG)

All Tournament Team 2nd Team

C Kareem ('80 Lakers, 6 PotG)

F Duncan ('04 Spurs 7 PotG)

F LeBron ('20 Lakers 7 PotG)

G Steph ('15 Warriors 5 PotG)

G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 5 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: SWEET SIXTEEN: 2018 WARRIORS v. 2015 ROCKETS

 Lakers v Sonics

2018 NBA CHAMP GST WARRIORS v. 2015 SW DIV CHAMP HOU ROCKETS

Warriors: 58-24, 1st Pac Div, 3rd Off, 11th Def

                  d. Spurs West 1st Rnd 4-1

                  d. Pelicans West Semis 4-1

                  d. Rockets West Finals 4-3

                  d. Cavs NBA Finals 4-0

                  #37 overal seed

                  d. '87 Pistons (2-0, Curry/Durant PotG)

                  d. '96 Magic (2-1 Steph 1 PotG)

                  d. '07 Spurs (2-1 Steph/KD)

                  Regional Final: d. '12 Bulls (2-0 KD)

Coach: Steve Kerr

Starters

C JaVale McGee (30 Nevada)              4.8 PPG  22.3 PER  2.7 Win Shares  .5

F Draymond Green (27 Michigan St)  11            16.1           6               2.8

F Kevin Durant (29 Texas)                   26.4        26              10.4          5.5 VORP

G Steph Curry (29 Davidson)              26.4         28.2           9.1           4

G Klay Thompson (27 Washington St) 20          16              4              1

Rotation Reserves

C Zaza Pachulia (33)                            5.4          17              3.3             .5

F David West (37 Xavier)                    6.8          20.9           3.5              1.3

F Jordan Bell (23 Oregon)                   4.6          18              2.9               1

G Shawn Livingston (32)                     5.5          11.6           1.8              -.3

G Andre Iguodala (34 Arizona)           6              11.2           3.2              .7

Leaders: Curry: 1st FT%, 4th PER, 1st True Shooting, 5th Eff FG%, 2nd WS/48, 3rd +/- 3rd team All NBA

               Durant 5th Blocks/Gm, 1st Team All NBA

If the Warriors are going to make the Sweet 16, they need this team to do it; KD and Steph are both 29, both 20+ PER (along with McGee and West) Durant's got double digit WS.  These are the back to back GSW Champs, the last title in tha run (as of early 2022); top 3 offense in 2018. Four All Stars - KD/Steph, 27 year old Draymond and Klay.  The Warriors broke the record for largest NBA Finals point differential. Durant was the MVP of the NBA Finals. Draymond was 2nd Team All Defense.

Rockets: 56-26, 1st SW Div, 12th Off/8th Def

                d. Mavs West 1st Rnd 4-1

                d. Clips West Semis 4-3

                Lost Warriors West Finals 4-1

                #213 overall seed

                d. '94 Sonics (2-1 Harden 2 PotG)

                d. '11 Lakers (2-0 Harden)

                d. '20 Celtics (2-0 Harden)

                Regional Final d. '90 Lakers (2-1 Harden 1 PotG)

Coach Kevin McHale

Starters

C Dwight Howard                  29                  15.8 PPG   19.2 PER  3.6 WS    .5

F Terrence Jones                     23-Kentucky 11.7           18.3           3              .5

F Trevor Ariza                       29- UCLA      12.8           12.7          6.6     2.2

G Jason Terry                         37-Arizona    7                11.4           3.6    1

G James Harden                    25-Arizona St 27.4           26.7          16.4   8.1 VORP

Rotation Reserves

C Donatas Motlejunas          24                    12              14.4          4.7       .8

F Josh Smith                         29                    12              15.2          2.1       .8

F Corey Brewer                   28- Florida       11.9            14            2.7        .3

G Patrick Beverley               26-Arkansas    10.1            11.3         3.5      .9

G Pablo Priglioni                 37                     3                 11.4         1.1       .2

Leaders Harden 2nd PPG, 3rd Steals, 4th PER, 1st WS, 4th WS/48, 3rd +/-, 1st VORP, 2nd Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA

               Ariza 4th Stls 

Houston's the 14th seed in the region, 25 year old James Harden leads the way - 1st in both Win Shares and VORP, 4th in PER, he made the All Star team.  Howard and McGee were the 2020 Lakers centers - they oppose each other here. 

The '18 Warriors beat the Rockets in the West Finals.

The '15 Rockets lost to the Warriors in the West Finals.

Matchup

C Howard (Rockets)

F Dray (Warriors)

F KD (Warriors)

G Steph (Warriors)

G Harden (Rockets)

Bench: Rockets

Gm 1: Oakland: Oracle: Dick Stockton/Jim Barnett

1Qtr

9 Rockets 12 Warriors 9

Warriors Klay(3) Durant(3) McGee(3)

Rockets Terry(3) Terry(3) Harden(3) Terry(3)

6 Rockets 18 Warrior 16

Warriors Durant, Klay(3) Dray

Rockets Terry, Howard, Harden

Yeah, that's 7 combined 3s in the first 3 minutes.  

3 Rockets 22 Warriors 22

Warriors Klay, Klay, Dray

Rockets Howard, Brewer

1Score Warriors 20 Rockets 27

Warriors KD, KD, Dray, Iguodala

Rockets Harden, Smith, Donatas(1)

Teams who know each other well; Steph has yet to score.  

2Qtr

9 Warriors 35 Rockets 31

Warriors West, Livingston(3)

Rockets Brewer, Brewer

6 Warriors 45 Rockets 40

Warriors Iguodala, West, Iguodala, Curry, West

Rockets Donatas, Brewer, Prigioni, Howard

Couple of mediocre defenses, you expect some buckets in this series. 

3 Warriors 55 Rockets 47

Warriors Steph, Klay(3) KD, Steph(3)

Rockets harden, Jones, harden(3)

HScore Warriors 64 Rockets 53

Warriors McGee, steph, KD, Steph(3)

Rockets Howard, Jones, Brewer

10 for Steph in the 2nd. 

3Qtr

9 Warriors 73 Rockets 53

Warriors KD(3) Steph, Klay, Klay

Rockets 

6 Warriors 82 Rockets 61

Warriors Steph, West, KD(3) McGee

Rockets Howard, Beverley, Howard, Harden

Game 1 is over - Dubs rolling.  19 for Durant.

3 Warriors 86 Rockets 67

Warriors West, Steph

Rockets  Howard, Harden, Jones

3Score Warriors 91 Rockets 75

Warriors West(3) Klay

Rockets Ariza(3) Harden, Harden(3)

Harden's got 21 - Rockets way down.

4Qtr

9 Warriors 100 Rockets 84

Warriors Steph, Klay(3) KD, Dray

Rockets Howard, Beverley, Harden(3) Smith

6 Warriors 109 Rockets 86

Warriors Iguodala, Bell, Klay, Steph(3)

Rockets Donatas

3 Warriors 126 Rockets 92

Warriors Steph(3) KD, KD, mcGee(3) Steph, Steph, Klay(3)

Rockets Brewer, harden, Howard

FScore Warriors 132 Rockets 101

Warriors Casspi(3) Looney(3)

Rockets Jones, Terry(3) Terry(3) ariza(1)

Just like real life.  Warriors beat the Rockets.  Warriors win all 4 qtrs here.

Steph: 30 pts/12 boards-Player of the Game

Durant: 25 pts/7 assists/5 boards

Klay: 27 pts/7 boards

McGee: 10 pts/5 boards

West: 13 pts/5 boards/5 assists

Harden: 26 pts/6 assists/6 boards

Howard: 18 pts/14 boards

Jones: 8 pts/12 boards

Terry: 17 pts

Brewer: 12 pts/5 boards

Gm 2 Oakland: Oracle: Dick Stockton/Jim Barnett

1Qtr

9 Warriors 6 Rockets 4

Warriors Dray, KD, Klay

Rockets  Jones, Howard

6 Warriors 16 Rockets 16

Warriors Steph(3) McGee, Steph(3) McGee

Rockets Howard(1) Ariza(3) Harden, Howard, Harden(4)

4 pt play for James Harden ties the score.  

3 Rockets 27 Warriors 23

Warriors Dray, Klay, Dray, West(1)

Rockets Brewer, Brewer, Jones, harden, Harden(3)

1Score Rockets 33 Warriors 31

Warriors KD, Bell, Bell, Livingston

Rockets Ariza(3) Donatas(3)

Buckets.  11 for Harden. 

2Qtr

9 Rockets 40 Warriors 33

Warriors KD

Rockets Smith(3) Ariza, harden

6 Rockets 44 Warriors 35

Warriors Dray

Rockets Jones, Howard

Just 4 for the Dubs in 6 minutes and now the Rockets have a nice lead.

3 Rockets 46 Warriors 42

Warriors McGee, Steph(3) McGee

Rockets Harden

HScore Warriors 54 Rockets 52

Warriors KD(3) KD Iguodala(3) Iguodala, Zaza

Rockets Jones, Donatas, Smith

Durant has 11 and the Warriors are back on top.

3Qtr

9 Warriors 64 Rockets 59

Warriors KD, Steph(3) Steph(3) Zaza

Rockets Jones(3) Smith, Smith

6 Warriors 73 Rockets 66

Warriors Zaza(1) Iguodala, West, Steph, Klay

Rockets Harden, Jones(3) Howard

Steph didn't score in the first qtr in game 1 and still wound up PotG - he's got 17 here.

3 Warriors 75 Rockets 69

Warriors West

Rockets Harden(3)

3Score Warriors 84 Rockets 76

Warriors Steph(3) Klay, Bell, Steph

Rockets Jones, Jones, Donatas(3)

22 for Steph - Dubs looking to keep the streak of home teams winning games 1-2 alive.

4Qtr

9 Warriors 86 Rockets 79

Warriors Iguodala

Rockets Harden(1) Howard

6 Warriors 95 Rockets 86

Warriors Klay, Green(1) Steph(3) Iguodala, KD(1)

Rockets Howard, Smith, harden(3)

3 Warriors 104 Rockets 87

Warriors Dray, McGee, Young(3) Casspi

Rockets Jones(1)

FScore Warriors 109 Rockets 93

Warriors Young(3) Jones

Rockets Kostas(3) Canaan(3)

5 Sweet 16 Series - in all 5 the home teams won games 1 and 2 --- and 3, so we'll see if Houston takes the next game.

Steph: 25 pts/7 boards/6 assists-PotG

KD: 14 pts/8 boards/5 assists

Klay: 10 pts

Dray: 11 pts/7 boards

McGee: 10 pts/10 boards

Iguodala: 11 pts

Harden: 24 pts/8 assists/9 boards

Howard: 13 pts/12 boards

Jones: 19 pts/6 boards

Smith: 11 pts

Gm 3 Houston: Toyota Center Bill Worrell/Mike Fratello

1Qtr

9 Warriors 4 Rockets 3

Rockets Harden(3)

Warriors Steph, McGee

6 Warriors 10 Rockets 7

Rockets Ariza, Harden

Warriors McGee, KD, Klay

Golden St looking for the first sweep in the Sweet 16 and to be the 5th team to advance to the Elite 8.

3 Warriors 17 Rockets 15

Rockets Howard, Howard, Jones, Howard

Warriors Steph(3) KD, West

1Score Warriors 21 Rockets 17

Rockets Brewer, 

Warriors McGee, Iguodala

Defense first here in game 3 - do we see a sweep?

2Qtr

9 Rockets 27 Warriors 27

Rockets Beverley(3) Donatas(3) Brewer, Brewer

Warriors Bell, Zaza, West

6 Warriors 36 Rockets 35

Rockets Prigioni(3) Beverley(3) Beverely

Warriors Klay, KD(3) Steph, West

Triples keeping Houston in this

3 Warriors 42 Rockets 37

Rockets Harden

Warriors Bell, Steph, KD

HScore Rockets 46 Warriors 45

Rockets Harden, Howard, Harden, Harden(3)

Warriors KD(3)

9 for Harden in the last 6 - Rockets try to force game 4.

3Qtr

9 Rockets 55 Warriors 52

Rockets Jones, Brewer(3) Jones, Ariza

Warriors McGee(3) McGee, Bell, Bell

6 Rockets 64 Warriors 60

Rockets Jones(1) Brewer, Howard, Howard, Brewer

Warriors Steph(3) Steph(3) Iguodala

A dozen for Dwight Howard.

3 Rockets 75 Warriors 65

Rockets Howard(1) Smith(3) Donatas, Donatas(3) Harden

Warriors Steph(3) Dray

3Score Rockets 84 Warriors 73

Rockets Howard, Harden, Smith(1) Ariza, Howard

Warriors Klay(3) McGee, Steph(3)

It's happening again - home teams have won each game 3 and Houston's up double digits.

4Qtr

9 Rockets 89 Warriors 78

Rockets Brwer, Smith(1) Howard

Warriors Bell, Steph(3)

6 Rockets 103 Warriors 88

Rockets Terry(3) Jones(1) Smith(3) Ariza, Ariza(3) Beverley

Warriors Bell, McGee(1) Steph, Dray(3) KD

Done - we will, once again, see game 4, where, once again, the road team looks to close.

3 Rockets 111 Warriors 94

Rockets Beverley (1) Ariza(3) Howard, Smith

Warriors McGee, KD, Looney

FScore Rockets 120 Warriors 100

Rockets Kostas, Dorsey, Dorsey, Kostas(3)

Warriors Cook(3) Young(3)

You already know the deal - each series has been the same, if form holds, the Warriors win game 4

Howard: 21 pts/13 boards-Player of the Game

Harden: 18 pts/11 assists

Ariza: 14 pts/5 boards

Beverley: 11 pts

Brewer: 15 pts

Smith: 10 pts/5 boards

KD: 16 pts/5 assists

Steph: 26 pts

McGee: 14 pts/6 boards

Bell: 12 pts/7 boards

Gm 4 Houston: Toyota Center Bill Worrell/Mike Fratello

1Qtr

9 Rockets 8 Warriors 8

Rockets Howard, Terry(3) Harden(3)

Warriors Klay, Klay(3) McGee(3)

6 Rockets 18 Warriors 17

Rockets Terry(3) Howard, Howard, Harden(3)

Warriors Dray, Klay, Klay(3) KD

Can Houston break the streak and force the first game 5 in the tournament?

3 Warriors 26 Rockets 24

Rockets Jones, Harden, Harden

Warriors Dray, Klay, KD(3) Dray

1Score Rockets 30 Warriors 28

Rockets Howard, Jones, Donatas

Warriors Klay

17 Klay Thompson points - his best qtr of the tournament.

2Qtr

9 Rockets 35 Warriors 34

Rockets Brewer, Brewer, Donatas(1)

Warriors Bell, Zaza(1) KD(3)

6 Warriors 40 Rockets 35

Rockets

Warriors Steph, KD, West

Dubs defense in the last 3 minutes; Steph has yet to score.

3 Warriors 50 Rockets 42

Rockets Smith, Harden, Brewer(3)

Warriors Iguodala(3) KD(3) West, West

HScore Warriors 53 Rockets 46

Rockets Harden, Prigioni

Warriors KD(3)

Zero points for Steph Curry - Warriors look to close.

3Qtr

9 Warriors 60 Rockets 50

Rockets Howard, Smith

Warriors Steph, Zaza(3) Dray

6 Warriors 66 Rockets 56

Rockets Howard, Howard, Harden

Warriors Steph, West, Steph

Steph opens up with his first 6 points and now there's some daylight as the Warriors look to match each of the prior 4 series winners.

3 Warriors 69 Rockets 60

Rockets Howard(1) Harden(3)

Warriors Livingston(1) McGee

3Score Warriors 77 Rockets 63

Rockets Brewer(3)

Warriors McGee(1) Klay, Steph(3) West

We are clearly seeing the separation here in the Sweet 16 - the better seeded team has taken games 1,2, and if the Warriors hold here, 4 - to win each series.

4Qtr

9 Warriors 85 Rockets 72

Rockets Beverley(3) Smith, Howard, Smith

Warriors Steph(3) Steph(3) McGee

6 Warriors 94 Rockets 78

Rockets Brewer(3) Brewer, Jones(1)

Warriors McGee, Klay, KD, Dray(3)

3 Warriors 105 Rockets 81

Rockets Smith(3)

Warriors Dray, McGee, KD(3) KD, Livingston

FScore Warriors 111 Rockets 81

Rockets 

Warriors Livingston, Zaza, KD

Games 1-2-3 Home winners.

Game 4 - Road winner and it ends the series.  5 straight series.  Wild.

KD: 25 pts/8 boards/8 assists-Player of the Game

Steph: 17 pts/7 assists- Series MVP

Klay: 18 pts

Dray: 13 pts/13 boards/7 assists

McGee: 12 pts/13 boards/5 assists

West: 10 pts/6 boards

All Tournament Team 1st Team

C Duncan ('13 Spurs 6 PotG)

F Garnett ('08 Celtics 9 PotG)

F Kawhi ('17 Spurs 7 PotG)

G Kobe ('09 Lakers 6 PotG)

G Harden ('15 Rockets 7 PotG)

All Tournament Team 2nd Team

C Kareem ('80 Lakers, 6 PotG)

F Duncan ('04 Spurs 7 PotG)

F LeBron ('20 Lakers 7 PotG)

G Steph ('15 Warriors 5 PotG)

G Magic ('90 Lakers 5 PotG)

256 Team All Time Basketball Tournament: SWEET SIXTEEN: 2020 LAKERS v. 1995 SONICS

 Spurs v. Bulls

 2020 NBA CHAMP LA LAKERS v. 1995 SEATTLE SUPERSONICS

Lakers: 52-19, 1st Pac Div, 11th Off/3rd Def

              d. Blazers West 1st Rnd 4-1

              d. Rockets West Semis 4-1

              d. Nuggets West Finals 4-1

              d. Heat West Finals 4-2

              #52 overall seed

              d. '74 Celtics (2-0, LeBron 2 PotG)

              d. '08 Jazz (2-0 Davis/LeBron)

              d. '71 Bucks (2-0 Davis/LeBron)

              Regional Final: '02 Spurs (2-0 LeBron/Davis)

Coach: Frank Vogel, Asst Jason Kidd, Lionel Hollins

Starters:

C Dwight Howard                          34                         7.5 PPG     18.7 PER  5.4 WS  .7

F Anthony Davis                             26-Kentucky       26.1            27.4          11.1  5.4

F LeBron James                              35                        25.3            25.5          9.8    6.1 VORP

G Rajon Rondo                               33-Kentucky        7.1              12.4        1.4      .2

G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope          26-Georgia          9.3             11             3.7      .5

Rotation Reserves:

C Javale McGee                              32-Nevada           6.6             19.4          4.7     1

F Kyle Kuzma                                 24-Utah               12.8            12.2          2       -.2

F Danny Green                                32-UNC              8                 10.8         3.4     1.1

G Alex Caruso                                 25-Texas A&M   5.5             10.8          2.3       .5

G Avery Bradley                             29-Texas              8.6              8.9           1.5       -.2

Leaders: LeBron: 1st Assts, 1st Assts/Gm, 5th +/-, 3rd VORP, 1st Asst%, 2nd Trip Doub, 1st Team All NBA

                Davis: 3rd Blocks, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 4th PER, 4th WS, 3rd WS/48, 4th Def Rtng, 5th Block %, 1st Team All NBA

               Howard 5th Def Rtng, 3rd Off Reb %

The Covid Champs were just okay offensively, but had the third best defense in 2020; The King is 35, he and 26 year old Anthony Davis both cross 25 PER. Both were All Stars and Davis was All Defense first team; LeBron won the NBA Finals MVP.  The Lakers are undefeated.  There's Danny Green - he's already advanced twice with the Spurs, if the Lakers win this series, Green will be on 3 of the 4 teams to have advanced to the Elite 8.

Sonics: 57-25, 2nd Pac Div, 2nd Off, 10th Def

             Lost Lakers West 1st

             #61 overall seed

             d. '95 Magic (2-0, Kemp/Gill PotG)

             d. '19 Warriors (2-1, GP/Detlef)

             d. '92 Bulls (2-1, Kemp/GP)

             Regional Final: d. '89 Pistons (2-0 Kemp)

             

Coach: George Karl

Starters

C Sam Perkins (33 North Carolina)    12.7 PPG  16.2 PER  8.5 Win Shares  2.9

F Shawn Kemp (25 Trinity Valley)     18.7             21.7         10.6                  2.5

F Detlef Schrempf (32 Washington)   19.2           20.3         12.9           4.7

G Gary Payton (26 Oregon St)           20.6           21.3          11.7           5.2 VORP

G Kendall Gill (26 Illinois)                13.7           15.2          4.6             1.4

Rotation Reserves

C Bill Cartwright (37 San Francisco)  2.4            4              .2                -.5

F Byron Houston (25 Oklahoma St)    3.4           13.8          .5               -.2

F Vincent Askew (28 Memphis)         9.9            13.6          4.6             .8

G Nate McMillan (30 NC St)            5.2             13.1          5.1             2.9

G Sarunas Marciulionis (30)             9.3             14.2          2.3              .3

Leaders: Kemp (3rd Rebounds, 4th Reb%, 2nd Team All NBA

               Payton (2nd Steals, 3rd Steals/Gm, 2nd Team All NBA

               Schrempf (3rd 3PT %, 2nd True Shooting, 1st Off Rating, 4th Off WS, 5th WS, 4th WS/48, 3rd Team All NBA

               McMillan (5th Steals/Gm, 2nd Steal% 1st Def +/0)

               Perkins (2nd TO%, 3rd Off Rating)

Here's the '95 team; 3 starters have 20+ PER and double digit WS, Detlef is 32, Payton's 26, Kemp's 25 - they were all named to the All Star Team. Payton was first team all defense; 30 year old McMillan second team. We just saw the '97 Sonics fall in the Region 3 Final, they get one more shot here.  This club had a truly stunning Rounds 2/3, knocking off the Curry/Durant Warriors and Jordan's Bulls.  The Sonics are the last 90s team standing and they face an unbeaten LA squad a quarter century ahead of them. 

Matchup:

C Perkins (Sonics)

F AD (Lakers)

F Push

G GP (Sonics)

G Gill (Sonics)

Bench: Lakers

Gm 1 : LA: Staples Bill MacDonald/Bill Walton

1Qtr

9 Lakers 14 Sonics 10

Lakers AD, Rondo, AD, Howard, Howard, LeBron, KCP

Sonics Detlef, Detlef(3) Kemp, GP(3)

6 Lakers 17 Sonics 15

Lakers Howard(3)

Sonics Gill, Perkins(3)

LA is a defense first club, but we are looking at some points so far.

3 Lakers 23 Sonics 21

Lakers AD(1) Rondo, McGee

Sonics Kemp, Perk, McMillan

1Score Lakers 35 Sonics 27

Lakers LeBron(3) Davis, Green(3) Bradley, Caruso

Sonics Sarunas, Detlef, Askew

The Covid Lakers are undefeated and LeBron/Davis might be too much for a mid 90s Sonics team.

2Qtr

9 Lakers 41 Sonics 35

Lakers Caruso, Caruso, McGee

Sonics Houston, Perk, Houston, McMillan

6 Lakers 51 Sonics 42

Lakers KCP(3) LeBron(3) LeBron, Davis

Sonics Detlef(1) Kemp, Kemp, Kemp

LeBron's got 10.

3 Lakers 62 Sonics 45

Lakers LeBron(3) AD, LeBron, LeBron, Howard

Sonics Detlef(1) Gill

HScore Lakers 73 Sonics 52

Lakers Howard, McGee, LeBron(3) AD, AD

Sonics GP(3) Perk(3) Houston(1)

LA is too much; 18 for LeBron; 15 for Davis.  

3Qtr

9 Lakers 77 Sonics 55

Lakers McGee, Kuzma

Sonics Detlef(1) Cartwright

6 Lakers 82 Sonics 57

Lakers Howard, Bradley(3)

Sonics Detlef

Yikes.  Seattle will try again in game 2.

3 Lakers 94 Sonics 61

Lakers Caruso, Howard(1) AD, LeBron, Bradley(3) Bradley

Sonics Perk, Gill

3Score Lakers 99 Sonics 65

Lakers LeBron(3) Caruso

Sonics GP, Gill

Lakers will cruise home.

4Qtr

9 Lakers 105 Sonics 73

Lakers Howard, Green, KCP

Sonics GP, Gill, Gill, Detlef

6 Lakers 113 Sonics 80

Lakers AD, LeBron(3) LeBron(1) Caruso

Sonics GP, Kemp(3) Detlef

3 Lakers 117 Sonics 86

Lakers LeBron, LeBron

Sonics Kemp, Sarunas(1) Detlef(3)

FScore Lakers 129 Sonics 104

Lakers AD, AD, AD, Cacok, Waiters, Cacok

Sonics Kemp, Houston(3) Sarunas(3) Wingfield(3) Houston, Sarunas, Houston(3)

Never a game - the Covid Lakers just blast their way through game 1

LeBron: 33 pts/8 boards/9 assists-Player of the Game

AD: 25 pts/15 boards

Howard: 16 pts/16 boards/5 blocks

Bradley: 10 pts

Caruso: 12 pts

Detlef: 19 pts/10 boards

Kemp: 17 pts/14 boards

Perkins: 12 pts/9 boards/5 assists

GP: 12 pts/7 assists

Gill: 12 pts/5 boards

Houston: 13 pts

Gm 2 LA: Staples Bill MacDonald/Bill Walton

1Qtr

9 Sonics 6 Lakers 4

Lakers LeBron, AD

Sonics Kemp, Detlef, Gill

6 Sonics 14 Lakers 8

Lakers LeBron, Rondo

Sonics Gill, GP, Kemp, GP

The favorite in each series has won all their home games.  LA is undefeated, that's a lot of trends in their favor.

3 Sonics 26 Lakers 15

Lakers McGee, LeBron(3) AD

Sonics Kemp, GP, Detlef(3) GP Gill(3)

1Score Sonics 32 Lakers 22

Lakers Caruso(3) LeBron, KCP

Sonics Detlef, Houston, Gill

Great start for a Sonics team that was noncompetitive in game one.  

2Qtr

9 Sonics 33 Lakers 29

Lakers AD, Green(3) Howard

Sonics Askew(1)

6 Sonics 42 Lakers 35

Lakers Green, Howard, KCP

Sonics Perk, Detlef, GP, Perk(3)

10 for Gary Payton

3 Sonics 47 Lakers 46

Lakers Green(3) LeBron, Howard, AD, Kuzma

Sonics Perk, Perk(3)

HScore Lakers 55 Sonics 47

Lakers KCP, Caruso, Howard, LeBron(3)

Sonics 

Killer end to the half - LA outscores the Sonics by 15 in the last 6.

3Qtr

9 Lakers 69 Sonics 54

Lakers Rondo(3) Howard,McGee, Bradley(3) Rondo, Kuzma

Sonics Perk, Detlef, Perk(3)

6 Lakers 74 Sonics 58

Lakers Rondo, Caruso(3)

Sonics Detlef, GP

Its done - ultramodern basketball too much for the 90s.

3 Lakers 76 Sonics 61

Lakers Caruso

Sonics Houston(1) Askew

3Score Lakers 84 Sonics 70

Lakers Green(3) McGee, AD(3)

Sonics McMillan(3) GP, GP, Kemp

16 for Payton, double digit deficit.

4Qtr

9 Lakers 92 Sonics 79

Lakers AD, LeBron, Lebron, AD

Sonics Kemp, Perk(3) Kemp, Gill

6 Lakers 99 Sonics 84

Lakers AD(1) Lebron, KCP, AD

Sonics Detlef, Gill(3)

Kemp fouls out - LA will win game 2.

3 Lakers 111 Sonics 97

Lakers Howard, LeBron, AD, LeBron, Rondo, THT

Sonics Gill, Detlef, Gill, Detlef(3) GP, Wingfield

FScore Lakers 125 Sonics 110

Lakers Morris, Waiters, Waiters, Waiters, Waiters, Cacok, Cacok

Sonics Askew(1) Sarunas, Askew, Wingfield, Askew(3) Sarunas(3)

Just not a contest.  Lakers rolling.

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

AD: 20 pts/7 boards

Rondo: 11 pts/5 boards

Howard: 12 pts/6 boards

Caruso: 10 pts

Green: 11 pts

Perkins: 18 pts

GP: 18 pts/8 assists/5 steals

Detlef: 20 pts/7 boards/7 assists

Gill: 18 pts

Kemp: 12 pts/10 boards

Gm 3: Seattle: Tacoma Dome Kevin Calabro/Clyde Frazier

1Qtr

9 Lakers 7 Sonics 4

Sonics Gill, Perk

Lakers Howard(1) Howard(3) Rondo(3)

6 Lakers 15  Sonics 6

Sonics Perk

Lakers LeBron, Rondo, Rondo, Howard

This might be the final NBA game ever played in Seattle.

3 Sonics 20 Lakers 17

Sonics Kemp, Kemp, Perk(3) Perk(3) Kemp, Kemp

Lakers LeBron

1Score Sonics 27 Lakers 20

Sonics GP, detlef, Cartwright(1) Houston

Lakers Davis(3)

Seattle's defense really stiffens, giving up 5 pts in 6 min

2Qtr 

9 Sonics 34 Lakers 28

Sonics Askew, GP, Houston(3)

Lakers Green(3) LeBron(3) Davis

6 Sonics 38 Lakers 38

Sonics Detlef, Kemp

Lakers Lebron, McGee, KCP, Kuzma, Howard

LeBron's got 11 - LA trying to sweep.

3 Lakers 46 Sonics 40

Sonics Sarunas

Lakers LeBron, leBron, Lebron, AD

HScore Lakers 49 Sonics 42

Sonics Detlef

Lakers McGee, LeBron(1)

The Lakers trying to maintain that undefeated record and sweep their way into the Elite 8.  17 for the King.

3Qtr

9 Lakers 58 Sonics 54

Sonics Houston, GP, Gill, GP, GP(3)

Lakers Rondo(3) Bradley, Howard, Rondo

6 Sonics 67 Lakers 62

Sonics Kemp, Detlef, GP(3) Sarunas, Kemp, Gill

Lakers LeBron, Caruso

10 for Gary Payton opens the half and Seattle comes back to take the lead.

3 Sonics 73 Lakers 68

Sonics GP, Perk, Detlef

Lakers KCP(3) AD, Bradley(1)

3Score Sonics 79 Lakers 75

Sonics GP, Kemp, Kemp

Lakers AD, Rondo(3) LeBron

Kemp with 8 in the third - Seattle trying to match the game 3 result in the prior 3 series.

4Qtr

9 Sonics 90 Lakers 83

Sonics Detlef, GP, Perk(3) Detlef, Detlef

Lakers LeBron(1) Howard, Howard, KCP(3)

6 Sonics 96 Lakers 87

Sonics Detlef, Sarunas, Kemp

Lakers LeBron, AD

Is this about to happen again?  The underdog team loses game 1-2 on the road, comes back and wins game 3 at home - and then the series ends.  

3 Sonics 102 Lakers 90

Sonics Detlef, Gill, Gill

Lakers McGee(3)

FScore Sonics 108 Lakers 99

Sonics Kemp, Detlef, Perk

Lakers Lakers(3) Waiters(3) LeBron(3)

The unbeaten Lakers are no more - Seattle takes game 3 and we are in the same spot as the prior 3 series.

Kemp: 22 pts/15 boards-Player of the Game

Perkins: 17 pts/10 boards

Payton: 21 pts/13 assists

Detlef: 22 pts/8 boards

Gill: 10 pts/6 boards

LeBron: 29 pts/11 boards/7 assists

AD: 14 pts/11 boards

Howard: 14 pts/15 boards

Rondo: 15 pts

McGee: 7 pts/12 boards

Gm 4 Seattle: Tacoma Dome Kevin Calabro/Clyde Frazier

1Qtr

9 Lakers 10 Sonics 7

Sonics Gill(3) Kemp, Detlef

Lakers Howard, LeBron, AD, KCP, AD

6 Sonics 17 Lakers 16

Sonics Kemp, Gill, Perk, Gill, GP

Lakers AD, Howard, Howard

Everyone knows the stakes - this is the 4th Sweet 16 series and they have been the same - home teams win games 1-3, the road team ends it in game 4.  

3 Sonics 26 Lakers 26

Sonics Perk(3) Detlef, Gill, Kemp

Lakers LeBron, LeBron(3) LeBron, Bradley(3)

1Score Sonics 30 Lakers 30

Sonics Gill(3) Kemp(1)

Lakers AD, McGee

Buckets.  1995 Sonics keeping up with the 2020 Lakers.  Buckets.

2Qtr

9 Sonics 39 Lakers 37

Sonics Perk, Perk, Askew, Gill(3)

Lakers Lebron, Lebron, AD(3)

6 Sonics 47 Lakers 47

Sonics Cartwright, Kemp, GP, GP

Lakers Kuzma, KCP(3) Kuzma, Rondo(3)

Great showing by Seattle at home - it would be something if they could force the showdown.

3 Sonics 54 Lakers 53

Sonics Gill, Perk(3) Perk

Lakers Caruso, Caruso, Rondo

HScore Seattle 65 Lakers 60

Sonics Detlef, Gill(3) Kemp(1) Gill, Detlef(3)

Lakers Green(3) AD, KCP

10 2nd qtr pts for Kendall Gill - the Seattle SuperSonics are a half away from sending this series back to 2020. 

3Qtr

9 Sonics 74 Lakers 68

Sonics Detlef, Kemp, Perk(3) Kemp

Lakers Howard, Bradley, LeBron, McGee

6 Sonics 85 Lakers 75

Sonics Detlef(1) Kemp, Perk, Gill, Perk, Detlef

Lakers AD, Howard, LeBron(3)

The 2nd best offense in 1995 is really taking it to the Lakers in Seattle.  

3 Sonics 91 Lakers 81

Sonics Gill, Askew, GP

Lakers McGee, KCP, Rondo

3Score Sonics 94 Lakers 85

Sonics GP(3)

Lakers AD, Howard

We are set up for it - 12 more minutes of basketball in Seattle.

4Qtr

9 Sonics 99 Lakers 90

Sonics Houston(3) GP

Lakers Caruso(3) Howard

6 Sonics 101 Lakers 98

Sonics Kemp

Lakers Green, Howard, McGee, Howard

5:54: SEA: Byron Houston battles for a second chance on a Perkins missed 3 and the lead is again 5

5:44: LA: Rondo drives and scores.

5:19: LA: AD drills a 17 footer and the Lakers are w/n 1.

4:08: SEA: Byron Houston baseline J.

3:01: SEA: Perkins 6 footer and it's 5 again.

2:24: LA: KCP top of the key.

1:20 LA: There it is -- KCP triples from the corner and it's 107-107

Payton misses a 3.

KCP misses a triple --- but Dwight Howard is there for the putback and the Lakers are up 2 with under a minute.

Rondo steals the ball -- Anthony Davis banks one home at 17 seconds left.  It's a 4 point Laker lead.

LeBron hits a FT, Perkins hits a FT.  Ballgame  Series.

FScore: Lakers 112 Sonics 108

Seattle had this game most of the way...but just couldn't find the basket at game end, 14 4th qtr points. 

Howard: 20 pts/15 boards/4 blocks-Player of the Game

LeBron: 19 pts/13 assists/9 boards-MVP

AD: 21 pts/8 boards/5 assists

KCP: 14 pts

All Tournament Team 1st Team

C Duncan ('13 Spurs 6 PotG)

F Garnett ('08 Celtics 9 PotG)

F Kawhi ('17 Spurs 7 PotG)

G Kobe ('09 Lakers 6 PotG)

G Harden ('19 Rockets 5 PotG)

All Tournament Team 2nd Team

C Kareem ('80 Lakers, 6 PotG)

F Duncan ('04 Spurs 7 PotG)

F LeBron ('20 Lakers 7 PotG)

G Rose ('11 Bulls 3 PotG)

G Magic ('80 Lakers 3 PotG)